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SustainPHL

The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University 1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Get ready to join the sustainability movement in Philly at the annual SustainPHL Awards – a vibrant celebration of local changemakers and visionaries making a true impact in our city! 🌱 Connect with influential sustainability leaders, network with like-minded individuals and discover the coolest visionaries in Philadelphia. What to Expect: 🍽️ Savor local cuisine and drinks 🎤 Be inspired by the stories of Philadelphia's changemakers 🏆 Witness the live announcement of award recipients, who will receive beautiful reclaimed wooden trophies 👗 Dress code: Cocktail Attire recommended. 🎟️ Tickets: General Admission ($80 Early Bird; $90 after 9/20) 🍴 Heavy hors d’oeuvres

Free

Sauna is Life: Sauna Culture in Finland

American Swedish Historical Museum 1900 Pattison Ave, Philadeplhia, PA, United States

Sauna is Life: Sauna Culture in Finland Preview Night, Thursday, October 17, 2024 5-8pm Celebrate Finnish culture at this sneak preview of Sauna is Life: Sauna Culture in Finland! The act of taking a sauna is an inherent part of Finnish culture. Sauna is Life: Sauna Culture in Finland explores the Finnish sauna tradition with a model sauna and sauna objects as well as stories, photos, and videos shared with us from home and abroad. To celebrate the exhibit, ASHM will host the Finlandia Foundation National's performer of the year, Miska Kajanus! Miska is a Finnish-American actor, comedian, musician, and

Free

Midnight Pasta Co. Pasta Shaping Class

Bok Building 821 Dudley Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Join us for a pasta shaping party with Natalia Lepore Hagan of Midnight Pasta Company! You'll learn how to turn homemade pasta dough into a variety of beautiful shapes, then be able to take your fresh pasta home to turn it into a feast. Tickets are $50 per person.

Free

Bok Open Studios

Bok Building 821 Dudley Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

BOK OPEN STUDIOS - FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2024 FROM 5-9PM Get a behind-the-scenes glimpse inside Bok and meet over 100 businesses, artists, and community organizations during this season’s Open Studios, a free & family-friendly event. (PHILADELPHIA) — SEPTEMBER 25 2024 — Fall into inspiration at Bok! Bok’s popular bi-annual event, Open Studios, returns on Friday, October 18th from 5-9PM. You’re invited to explore all nine floors of the building while you shop and sip with the artists, makers, and small businesses who work at Bok, the largest concentration of creative businesses in Philadelphia. This free, family-friendly event welcomes you into

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Rambo’s Revival Cider Tasting & Trivia Night!

American Swedish Historical Museum 1900 Pattison Ave, Philadeplhia, PA, United States

Join ASHM & Liquid Alchemy Beverages for the release of our special limited-edition cider collaboration, Rambo’s Revival – New Sweden Apple & Lingonberry Hard Cider! This cider combines historic tradition with a modern Scandinavian lingonberry twist. It’s truly unique because it features heritage Rambo apples grown on the Museum’s apple trees. This apple species traces its origins back to the early 1600s when it was brought to the New Sweden Colony by Peter Gunnarsson Rambo. Participants will enjoy a delicious apple-themed spread of roasted pork loin with caramelized apples and onions, apple and sweet potato roast, beet & apple salad,

$25 – $30

Discover Lower School at Kimberton Waldorf School

Kimberton Waldorf School 410 West Seven Stars Road, Phoenixville, PA, United States

Discover Lower School at Kimberton Waldorf School: Thursday October 24th! Join us for a glimpse at how we inspire a lifelong love of learning in all students, enabling each to fully develop their unique capacities. Register at www.kimberton.org/admission-events/; see you soon. More about us: The Lower School at KWS cultivates the imaginative capacities of first through eighth graders through integrative education and hands-on learning. When children learn by doing and are encouraged to think creatively, they are able to make connections between art, nature, and academics in a way that cultivates their innate curiosity and deepens their appreciation for the

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