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NEIGHBORHOOD PARKS TO CELEBRATE SUMMER...
with Hitchcock, Shirley Temple and Shrek
Philadelphia, Summer 2007 – Local volunteer park groups, the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society’s Philadelphia Green Program, Fairmount Park and the Philadelphia Department of Recreation will present the Summer in the Neighborhood Series featuring everything from the sounds of classical, jazz, gospel and reggae to showings of family-friendly movies like “Akeelah and the Bee,” blockbusters such as “Dreamgirls,” and classic films from Alfred Hitchcock.
More than 100 events, all free and open to the public, will be held at more than 30 local parks.
Since 1993, Philadelphia Green has helped community groups clean up and improve landscapes at more than 60 parks as part of its “Parks Revitalization Project,” which receives major funding by the William Penn Foundation as well as from local fundraising efforts. Philadelphia Green partners with the city’s Department of Recreation, the Fairmount Park Commission, and community groups to make parks an integral part of urban life.
For a complete list of events, check below or check the PHS website at www.pennsylvaniahorticulturalsociety.org or call 215-988-1611.
Bardascino Park
10th & Carpenter Streets
http://www.bardascinopark.org
June 19, 7:30 (Raindate: June 20) Trio Crisol, www.triocrisol.com (Latino folk)
Campbell Square
Allegheny Avenue & Belgrade Street
June 27, 7 pm 2nd annual Port Richmond Idol talent competition
July 11, 7 pm Haley's Comets performance (Oldies) and Hula Hoop contest
July 25, 7 pm Rock out with The Exceptions during the Campbell Square Annual Membership Drive
Aug. 1, 7 pm Performances by The Sounds of Liberty (American songbook) and Sisters (Line dancing)
Aug. 2, 8:15 pm PDR Movie Night featuring “Open Season” (2006, Rated PG)
August 15, 7 pm Green on the Green Festival featuring an Irish dance party with the Hooligans and Eagles Pep Rally
Carroll Park
58th Street & Girard Avenue
Tuesday and Friday, June 26 – July 27, 11 am - 3 pm Carroll Park Summer Camp. No registration required. For more information call 267-847-1721.
Every Thursday, July 19 – August 30 Summer Concert Series (Jazz & Gospel) There will be no performance on August 9.
August 7, 5 pm National Night Out Gospelrama
Cedar Park
50th Street & Baltimore Avenue
http://www.cedarparkneighbors.org
Every Friday through August 30, 6 pm Friday Night Jazz with Denise King
September 29, 12 pm Cedar Park Fair
Cianfrani Park
8th & Fitzwater Streets
June 22, 7 pm Gentleman Four (America songbook)
June 29, 7 pm Musical act TBA
Aug.16, 8:15 pm PDR Movie Night featuring “The Wizard of Oz.” (1939, Rated G) Come dressed as your favorite character!
Oct. 6, 10 am Cianfrani Park Fall Festival
Clark Park
43rd Street & Baltimore Avenue
http://www.clarkpark.info
July 21, 7 pm Wachovia Presents the Philadelphia Orchestra’s Free Neighborhood Concert Series
Sept.15 ClarkPark Music and Arts Festival
Conshohocken-Windemere Park
3910 Conshohocken Avenue
http://www.wynnefieldheights.org
July 10, 8:15 pm Movie Night feature TBA
Aug. 14, 8:15 pm PDR Movie Night featuring “Akeelah and the Bee” (2006, Rated PG)
Dickinson Square
4th & Tasker Streets
http://www.dickinsonsquare.org
Sept. 15, 9 am Dickinson Square Fair & Flea Market
Di Silvestro Playground
15th & Morris Streets
July 12, 8:15 pm PDR Movie Night featuring “Happily Never After” (2007, Rated PG)
Disston Recreation Center
Disston & Glenloch Streets
http://www.taconycivic.org
June 28, 6:30 pm Frankie Drake (Oldies)
July 26, 6:30 pm Charlie Gracie, www.charliegracie.com (Oldies)
Aug. 9, 6:30 pm The Hoppin’ John Orchestra, www.hoppinjohn.net (Jazz, rock, Dixieland)
Sept.15, 12 pm (Rain date: September 29) 16th Annual Tacony History Day
October 6, 8 am (Rain date: October 13) Disston Park Flea Market (Longshore & Keystone Streets)
Fairhill Square
4th Street & Lehigh Avenue
June 30, 12 pm HACE Housing Fair
July 24, 8:15 pm Movie Night feature TBA
July 31, 8:15 pm Movie Night feature TBA
August 7, 8:15 pm PDR Movie Night featuring “The Mask of Zorro” (1998, Rated PG-13)
August 14, 8:15 pm Movie Night feature TBA
August 21, 8:15 pm Movie Night feature TBA
August 28, 8:15 pm Movie Night feature TBA
Fisher Park
5th & Spencer Streets
July 19, 8:15 pm PDR Movie Night featuring “Happy Feet” (2006, Rated PG)
Gold Star Park
On Wharton Street between 6th & 7th Streets
http://www.passyunksquare.org
June 28, 7 pm Knife & Fork Band
July 5, 7 pm The Hoppin’ John Orchestra (Jazz, rock, Dixieland)
July 12, 8 pm Movie Night featuring “La Ciociara (Two Women)” (1960, Italian/German, Film not rated)
July 26, 8 pm Three Stooges Movie Night
August 2, 7 pm Musical act TBA
August 16, 8 pm Movie Night featuring Alfred Hitchcock’s “The Man Who Knew Too Much” (1934, Film not rated)
August 23, 7 pm Five Cherry Lane (Classic rock)
August 30, 8 pm Movie Night featuring “The Little Princess” starring Shirley Temple (1939, Film not rated)
Gorgas Park
Ridge Avenue & Hermitage Street
http://gorgaspark.homestead.com
June 28, 7 pm Merion Concert Band (Classical, pops)
July 12, 7 pm Ben Arnold w/Tom Gillam & Tractor Pull (Rock/pop/singer-songwriter)
July 26, 7 pm Singer-songwriter Adam Monaco
July 31, 8 pm Movie Night feature TBA
August 9, 7 pm Crossroads Coffee House Singer-Songwriter Showcase
August 14, 8 pm Movie Night feature TBA
August 23, 7 pm Zydeco-a-Go-Go (Cajun)
August 30, 7 pm The Hooligans (Irish)
September 15, 7 pm Community Day Fair featuring The Starlites (Oldies)
October 7, 7 pm 11th Annual Harvest Festival
Guerin Recreation Center
16th & Jackson Streets
July 26, 8:15 pm PDR Movie Night featuring “Shrek” (2001, Rated PG)
Jefferson Square Park
3rd Street & Washington Avenue
http://www.jeffersonsquarepark.org
June 20, 8 pm The Teeth (Rock)
July 11, 8 pm Jazz, Rhythm & Blues performance
July 25, 8 pm The Capitol Years (Rock)
August 9, 8:15 pm PDR Movie Night featuring the Jefferson Square Silent Movie Festival (All films Rated G)
October 6, 8 am Fall Flea Market
Jerome Brown Park
20th & Ontario Streets
September 15, 11 am Tioga Unity Day
Kahn Park
11th & Pine Streets
http://kahnpark.tripod.com
June 27, 7:30 pm (Rain date: June 28) Fred’s Mobile Homes (Bluegrass)
July 18, 7:30 pm (Rain date: July 19) The Madison Heavenly Horns (Gospel)
August 15, 7:30 pm (Rain date: August 16) The John Breslin Jazz Band (Dixieland)
September 23, 3 pm The Merion Concert Band with Timothy Mullen, Conductor (Classical, pops)
Konrad Square
Dauphin & Sepviva Streets
July 7, July 28, August 11, 8 am Konrad Square Flea Markets
Malcolm X Memorial Park
52nd & Pine Streets
www.malcolmxpark.info
June 28, 7 pm Summer Jazz Series: Tenor Saxophonists Umar Ratteem and New York French Connection
July 12, 7 pm Summer Jazz Series: Vocalist Barbra Walker Story
July 26, 7 pm Summer Jazz Series: Bassist Bill Booker & Quartet
August 9, 7 pm Summer Jazz Series: Vocalist Ms. Denise King
August 11, 12 pm Gospel Fest 2007
August 23, 7 pm Summer Jazz Series: Alfie Politt
September 6, 7 pm Summer Jazz Series: After Hours
September 20, 7 pm Summer Jazz Series: The Nate Murray Band
Mario Lanza Park
On Catherine Street between 2nd & 3rd Streets
www.qvna.org
June 21, 7 pm KidFest! Bike Parade Decorate your wheels and ride around with the police!
June 26, 7 pm KidFest! Fire Truck Night Wear your bathing suit and learn fire safety!
July 5, 8:30 pm Movie Night featuring “Bringing Up Baby” starring Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant (1938, Film not rated)
July 11, 8:30 pm Movie Night featuring “The Matrix” (1999, Rated R)
July 18, 8:30 pm Movie Night featuring “The Black Stallion” (1979, Rated G)
July 25, 8:30 pm Movie Night featuring “Birdy” starring Nicolas Cage and Matthew Modine (1984, Rated R)
Sundays, September 2 – 23, 7 pm Local bands performing in the park. Check the QVNA website for complete listings.
October 27, 1 pm “Down Home Day” Fundraiser for the park featuring pony rides, apple-bobbing, silent auction, and more!
Mill Creek Recreation Center
48th & Brown Streets
August 7, 5 pm National Night Out Gospelrama
Muhammed Park
47th & Lancaster Streets
August 7, 5 pm National Night Out Gospelrama
September 8, 11 am Community Day
Nicetown Park
4300 block of Germantown Avenue
June 19, 8 pm Movie Night featuring “No More Pencils, No More Books”
Aug. 10 and Aug. 11 Give Back to the Community Festival
Papa Playground
68th Street & Lansdowne Avenue
July 31, 8:15 pm PDR Movie Night featuring “Superman Returns” (2006, Rated PG-13)
Pastorius Park
Roanoke Street & W Hartwell Lane
July 2, 7 pm Wachovia Presents The Philadelphia Orchestra’s Free Neighborhood Concert Series
Penn Treaty Park
Columbia & Delaware Avenues
July 17, 8:15 pm PDR Movie Night featuring “Happy Feet” (2006, Rated PG)
Powers Park
Almond & Ann Streets
July 10, 8:15 pm PDR Movie Night featuring “Happy Feet” (2006, Rated PG)
Pulaski Park
Allegheny Avenue on the Delaware River waterfront
August 4, 12 pm Fishing contest and picnic featuring live music
August 25, 1 pm Community picnic featuring live music and free health screening
Reyburn Park
20th Street & Lehigh Avenue
July 24, 8:15 pm PDR Movie Night featuring “ATL” (2006, Rated PG-13)
August 21 Peace Fest in the Park
Schuylkill Banks Park
Locust Street on the Schuylkill River
http://www.schuylkillbanks.org
June 28, 8:30 pm Suspense on the Banks featuring Alfred Hitchcock’s “Rear Window” (1954, Rated PG)
July 12, 8:30 pm Suspense on the Banks featuring Alfred Hitchcock’s “Vertigo” (1958, Rated PG)
July 26, 8:30 pm Suspense on the Banks featuring Alfred Hitchcock’s “North by Northwest” (1959, Film not rated)
August 9, 8:30 pm Suspense on the Banks featuring Alfred Hitchcock’s “Psycho” (1960, Rated R)
August 23, 8:30 pm Suspense on the Banks featuring Alfred Hitchcock’s “The Birds” (1963, Rated PG-13)
Stinger Square
32nd & Reed Streets
www.geocities.com/stingersquare
June 29, 6 pm Plan B (R&B, jazz)
July 13, 6 pm Hidden Treasure (Jazz)
July 27, 6 pm Next Rhythm (R&B)
August 7, 8 pm Movie Night feature TBA
August 10, 6 pm Sir Charles & the Chancellors (R&B)
August 11, 3 pm Gospel Fest
August 24, 6 pm Herman Johnson (Jazz)
September 1, 3 pm Horseshoe tournament
September 7, 6 pm Stroke of Midnight (R&B)
October 6 October Fall Festival
October 31 Halloween Festivities
Womrath Park
Frankford & Kensington Avenues
Sept. 5 and Sept. 19, 6 pm Butch Ballard (Jazz)
Wissinoming Park
http://wissinomingpark.org/
Cheltenham & Frankford Avenues
July 2 through August 10, 9 am – 3
FOR PRESS INFORMATION, CONTACT:
LAURA BEITMAN, email or
call 215-988-8836
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