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The West Chester International Short Film Festival, celebrating the spirit of independent filmmaking and diverse voices from around the world, has officially announced its full…
Get ready for St. Patrick’s Day this weekend on Sunday, March 17! There are plenty of activities and events planned around the Main Line…
West Chester is gearing up for a series of unforgettable performances at the Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center, featuring local artists who promise to captivate…
The Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center is announcing the return of its much-anticipated annual gala, Light Up the Night, set to dazzle the community…
Heather Grayberg, a multifaceted talent in the performing arts, has officially joined Uptown! Heather, alongside her husband Daniel, has been a vibrant part of the…
On Friday, December 29th, 2023, at 7:30 PM, the Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center is set to host a unique ballet experience, Cocktail Hour…
Usher in the New Year with a fun-filled, relaxed evening at Uptown’s special event, “A Sparkling Start” on December 31st.
The unforgettable evening…
Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center in West Chester is hosting an extraordinary lineup of musical talent this season, featuring groundbreaking a cappella, Broadway stars, and…
The enchantment of the holiday season is set to sparkle like never before as Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center presents its inaugural Holiday Season Lineup…
Uptown! starts November with a powerhouse weekend presenting two great bands performing music loved by all.
It all starts on Friday, November 3, with what…
On October 28, Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center is welcoming singer-songwriter Jeffrey Gaines to the main stage. Jeffrey Gaines has been heralded on tours…
This October, Uptown will host two original artists, such as ‘The Voice’ alum Morgan Myles in an effort to bring new and exciting music to…
Classic 50’s rock and roll will arrive at Uptown! on Friday, September 22nd. Rock This Town Orchestra, the only Brian Seltzer Orchestra tribute band…
During Tommy McDonalds’ storied career playing for the Philadelphia Eagles, a young Ray Didinger met him during one of his family trips to Hershey, the…
Coming in August, Uptown! will present the hilarious musical comedy, Nunsense! This funny yet wholesome show is about a convent of nuns raising money for…
On Wednesday, August 9, the six finalists in the Taylor-Made at the Uptown Singer-Songwriter competition will appear on the main stage at Uptown…
Uptown’s popular $5 Movie Mondays are running throughout the month of July. $5 gets you the big screen, any seat in the house, a…
Since 2017, in addition to theatre, dance, comedy and film, Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center has built an enviable niche presenting popular tribute bands and…
Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center is recognized as a destination for a wide variety of tribute bands and June will be no exception.
The previously…
Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center is collaborating Taylor’s Music Store and Studios for a Singer-Songwriter Contest celebrating the unique talent of solo musical…
The West Chester International Short Film Festival brings films from dozens of countries to the borough and is an annual celebration of the spirit of…
Jazz music will be blooming this spring on both stages at Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center.
The Chester County performing arts venue is set to…
Tito Puente, Jr. carries his father’s musical legacy with him imprinted on both his physical being and locked in his soul. Son of the…
Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center is offering an authentic Celtic musical experience this St. Patrick’s Day with the family-based band, Cormorant’s Fancy…
This February, Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center has the music scene covered.
Audiences will cheer on American Idol finalist, Tristan McIntosh who brings a Linda…
Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center is giving audiences a chance to delve deeper into the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King this February during the…
Uptown! is brightening January with its annual Gala on the 14th. Light Up The Night will give audiences an incredible event to celebrate Uptown!
This…
Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center is bringing an acclaimed play to the stage in West Chester this February.
“The Mountaintop” by Katori Hall is set…
Uptown Knauer Performing Arts Center is celebrating the holiday season with theatre, music, and film throughout the month of December.
The Chester County performing arts…
Chester County is full of an abundant cultural community. From theaters to museums—there’s countless sites to visit to get a creative fix. Here…
Partners in Outreach, a volunteer-run nonprofit that serves children and families throughout Chester County, will be hosting Laughs for Literacy at Uptown! Knauer Performing…
Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center has announced a new Dance Series for the 2022-23 performing arts season.
“World-class dance will now be seen…
Music takes center stage at Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center this fall. The bustling performing arts center offers fans a full roster of rock music…
Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center is offering a stellar series of jazz performances with more than two dozen musicians, vocalists, and dancers appearing in West…
West Chester’s Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center has announced the line-up for its first ever self-produced theatre season, and under the company…
Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center is taking audiences on a global musical journey this September during a one-night only concert with Alex Moreno.
Venezuelean…
Avid listeners of sports radio in the region will not want to miss this intimate evening with legendary sports journalist Ray Didinger on Wednesday, Sept…
Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center has named Carmen Khan its first-ever Artistic Director. With Khan at the artistic helm, Uptown! will make institutional history…
Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center will take audiences back to the 1970s when it welcomes the world’s most popular Allman Brothers Tribute Band on…
The big screen at Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center continues to keep Monday night interesting with $5 Movie Mondays, a series of fun films through…
Some local teens have a rare theatrical opportunity usually only reserved for professional actors. Students from 11 area middle and high schools are ready to…
The big screen at Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center continues to keep Monday night interesting with a series of fun films this spring. Families and…
The Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center will welcome three folk and bluegrass artists this spring, starting with Sweet Baby James, the No. 1 James Taylor…
The Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center will bring the laughs to Chester County this spring and early summer.
The hilarity begins with Philadelphia’s longest…
The Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center will host its annual gala, entitled “Light Up the Night,” on Saturday, April 16 from 6-10 PM.
Hosted…
“The Man Comes Around” again as the Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center will welcome back Cash Unchained, the renowned Johnny Cash tribute band, on Saturday…
The Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center and West Chester University are joining forces for three shows this spring, starting with the Wells School of Music…
For the first time since 2019, the Wells School of Music at West Chester University will bring world-class entertainment and live jazz to the…
In honor of St. Patrick’s Day, the Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center will host a week of Irish-inspired events, including a screening of…
The Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center will host Rickie Lee Jones, the voice of a generation, as she narrates her journey through music on Sunday…
The Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center will welcome Chosen Dance Company – Evvolution on Saturday, Feb. 19 at 7:30 PM.
Chosen Dance Company has been…
The Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center will celebrate Valentine’s Day on Saturday, Feb. 12 at 8 PM, when it presents the Paul Jost Quartet…
The Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center will be “Reelin’ in the Years” tonight, Feb. 4, as it welcomes Countdown to Ecstasy, the preeminent Steely Dan…
The Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center will prove that “Rock ’N Roll Never Forgets” on Saturday, Jan. 29 at 8 PM when it welcomes the…
The sweet sounds of the legendary rock-and-roll band Chicago will fill the air at the Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center tonight, Jan. 21…
Double Vision, a popular Foreigner tribute band, will rock the stage at the Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center tonight, Jan. 7, at 8 PM.
After…
It’s beginning to sound a lot like the holidays as the Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center reveals details for its seasonal celebration of music…
Two jazz vocalists, two generations of music, and two very different sounds will come together for one night of unforgettable music on Thursday, Nov. 18…
Partners in Outreach (PIO) will host its ninth annual Laughs for Literacy on Friday, Nov. 19 at 7 PM at Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center…
The Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center will celebrate a month of first-class music entertainment, starting with Cherry Cherry, a critically acclaimed Neil Diamond tribute…
The Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center will celebrate the life and legacy of “the man in black” as it welcomes Cash Unchained, a renowned Johnny…
One of Chester County’s boroughs is among the 100 Best Places to Live in America, according to new rankings from Livability.
Livability analyzed more…
Kun-Yang Lin/Dancers, one of the country’s premier contemporary Asian-American dance companies, will perform at Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center on Friday…
Three of the country’s hottest comics — Jonas Barnes, Rob Maher, and Freddie Ricks — will headline Comedy Explosion on Friday, Oct. 15 at 8 PM…
The Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center will rock tonight, Oct. 8, at 8 PM, when it hosts “Back in Black: The Ultimate AC/DC Tribute…
Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center kicks off its October music series tonight, Oct. 1, at 8 PM with the sultry rock sounds of Carlos Santana…
Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center will host KASHMIR: The Live Led Zeppelin Show tonight, Sept. 24, at 8 PM.
Since its founding by vocalist/harmonicist…
America’s No. 1 Frankie Valli tribute show — Let’s Hang On! — will perform some of the best music of the 1960s at the Uptown…
Legendary rock bassist Kasim Sulton, who has performed with Hall & Oates and other music icons, will perform songs from his new solo album, Kasim…
Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center will honor the 20th Anniversary of 9/11 with a poignant speaker event featuring one of the nation’s most…
By reopening its doors, the Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center has accomplished what so many others have not since the start of the pandemic.
And…
“Live at the Fillmore: The Definitive Tribute to the Original Allman Brothers Band” will bring the early music of the iconic Allman Brothers Band to…
The Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center will host the premiere of Project Pay Day, a family film shot locally, on Friday, June 25 at 7…
Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center has completed the installation of an iWave Air Purification System to create a healthier environment for patrons.
“We are excited…
Molly K. Morrison has been elected board president of the Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center. She succeeds Holly Brown, who just concluded two years of…
West Chester Studio for the Performing Arts at Uptown! – the nonprofit’s award-winning theatre school and camps – helps students young and old find their…
Acclaimed artist Sara Michaels, who is renowned for her soulful voice and captivating stage presence, has revealed details for the first single from a new…
“With heartfelt appreciation!”
That is the way that April Evans, Executive Director of Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center, shared the news that the local theater…
The Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center has started off the new year in impressive fashion, having raised more than $80,000 during its New Year…
The Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center has received a $50,000 grant from the Chester County Community Foundation and Chester County Commissioners to support its…
New Year’s Eve will be here before we know it, and one thing is for sure: Revelers are ready to bid farewell to 2020…
Celebrate the holiday season with West Chester Studio at Uptown! on Friday, Dec. 18 at 7 PM as it presents a virtual premiere of Tiny…
Uptown! Entertainment Alliance has released the live stream of its recent event entitled “The Pandemic, the Economy, and the Future of Live Entertainment.”
The moderated…
Many nonprofits depend on membership dues and in-person fundraiser events for revenue. So how do they keep generating revenue in the virtual world of…
Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center invites you to join it for a live streaming event – “The Pandemic, the Economy, and the Future of Live Entertainment…
Thanks to its valued supporters, including its Board of Directors, Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center has raised $350,000 toward its $500,000 goal.
The…
While the West Chester Borough Police Department’s latest recruit to the force may be small, “Officer” Brinton is nonetheless ready to serve and protect…
The Greater West Chester Chamber of Commerce has announced the fall session of the GWCC/WCU Marketing Partnership Program. This initiative between the chamber and…
Looking for some theatrical fun and learning during the fall?
West Chester Studio at Uptown! is offering a slate of in-person and virtual fall…
The Greater West Chester Chamber of Commerce has announced the cancellation of the 2020 Autumn Gallery Walk presented by Sunset Hill Jewelers & Fine Arts…
The Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center will host an evening of art, light snacks, and a cash bar at its popular Mac’s Foxhole Bar…
Editor’s Note: The Pennsylvania Department of Health’s daily report for confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Chester County and Delaware County have not…
Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center is embarking on a $500,000 campaign to sustain its operations until it can open again.
As a performing arts…
On Monday, July 13 at 7 PM, Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center is opening its doors to the public for its first indoor event since…
Celebrate the Fourth of July weekend with family and friends at the “Drive Up!”
Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center is bringing the movies outdoors. Bring…
WCStudio for the Performing Arts at Uptown! canceled its third annual Future Stars Gala, which was scheduled to be held last Saturday.
The Gala is…
WCStudio for the Performing Arts at Uptown! is holding its third annual Future Stars Gala on Saturday, March 14 1-4:30 PM.
The event…
Meet the Women and Whimsy Artists at a complimentary reception on March 4 from 5:30-7 PM at the Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center…
In celebration of March as Women’s History Month, the Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center will present Maiden, a documentary by Alex Holmes, on Wednesday…
The Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center will present the Opus One Dance Project during the first weekend of March.
Every year, Opus One Contemporary Dance…
Master magician Chris Capehart will bring his trademark wit and some of his most famous tricks to the Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center on Feb…
The Uptown! Speaker Series will welcome back Ray Didinger on Tuesday, Feb. 18 at 6:30 PM.
The beloved Philadelphia Sports Radio icon and author…
The Greater West Chester Chamber of Commerce celebrated event caterer John Serock Catering, State Rep. Carolyn Comitta, and the Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center as…
The Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center will welcome local singer-songwriter Stephanie Phillips on Friday, Feb. 28 at 7:30 PM.
Phillips will be performing…
The Jazz Cocktail Hour at Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center will present “Dessert and an Evening of Love Songs” with Laurin Talese & Quartet on…
Catherine Friedman is stepping down from her position as Executive Director of Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center.
The Board of Directors expressed appreciation for Friedman…
Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center will once again present Oscar-Nominated Short Films in partnership with ShortsTV and Magnolia Pictures.
Oscar-Nominated Short Films is…
State Rep. Carolyn Comitta, John Serock Catering, and Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center will be celebrated as some of the best in West Chester at…
The Uptown! Speaker Series will welcome Aymann Ismail – an award-winning journalist, podcast host, video editor, and photographer – to the Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center…
Once a year, the Greater West Chester Chamber of Commerce gathers its members together to celebrate those outstanding citizens and businesses that stood above the…
“A little magic can take you a long way,” said young James in Roald Dahl’s James and the Giant Peach, the musical production of…
The Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center will welcome Bee Gees Gold to West Chester on Sunday, Jan. 26 at 7 PM.
Featuring John Acosta as…
Family Jazz Night at Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center will feature beloved holiday music performed by the premier interpreter of classic cartoon soundtracks on Thursday…
WCStudio at Uptown! will present a concert of holiday music along with a short holiday play. Each year, students share their talents with the community…
Opera tutti! – in cooperation with West Chester University’s Opera Department – will present Amahl and The Night Visitors by Gian Carlo Menotti at the Uptown…
Established in 2017, the nonprofit Uptown! Entertainment Alliance operates Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center in West Chester as a theater for live performance, education, and…
For an evening of first-class rock, get ready to take flight as Danny Beissel’s Featherborn touches down at Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center…
Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center will welcome Bet Williams to West Chester, as she returns to her Philadelphia-area roots on Friday, Nov. 15 at…
Sail On, the top Beach Boys tribute band in the world, will perform one show only at Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center on Saturday, Nov…
Back by popular demand, Joel Katz & The Dynamics return to Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center on Saturday, Nov. 2 at 8 PM with a…
Soccer star and activist Joanna Lohman will share her story at the Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center in West Chester as part of the Uptown…
Registration has begun for the fall session of West Chester Studio for the Performing Arts at Uptown! that begins Sept. 21. Classes are planned for…
Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center will present Beginnings, a family friendly celebration of the music of Chicago. The band’s familiar songs span 40 years…
The Jazz Cocktail Hour at Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center opens with the upbeat, contemporary sounds of one of Philly’s finest vocalists, Sherry Wilson…
Businesses continue to prosper in West Chester and have an exciting future ahead, according to a new report from the Business Improvement District (BID), writes…
Gov. Tom Wolf and Department of Community and Economic Development officials recently walked alongside West Chester BID Executive Director Malcolm Johnstone and local business owners…
The Uptown! Speaker Series will welcome Ray Didinger on Tuesday, Sept. 17 at 6:30 PM.
The beloved radio personality, author, and sportswriter will present…
The Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center in West Chester will host 33 1/3 LIVE’s Killer Queen Experience (KQE), a 90-minute concert featuring…
Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper, an internationally acclaimed musical group, will perform at Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center in West Chester on Saturday, Aug. 23 at…
Boston comedian Jim McCue will perform live on stage at the Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center on Saturday, July 27 at 8 PM.
McCue tours…
The West Chester Studio for the Performing Arts at Uptown! will present Junie B. Jones, the Musical Jr. on Thursday, July 11 at 1 PM…
Visitors to the Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center can now expect to find more than beer and peanuts in the lounge.
Twenty-two artworks are…
Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center will again offer its weekly summer film series, Classic Movie Monday.
It’s a chance to watch memorable flicks on…
A new kind of entertainment is coming to Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center … magic.
Wednesday, June 26 will mark the first time magicians have performed…
West Chester Mayor Dianne Herrin spoke with VISTA Today about growing up in Drexel Hill, the lessons she learned working at Burger King in Broomall…
Rock legend Dave Mason’s Feelin’ Alright Tour will stop at the Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center in West Chester on Tuesday, Aug. 27.
Tickets…
Fox Rothschild
Jacqueline Segal, a partner in Fox Rothschild’s Exton office, is an advisory board member of the Women’s Resource Center, which recently…
As spring shows come to a close at the WCStudio for the Performing Arts at Uptown!, plans are already underway for two exciting summer shows…
The First Ladies of Rock & Soul are set to turn the clock back to a time and place in music history that doesn’t…
Uptown! Entertainment Alliance (UEA) has announced a new slate of officers and three new members on its Board of Directors.
The organization continues to operate…
Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center in West Chester continues to grow and evolve, always adding a new layer of entertainment options.
With member and community…
By Victoria Flickinger
The West Chester International Short Film Festival is in full swing throughout West Chester this weekend! Take a stroll in the gorgeous…
Lamb McErlane
Helen H. Mountain, a partner at the firm, has been elected to the Board of Directors of Uptown! Entertainment Alliance, which operates the…
The 15th Annual West Chester International Short Film Festival will be held Friday, April 26 through Sunday, April 28 throughout the Borough of West Chester…
In celebration of Jazz Appreciation Month, Terell Stafford, an acclaimed trumpet player based in New York City, and the Terell Stafford Quartet will perform American…
By Tori Flickinger
The West Chester Family Film Festival is presented by the West Chester Friends School and is a youth-oriented branch of West…
The Uptown Bravo Theatre, LLC (UBT) and the Uptown! Entertainment Alliance (UEA) will be receiving a Grand Jury Award from the Preservation Alliance of Greater…
Resident Theatre Company’s Dirty Rotten Scoundrels will make its West Chester debut on Friday, March 29 at the Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center.
Based…
Immaculata University
The Immaculata Symphony, a university-community organization with a tradition that dates back to the university’s founding in 1920, will hold its…
The YMCA of Greater Brandywine believes that team sports are an important way to help kids develop, not only physically, but in learning important life…
Chester County Community Foundation
Throughout April, and again in November, the Foundation will host three Philanthropy Video Talks & Receptions as part of its 25th…
According to local realtors, Chester County is home to five of the 15 hottest towns in Philadelphia’s western suburbs for people looking to relocate…
Vocalists from the Curtis Opera Theater will perform at Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center on Saturday, Feb. 9 at 7 PM. Warmly received in 2018…
On Monday evening, Rich Loughery was unanimously elected to succeed Val DiGiorgio as Chairman of the Republican Committee of Chester County. Several weeks ago, Rick…
The YMCA of Greater Brandywine – in conjunction with Director Chris Logan Harley and Uptown! Entertainment Alliance – is putting together a series of videos entitled “Don…
West Chester is once again a premier destination for entertainment this holiday season.
The borough will be home to a flurry of activity this weekend…
Join The Resident Theatre Company for a very special event on Sunday, Dec. 2 from 5:30-8 PM at the Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts…
The Whitford Charitable Fund Committee and 10 Chester County organizations recently attended a luncheon at the Whitford Country Club to celebrate the success of the…
The Board of Directors of the Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center in West Chester has welcomed Catherine Friedman as the organization’s next Executive Director…
The Resident Theatre Company is bringing Broadway performers to West Chester.
Broadway veteran Bart Shatto will star in RTC’s holiday production of Lend Me…
Evita, the Tony Award-winning musical, runs through Sunday, Oct. 28 at theUptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center on North High Street in West Chester, courtesy…
Uptown! Bravo Theater
The Uptown! Bravo Theater, LLC – the investment vehicle formed to help finance the conversion of the former West Chester National Guard Armory…
Angela Scully, Executive Director of the Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center, will retire from the theater at the end of this year.
“Angela has been…
Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center’s 2018-19 season of seven intriguing and engaging speakers includes timely topics, inspiring individuals, and a repeat of last…
All are invited to attend “Everybody Profits from Nonprofits,” the Greater West Chester Chamber of Commerce’s Executive/Board Discussion Series with local nonprofit and…
Val Vigoda – an award-winning musical performer and songwriter who drives home her message of empowerment through her one-of-a-kind combination of world…
In a letter presented to the Borough of West Chester (see below), the Greater West Chester Chamber advocates for the proposed West Chester Hotel at…
The inaugural Blues ’N Brews at Uptown! – a festival-style event that will highlight several of Pennsylvania’s favorite blues-style musicians and showcase two…
Musicians from the Curtis Opera Theater will perform at Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center in West Chester on Tuesday, May 22 at 7 PM.
Third…
Regional theater in Greater Philadelphia has always provided great entertainment, but the latest bold experiments have lifted it to a whole new level, writes John…
Lamb McErlane attorneys Jake D. Becker, William R. Christman III, and Rachel E. Lusk were sworn into the Bar of the United States…
“You Are Enough: Keeping It 100 With Yourself” by Lisa Wright Bryant is a book/ journal that encourages people to face their past and present…
Lamb McErlane partner Roger Huggins has been appointed to the Board of the Chester County Industrial Development Authority for a term expiring Dec…
The Greater West Chester Chamber of Commerce has started the new year with a new home, writes Bill Rettew for the Daily Local News.
On…
It wouldn’t be a new year without critics rolling out their end-of-year-favorites lists, trying to get their say in on the…
Picture a stage. A plush sofa behind an Art Deco coffee table stands beside an elegant serving cart with glass decanters filled with liquor. A…
The Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center in West Chester has received the 2017 Public Impact Award from Preservation Pennsylvania, according to a report in the…
ACT in Faith of Greater West Chester and Better Than Bacon, an improvisational comedy troupe, are joining forces for “Bacon Gives Back: An Improvised Comedy…
They’re a “normal” family. Dad’s an architect. Mom packs lunches each morning for two moody high schoolers. Each day feels so long but…
The Resident Theatre Company has brought its award-winning, contemporary rock musical “Next to Normal” to audiences in West Chester, writes Julia Klein for the…
Harvest Dinner and Wine Tasting
Join the Chester County Futures – which provides comprehensive academic support, mentoring, and scholarships for motivated economically disadvantaged youth – for an…
Good Fellowship Ambulance & EMS Training Institute
Good Fellowship in West Chester recently received a donation of animal oxygen masks from Invisible Fence’s Project…
The West Chester Film Festival has announced the final selection for the 13th Annual International Short Film Festival.
This year’s festival is from Friday…
Approximately 1,000 square feet of basement space inside the Chester County Historical Society that would be excellent for a creative or startup business is…
Gov. Tom Wolf has approved a $200,000 grant-to-loan for the further redevelopment of the Armory in West Chester into the Uptown! Knauer…
Alongside a thriving restaurant scene, the hub of entertainment in many small towns in America is a local theater.
In Chester County, West Chester, with…
The New Year’s celebration at the refurbished West Chester armory will not only usher in 2017, but will also mark the opening of a…
The Chester County Commissioners presented a check for $50,000 to representatives from Uptown! Entertainment Alliance this week.
The funds are part of the county…
A community guardian with roots deeper than the historic armory building itself recently played a leading role in creating an exciting second act for the…
As a child, Dwayne Walton never would have imagined himself eating lunch at one of the premier country clubs in one of the most affluent…
Following the credits from a record lineup of international short films and anticipating a memorable debut at the new Uptown! Entertainment Alliance theater next year…
We’ve added Uptown! Entertainment Alliance’s high-quality video of last week’s event to our own reporting on the Daily Local News story…
The script has been a thrilling success, and now the Uptown! Entertainment Alliance is turning its attention to transforming the set for West Chester’s…
Chester County residents’ thirst for great ideas will be quenched next week when TEDxWestChester returns for its third and final event in the recent TEDx…
By Carol Quigley,
From Friday, April 22th through Sunday, April 24th, the West Chester Film Festival (WCFF) will celebrate its twelfth year of bringing the…
Local Students to Compete in the Chester County Spelling Bee
The Chester County Spelling Bee for 2016 will be held on February 8th starting at…
Brandywine Realty Trust Partnership Sells Hotel for $26.5 million
A partnership with Brandywine Realty Trust has sold the Residence Inn Philadelphia Conshohocken Hotel to…
At the start of a new year we thought we’d take a look back at the stories that made 2015 such an exciting year…
The doors of West Chester’s historic National Guard Armory building have finally been thrown open to new ownership. The five-year journey of finding…
The opening act of the all-volunteer Uptown! Entertainment Alliance’s transformation of West Chester’s old National Guard Armory into a performance theater is…
Last night the seven members of the West Chester Borough Council voted unanimously to approve a new ordinance that provides for the creation of a…
by Kristin McLaughlin Mitchell
I moved to West Chester 3 years ago after spending over 20 years working in professional theatre in NYC as an…
The curtain is rising on a quiet but determined backstage effort to transform a historic downtown West Chester building into an exciting theatrical venue for…
TEDx will be holding its second annual event in West Chester on May 21, 2015, from 6:30-9:00 pm at the MainStage Theater…
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