March 2018 BLUE MOON ride
The March Blue Moon. Likeliness it will be warmer, maybe the end will be different. The route will be posted a few days before the ride. Try to get to the ride at 8:00PM. WE WILL ROLL OUT AT 9....
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Designing Urban Ecosystems: Tools for Regenerative Living
Designing Urban Ecosystems: Tools for Regenerative Living
Designing Urban Ecosystems: Tools and Techniques for Regenerative Living (Full Title) A Four Part Course Dates: Sundays – 4/1, 4/8, 4/15, 4/22 Time: 11:30am-1:30pm Learn about landscape design, community building and future building in this 4-part course. Rooted in holistic...
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Andalusia Open Mondays
Andalusia Open Mondays
Andalusia, the country home of Nicholas Biddle, President of the Second Bank of the United States, is surrounded by spectacular grounds that feature architectural delights, native woodlands, and breathtaking gardens. Placed on the National Register of Historic Landmarks in 1966,...
$20
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Golden Dragon Acrobats
Golden Dragon Acrobats
Back by popular demand, the world famous Golden Dragon Acrobats bring a circus-arts spectacular filled with physically daring and visually stunning human feats to Upper Darby Performing Arts Center. Two performances! The performances are two hours with intermission, and appropriate...
$15 – $20
WPR Goes Plogging
WPR Goes Plogging
We're teaming up with Clean Air Council, Not in Philly, and Pennsylvania Resources Council to organize a Philly Plogging Week. If you haven't seen internet articles about this yet, plogging is a trend out of Sweden that combines running with...
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Lunch and Learn: Heritage Plants and Historic Sites
Lunch and Learn: Heritage Plants and Historic Sites
Many plants have historic importance; heritage plants also have a legacy. They connect us to individuals and places in direct and specific ways. In the pre-industrial world, people interacted more personally with plants than most of us do now. Plants...
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Expedition to the End of the Earth
Expedition to the End of the Earth
An illustrated Weeknights at the Wagner lecture: Expedition to the End of the Earth: The Antarctic Peninsula Paleontology Project By Kerin Claeson, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine Museum open until the talk begins at 6pm. During the Cretaceous period, Antarctica...
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2018 Philadelphia Environmental Film Festival
Our mission is to bring the planet to Philadelphia through the power of environmental films. Jurors have reviewed 250 film submissions from 43 countries to create a weekend-long program that will entertain, inform, and inspire you. This year we are...
$12
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Who Am I – Taking the Road Less Traveled By
Who Am I – Taking the Road Less Traveled By
Who am I? This existential question has notoriously baffled and provoked philosophers and introspective minds since time immemorial, yet no answer remains satisfactory. Convinced of our individuality, how can we be placed in a box – how can our identities...
$10
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2018 Philadelphia Environmental Film Festival
Our mission is to bring the planet to Philadelphia through the power of environmental films. Jurors have reviewed 250 film submissions from 43 countries to create a weekend-long program that will entertain, inform, and inspire you. This year we are...
$12
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Serve the Preserve
Serve the Preserve
WVWA needs your help to reforest and restore its preserves to their natural state by helping to remove invasive plant species and replant the area with native trees, shrubs and grasses. Volunteers of all skill levels and ages are invited...
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Cobbs Creek Cleanup
Cobbs Creek Cleanup
United by Blue is joining forces with Philadelphia Water Department and Keep Philadelphia Beautiful to celebrate the 11th annual Philly Spring Cleanup! A tributary of Darby Creek, Cobbs Creek runs for 11.8 miles and creates the boarder of Philadelphia and...
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Land Steward Field Training
Land Steward Field Training
Our Land Steward Field Training is an intensive, hands-on workshop combining theory and practice to give participants a strong grounding in land stewardship work. Participants will learn the challenges and considerations of sustainable land management, while developing knowledge of the...
$50
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2018 Philadelphia Environmental Film Festival
Our mission is to bring the planet to Philadelphia through the power of environmental films. Jurors have reviewed 250 film submissions from 43 countries to create a weekend-long program that will entertain, inform, and inspire you. This year we are...
$12
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Andalusia Open Mondays
Andalusia Open Mondays
Andalusia, the country home of Nicholas Biddle, President of the Second Bank of the United States, is surrounded by spectacular grounds that feature architectural delights, native woodlands, and breathtaking gardens. Placed on the National Register of Historic Landmarks in 1966,...
$20
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Rethinking Urban Revitalization
Rethinking Urban Revitalization
When it comes to urban revitalization projects, community concerns have not always been taken into account. The Eastwick Neighborhood in Southwest Philadelphia is no different. Located in the heart of a number of environmental hazards, the Eastwick community is extremely...
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Plant Nite @Jerry’s Bar No Libs
Plant Nite @Jerry’s Bar No Libs
Were are planting and partying again at Jerry's Bar with Master Gardener Lisa Berger Your choice Beer or Wine garden? Code philly40 for 40% off tickets. #teamberger #plantparty #datenight #ladiesnight
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How to Let Go of the World at Bryn Mawr Film Institute
How to Let Go of the World at Bryn Mawr Film Institute
How to Let Go of the World and Love All the Things Climate Can't Change Dismayed by the implications of global warming, a man sets off across six continents to find “the people who’d found this place of despair and...
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April In Paris Dinner
April In Paris Dinner
Awbury’s Germantown Supper Club with Chef Gail Hinson Presents: APRIL IN PARIS Please join us for dinner on the Cope House veranda (weather permitting, or indoor weathering not permitting) Featuring cuisine inspired by Paris
$40
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Yoga of Money: Insights from Traveling Monk Devamrita Swami
Yoga of Money: Insights from Traveling Monk Devamrita Swami
6PM at Mantra Lounge! Join Devamrita Swami, a Yale graduate and a world-traveling monk for over 45 years, for a revolutionary discussion on how to transcend the social angst that eats at our contemporary society and how to spiritualize our...
$10
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Lea Elementary Orchard Work Day
Lea Elementary Orchard Work Day
Volunteer with the Philadelphia Orchard Project at the Lea Elementary School Orchard! Lend a helping hand with spring maintenance of the schooyard orchard and rain gardens.
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Andalusia Open Mondays
Andalusia Open Mondays
Andalusia, the country home of Nicholas Biddle, President of the Second Bank of the United States, is surrounded by spectacular grounds that feature architectural delights, native woodlands, and breathtaking gardens. Placed on the National Register of Historic Landmarks in 1966,...
$20
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Appeals Hearing to SEPTA’s Methane Gas Plant in Nicetown
Appeals Hearing to SEPTA’s Methane Gas Plant in Nicetown
Neighbors Against the Gas Plants, Center for Returning Citizens and 350 Philadelphia will face SEPTA and Air Management Services at an Appeals Hearing challenging SEPTA's air contamination permit for a fracked methane gas power plant on 4301 Wissahickon Ave. across...
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The Islands and the Whales at Bryn Mawr Film Institute
The Islands and the Whales at Bryn Mawr Film Institute
The Islands and the Whales In the mist-shrouded Faroe Archipelago, islanders rely on pilot whales, slain during gruesome hunts, as a sustainable food source. Facing animal rights groups and rising mercury levels in the whales, the community finds itself at...
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PennFuture’s 4th Annual Celebrating Women in Conservation Awards
PennFuture’s 4th Annual Celebrating Women in Conservation Awards
Please join us as we celebrate five outstanding women in conservation! There will be a cocktail hour with hors d'oeuvres from 6:30 - 7:30 p.m., followed by the awards ceremony from 7:30 - 8:30 p.m. Awardees will be announced on...
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Farm Getaway and Spiritual Retreat with Devamrita Swami
We may at times ask ourselves: does my life have some meaning? Is there some greater purpose to this struggle – to all of my endeavors? At both critical and mundane moments, we wonder…”What should I be doing with my...
$125
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West Philly Star Party
West Philly Star Party
Enjoy a night of celestial exploration at The Woodlands, where professional and amateur astronomers will bring out their telescopes to show locals the wonders of star gazing! Investigate the legends of the night sky in a mini-chat series with experts...
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Bends & Brunch at Porta Philly
Bends & Brunch at Porta Philly
What's better than brunch? ???? A private brunch with your besties while feeling zen AF after a yoga class! And you don't even have to go anywhere. Sound too good to be true? It's not. ? We're doing it at...
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Awbury Arboretum Orchard Work Day
Awbury Arboretum Orchard Work Day
Lend a hand with the Philadelphia Orchard Project at Awbury Arboretum's community food forest! Help out with seasonal tasks to care for the food forest's diverse fruit trees, berry bushes, pollinator and medicinal plants. Part of the larger 3rd Saturday volunteer days...
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Pollinators FOUND – art exhibition and scavenger hunt
Pollinators FOUND – art exhibition and scavenger hunt
The unveiling of our interactive art exhibition and scavenger hunt for all ages Join us for the signature event for the Year of the Pollinator! The day will include… Scavenger Hunt We are unveiling our Year of the Pollinator tiles! ...
Free
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Earth Day Work Day at the Hort Center Orchard
Earth Day Work Day at the Hort Center Orchard
Celebrate Earth Day at POP's food forest orchard at Fairmount Park's Horticultural Center. Volunteers will help mulch and tend to the orchard, and POP will lead tours and have some of our favorite orchard trees, shrubs, and herbs for sale...
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Earth Day Volunteer Clean-Up
Earth Day Volunteer Clean-Up
Volunteers wanted! There’s no better way to spend Earth Day, than helping our community thrive! Every year on Earth Day, Greensgrow joins forces with neighborhood organizations and our sponsor Subaru to beautify our neighborhoods, from parks to senior centers, and...
Andalusia Open Mondays
Andalusia Open Mondays
Andalusia, the country home of Nicholas Biddle, President of the Second Bank of the United States, is surrounded by spectacular grounds that feature architectural delights, native woodlands, and breathtaking gardens. Placed on the National Register of Historic Landmarks in 1966,...
$20
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Science On Tap: Untapped / Philadelphia Science Festival
Science On Tap: Untapped / Philadelphia Science Festival
The pursuit of higher education in science is more than just lab work and dissertations. Join us for a special PSF Science on Tap that will explore the many ways science has really taught us lessons. Six speakers will share...
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United By Blue Frankford Creek Cleanup
United By Blue Frankford Creek Cleanup
Join United By Blue for a cleanup of Frankford Creek as we support Temple University’s Global Days of Service! In partnership with the City of Philadelphia, TTF Watershed Partnership, and Temple University, we will head to Frankford Creek and spend...
Free
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Distinguished Lecture with Jad Abumrad
Distinguished Lecture with Jad Abumrad
"The Miracle of Indoor Plumbing" On April 25, 2018, Drexel University College of Arts and Sciences will proudly welcome its 2018 Distinguished Lecturer, Jad Abumrad, MacArthur Fellow and co-host of the Peabody Award-winning “Radiolab” podcast. Abumrad’s lecture, titled “The Miracle...
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Look & See: A Portrait of Wendell Berry at Bryn Mawr Film Institute
Look & See: A Portrait of Wendell Berry at Bryn Mawr Film Institute
Look & See: A Portrait of Wendell Berry Farmer-poet Wendell Berry reflects on his life and his native Kentucky county as its simple, bucolic traditions are replaced by industrialized agro-business. Robert Redford and Terrence Malick produced this portrait of a...
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Good Mood Foods dinner at the Cope House
Good Mood Foods dinner at the Cope House
GOOD MOOD FOODS is a dinner featuring a five-course tasting menu by Chef Claire Phelan that stars some of these ingredients scientifically proven to boost mood, lessen anxiety and depression, and help treat other emotional and mental problems. Come enjoy...
Free
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United By Blue Schuylkill River Cleanup
United By Blue Schuylkill River Cleanup
Join United By Blue, Philadelphia Water Department, and Bartram’s Garden for a cleanup of the shores of the Schuylkill River at Bartram’s Garden in celebration of Earth Day! Bartram’s Garden is a National Historic Landmark and a treasured nature sanctuary within...
Free
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Spring Native Plant Sale
Foster biodiversity while creating habitat for birds, pollinators, and beneficial insects by purchasing our native plants for your yard. Our annual native plant sale features a spectacular selection of over 150 species of wildflowers, ferns, shrubs, trees, vines, as well...
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Earth Festival – Family Fun Bike Ride – Free!
Earth Festival – Family Fun Bike Ride – Free!
Start your Earth Festival day with a family-friendly two or nine-mile ride from Croft Farm around the Barclay Farm neighborhood and back to the festival. Riders must be 8 and up; all must wear helmets. Free bike valet parking at...
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9th Annual Sustainable Cherry Hill Earth Festival
9th Annual Sustainable Cherry Hill Earth Festival
Join us Saturday, April 28, 2018, and celebrate-learn-grow, to mark this year’s Earth Festival theme: Reduce Plastic – Fantastic! Our rain-or-shine event at historic Croft Farm, starts with the 8 a.m. Family Fun Bike Ride then the festival across three acres of...
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Spring Wildflower Walk
Spring Wildflower Walk
Our springtime forest explodes with a stunning parade of wildflowers: trillium, trout lily, spring beauty, Solomon’s seal, Virginia bluebells, shooting stars, and so much more. We’ll hike the Ravine Loop—the single best place to see wildflowers here—to learn the secrets...
Free
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1 event,
Andalusia Open Mondays
Andalusia Open Mondays
Andalusia, the country home of Nicholas Biddle, President of the Second Bank of the United States, is surrounded by spectacular grounds that feature architectural delights, native woodlands, and breathtaking gardens. Placed on the National Register of Historic Landmarks in 1966,...
$20
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First Wednesday’s in Chestnut Hill
First Wednesday’s in Chestnut Hill
Beginning May 2, shop, dine, and unwind as Chestnut Hill Business District hosts First Wednesday’s in Chestnut Hill. Enjoy extended store hours, shopping discounts, food and drink specials, free parking, and live entertainment along Germantown Ave from 5-8. Give-a-ways and...
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Do The Bright Thing Symposium
Do The Bright Thing Symposium
Please join Inspire for their first ever Do The Bright Thing Symposium! This event will feature two cleantech focused presentations, a panel showcasing leaders in cleantech, and will conclude with a networking happy hour. Launched in 2018, Inspire's Do The Bright...
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Hiking Eco-Tour in the Heart of the Wissahickon
Hiking Eco-Tour in the Heart of the Wissahickon
Experience the Wissahickon Valley Park springing to life and hike some mildly rigorous trails under the guidance of a local environmental expert. Discover Cresheim Creek, Devils Pool, Shakespeare Rock, the gravity sewer, a lively frog pond, and a cave! Dress...
$10
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Union Baptist Community Orchard Planting
Union Baptist Community Orchard Planting
Help plant a brand new POP orchard at Union Baptist Church! In addition to planting diverse fruit trees and berry bushes, we'll be spreading a mountain of mulch and compost in preparation for new food forest plantings.
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Artist Reception: Audrey Jakab and Alejandro Berlin
Artist Reception: Audrey Jakab and Alejandro Berlin
Celebrate work by reCreate Featured Artists Audrey Jakab and Alejandro Berlin at The Resource Exchange! This artistic team uses reclaimed and salvaged materials in their sculptural wall hangings. Audrey finds the materials and designs the works, and Alejandro pieces them...
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