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Valley Forge Christian College's Curtain Call drama club will be presenting If The Apron Fits at 7pm on November 4th, 5th and 6th. The production, which will be held at VFCC's Krempels Theater, 1401 Charlestown Road, is described as: Hilarity ensues when one particular father, husband and head of house, decides to take on the role of house wife while his wife is away. What could possibly be simpler, right? Unfortunately for this father, everything that could go wrong, does go wrong!!! Tickets are $5 for general admission and $3 for students, seniors and children.

This Saturday, September 24, from 4 pm to 7 pm, come out to the basketball courts at Valley Forge Christian College for the first "Give Back to the Community Day". When Phoenixville community activist Mike Ellis recently noticed that Phoenixville has never had a "Give Back to the Community Day", it set off a chain of events that will culminate in this weekend's Giveback event that has a focus on the kids. Ellis and professional basketball player Tai Crutchfield will be at the courts to give a free basketball clinic to those 11 and older. Ellis and Crutchfield worked with Dolly Winston this summer as coaches for the Phoenixville Area Positive Alternatives league. A bond was formed and plans to continue teaching the local youth move forward with this event. Ellis feels Phoenixville can become a major basketball training ground for kids with events like this. "We have the talented teachers and coaches. I'm arranging sponsorships to make these progra...

The Chesco Pops are partnering with the Phoenixville Public Library in its performance at Valley Forge Christian College in Phoenixville on Sunday, July 10 at 3 p.m. Titled From Sea to Shining Sea: America’s Musical Bounty, the program features Salute to Broadway, Sousa’s Washington Post March, and Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue, featuring jazz and classical crossover pianist, Terry Klinefelter. Medleys of soundtracks written by John Williams for Harry Potter, Close Encounters of the Third Kind and Raiders of the Lost Ark and by Henry Mancini for Peter Gunn and Pink Panther will also appear. A medley of 10 traditional American songs closes the program. The Pops is under the direction of WCU Professor Emeritus, Jacques Voois. The 65-piece orchestra comprises many of Chester County’s finest instrumental players. Since its founding in 2005, the Pops has presented 36 concerts in more than a dozen county venues. Concertgoers will enjoy the Pops show while supporting the ongoing acti...

Beginning this evening, Valley Forge Christian College will be presenting William Nicholson's Shadowland . The play, based on the life of C.S. Lewis, will be held Friday, Saturday and Sunday night beginning at 7pm each of the next two weekends. General admission tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for students, seniors and children. For more information, visit the event page at vfcc.edu .

On Saturday, September 18th, adventure sports fans will have a chance to catch the Radical Reels World Tour 2010 as it pays a visit to Valley Forge Christian College : Radical Reels: World Tour '10 Saturday, September 18 at the Valley Forge Christian College in Phoenixville, PA The Philadelphia Rock Gyms & the Schuylkill Canal Association, in conjunction with the Banff Mountain Center, brings you the Second Annual Radical Reels: the best in action sports filmmaking, audience-tested and programmed for maximum excitement. Catch the steepest and deepest in high-adrenaline outdoor sport films coming, for the first time,.to your neighborhood! For more information or to order tickets ($2 off if ordered through the website), visit www.philarockgym.com/radicalreels2010.htm . A portion of the proceeds go to benefit Schuylkill Canal Association