GIFTS OF EXPERIENCE Uptown!s gifts of experience will be warmly received, easily shared and long remembered. Please stop in at 226 N High St, call (610) 356-ARTS(2787) or go online for easy one-stop shopping: UptownWestChester.org 🎁 GIFT CERTIFICATES Consider Uptown! Gift Certificates for maximum flexibility! Recipients choose the shows that fit their schedule; you just decide the dollar amount. RTC Gift Certificates are available separately. 🎁 TICKETS New Year’s Eve: Give an elegant evening of …Read More
ANGELA SCULLY TO RETIRE
OUR FIRST DIRECTOR HAS SET US ON A PATH FOR SUCCESS! Angela Scully, Executive Director of Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center, will retire from the theater at the end of this year. Please join us in sharing our gratitude and good wishes. We hope she’ll have a little more time to paint and travel. “Angela has been a driving force in the creation and launch of the theater since joining our team …Read More
Membership means Access!
Uptown! Membership is the best way to show your support for the Arts in our Community while enjoying exclusive Benefits. Membership means Access! Uptown! Members at every level get news about upcoming shows before the general public through exclusive email newsletters. Members at the “Star” level also get first chance to reserve the best seats in town for high-demand events before tickets go on sale to the general public. Member …Read More
Uptown! Elects New Board Members
Changes in Board of Directors at Uptown! The Uptown! Entertainment Alliance Board of Directors elected new members at their March meeting. Leadership, passion, dedication, and commitment from many community members and organizations drives Uptown!s success in fundraising, programming, marketing and administration. Their Board continues to represent the experience and expertise needed to continue to fulfill their mission as a “home for live performance, film, education and the life of our …Read More
AZUL: The Story of Picasso’s Blue Period in Music and Dance at Uptown! for One Show Only
Why did Pablo Picasso choose a moody, monochromatic blue palette as he began his famous career? This new, creative production by Writer and Director Tanaquil Márquez will tell how and why Picasso’s Blue Period evolved. Presented by Yajaira Paredes Productions and La Fábrica Theater as part of Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center’s Latin Series, the show incorporates the music and culture of Picasso’s Latin roots. “Azul”, the Spanish word for …Read More
Chosen Dance’s Hip Hop Evvolution
Chosen Dance Company returns to Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center with another exciting performance. Their Fall show was so popular and compelling, it is easy to see why the group is eager to return and Uptown! is glad to have them back. Evvolution is the story of Hip Hop dance in America 2.0, an upgrade to their last performance. It is family friendly, intended to entertain and enlighten audiences of …Read More
World Cafe Live & Uptown! Partnership
Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center and World Cafe Live are pleased to announce an entertainment partnership, bringing classic artists to West Chester, PA’s new theater. Following their remarkable first year, Uptown! caught the attention of World Cafe Live promoters as the ideal venue to serve up world class concerts to patrons west of Philadelphia and those who remember World Cafe Live at the Queen in Wilmington, DE. World Cafe Live …Read More
Diamonds & Denim New Year’s Eve Gala 2017 FAQ
Diamonds & Denim New Year’s Eve Gala 2017 FAQ #PartyoftheYearWC #UptownNYE2017 It’s time to celebrate! Not just the end of one calendar year and beginning of another. Uptown! Is planning a party to celebrate 15,000 tickets sold in its first year of operations. Please join us! We hope the following will answer your Gala questions, but if you think of something else, please ask: info@uptownwestchester.org. 💎 Is the Gala just …Read More
Uptown! 2017 Holiday Gift-Giving Guide
Are you making a list and checking it twice? Uptown! has gifts for everyone on your list, naughty or nice. Our gifts of experience will be warmly received, easily shared and long remembered. Stop in, call or go online for easy shopping the Uptown! way. TICKETS For Adults who enjoy an epic Party, reserve seats for the dazzling “Diamonds & Denim New Year’s Eve Gala”. Give tickets as gifts and …Read More
Flamenco Returns!
“Carmen en Flamenco” Friday, November 17, 8:00PM It is no wonder people flock to see live Flamenco performances. Men and women of all backgrounds appreciate this unique dance of passion and courtship that expresses emotions from deep sadness to pure joy. Flamenco is a complex, physically demanding artform including castanets and fans, hand-clapping, foot-stamping and extravagant costumes. It is fast and rhythmic, precise yet gentle. Flamenco is sensual. Flamenco is …Read More