Events

January 4th – February 27th | Mon–Fri 10 AM – 4 PM | Cope House Gallery, 1 Awbury Rd, Philadelphia Join us in the Cope House Gallery this winter for Urban Wild, a collection of photographs from the Northwest Photo Club that represents it’s members’ diverse interests and feature the natural world that permeates the urban environment in Northwest Philadelphia. Be sure to join us for a Gallery Talk with Northwest Photo Club on January 10th from 3-4 PM, followed by the opening reception from 4-6PM. About the Northwest Photo Club: The Northwest Photo Club is a community of photographers

Make-it-Pop! highlights and celebrates everything Pop Art. From the use of pop culture, bold colors, and mass-produced artwork to graphic styles and ironic subjects, we dive into what “makes it Pop” in our artist members' portfolios.

Learn how to balance purpose and profit using ethical models, sustainability strategies, and impact-driven business practices.

Meeting at Wissahickon Environmental Center (see map here) The center is a short hike down from the Andorra Upper Parking Lot. Please note that there will be a bathroom available at WEC. Winter beckons us to experience her unadorned beauty. What do you notice—the cold against your skin, the stately bare trees in stark contrast to the sky? Or perhaps how the birdsong sounds different now than in the spring? Want to become more intentional with your observations? This program encourages you to slow down and connect with nature, awakening your senses and deepening your bond with Mother Earth. We’ll

On Wednesdays after school make art with materials from nature: plants, stones, and even dirt from around Cobbs Creek. Supplies provided.Look closely and see nature in a new way. Prepare to get messy!All ages & experience levels welcome!Meet in Cobbs Creek Community Environmental Center lobbyEvery other Wednesday 3:30-4:30 pmFREE

Join us for the first in a four-part series. This will be an interactive virtual workshop to review changes in Philly business taxesJoin us for the first in a four-part series. This will be an interactive virtual workshop to review changes in the Philadelphia taxes for small businesses for the 2025 tax year.Workshop Topic: "Get Ahead of BIRT Changes: What Philly Businesses Must Know for 2026"Information about the change for the BIRT and other updates for small businesses that will impact filing your taxes for 2026.Understanding changesResources to helpPlanning now for AprilGet tips for working effectively with your accountant or

Join us at the historic Willows Mansion to explore this ancient Chinese mind body practice.Join instructor Jood Thompson at the historic Willows Mansion to explore this ancient chinese mind body practice. Qi Gong exercises create a strong and flexible body, and clear mind and an open heart. All experience and skill levels welcome!This class is offered on a pay-what-you-wish basis, with a suggested donation of $10 per class to benefit Willows Mansion revitalization. Thank you.Advance registration is appreciated.

Want to stop doomscrolling and get more involved in your local community for good in the new year? Community is the key to finding purpose and feeling better - and we’re here to help you plug in. Join Green Philly’s 3rd annual Volunteer Matchmaking Mixer — a fun, low-pressure way to connect with local organizations making a real impact. Come for a night of meaningful connections, inspiration, and ways to take action close to home. We’ll make it easy for you to meet new friends while you’re at it. -Eco-Speed Networking: Match your passion with the perfect volunteer opportunity, paving the way

Learn how to make a quilted tote bag with a zipper pocket. Previous sewing experience required. You can sign up for this class in person beginning December 24th . We strongly recommend coming in person as online registration opens on January 7th and many times the class is already full. Previous machine sewing experience required. In this class, you will learn how to make a quilted tote bag and add a zipper. Two Sessions - January 14th and 21st from 6:00pm-8:00pm Tacony LAB Class Enrollment and Attendance Policy Attendance Policy: We understand that traffic and other delays happen, however we

Take a guided tour behind the 10-foot wall of Girard College to explore its history and architecture.Enjoy a guided tour behind the famous 10-foot wall of Girard College with Director of Historical Resources Kathy Haas. As we stroll around this 43-acre oasis in the middle of the city, we’ll talk about Stephen Girard, the 19th-century multi-millionaire who left his fortune to create a school for financially-disadvantaged children; the monumental architecture of the school, including Founder's Hall, a National Historic Landmark; the generations of students who have lived and learned here (and still do); and the powerful civil rights activism that

How plants and animals adapt to winter? Why do evergreens not freeze?  Let's take a walk looking at and discussing winter ecology.How plants and animals adapt to winter? Why do evergreens not freeze?  Why do broad-leaf trees lose their leaves, and what happens inside the tree? What happens to insects in winter...to fish, to frogs and toads? Let's take a walk looking at and discussing winter ecology!

Thursdays Jan 8, Jan 15, Jan 22, 3 p.m.-4:30 p.m. Join us in unearthing the WWW (Wood Wide Web) through the lens of the microscope. Open a secret doorway into a hidden universe. A drop of pond water or compost transforms into a bustling world of fascinating creatures, crystalline shape and unseen patterns. Every twist of the focus knob reveals an alien world. All are Welcome. Geared towards families with ages 5 & up with an adult. FREE. Subject to change. Register at https://forms.gle/FT2adW5gAyUtY3x3A to stay up-to-date. Parking is available at the center with additional street parking.The center, bathrooms, and

Exploring how identity-based disparities are embedded in social policy, housing, education, and healthcare.How do race, gender, sexuality, and other aspects of identity influence well-being? This conversation centers on how identity-based disparities are embedded in social policy, housing, education, and healthcare systems. Our speakers will explore how intersectional approaches to well-being can illuminate paths toward greater justice and inclusion.Speakers: DeMarcus Jenkins & Amy Hillier. Moderated by Ayana Colvin.Speaker Biographies:Amy Hillier, PhD, MSW, is a social worker and an Associate Professor in the School of Social Policy & Practice (SP2). Her most recent research focuses on transgender youth and their families. With

Join us for this virtual presentation to learn about how to care for our forests and ecosystems at this moment in time.About the PresentationIn this talk, Ethan Tapper, a forester, bestselling author and digital storyteller from Vermont, will draw from his work as a forester and his book How to Love a Forest: The Bittersweet Work of Tending a Changing World to discuss what it means to care for forests and other ecosystems at this moment in time. How do we respond to the harmful legacies of the past? How do we use our species' incredible power to heal rather

Learn sewing machine basics and create a reversable tote bag!Join STITCH AND DESTROY for their popular intro to machine sewing workshop!STITCH AND DESTROY owners, Haven and Corey, will guide you through on how to use a sewing machine. We will go over sewing machine parts, threading the machine, and how to sew basic straight and zig zag stitches. After practicing with the machine, Haven and Corey will teach you how to sew a reversable cotton tote bag. Pinning fabric and ironing will also be covered. Sewing machines, pre-cut fabric, thread and all other materials will be provided! We will be

Join us as we welcome bestselling author, Sharon G. Flake for a book signing celebrating the release of "Hattie Mae Begins Again".We are so excited for this!Three-time Coretta Scott King Honor winning author, Sharon G. Flake is coming to Uncle Bobbie's to sign copies of her new book, Hattie Mae Begins Again.This is the perfect event to bring your young reader to!Each ticket comes with a copy of Hattie Mae Begins Again.See you in Germantown!--------About the author:Sharon G. Flake is best known for her ground-breaking novel The Skin I'm Inwhich changed the way many Black girls viewed themselves. Considered a

Take a walk to search for animal tracks. Learn the track and gait patterns of some common animals. Make a plaster replica track cast.Snow and mud create the places we can explore for animal tracks. Learn the tracks patterns and gait of common animals in the Wissahickon. Enjoy making a plaster mold of track replica inside. Cost $2 per child

Join Tony Croasdale to look for “creatures of the night,” including Screech Owls, Great-horned Owls, and Flying Squirrels.Take a short walk with us around the Tree House grounds listening for owls and using our thermal imager to detect nocturnal wildlife like flying squirrels and opossums. Please register on Eventbrite. FREE.

Join us for an inspiring night of music about the inequities of our world & a call for community, presented by Philadelphia Voices of Pride.

Explore a variety of seed starting techniques for native plants.SATURDAY, JANUARY 24Native Seed Propagation10:00 AM–12:00 PMMax Dupont, Nursery Production Manager, Jenkins Arboretum & GardensIt may be cold outdoors, but it’s time to sow and grow indoors! Explore a variety of seed starting techniques for native plants, including winter sowing, leaching, soaking, scarification, and stratification. Get hands-on experience as you sow and take home native seeds collected at Jenkins.Members: $30 | Non-Members: $40

Mudlarking is the act of looking for discarded remnants along creeks and riverbanks during low tide. In this workshop, former Glen Foerd Artist in Residence Cory Kram will lead participants to the Poquessing Creek (a former dumping ground in the early 1900s) for a treasure hunt! Antique bottles, ceramic shards, buttons, marbles, and bottle-stoppers are just some of the many objects that visitors may find in the creek. Participants will collect these objects, wash them, and take them home as souvenirs. A corresponding creek clean-up will occur during the mudlarking. Let’s see what we can find! Participants should dress in

A Training Course on the Glowforge and the Roland BN 20🧩 Make Your Own Puzzle: Turn Your Art or Photos into Play📅 January 24th | 🕓 11am - 12pm📍 Utility Works MakerSpaceCreate something playful, personal, and totally one-of-a-kind! In this hands-on workshop, you’ll turn your own drawing, design, or photograph into a custom jigsaw puzzle.Whether you sketch something new during class or bring a favorite photo or digital image, we’ll guide you through the process of preparing your design and using makerspace tools to transform it into a finished puzzle you can take home.✨ What to Expect:Learn how to prep

Knit and Crochet Meetup. Come work on a project, or start a new one! We will have basic instruction available.Please note this is for ages 13 and up.Join us for a fiber arts meetup! We'll be here making things with yarn! Come and start a project, or continue a project you've started. We can provide basic instruction for knitting and crochet.No Experience required. You can drop in any time during the 4 hour period.

Join us on the trails beginning at 66th and Sherwood in Morris Park. We'll walk about a mile and practice identifying trees in winter based off of their bark, buds, shape, and ecological context. Tree Identification is an important skill in mycology because it can be a key identification feature and help to identify habitats for target species. Registration is limited for this event. Please only register if you feel sure you will come and please email us at info@phillymycoclub.com to cancel your ticket if you are no longer able to attend. This event will be cancelled or rescheduled if the weather is

Join us for an inspiring night of music about the inequities of our world & a call for community, presented by Philadelphia Voices of Pride.

Looking to increase your native plants presence? Participants will leave with 1 or 2 sets ready to put in your gardens/backyards.Winter sowing is an easy, low-cost gardening technique where seeds are planted in recycled plastic containers (like milk jugs) and left outdoors in winter to experience natural cold stratification, germinating in spring when conditions are right, creating strong, pre-hardened seedlings without needing grow lights or heat mats, perfect for many perennials, native plants, herbs, and cool-season veggies.

A two-day conference to share the latest in wetland research, practice and policy, education, and progress in projects and science.Get ready for another amazing event! In previous years, this conference has brought together over 425 attendees, 75 different presentations and poster displays, 45 exhibitors and sponsor tables, and 16 states. Discover more about this inspiring conference.The call for presentation and poster abstracts are now open. Applications are being accepted for the Dr. Robert Brooks Student Scholarship. A light agenda is available online.Registration opens on October 1, 2025 and closes on January 21, 2026.Interested in becoming a non-profit exhibitor or sponsor?

At Bad Art for Good, we're gonna get together and make some art to make things better. ​How can art make things better? Creating makes us feel good! Art moves people! And we need a LOT of people to move right now! ​We're going to use art and community to spread messages worth spreading, on climate change, biodiversity, and whatever issue is most important to you.

Thursday, January 29, 2026 7:00 - 8:30 pm · $5 SHIFT · 252 Haverford Ave · Narberth Pennsylvania 19072 Clean out your closet and refresh your wardrobe with our seasonal community clothing swap! Drop off your clean, unwanted clothes during store hours the week leading up to the event. Please bring your items on hangers—if possible—to help us with organization and time restraints prior to the event. Contact us if you are interested in volunteering prior to the event. On the day of the swap, attendees will be able to browse through the “community closet,” selecting an equal number of

Join us to learn how healthy land equals healthy water. Dr. Tuorto shares how we can fight floods and algal blooms through watershed care. A Healthy Watershed Takes a Village... and Everyone Up and Downstream of the Village: How we treat our land, so too do we treat our water. Dr. Steven Tuorto, Director of Science and Stewardship at The Watershed Institute, will talk about the drivers of waters quality, some of the science used to assess watershed health and water quality, how this correlates directly to some of our most pressing threats such as flooding and harmful algal blooms,

Meeting at Northwestern Avenue and Forbidden Drive (see map here) There is nearby parking at the Northwestern Avenue Parking Area. Please note that there will not be porta potties available at Northwestern since they’ve been removed for the winter. Join Debbie, Jim, and Trish as we hike the northern part of the Wissahickon in January. We’ll be staying on the north side of Bells Mill Road, walking in Andorra Natural Area and on the Orange Trail on the east side of the Wissahickon Creek. We’re excited to have Trish lead with us and share her knowledge of the area. Our

After its debut in 2025, VARIETY PACK is back and leveling up. Philadelphia’s festival dedicated to the chaotic, theatrical, unclassifiable corners of alt-comedy returns January 22 – 31, 2026 with two weekends of shows, twenty acts, and even more gloriously unhinged performances. What started as a one-time experiment has now officially become its own producing entity: Variety Pack, an independent festival committed to giving Philly’s strangest comedic minds a home… 12:00 PM, WORKSHOP: Acting in Stand-Up (Encore) A repeat of the popular daytime workshop blending acting technique with comedic performance. 2:30 PM, Kidprov! The Musical! An encore performance of the

Join the Philadelphia Mycology Club for some community oriented land stewardship in Cobbs Creek Park! Meet in the parking lot at Thomas Ave along Cobbs Creek Parkway at 2pm. We will provide everything you need. Everyone is invited! For questions, you can reach out to us at admin@phillymycoclub.com. Join us on the first Sunday of every month at the same time and location for our community volunteer event! By registering for this event you grant the Philadelphia Mycology Club to use photographs and/or video of you taken at the event in publications, online, and in other communications related to the