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Nature Play Day

Discover the wild side of Mt. Cuba with a day of outdoor fun in our natural lands. Take to the open skies by flying a kite; touch-a-truck and tractor; navigate a nature obstacle course; and more! Embrace your inner explorer on a guided hike through rolling terrain. A variety of food and beverage selections available for purchase. Free parking for this event is at 1003 Old Wilmington Road, just east of Brackenville Road. This program takes place in person in Mt. Cuba Center natural lands Saturday, November 4th, 2023 (Rain Date: Sunday, November 5). Buy Tickets Member Tickets  

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Weathering the Winter

Peter Wentz Farmstead 2030 Shearer Road, Lansdale, PA, United States

Saturday, February 10th from 10:00 am to 3:30 pm Weathering the Winter Winters were harsh in the 18th century, but even in cold and snowy weather there was still plenty of work to do around the farm. Fires had to be built, food preserved and cooked, and animals needed tending. Visit the Farmstead on February 10th to watch our living historians demonstrate the types of farm chores a family like the Wentzes would have had to do this time of year. Watch as meat and other provisions are cured and preserved in the Smokehouse, check out a cooking demonstration in

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History Lecture Series – Slavery in Pennsylvania

Norristown Farm Park 2500 Upper Farm Road, Norristown, PA, United States

Saturday, February 10th at 2:00pm History Lecture Series – Slavery in Pennsylvania Join us for a winter history lecture series - a great opportunity to delve deeper into Pennsylvania history and learn something new! Lectures will be held at Norristown Farm Park on the second Saturday in January, February, and March at 2:00pm. Honor Black History Month with a lecture on the history of the institution of slavery in Pennsylvania. The first enslaved individuals arrived in the territory prior to Pennsylvania’s founding as a colony and soon-there-after abolitionists began to speak out. Explore the life of Pennsylvania’s enslaved, the passing

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Event Series Maple Sugaring at Peter Wentz Farmstead

Maple Sugaring at Peter Wentz Farmstead

Peter Wentz Farmstead 2030 Shearer Road, Lansdale, PA, United States

Saturday, February 24th and Saturday, March 2nd from 10:00 am to 3:30 pm Maple Sugaring at Peter Wentz Farmstead Join our farmers as they create maple sugar from trees right here at the Farmstead! Watch as they tap the trees, collect the sap, and create the syrup. Learn about the Indigenous origins of maple sugaring and how the process has continued through to today. Once your mouth starts watering, stop by Philly Waffle Cabin's food truck and enjoy one of their delicious Belgian waffles! This program is weather dependent, if the temperature isn’t just right the sap may not flow!

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Event Series Maple Sugaring at Peter Wentz Farmstead

Maple Sugaring at Peter Wentz Farmstead

Peter Wentz Farmstead 2030 Shearer Road, Lansdale, PA, United States

Saturday, February 24th and Saturday, March 2nd from 10:00 am to 3:30 pm Maple Sugaring at Peter Wentz Farmstead Join our farmers as they create maple sugar from trees right here at the Farmstead! Watch as they tap the trees, collect the sap, and create the syrup. Learn about the Indigenous origins of maple sugaring and how the process has continued through to today. Once your mouth starts watering, stop by Philly Waffle Cabin's food truck and enjoy one of their delicious Belgian waffles! This program is weather dependent, if the temperature isn’t just right the sap may not flow!

Free

Earth Day Free Family Day

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

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 identification activity, wildflower planting, recycled material building, and more. If your family has never visited the American Swedish Historical Museum before, this is the perfect opportunity! Learn more and RSVP here: https://www.americanswedish.org/events/earth-day-free-family-day

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Philadelphia State Budget Briefing

P4 Hub 4547 Wayne Ave, Philadelphia, PA, United States

The House Appropriations Committee and House Philadelphia Delegation will host a community budget briefing on May 29 at 6PM. Community members will have the opportunity to ask questions and make comments regarding the state budget.

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Free Craft Fair and Textile Family Day

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

Join us for a free Craft Fair and Family Day at the American Swedish Historical Museum! Inspired by the textiles of the Swedish Folk Weavings exhibition, vendors will demonstrate and sell their handcrafts of all kinds in our craft fair held in our outdoor tent. Light lunch fare, snacks, and baked goods will also be available for purchase. Bring your family and try out different textile crafts like stitching and weaving through fun activities in our galleries and check out brand new craft kits available in the Museum Shop! If your family has never visited the American Swedish Historical Museum

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Landscapes on the Edge of Abstraction II

Benna's Cafe 1236 S 8th Street, Philadelphia, United States

Meet Philadelphia artist, Deborah Zuchman at @bennascafe (at the corner of *th & Wharton Sts.) Sunday, July 21, 2024 from 2-4pm. Deborah was an Art Demonstration Teacher and taught in the Philadelphia Public Schools for thirty-five years. She also worked as a Project Manager for the Philadelphia Mural Arts Program for several years. Zuchman paints en plein air and from her imagination. She explores the fine line between landscape and abstraction. Show runs from July 1 through July 31, 2024. BENNA'S CAFE OPEN 7 DAYS MONDAY - FRIDAY 7AM - 2 PM SATURDAY AND SUNDAY 8 AM - 2 PM

Painting with Pokeweed: Section B

Celebrate native plants through a hands-on, ethnobotanical, foraging, and artistic experience. After a hayride through our natural lands, learn about the relationships Indigenous communities have with pokeweed, find out how to mindfully forage and gather pokeweed, make pèkòn (Lenape for red dye) with the berries, and create watercolor paintings with your homemade pèkòn. Painting with Pokeweed is a partnership between Mt. Cuba and Native Roots Farm Foundation. Children must be 8 or older to participate. Closed-toe shoes are recommended. Included with garden admission, advance registration required. This program takes place in-person in Mt. Cuba Center natural lands Saturday, September 21,

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Event Series Now + Then Marketplace October Sunday Weekly Vintage Market

Now + Then Marketplace October Sunday Weekly Vintage Market

Martha Street 2418 Martha Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Now + Then Marketplace is popping up every Sunday at the old Close at Hand Warehouse on Martha Street every Sunday in October. The weekly occurring vintage-flea market features local resellers, food vendors, and drinks from soon to close Martha Bar. The market has been here & there, now & then all over the city for the past few years and is finally taking the plunge of being somewhere with a set location every week! The market will take place every Sunday 12pm-5pm rain or shine, is FREE to attend, family & dog friendly.

Free
Event Series Now + Then Marketplace October Sunday Weekly Vintage Market

Now + Then Marketplace October Sunday Weekly Vintage Market

Martha Street 2418 Martha Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Now + Then Marketplace is popping up every Sunday at the old Close at Hand Warehouse on Martha Street every Sunday in October. The weekly occurring vintage-flea market features local resellers, food vendors, and drinks from soon to close Martha Bar. The market has been here & there, now & then all over the city for the past few years and is finally taking the plunge of being somewhere with a set location every week! The market will take place every Sunday 12pm-5pm rain or shine, is FREE to attend, family & dog friendly.

Free
Event Series Now + Then Marketplace October Sunday Weekly Vintage Market

Now + Then Marketplace October Sunday Weekly Vintage Market

Martha Street 2418 Martha Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Now + Then Marketplace is popping up every Sunday at the old Close at Hand Warehouse on Martha Street every Sunday in October. The weekly occurring vintage-flea market features local resellers, food vendors, and drinks from soon to close Martha Bar. The market has been here & there, now & then all over the city for the past few years and is finally taking the plunge of being somewhere with a set location every week! The market will take place every Sunday 12pm-5pm rain or shine, is FREE to attend, family & dog friendly.

Free

Fall Bird Walk

Riverbend Environmental Education Center 1950 Spring Mill Road, Gladwyne, PA, United States

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 Phil Witmer or Riverbend Education Manager Suzanne Safran as they lead families on a leisurely walk around the preserve at Riverbend. Check out the many species of birds that call Riverbend their home! Phil Witmer is an avid birder and conservationist with over 30 years

Free
Event Series Now + Then Marketplace October Sunday Weekly Vintage Market

Now + Then Marketplace October Sunday Weekly Vintage Market

Martha Street 2418 Martha Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Now + Then Marketplace is popping up every Sunday at the old Close at Hand Warehouse on Martha Street every Sunday in October. The weekly occurring vintage-flea market features local resellers, food vendors, and drinks from soon to close Martha Bar. The market has been here & there, now & then all over the city for the past few years and is finally taking the plunge of being somewhere with a set location every week! The market will take place every Sunday 12pm-5pm rain or shine, is FREE to attend, family & dog friendly.

Free

Adopt-a-Tree Tree Planting Event

Riverbend Environmental Education Center 1950 Spring Mill Road, Gladwyne, PA, United States

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 we plant keep runoff from heading to the Schuylkill River watershed. Registration is required as spaces are limited. This event is open to all ages. Please bring your own water and work gloves to the event. This is a Riverbend PAY WHAT YOU WISH Event:

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Event Series Now + Then Marketplace October Sunday Weekly Vintage Market

Now + Then Marketplace October Sunday Weekly Vintage Market

Martha Street 2418 Martha Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Now + Then Marketplace is popping up every Sunday at the old Close at Hand Warehouse on Martha Street every Sunday in October. The weekly occurring vintage-flea market features local resellers, food vendors, and drinks from soon to close Martha Bar. The market has been here & there, now & then all over the city for the past few years and is finally taking the plunge of being somewhere with a set location every week! The market will take place every Sunday 12pm-5pm rain or shine, is FREE to attend, family & dog friendly.

Free
Event Series Now + Then Marketplace October Sunday Weekly Vintage Market

Now + Then Marketplace October Sunday Weekly Vintage Market

Martha Street 2418 Martha Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Now + Then Marketplace is popping up every Sunday at the old Close at Hand Warehouse on Martha Street every Sunday in October. The weekly occurring vintage-flea market features local resellers, food vendors, and drinks from soon to close Martha Bar. The market has been here & there, now & then all over the city for the past few years and is finally taking the plunge of being somewhere with a set location every week! The market will take place every Sunday 12pm-5pm rain or shine, is FREE to attend, family & dog friendly.

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Riverbend Barn Dance

Riverbend Environmental Education Center 1950 Spring Mill Road, Gladwyne, PA, United States

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! Refreshments including light snacks, beer, and soft drinks will be served. Cost: $25 per person

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Event Series Now + Then Marketplace October Sunday Weekly Vintage Market

Now + Then Marketplace October Sunday Weekly Vintage Market

Martha Street 2418 Martha Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Now + Then Marketplace is popping up every Sunday at the old Close at Hand Warehouse on Martha Street every Sunday in October. The weekly occurring vintage-flea market features local resellers, food vendors, and drinks from soon to close Martha Bar. The market has been here & there, now & then all over the city for the past few years and is finally taking the plunge of being somewhere with a set location every week! The market will take place every Sunday 12pm-5pm rain or shine, is FREE to attend, family & dog friendly.

Free