Events
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Dazed and Confused
Presented by The Colonial Theatre at The Colonial Theatre July 20, 2012 “…The film is about throwaway moments: It orbits around a story that ends in nothing more consequential than some friends heading off for Aerosmith tickets. Dazed And Confused‘s enduring cult-classic status speaks to how simply and perfectly it evokes the last day of school in small-town Texas in 1976, not how it appeases the narrative gods.
…but even for the sober, it’s a contact high, because it offers a world that’s easy and pleasant to...
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The Colonial Theatre |
07/20/12 |
The Colonial Theatre, Phoenixville |
Point Entertainment presents Tommy Emmanuel
Presented by The Colonial Theatre at The Colonial Theatre June 7-June 8, 2012 After a 3 year absence, we’re excited to welcome Tommy back to Colonial Theatre for an Intimate Evening with Tommy Emmanuel. Two-time Grammy nominee Emmanuel has a professional career that spans over four decades and continues to intersect with some of the finest musicians throughout the world. A household name in his native Australia, Tommy has garnered hundreds of thousands of loyal fans worldwide. Tommy’s unique style – he calls it simply “finger style”...
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The Colonial Theatre |
06/07/12 -
06/08/12 |
The Colonial Theatre, Phoenixville |
TEDxPhoenixville Salons
Presented by The Colonial Theatre at The Colonial Theatre April 17-June 19, 2012 As we gear up for our third annual live TEDxPhoenixville event on Oct 6, we’d like to share some of our favorite TEDTalks with you. Join us each month for a different program of compelling and inspiring talks. Each evening’s program will consist of pre-recorded TEDTalks plus one live performance. The salons will continue once per month thru August and will take place in the theatre's third floor screening room. Seating is limited to 50 people.
Tue, Apr 17 @ 7PM Tue,...
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The Colonial Theatre |
04/17/12 -
06/19/12 |
The Colonial Theatre, Phoenixville |
Popcorn
Presented by The Colonial Theatre at The Colonial Theatre June 1, 2012 “Nice twist on the crazed killer genre, where a horror film festival is the setting for a killer stalking members of the audience who believe his escapades are all just a part of the show" (TLA Film & VIdeo Guide).
Directed by Mark Herrier. US. 1991. R. 91 min. 35mm.
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The Colonial Theatre |
06/01/12 |
The Colonial Theatre, Phoenixville |
Nightmare on Elm Street 4 and 5 Double Feature
Presented by The Colonial Theatre at The Colonial Theatre July 6, 2012 4: “You can’t keep a good mass-murderer-from-beyond-the-grave down. Freddy returns once again to wreak havoc on poor, unsuspecting teenagers. Director Harlin would go on to direct the explosive Die Hard 2.”
5: “Freddy Kruger goes surreal. Freddy teams up with an unborn child to continue his murderous ways. Good visuals but not much more.” (TLA Film & Video Guide)
Directed by Renny Harlin, Stephen Hokins. US. 1988, 1989. R. 182...
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The Colonial Theatre |
07/06/12 |
The Colonial Theatre, Phoenixville |
Balloon Freak John Cassidy
Presented by The Colonial Theatre at The Colonial Theatre August 7, 2012 John Cassidy, our most popular kids performer at the Colonial, is an eccentric comedian whose bizarre antics have earned him widespread acclaim as one of the most original and unique performers today. He has also made numerous television appearances having appeared on such popular shows as Live with Regis and Kelly, NBC’s Today Show and Martha Stewart Living and regularly plays Los Angeles, Las Vegas, New York City and his native Philadelphia. John also holds several Guinness World...
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The Colonial Theatre |
08/07/12 |
The Colonial Theatre, Phoenixville |
Segal Puppet Theater presents Cowboy Capers
Presented by The Colonial Theatre at The Colonial Theatre July 10, 2012 Bring the whole family down to the farm for this 40-minute interactive puppet show for children ages 2 through 7 and their families to help Sheriff Sam and his sidekick Ranch Hand Slim get the animals back in the barn. Then stick around down at the “Double-P Puppet Ranch” because you just might help uncover a long lost buried treasure. Full of song and down home country mayhem, this little prairie recipe will keep you belly laughing the whole day through. Dave Fiebert of
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The Colonial Theatre |
07/10/12 |
The Colonial Theatre, Phoenixville |
Michael Boudewyns presents Once Upon a Time
Presented by The Colonial Theatre at The Colonial Theatre July 17, 2012 You’re invited to Once Upon A Time: a vaudeville-inspired, playfully presented, plucky performance of picture books, performed by Michael Boudewyns; actor, storyteller, fan of Butser Keaton and Harold Lloyd, but most of all, an avid reader and life-long lover of kids books. For 15 years, Michael’s solo storytelling has been a hit. The Philadelphia Inquirer calls him “a great storyteller,” and praises his signature style: “…simplicity as a form of...
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The Colonial Theatre |
07/17/12 |
The Colonial Theatre, Phoenixville |
The Plants
Presented by The Colonial Theatre at The Colonial Theatre July 31, 2012 The Plants are a four-piece Philadelphia based band for kids with an eclectic style that traverses musical genres while exploring the potential of the imagination. Each song is specifically written to spark new ideas, evoke different emotions, and encourage creativity. From a snake wearing flip-flops to intergalactic insects, the lighthearted music of The Plants is catchy, often times silly, and fun for children and adults alike. Find out more on
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The Colonial Theatre |
07/31/12 |
The Colonial Theatre, Phoenixville |
Makin’ Music Rockin’ Rhythms
Presented by The Colonial Theatre at The Colonial Theatre August 14, 2012 Get ready! The focus is on rhythm, music, and FUN as you stomp, clap, and sing your way through a rockin’ good time with Makin’ Music Rockin’ Rhythms, a fun, interactive music enrichment program designed for young children. This award-winning program is a Delaware Valley institution and earns rave reviews from critics, parents, teachers, and children alike. Michael Kropp (or “Mr. Mike” as the kids know him) manages...
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The Colonial Theatre |
08/14/12 |
The Colonial Theatre, Phoenixville |
Gustafer Yellowgold
Presented by The Colonial Theatre at The Colonial Theatre August 21, 2012 Since his creation by Morgan Taylor in 2005, Gustafer Yellowgold has become an international phenomenon, acclaimed by The New York Times, which described Gustafer as “A cross between ‘Yellow Submarine’ and Dr. Seuss.” Entertainment Weekly praised “The most infectious original songs. It’s like tapping into some pleasure center in the brain- both adult and kids – absurdly appealing. Grade:...
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The Colonial Theatre |
08/21/12 |
The Colonial Theatre, Phoenixville |
Harry Potter Marathon
Presented by The Colonial Theatre at The Colonial Theatre August 4-August 5, 2012 Eight films. Two days. One boy wizard. Join us for our annual summer marathon – this year it’s all eight Harry Potter films spread out over two days. On Day 1 (Sat, Aug 4) we’ll show the first five films, and on Day 2 (Sun, Aug 5) we’ll show films 6-8. Costumes are strongly encouraged!
Tickets
Adults: $20
Seniors (62+): $15
Students: $15
Children: $10
Members: $10
Ticket prices do...
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The Colonial Theatre |
08/04/12 -
08/05/12 |
The Colonial Theatre, Phoenixville |
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Presented by The Colonial Theatre at The Colonial Theatre May 25-May 31, 2012 “In The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, the director John Madden (Shakespeare in Love) exhibits a respect for characters in their sixties and seventies. A group of pensioners are drawn to India by a Photoshopped brochure, and wind up in a ramshackle old hotel run by an ebullient young man (Dev Patel).
The voyagers include a widow (Judi Dench); a much divorced flirt (Celia Imrie); a sourpuss in need of a hip operation (Maggie Smith); a grizzled Don Juan (Ronald Pickup);...
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The Colonial Theatre |
05/25/12 -
05/31/12 |
The Colonial Theatre, Phoenixville |
Italian All-Nighter Splatter Fest
Presented by The Colonial Theatre at The Colonial Theatre June 9, 2012 What’s better than showing one awesome Italian horror film at the Colonial Theatre? Making it an all night affair to test the splatter limits of your horror fan existence! We’re pulling out all the stops to bring you a line up filled with incredibly strange, ridiculously bloody, rarely screened Italian horror cinema. All shown on 35mm, the likes of this show might never make the silver screen again. If that isn’t enough, we’ll also be running retro 35mm trailers...
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The Colonial Theatre |
06/09/12 |
The Colonial Theatre, Phoenixville |
Dead Sea Scrolls: Life and Faith in Ancient Times
Presented by The Franklin Institute at The Franklin Institute May 12-October 14, 2012 This spring, Philadelphia’s Franklin Institute will feature the most comprehensive collection of ancient artifacts from Israel ever organized in the new exhibit Dead Sea Scrolls: Life and Faith in Ancient Times. The exhibit includes one of the largest collections of the priceless 2000-year-old Dead Sea Scrolls ever displayed in North America and an actual three-ton stone from the Western Wall in Jerusalem, and marks the world debut of four scrolls. The exhibit opens at The...
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The Franklin Institute |
05/12/12 -
10/14/12 |
The Franklin Institute, Philadelphia |
Watson Adventures’ Murder at the Franklin Institute Scavenger Hunt
Presented by Watson Adventures at The Franklin Institute June 16, 2012 Join Watson Adventures on a unique murder mystery scavenger hunt for adults!
Someone, or some thing, has been bumping off Franklin Institute staffers involved in the recent discovery of a long-lost invention by Benjamin Franklin. This “infernal machine” has a murky past: Freemasons supposedly used it as part of a secret ritual. Are the deaths caused by the invention, or part of the fabled “Curse of the Freemasons”? Or is a serial killer on the loose?...
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Watson Adventures |
06/16/12 |
The Franklin Institute, Philadelphia |
Watson Adventures’ Murder at the Franklin Institute Scavenger Hunt
Presented by Watson Adventures at The Franklin Institute August 18, 2012 Join Watson Adventures on a unique murder mystery scavenger hunt for adults!
Someone, or some thing, has been bumping off Franklin Institute staffers involved in the recent discovery of a long-lost invention by Benjamin Franklin. This “infernal machine” has a murky past: Freemasons supposedly used it as part of a secret ritual. Are the deaths caused by the invention, or part of the fabled “Curse of the Freemasons”? Or is a serial killer on the loose?...
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Watson Adventures |
08/18/12 |
The Franklin Institute, Philadelphia |
Dead Sea Scrolls Lecture: The Discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls
Presented by The Franklin Institute at The Franklin Institute - Franklin Theater June 14, 2012 An illustrated account of the discovery of an ancient library of almost 900 manuscripts recovered between 1947 and 1956 from eleven caves near Khirbet Qumran in the Judean Desert. On the basis of a survey the various types of documents found in the Qumran library, the lecture will offer an introduction to the unique importance of the scrolls for our understanding of ancient Judaism and the origins of Christianity.
Speaker: P. Kyle McCarter, William Foxwell Albright Professor...
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The Franklin Institute |
06/14/12 |
The Franklin Institute - Franklin Theater, Philadelphia |
Dead Sea Scrolls Lecture: At the Intersect of Religion and Science
Presented by The Franklin Institute at The Franklin Institute - Franklin Theater July 12, 2012 Science and religion both grapple with mysteries of the universe and our place in it. How do we respond as science and religious studies unfold new understandings, which challenge conventional beliefs? Join The Franklin Institute as we attempt to see how these seemingly disparate fields might work together to deepen our understanding of the universe.
Speaker: Reverend Jay Gardner, youth Minister, white Rock Baptist Church and Microbiologist, University of Pennsylvania
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The Franklin Institute |
07/12/12 |
The Franklin Institute - Franklin Theater, Philadelphia |
Dead Sea Scrolls Lecture: Stars, Scrolls, and Angels - Astronomy in Ancient Times
Presented by The Franklin Institute at The Franklin Institute - Franklin Theater August 9, 2012 In an age before telescopes, what did ancients know and think about the stars? What did they imagine when they looked up into the starry night? New evidence from the Dead Sea Scrolls has revealed lost traditions of Jewish observation and speculation about celestial cycles, exposing the forgotten place of ancient Jews between Babylonian and Greek scientists. This talk opens a window on ancient astronomy, as seen from the perspectives of ancient history and modern science alike.
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The Franklin Institute |
08/09/12 |
The Franklin Institute - Franklin Theater, Philadelphia |
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Craig Bickhardt and Friends feat Ronstadt Generations
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Upper Merion Township Parks and Recreation |
07/15/12 |
Upper Merion Township Building Park, King of Prussia |
Facetime Community Theatre Summer Stage
Presented by Facetime Community Theatre at Ursinus College July 2-July 21, 2012 This 3-week summer camp will culminate in the performance of the musical Oliver at Ursinus’s Lenfest Theatre. Students from 4th grade to college age will receive focused instruction from experienced teachers and will develop the core skills necessary to achieve excellence in stage performance. Emphasis is placed on collaboration, creativity, and fun!
For more information and registration go to www.facetimecommunitytheatre.org.
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Facetime Community Theatre |
07/02/12 -
07/21/12 |
Ursinus College, Collegeville |
Ursinus College Annual Student Art Exhibition
Presented by Ursinus College - Berman Museum of Art at Ursinus College - Berman Museum of Art April 18-June 3, 2012 The Student Exhibition 2012 at the Philip and Muriel Berman Museum of Art opens April 18th, with an opening reception from 3-5 pm. The public is welcome. An award ceremony is slated for 4:30 pm in the Main Gallery, with an “afterparty” in the Ritter Art Studio Gallery from 5-7 pm. Refreshments will be supported in part by the Art Exhibitionists.
This annual exhibition showcases the work of art students and majors in the disciplines of painting, drawing, printmaking,...
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Ursinus College - Berman Museum of Art |
04/18/12 -
06/03/12 |
Ursinus College - Berman Museum of Art, Collegeville |
Montgomery County Artist Subject of Berman Museum Exhibition at Ursinus College
Presented by Ursinus College - Berman Museum of Art at Ursinus College - Berman Museum of Art April 12-June 3, 2012 Harry Bertoia, Four Decades of Drawings, will be on view at the Lenfest Gallery in the Berman Museum of Art at Ursinus College through June 3rd. The public is welcome at a reception and Gallery Talk on May 9th at 6 pm in the Museum.
Harry Bertoia, born in Italy in 1915, was a resident of Barto, PA, near Pottstown, where he created his well-known “tonal” sounding sculptures and designed furniture for Knoll, International.
His early studies at the...
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Ursinus College - Berman Museum of Art |
04/12/12 -
06/03/12 |
Ursinus College - Berman Museum of Art, Collegeville |
Françoise Gilot Exhibition
Presented by Ursinus College - Berman Museum of Art at Ursinus College - Berman Museum of Art June 1-September 23, 2012 Transitions: Works by Françoise Gilot focuses on the evolution of Gilot’s approach to composition and color beginning with her seminal Labyrinth Series and including key works into the 21st century. Rich abstraction in a bold, powerful palette, a mainstay of her work, transitions to references to the figure, botanicals and still life. Iconic images such as orbs, birds, water and earth elements are investigated in tandem with color juxtapositions that are built up...
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Ursinus College - Berman Museum of Art |
06/01/12 -
09/23/12 |
Ursinus College - Berman Museum of Art, Collegeville |
National Collage Society 28th Annual Juried Exhibition at Berman Museum of Art
Presented by Ursinus College - Berman Museum of Art at Ursinus College - Berman Museum of Art June 9-August 12, 2012 June 9th-August 12th, Upper Gallery
As the National Collage Society celebrates the 100th anniversary of collage in 2012, the Philip and Muriel Berman Museum of Art is delighted to collaborate once again with the NCS on its annual juried exhibition.
A reception in honor of the 100th anniversary milestone will be held on July 12th from 6-8 pm, with music by the Paul Woznicki Trio.
A Collage Workshop is scheduled for July 14th and led by Gretchen...
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Ursinus College - Berman Museum of Art |
06/09/12 -
08/12/12 |
Ursinus College - Berman Museum of Art, Collegeville |
Valley Forge Driving Tours
Presented by Awfully Nice Tours at Valley Forge National Historical Park April 1, 2011-March 15, 2015 The Valley Forge encampment is a hugely important story in the foundation of America. After retreating from the Battle of Brandywine, General Washington moved his army to the high ground at Valley Forge in December of 1777. Over the next 6 months, battling the cold, disease, desertion and famine, the army amazingly grew in numbers and strength and, with the help of Baron von Steuben, was transformed into a well trained fighting force, that ultimately went on to win the war against the...
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Awfully Nice Tours |
04/01/11 -
03/15/15 |
Valley Forge National Historical Park, King of Prussia |
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Valley Forge National Historical Park Trolley Tours
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The Encampment Store at Valley Forge National Historical Park |
05/25/12 -
09/03/12 |
Valley Forge National Historical Park, King of Prussia |
July 4th Picnic in the Park
Presented by The Encampment Store at Valley Forge National Historical Park at Valley Forge National Historical Park July 4, 2012 Celebrate our Nation's birthday at Valley Forge National Historical Park with family fun, games & activities! Meet Thomas Jefferson and sign the Declaration of Indepedence. Learn to march like a soldier and experience musket and cannon demonstrations.
Free event with prizes and raffles, food is available for purchase.
90-minute trolley tours runs at 10 am, Noon, 2 pm and 4 pm, please call for pricing and reservations.
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The Encampment Store at Valley Forge National Historical Park |
07/04/12 |
Valley Forge National Historical Park, King of Prussia |
July 4th Picnic in the Park
Presented by The Encampment Store at Valley Forge National Historical Park at Valley Forge National Historical Park July 4, 2012 Celebrate our nation's birthday at Valley Forge National Historical Park with family fun, games & activities! Meet Thomas Jefferson and sign the Declaration of Indepedence. Learn to march like a soldier and experience musket and cannon demonstrations.
Free event with prizes and raffles, food is available for purchase.
90-minute trolley tours run at 10 am, Noon, 2 pm and 4 pm. Please call for pricing and reservations.
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The Encampment Store at Valley Forge National Historical Park |
07/04/12 |
Valley Forge National Historical Park, King of Prussia |