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Annual Historic Preservation Conference
Join your fellow history and historic preservation peers for the New Jersey's annual conference, which will be hosted at Union County College in Elizabeth. "Sustainable Past = Sustainable Future" is this year's theme. Plenary speakers, educational sessions and field workshops will explore the unique opportunities for sustaining our heritage, and demonstrate how the shared vision for a sustainable future is integrated with our appreciation for the past.
For more information: http://www.state.nj.us/dca/preservationconference/ |
| Jun 2nd, 2010 (Wed) |
5:15 PM - 7:25 PM |
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Archaeology at William Hamilton’s Greenhouse and His Connections with the Bartram Family
Archaeologist Sarah Chesney of the College of William and Mary will reopen an expanded archaeology site at Hamilton’s greenhouse complex for a second season in May. Attend this presentation to see the open site and learn what new discoveries have been revealed. At 6:00 PM in the mansion, Joel Fry, Curator at Bartram’s Garden, and Nancy Hoffmann, historian, will discuss connections between Hamilton and William Bartram as found in their new publication, William Bartram, the Search for Nature’s Design: Selected Art, Letters and Unpublished Writings (2010). Refreshments will be served.
$15 for Adults, $10 for Seniors and Friends of The Woodlands; $5 for Students
Please register for programs and pay in advance by check or credit card at info@woodlandsphila.org
4000 Woodland Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19104
215-386-2181
www.woodlandsphila.org
All ticket revenue helps fund the restoration of The Woodlands mansion. |
| Jun 2nd, 2010 (Wed) |
5:30 PM |
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DREAM HOUSE: THE WHITE HOUSE AS AN AMERICAN HOME
Institute of Classical Architecture & Classical America, Philadelphia Chapter presents
A lecture by author Ulysses Grant Dietz
Ulysses Grant Dietz, Senior Curator and Curator of Decorative Arts at the Newark Museum, will present a talk drawn from his book Dream House: The White House as an American Home, published fall 2009 by Acanthus Press. Dietz, a great-great grandson of Ulysses and Julia Grant, and his co-author Sam Watters have approached the White House from a perspective never before adopted in any study of the president's home: they write about what is not there more than what is there today. They look at six distinct moments over the course of 160 years and compare the White House to prevailing notions of what the ideal home was in this country: the White House as Country House, as Villa, as Mansion, as Palace, as Suburban Home, and as Shrine. The White House and its grounds offer a microcosm of what happened with the American house and garden from 1800 until 1960. The White House most people think they know was invented in the early 1960s. Behind that Dream House lays a much bigger story of American aspiration and enterprise.
Cocktail Reception & Book Signing 5:30 pm
Lecture 6:30 pm
Optional Dinner to Follow
The Union League of Philadelphia
140 South Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA
$20 lecture only / $70 lecture and dinner
Advanced Reservations and Payment Are Required
Please send checks payable to ICA&CA Philadelphia to:
1809 Delancey Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103
More information: (215) 790-0300 or icacaphila@verizon.net |
| Jun 2nd, 2010 (Wed) |
6:00 PM |
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Architectural Walking Tour
Every Wed, Sat. and Sun., May 1 - Oct 31.
Click here for details and complete schedule.
The Preservation Alliance's guided walking tours interpret the past, present and future of the Philadelphia region as expressed through architecture, urban design and social history. Tours are led by a lively group of volunteers from a wide range of backgrounds who share their passion and knowledge of the region's built environment.
$10 Adults; $8 Students; Free children 10 and under, accompanied by adult
$5 Preservation Alliance Members (Please show your member card)
Tours run approximately 1-1/2 to 2 hours.
See all tour descriptions here.
Questions? Click here.
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| Jun 3rd, 2010 (Thu) |
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM |
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15th Annual Gala: A Celebration of Preservation
There is still time to register for the Lower Merion Conservancy's 15th Annual Gala: A Celebration of Preservation. Please join the Conservancy, your neighbors and your friends at Clarke House in Haverford for what is sure to be a wonderful and memorable evening, as we honor former Director Mike Weilbacher and 15 years of preservation success under his leadership. Built in 1901 by acclaimed architect William Lightfoot Price for Louis Clarke, founder of Ardmore's legendary Autocar company, Clarke House was recently restored to preservation accolades by owners Jim and Julie Alexandre. Highlights of the Gala include a wine reception with a fabulous array of elegant hos d'oeuvres, a Plein Air art sale featuring Lower Merion homes and landscape, tours of the beautiful Clarke House, and our signature Silent Auction, where you can bid on one-of-a-kind items, vacation homes, fine wine, sports tickets, and much more! Ticket prices vary and proceeds help the Conservancy's projects and programs that save open space, preserve historic architecture and improve the environment. A portion of your ticket purchase is tax deductible. |
| Jun 4th, 2010 (Fri) |
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM |
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Uptown Theatre VIP Reception
To support the Capital Campaign for the Uptown Theater Dowlings Palace, Broad and Thompson Street $25 complimentary food and drinks Jazz Performance / DJ RSVP 215-236-1878 |
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Architectural Walking Tour
Every Sat. and Sun. at 10am and 2pm in September and October!
The Preservation Alliance's guided walking tours interpret the past, present and future of the Philadelphia region as expressed through architecture, urban design and social history. Tours are led by a lively group of volunteers from a wide range of backgrounds who share their passion and knowledge of the region's built environment.
Click here for details and complete schedule.
$10 Adults; $8 Students; Free children 10 and under, accompanied by adult
$5 Preservation Alliance Members (Please show your member card)
Tours run approximately 1-1/2 to 2 hours.
See all tour descriptions here.
Questions? Click here.
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| Jun 5th, 2010 (Sat) |
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM |
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Beautification Day at Woodlands Cemetery with University City Green
Rain or Shine. Volunteer to help prune bushes, trim ivy, clean-up trash, spread wood chips, and enjoy a community effort to beautify Woodlands Cemetery for the public. Coffee and breakfast food upon arrival, picnic lunch upon completion. Bring gloves or tools and wear work clothes. Thanks in advance for your participation.
RSVP to wharris@ucgreen.org
4000 Woodland Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19104
215-386-2181
www.woodlandsphila.org |
| Jun 5th, 2010 (Sat) |
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
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Harambee: a Celebration of Community Culture and Collaboration
Family Fun Games Giveaways Rides Raffles and more!
This event was created to provide cultural enrichment, health information, entertainment and activities to residents and visitors to North Central Philadelphia. Sponsored by the African American United Fund, Black Women's Health Alliance, IDAYY, Philadelphia Doll Museum, Uptown Entertainment Development Corp.
2200 Block of North Broad Street (between Susquehanna and Dauphin)
More infoL 215.454.2583 aaufmail@aol.com |
| Jun 5th, 2010 (Sat) |
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM |
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Uptown Theatre Groundbreaking
The Uptown Entertainment & Development Corporation will begin the second phase of the renovation and revitalization of the historic Uptown Theatre: The Education and Entertainment Tower. With scheduled guest appearances by Earl Young founder of the Trampps and Jazz Musician Alfie Pollit, Congressman Chaka Fattah, State Senator Shirley Kitchen and invited guests Dwight Evans and Jewell Williams, it promises to be a landmark event.
"We are very happy to announce the revitalization of the historic Uptown Theatre, and to begin the second phase of this project.” said Linda Richardson, President of the Uptown Entertainment & Development Corporation. The Education and Entertainment Tower is one of many projects developed by the corporation to connect with the community. It will be the headquarters for the Art and Education Youth Programs, provide space for a sound studio and catering facility and house the business offices for the development corporation. The projected completion date is spring 2011. 2240 N Broad Street |
| Jun 5th, 2010 (Sat) |
4:00 PM |
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Lazaretto Quarantine Re-Creation
Ceremonial raising of the International Quarantine Flag
Guest speaker: Professor David S. Barnes, Ph.D. Associate Professor, History & Sociology of Science, School of Arts and Sciences
The Philadelphia Lazaretto was built in 1799 along the banks of the Delaware River in Essington, Pennsylvania. It was the official quarantine station for the city of Philadelphia. For most of the next century, all passenger and cargo vessels bound for the port of Philadelphia were required to dock at the Lazaretto for inspection. Passengers suspected of contagion were quarantined in the hospital, and all suspect cargo was stored in the public warehouse. The Board of Health of the City of Philadelphia operated the facility until 1893. After it was closed as a hospital, it was used as an aviation base. Placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972, the Lazaretto is the oldest intact quarantine facility in the Western Hemisphere and the fourth oldest in the world. Although presently vacant, the building is in excellent condition with much of its original fabric intact. The Lazaretto Preservation Association of Tinicum Township, a non-profit incorporated in 2008, is now working to ensure the preservation, interpretation and adaptive re-use of this little known but important historical site.
Location: 99 Wanamaker Avenue (at 2nd Street), Essington, PA 19029
www.ushistory.org |
| Jun 6th, 2010 (Sun) |
2:00 PM |
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Architectural Walking Tour
Every Sat. and Sun. at 10am and 2pm in September and October!
The Preservation Alliance's guided walking tours interpret the past, present and future of the Philadelphia region as expressed through architecture, urban design and social history. Tours are led by a lively group of volunteers from a wide range of backgrounds who share their passion and knowledge of the region's built environment.
Click here for details and complete schedule.
$10 Adults; $8 Students; Free children 10 and under, accompanied by adult
$5 Preservation Alliance Members (Please show your member card)
Tours run approximately 1-1/2 to 2 hours.
See all tour descriptions here.
Questions? Click here.
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| Jun 6th, 2010 (Sun) |
2:00 PM |
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PHILADELPHIA SQUARED: Franklin Square: The Early Victorian Square
With Lecturer Rebecca Yamin
The Philadelphia Art Alliance is pleased to announce Philadelphia Squared, a series of 5 lectures exploring the history, design and architectural features of Philadelphia’s 5 main squares, now known as Washington, Franklin, Rittenhouse, Logan (circle) and Penn Square.
Rebecca Yamin, Principal Archeologist with John Milner Associates (co-author of the John Milner architectural study on Franklin Square) and author of Digging in the City of Brotherly Love, Stories from Philadelphia Archaeology, will lead a lecture about the development of Franklin Square, which has endured multiple renovations and served as a burial ground, an army drilling field, a seedy center for the surrounding red-light district, and finally a treasured public park.
Philadelphia Art Alliance, 251 South 18th Street, Philadelphia.
$10; PAA Members FREE
Purchase tickets for this series online, Click Here!!
http://www.philartalliance.org/programs.htm |
| Jun 8th, 2010 (Tue) |
6:30 PM |
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Philadelphia2035 Plan for the Future
The Philadelphia City Planning Commission is preparing the first city-wide comprehensive plan since the 1960s. Philadelphia2035 will map our course for the future with the development and preservation of housing and commercial centers, parks and open space, transportation infrastructure and clean energy. For more information please go to the City Planning Commission website at www.philaplanning.org, and/or become a Facebook fan of Philadelphia2035 at www.facebook.com/phila2035.
Next, the Delaware River Waterfront Corporation has initiated a master planning process as the next step of the vision plan to provide the specific guidelines, policies, and investment strategies for development and open space along the waterfront. With the master plan in place, we then can begin to realize the civic vision. Visit the DRWC website to RSVP and to stay informed about future waterfront events.
Finally, the Department of Parks and Recreation is leading Green2015: An Action Plan for 500 New Acres of Open Space in coordination with Philadelphia2035. The Mayor’s Greenworks Philadelphia sustainability plan calls for adding 500 acres of public green space by 2015 as a crucial move for the health and vitality of our communities. The process to add new public open spaces will be thoughtful, deliberate, and most importantly public. The project is generously supported with grants from the William Penn Foundation and Lenfest Foundation to engage PennPraxis, Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, and the Penn Project for Civic Engagement. For more information on Green2015 and to RSVP for its remaining public forums, please visit www.planphilly.com/green2015.
Remaining Philadelphia2035 Meetings
June 7 – 6:30 p.m. at Esperanza College, 4261 North 5th Street
June 8 – 6:30 p.m. at Knowlton Mansion, Rhawn & Veree Streets
Plan for the Central Delaware: Transforming Philadelphia’s Waterfront
June 7 – 6:30 p.m. at Festival Pier, Columbus Boulevard just south of Spring Garden Street
Remaining Green2015 Meetings
June 14 – 6:30 p.m. at Germantown Friends School, 31 West Coulter Street
June 16 – 6:30 p.m. at Bartram’s Garden, 5400 Lindbergh Boulevard
June 21 – 6:30 p.m. at Perzel Community Center, 2990 St. Vincent Street
June 22 – 6:30 p.m. at Free Library, Central Branch, 1901 Vine Street |
| Jun 8th, 2010 (Tue) |
7:30 PM |
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Researching Northeast History — A Local Historian's Journey
Local historian Frank W. Hollingsworth, co-author of “NE Philadelphia: A Brief History,” has conducted his research at various sites throughout the region — including the Historical Society of Frankford. Learn of his approach to researching local history — utilizing the many techniques and resources available — and his personal evolution from HSF member, to researcher, to lecturer, co-author, and recognized local historian.
As this is theHistorical Society's annual Spring Tea - members are encouraged to bring refreshments to share.
Free for members, $5 non members.
www.frankfordhistoricalsociety.org
215.743.6030
Historical Society of Frankford, 1507 Orthodox Street, Philadelphia, PA 19124
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Art in the Open Festival: 36 Artists Working along the banks of the Schuylkill River
Art in the Open (AiO) is a citywide event that celebrates artists, their inspirations for creating art, and their relationships with the urban environment. Inspired by, but re-framing, the tradition of painting en plein air, 36 artists working in a variety of media will create art outside, on-site over the four-day period of June 9-12, 2010 along the banks of the tidal Schuylkill River - from the historic Fairmont Park Water Works and the Philadelphia Museum of Art, south to landmark Bartram's Garden. Schuykill River Banks Schuykill River Banks |
| Jun 9th, 2010 (Wed) |
6:00 PM |
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Architectural Walking Tour
Every Wed, Sat. and Sun., May 1 - Oct 31.
Click here for details and complete schedule.
The Preservation Alliance's guided walking tours interpret the past, present and future of the Philadelphia region as expressed through architecture, urban design and social history. Tours are led by a lively group of volunteers from a wide range of backgrounds who share their passion and knowledge of the region's built environment.
$10 Adults; $8 Students; Free children 10 and under, accompanied by adult
$5 Preservation Alliance Members (Please show your member card)
Tours run approximately 1-1/2 to 2 hours.
See all tour descriptions here.
Questions? Click here.
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| Jun 10th, 2010 (Thu) |
11:00 AM |
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Museum Without Walls: AUDIO Launch Event
SAVE THE DATE for the launch of Museum Without Walls: AUDIO, a multi-platform, interactive audio experience for Philadelphia's preeminent collection of outdoor sculpture. This innovative program invites passersby to stop, look, listen and experience public art in a new light, through professionally produced three-minute interpretive audio segments revealing the untold histories of 35 outdoor sculptures along the Benjamin Franklin Parkway and Kelly Drive. Nearly 100 diverse voices are featured in the program.
Museum Without Walls: AUDIO is a program of the Fairmount Park Art Association in partnership with Fairmount Park, and has been supported by The Pew Center for Arts Heritage through the Heritage Philadelphia Program, and by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
www.museumwithoutwallsaudio.org
LOVE Park (15th and JFK Blvd.) |
| Jun 10th, 2010 (Thu) |
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM |
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Art in the Open Walking Tour
Schuylkill River Park Alliance will sponsor a walking guided tour of the tidal Schuylkill River area of Art In The Open Philadelphia. The tour will be narrated by the nationally renowned trail architect and historian Robert Thomas of Campbell Thomas & Co. Please assemble prior to 5.30pm at the main information desk in the center of Amtrak 30th Street Station, leaving at 5.30pm. We'll walk north on the Westbank Greenway, across the Spring Garden Street Bridge, and then back along the Tidal Schuylkill River Trail to the area around Market-Chestnut-Walnut Streets. Free Double your tour: By special arrangement, participants in this walking tour can add the "Secrets of the Schuylkill" boat tour at a discount price that same evening at 7:00 PM. The boat leaves from from the Schuylkill RiverTrail Walnut Street dock near the end of the walking tour. For only $15.00 (plus $2.50 service charge) a regular $20.00 value, the tour continues on the river, but without Robert Thomas as your guide. Use the form at: "Secret of the Schuylkill" ticket sales and use promotional code: BTSB at check out, to add the boat tour. Information desk at 30th Street Station 45 N. 30th Street, Philadelphia, |
| Jun 10th, 2010 (Thu) |
6:00 PM |
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THE GOLDEN MILE: THE SHINING LEGACY OF CITY AVENUE
One of the most remarkable suburban landscapes of the postwar era in the Philadelphia region is undoubtedly that section of City Avenue once celebrated as “The Golden Mile.” Part high-style, part kitsch, the development of the Golden Mile found architectural expression in America’s increasing dependence and love of the automobile, in contrast to the more tightly controlled, pedestrian-centered, transit-oriented development in Center City. Although City Avenue was overshadowed by developments in Cherry Hill and King of Prussia, as well as changes in lifestyle, much of this visionary expression remains. Very recent demolitions of important buildings like WPVI’s modernist circular building, and the Cayuga Bank (shown above), elevate the importance of the architecture that still exists.
William Whitaker, Curator at the University of Pennsylvania Architectural Archives, presents an illustrated lecture describing the wide variety of structures along City Avenue. This mid-century development signaled the shift of population towards the Main Line suburbs and beyond, and included the first Marriott Hotel built outside of Washington, DC. It included the beloved Polynesian “Kona Kai” restaurant, and Lord & Taylor’s, designed by the famed industrial designer Raymond Lowey and one of his first buildings outside of Manhattan. There were also a gull-wing roofed bank, gas stations, office buildings, motels, showrooms, and private houses, and works by prominent Philadelphia architects Vincent Kling and Louis I. Kahn.
This event will take place in the space formerly occupied by Williamson’s Restaurant on the top floor of the GSB Building. The unfinished window-enclosed space, now available for lease, has been cleared of all but structural elements—literally a diamond in the rough. After the tour, enjoy the views during our reception. This is a must-see lecture!
$20 members, $25 non-members
Illustrated lecture in the unfinished top floor of the GSB Building, 1 Belmont Avenue, Bala Cynwyd, spectacular 360° views!
Includes wine-and-cheese reception.
Register: www.LMConservancy.org or 610-645-9030 |
| Jun 10th, 2010 (Thu) |
6:30 PM - 9:00 PM |
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Washington Square Affair
The party will include food from a dozen local restaurants, music, wine and fun for all participants and wil take place in the Square itself, to raise funds for SHCA to help cover the costs of beautification and maintenance that preserve the park as a green oasis in the midst of Society Hill. Created as one of William Penn’s five public squares, Washington Square is considered by many to be one of our nation’s most significant Revolutionary War burial sites, with an estimated 2,000 Revolutionary War soldiers interred there. Today, thousands of visitors and residents alike enjoy throughout the year the center fountain, majestic trees, slate walkways and expanses of lawn of the Square. Tickets for the event will go on sale March 15, 2010.
$75, $65 for SHCA members. Businesses and individuals interested in sponsorship opportunities should contact SHCA Administrator, Matt DeJulio or Committee Chair, Andrea Layden through mattdejulio@aol.com All contributions are tax-deductible. |
| Jun 11th, 2010 (Fri) |
9:00 AM |
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Historical Commission monthly meeting
1515 Arch Street, 18th Floor, Room 18-029
Philadelphia, PA |
| Jun 11th, 2010 (Fri) |
6:00 PM |
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DIG IN: A CULINARY TOUR & CLASS TO DIE FOR
Presented by the Friends of Laurel Hill Cemetery
Throughout the histories of most world cultures, the preparation of funeral foodstuffs has not only symbolically provided the deceased with nourishment on his or her journey, but has also served to sustain the mourners. The culinary rite of sharing a post-funeral meal is an essential and life-affirming act. Ask anyone who caters funerals and weddings: people are more apt to consume greater quantities of food at the funerals.
Laurel Hill Cemetery, long a site at which the living have been invited to picnic with their dead, has a heaping serving of its own culinary connections, from famed historic individuals who were instrumental in compiling some of our Nation’s first cookbooks, to a diverse array of people who were connected to food in life: families of bakers and merchants of flour, proprietors of 1700s coffee houses, brewers of beer, caterers, and innovators of the soda fountain.
Join us for a cooking class and tasting with Chef Chris Koch at the Marketplace at East Falls, located across the street from the Cemetery. Chef Chris will demonstrate recipes relevant to the various eras represented in Laurel Hill. As a history buff, the Chef will regale guests with further trivia, while presenting food good enough to die for. Afterwards, head over to historic Laurel Hill Cemetery for a brief tour of notable culinary connections. Why wait until you're in the ground to have a taste of Heaven?
$30/person; $27/members; $25/seniors and students; children are free
Laurel Hill Cemetery, 3822 Ridge Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19132
www.thelaurelhillcemetery.org |
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Architectural Walking Tour
Every Sat. and Sun. at 10am and 2pm in September and October!
The Preservation Alliance's guided walking tours interpret the past, present and future of the Philadelphia region as expressed through architecture, urban design and social history. Tours are led by a lively group of volunteers from a wide range of backgrounds who share their passion and knowledge of the region's built environment.
Click here for details and complete schedule.
$10 Adults; $8 Students; Free children 10 and under, accompanied by adult
$5 Preservation Alliance Members (Please show your member card)
Tours run approximately 1-1/2 to 2 hours.
See all tour descriptions here.
Questions? Click here.
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| Jun 12th, 2010 (Sat) |
12:00 PM - 3:00 PM |
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Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion Third Annual Old Fashioned Picnic
The picnic features activities for children and adults including a scavenger hunt, croquet, ring toss, duck hunt and face painting. Guests will have the opportunity to dress in Victorian clothing for a photograph to take home. A juggler will perform juggling routines, interact with children of all ages and ride a unicycle around the grounds. Hot dogs and root beer, foods popularized during the Victorian era, will be served along with ice cream sundaes. Admission is free - Pay as you go for food and games
Tickets for each of the activities are $1 or 12 for $10 200 West Tulpehocken Street, Philadelphia, PA www.ebenezermaxwellmansion.org |
| Jun 13th, 2010 (Sun) |
2:00 PM |
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Architectural Walking Tour
Every Sat. and Sun. at 10am and 2pm in September and October!
The Preservation Alliance's guided walking tours interpret the past, present and future of the Philadelphia region as expressed through architecture, urban design and social history. Tours are led by a lively group of volunteers from a wide range of backgrounds who share their passion and knowledge of the region's built environment.
Click here for details and complete schedule.
$10 Adults; $8 Students; Free children 10 and under, accompanied by adult
$5 Preservation Alliance Members (Please show your member card)
Tours run approximately 1-1/2 to 2 hours.
See all tour descriptions here.
Questions? Click here.
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| Jun 13th, 2010 (Sun) |
2:00 PM |
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PHILADELPHIA SQUARED: Washington Square: The Colonial Square
With Lecturer Thomas H. Keels
Join Thomas H. Keels, local historian and author of Wicked Philadelphia: Sin in the City of Brotherly Love, Forgotten Philadelphia: Lost Architecture of the Quaker City and Philadelphia Graveyards and Cemeteries, as he presents a lecture on the development of Washington Square, from it's dark beginnings as a burial ground for prisoners, soldiers, and yellow fever victims, to it's current prominence as one of Philadelphia’s most upscale residential districts, home to such luxury condos as Hopkinson House, Independence Place, and the Ayer.
The Philadelphia Art Alliance is pleased to announce Philadelphia Squared, a series of 5 lectures exploring the history, design and architectural features of Philadelphia’s 5 main squares, now known as Washington, Franklin, Rittenhouse, Logan (circle) and Penn Square.
Philadelphia Art Alliance, 251 South 18th Street, Philadelphia.
$10; PAA Members FREE
Purchase tickets for this series online, Click Here!!
http://www.philartalliance.org/programs.htm |
| Jun 13th, 2010 (Sun) |
3:00 PM - 5:30 PM |
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Passport to Garden History Program: Gardens & Graves at The Woodlands
This event is the second of four in the collaborative program with Wyck, Woodlands, Physic Garden at Pennsylvania Hospital, and Bartram’s Garden. Meet at the mansion for refreshments and to learn about the history of Hamilton’s former garden estate, its conversion to a rural cemetery in 1840, and its arboretum of over 1,000 trees. To commemorate Flag Day, at 4:30 PM a new veteran’s headstone for First World War nurse Marie Louis Hidell will be unveiled. She died from Spanish influenza in 1918 while tirelessly serving at the Naval Home Hospital across the Schuylkill River. The new marker will commemorate her grave and her posthumous receipt of the Naval Cross for the first time.
Free for Friends of The Woodlands/ticket holders; $10 for all others at the door.
RSVP with return receipt or to info@woodlandsphila.org
4000 Woodland Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19104
215-386-2181
www.woodlandsphila.org
All ticket revenue helps fund the restoration of The Woodlands mansion. |
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Philadelphia2035 Plan for the Future
The Philadelphia City Planning Commission is preparing the first city-wide comprehensive plan since the 1960s. Philadelphia2035 will map our course for the future with the development and preservation of housing and commercial centers, parks and open space, transportation infrastructure and clean energy. For more information please go to the City Planning Commission website at www.philaplanning.org, and/or become a Facebook fan of Philadelphia2035 at www.facebook.com/phila2035.
Next, the Delaware River Waterfront Corporation has initiated a master planning process as the next step of the vision plan to provide the specific guidelines, policies, and investment strategies for development and open space along the waterfront. With the master plan in place, we then can begin to realize the civic vision. Visit the DRWC website to RSVP and to stay informed about future waterfront events.
Finally, the Department of Parks and Recreation is leading Green2015: An Action Plan for 500 New Acres of Open Space in coordination with Philadelphia2035. The Mayor’s Greenworks Philadelphia sustainability plan calls for adding 500 acres of public green space by 2015 as a crucial move for the health and vitality of our communities. The process to add new public open spaces will be thoughtful, deliberate, and most importantly public. The project is generously supported with grants from the William Penn Foundation and Lenfest Foundation to engage PennPraxis, Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, and the Penn Project for Civic Engagement. For more information on Green2015 and to RSVP for its remaining public forums, please visit www.planphilly.com/green2015.
Remaining Philadelphia2035 Meetings
June 7 – 6:30 p.m. at Esperanza College, 4261 North 5th Street
June 8 – 6:30 p.m. at Knowlton Mansion, Rhawn & Veree Streets
Plan for the Central Delaware: Transforming Philadelphia’s Waterfront
June 7 – 6:30 p.m. at Festival Pier, Columbus Boulevard just south of Spring Garden Street
Remaining Green2015 Meetings
June 14 – 6:30 p.m. at Germantown Friends School, 31 West Coulter Street
June 16 – 6:30 p.m. at Bartram’s Garden, 5400 Lindbergh Boulevard
June 21 – 6:30 p.m. at Perzel Community Center, 2990 St. Vincent Street
June 22 – 6:30 p.m. at Free Library, Central Branch, 1901 Vine Street |
| Jun 16th, 2010 (Wed) |
6:00 PM |
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Architectural Walking Tour
Every Wed, Sat. and Sun., May 1 - Oct 31.
Click here for details and complete schedule.
The Preservation Alliance's guided walking tours interpret the past, present and future of the Philadelphia region as expressed through architecture, urban design and social history. Tours are led by a lively group of volunteers from a wide range of backgrounds who share their passion and knowledge of the region's built environment.
$10 Adults; $8 Students; Free children 10 and under, accompanied by adult
$5 Preservation Alliance Members (Please show your member card)
Tours run approximately 1-1/2 to 2 hours.
See all tour descriptions here.
Questions? Click here.
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| Jun 16th, 2010 (Wed) |
6:30 PM |
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Philadelphia2035 Plan for the Future
The Philadelphia City Planning Commission is preparing the first city-wide comprehensive plan since the 1960s. Philadelphia2035 will map our course for the future with the development and preservation of housing and commercial centers, parks and open space, transportation infrastructure and clean energy. For more information please go to the City Planning Commission website at www.philaplanning.org, and/or become a Facebook fan of Philadelphia2035 at www.facebook.com/phila2035.
Next, the Delaware River Waterfront Corporation has initiated a master planning process as the next step of the vision plan to provide the specific guidelines, policies, and investment strategies for development and open space along the waterfront. With the master plan in place, we then can begin to realize the civic vision. Visit the DRWC website to RSVP and to stay informed about future waterfront events.
Finally, the Department of Parks and Recreation is leading Green2015: An Action Plan for 500 New Acres of Open Space in coordination with Philadelphia2035. The Mayor’s Greenworks Philadelphia sustainability plan calls for adding 500 acres of public green space by 2015 as a crucial move for the health and vitality of our communities. The process to add new public open spaces will be thoughtful, deliberate, and most importantly public. The project is generously supported with grants from the William Penn Foundation and Lenfest Foundation to engage PennPraxis, Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, and the Penn Project for Civic Engagement. For more information on Green2015 and to RSVP for its remaining public forums, please visit www.planphilly.com/green2015.
Remaining Philadelphia2035 Meetings
June 7 – 6:30 p.m. at Esperanza College, 4261 North 5th Street
June 8 – 6:30 p.m. at Knowlton Mansion, Rhawn & Veree Streets
Plan for the Central Delaware: Transforming Philadelphia’s Waterfront
June 7 – 6:30 p.m. at Festival Pier, Columbus Boulevard just south of Spring Garden Street
Remaining Green2015 Meetings
June 14 – 6:30 p.m. at Germantown Friends School, 31 West Coulter Street
June 16 – 6:30 p.m. at Bartram’s Garden, 5400 Lindbergh Boulevard
June 21 – 6:30 p.m. at Perzel Community Center, 2990 St. Vincent Street
June 22 – 6:30 p.m. at Free Library, Central Branch, 1901 Vine Street |
| Jun 17th, 2010 (Thu) |
6:00 PM |
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Urban Sustainability Forum
The Academy of Natural Sciences Center for Environmental Policy
"Philadelphia's Window on the Environment"
“The Year In Review”
Join us as we review Philadelphia's progress in becoming the greenest, most livable city in America. This Urban Sustainability Forum will feature a discussion of the first year of the Greenworks plan and a special presentation revisiting projects and topics presented at previous Urban Sustainability Forums. Also, to put some perspective on Philadelphia's efforts, there will be an update on New York's PlanNYC.
Featuring:
Christine Knapp, Director of Outreach, PennFuture, will discuss the year in review.
Adam Freed, City Sustainability Deputy Director, New York City, PlaNYC, will report on status, obstacles, and lessons learned during the year.
Katherine Gajewski, Director of Sustainability for the City of Philadelphia, will present a one year report on Greenworks.
6:00 pm: reception
6:30 pm: program
Free and open to the public.
RSVP requested: usfyearinreview2010.eventbrite.com/
Academy of Natural Sciences, 1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway |
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Agstravaganza Farm and Barn Tour
Co-sponsored by the Historic Barn and Farm Foundation of Pennsylvania and S.A.V.E., the Farm & Barn Tour will showcase the wide variety of agriculture in the southern Chester County region including horse farms and Olympic equestrians, to dairy, wineries and mushrooms. The agricultural history of the region will also come alive through a guided tour of historic barns. Fun, educational activities will take place throughout the day at each farm or barn location that will interest all age groups.
S.A.V.E. is a non-profit community organization whose aim is to sustain the region’s rural quality of life and community character through influencing infrastructure and land use planning that fosters conservation, environmental protection, and safety. More information: 610-925-0041
www.save41.org |
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Architectural Walking Tour
Every Sat. and Sun. at 10am and 2pm in September and October!
The Preservation Alliance's guided walking tours interpret the past, present and future of the Philadelphia region as expressed through architecture, urban design and social history. Tours are led by a lively group of volunteers from a wide range of backgrounds who share their passion and knowledge of the region's built environment.
Click here for details and complete schedule.
$10 Adults; $8 Students; Free children 10 and under, accompanied by adult
$5 Preservation Alliance Members (Please show your member card)
Tours run approximately 1-1/2 to 2 hours.
See all tour descriptions here.
Questions? Click here.
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Agstravaganza Farm and Barn Tour
Co-sponsored by the Historic Barn and Farm Foundation of Pennsylvania and S.A.V.E., the Farm & Barn Tour will showcase the wide variety of agriculture in the southern Chester County region including horse farms and Olympic equestrians, to dairy, wineries and mushrooms. The agricultural history of the region will also come alive through a guided tour of historic barns. Fun, educational activities will take place throughout the day at each farm or barn location that will interest all age groups.
S.A.V.E. is a non-profit community organization whose aim is to sustain the region’s rural quality of life and community character through influencing infrastructure and land use planning that fosters conservation, environmental protection, and safety. More information: 610-925-0041
www.save41.org |
| Jun 19th, 2010 (Sat) |
8:00 AM - 8:00 PM |
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12 Hour tour of Philadelphia
The Association of Philadelphia Tour Guides with Philadelphia’s Historic Neighborhood Consortium presents
THE GREAT TWELVE-HOUR, RIVER TO RIVER VINE TO PINE, RAIN OR SHINE TOUR OF PHILADELPHIA
FREE!
Please register for The Great Philly Tour, so we can be sure to have enough guides and capacity for the event!
www.ushistory.org
Questions, call Andy Maunder 609-923-1389 or Ed Mauger 215-627-8680
Led by expert guides from the Association of Philadelphia Tour Guides, this free twelve-hour tour will cover the city from the Delaware River to the Schuylkill River. Over 200 sites, public works of art and historic personalities are included. The tour will take place in four separate 3-hour phases. Participants can elect to walk the whole tour from start to finish, or begin at any of the four phases:
Phase One – National Constitution Center through Old City: 8:00 am to 11:00 am
Check in for Phase One at the National Constitution Center: cafeteria open for refreshments, great facilities. Find your favorite founder in Signers Hall.
Sites include the Federal Reserve Building, African American Museum, Franklin Square, Dexter House site, the U.S. Mint (9:00), Christ Church Burial Ground/ Franklin Grave, Arch St. Friends Meeting, Old 1st Reformed Church, St. Augustine’s, St. George’s (9:30), Painted Bride, Chocolate Factory, Clay Studio, Fireman’s Hall Museum, Elfreth’s Alley (10:00), Betsy Ross House, Arden Theater, Christ Church, Tamanend, Franklin Court / Print Shop (10:30), Mikveh Israel, Free Quaker Meeting House, Museum of American Jewish History, The Bourse
Phase Two – Society Hill: 11:00 am to 2:00 pm
Check in for Phase Two at The Bourse: public restrooms and food court (purchase a snack on the spot or computer search “Bourse at Independence Mall” for box lunch option in advance)
Old City Hall/ Supreme Court, American Philosophical Society / Library Hall, Franklin toga statue, Second Bank (noon), National Liberty Museum, Chemical Heritage Foundation, Carpenter’s Hall, New Hall, First Bank, Treasurer’s House Site (12:30), Merchant’s Exchange, Bishop White House, Dr. Rush site, Polish American Center, Penn’s Landing, Man Full of Trouble Tavern, Powel House, Kosciusko House, Head House/ Newmarket, St. Peter’s Church (1:00), Old Pine St. Church, Physick House, Old St. Mary’s Church, the Hand-in-Hand, The Greentree Insurance Co, Robert Morris statue (1:30), Independence Hall, Congress Hall, Liberty Bell, President’s House site, Independence Visitors Center.
Phase Three – The Great 19th Century City, 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Check in for Phase Three at Independence Visitors Center
Lit Brothers Bldg, Declaration House, Atwater Kent Museum, Curtis Center, Jewelers Row, Washington Square/ Tomb of the Unknown Revolutionary Soldier (2:30), Athenaeum, Morris House, Mother Bethel, Pennsylvania Hospital (3:00), Mikveh Israel Cemetery/ Rebecca Gratz, Bonaparte House, Walnut Street Theatre, Victory Bldg, Chestnut St. Post Office, the first “white house,” the Gallery(3:30), Reading Head House, PSFS Bldg, Avenue of the Arts (4:00), Kimmel Center, Academy of Music, Union League, Bellevue Stratford Bldg, Ritz Carlton Hotel (4:30), Claes Oldenberg’s “Clothespin,” Wanamaker Building
Phase Four – Center City to Waterworks: 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Check in for Phase Four: Macy’s Wanamaker Building: coffee shop and sandwich shop on Chestnut St.
Philadelphia City Hall, Franklin the Printer, Masonic Temple, Academy of Fine Arts, Love Park, Penn Center Complex, INA Bldg, Comcast Bldg & Lobby (6:00), Liberty Towers, St. Mark’s, Curtis Institute, Rittenhouse Square, Trinity Church (6:30), St. Clement’s, Academy of Natural Sciences, Moore College of Art, Franklin Institute, All Soldiers Memorial, Logan Circle, Cathedral of Sts. Peter & Paul, Philadelphia Free Library (7:00), Benjamin Franklin Parkway, the Thinker, Rodin Museum (7:30), Philadelphia Museum of Art/ “Rocky Steps”, the Perelman, Waterworks, Boathouse Row, Schuylkill River |
| Jun 19th, 2010 (Sat) |
9:30 AM - 11:00 AM |
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Complete the Schuylkill River Trail Walk
The Schuylkill River Trail Coalition is holding a second walk from Bartram's Garden to Dupont Crescent. We will walk through the Bartram's property and over the Gray's Ferry Bridge to see the newly constructed Dupont Crescent site. Refreshments and bus service back to Bartram's Garden will be provided.
Free. RSVP
Bartram's Garden, 5305 Harley Avenue. |
| Jun 19th, 2010 (Sat) |
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM |
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Juneteenth
Join Historic Germantown for a day of programs to commemorate the 145th anniversary of Juneteeth, the oldest known celebration of the emancipation of slaves in the United States. Festivities will take place along the 6300 block of Germantown Avenue and will include activities for the whole family to enjoy throughout the day.
At 11:00 am, listen to 'Harriet Tubman' share her stories of guiding African American slaves to their freedom at the Johnson House. Other activities will include the SoZo's Market Place, face painting, Story Hour, and a screening of the documentary film 'My Slave Sister Myself' at 1pm and 3pm. There will also be exhibits on art, slave memorabilia, and vintage beauty/barber equipment hosted by Color Book Gallery, Lucien Crump Gallery, A&D Hair Salon and other local businesses.
In addition, the Germantown Mennonite Historic Trust will be hosting an Open House from 10am-2pm at their historic Meetinghouse, where they will have the table on which the first written protest against slavery was signed on display. Cliveden will also be open for special African-American themed tours from 12-4pm, while the Concord School House and the Upper Burial Ground will also be open from 11am-4pm.
More info: 215.844.1683 www.freedomsbackyard.com.
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| Jun 19th, 2010 (Sat) |
12:00 PM |
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Martin Luther King "Freedom Now" Rally State Historic Marker Dedication Ceremony
The Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, together with The Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia, HUB Coalition, Inc., People’s Emergency Center and the Mural Arts Program
cordially invite you to the dedication of an official State Historical Marker, Mural and Sculpture
commemorating Dr. Martin Luther King’s 1965 “Freedom Now” Rally.
"On August 3, 1965, Dr. Martin Luther King addressed a crowd of 10,000 at the intersection of 40th Street, Lancaster Avenue and Haverford Avenue. The historic event was part of Dr. King's “Freedom Now” tour to Philadelphia, Chicago, Cleveland, and Boston was in gratitude for support given to his Southern Christian Leadership Conference. King brought his message into northern Black neighborhoods, supporting local civil rights efforts and raising funds. He hoped to empower the formation of a coalition to address their common concerns."
Be a part of history and join in this event.
Intersection of 40th Street, Lancaster Avenue and Haverford Avenue.
FREE, but RSVP requested, by June 14: 215.546.1146 x6 or melissa@preservationalliance.com |
| Jun 20th, 2010 (Sun) |
2:00 PM |
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Architectural Walking Tour
Every Sat. and Sun. at 10am and 2pm in September and October!
The Preservation Alliance's guided walking tours interpret the past, present and future of the Philadelphia region as expressed through architecture, urban design and social history. Tours are led by a lively group of volunteers from a wide range of backgrounds who share their passion and knowledge of the region's built environment.
Click here for details and complete schedule.
$10 Adults; $8 Students; Free children 10 and under, accompanied by adult
$5 Preservation Alliance Members (Please show your member card)
Tours run approximately 1-1/2 to 2 hours.
See all tour descriptions here.
Questions? Click here.
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| Jun 21st, 2010 (Mon) |
6:30 PM |
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Philadelphia2035 Plan for the Future
The Philadelphia City Planning Commission is preparing the first city-wide comprehensive plan since the 1960s. Philadelphia2035 will map our course for the future with the development and preservation of housing and commercial centers, parks and open space, transportation infrastructure and clean energy. For more information please go to the City Planning Commission website at www.philaplanning.org, and/or become a Facebook fan of Philadelphia2035 at www.facebook.com/phila2035.
Next, the Delaware River Waterfront Corporation has initiated a master planning process as the next step of the vision plan to provide the specific guidelines, policies, and investment strategies for development and open space along the waterfront. With the master plan in place, we then can begin to realize the civic vision. Visit the DRWC website to RSVP and to stay informed about future waterfront events.
Finally, the Department of Parks and Recreation is leading Green2015: An Action Plan for 500 New Acres of Open Space in coordination with Philadelphia2035. The Mayor’s Greenworks Philadelphia sustainability plan calls for adding 500 acres of public green space by 2015 as a crucial move for the health and vitality of our communities. The process to add new public open spaces will be thoughtful, deliberate, and most importantly public. The project is generously supported with grants from the William Penn Foundation and Lenfest Foundation to engage PennPraxis, Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, and the Penn Project for Civic Engagement. For more information on Green2015 and to RSVP for its remaining public forums, please visit www.planphilly.com/green2015.
Remaining Philadelphia2035 Meetings
June 7 – 6:30 p.m. at Esperanza College, 4261 North 5th Street
June 8 – 6:30 p.m. at Knowlton Mansion, Rhawn & Veree Streets
Plan for the Central Delaware: Transforming Philadelphia’s Waterfront
June 7 – 6:30 p.m. at Festival Pier, Columbus Boulevard just south of Spring Garden Street
Remaining Green2015 Meetings
June 14 – 6:30 p.m. at Germantown Friends School, 31 West Coulter Street
June 16 – 6:30 p.m. at Bartram’s Garden, 5400 Lindbergh Boulevard
June 21 – 6:30 p.m. at Perzel Community Center, 2990 St. Vincent Street
June 22 – 6:30 p.m. at Free Library, Central Branch, 1901 Vine Street |
| Jun 22nd, 2010 (Tue) |
9:00 AM |
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Architectural Committee monthly meeting
City Hall, Room 578
Philadelphia, PA |
| Jun 22nd, 2010 (Tue) |
6:30 PM |
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Philadelphia2035 Plan for the Future
The Philadelphia City Planning Commission is preparing the first city-wide comprehensive plan since the 1960s. Philadelphia2035 will map our course for the future with the development and preservation of housing and commercial centers, parks and open space, transportation infrastructure and clean energy. For more information please go to the City Planning Commission website at www.philaplanning.org, and/or become a Facebook fan of Philadelphia2035 at www.facebook.com/phila2035.
Next, the Delaware River Waterfront Corporation has initiated a master planning process as the next step of the vision plan to provide the specific guidelines, policies, and investment strategies for development and open space along the waterfront. With the master plan in place, we then can begin to realize the civic vision. Visit the DRWC website to RSVP and to stay informed about future waterfront events.
Finally, the Department of Parks and Recreation is leading Green2015: An Action Plan for 500 New Acres of Open Space in coordination with Philadelphia2035. The Mayor’s Greenworks Philadelphia sustainability plan calls for adding 500 acres of public green space by 2015 as a crucial move for the health and vitality of our communities. The process to add new public open spaces will be thoughtful, deliberate, and most importantly public. The project is generously supported with grants from the William Penn Foundation and Lenfest Foundation to engage PennPraxis, Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, and the Penn Project for Civic Engagement. For more information on Green2015 and to RSVP for its remaining public forums, please visit www.planphilly.com/green2015.
Remaining Philadelphia2035 Meetings
June 7 – 6:30 p.m. at Esperanza College, 4261 North 5th Street
June 8 – 6:30 p.m. at Knowlton Mansion, Rhawn & Veree Streets
Plan for the Central Delaware: Transforming Philadelphia’s Waterfront
June 7 – 6:30 p.m. at Festival Pier, Columbus Boulevard just south of Spring Garden Street
Remaining Green2015 Meetings
June 14 – 6:30 p.m. at Germantown Friends School, 31 West Coulter Street
June 16 – 6:30 p.m. at Bartram’s Garden, 5400 Lindbergh Boulevard
June 21 – 6:30 p.m. at Perzel Community Center, 2990 St. Vincent Street
June 22 – 6:30 p.m. at Free Library, Central Branch, 1901 Vine Street |
| Jun 23rd, 2010 (Wed) |
6:00 PM |
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Architectural Walking Tour
Every Wed, Sat. and Sun., May 1 - Oct 31.
Click here for details and complete schedule.
The Preservation Alliance's guided walking tours interpret the past, present and future of the Philadelphia region as expressed through architecture, urban design and social history. Tours are led by a lively group of volunteers from a wide range of backgrounds who share their passion and knowledge of the region's built environment.
$10 Adults; $8 Students; Free children 10 and under, accompanied by adult
$5 Preservation Alliance Members (Please show your member card)
Tours run approximately 1-1/2 to 2 hours.
See all tour descriptions here.
Questions? Click here.
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| Jun 23rd, 2010 (Wed) |
6:30 PM |
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ARCHAEOLOGY ROAD SHOW: DIGGING IN ROXBOROUGH
Philadelphia Archaeological Forum, The Kelpius Society, and The Roxborough-Manayunk-Wissahickon Historical Society
Bring your local treasures for an evening of history, artifact identification and fun with local archaeologists at an "Archaeology Road Show". Doug Mooney, president of the Philadelphia Archaeological Forum, will make a presentation about Philadelphia archaeology, and other specialists from the association will be on hand to provide area neighbors with a scientific appraisal of their treasures. Monetary appraisals of found items, however, are not part of the program.
Amateur discoveries are increasingly becoming an important source of information to historians and others exploring the past. If you've ever found an unusual artifact in your garden, dug up something using a metal detector, or stumbled across an item while walking the family dog, bring it to the road show and find out what it is.
Roxborough area residents are invited to bring a wide range of found items, including whole or fragments of old bottles, pottery, ceramics, metal objects and implements, arrowheads or other American Indian artifacts, beads, jewelry, glassware, toys, stones, marbles, buttons, and the like. Residents are also encouraged to bring old photos to share with the archaeologists and members of the Roxborough historical association. Any supporting documentation that would help identify the location of where items were found is particularly encouraged.
The Roxborough-Manayunk-Wissahickon Historical Society is also collecting old photos from residents for inclusion in a history book to be published by Arcadia Publishers next year. Please contact historical society president, Karen Sears, at 215-483-9268 for more information.
The Kelpius Society is embarking on an oral history project with Journey's Way, as well as working to restore the original Kelpius settlement site located in Fairmount Park. www.kelpius.org
The Philadelphia Archaeological Forum advises and educates historians, architects, government officials, tourism concerns, and others about urban archaeology. www.phillyarchaeology.org.
More infor: phillyarchaeology@gmail.com orelightbourn@intercommunityaction.org
The Center at Journey's Way, 403 Rector Street in Roxborough |
| Jun 24th, 2010 (Thu) |
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
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Henry Mercer's Birthday
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Henry turns 154 today! Come celebrate Henry Mercer’s birthday at Fonthill with cake, lemonade and $1 off adult and senior admission. www.mercermuseum.org |
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| Jun 25th, 2010 (Fri) |
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM |
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Camden County Historical Society's RARE & USED BOOK SALE
Camden County Historical Society's
BOOK SALE: RARE & USED BOOKS AT ROCK-BOTTOM PRICES
Historical Society Hosts Best Book Sale Ever
Friday, June 25, from 10 AM - 3 PM,
and Sunday, June 27, from 12:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Open to collectors, history buffs, dealers and the general public, this annual event is conducted on a first-come, first-served basis. Cash, checks and credit cards are accepted.
Google map and more info: http://cchsnj.com/cchs_announce110.shtml |
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Architectural Walking Tour
Every Sat. and Sun. at 10am and 2pm in September and October!
The Preservation Alliance's guided walking tours interpret the past, present and future of the Philadelphia region as expressed through architecture, urban design and social history. Tours are led by a lively group of volunteers from a wide range of backgrounds who share their passion and knowledge of the region's built environment.
Click here for details and complete schedule.
$10 Adults; $8 Students; Free children 10 and under, accompanied by adult
$5 Preservation Alliance Members (Please show your member card)
Tours run approximately 1-1/2 to 2 hours.
See all tour descriptions here.
Questions? Click here.
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| Jun 26th, 2010 (Sat) |
6:00 PM |
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Lukens Steel Anniversary: Looking Back Over 200 Years
The Graystone Society marks the 200th anniversary of the founding of Lukens Steel. In commemoration of that event, a two week long celebration is planned in The Lukens National Historic District, and it all kicks off with a big "Garden Party" on June 26th! Everyone is invited to attend this fun-filled event, which will take attendees through historical "vignettes" of what work life was like at Lukens Steel over the last 200 years. Time period appropriate food and libations will be featured at each station. Special exhibits will be presented and era re-enactors will perform. Special "preview" of a World Trade Center Steel "Tree" and Lukens' Sonarsphere will be one of the evening's highlights.
The Garden Party celebration starts with a 6:00 cocktail hour, then a 6:30 to 7:30 historic marker dedication, featuring local politicians and Graystone Society directors. Following the dedication ceremony, food and touring of the historical vignettes will be featured. Visitors will be able to view Brandywine Mansion, now returned to its original footprint, the Colonial era home of Lukens' matriarch, Rebecca Pennock Lukens. There, you'll meet Rebecca and enjoy foods that reflect her colonial heritage.
$50; reservations required
Information/reservations: Graystone Society- 610-384-9282 or graystone@lukensnhd.org
lukensnhd.org |
| Jun 27th, 2010 (Sun) |
12:30 PM - 3:30 PM |
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Camden County Historical Society's RARE & USED BOOK SALE
Camden County Historical Society's
BOOK SALE: RARE & USED BOOKS AT ROCK-BOTTOM PRICES
Historical Society Hosts Best Book Sale Ever
Open to collectors, history buffs, dealers and the general public, this annual event is conducted on a first-come, first-served basis. Cash, checks and credit cards are accepted.
Google map and more info: http://cchsnj.com/cchs_announce110.shtml |
| Jun 27th, 2010 (Sun) |
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM |
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OLD KENNETT PROPERTY AND CEMETERY HISTORICAL TOUR
Lars Farmer, Clerk of the Old Kennett Property Committee, provides a historical tour of the Old Kennett Meeting grounds and cemetery. You will stand where the first shots were fired starting the Brandywine Battle, and see where colonial Quakers buried the Hessian Soldiers. This tour will include many interesting factoids of local Quaker history. Join us for Worship at 11 a.m. followed by snacks.
At 12:30 there will be a special tree dedication ceremony.
Free; no registration required
Old Kennett Meeting House
Route 1 & Kendal Drive, Kennett Square, PA |
| Jun 27th, 2010 (Sun) |
2:00 PM |
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THE LANGUAGE OF THE DEAD: VICTORIAN FUNERARY SYMBOLISM
Presented by the Friends of Laurel Hill Cemetery
Victorian Philadelphians loved visual symbolism, and even their simplest grave markers are likely to be ornamented by ivy (for eternal life), lilies (for resurrection) or hour glasses (for brevity of life). Oftentimes, the symbolism is both lavish and individualized. A civic reformer is memorialized with a bas-relief showing the Schuylkill Canal and the Philadelphia Water Works. A prison reformer is celebrated with a grand model of Moyamensing Prison. A shattered column, a cavalry officer’s sword and a pair of spurs mark the resting place of one of the first soldiers to die at the Battle of Little Big Horn, infamously known as Custer’s Last Stand. A mother who died in childbirth is compellingly depicted clasping her two dead babies. Nineteenth-century Philadelphians understood Laurel Hill not only as a cemetery, but also as a vast sculptural garden and retreat. Accordingly, they came by the thousands to read the symbolic messages that the dead had left for the living.
$30/person; $27/members; $25/seniors and students; children are free
Laurel Hill Cemetery, 3822 Ridge Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19132
www.thelaurelhillcemetery.org
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| Jun 27th, 2010 (Sun) |
2:00 PM |
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Architectural Walking Tour
Every Sat. and Sun. at 10am and 2pm in September and October!
The Preservation Alliance's guided walking tours interpret the past, present and future of the Philadelphia region as expressed through architecture, urban design and social history. Tours are led by a lively group of volunteers from a wide range of backgrounds who share their passion and knowledge of the region's built environment.
Click here for details and complete schedule.
$10 Adults; $8 Students; Free children 10 and under, accompanied by adult
$5 Preservation Alliance Members (Please show your member card)
Tours run approximately 1-1/2 to 2 hours.
See all tour descriptions here.
Questions? Click here.
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| Jun 30th, 2010 (Wed) |
5:30 PM |
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Richard Allen: Apostle of Freedom Panel Discussion and Show-and-Tell
This year marks the 250th birthday of Bishop Richard Allen, a revered figure in African American history and one of the nation's leading abolitionists. Though enslaved at birth, he eventually purchased his own freedom, started several businesses, and created one of the first independent black churches in America -- Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church, now known as "Mother Bethel" AME. Allen was also the first African American figure to eulogize a president, the first black author (with Absalom Jones) to hold a federal copyright, and the first African American bishop in the United States. Join the Historical Society of Pennsylvania and the Library Company of Philadelphia for a celebration of Allen's life and legacy. Pastors from Mother Bethel AME Church, Historic St. George's United Methodist Church, and Mother African Zoar United Methodist Church, and a historian from the African Episcopal Church of St. Thomas will participate in a panel discussion, along with history professor Richard Newman, author of Freedom's Prophet: Bishop Richard Allen, the AME Church, and the Black Founding Fathers. The moderator will be University of Pennsylvania professor Anthea Butler, who specializes in African American religious history. Learn about Richard Allen's many contributions to American religion, society, and culture. At the event, guests can view original documents from HSP and LCP that relate to Richard Allen. Some of these documents have also been posted as an online exhibition. The panel discussion will be preceded by a showing of an exciting, new documentary about the life of one of America's unsung Founding Fathers "Apostle of Freedom: Bishop Richard Allen." Primarily utilizing Bishop Allen's own voice found in his autobiography, the story is well supported by a cast of scholarly experts, church officials, and Allen descendants. This short film, produced by History Making Productions and funded by the Lomax Family Foundation and Mother Bethel AME Church, will leave viewers wanting to know more about Bishop Richard Allen and the events surrounding his exceptional life.
Historical Society of Penna., 1300 Locust Street, Philadelphia, PA |
| Jun 30th, 2010 (Wed) |
6:00 PM |
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Architectural Walking Tour
Every Wed, Sat. and Sun., May 1 - Oct 31.
Click here for details and complete schedule.
The Preservation Alliance's guided walking tours interpret the past, present and future of the Philadelphia region as expressed through architecture, urban design and social history. Tours are led by a lively group of volunteers from a wide range of backgrounds who share their passion and knowledge of the region's built environment.
$10 Adults; $8 Students; Free children 10 and under, accompanied by adult
$5 Preservation Alliance Members (Please show your member card)
Tours run approximately 1-1/2 to 2 hours.
See all tour descriptions here.
Questions? Click here.
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