Check out this list of upcoming events in Northwest Philadelphia! This week, we’re super excited about Stenton Stargazing, the GREAT Big Spring Swap, and the Kid’s Literary Festival at the Big Blue Marble Bookstore!
As always, we feature events happening in Germantown, Mt. Airy, and Chestnut Hill. Occasionally, we include events outside the area if they’re really exciting!
Click the links below for more information or to purchase tickets (if necessary)
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Friday, April 26
Special Needs Karate Class
Action Karate Mt. Airy | MUST pre-register | 5p | 11 W Mt. Airy Ave
Friday Night Jazz @ Woodmere Art Museum
Sounds of Stanley Turrentine / Shirley Scott | 6-8p | 9201 Germantown Ave
Stenton Stargazing!
4601 N 18th St | 630-9p
Author Event: D. Watkins
Uncle Bobbie’s Coffee + Books | 7-9p | 5445 Germantown Ave
Julie Charnet Live @ Paris Bistro
Paris Bistro | 7-11p | 8235 Germantown Ave
Jefferson Live @ Malelani Cafe
7-10pm | 6734 Germantown Ave
Elleanor Jean Hendley’s Jazz Salon
Our House Culture Center | Doors open at 7, show from 8-10p |
Grumblethorpe Star Party
730-10pm | 5267 Germantown Ave
Saturday, April 27
Annual Creek Cleanup – Friends of the Wissahickon
Harper’s Meadow (Northwestern Ave + Germantown) | 9am-1pm
City Nature Challenge
Various times/locations throughout the weekend! Help Philly win!
Goat Yoga at the Cliveden Carriage House
Hosted by Philly Goat Project and Cliveden | 11a-12p | 6401 Germantown
Kids Literary Festival
Big Blue Marble Bookstore | 10a-4p | 551 Carpenter Ln
Morris Arboretum – Hidden Gems Tour
100 E Northwestern Ave | 11a-12p
Morris Arboretum – Arbor Day: How does your garden grow?
100 E Northwestern Ave | 11a-3p
The GREAT Big Spring Swap! (Germantown Residents for Economic Alternatives Together)
26 Maplewood Mall | 1p-4p
Cooking With Paris
Paris Bistro | 8235 Germantown Ave | 2-4p
Murder Inc. Book 2 Launch Party
Uncle Bobbie’s Coffee + Books | 5445 Germantown Ave | 3-5p
Weaver’s Way Workshop – Planning and Starting Your Natural Dye Garden
542 Carpenter Ln | 6-8p
Eric Sollenberger & Friends Live @ Malelani Cafe
6734 Germantown Ave | 7-10p
Kismet Cowork Open Mic Night: In Praise of Love
12 West Willow Grove Ave | 7-9p
A Night with Bethlehem @ iMPeRFeCT Gallery
5539 Germantown | 8-10p
Sunday, April 28
“In Search of the Colored Girl” Exhibit at The Colored Girls Museum
Sundays through June 16 | 1-5p | 4613 Newhall Street
Spring Migration @ Houston Meadow
Sponsored by Wissahickon Environmental Center | 730-9am | 900 Grakyn Ln
Spotted Lantern Fly Concert @ Morris Arboretum
1030-1130am | 100 E Northwestern Ave
Weaver’s Way Workshop: DIY Kombucha
11a-1p | The Mercantile @ 542 Carpenter Ln
Hotels, Cabins, Inns, and Bridges with Kimberly Quinn
Hosted by FOW | Meet at Crefeld Street Trailhead | 12-2p
Be an Entomologist @ Wyck!
12-3p | 6026 Germantown Ave
Too Much is Just Enough with Devin Kelly
Big Blue Marble Bookstore | 2-4p | 551 Carpenter Ln
Book Release Party at Chestnut Hill Brewing Company
2-4p | Market at the Fareway | 8221 Germantown Ave
Tom Moon Quartet Live @ Paris Bistro
6-10p | 8235 Germantown Ave
Monday, April 29
Friends of the Chestnut Hill Library Community Book Sale
8711 Germantown | 1:15-5pm
Enough is Enough: Women’s Wellness Group
Uncle Bobbie’s Coffee + Books | 630-730p | 5445 Germantown Ave
Uhuru Tours presents the 2019 Vanguard Book Tour
Uncle Bobbie’s Coffee + Books | 7-9p | 5445 Germantown Ave
Tuesday, April 30
Storytime with Mama Kim at Uncle Bobbie’s Coffee & Books
5445 Germantown Ave | 10-11am
Weaver’s Way Workshop: The Mechanics of Breath
Sage Integrative Health | 538 Carpenter | 6-730p
T.G.I.T. Family Pizza Night With Make + Take Slime at SplashLab Arts
3510 Scotts Lane | 630-730pm | $25
Wednesday, May 1
Paris Bistro Open Mic Night with Emmett Drueding
8235 Germantown Ave | 7-10p
Author Event: Damon Young
Uncle Bobbie’s Coffee + Books | 7p | 5445 Germantown Ave
Thursday, May 2
Thursday Trail Work
Hosted by Friends of the Wissahickon | See link for location | 930am-1230p
Stenton Garden Party!
4601 N 18th Street | 5-7p
Weaver’s Way Workshop: The Cultured Trilogy, a Way to Gut Health
6336 Ardleigh St | 630-730p
Brian Morris Quintet Live @ Paris Bistro
8235 Germantown Ave | 7-11p
Author Event: Saidiya Hartman
Uncle Bobbie’s Coffee + Books | 7-9p | 5445 Germantown Ave
Teaching the Journey of Our Nation
Woodmere Art Museum | 9201 Germantown Ave | 7-8p
Artist Talk with Calvin Jones, Iman Jones, and Micah Mack
Hosted by iMPeRFeCT Gallery | 7-9p | 5539 Germantown
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