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The Kiwanis Club of Phoenixville will hold their annual Community Day this Saturday, October 1st from 8 AM to 3 PM in Reeves Park. The event will include a Flea Market with more than 80 groups WHO will have items on sale or will have information about their organizations and programs. Along with the flea market, entertainment will be provided in the bandshell beginning at 11 AM with a gymnastics demonstration by members of the “Aerials” a local gymnastics club. Musical entertainment will be provided later in the day. This year’s theme of Community Day is “Advancing Academics & Music Education” as the Kiwanis have partnered with the PAHS Band and the ‘Destinations with Directions’ student organization. All profits from Community Day will benefit these organizations and Kiwanis community programs. As a part of Community Day, the Kiwanis Club will be selling their famous Chicken Barbecue Dinners using their famous secret recipe. The full dinners, which include a half chicken,...

For a fun and different kind of night, take a ghostly tour of Phoenixville. Experience the history – and mystery – of the most haunted borough in Pennsylvania. A 90-minute walking tour is like a paranormal party! The tour leaves at 8 pm on every Friday and Saturday night in October 2011. Meet-up is at the Pickering Creek Inn, 37 Bridge Street, downtown Phoenixville. $11 for adults, $7 for kids 10 and under. Reservations are recommended, call: (215) 237-1166. Great for Girls’ Night Out, a romantic (and different!) date, small group fun. For more information, visit their website at ghosttoursofphoenixville.com .

On Friday, October 28, the Phoenixville Regional Chamber of Commerce will be hosting A Sweet Evening Under the Stars , their annual charity event. This year's event will be held at RiverCrest Golf Club & Preserve , 100 Golf Club Drive, Phoenixville, PA. A Sweet Evening Under the Stars: Our Annual Charity Event Friday, October 28, 2011 6:00pm - 10:30pm RiverCrest Golf Club & Preserve 100 Golf Club Drive Phoenixville, PA 19460 The Chamber is very excited and pleased to open up our RSVP for our Annual Charity Event! Please join us for a Sweet Evening Under the Stars at RiverCrest Golf Club & Preserve on Friday, October 28th. This event helps to celebrate the amazing non-profits in the area. The evening will include a delicious meal, great live music, a wonderful cocktail hour, a silent auction as well as a live auction, a raffle and more! We look forward to seeing you there! Call the Chamber Office at 610-933-3070 for more information! RSVP is now available! ...

On Saturday, October 8th, downtown Phoenixville will host the Oktoberfest Pub Crawl. The bars included are Bistro on Bridge, Franco Ristorante, PJ Ryans, Columbia, Mollys, Pickering & Pepperoncini Sotto. It's an indoor event that starts at 12 and goes until 8 (or however late everyone wants to party). Each bar will be decorated much like Drinko de Mayo but in an Oktoberfest fashion. They'll be offering selections from Sam Adams and special menu items such as brats, pretzels, etc For more information, please visit PhoenixvillePubCrawl.com .

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...

This October, the Renaissance Academy will be hosting a haunted house in Franklin Commons . Come experience a frighteningly good time! There will be activities for kids of all ages including the main event, our Haunted House – sorry, no “chicken” refunds, so enter at your own risk! Craft & Activities Area for younger ghosts and ghouls (donations appreciated). The haunted house will be open to the public on October 14th, 15th, 21st & 22nd from 6-9pm. Tickets are $10 at the door, $8 in advance (available at www.rak12.org ) and all proceeds support the RA New Campus and Fine Arts Department. For more information, email them at Haunt@rak12.org .

The Phoenixville Area Entrepreneur Expo is coming to Franklin Commons on Saturday, October 8, 2011 from 12-5pm Plans for the day include guest speakers, a panel of entrepreneurs, networking opportunities, children’s activities, door prizes and a helping of entrepreneur-related advice and news. In addition, State Senator Andy Dinniman will be presenting the award to Phoenixville's Favorite Entrepreneur/Business at 1pm. The event is open to the public and tickets are $5. For more information, visit http://www.paeexpo.com/ .