Entertainment
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Terrif Riffs to Float Across the County in VFTCB Inaugural September Jazz Fest
A five-day, multisite exploration of the multifaceted sounds of local music artists is about to unfurl across Montgomery County like a soulful, muted trumpet solo. The Valley Forge Tourism & Convention Board presents its first-ever Montco Jazz Fest. The concerts and events highlight vocalists, ensembles, and even double-Oscar winner Peabo Bryson in ticketed performances (some…
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Downingtown Resident Among Castaways on Newest Season of ‘Survivor’ TV Series
The popular Survivor tv show will return for its 43rd season on Sept. 21, and among the 18 new castaways is Downingtown resident Lindsay Carmine, writes staff from CBS Los Angeles. Carmine, 42, is a pediatric nurse who will star in the Emmy Award-winning series for a new chapter on the ultimately competitive island of…
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2022 Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire: Weekends of Minstrels and Merriment, Jousting and Juggling, Frolicking and Feasting
Attend, lords and ladies! The 2022 Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire is underway at Mount Hope Estate & Winery in Manheim, Pa. Take a trip of fun and fantasy to a 35-acre English Village where colorfully costumed characters welcome visitors on an adventure of jousting knights and royal delights. Music, stunts, theater, magic, comedy and live jousting…
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National Roller Coaster Day Has Blurred By, But Hatfield’s Link to the Thrill Ride Is Always Present
Aug. 16, National Roller Coaster Day, was cause for Brandon Goldner of CBS3 to strap into the story of how a Hatfield company — Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters (PTC) — played a critical role in developing this theme park classic. PTC was founded in 1904 in Germantown but eventually migrated to Montgomery County. It supplied its…
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Lansdale Pop-Punk Musician Turns ‘Sadness into Useful Tools for Others’
Had the story of pop-punk band Surprise Years been pitched as a film, no self-respecting Hollywood producer would consider it. The high-school-musicians-make-it-big plot sounds both trite and fictitious. But as Stacy Coleman reported in the Keystone Gazette, it’s neither. The band launched 17 years ago, when founder-leader Dan Campbell of Lansdale was at North Penn…
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Retro Rink Rolls Out Dire Warning for Campy Pottstown Film Festival: Skate or Die
The historic Rolling Rocks Roller Rink in Pottstown is hosting a rather unusual event in October. Called the Skate or Die Film Festival, the two-day ghoulish gathering is a mashup of retro horror movie screenings, live music, podcasting, food, beverages, and roller skating. Horrornews.com shambled forth to provide details. This first-of-its-kind event for Montgomery County,…
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Lauren Elizabeth Harris, Friends’ Central Alum, Adds ‘Director’ Tag to Résumé
Lauren Elizabeth Harris, the television and stage actress with a successful podcast under her belt, has added directing to her list of accomplishments. The graduate of Friends’ Central School, Wynnewood, was profiled in Wonderland Magazine. Harris started her career studying drama. She received a warm reception from critics for her role in the feminist web…
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Abington’s Adam Aron, AMC Theaters CEO, Believes Meme Stock Status Is Ticket to Ongoing Success
Adam Aron, an Abington native and CEO of AMC Theaters, is willing to go to any lengths to keep his company a meme stock for good. Felix Gillette and Eliza Ronalds-Hannon lifted the curtain on his efforts in Bloomberg. So far, Aron has managed to keep the movie chain’s stock up and his fans happy…
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Old Pool Farm, Schwenksville, Looks, Sounds New with Onsite Return of Phila. Folk Festival
Just in time for its 60th edition, the Philadelphia Folk Festival is back — live and in person — at Old Pool Farm in Schwenksville, Aug. 19–21. Peter Crimmins tuned up his journalistic skills to cover it for WHYY. The event is rooted in the Phila. Folksong Society, a city-headquartered nonprofit dedicated to promoting the…
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Plymouth Meeting/Abington High School Students Pound Heavy Metal at Bethlehem’s Musikfest
Metal band Devixe (pronounced device) and its local high-school performers hit the big time by playing a set for the packed crowds at Musikfest, Bethlehem’s high-profile summer concert series. Matteo Iadonisi tuned up his journalism skills to report the story for 6abc. The band comprises: The five connected through a shared interest in music, meeting…
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Comedy in Pottstown Finds a Home Under a Dome
Soul Joel Productions, a Royersford-based independent comedy production company, got on its feet in 2019, the brainstorm of Joel Richardson. When the pandemic shuttered his indoor venues, Richardson took his array of comics outdoors, using a domed roof to protect audiences from the elements and fresh air to keep them safe. Travis Brower, of PHL17,…
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Singing, Dancing Pineapple Dweller Floats into Pottstown for Run of Seafarin’ Musical
Any cartoon aficionado will associate SpongeBob with his trademark theme song and its lusty call-and-answer refrain. But in fact, that tune is not the only one in his repertoire. The squishy star and his undersea friends have had their story extended into a full-bore, professionally staged musical. A local production opens Aug. 19 for a…
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Actress, Product of the Bucks County School District, to Star in Upcoming Series on WWII Women’s Baseball League
A well-known actress with Bucks County roots will be acting in an upcoming series based on a women’s baseball league formed during World War II. Members of the editorial staff at Windobi wrote about the local actress’ upcoming role. Molly Ephraim, who has performed in movies such as Paranormal Activity 2 and The Front Runner,…
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Viral Video Recorded in Bryn Mawr Considered ‘a Watershed Moment in the History of the Internet’
One of the first funny videos to go viral in the age of the Internet was recorded in 1995 at the Shipley School in Bryn Mawr. Nearly three decades later, there are no hard feelings among participants, writes John Johnson for Newser.com. The clip shows a high school basketball player attempting a buzzer-beater, but instead…
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Norristown Lottery Player Misses on Being a Billionaire, Settles for Being a Millionaire
A pessimist would characterize the Norristown Mega Millions player who matched enough drawn numbers to net $1 million as someone who lost $999 million in an instant. An optimist, however, would see how that same local lucky player parlayed a $2 ticket into a $999,998 return — not a bad investment. Whether the windfall is…
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Members of the Jackson 5 to Perform Their Only Fall Show at the Xcite Center at Bensalem’s Parx Casino
Several surviving members of the Jackson 5 are set to perform at Bensalem’s Parx Casino next month. Chloe Rabinowitz wrote about the upcoming show for Broadway World Pennsylvania. The Jacksons will be performing at the casino’s Xcite Center on Sept. 10. Jackie, Tito and Marlon Jackson will bring their biggest hits to the Bucks County…
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Willow Grove’s Dan Trachtenberg Hunts for Ratings with New ‘Predator’ Release on Hulu
Willow Grove homeboy-gone-Hollywood director Dan Trachtenberg is about to unleash more mayhem in the Predator film franchise. Alicia Vitarelli chased down the details on his film Prey for 6abc. Prey may look like a prequel — it’s episode number five in the saga and takes place three centuries before the original — but Trachtenberg insists…
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Holy Ghost Prep Graduate Helps Bring Popular Netflix Show to Life
Rand Geiger, a Holy Ghost Preparatory School graduate, is helping bring Netflix’s megahit Stranger Things to life as one of the show’s producers. Elizabeth Wellington wrote about the Bucks County native in The Philadelphia Inquirer. Geiger, who grew up in Langhorne, also produces Netflix’s Shadow and Bone and previously worked on FX’s American Crime Story…
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