Categories: Events

Fall’s Upon Us: Week Events 10/5 – 10/11

Who’s ready for another week? After Joaquin skipped Philly, we’re ready to party.

Week of October 5 – 8, 2015

Economy 2020 – Wednesday, october 7 @ 5:30 – 8 PM

Join the Sustainable Business NetworkAll year, with the help of our passionate members, we’ve engaged in a strategic planning process to lay the foundation for how SBN will proceed in the years to come. Deets & Register.

SPARC 2015 – 2016 Kick-Off – Thursday, October 8th @ 6-8 pm; free.

Join SPARC – (Sustainable Philadelphia Alliance of Regional Campuses) For the kick off event to network, learn about opportunities and collaborate to improve life on campuses across Philly. More deets.

LEGO CASTLE ADVENTURE EXHIBIT – (OCTOBER 5 @ 5:00 PM) – FREE – $14.

Builders of all ages are invited to the Mercer Castle to construct their very own castles using one of the greatest building materials of all time?LEGO® bricks! Visitors will enter a LEGO® Kingdom where they can explore a giant castle full of secret passageways, climb into a lookout tower, build a virtual fortress, joust on play horses and more!  Produced by The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis in cooperation with LEGO Systems, Inc.

SHARING THE ROUGH : EXCLUSIVE PHILADELPHIA SCREENING -OCTOBER 6 @ 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM – $15.00

Sharing the Rough documents the never-before captured journey of a colored gemstone as it travels from mine to market, while also sensitively exploring the challenges and opportunities of an emerging mining economy in East Africa.  The film focuses on ethics, responsibility, transparency… and looks into the lives of all of the people that are positively impacted when we purchase colored gemstones from this area.

Weekend of October 9-11, 2015:

WE CAN – A POP-UP BEER CAN GARDEN -OCTOBER 8 @ 2:00 PM – OCTOBER 11 @ 5:00 PM |

The Trestle Inn and MIO teamed up to create WE CAN: A Pop-Up Beer Can Garden – a playful tongue-in-cheek response to the many “pop up” beer gardens which have recently proliferated around Philadelphia. Taking place during DesignPhiladelphia’s signature Pearl Street Passage, WE CAN attendees will help transform a grey slice of sidewalk on Callowhill Street into a green oasis by repurposing beer cans into hydroponic planters. More info.

OLD CITY FEST – OCTOBER 11 @ 12:00 PM – 6:00 PM | Free

Old City Fest returns on Sunday, October 11, 2015, from 12:00pm to 6:00pm, along N. 3rd Street (from Market to Race) and Arch Street (from 2nd to 4th). Celebrate art and design, fashion and food, creativity and culture, music and family fun on the streets of America’s most historic square mile. Enjoy a fashion show, design showcase, live bands, circus performers, kids’ entertainment, savory and sweet bites, seasonal craft beers, handmade shopping, 100+ vendors and more. Admission is free and open to the public. More info.

Julie Hancher

Julie Hancher is Editor-in-Chief of Green Philly, sharing her expertise of all things sustainable in the city of brotherly love. She enjoys long walks in the park with local beer and greening her travels, cooking & cat, Sir Floofus Drake.

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