Thursday, August 2, 2012
The Norristown Bocce League will hold a free "Learn to Play" seminar on Aug 4, then join them Aug. 5 for the official start of the free tournament.
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Thursday, August 2, 2012
From the Valley Forge Convention and Visitors Bureau: In celebration of the Municipality of Norristown’s Bicentennial, the Norristown Bocce League will host a free bocce tournament this weekend. The league will hold a free "learn to play" seminar for all ages on Sat., Aug. 4, at 4 p.m. The actual tournament will be held on Sun., Aug. 5, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Both events will be held at the Elmwood Park Bocce Courts on Harding Boulevard (just behind the Elmwood Park Zoo.) Light picnic fare will be provided. According to Norristown Bocce League President Dave Fusco, there are more than 2,000 registered bocce team members in the Norristown area alone. "Our open house bocce event is in honor of Norristown’s Bicentennial Celebration and we …
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1501 Harding Blvd, Norristown, PA
Norristown Bocce Courts
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Saturday, July 14, 2012
Come out to Elmwood Park for patriotic melodies, Broadway show tunes and Italian standards.
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Saturday, July 14, 2012
As part of Norristown's Bicentennial Celebration, the Verdi Band will be holding a free two-hour concert on Saturday, July 21 at 7 p.m. at the Fire Chief's Band Shell in Elmwood Park. The band will perform a mix of patriotic standards, Olympic fanfare, themes from the Broadway hit Jersey Boys, selections from Benny Goodman and their own Italian favorites. Enjoy featured performances from cornet soloist Rick Garrick and soprano soloist Jaye Green. Bring a lawn chair and enjoy the concert.
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Harding Blvd & Sterigere St, Norristown, PA
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Thursday, July 12, 2012
The Norristown Bocce League will hold a free "Learn to Play" seminar on Aug 4, then join them Aug. 5 for the official start of the free tournament.
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Thursday, July 12, 2012
From the Valley Forge Convention and Visitors Bureau: In celebration of the Municipality of Norristown’s Bicentennial, the Norristown Bocce League will host a free bocce tournament the weekend of Aug. 4. The league will hold a free "learn to play" seminar for all ages on Sat., Aug. 4, at 4 p.m. The actual tournament will be held on Sun., Aug. 5, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Both events will be held at the Elmwood Park Bocce Courts on Harding Boulevard (just behind the Elmwood Park Zoo.) Light picnic fare will be provided. According to Norristown Bocce League President Dave Fusco, there are more than 2,000 registered bocce team members in the Norristown area alone. "Our open house bocce event is in honor of Norristown’s Bicentennial Celebration …
40.130382
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1501 Harding Blvd, Norristown, PA
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Friday, June 22, 2012
The church is celebrating its 125th year of ministry in Norristown.
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Friday, June 22, 2012
Calvary Baptist Church, at 801 W. Marshall Street, is inviting the community to join them on Saturday, June 23, at 10:30 a.m. to celebrate the church's 125 years of ministry by opening the time capsule placed in the cornerstone in 1902. The rain date for the event will be Saturday, June 30. According to The Times Herald, the church was founded as a mission church and originally located across from the Montgomery County Courthouse, but in 1887 a new mission church, called “Second Baptist,” was created. That group met in a barn at the corner of Marshall Street and Haws Avenue and in 1902, the cornerstone was laid for a new church at that location. That cornerstone reportedly came from Mt. Calvary in Palestine, which is why the church chose …
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Calvary Baptist Church of Norristown
801 W Marshall St, Norristown, PA
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Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Kids are invited to hop on their bikes and enjoy the fun too.
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Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Top area bike racers will test their skills on Saturday, May 19 for the first-ever Norristown Bicentennial Bike Race. The event is being sponsored by Conicelli Autoplex and produced by Main Line Cycling & Cycles BiKyle Bike Shop. Part of the Norristown Bicentennial celebration, the race will loop 1.15 miles north along Harding Boulevard, between James Street and Coolidge Boulevard, through the Elmwood Park section of Norristown. The course includes a fast downhill with a long two percent uphill finish. The Pennsylvania Cycling Association-sanctioned race will offer several categories for different skill levels for a total of eight races beginning at 8 a.m. and ending at approximately 4 p.m. The event will include an open category race for…
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Sterigere St & Harding Blvd, Norristown, PA
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Friday, May 11, 2012
Norristown is gearing up for it's first ever professional bike race!
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Friday, May 11, 2012
Top area bike racers will test their skills on Saturday, May 19 for the first-ever Norristown Bicentennial Bike Race. The event is being sponsored by Conicelli Autoplex and produced by Main Line Cycling & Cycles BiKyle Bike Shop. Part of the Norristown Bicentennial celebration, the race will loop 1.15 miles north along Harding Boulevard, between James Street and Coolidge Boulevard, through the Elmwood Park section of Norristown. The course includes a fast downhill with a long two percent uphill finish. The Pennsylvania Cycling Association-sanctioned race will offer several categories for different skill levels for a total of eight races beginning at 8 a.m. and ending at approximately 4 p.m. The event will include an open category race for…
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Harding Blvd & Sterigere St, Norristown, PA
Elmwood Park
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Thursday, May 10, 2012
As we celebrate our town's 200 birthday, let's take a look back at our younger days.
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Thursday, May 10, 2012
Another Patcher found this map of Norristown, circa 1881, on the Library of Congress website and passed it on. While none of these buildings are still around I figured someone out there might know where some of them used to be. If nothing else it's a real pretty picture of our town. You can download your own copy of this map here. The Norristown Bicentennial Celebration is still going strong. Read more about it and upcoming events here.
Friday, May 4, 2012
Here's the rundown on entertainment at Saturday's Norristown Arts Hill Festival.
On Saturday, May 5, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Norristown's Arts Hill area along DeKalb Street between Lafayette and Airy streets will close to traffic and transform into the Norristown Arts Hill Festival featuring a wide variety of artists and family-friendly entertainment. Here's the schedule for Saturday's: Stage 1 Stage 2 Showcase Stage Festival Stage The Norristown Arts Hill Festival is part of Norristown's Bicentennial Celebration. For more information on Bicentennial Celebration events, visit norristown200.com.
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Dekalb St & E Main St, Norristown, PA
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Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Musicians, artists, actors and dancers take over downtown Norristown this Saturday.
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Wednesday, May 2, 2012
From the Municipality of Norristown: On Saturday, May 5, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Norristown's Arts Hill area along DeKalb Street between Lafayette and Airy streets will close to traffic and transform into the Norristown Arts Hill Festival featuring a wide variety of artists and family-friendly entertainment. This is the three-year anniversary of the Norristown Arts Hill, a steadily developing arts and culture district based at the corner of Main and DeKalb streets. This year’s celebration is a result of support in the form of grants and sponsorship from friends in the community, the Greater Norristown Corporation (GNC), and the Municipality of Norristown. Financial support has also come from local business and patrons of the arts through …
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E Main St & Dekalb St, Norristown, PA
Norristown Arts Hill Festival
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Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Council is slated to address some of the West End's parking issues as well as award a contract for a traffic light at West Airy and Noble streets.
Norristown Municipal Council meets tonight at 7:30 p.m. at Norristown Municipal Hall. Among the topics on the agenda are ammendments to the parking rates on West Marshall Street and further discussion of public parking at Poley Park. Council will also be awarding a contract to West Chester-based Lenni Electric to install a traffic light at West Airy and Noble streets, but first they'll entertain a motion to waive the 30-day waiting period required by the Responsible Contractor’s Ordinance. Under public safety, there's a motion before council to approve a resolution establishing guidelines for police making warrantless arrests and a motion to waive Norristown's open container rule for one day in anticipation of the beer garden planned for …
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Norristown Municipal Hall
235 E Airy St, Norristown, PA
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7:05 pm on Saturday, May 19, 2012
locations of buildings across top 1,lowe home, w.main st, 2,egypt flour mill, mill st & schuykill st 3,washington woolen mills, at schuykill river near montgomery cemetery 4,stoney creek rolling mill, marshall st at stoney creek 5,liversedge cotton & wollen mill, barbado's st 6,slemmer oil works, main & ford sts 7,nat'l gas works, dekalb & washington sts. if interested in the others please email … more ›