Riverwards Chapbook Series Release Party

On November 8, 2024 from 7 to 9 PM, The Head & The Hand (H&H Books) will be hosting a release party at american grammar for the publication of three chapbooks as the finale to its 2023-2024 Riverwards Arts & Letters Series. These chapbooks are visual-literary collaborations between artist Manuela Guillén and poet Pthalo, artist

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The Historical Society of Pennsylvania presents Peopling Pennsylvania: Exploring Irish Ancestors

The Historical Society of Pennsylvania continues its ground-breaking, in-depth series Peopling Pennsylvania in its next and final installment, presenting the journey of one Irish family that emigrated to western Pennsylvania as part of a chain migration between 1825 and 1845. Discover the meticulous research connecting siblings and their descendants, tracing their roots back to County

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Riverbend Barn Dance

Grab your partner and head over to Riverbend’s first-ever BARN DANCE! Lively musicians and a caller will be on hand to provide lively music and dancing instructions. Grab your cowboy boots and get ready to do-si-do the night away. Don’t miss an unforgettable night of fun at Riverbend. All ages and experience levels are welcome!

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Stories and Crafts Free Family Day!

Join the American Swedish Historical Museum in FDR Park for a Free Family Day! Try out kids crafts and activities all about Swedish and Scandinavian books and stories! Play with Pippi Longstocking, explore with the Moomins, or get ready for winter with the Tomten. Create your own tomte and other Swedish characters to take home!

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Adopt-a-Tree Tree Planting Event

Join us with your family to adopt and plant trees at Riverbend. Fall is a wonderful time to plant trees just before it turns colder in the winter months. Planting trees at the preserve helps to provide habitat to local wildlife, combat climate change and helps to maintain our local water supply as the trees

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Fall Bird Walk

In collaboration with Bird Town, PA, Riverbend invites you to our Fall Bird Walk. New for the Fall of 2024: We are offering separate start times for adults and families. Adult Bird Walk (12 and up) : 9:00am – 10:30am Family Bird Walk Led by Suzanne Safran: 10:30am – 11:30am Walk with birder and conservationist

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Bike Advocacy Training – League of American Bicyclists

Overview The League of American Bicyclists’ mission is to build a Bicycle Friendly America for Everyone, improving lives and strengthening communities through bicycling. Our successes to date are thanks in part to the growing bike movement, a network of changemakers leading at the national, state, and local levels. To achieve even more wins for better

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Earth Day Free Family Day

Philadelphia, PA- Join us for a Free Family Day at the American Swedish Historical Museum! In collaboration with FDR Park and the Dandelion Project, we will have family-friendly activities and crafts inside and outside of the Museum to help us take care of the Earth! Programs include paper making and solar printing workshops, a pollinator

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Peter Wentz Farmstead’s Sheep Shearing Day

Saturday, April 20th from 10:00 am to 3:30 pm Sheep Shearing Day Experience springtime on a colonial farm! Watch our farmers shear our sheep to get them ready for the warm weather. Then, follow the “wool to wardrobe” process as our living historians demonstrate spinning, weaving, and other textile crafts. Hear about all the various

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Easter Family Day at ASHM!

Celebrate Easter like a Swede at the American Swedish Historical Museum’s Easter Family Day! Join us on Sunday, March 24th, from 2-4 pm to experience Swedish Easter traditions. In Sweden, Easter kicks off with a trick-or-treat-like candy hunt on Maundy Thursday. Children dress up as Easter witches with long skirts, headscarves, painted red cheeks, and

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