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FRIDAY, AUGUST 1, 2008
THE GREATER HATBORO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE FIRST FRIDAY HATBORO Location: Hatboro Business District Time: 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Rain or shine. Cost: Free Website: www.firstfridayhatboro.com 
Downtown Hatboro will be filled with music Aug. 1 when the Greater Hatboro Chamber of Commerce presents its monthly "First Friday Hatboro," a celebration of the arts from 6 to 9 p.m., hosted by merchants in the borough's business district.
First Friday also will unveil a "touch a truck" program, giving kids a chance to get up close and personal with new and antique fire trucks, and will offer an acting lesson with an actor and improvisational coach.
A few feet away at Le Coffee Salon, 50 S. York Rd, music will be in abundance from 6 to 10 p.m. with Jesse Cohen's classical guitar and John Brasch's rock-style acoustic guitar. "Larry the Hat Man" will entertain at Special-T-Logo, 40 S. York Road, with an interactive performance of song, comedy, games and hats, hats, hats. Up the block at McMackin Tire Service, York Road and Moreland Avenue, Stone Age will offer a blend of pop, country, soul, blues and rock and roll. On the other side of the street, jazz musician John Alberto will present classical rock and blues at This N That Gift Shoppe, 31 S. York Road and Tina Margot will perform original and cover music with vocals and acoustic guitar at Edwards Studios, 7 S. York Road. Further north, at Hatboro Baptist Church, 32 N. York Road, the "Heavenly Brew Café" will feature "61 South," an electric blues band. At the south end of town, "Sound of Surrender," a group of Hatboro-Horsham students who have been performing together for three years, will display their musical skills at Kranberry Kupboard, 216 S. York Road, with everything from oldies and classics to original songs. Kranberry Kupboard, also will be conducting stitching classes. Several of the venues are offering refreshments. Kids and teens can experience the performance arts at the Kidz Klub toy and video game store, 201 N. York Road (York Road and Monument Avenue), through a "Musical Theater Mini Kamp" from 6:45 to 8:30 p.m. Actor and professional improvisation coach, Rick Horner, founder of the Improv Incubator & producer of the Philadelphia Improv Festival, will offer practical, acting techniques. On hand will be guest musicians, including Wally Grummun and his band. Pre-registration is encouraged. To pre-register, call 267- 803-3024 or send an e-mail to events@thekidzklub.com. Across Monument Avenue at McDonald's restaurant, Ronald McDonald will perform a special magic show beginning at 6 p.m. With the kids in mind, First Friday Hatboro is launching a "touch a truck" program which will allow youngsters to investigate different trucks each month. A ladder truck and pumper from Hatboro's Enterprise Fire Company will be available for inspection at the Hatboro Baptist Annex, 50 N. York Road. Kids can climb into the cab, try on some fire gear, or practice working the fire hose. At the other end of town, they can explore a 1955 Dodge Fire Truck at Jarrett Dodge, 335 S. York Road. Also for the kids, the Union Library of Hatboro, 243 S. York Road, will offer a Moonbounce to enjoy while their parents are perusing gently used books for sale in the new Myron G. Thomas Room. The room was created by the library's volunteers to house an ongoing used book sale and to provide a meeting room for nonprofit organizations. It also will be used for future First Friday activities. More than 1,600 books and 125 VHS tapes are for sale, with special pricing - $.50 to $2 - for First Friday. For a full schedule of First Friday activities - which are free to the public - and locations, visit www.firstfridayhatboro.com. For additional information about First Friday Hatboro, sponsored by Hatboro Federal Savings, call the Greater Hatboro Chamber of Commerce at 215-956-9540. |
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AUGUST 22, 23, 24, 2008
THE VILLAGE PLAYERS SUMMER SHOW
A Children's One-Act musical Location: The Village Players of Hatboro, 401 Jefferson Ave., Hatboro, PA 19040 Curtain Times:
$10 for Adults; $5 for Kids 12 and under UNHAPPILY EVER AFTER
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Just back from a sampler recording session in Nashville is "Clarity," a five-piece pop-rock group, which will perform at Deluca Music Co., 56 S. York Rd. The band, which has played at some of Philly's best known venues, including World Cafe Live, The Tin Angel, Doc Watson's and Grape Street, was one of 30 select bands chosen to perform at the Beta Hi-Fi Festival in downtown Philadelphia in August. It also won a recent "Battle of the Bands" contest at Hatboro's Summer Fun Festival.