Bye Bye Birdie
Revival Productions stages the 1950s rock-and-roll sendup Bye Bye Birdie at Uptown Knauer, ten performances from September 11 to 27. Opening night tacks on a dress-up cocktail party with an open bar before the 7:30 show, and the September 24 performance is open-captioned.
More at Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center
AM Radio Tribute Band
AM Radio replays the 1960s and early-70s hit parade at Uptown Knauer on Saturday, September 5, curtain at 7:30. Buy through the theater's own site; Uptown warns that resale listings are the only fakes in the building.
Social Sessions Open Jam Hosted by DJ HA
September edition of the Uptown open jam. Players sign up, DJ HA keeps it moving, and the room turns over every few numbers.
West Chester Comedy Festival: Thursday Showcase at Uptown
The festival's big-room Thursday show, five comics including Samantha Ruddy. Starts half an hour after the Turks Head set, so you can only pick one.
Around the same time
Gay Street Open-Air Market
Labor Day, and the street stays closed. Four blocks of Gay Street without cars, restaurant tables out in the road, and the shops on either side open for the holiday.
Last Day of Daily Mini Golf at Alverthorpe Park
The mini golf course at Alverthorpe Park runs every day through Labor Day, then drops to weekends only for the rest of September. This is the last everyday round of the year.
Festival of Fountains at Longwood Gardens
The fountain season runs to the end of September, and the gardens stay open on Labor Day Monday when most of Chester County is closed. Closed Tuesdays. Timed tickets sell out on holiday weekends.
