Live, in-person events are back in West Philadelphia! Below, see upcoming highlights for Movies in Clark Park, food trucks, music, and more! For additional events, check out our community calendar.
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UCD, in partnership with Philadelphia Parks and Recreation and Friends of Clark Park, is bringing back free outdoor movies to Clark Park Friday nights in August, 2022! This year, we're presenting Music Movies: four films with great music at their center. Our movies are screened at dusk, in fair weather only, and are always shown with closed captioning enabled to assist the hearing impaired. Click below to RSVP via Facebook!
A special thank you to our local small business sponsors for their support of Movies in Clark Park:
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University City Dining Days, our popular restaurant promotion, continues through July 31st! During Dining Days, you can enjoy three courses for three prices: $20, $30, and $40 at lunch and dinner. Plan your dining excursions by viewing participating restaurants below, and browse menus at our Dining Days website!
Thank you to our sponsors:
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TUESDAYS
WEDNESDAYS
Burrito Feliz - Serving fresh, delicious Mexican food, from award-winning juicy birria to shrimp tacos and tofu "chorizo" burritos
THURSDAYS
The Empanada House - Inspired by the flavorful food traditions of South America, specializing in Brazilian food
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AUGUST POP-UPS AT THE PORCH
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Tuesday August 2 and August 23 from 11:30 am to 1:30 pm: Entertaining Mirrors Pop-Up Photo Booth
Entertaining Mirrors is bringing fun to The Porch with their life-size iPhone that captures, prints, and texts photos from their pop-up photo booth to you on the spot!
Wednesday August 17 and 31 at 7:30am: Brood Coffee Truck Iced Coffee Giveaway
Start your day with the help of Brood Coffee Truck! Brood Coffee Truck is giving out 100 12oz. servings of iced coffee August 17 and 31 starting at 7:30am. Limit one per guest while supplies last. Check out their additional menu items available for purchase, including lattes, cappuccinos, frappuccinos, nitro cold brew, teas, and a rotating line of pastries.
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AUGUST PERFORMANCES AT THE PORCH
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10TH AT 12 PM
Enjoy the rich musical culture of Trinidad and Tobago with Philly T&T Rhythm Makers
THURSDAY, AUGUST 25TH AT 12 PM
Catch a performance from one of Philadelphia's premier modern dance companies - Dancefusion - of the Gwendolyn Bye Dance Center
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Stay tuned for more performance announcements and other pop-ups by following The Porch on Twitter and Facebook!
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Free, outdoor live theater is returning to West Philadelphia starting TONIGHT as Shakespeare in Clark Park presents The Taming! A Comedy in Two Very Different Acts, July 27th - July 31st. Act 1 will be a production of The Taming of the Shrew directed by Kathryn MacMillan, and Act 2 will be The Tamer Tamed directed by Ang Bey and adapted by Charlotte Northeast and West Philly community members. All shows are performed in fair weather in the bowl at Clark Park (43rd and Chester), beginning at 7 PM. Arrive early to secure your spot for spreading out a blanket, or make a free reservation in a section for vaccinated audience members by clicking here. In the event of rain, the show will be performed in the Prince Theater at the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts at 3680 Walnut Street.
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Theatre in the X (in Malcom X Park - 5100 Pine Street) presents FREE productions of DREAMGIRLS, book and lyrics by Tom Eyen, music by Henry Krieger, directed by Ozzie Jones, choreography Sanchel Brown, and music direction Will Brock. Bring your own chair!
- August 18 - 19 | 7pm
- August 20 - 21 | 5p
- (rain date: August 28, 5pm)
Based on the show business aspirations and successes of R&B acts such as The Supremes, James Brown, Jackie Wilson, and others, this musical follows the story of a young female singing trio from Chicago, Illinois called "The Dreams", who become music superstars. See Dreamgirls like you've never seen it before outdoors in Malcolm X Park!
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You are invited to the West Philly Arts Jamboree, a free celebration of the arts for children presented by the University City Arts League! The Jamboree is on August 20th, from 11am-3pm. Join Power of Paint, The Netter Center for Community Partnerships, Spiral Q, Kingsessing Library, Keepers of the Culture, Karen Smith and friends, Theater in the X, Hip Hop Fundamentals, and City Love for an afternoon of storytelling, music, and dance. Families are invited to bring a blanket to sit on, visit resource tables, and grab a backpack from State Representative Rick Krajewski while supplies last.
The Jamboree is the opportunity to learn about the local arts and community oriented organizations who are dedicated to cultural preservation and artistic excellence. The University City Arts League will provide light refreshments such as chips and water. Be sure to check out their neighborhood favorite fundraiser, the Ice Cream Bowl, which will be occurring in the front of the building on the same day. This event will be happening rain or shine!
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Join key members of the entrepreneurial community at the 2022 PHL Innovation Picnic for great food, drinks, games, and lots of networking. Taking place at the Philadelphia Navy Yard, the PHL Innovation Picnic connects the area’s tech scene, including entrepreneurs, investors, community builders, and enterprise leaders alike.
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Join The Woodlands for the Bat Walk! You'll start at the Hamilton Mansion and walk as a group through the cemetery to the highest point in Center Circle. Bats don't fly until dark, so the Bat Walk will start after sundown.
Explore The Woodlands after dark with a casual evening full of urban biodiversity. Look for the bats who live here and learn ways to be a Citizen Scientist. Get ready to discover some of the mysteries of the urban wildlife that calls The Woodlands home. Pack a picnic and a flashlight and join The Woodlands for a night of Urban Biodiversity!
Enjoy the cemetery after dark during August's Full Moon—the last supermoon of the year. The Popalong Truck (a collab between Lil Pop Shop and Weckerly's) will be serving up the best of Summer in the form of popsicles and ice cream sandwiches throughout the evening.
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Grab the friends and head over to Misconduct Tavern at 3131 Walnut Street on Mondays at 8 pm, all month long. Watch Gabby and Rachel as they stand by each other’s side on a journey to find love. You’ll find everything you need for a watch party - flatscreen TVs, a menu full of bar-food like delicious burgers and hot wings, and a drinks menu stocked with your favorite seltzers, cocktails and rosé.
Open for indoor and outdoor dining seven days a week, Misconduct Tavern is located at 3131 Walnut Street. To make reservations, call 267.292.4359. Misconduct Tavern is open seven days a week in Logan Square, Rittenhouse Square, and University City.
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Head to The Lawn at uCity Square on select Fridays in August and September and hoist a brew from Two Locals Brewing, grab food from Liberty Kitchen, kick back, relax, and listen to some music. A portion of the proceeds from every beer sold supports the programs of the Community Education Center (CEC). Two Locals Brewing is the city’s first and only Black-owned microbrewery and the CEC is the city’s finest and oldest artists’ incubator space!
Check out more events at The Lawn at uCity Square here!
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Black Girls With Green Thumbs is growing a community who garden in their home and communities to heal, nourish, and learn. Join them at Drexel Square select Thursdays this season for some exciting and FREE plant-based workshops, each time a different theme. All supplies included + BYOB wine or beer!
On August 4th from 6 to 8 pm, make seasonal drinks that can be stored long-term. Using herbs and fruits you will capture the flavors of summertime by making our own cocktail mixers! These recipes are a great way to preserve your garden or orchard bounty.
Additional free summer programming continues at Drexel Square this month.
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World Cafe Live's 4th Annual JambaLiva: New Orleans Style Pop-Up is back on Saturday, August 6 from 4 to 7 pm! Back by popular demand, Executive Chef Rob Cottman is bringing to life his love letter to New Orleans cuisines in one afternoon of bold flavor, live music, and drink specials. World Cafe Live will transform the venue to bring that New Orleans flare to Philly for one afternoon only. A special edition a la carte menu featuring nods to Creole and Cajun favorites with a heavy focus on seafood will be available for the duration of the event as well as featured cocktails and live music to complement the experience.
Enjoy live music while you dine from independent artist Jay Turner. With influences rooted in old school performers like the Isley Brothers, Jimi Hendrix, War, David Ruffin, The Stylistics, Jay Turner and band will be bringing the best of the classics along and his own unique sound.
Tickets for entry are $10 each; food & drink will be available for purchase. Space will be very limited, so get your tickets now to guarantee your seat before it’s too late.
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Head to ACME at 40th and Walnut on Thursday, August 25th from 9 to 11pm for Late Night at Acme, featuring free music, freebies, and more!
LIVE DJ • FREEBIES • SAMPLES • HOT DEALS • GAMES • AIRBRUSH TATTOO ARTIST
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Free summer programming continues at Drexel Square this month. Located at 3001 Market Street, Drexel Square is an activated community park lined with soaring dawn redwood trees and serves as a gathering space for residents, students, workers, and travelers in University City.
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Indie-Life is thrilled to host First Friday West Philly on Friday, August 5th from 5 to 9pm in the studio at 4616 Baltimore Avenue. Indie-Life is going solo (artist) this month with Oluwafemi Olatunji!
Oluwafemi is a rhythmist based in Philadelphia and originally from Lagos, Nigeria. For 15 years, his visual and musical work has spanned deejaying, music production, pen illustration, painting, digital still and video art. He produces experiences with various combinations of sights and sounds.
His music influences are deeply rooted in the cultures of the African diaspora and his deejay sets are an eclectic mix of jazz, funk, reggae, hip-hop, house and afrobeat, among other similar genres. In 2011, he co-founded a music collective named Worldtown, which began as a party for people to celebrate diversity through music. Visually, his drawings, murals and digital art reveal a deep inspiration by Geometry, African culture and Hip-Hop culture. He is interested in how expression through patterns is a form of intelligence.
As always, there will be light bites, Indie-Life's infamous sangria and groovy tunes by DJ Rocdaspot!
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Now open for the season, Sunset Social, the elevated park at 129 S. 30th Street, offers weekly programming with different specials, collaborations, activities, and more for every day of the week!
Enjoy Trivia Under the Tent each Monday, Yappy Hours with Morris Animal Refuge on Tuesdays, and Movie Nights each Wednesday.
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The Baltimore Avenue Dollar Stroll will return for a second time in September! University City’s Baltimore Avenue between 43rd and 52nd Street will showcase its charm with bargains from standout neighborhood business. This year we're shaking things up with $1, $3, and $5 offerings, plus live music, interactive activities, a block party at 48th and Baltimore, and more. Stay tuned for a list of participating businesses and deals. Come out and join the fun!
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