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July
Presented by the Phoenixville Film Festival CIRQUE du BLOBFEST: Shorty’s Short Film Contest
🎪🎬 Step Right Up, Dreamers and Daring Directors! Presenting the Spectacular Shorty’s Short Film Contest! 🎬🎪 Hear ye! Hear ye! All storytellers, thrill-spinners, and cinematic conjurers! The grandest side-show of imagination is calling your name! Enter the illustrious Cirque du…
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CIRQUE du BLOBFEST: Façade Decorating Contest
Entrants must notify the Colonial that they will participate by email by Wednesday, July 1. This gives our staff and volunteers ample time to plan their judging route at a busy time of year. To enter your home, nonprofit or…
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Improv Fundamentals Workshop
In this 7 week series facilitated by Paul Deichmann, participants will be introduced to the fundamental building blocks of theatrical improvisation through games and exercises, and put those fundamentals together at the end by performing a short showcase. Or to…
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LuLu's Boutique & Gifterie Presents CIRQUE du BLOBFEST: Blob Ball
🎷🎪 Step Right Up for an Evening of Swingin’ Splendor and Rockin’ Revelry! 🎪🎷 Ladies and gentlemen, hep cats and jitterbug queens! When the sun dips low and the midway lights begin to twinkle, the grand carnival merriment rolls straight…
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CIRQUE du BLOBFEST: Friday Night Immersive Screening & Run-Out
Ladies and gentlemen! Boys, girls, and Blobbies of all ages! Come one! Come all! To the most astonishing, electrifying, spine-tingling spectacle: the Cirque du Blobfest Friday Night Run-Out Spectacular! For one night only, behind the curtain of the historic 1902…
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CIRQUE du BLOBFEST: FAQ
🎪 Step Right Up for Your Official Cirque du Blobfest Information Guide! 🎪 All the details you need, clear, simple, and straight from the Big Top! 🎟 When Do Tickets Go On Sale? Member Pre-Sale: April 9 at Noon…
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CIRQUE du BLOBFEST: Saturday Street Fair and Kids Carnival
THE BRIDGE STREET FAIR GROUNDS WILL BE OPEN WITH VENDORS FROM 11AM – 5PM! MAIN & BRIDGE STAGE 11am – 12pm: Fire Extinguisher Parade & PAHS Marching Band 12pm – 1pm: DJ Shawn Cephas 1pm – 2pm: Costume Contest…
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CIRQUE du BLOBFEST: Costume Contest
CIRQUE du BLOBFEST: Costume Contest Costume Contest registration starts at 12:00 p.m. at the Main & Bridge Streets stage. Judging starts at 1:00 p.m. in the same location. Costume Props & Safety Policy To ensure a safe and welcoming environment…
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CIRQUE du BLOBFEST: Saturday Blob Screening & Second Run-Out
Due to the overwhelming demand for tickets to the Run-Out, we’re making it a new tradition to run from the Blob on both Friday and Saturday! Catch a screening of the 1958 classic The Blob before recreating this iconic piece…
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RUNegades Presents CIRQUE du BLOBFEST: Blobfest 5k, 10k, Half Marathon & Kids Fun Run!
Are you ‘INDESCRIBABLE! INDESTRUCTIBLE! NOTHING CAN STOP IT!’ . . . like the Blob? This 5/10k and half-marathon fitness event, held in celebration of Blobfest, is hosted by Runegades. A portion of the event’s proceeds are donated to The Colonial…
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CIRQUE du BLOBFEST: Dinner en Blob
Join us for the inaugural Dinner en Blob, a brand-new Blobfest gathering inspired by the beloved Dinner en Blanc tradition—with a delightfully red twist. For this special event, guests are invited to dress entirely in red and bring their own…
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Improv Fundamentals Showcase!
The Improv Fundamentals course comes to a close, the troupe of players would like to invite you into an evening of yes, and? and then some! Tickets are pay what you wish, and seats are limited, so grab your spot…
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Reads & Co Presents Live in Phoenixville: Emily McIntire, Author of Forsaking Midnight
Emily will join us on Friday, July 17 at 7 pm at the historic Colonial Theatre (directly across the street from Reads & Company) Reads & Company welcomes Emily McIntyre to Phoenixville to celebrate the publication of Forsaking Midnight, the…
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Rising Sun Presents Stewart Copeland – Have I Said Too Much
Stewart Copeland, world famous drummer, founder of the most successful rock band of the 1980’s, The Police, composer of film scores, video games and operas, multi Grammy winner and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, writer and film maker, is…
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Rising Sun Presents Unforgettable Fire U2 Tribute
Unforgettable Fire, or ‘UF’, was born on New Year’s Day in 1995 as one of the very first U2 Tribute Bands to ever perform in America. After twenty-five years of performing at the most prestigious venues throughout the East Coast…
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The Colonial Presents Stage Door Series: It’s Sondheim, Diva!
It’s Sondheim, Diva! kicks off the Stage Door Series with a sparkling evening of Broadway brilliance, powerhouse vocals, and pop anthems that are sure to wow every audience. Hosted by Walnut Street Theatre alums Audrey Biehl Simmons and Will Connell,…
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Reuben Entertainment & The Colonial Present Winslow: An Evening of the Eagles Tribute
Reuben Entertainment presents…. “Winslow, An Evening of the Eagles Tribute” performs the iconic “Hotel California Album” in its entirety, track by track. This special show will contain 2 sets: the Eagles’ classic songs and the Hotel California Album…
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The Writers Room
The Writers Room is a community of writers focusing on the tactics of screenwriting and storytelling. Each session will center on a theme (formatting, 3-act structure, the “complex character”) and end with the option to table-read student work, with discussions…
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Rising Sun Presents AJ Croce Presents CROCE PLAYS CROCE
Acclaimed singer songwriter, piano virtuoso and multi-instrumentalist A.J. Croce is once again taking his celebrated Croce Plays Croce Tour across the country, bringing audiences an unforgettable evening of music that bridges generations and celebrates the enduring power of song. From…
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Rising Sun Presents The Garcia Project – Live at The Colonial
For the first time ever, The Garcia Project brings its nationally touring “Jerry Garcia Band Time Machine” to The Colonial Theatre for a special Days Between celebration. For over 15 years, The Garcia Project has built a reputation as the…
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The Parlour Reading Series: A Room with a View
On a trip to Italy, Lucy Honeychurch has a brief, but passionate, affair with the uninhibited George Emerson. To put the past behind her, Lucy agrees to marry the uptight Cecil Vyse back in England. But when her dalliance comes…
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The Colonial Presents Larry & Joe
Larry & Joe were destined to make music together. Larry Bellorín hails from Monagas, Venezuela and is a legend of Llanera music. Joe Troop is from North Carolina and is a GRAMMY-nominated bluegrass and oldtime musician. Larry was forced into…
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Rising Sun Presents Mamma Mania! The American Tribute to ABBA
New York City’s Premier ABBA Tribute – Mamma Mania! Prepare to be transported back to the vibrant 1970s as New York City’s premier ABBA tribute band, Mamma Mania! brings the classic hits of one of pop music’s most iconic groups to…
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The Colonial Presents Introduction to Screenwriting
Wednesdays, 6:00–8:00 p.m. in the Garden Suite 12 Weeks: Sept. 16–Dec. 16 (no class Oct. 14 or Nov. 25) Maximum Enrollment: 9 Teacher: Jeff Bender, M.F.A. Columbia University, Teacher at Ursinus College ABOUT THE CLASS Introduction to Screenwriting guides writers…
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The Colonial Presents Pet Sounds Live!
Pet Sounds Live is the premier Beach Boys album experience celebrating Brian Wilson’s iconic masterpiece that altered the course of rock & roll. Pet Sound Live transports you back in time inside the studio and behind the glass as you…
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Just Another Day
A comedy writer (Dan Lauria) and a sophisticated poet (Patty McCormack) in their seventies meet daily on a park bench to exchange wits and barbs, and wax nostalgic about old movies, all the while trying to figure out how they…
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Rising Sun Presents Friends Of The Brothers: A celebration of the music of the Allman Brothers Band
“Friends of the Brothers is a hell of a band! They play these songs like they wrote them.” -Jaimoe, Allman Brothers Band founding member “They play the music of the ABB with passion and precision.” -Warren Haynes Friends of the…
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It's Complicated Productions, NtheLite Productions & The Colonial Present Oleanna
Oleanna by David Mamet is a timely and uncomfortably relevant play that explores the intricate interplay of gender, authority, control, and education. Witness the deeply personal and profoundly affecting dialogues between a university professor and his student as they struggle…
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Rising Sun Presents An Evening with Buena Vista Orchestra
THE BUENA VISTA ORCHESTRA (sometimes referred to as The Buena Vista Social Orchestra, Orquesta Buena Vista, etc) is the world’s foremost Cuban music repertory ensemble – featuring a revolving lineup of musicians from groups like The Buena Vista Social Club,…
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The Parlour Reading Series: Haunted Halloween Shorts
The fall, the Parlour Reading Series will take you around a cozy bonfire for stories of ghosts, goblins, and other fights – and we’re looking for local writers to help weave those tales of terror. Have a short play of…
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Watsky X Infinity Anniversary Tour
Watsky x Infinity Anniversary Screening In 2016, Watsky, a genre-bending rapper and poet known for verbal gymnastics, capped his creatively ambitious record x Infinity with a visual album comprised of 18 interconnected music videos. To celebrate its tenth birthday, Watsky performs the…
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The Colonial Presents RAEL – A Genesis and Peter Gabriel Experience
RAEL – The Music of Genesis and Peter Gabriel is a New York and Northern New Jersey-based tribute band that recaptures the energy and originality of the “early years” live stage performances by Genesis. RAEL pays homage to the most groundbreaking…
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Rising Sun Presents The Longest Johns
Chart-topping folk group The Longest Johns are known the world over for their rollicking harmonies and raucous energy, blowing new wind into the sails of traditional sea shanties and work songs. Formed in 2012 around a kitchen table in their native…
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The Colonial Presents High Noon: A Tribute to Lynyrd Skynyrd & Southern Rock
HIGH NOON is the East Coast’s premier tribute to Lynyrd Skynyrd & Southern Rock, performing exclusively the 70’s classic hits of Lynyrd Skynyrd, The Allman Brothers Band, Molly Hatchet, The Outlaws, 38 Special and The Marshall Tucker Band. With a…
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