Check out this list of upcoming events in Northwest Philadelphia! This week, we’re super excited about the meeting with the developers of the Germantown High School site, Mt. Airy Day, and the rose pruning workshop at Grumblethorpe!
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, May 3
Storytime at Morris Arboretum
1030-11am | 100 E Northwestern Ave
Little Explorers – Nature Walk and Crafts
Ages 2.5-5 | Morris Arboretum | 1115a-12p | 100 E Northwestern Ave
First Fridays on the Hill
Chestnut Hill | 5-8pm
Special Needs Karate Class
Action Karate Mt. Airy | MUST pre-register | 6p | 11 W Mt. Airy Ave
Terry Rivel, Ray Naylor, and Jessica Graae Live @ Malelani Cafe
7-10pm | 6734 Germantown Ave
Friday Night Rumbas at iMPeRFeCT Gallery
8-11pm | 5539 Germantown
Allens Lane Art Center presents The Bible: The Complete Word of God (abridged) (comedy)
Performances on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays through May 19 | Matinee and evening shows | 601 W Allens Ln
Saturday, May 4
Volunteer Service Day: Invasive Plant Removal
Hosted by Friends of the Wissahickon | 9a-1p | Meet at Woodbrook Ln and Anderson St
The Bypass That Wasn’t (walk)
10-1130a | Hosted by Jane’s Walk Philadelphia, Walk Germantown, and the Germantown United CDC | Meet at Battle of Germantown monument in Vernon Park (5800 Germantown)
Auntie and FUNcle Adventures: Fishing
Wissahickon Environmental Center | 10a-12p | 300 W Northwestern Ave
49th Annual Mt. Airy Day!
11a-5p | On the grounds of Cliveden and Upsala | Hosted by EMAN + WMAN
5th Annual Mt. Airy Day Jane’s Walk
Hosted by Go Mt. Airy | Meet at High Point Cafe @ Allens Lane Station (7210 Cresheim Rd @ 1030a | Look for Bradley (long hair + big beard)!
Weavers Way + FOW New Member Hike
1-3p | Meet at Mt. Airy Ave Trail Head
Weavers Way General Membership Meeting
4-6p | Germantown Academy Dining Hall
How Not to Write a Holocaust Novel
7-9p | Big Blue Marble Bookstore | 551 Carpenter Ln
Geri Oliver Live @ Paris Bistro
7-11p | 8235 Germantown Ave
Art Miron + Millard Brown Live @ Malelani Cafe
6734 Germantown Ave | 7-10p
Sunday, May 5
CHESTNUT HILL HOME + GARDEN FESTIVAL RESCHEDULED TO RAIN DATE ON 5/19!
Family Happenings: Art Making and Storytelling
Sponsored by Woodmere Art Museum | 11am-12pm | 9201 Germantown
“In Search of the Colored Girl” Exhibit at The Colored Girls Museum
Sundays through June 16 | 1-5p | 4613 Newhall Street
Tamara deMent Live @ Paris Bistro
6-10pm | 8235 Germantown Ave
Monday, May 6
Friends of the Chestnut Hill Library Community Book Sale
8711 Germantown | 1:15-5pm
Seeds to Sprouts: Spring Adventures Session II
1030a-1130a | Hosted by Morris Arboretum | 100 E Northwestern Ave | Ages 2-4
Community Meeting With the Developer of Germantown High School
6-8pm | Janes Memorial United Methodist Church | 47-57 East Haines St
You Good Man? Men’s Wellness Group
Uncle Bobbie’s Coffee + Books | 630-730p | 5445 Germantown Ave
Tuesday, May 7
Storytime with Mama Kim at Uncle Bobbie’s Coffee & Books
5445 Germantown Ave | 10-11am
T.G.I.T. Family Pizza Night With Make + Take Slime at SplashLab Arts
3510 Scotts Lane | 630-730pm | $25
Wednesday, May 8
Author Event: adrienne maree brown
4-6p | Uncle Bobbie’s Coffee + Books | 5445 Germantown
Meet the Candidates Night!
Hosted by Chestnut Hill Community Assoc. + East Mt. Airy Neighbors + West Mt. Airy Neighbors | 6-9p | New Covenant Campus | 7500 Germantown
Elizabeth Acevedo | With the Fire on High
7-9p | Uncle Bobbie’s Coffee + Books | 5445 Germantown
Jazz Jam Session with Thomas B. Razler
7-10p | Paris Bistro | 8235 Germantown
Thursday, May 9
Thursday Trail Work
Hosted by Friends of the Wissahickon | See link for location | 930am-1230p
Garden Workshop: Rose Pruning
Grumblethorpe | 530-7p | 5267 Germantown
Wolfe Brothers Featuring Larry McKenna
Paris Bistro | 7-11p | 8235 Germantown
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