phoenixville

by Jane Roser When walking into Macy’s to buy a pair of socks helps catapult your career, fate takes on a whole new meaning. Actor/comedian Paul Reiser’s friend was dropping off a photo at a casting office for Diner, the classic coming-of-age film that would make Kevin Bacon, Read More

by Geno Thackara Everything is connected for Anna Spackman. Words are inseparable from poems, poems are inseparable from music, and music is inseparable from life. This past April’s album House on the Sea is the culmination of a few years that have taken her from the urban Read More

by Ari Roth For fifteen years, BlobFest has celebrated one of the great early horror classics, The Blob, from 1958. The film follows the titular alien blob as it wreaks havoc on Downingtown, PA and the surrounding area, consuming everything and everyone in its path. The site of Read More

by Stephen Krock This weekend sees the return of Phoenixville’s annual BlobFest at its historic Colonial Theatre, which was the setting for an iconic scene from the fest’s eponymous film. Rain or sine, the event kicks off Friday 7/12 with its patented “Run Out,” where Read More

By Evan Kramer Hailing from Canada, Old Man Luedecke is a Juno Award-winning folk musician who favors a banjo as his primary instrument. Old Man Luedecke is extremely creative and paints intricate pictures with his delightful storytelling. His voice harmonizes with the wacky Read More

by Erinn Fortson Last night the Colonial Theatre was full of fans, eagerly waiting for Billy Cobham to perform. When I talked to Cobham a few weeks ago, he told me that this would be his first time doing a show in Phoenixville. It seems like this town has been waiting a lifetime Read More