The Fuge

The Fuge is pronounced «The Feeooj» and is shorthand for «centrifuge». It is named for the original purpose of this large, circular building in Buck’s County, PA. Specifically, this former Navy centrifuge was used from the 1950’s through 80’s to test the effect of high G-​forces on pilots, and later, astronauts. They strapped themselves into a capsule at the end of a long arm, and then the arm proceeded to rotate about an axis at higher and higher speeds until the desired G-​force was achieved.
But now it’s an event venue, with multiple event spaces inside. Not all spaces are created equal though. The coolest room by far is the giant central room containing the decommissioned centrifuge itself. Very cool indeed (said the nerd), but during our visit this space was occupied by a wedding reception, so we only got a quick peek and glimpsed a few photos on the walls.
We were here to attend a memorial event in a space called «The Lab.» The event itself was very well done and quite touching. No complaints there. We were glad we made it.
But this particular event space itself was not as unique. It was a standard, large room with white walls. low ceilings and a small stage. (We discovered later that the décor was deliberately made more plain for this event, so no points off for that). The one thing that did give us a «laboratory vibe» was the small side room with metallic walls and floor that served as a bar. (I assume the metal was used for RF shielding.)
The Fuge does all it’s own catering, but the food for our event was just OK. Baked chicken, baked ziti, salad, crudités and cheeses. The staff was very nice, though strangely one server appeared to be dressed for a Goth convention. (It took me a while to figure out she wasn’t one of the attendees.)
One of the weirdest aspects to the Fuge was actually getting here. The location was very industrial, tucked in behind a large superstore; it was near the train tracks and some tall water towers. The last few minutes of our drive were spent navigating through a maze of parked semi trucks in the back lot of said superstore. No lie. We were convinced we were lost until we actually saw our destination.
I applaud the history and heritage of the Fuge. For that I’d easily give 5 stars. As an event space, however, it doesn’t get maximum marks. I would recommend renting the main central «Fuge» room, if available, to get the full historical, nerdtastic experience.

This adaptive reuse of the former NASA centrifuge where our astronauts were trained before heading for the Moon, is a model of excellence in concept, design and performance. It is worth a look just to see the once state of the art space technology now sitting above your head in a large circular room, bathed in warm blues, reds and greens. Where once science reigned supreme, now houses one of the most interesting and comfortable banquet halls imaginable.
That we just attended a wonderful event honoring terrific people who helped make our Council Rock School District one of the best in Pennsylvania, if not nationwide, is very nice, but that it was held in this amazing «space,» makes the moment unforgettable.
Wonder what they could do with a great rock band here?

My daughter just had her Bat Mitzvah /​Birthday celebration on 3÷21÷15 at the Fuge. Fabulous would not say enough about this place. The venue, the service, all of it amazing

I recently worked here at a week-​long conference for Ebay (breakfast, lunch, dinner + coffee all day and breakout sessions for 320 guests). It’s a really cool venue with lots of different areas for meetings and workshops. It’s a little in the middle of nowhere, but I thought it was a perfect venue for this type of event.

Just went to the FARE festival here yesterday and what a sick venue. So full of history. It’s a circular room with a big scientific/​astronomical instrument in the middle so it does kind of split the room in half, but it wasn’t a problem in my opinion. There are plenty of really nice bathrooms too. Overall a really great place to hold a big event!

This is a very neat looking place… BUT… a terrible place to have a play (The Rocky Horror Picture Show). The acoustics are just terrible. It was impossible to hear the characters and the audience. I’m sure this would be a neat location for a wedding or banquet though. So for that I give it 4 stars, just not for the event I attended.

We had a 30^th High School Reunion there and it was perfect!!! The venue is amazing and the Drexelbrook Catering staff went over and above!!! The food was excellent and we all had an incredible time! Everyone at The Fuge really worked together to make it special and something that will be remembered for a very long time!!!