On view at the Center for Art & Social Engagement in Westby Hall from October 4 through December 21, Gaia Theory, an exhibition of Emily Erb’s collage and silk paintings. Erb embeds within the boundaries of a larger-than-life human form, navigational charts such as road, topography, and war campaign maps to represent the different facets of the human physiological system. Road maps become the nervous system, topographical maps become the circulatory system, and war maps become the lymphatic system. Each work in the series stands at 9.5 feet high by 4.5 feet wide which are within the same dimensions as

A gentle immersion in the infinite offerings of the natural world.

Would you like to be part of keeping Wissahickon Valley Park beautiful and sustainable? Then join long-time steward of the Wissahickon and the FOW Volunteer of the Year (2019), David Bower, on a variety of stewardship projects at Thomas Mansion! At this very special part of The Wissahickon Valley, we’ll be sustaining recent FOW plantings of native trees, shrubs, and wildflowers, and we’ll be caring for some of the beautiful and historic gardens that have been cared for by generations of other volunteers. We’ll also remove invasive vegetation and windfall tree limbs, and we’ll occasionally do some maintenance on nearby trails.

The Plus Swap is a clothing swap for clothing sizes 14 (XL) and up. Participants must bring clothing to swap with others. Vendors & raffles!Sponsored by Instagram's SellTradePlus, curated online consignment shop with a focus on sustainability and slow fashion for sizes XL and up.General InformationYou must bring clothing items to swap in order to enter the event! Even with the purchase of a ticket, you must bring 5 items to swap with other participants. You are able to bring as many items as you wish but you must bring at least 5. Please be reasonable and bring organized, clean

Attendees receive 3 healthy dwarf jade trees and 3 ZOMBIES, wire for styling, training pot as well as a Neshaminy Creek draft beer!This workshop will take your breath away and cause you to decompose! Just kidding! Or am I? The ZOMBIE FOREST PLANTING from Slip Pot Bonsai includes three dwarf jade trees and three zombie figures, with a training pot, soil, wire, use of tools and instruction...Oh, yeah! And a Neshaminy Creek Brewing Company draft beer. Learn how to style a bonsai forest (three tree group) and get yourself a spooky little display for the Halloween season that will be

Meet at the Historic Hermitage Mansion, 700 Hermit Lane, Phila, PA 19128. Join the Wild Women of the Wissahickon on this Twilight adventure to “The Lost Cave” of America’s first doomsday cult, at the edge of the known world. As Halloween approaches, the veil thins, spirits cut loose and roam through the woods. Is it the End of The World? Will the Wizard Kelpius return to his cave to fulfill his prophecy? Costumes, which will serve as disguises to confuse the nefarious ghouls, are highly suggested. Come prepared to walk over uneven terrain in the failing light of the gloaming.