Folk Dancing

Department of Recreation of Philadelphia sponsors Folk Dancing. Outdoors at the top of the steps of the Philadelhpa art museum.

Tuesday at 8:pm June 2 to September 29, 2009
Dances taugh from around the world with leader Jerry Schiffer
215-945-1316 or 267-229-9713

Fee $3.00
Beginner Welcome no parner neccessary sneakers recommended,

Pennsylvania Renaissace Faire

Press Release:

Photo From: http://www.parenfaire.com/

Saturdays, Sundays & Labor Day Monday, August 8 through October 25, 2009 at the Mount Hope Estate
Fee: $ 29.95 for adults, $9.95 for children.

Hundreds of colorfully costumed characters bring to life a grand country festival at the Shire of Mount Hope, a 35-acre recreation of a lively Renaissance village complete with dozens of authentic Tudor buildings. For one soul-resting day, become a citizen of Merrie Olde England full of royals and rogues, knights and knaves, pirates and peasants, musicians and merchants and Queen Elizabeth Herself.

For more information:
http://www.parenfaire.com/presspalace.html

Northern Liberties Piazza At Schmidts

An 80,000 square foot plaza where culture and community converge. Free to all, The Piazza features a never ending stream of live programming.

There is always something to do and plenty of fabulous places to eat. Some of our favorites are Bar Ferdinand, and Brown Betty Desserts which is down the street from the Piazza.

http://www.atthepiazza.com/

Summer Twilight Tours

Eastern State Penitentiary has "Summer Twilight Tours" until 8 pm on Wednesday nights in June, July and August. Standard admission rates apply, and all audio tours, guided tours and artist installations will remain available. In addition, The Alfred W. Fleisher Memorial Synagogue and accompanying exhibit will be open during Twilight Tours.

For more information
http://www.easternstate.org/visit/twilight.php

Wine, Art & Food Festival

Saturday, August 15th
1 Comcast Center Philadelphia, PA 19103
Noon-5 pm

For more information:

http://www.themarketatcomcastcenter.com/

Underground Railroad in Philadelphia

Avenging The Ancestors Coalition (ATAC) partnered with Independence National Historical Park to bring you the grand opening of the "Underground Railroad in Philadelphia" exhibit on July 3 at the Independence Visitors Center at Sixth and Market Streets. As part of that impressive grand opening, ATAC and many others were treated to a snippet of an emotionally riveting play entitled "True Tales of the Underground Railroad," performing six times from August 7 through August 21 as follows:

Friday, August 7, 12:00-12:45 and 3:00-3:45. Highlighting Charles Gilbert who hid under a hotel, in a wash-house, and under floorboards to escape slavery

Friday, August 14, 12:00-12:45 and 3:00-3:45. Highlighting Henry "Box" Brown

Friday, August 21, 12:00-12:45 and 3:00-3:45. Highlighting Ellen Craft who traveled as a white man being attended to by her husband who pretended to be her enslaved laborer.

Please spread the word, and please bring your family and friends.

For more information contact:
ATAC
c/o Law Office of Michael Coard
One Liberty Place1650 Market Street, Suite 3652
Philadelphia, PA 19103215/552-8751
215-552-8751

View from Lemon Hill on to Kelly Drive