Your weekly guide to the events and happenings in and around Boyertown, PA
What to do? Where to go? Here is your one stop list of community events, music, arts, food, business specials, and historic events for Boyertown and beyond…
As a Boyertown graduate, a real estate agent at Glocker Realty, and also a proud member of Building a Better Boyertown & BMBA, I have had the joy of watching our little town grow. I enjoy having any part in helping our community to move forward. I hope this weekly blog will help shine a light on all the great things happening in and around Boyertown, PA.
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Here is what’s going down during the week of 9/1/2022 – 9/7/2022
Duryea Day… Boyertown’s Largest Car Show!
Duryea Day is back for it’s 56th year! The Boyertown Museum of Historic Vehicles, along with the Pottstown Region of the Antique Automobile Club of America, are once again bringing Boyertown its largest antique & classic car and truck show! Don’t miss it this Saturday, September 3rd, from 9AM to 2PM in Boyertown Community Park. It’s family friendly and full of fun!
For more Duryea Day information, go to: Duryea Day 2022
If you are curious who Duryea Day is named after, here is a synopsis of Charles E. Duryea’s contribution to America’s car industry…
Charles and Frank Duryea were the first Americans to build a successful commercial automobile and the first to incorporate an American business for the expressed purpose of building automobiles for sale to the public.
The Duryea brothers’ first automobile was constructed and successfully tested on the public streets of Springfield, Massachusetts in 1893.
Two years later the Duryea brothers won America’s first auto race! It was a 54 mile long and took just over 10 hours for them to complete. The average speed was only 7.3 mph.
The following year the Duryea brothers started the Duryea Motor Wagon Company. This was the first company to manufacture and sell gasoline-powered vehicles.
After a falling out between the two brothers, Charles Duryea teamed up with “ironmaster” Herbert M. Sternbergh, and moved his factory to Reading, PA. They opened the Duryea Power Company in 1901, where they started manufacturing three-wheel, three-cylinder, gasoline powered automobiles with a top speed of 20 mile-an-hour.
By 1905, Duryea’s fifty workers were manufacturing sixty cars a year, including the four-wheel Phaeton, which soon sold for $1,600. Duryea’s automobiles were a success, but a fight among the company’s partners led to the collapse of the business in 1907.
In 1916, Duryea made another attempt to produce a competitor to the Model-T, named the Duryea GEM. The GEM was a cross between an automobile and a motorcycle. It was extremely affordable, costing only $250 and boasting an impressive 65 miles of driving per gallon of gasoline. Unfortunately, lack of funding forced Duryea to drop the project, and no more than a dozen were built.
The GEM would be the last automobile made by Charles Duryea. From there, he moved to Illinois, Michigan, Philadelphia, and then back to Reading. He would die in Philadelphia, on September 28, 1938, at the age of 76.
You can see Duryea’s vehicles, and numerous other PA built automobiles, at the Boyertown Museum of Historic Vehicles! The museum is located at 85 S Walnut St, Boyertown, PA 19512. Learn more at boyertownmuseum.org
EVENTS LIST
THURSDAY 9/1/2022
- Down the Rabbit Hole with Kendra & Autumn (facebook live) – Boyertown Museum of Historic Vehicles 2-2:15pm
- Boyertown Evening Market – Located in the parking lot of Boyertown Museum of Historic Vehicles, Boyertown 4-8pm
- Keystone Ramblers (live music) – Boyertown Evening Market, Boyertown 5-7pm
- Trivia Night – Iezzi’s on 3rd, Boyertown 7-10pm
- Bullet Train (movie) – The State Theatre, Boyertown
FRIDAY 9/2/2022
- Patriotic Boyertown – Boyertown Area Historical Society, Boyertown 12-4pm
- Roaring 20s First Friday – Located in downtown Boyertown 4-8pm
- Cocktail Hour at the Colebrookdale Railroad (free admission) (train does not move) – Colebrookdale Railroad, Boyertown 4-8pm
- First Friday 1920s Mocktail Party – The Peppermint Stick Candy Store, Boyertown 4-8pm
- The Underdog Hotdog & Catering Co (food truck) – The Alley on High Street, Pottstown 5-9:30pm
- Matty Whipple Doing Bar Magic! – Tiki Bar, Boyertown 6pm
- Chris Martin (live music) – The Markley Grille, Gilbertsville 6-9pm
- Mike Ferrari (live music) – Creekside Sports Bar & Grille, Royersford 6-9pm
- Cipha Sounds and Wil Sylvince (live comedy) – SoulJoel’s Comedy Dome at Sunnybrook, Pottstown 7pm
- Vampire Rocketship + Dashboard Profesionals (free outdoor show) (live music) – Rivet, Pottstown 7pm
- Tacoma Sunset (live music) – Iron Gate Biergarten, Pottstown 7-10pm
- Jack Kidd (live music) – The Alley on High Street, Pottstown 7-10pm
- Karaoke (dj) – The Bally Hotel, Bally 7pm-1am
- Big Green Limousine (BGL) + Destroy The Moon + Muddy Ruckus (live music) – Rivet, Pottstown 8-11:30pm
- Cody Templeton Band (live music) – Creekside Sports Bar & Grille, Royersford 8-12pm
- Punk Night! The Galaxy Has Eyes + Moodcure + Outages (live music) – Cosmic Art Studios, Pottstown 9pm-1am
- Spider-Man: No Way Home — The More Fun Stuff Version (movie) – The State Theatre, Boyertown
SATURDAY 9/3/2022
- Antique Extravaganza (flea market) – Jake’s Flea Market, Barto 7:30am
- Duryea Day 2022 (car show & flea market) – Boyertown Community Park, Boyertown 9am-2pm
- Yenna Hill Exhibition – Studio B Art Gallery, Boyertown 12-2pm
- Patriotic Boyertown – Boyertown Area Historical Society, Boyertown 12-4pm
- Secret Valley Expedition (Lunch Optional) (train ride) – Colebrookdale Railroad, Boyertown 1pm
- Joe Miralles Trio (live music) – Adello Vineyard & Winery, Perkiomenville 2-5pm
- Weber’s Backyard BBQ (food truck) – The Alley on High Street, Pottstown 3:30-9:30pm
- All Ages Comedy Fundraiser w/ John Cassidy (live comedy) – SoulJoel’s Comedy Dome at Sunnybrook, Pottstown 4pm
- Muddy Ruckus + The Punkabillys (free outdoor show) (live music) – Rivet, Pottstown 4pm
- Come to the Table FREE MEAL – St John’s Lutheran Church of Boyertown 4:30-5:30pm
- Jules Marie (live music) – Creekside Sports Bar & Grille, Royersford 5-9pm
- Old Soul Stroll of Boyertown – Boyertown Area Historical Society, Boyertown 6:30-8:15pm
- Taylor Rhodes (live music) – Copperfield Inn at Lakeside, Limerick 7pm
- DJ Joey D (dj) – The Alley on High Street, Pottstown 7-10pm
- Wes Johnson (live music) – Manatawny Still Works, Pottstown 7:30-10:30pm
- Wuki (dj) – Rivet, Pottstown 8-12pm
- Rougarou (live music) – Creekside Sports Bar & Grille, Royersford 8-12pm
- Saturday Night Karaoke (dj) – Durango’s Saloon, Boyertown 10pm-1:30am
- Spider-Man: No Way Home — The More Fun Stuff Version – $3 Tickets! (movie) – The State Theatre, Boyertown
SUNDAY 9/4/2022
- Antique Extravaganza (flea market) – Jake’s Flea Market, Barto 7:30am
- Autumn Splendor Fall Foliage – Brunch (train ride) – Colebrookdale Railroad, Boyertown 11am
- Yenna Hill Exhibition – Studio B Art Gallery, Boyertown 12-2pm
- Kevin & Dean (live music) – Adello Vineyard & Winery, Perkiomenville 2-5pm
- Nspectors 12’s Majestic Realm + August Winters + Joe LaPree (free outdoor show) (live music) – Rivet, Pottstown 3-7:30pm
- Frog Holler and Fireworks! (live music) – Bear Creek Mountain Resort, Macungie 7pm
- Spider-Man: No Way Home — The More Fun Stuff Version (movie) – The State Theatre, Boyertown
MONDAY 9/5/2022
- LABOR DAY!
- Stephen Kurtz (live music) – Iron Gate Biergarten, Pottstown 4-7pm
- Bingo Night – Doc’s Irish Pub, Gilbertsville 6-8pm
- Spider-Man: No Way Home — The More Fun Stuff Version (movie) – The State Theatre, Boyertown
TUESDAY 9/6/2022
- Adulting 101 Class – – Boyertown Community Library, Boyertown 5:30pm
- Bingo Night – Barrel & Ale, Boyertown 7:30-9:30pm
- Trivia Tuesday – Doc’s Irish Pub, Gilbertsville 8pm
- Spider-Man: No Way Home — The More Fun Stuff Version (movie) – The State Theatre, Boyertown
WEDNESDAY 9/7/2022
- Storywalk – Boyertown Community Park, Boyertown 9am-6pm
- TBA (live music) – Sly Fox Tastin’ Room, Pottstown 6-9pm
- Yoga in the Meadow with Sydney! – Althouse Arboretum, Pottstown 6:30pm
- Trivia Night – Barrel & Ale, Boyertown 7-9pm
- Spider-Man: No Way Home — The More Fun Stuff Version (movie) – The State Theatre, Boyertown
Have a happy and safe Labor Day. Enjoy your day off!
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