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Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center in West Chester announces its 2022-23 inaugural theatre season under the leadership of Carmen Khan, Artistic Director.
Theatre Society Subscription Packages are available now, and include exclusive pre-sale access to a year-round calendar of performing arts including music, dance, comedy, film, and special events. Theatre subscription packages are fee-free and subscribers enjoy the same seats for each show of the season. Performances start just in time for the holiday season!
The 2022-23 three play season is The Butterfingers Angel, Mary & Joseph, Herod The Nut, And The Slaughter Of Twelve Hit Carols In A Pear Tree by William Gibson; The Mountaintop by Katori Hall; and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, by Laura Eason.
Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center
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I GOT THE MUSIC IN ME
Haverford Township Music Festival
Saturday, August 27 12 Noon to 9:00 PM
It will present a full day’s worth of entertainment, headlined by nationally acclaimed electric blues guitarist, singer and songwriter Joe Louis Walker. Admission is FREE. Details
Valley Forge Carillon Concerts
Now through August 31
Wednesdays
7:30 PM
Washington Memorial Chapel, Valley Forge National Park
There are only two more evenings for this season’s Carillon Concerts at the Washington Memorial Chapel. This unique set of bells in the tower provides beautiful music over the rolling hills of the Valley Forge National Park. Details
Best Friend’s Girl - The Cars Experience
Saturday, August 27
8:00 PM
Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center, West Chester
With a nod to the classic 80s band The Cars, Best Friend’s Girl pays tribute to their 35-year career by performing timeless hits like “Let’s Go” and “Shake it Up.” Details
Soundbank Blues Revival
Saturday, September 10
1:00 PM – 7:00 PM
119 S Main St., Phoenixville
All-day outdoor event featuring some of the nation’s top blues performers, food trucks and a beer garden. Details
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Music at Marshall
Thursday, August 18
5:00 PM
Marshall Square Park, West Chester
The final concert in the Music at Marshall series will feature crowd favorite the Sin Brothers. Food trucks starting at 5:00 PM, followed by face painting at 6:15 PM. Details
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PEACHY KEEN
August is the perfect month to pick the perfect peach. Here is a short list of places where you can pluck your own.
Linvilla Orchards
Now through August 31
8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
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Pick your own peaches early in the morning to beat the heat. Several varieties of peaches are ready to be picked. Details
Highland Orchards
Tuesday – Sunday
9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
West Chester
Pick your own peck of peaches with a $2 field access pass plus the cost of a ½ peck or full peck of this delicious, late summer fruit. Summer berries are available. Details
Indian Orchards
Now through the end of August
10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
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Now is the perfect time to join the early peach picking season at this sustainably grown, pesticide-free fruit orchard where this luscious fruit should be available until the end of the month. Details
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SUNSHINE ON MY SHOULDER
Sunflowers are all the rage this month. Here are a few places where you can either pick your own or purchase a bunch before the season ends. And the photo-ops abound!
Sugartown Strawberries
Now through October
10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Malvern
Join in the fun as visitors are practically guaranteed a field full of sunflowers from now until early fall as Sugartown Strawberries plants them in succession so they are available through mid-October. You cannot pick your own but with each pre-made bouquet purchased, $5 will be donated to charities aiding Ukraine. Details
Second Mountain Sunflowers
Daily
1:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Orwisburg, PA
This 60-minute drive is well worth the time as you will be amazed by the fields full of sunshine. Make it an outing and roam through 16-acres of sunflowers as you cut your own stems. Wagon rides, live music, food, and wine slushies also available. Details
Johnson’s Corner Farm
Starting mid-September
Explore the sunflower maze and pick your bouquet once you find your way out. Make it a date! Details
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CINEMA APPRECIATION 101
Cinema Classic Seminar: Casablanca
Tuesday, August 30
6:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Bryn Mawr Film Institute, Bryn Mawr
You may have seen Casablanca before, but the discussion following the presentation of the film will leave viewers with a new appreciating for nuisances of this 1942 classic. Details
Science on Screen: Hidden Figures
Friday, August 16
7:30 PM
Colonial Theater, Phoenixville
First enjoy the film, and then enjoy the discussion led by technologist Darla Wolfe. Details
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ECLECTIC AND EXCITING EVENTS
Eco Printing Workshop
Sunday, August 28
10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Rushton Conservation Center, Newtown Square
Join botanical artist Lisa Dawn White for this day-long, introductory immersion class in eco-printing. Details
PA Renaissance Faire
August 20 - October 30
Saturdays, Sundays, and Labor Day; Gates open at 11:00 AM
Mount Hope Estate and Winery, Manheim, PA
Traditions abound during this two-month annual event complete with themed entertainment, food, and events. Details
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Butterfly Festival 2022
Saturday, August 20
9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Colonial Gardens, Phoenixville
Watch the release of 400 monarch butterflies over the course of the day (10AM, 12PM, 2PM, 4PM). Check out the hayrides, labyrinth, Fairy Garden and more! Details
79th Annual Horse Show & Country Fair
Saturday, September 3 – Monday, September 5
Ludwig’s Corner Show Grounds, Glenmoore
Join in all the family fun of a country fair – rides, music, beer garden, food trucks, demonstrations, a petting zoo and more! Details
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Craft & Mercantile Night Market Friday, August 19th - Kimberton
A curated night market celebrating local makers & artisans alongside live music + food & drink. Details
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END OF SUMMER SIPS, TAPS, AND POP-UPS
Labor Day Weekend Wine Down
Saturday, September 3– Monday, September 5
Chaddsford Winery
During your visit, taste your way through the winery’s warm-weather portfolio of crisp and dry whites, zesty rosés and other varietals. Details
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Highland Orchards Beer Garden
Saturday, August 20
12:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Highland Orchards, West Chester
Pick your own fruit then enjoy wine by the glass or beer by the pint as you peruse the farmers market, take the kids to see the farm animals and treat them to a pony ride! Details
Summer Pop-up Biergarten
Thursday, August 25
5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Historic Sugartown, Malvern
Locust Lane Craft Brewery will pour its beloved craft beer and Chaddsford Winery will be on hand with a selection of its own wines. Details
West Chester TAPS
Wednesdays through August 31
5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Downtown West Chester
Enjoy a borough-wide happy hour every Wednesday! Participating locations will offer a selection of $4 beers, $5 wines and $6 cocktails, plus half-price appetizers. Details
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Have the kitchen of your dreams without the stress or hassle of a renovation.
Kitchen Tune-Up offers 5 ways to remodel in one week or less.
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Looking for something fun to do with friends?
Come to Play-a-Round Golf for a Taste of Golf – no golf experience or clubs required!
BYO beer/wine/food
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This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to build the home of your dreams.
Leopard Lakes is a one-of-a-kind resort-like community on the Main Line. This extraordinary community offers kayaking, fishing, swimming, a sandy beach, a floating dock, 2 tennis courts, paddle boarding, a walking trail, biking, and ice skating in the winter to its residents! Every year on Memorial Day weekend, the annual Devon Horse Show carriage parade passes through the community, the carriages roll right past your front door. Leopard Lakes is a well-kept secret treasure on the Main Line.
Property Details.
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Call: 610-812-4813
Email: koleen.seits@foxroach.com
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Save the Date for the VFES Transition and Adult Services Resource Fair on October 20, 6:00-8:00 pm!
30+ community-based organizations specializing in programs for adults and transition-age youth with disabilities will attend.
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Learn all about the magic of the monarch butterfly at the free Winged Wonders program offered by Friends’ Central Lower School on Saturday, September 17 at 9:00 am.
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Our favorite summer-meets-fall festival returns on August 21: The Ardmore Rock N’ Ride bike race and music festival benefiting Narberth Ambulance.
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