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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE THEATER
CentreTheater has been serving the greater Norristown area as the anchor of Norristown Arts Hill since 1996.The facility is controlled byThe Greater Norristown Society for theArts.
Originally constructed as an Odd Fellows Hall in 1850,the building is steeped in Norristown history, and played host to America's Satirist MarkTwain when he gave a lecture in 1871.
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In 2020, CentreTheater created a partnership with Elmwood Park Zoo,inviting the Zoo to take over operations and programming in the space.Two years later, Montgomery County's first dedicated museum of AfricanAmerican history was completed as the Charles L.Blockson Exhibition made its new home on the theater's 3rd floor.
Now with a completely renovated 4th-floor theater and under the keen purview ofArtistic Director
Theatre Horizon
Sounds of Norristown: A Jazz Brunch
Saturday, September 23, 2023
Starring Elle.Morris
Featuring performances by Norristown Community Members
Theatre Horizon veteran and accomplished vocalist Elle.Morris will headline a one-day-only jazz brunch as part of Valley Forge Tourism & Convention Board’s second annual MontCo Jazz Fest, curated by acclaimed artist Joanna Pascale. Join Elle. and featured performers from the Norristown community in this one-of-a-kind musical event. One free ticket with the purchase of any subscription!
Amina Robinson, CentreTheater is poised to begin a triumphant second act to establish itself once again as the cultural locus of the community.
One Book One Norristown Kickoff
Friday, September 29, 2023
Featuring New York Times Best-Selling Author, Daniel José Older
One Book One Norristown 2023 kicks off at Theatre
Horizon with a special visit and book signing by The New York Times best-selling author Daniel José Older, a lead story architect for Star Wars:The High Republic. He is the author of the Young Adult urban fantasy series Outlaw Saints, the sci-fi adventure Flood City, and the monthly comic series The High Republic Adventures. A free event in partnership with One Book One Norristown.
