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So, What’s New?
Just launched: Overheard in Phoenixville… because some conversations are too good to stay at the next table
Can someone hire an Etsy witch to make sure the PXV Pizza Party doesn’t get rained out again?
Step aside, Dinner en Blanc. Dinner en Blob is here
No punch backs! A new brewery just hit Spring City
Are you a freak? How about a geek? Root Down wants to host your events
Featured Event: Short Bus Hot Dog Cart Pop-Up
So happy for our friends at Short Bus Hot Dog Cart! They’ve got their second pop-up event scheduled for Monday June 15th (AKA: TODAY!) starting at 11am (AKA: RIGHT NOW!) at Rivertown Taps. They only have 200 hot dogs available, so you might want to rethink your lunch plans.
I had a chance to sample a few of the dogs ahead of time (a tough job, but someone had to do it), and the El Jocho and the Backyard Dog were my favorites.
Upcoming Events: June 15th-28th
🚗 = Not in Phoenixville proper
🏳️🌈 = Pride events
Arts & Culture
Social Book Club | Tues June 16th, 6:15pm | Reeves Park | Details
The Kiss and Tell Romance Book Group: Our Perfect Storm | Wed June 17th, 7-8pm | Reads & Company | Details
🏳️🌈Pridefest Author Meet & Greet with Emma Copley Eisenberg, Sara Novic, & Ben Chalfin | Sat June 20th, 1-3pm | Reads & Company | Details
Archive/Journal: Celebrating Vincent Cianni | Sat June 20th, 7pm | Colonial Theatre | Details
Then and Now Book Group: The Adventures of Augie March | Tues June 23rd, 7-8pm | Reads & Company | Details
🏳️🌈What's the Tea? Book Group: The Lilac People | Wed June 24th, 7-8pm | Reads & Company | Details
Live Author Event: K.A Linde | Wed June 17th, 7pm | Bistro on Bridge | Details
Fright Night: Getaway Nightmares | Sat June 27th, 7:30pm | Colonial Theatre | Details
Books on Tap: Things Fall Apart | Tues June 30th, 7-8:30pm | Molly Maguire’s | Details
Bars & Nightlife
Millennial Singles Mixer | Thurs June 18th, 6-9pm | Great American Pub | Details
🏳️🌈Phoenixville Pride Kickoff Party | Fri June 19th, 9pm-12am | Boardroom | Details
🏳️🌈Pride Variety Show: Evening of Gorgeous Scandalisms | Sat June 20th, 7:30-10pm | Steel City | Details
Tuscan Singles Night (Ages 40-60) | Thurs June 25th, 6-9pm | Valley Forge Trattoria & Lounge | Details
Swing & Sip Golf Simulator Contest | Thurs June 25th, 6pm | Twelve78 Brewing | Details
20s & 30s Social Meetup: Karaoke | Thurs June 25th, 9-11pm | Molly Maguire’s | Details
🏳️🌈Pride Month Themed Drag Brunch | Sat June 27th, 12pm | SoulJoel’s | Details | 🚗
Food & Drink
Hot Dog Cart Pop-Up | Mon June 15th, 11am to Sellout | Rivertown Taps | Details
After Hours Farmers Market | June 17th, 5-7pm | Boardroom | Details
Beach Cookie Decorating Class | Thurs June 18th, 6:30-8pm | Baked by Jul | Details | 🚗
20s & 30s Social Meet up Group Anniversary Lunch | Sat June 20th, 12:15pm | Hung Vuong Food Court | Details | 🚗
Fried Chicken Sandwich Pop-Up | Sun June 21st, 11am til Sellout | Stonersville Hotel | Details | 🚗
Bahn Mi Pop-Up | Wed June 24th, 6pm til Sellout | Cafe Com Leite | Details
Botanical Garden Culinary Experience | Sat June 27th, 7pm | Let’s Cultivate Food | Details | 🚗
Picnic in the Park | Sun June 28th, 2pm | Valley Forge Park (Waynes Wood Area) | Details | 🚗
Sports, Fitness, & Outdoors
Shoes n Brews Run Club | Tues June 16th, 6:30pm | Rec Room | Details
Save the Schuylkill River Cleanup Weekend | Fri June 19th-Sun June 21st, 9am-2pm | Lock 60 Recreational Area | Details
Shake What Ya Mama Gave Ya: Adult Dance Class | Fri June 19th, 6:30-8pm | Trufit Pilates | Details
Flex & Stretch Puppy Yoga | Sat June 20th, 9-9:45am & 10:30-11:15am | Twelve78 Brewing | Details
Indoor Co-ed Volleyball | Sat June 20th, 1:30-4:30pm | Phoenixville Rec Center | Details
108 Sun Salutations | Sat June 20th, 11:45am | Nectar Yoga Studio | Details
Sunday BRUNch Run Club | Sun June 21st, 8am | Steel City | Details
Tuesday In The Park Ice Cream 5K | Tues June 23rd, 7pm | Pottstown’s Riverfront Park | Details | 🚗
Cold War in Philly: Flyers vs. Russia 1976 | Thurs June 25th, 7pm | Colonial Theatre | Details
Phoenixville Beer Runners Run Club | Thurs June 25th, 7pm | Punch Buggy Brewing | Details | 🚗
Coventry Woods Trail Running Festival | Sun June 28th, 8am | Coventry Woods Park | Details | 🚗
KOP Walking Club | Sun June 28th, 8:15am | KOP Town Center | Details | 🚗
Classes, Workshops, & Group Activities
Intro to Knitting | Wed June 17th, 6:30-8:30pm | Here & Now Crafts | Details
Adult Art Club | Thurs June 18th, 7-9pm | Sly Fox Phoenixville | Details
Science on Screen: Memento (2000) | Sat June 20th, 2pm | Colonial Theatre | Details
Paint Along Class: Silly Goose | June 24th, 6:30-8:30pm | Silly Little Art Shop | Details
Y2K Junk Journal Event | Wed June 24th, 7-9pm | Here & Now Crafts | Details
Friday Night Clay | Fri June 26th, 6pm | Lightspire Art Studio | Details
Grow and Glow: Clay Plant Pot Painting | Sat June 27th, 1-3pm | Sona’s Courtyard & Cafe | Details | 🚗
Sound Immersion & BYOCraft | Sun June 28th, 10-11am | Here & Now Crafts | Details
Bohemian Watercolor Techniques: Moon & Botanical Floral Painting | Sun Jue 28th, 10am-12pm | Julie Miller Pottery | Details
Sunday Letter Writing Club | Sun June 28th, 1-2pm | Here & Now Crafts | Details
Live Music & Comedy Shows
Back to Broadway with the 49ers Chorus | Mon June 15th, 6:30-7:30pm | Phoenixville Public Library | Details
Street Beans | Fri June 19th 6-7pm | Twelve78 Brewing | Details
Juneteenth Concert: Featuring LARS with Vessna Scheff & Stephanie Cole | Fri June 19th, 7-10pm | Steel City | Details
Hip Hop Night | Fri June 19th, 8-11pm | Rec Room | Details
Rew, DaisyChain, Crashout, & Think Machine | Sat June 20th, 7pm | the Polish Club | Details
Solidarity Solstice | Sun June 21st, 12-7pm | the Gem | Details | 🚗
James “Murr” Murray: The Errors Tour | Sat June 27th, 7pm | SoulJoel’s | Details |🚗
Flag of Democracy | Sat June 27th, 7pm | the Polish Club | Details
The Church: The Singles 1980 – 2025 | Sat June 27th, 8pm | Colonial Theatre | Details
Markets, Festivals, & Businesses
Summer Vintage Market | Thurs June 18th, 5-9pm | Bistro on Bridge | Details
Chester County Hot Air Balloon Festival | June 19th-21st | Ludwig’s Fairgrounds | Details | 🚗
I Bleed for Preston & Steve Blood Drive | Fri June 19th, 7am-7pm | Greater Philly Expo Center | Details | 🚗
🏳️🌈Chester County Pridefest | Sat June 20th, 11am-5pm | Bridge Street | Details
First Annual Fairy Festival | Sun June 21st, 1-6pm | St. Peters Village | Details | 🚗
Phoenixville Pizza Party (Rain Date) | Fri June 26th, 4-8pm | Phoenixville Foundry Parking Lot | Details
Community Spotlight: Camphill Soltane
Here's an easy way to do some good: head to Stable 12 on Monday June 22nd between 5 and 10pm, and 10% of your bill goes directly to Camphill Soltane through their Dine & Donate program.
Camphill Soltane is a Chester County nonprofit that has been doing really meaningful work since 1988. They create inclusive community for adults with intellectual differences, offering real pathways for employment, creativity, and connection through programs like Soltane Cafe (yep, the one on Bridge Street!), Soltane Horticulture, and Soltane Hospitality.
Movies on Screen
Backrooms (2026): Plays until June 18th
Disclosure Day (2026): Plays until June 25th
Pressure (2026): Plays until June 18th
🏳️🌈Paris is Burning (1990): June 18th
Clue (1985): June 19th
🏳️🌈The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994): June 20th
🏳️🌈Happy Together (1997): June 21st
Enter the Dragon (1973): June 21st
🏳️🌈The Doom Generation (1995): June 26th
The Best Years of our Lives (1946): June 28th
Blazing Saddles (1974): June 28th
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The next newsletter drops on Monday June 29th.
Talk soon!
-Mayr