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    Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center

    4.5 (17 reviews)
    Closed 12:30 pm - 5:30 PM

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    UPTOWN! KNAUER PERFORMING ARTS CENTER ATMOSPHERE

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    Good for kids
    Good for groups

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    Matthew B.

    Finally back after a long Covid-enforced hiatus. I adore this place - there is literally not a bad seat in the house! They have a bar, and while the drinks are a bit pricy, they offer a good selection and decent pours. Oh and you can bring it into the venue. I am thrilled that West Chester has this type of performing arts center and encourage anyone with a love of the arts to support it.

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    Great venue. I saw The Messer Chups there. Nice layout. Friendly staff. Ice cold AC. Clean restrooms. I'll be going back!

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    Outstanding facility! All seats provide an excellent view of the stage. Great sound system. Staff is polite and helpful.

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    9 years ago

    Visited for the first time last weekend. The theater is very nice! Looks like it was recently renovated. Loved the cocktail area.

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    As other reviewers have noted, the venue is wonderful, the building being an old armory that brings a great historical ambience.

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    Jake's Bar

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    A quality neighborhood bar. Saturday at 2 PM and the place is packed with some people not having…read moreseats. Seemed like an early rush for a bar. I don't know of a game going on today. The bartender at the time was particularly very friendly and I could tell he gave off the same vibe to everyone. As I left this bar with a friend, one of the (assumedly) local patrons was telling us we should've purposely nudged a guy seated so that we could more easily leave the bar instead of slowly crossing over. That particular patron looked back at the first guy very annoyed. The first guy was probably already at least semi-drunk and just kept trying to go on with his "joke". Another thing that surprises me is that this bar is closed all day Sunday and that they open at 8 AM according to the Yelp page and stay open until 2 AM. Those are mad hours This coming Sunday, there was a big game with Eagles versus the 49ers. I've never heard of a bar open so early in the morning and not open on Sundays. Not open on Sunday because a lot of regular church-goers in the area, or the staff need a break and maybe they would want to go to church? Reminds me of Chik-Fil-A without the super late hours and instead of family friendly style food and drink and chicken icon, booze instead. There were no smokers when me and my friend were there. I was thankful for that. It looks like PA started to ban smoking in all bars in 2021. Personally, don't miss it! I already have a hard enough time breathing and sleeping without being around that stuff! No food at this establishment. Quality drinks on tap and reasonable prices. Nice staff. From a neighborhood bar, can you ask for anything more?

    This first time I came to West Chester I was hitting the wrong bars. Not saying the other bars are…read morebad, don't get me wrong my love for Ryan's, Saloon and Sprout (which is closed..) will always be in my heart. But the best bar in town is Jakes Bar! open 8am to 2am. great bar for the folks that work the night shift! My favorite part about Jakes Bar is that Dwayne and Derek remembered my choice of drink and shot. I walk in they greet me and before I can pull a $5 out there's a beer and shot on the table in front of me. BOOM! Thank you to all the staff at Jake's Bar!

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