Little Venice, Bamberg, is one of the exotic sights in the digital show "The Best of Bavaria," which kicks off the Kiwanis Travel and Adventure Series tonight.
The Kiwanis Club of Phoenixville's first program of its Travel and Adventure film series will be held Thursday, Oct. 2, at 7:30 p.m. in the auditorium at the Center for Arts and Technology, Pickering Campus, Charlestown Road, Phoenixville.

For the 36th year, the Kiwanis has offered this series as a community service promoting international understanding and an appreciation of our world's many cultures. All profits from the series go directly to support Kiwanis service projects in the Phoenixville community.

The Oct. 2 program is titled "The Best of Bavaria,'' presented by award-winning filmmakers Fran and Brooke Reidelberger, the program will offer a fun-filled digital show focusing on food, festivals, fantastic mountain scenery, fascinating history and story-book towns. Using archival footage, they show the re-birth of Munich after World War II and then capture the spirit of Munich today at the city's renowned Oktoberfest. Highlights of the program will feature the Bavarian Forest, the "Romantic Road," Mad King Ludwig's castles, and the tourist trilogy towns of Mittenwald, Oberammergau and Garmisch-Partenkirchen. Join us as we visit Regensburg, Bamberg, and view a children's festival, woodcarvers, beer makers and German craftsmen.

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The second program in the series will be "St. Vincent and Grenadine Islands'' on Nov. 6. Two programs will be offered in the spring of 2009. Spring programs will be "America's Pacific Northwest," March 12, and "From Scotland to Provence," April 16.

All programs are held at 7:30 p.m. at CAT Pickering Auditorium. Tickets for individual programs are $7 for adults and only $2 for students. A season ticket good for four admissions is available for $23. Tickets may be purchased at the door for each show or in advance by writing to Kiwanis Club of Phoenixville, P.O. Box 622, Phoenixville, PA 19460. Checks should be made payable to The Kiwanis Club of Phoenixville.

Prior to each show, the Culinary Arts Department of the Center for Arts and Technology will provide a dinner themed to the evening's program. The dinner will be served beginning at 6 p.m. The dinner charge is $12 payable at the door. Advanced reservations for the dinner must be made by calling 610-948-1278 by the Sunday prior to each show. The reservation deadline for the October show is Sunday, Sept. 28.

Offered as a community service for the past 36 years, the Travel and Adventure Series has been both informative and a great evening of family entertainment. For additional information or to receive a brochure about the series, call 610-948-1278.