The office of PA State Representative Matt Bradford has some volunteer opportunities that will give you a chance to serve your community while learning what it is like to work side by side with an elected official. Volunteers are needed to assist with event planning, public relations, constituent services, and other tasks. Flexible schedules and some week-end hours at the Senator's offices in Norristown and Cedars, PA available. Contact Sarah Hunsicker at (610) 222-3490.

The Friends Council on Education has a list of openings at independent schools in the Philadelphia-area and other locations for the upcoming summer and fall season. Primary grades, middle school and high school positions, as well as specialty subjects -- music, art, and sports -- are included in this job resource. To learn more, click here.

Do you love performing and want to use your dramatic talents to be an agent of social change? Take part in Chester Senior Center’s production of Coming North: Black Chester’s Stories of Trials & Triumph. Five African American actors, 3 women and 2 men, are needed to help bring the city’s Black experience to life. No acting experience necessary; attendance required at 6 to 8 rehearsals. Auditions to be held May 11th at 7 pm at Chester Senior Center, 721 Hayes Street, Chester, PA. For directions and more information, call (610) 497-3550 ASAP.

With warm weather upon us and the recent rains readying the ground for new plantings, Congreso, a community based non-profit organization that primarily serves a Latino population, needs volunteers to work in its newly established garden and get their greening project underway. There are many ways to help: providing a plan for the lay-out of the garden; being part of the work crew, and helping to recruit and maintain an organized volunteer squad. E-mail Michelle Martinez.

10:00 am at Lloyd Hall, 1 Boathouse Row, Philadelphia

What better way to see the incredible array of murals in the city than through a bike tour. Exercise and interesting art all in one! The tour manager of the Mural Arts Program will take bikers on a 5-mile ride, stopping at 15 murals in Fairmount Park, Broad Street, Spring Garden Street, and Boathouse Row. The route is flat and suitable for bikers of all levels. You need to bring a bike. $10. Reservations required. Call (215) 685-0754.

11:00 am at 10th Street between Locust and Spruce Sts, Philadelphia

Portico Row is a section of Philadelphia that has the last surviving examples of an architectural style distinguished by a series of projecting porticos supported by Ionic columns. The first of these brick and marble homes were built in the late 1700s. Area residents wanting to maintain the street's beauty are raising funds to recycle cans, get trees planted, and provide regular street cleaning through their annual Portico Row Spring Fair. Visit and support this unique neighborhood.

12:00 pm at Arch Street United Methodist Church, Broad and Arch Sts., Philadelphia

Join a special Mothers' Day gathering sponsored by United for Peace and Justice - Delaware Valley Network for a light lunch, a report about What's Going on in Congress, Music and Poetry, and Workshops covering topics of interest to all members of the community. To learn more about the work of the national organization, click here. Donations accepted for the local Mother's Day event. Contact number: (215) 528-6130.

2:30 pm at Hildebrandt Learning Center, 1200 N. 7th Street, 2nd Floor Harrisburg, PA

Make sure your voice is heard in Harrisburg when Generations United's Seniors4Kids in Pennsylvania will be joining other early education advocates at a rally around the theme of "The Little Engine That Could." Seniors4Kids will tell state policymakers that adults age 50 and over believe every child deserves quality early care and education. After legislative visits, Seniors4Kids will host its inaugural event at the Hildebrandt Learning Center from 2:30 - 3:30 pm. To register and find out about transportation, e-mail Yvonne Thompson Friend or call (215) 844-4744.

6:30 pm at The African American United Fund, 2231 N. Broad Street, Philadelphia

Candidates for District Attorney, City Controller, and Judicial positions will be invited to speak about their plans for improving Philadelphia’s city services. This forum is sponsored by The African American United Fund, International Caucus of Women of the African Diaspora and X-Offenders for Community Empowerment. For more information, call Aissia Richardson at (215)236-2100.

6:30 pm at National Constitution Center, 525 Arch Street, Philadelphia

Plan to attend a lecture that will provide an overview of the social, cultural, and moral causes of the current financial crisis in the United States. John C. Bogle, founder of the Vanguard Group and Chairman Emeritus of the National Constitution Center will address this topic, with a response from Peter J. Wallison, Arthur F. Burns Fellow in Financial Policy Studies at the American Enterprise Institute. Moderator be Douglas Kmiec, Professor of Constitutional Law at Pepperdine University's School of Law. FREE. Reservations required. Please call (215) 409-6700.

7:30 pm at Free Library, 1901 Vine Street, Philadelphia

Elmore Leonard has been compared to prolific writers such as Balzac, Dostoevsky, and Dickens, but his writing, in fact, is entirely and entertainingly unique. A recipient of the Grand Master Award from the Mystery Writers of America, Leonard, the author of more than three dozen critically acclaimed bestsellers, including Killshot, Glitz, The Hot Kid, and Up in Honey’s Room, will discuss his latest work, Road Dogs. FREE. No tickets required. For information, call (215) 567-4341.

7:00 pm at Prince Music Theater, 1412 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia

Renaissance on Sacred Ground is a documentary about the power of African art forms, including music and dance, to transform the lives of everyday people. It tells the story of Ile Ife, the House of Love, an African cultural center located on Germantown Avenue in North Philadelphia and created by famed dancer choreographer, Arthur Hall. Drawn in by the sound of the African drum, young people who entered Ile Ife in the 1960s ultimately became the Arthur Hall Afro American Dance Ensemble. FREE.