Entertainment
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Legendary Wailers coming to CAN JAM
If you’ve never played it, you have to come out to Pottstown to see it in action. And, this year, the music is being ramped up like never before. Every year, near the end of summer and beginning of autumn, the independent Sly Fox Brewery in Pottstown Pennsylvania celebrates beer cans with a free festival.…
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Montgomery County Community College launches its 2018-19 Lively Arts Series
From jazz to dance to independent films and programming for kids and families, Montgomery County Community College’s Lively Arts Series has something for everyone in its 2018-2019 season. For more than 30 years, this series has offered the community world-class performances in music, dance and theater, as well as programming for families and children, and…
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What are you doing this weekend?
Even as the midsummer lull begins to pick up, Montco never fails to flourish with things to do. As Cirque Du Soleil enters its second to last week of performances, be sure to get your tickets before it’s too late! If you’ve already seen the show, definitely consider spectating or participating in Ardmore’s annual bike race, attending an outdoor…
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Cirque du Soleil’s ‘VOLTA’ production leaves Oaks Aug. 19
If you haven’t seen VOLTA, Cirque du Soleil’s latest Big Top creation, it’s time to hurry up. The show is in Oaks for another 10 days and limited tickets are still available before VOLTA hits the road for Seattle, according to a press release. [uam_ad id=”54865″] The show opened July 12 next to the Greater…
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Growing Bridgeport Together’s event Twilight on the River making a difference
From the ashes of devastation and defeat has arisen an uplifting weekly community event that’s giving Bridgeport residents reason to hope. This past May was a bittersweet month for Bridgeport Borough. Seventeen years ago, a massive fire destroyed all the businesses in the Bridgeport Industrial Park. But May of this year also marked the “rebirth…
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Bryn Mawr Film Institute continues to rise from the ashes
By Susan Greenspon It could have been renamed “The Phoenix,” seeing as how the Bryn Mawr Film Institute (BMFI) has risen from near extinction to become a vibrant film and educational center. Originally built as The Seville in 1926, the once grand movie palace boasted a sky-lit atrium, ornate chandeliers, and detailed plasterwork that invited movie-goers to…
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What are you doing this weekend?
As the first week of August approaches, Montco is jampacked with things to do this week. With Cirque Du Soleil entering its fourth week of performances, be sure to get your tickets while they last! If you’ve already seen the show, there’s still 19 more things to do like going to a festival, live performance, or even…
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PA lottery contract worth ‘megamillions’
Right now there’s a lottery jackpot in Pennsylvania worth more than $800 million, but you can’t buy a ticket for a chance to win it. That winner can only be the firm who wins the government contract that becomes available once every 10 years. The current contract to provide the gaming system and instant ticket…
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Legoland in Plymouth Meeting is building quite a following with Miniland Philadelphia exhibit
How many bricks does it take to build the Comcast Technology Center, the iconic landmark in Center City Philadelphia? About 49,728. Of course, that’s Lego bricks we’re talking about. The replica has become part of the attraction’s Miniland Philadelphia exhibit — a re-creation of some of Philadelphia’s most iconic landmarks made from more than 1.5…
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Di Bruno Bros. and Elmwood Park Zoo are the perfect pairing at this year’s Wine Safari
By Eric Huskey Di Bruno Bros., the highly renowned, family-owned cheese monger based in Philadelphia, is pairing up with Norristown’s Elmwood Park Zoo to host the zoo’s 3rd annual fundraising bacchanal, Wine Safari. On Friday August 3rd, hundreds will pour into the zoo to try incredible samplings from the area’s best vintners, brewers and distillers – and…
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What are you doing this weekend?
It’s the last full week of July and that means the third week of Cirque du Soleil VOLTA’s six-week run in Montgomery County. If you’ve already seen the hit show, don’t worry, we’ve got 22 reasons to come back and #MakeItMontco this week, including delicious dining deals for Ardmore Restaurant Week, family fun at Pennypacker…
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Greene Turtle Sports Bar & Grille opens a new location in East Norriton
The Greene Turtle Sports Bar & Grille® today announces the opening of its second Pennsylvania location in East Norriton at 2800 Dekalb Pike on August 6. The first 100 Greene Turtle fans who dine in or order to go will receive a $10 rewards card every month for one year. Prior to opening, The Greene Turtle Sports Bar & Grille®…
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Cirque du Soleil’s ‘Volta’ has Montgomery County economy rolling
Cirque du Soleil’s “Volta” production has Montgomery County’s economy doing somersaults. The acrobatic show has yet to finish its run, but it’s already injected millions into the local economy, and it’s given the Montgomery County’s tourism agency more confidence in its ability to host and attract “world-class” events in the suburban county. Canadian company Cirque…
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Revolving door at NBC Sports Philadelphia is typical, according to organization’s leaders
The door keeps opening and closing at NBC Sports Philadelphia — with personnel changes a regular occurrence. At least that’s what the company line is. “I’m not going to discuss individuals but in general, people leave for different reasons,” said David Preschlack, a former Disney and ESPN executive who joined Comcast Corp. (NASDAQ: CMCSA) property…
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A new player is coming into the Affordable Care Act mix
Pennsylvania Health & Wellness Inc., a unit of publicly traded Centene Corp. of St. Louis, is jumping into the Affordable Care Act fray by offering five HMO plans in Montgomery County as well as Bucks and Philadelphia counties. Geisinger Health Plan, owned by the nonprofit Geisinger Health System of Danville, Pa., is offering seven HMO…
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Eagles cheerleaders and Swoop make landing at Cirque du Soleil’s Big Top at Oaks
Some of the Super Bowl Champion’s biggest supporters arrived under Cirque du Soleil’s Big Top at Oaks this afternoon to learn acrobatic stunts from the performers of VOLTA. Members of the Philadelphia Eagles Cheerleaders and team mascot, SWOOP, experienced an intensive hands-on training on trapeze, Swiss rings, trampoline tricks and baton twirling. Between stunts, Swoop…
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Happy Hour with the Historian – The Quaker Response to the Civil War at Graeme Park in Horsham
Four generations of the Penrose family lived at Graeme Park from 1801 – 1920. As Quakers they were morally opposed to slavery and to war. How did they and other local Quakers react when the Civil War broke out? On one hand it was a morally justifiable cause, on the other it was a war…
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What are you doing this weekend?
This week is for the foodies! With both Ambler and Ardmore restaurant weeks beginning this week, their main streets are bound to be packed from one end to the other. From Cirque Du Soleil to the World Music Concert Series and two restaurant weeks, you’re in for a real action-packed Montco experience! Cirque du Soleil VOLTA July 12 –…
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