| Windrose Studio Craft Market, (was Hipster Home) 237 Bridge street |
4pm, 6pm 10am (pre- festival matinee) | Featuring Local Artists pottery, jewelry, fiber arts, and more
Friday 11AM-10 PM satuday 10 AM – 10 PM, Sunday 12-8 PM
Opening November 25 – December 18 |
The Marionette Theatre of the Stars presents its family holiday show. Santa's elf Fumblefinger invents Super Magic Christmas Glue. Children's present making before and after shows ~ decorate a candle or make a snow flake ornament. Tickets $ 5 Family price $ 15 (the only charging event on the program) |
| Steel City, 203 Bridge Street |
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3:30- 5:30pm | Tres Compadres is a modern flamenco ensemble that combines latin and jazz influences with Spanish flamenco. A treat for the ears as well as the eyes as one of their beautiful dancers captivates audiences with the dance of the gypsys'.
Since the release of their debut CD Que Pasa, Tres Compadres has been winning over music fans around the globe.Tres Compadres entered the top ten twice in Our Stage competions in 2008, in the categories of World Music and Solo Guitar Performance. 2009 brought in a nomination for best flamenco song from the international JPF music awards, and their version of Chick Corea's Armandos Rumba has recieved numerous downloads in several countries around the world. Tres Compadres will be joined by flamenco dancer Inez del Mar and Lara Vracarich.. |
| Soltane Breads and spreads, 138 Bridge street |
| 4:30pm | Dagmar Hoell (3 Crows Jumping ) telling the Lenni Lenape story of "Rainbow Crow" |
| 3-6pm | Jen Young - Angel Card Readings / Guidance from your Angels. |
| Diving Cat Studio , 246 Bridge Street |  |
| 4-8pm | Singer songwriter Chuck Schubert performing classic rock tunes along with his own material. Chuck's style encourages everyone to join in for a great time. Snacks, Markels' Cookies....and an enchanting array of treasures! |
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| | featured artist in the gallery that day; : Stephanie Hamilton from Pacifica, California. Stephanie's designs create personal and elegant wearable art by knitting silver and gold with semi-precious stones, shells, pearls and other natural materials. Each piece is unique, just like the wearer. |
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| Phoenix Karate Center , 224 Bridge Street | |
| 3-5pm | Music Tax Initiative John Boykin, John Shaw, Steven "Ragnarok" Rongner Cook on guitars and Alexander Uskuraitis on accordion
Ridley Creek Three Ladies and three Gentlemen
Steven "Ragnarok" Rongner Cook on Guitar and drums, The right honorableWayne G Harvey on guitar and Alexander Uskuraitis on accordion, Becky Rossi and Ellen Erkess on banjos and Jado "Boomer" Foot on upright bass
Black Dogs From Hell All original compositions.
Mike Jacobs, and John Baumeister on guitars, Mike DiFronzo on drums joined by bassist and International world class artist Mike DeFeo. | |
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| 5-7:30 pm | Jenna Deitsch is a Tribal and Oriental Fusion bellydance performer known for her graceful lines, mesmerizing spins and sultry hipwork. Jenna has trained with leading names in the Tribal Fusion and Folkloric bellydance field and believes her varied background helps elevate her style to a new level of fusion! Jenna is also a proud member of UnderBellies!!!!
UnderBellies is a new fusion dance troupe of 7 dancers, led by Zadyra,most of whom are in their first year and already in love! Their style is rooted in Turkish cabaret with tribal nuances, and they continue to experiment and explore all possibilities through bellydance |
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| 3:30-4:30pm | LunaMuse Tribal Belly Dance and Friends with Ken Ulansey on pennywhistle and alto sax, and Donna Bostock is their percussionist. . Since it's inception in 2009, LunaMuse has been on a dynamic journey. Their eclectic gypsy style is not choreographed. They are able to dance together in formation by learning a vocabulary of moves and signal cues that allow the "leader" to tell the others what will come next. Janice, Kate and Rima met while studying Tribal belly dance and have been dancing together for seven years. It is their connection with each other and their intrinsic feminine, that feeds their desire to dance. |
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5-7pm | Paul Wentworth band - folk/fusion guitar | |
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| 7:30pm | Pageantry parade down Bridge Street, starting from Starr street down to our Phoenix bird,includes drummers, dancers, giant puppets and the torch that lights the bird. |
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| At the Firebird Site - 300 block of Bridge Street |
4:00pm | The Crafts Bazaar opens - be sure to come and enjoy the food, street performers, music, entertainment and more. |
4-10:00pm | Hot Cider & Tees - stop by the Firebird booth and treat yourself to some hot cider. Fresh from Baumans in Sassamansville, we pick it up at the cider press the day before the event. Be sure to check out our expanding line of merch: Firebird Tees, Hats, Blankets, Clay Birds, Phoenix pins and more. Proceeds go to support the Firebird Festival. All sales CASH only. |
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| | Barry Lee of Spirit Wing is the master of Ceremonies |  |
| 4-4:30pm | Frank Della Penna creator of Cast in Bronze, is born and raised in Phoenixville, is a big name on the big stages around America, but till now hasn’t performed in his home town. His instrument ~ the carillon ~ consists of 35 bells with a total weight of four tons. It is the only musical act of its kind in the world, and we are very fortunate to have him at our festival. The sounds are inspirational and moving, capturing the soul of all those bells. Watching his passion and magicianship makes for an unforgettable experience. |
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| 4:30-6pm | Stellarscope has the rare ability to combine quality space-pop and sonically charged experimentation. They create textured soundscapes with emphasis in songwriting and expansion. Stellarscope has released several full-lengths and EPs, and their music has been featured on Discovery Channel, A&E, MTV, and more.
Current members * Tom Lugo - vox, guitar, fx, samples, programming * Rob DeFlaviis – bass, keys
* Bob Forman - drums, percussion . And this year joined by Cyndee Lee Rule - violin and Nik Turner - Saxophone |
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6:30-7:30pm
| Spirit Wing – one of the most popular Native American groups in the region. They have been together for ten years, performing at the Philadelphia FolkFestival, Bethlehem Music Fest, New Jersey Folk Festival and many other venues in the tri-state area, including performing at the Firebird Festival in Phoenixville since it's inception. They have been nominated for a Native American Music Award in 2006, 2007 and 2009. Their background is a strong Americana/Folk/Blues sound, and their members are: Barbara Andrews-Christy, Barry Lee, Chris Hawley and Doug Penglase. |  |
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7pm | Firedancers for the Firebird Festival are provided by The Playing Mantis. They're very excited to be attending this unique and exciting community event, and are looking forward to a great burn! Based out of Wilmington, DE, The Playing Mantis travels the east coast providing fire performance, instruction, and supply. |
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| 7:30pm | All the fire magicians ~The Playing Mantis, Adamo Ignis and The Phantasmagoria-Circus grand display. |
| Pageantry parade down Bridge Street, includes drummers, dancers, giant puppets and the torch that lights the bird. |
| 8:00pm | LIGHTING THE FIREBIRD |
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| The street performers up and down Bridge street, called buskers, are performing for tips. Please support local artists on the street and at the craft bazaar. |
| | Who all will be there, we don't know, but the Morris Dancers will be back again dancing in front of the Colonial Theatre. Take a look at their website, they are a facinating bunch. |  |
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| Adamo Ignis shows you the passion of dance, the danger of fire, and many other tricks that will leave you longing for more and in love with more than just the flame.. Bringing acts such as fire eating and breathing, fire dancing, broken glass, bed of nails, and much more. |
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