Learn how to needlefelt onto a piece of fabric and create your own scene/picture. Two Part ClassLearn how to needle-felt a picture. In this class you will be needle felting a scene onto a foundation fabric.We will have some examples of what you can do. It will be up to you what kind of scene you create.Taught by Emily HitchnerTwo Sessions, April 15th and 22nd from 6:00pm-8:00pmAttendance Policy: We understand that traffic and other delays happen, however we request you to be on time to our events. We have a 15 minute grace period. If we are not notified and

Join FABSCRAP in our Earth Month SORT-A-THON! We will be open for 12-HOURS OF CONTINUOUS SORTING! Sign up for up to 6 hours of sorting!WHAT'S SORT-A-THON?Sort-A-Thon is FABSCRAP’s 12-hour fabric sorting marathon event, and we’re recruiting all our FAB friends to come and help sort fabric! Our goal is to sort 5,000 pounds of textiles across both locations! FABSCRAP will provide meals, and entertainment - creating an experience similar to a productive party and fundraiser.HOW DOES IT WORK?Participants can register for 2-hour sorting blocks and take home 3 pounds of fabric for each 2-hr block they complete. For example, 4

Come one, come all to our second Super Mega Volunteer Service Day! Even though every day is Earth Day for us as FOW, we decided to go big this year in celebration of FOW’s 100th anniversary. We’ll be spread out throughout the park on this Saturday with 5 different locations to choose from. We’ve got litter to remove, invasive plants to cut, storm-water infrastructure to clean out, leaves & mud to scrape, trails to tend to, and so much more! Consider this your formal invitation to be part of this generation of stewards, who help us make our little corner of

VU PHL is partnering with Friends of the Wissahickon for Earth Day!Friends of the Wissahickon take care and support 1,800 acres of the Wissahickon Valley Park for both people and wildlife!We'll be meeting at the Ridge Ave Trailhead!What we will be doing on Saturday, April 20, 9AM - 12 PM:VU will help FOW with litter removal, trail corridor cleaning, trail mud clearing, and tree plantingRAIN DATE: APRIL 27THNotes ahead of the event!You will need to register to volunteer here and with FOW's portal at the link below:https://host.nxt.blackbaud.com/registration-form/?formId=3abaeeaa-4338-4049-a280-7bde021d2ae3&envId=p-A3qQZqEDIEaS3rSwgeP0wQ&zone=usaParking & TransportationParking: We highly suggest carpooling! You can park in the nearby movie

Support Students Aged 14-18 Learning Interior Design & Sustainability with a $25 Donation or Volunteer at Our Earth Day WorkshopSupport area high school students with a $25 donation or volunteer at ASID PA East & Design Philadelphia's Earth Day workshop. Students will have a chance to win up to $700 in scholarships provided by ASID PA East!!Join ASID Pennsylvania East and the Design Philadelphia Design Education Program for an incredible Earth Day workshop!🌍 Guided by experienced interior design professionals, this workshop aims to benefit and expose Philadelphia area schools students aged 14-18 to the exciting world of interior design while

Volunteer with UC Green to plant trees in West Philly on April 20!Join us for our annual Spring Tree Planting on April 20 @10 AMVolunteers please meet at 10AM to sign in and form groups, then disperse throughout West Philly to plant trees.Never planted a tree before? UC Green leaders will join each group for assistance.H elp us create a greener, healthier, happier West Philadelphia together!

Celebrate Earth Day at the Schuylkill Center at the annual Naturepalooza festival! Enjoy a variety of activity tables, guided hikes, arts and crafts, and food trucks. Immerse yourself in our 365-acre forest while learning how we can all help our planet become greener, happier and healthier.

Let's come together for A Broader Green: An Earth Day Service Project to clean up our community and make a positive impact on our planet!A Broader Green: An Earth Day Service Project Come join us for a day of giving back to our planet at broad hall on North Broad Street in Philadelphia, PA, USA. Let's celebrate Earth Day by getting our hands dirty and making a positive impact on the environment together. This in-person event is a great opportunity to connect with like-minded individuals and make a difference in our community. Don't miss out on this chance to show

Join us for a cob experience ... learn what it is, how to mix it, and help refinish the cob oven near Sankofa Farm.Cob Experience with Tiny Farm WagonJoin us for hands-on cob building at Bartram's Garden! Learn the ancient art of cob construction with artist Misty Sol while enjoying the beautiful surroundings of the garden. Don't miss out on this opportunity to get your hands dirty and connect with nature!

Join us for a Revival Walk (Philly Celebrates Jazz Edition) through Tacony Creek Park in the Olney where we will honor the sun and nature.Join us on Saturday, April 20 from 10:30 am - 12:30 pm for a Revival Walk (Philly Celebrates Jazz Edition) through Tacony Creek Park in the Olney neighborhood of Philadelphia where we will honor the sun, wind, trees, birds and nature. Mama Carla will share stories illuminating the history of jazz as well as our place in community with one another and with our natural environment.Originally created by dance artist / activist Lela Aisha Jones during

Help us sort donated fabrics, textiles, and reclaimed materials for creative reuse!Volunteer to help our team divert hundreds of pounds of creative materials away from the landfill and back into the hands of our creative community where they can be reused in countless creative projects! Water bottle refill station and restrooms are available on-site.

See ghost signs and learn of the businesses behind them, from lettered signs on building facades to those embedded in the sidewalks"Ghost Signs" are faded and often forgotten business and advertisement signs, usually found on the front or sides of buildings. The effects of decades of weather, neglect, and cover-up attempts have diminished their eye-catching glow, but they still provide a window into the past, revealing generations of a building's history and uncovering fascinating stories of our city. These signs can be found all over Philadelphia, but a large concentration of them are in the Old City neighborhood.Join Hidden City

Haitian Sos Pwa (Black Bean Sauce), rice, sautéed mushrooms, and fried plantains with stories inspired by Haitian author, Edwidge Danticat.Haiti is lauded as the First Black Republic for taking its independence in 1804.Whitney Frederic of It's Seasoned is making us a classic Haitian dish, vegan-style, with fried plantains on the side. She lovingly follows in the footsteps of her foremothers.We will pair this delicious food with the writing of Haitian author, Edwidge Danticat. Danticat writes beautifully about what it means to be "obliged to bear witness when countries of origin are suffering from violence, oppression, poverty, and tragedy."Enjoy food, music,

The workshop will provide guidance on how to make cyanotypes and chemigrams.Under the guidance of Lauren Fiasconaro, using alternative materials to traditional darkroom chemistry represent a way to continue the photographic tradition without the toxicity and problematic waste that comes with it. By improvising with materials that can be easily obtained and disposed of, the artist/creator is able to achieve self sufficiency and minimize environmental impact.If possible, bring a small, flat object with an interesting shape to use during the workshop!When registering, if it's within your means, please consider a donation when registering through Eventbrite to help us cover the

Attendees should expect to learn practical skills about farming and resilient food systems.2ish-3pm farm tour and introduction to our business and the space3pm-4:30pm farm work, volunteer tasks – we will provide a range of activities for various abilities ranging from, bed preparation to turning compost to rebuilding and repairing fencing.4:30pm-5:30pm lesson with Amalia about “how to grow your relationship to food ways”We all hold deep connections to food. Memories. Stories. How can we radically imagine ways of building a deeper connection to the land through food, growing, cooking, and health. This workshop will begin with a presentation followed by a

Join us for an evening celebrating the book launch of "The Mother Artist: Portraits of Ambition, Limitation, and Creativity".“The only reason you’ll want to put down Ricketts’s lyrical tour de force is to make more art.”—Sarah Sentilles, author of Stranger Care: A Memoir of Loving What Isn’t OursJoin us for an evening celebrating the launch of The Mother Artist: Portraits of Ambition, Limitaiton, and Creativity as well as the many luminous contributions that mother artists make to the Philadelphia arts community on the 3rd floor of the Paradigm Arts Building. Light food and beverages will be served, and the author

Join us at One Art for our annual 4/20 event!Peace Family! We are so excited to see you for our first event of the season: One Art's Annual 4/20!Live performances, local vendors and good vibes!$20 tickets online or $25 tickets doorFOODFood will be farm-to-table from the One Art CafeMUSIC/ARTISTSLineup will be announced soonVENDOR VILLAGEPurchase a VENDORS admission ticket to be considered for vending. There will be NO NEW vendor signups on 4/20.