Phoenixville's Colonial Theatre, venue best kown for Blobfest, receives $100K grant for construction

Even the home of a jelly-like misshapen monster needs a makeover. The historic Colonial Theater in Phoenixville, Chester County, is planning some spring cleaning. The venue, best known for Blobfest, with movie goers running out at just the right moment of the classic horror flick, is getting a That's a nice one, getting a $100,000 grant from the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. The money will go to repairs and repointing of an exterior wall of the building built in 1903. Another $40,000 is still needed.