Lovely, quaint theater for local production. Miss Erin did a fabulous job with a summer camp…read moretheater of Wicked.

We recently went to Mcoole's for dinner average prices, great house menu. Items…read more left with doggy bad . The in-house brewery rocks I One of the best brewery beers, I ever had ! I would recommend any brewery frequenters to check out .

Love this place that broke away from corporate Great…read moremovies, nice wine for $7 Comfort seats. Affordable prices This place cares

check out the screen in Theater 11. Fully damaged across the entire width makes for a completely…read moredistracted viewing. Great place for trying your chances at winning a stuffed animal, but not a place to see a movie

For my first hockey experience I had more fun watching the stands than watching the ice. This team…read morecould not get their offense together. They would constantly move the puck into the corners behind the goalie and pass up on shots in front of the net. I watched the other team slide the puck around the front of the net and set up opportunities for shots on goal. 42 shots vs 21 shots it's no wonder they lost 2-1 However the teams mascot had fun with the crowd and also brought a few of his friends. Such mascots as the Philly Fanatic, the Iron pigs 2 mascots , the Orioles bird, Pittsburgh's penguin and others

Had a great time here the 5 times i was there. Don't listen to the whiners that are posting in…read morehere. People have champagne taste on beer salaries

Firebird Festival has been on my radar for years (tickets in the past sold out too quickly), but I…read morefinally made it this year, which luckily was the first year it was open to all / free to all! If you want to do the Firebird Festival, here are some tips from my experience. First, get on their email list. All the info will be emailed, including updates on building the bird, ways you can help, and volunteer opportunities. When they say they light the bird at 8pm, YES IT WILL BE LIT AT 8pm, AND IT WILL HAVE BURNED DOWN TO ITS FEET BY 8:15pm!!!! My last photo was taken at 8:13pm, as I walked away, and the structure had burned, collapsed, and was just a big bonfire + phoenix claws. And SO MANY PEOPLE were still descending on the park, thinking "it's only 8:15, I've got plenty of time" ummm, no. I passed at least 300 people wondering if any of them understood that all that was left was good live music and some drunk hook-up options. But the party continues until 11pm, so for the childless crowd, there you go. If you do care to see the bird, be there at least a half hour before 8pm. The drum procession into the field happens at 7:30, and is very cool to see, plus is a part of the ceremony and theatrics of it all. Then, dancing, chant music, fire dancers, etc. all circle 'round the bird. You can really see all they've developed over the years in the choreography, creativity, and attention to details. There were a lot of kids there, babies to teens, all ages. I was worried about my preschooler being afraid of the fire, or the idea of burning an animal figure. I made sure to show some kid-friendly YouTube videos ahead of time, and educate about this mythological creature, and it's meaning. I stressed that a new young bird rises from the ashes, according to legend, and that this bird was pretend, made of wood by volunteers. They ask for people to bring lunches to the volunteers in the months (yes, building starts in SEPTEMBER) leading up to the festival, and if I'd had time I would have done that and taken my kid to see that process. It's my plan for next year. Anyway, it went over pretty well. No kids were crying. Mine was a little sad at first, but then pretty fascinated by the fire. I don't recommend positioning yourself close to the fire with kids; it's scary and overwhelming for them. My preschooler was a little nervous when we were somewhat close, but did better from afar, where we saw a lot more kids as we walked out. The show really is something worth checking out at least once. They make a different style of bird each year (always a phoenix, but in different poses and styles). The bird is always about 25' high, made of wood. This year the bird had rainbow lights as eyes, and a mechanical beak that opened and closed. It also had a plume of branches sticking out its head. It looked partridge-y, but still I could distinctly see a phoenix. It was beautiful! As you can see in my photos, they projected a colorful light show into the body of the bird, which was equally beautiful. In addition to the phoenix, there are vendors, food options, and live music. A Boy Scout troop was selling hot chocolate ($3/cup) and offering apple bread and brownies but asking for donations on those. Sadly, a lot of people just took the baked goods and gave nothing, which was totally despicable. Those kids were working so hard, and giving up their own leisure time to enjoy the festival so these greedy drunk-high jerks could rob their baked goods. Ew! The live music was really very quiet. I had a hard time hearing it 50' away. There are residences all around Veterans Memorial Park, where it's held, so I guess noise had to be kept down. Stinks. Speaking of, there were a row of port-a-potties available, and the scent of weed every 3 square feet, with a cop every 10 square feet. Multiple fire engines were right nearby and ready. Everything was extremely well organized. There were police officers controlling traffic, guarding blocked off roads, and there to assist in the crowds. Shuttle busses ran from three different municipal lots (all full very early), and walking was possible from the downtown area, if you were up for a 1.5mi journey. We had best luck parking by a church in a nearby residential neighborhood, and walking from there with a stroller. I definitely recommend the Firebird Festival! But make it your focus of the evening. Everyone who thought they'd have a nice dinner downtown and then catch the shuttle or walk over to the festival was sorely disappointed to arrive when there was nothing left to see.

I love fire, it can be very theatrical…read more Generous volunteers make this awesome free event happen each year. It's the family-friendly, East Coast mini-version of Burning Man. OK, maybe not but still a great time. Fire dancers? Check. Live music? Check. Local artisans? Check. Happy friendly hippies? Check Comfort food? Check Large wooden object burned to the ground while revelers clap and cheer with joy? Check.

Went to the Forge Theatre on First Ave in Phoenixville last night to see a show called "Play On."…read more The cast was fantastic, the show was hilarious. Such a great venue for local actors to ply their trade right in the heart of our bustling town.

I'm giving it a 1-star as 0 is not an option. My husband and I made a really bad choice by going…read moreto this theatre last Saturday, 9/30. We got there 5 minutes before 8pm and were trying to find 2 seats together. There were mostly single seats but there was one 2 seats together in the corner right next to the entrance. They were marked 'for guests coming in late so as not to disturb the show'. We were pretty sure it would be fine and were about to take our seats when one of their attendants rudely stopped us saying we had to take 2 separate single seats. One seat was on the left and the other on the right across the room, how ridiculous!! My husband argued and finally she agreed, but on leaving, she said 'a--ho--! We were totally shocked at that outrageous language. We kept our cool and did not want to cause a scene. We have been going to numerous theatres in the suburbs, in Philadelphia, even Broadway and have never been treated like that or ever had such a horrible experience. This theatre is just a small, run-down, 'Mom & Pop' theatre with such uncomfortable hard chairs (wooden chairs covered with red cloth just to look nice). There is probably no backstage as the performers have to go back and forth through the entrance next to our seats. The stage is so small that the performers stand just about 2 feet away from the front row! This was our first and last patronage to this lousy theatre run by a 'no-class' management.

For something different and fun to do - take this ghost tour of historic downtown Phoenixville…read more They run tours on Friday and Saturday nights in the month of October. We did it last year and plan to do it again - it was SO much fun! We were looking for something active to do (it's a 90-minute walk) but not go dancing, for a Girls' Night. This was perfect. The guide was very knowledgeable and gave good stories and really set it up for us to have a good time. Plus we probably learned stuff too! We met down on Bridge street. The walk was not too hard but not really for someone who can't walk a good bit. They let children go, but I think the one we were on was too spooky for kids. I think they make it less scary if there are kids in the group. We DID call in advance, which they recommend and we were glad we did, b/c there were people there hoping to get in on the tour. But because we had reservations, they took us and gave them spots for the next night. They keep the groups small, which I appreciate. I went on a ghost tour in Savannah and the group was so big, we could never hear the guide. Some of the people came from surrounding areas, not just Phoenixville: Valley Forge, Downingtown, West Chester, King of Prussia. They said it was something different to do. Which I agree - it's hard to find something great to do besides just restaurants & clubs! This was fun!

This tour was more of a historical tour of downtown Phoenixville. Very informative of…read morePhoenixville's background and what buildings are basically still standing in original form, thus, possibly (and notedly) being haunted. The tour was not scary. Nobody pops out at you. No one hiding in costume along the trail. Flashlights and cameras aren't required, but it's fun to try to capture orbs or manifestations on camera. I was born in Phoenixville and did not know some of the history explained on the tour. I was glad I chose to participate, however, this is not a gut wrenching haunted attraction at all.