PA Hardcore Doc Benefit Show Saturday in Lansdale

Loren Lepre and Mark Devito, of Average Superstar Films, have interviewed many a famous PAHC face for an upcoming documentary on the culture. A benefit show for the producers of the documentary rocks the Lansdale VFW.

There's no real way to define it—Pennsylvania Hardcore just is. It isn't a thing as much as it is a culture. It isn't a genre as much as it is a lifestyle. It isn't a great song as much as it is a brotherhood. PAHC exists—replicating and duplicating, on and on for decades—because millions need it to. This sonic juggernaut is the basis of a documentary by Deptford, NJ resident Loren W. Lepre and Mark Devito, produced by Average Superstar Films. Lepre heads into editing and post-production on Tuesday.  This groundbreaking titan PAHC also invades the Lansdale VFW Saturday night, with a benefit show for the documentary, presented by Stay on Point Booking. Lepre said proceeds would be used in post-production and, hopefully, on the festival …

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Ambler Theater Unveils Hollywood Summer Nights

The film schedule for summer 2012 includes a healthy dose of Bond and Hitchcock, plus the ever-popular Python Fest.

Lansdale residents can find old Hollywood in Ambler and Doylestown during the summer. The Ambler Theater has the recipe for hot summer nights - just add Hollywood. Ambler's independent theater on Thursday unveiled its 2012 Hollywood Summer Nights schedule. The program includes two types of films, Hollywood Classics and After Dark, the theater's special events manager, Chris Collier, said on the theater's blog. "The Hollywood Classics are your Golden Age of Hollywood fare and are family friendly," Collier wrote, adding, "In fact, we encourage you to bring your family – all of our Hollywood Classics are free for ages 18 and under. "The After Dark series is a bit more gritty and probably not for everyone, but we still wanted to see these …

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Photo Gallery: Lansdale Bike Night 2011

Thousands turned out for the 16th annual motorcycle celebration

Thousand of motorcycle enthusiasts converged on Lansdale Saturday night for the 16th annual Blue Comet Bike Night. This year's event featured a charitable theme, with various motorcycle clubs and government agencies, including a Susan G. Komen motorcycle, Bikers Against Child Abuse, and the Centre Square Fire Company, raising funds and awareness for various causes. As motorcycles packed the streets of the borough, a seemingly endless amount of vendors lined the sidewalks, selling everything from sunglasses to high-performance parts. Multiple bands were scattered at various locations throughout the borough, providing a fitting rock and roll backdrop for the denim and leather crowd. Patch was on the scene snapping up pictures of the event, …

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Mmmm ... Beer

Cheers—Lansdale Beer Fest is coming June 25.

A toast—to the success of the second Lansdale Beer Fest. It’s official—June 25 from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. in the fenced-in grassy area adjacent to Madison parking lot is where the Lansdale 2011 Beer Tasting Festival will take place. The public safety committee unanimously approved the festival at its meeting Wednesday and council is expected to officially vote on it in two weeks. This year, the goal is to raise $25,000, with Lansdale Library and Manna on Main Street as the main beneficiaries. “Last year, we had what we estimate to be about 950 in Madison parking lot under a 50 by 120 tent,” said Lansdale Beer Fest Committee head Drew Stockmal, who presented the plans with co-commiteemen Ray Liberto and borough council candidate Steve Malagari…

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Pennbrook Middle School Hosts Jazz Festival

Rhythm was on display as area schools competed for top jazz honors.

Thursday night's Jazz Festival featured competition between area middle school jazz bands, including those from Milford, Pennridge-South and Wissahickon. In addition, bands from York Avenue Elementary, and Pennbrook, Penndale and Pennfield middle schools, as well as North Penn High School, entertained the many in attendance with exhibitions of style and sound.

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Whiz Kid

A Talented Trio of Thespians

Our Whiz Kids this week are North Penn High School Theatre's Erica Tolton, Dani Corradetti and Justin Dumke, who, as a team, took first place at the recent Shakespeare Festival High School Competition

Erica Tolton, Dani Corradetti and Justin Dumke know their destinies are not held in the stars, but in themselves. Shakespeare, whose quote is paraphrased above, would be proud of this week's trio of Montgomeryville-Lansdale Patch Whiz Kids. To be or not to be wasn’t a question at the recent Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival high school competition at DeSales University in Center Valley. The students in Andrea Roney’s theatre class were either going to win or lose at the festival. They came, they performed, they conquered first place as a team for the highest total combined scores. For all four years of the annual festival, a North Penn High School theatre team has won one of the top three spots. North Penn is the only school to have …

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