Farmers' Market

Saturdays, 10 am to 2 pm May through Thanksgiving
Saturdays, 10 am to 1 pm all other Saturdays
Thursdays, 3 pm to 7 pm June through Thanksgiving

For more information, call (215) 243-0555

Meetings and Events

November

Saturday, November 8, 11 AM: Veterans Day Ceremony
At the Gettysburg Stone in Park A, Baltimore Avenue between 43rd and 45th Streets

Sunday, November 9 at 4PM: FoCP Board Orientation at the residence of President Frank Chance, 4332 Larchwood Ave.

Sunday, November 9 at 5PM: FoCP Board Meeting at the residence of President Frank Chance, 4332 Larchwood Ave. Board meetings are open to the public. Please RSVP at friends@clarkpark.info.

Thursday, November 13 at 5 PM: From Creeks to Sewers: A History of Topographical Change in Philadelphia at the McNeil Science and Technology Center at the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia. For more information, visit www.phillyh2o.org/creek.htm

December

Saturday, December 6, 9 AM: Tree Planting

Saturday, December 6, 4 PM: PARC Fundraising Event at 4502 Kingsessing Avenue
Please join us as we eat and drink, check out the new design for Park A, and chat with the Friends of Clark Park board about the park makeover. In addition, we will be treated to live music and local art on exhibit and for sale. Proceeds from these sales benefit PARC.

Monday, December 15, 7 PM: FoCP Board Meeting at Rosenberger Hall, University of the Sciences in Philadelphia. Board meetings are open to the public. Click here to download and view the agenda (PDF).

Saturday, December 20, 10 AM: Friends of Clark Park Work Day at 43rd Street and Chester Avenue
Come and prepare Clark Park for its Winter hibernation! We will be removing the green water gaiters from around the newer trees, cleaning them, and packing them away for the season. Many hands make light work!

Sunday, December 21, 5 PM: Caroling in Clark Park at 45th Street and Chester Avenue
Celebrate the Winter Solstice and the holiday season in Clark Park! The community Christmas tree will be lit and University City's fabulous open-air caroling tradition will follow. FoCP will provide light refreshments.

A large and jovial throng of neighbors always turns out for this jolly event. If you're lucky, toward the end, you just might hear some brave souls slinging their lungs around the "Hallelujah" chorus from Handel's Messiah!

(For the most part, though, it's our neighbors singing familiar seasonal carols for the fun of it.)

Come one, come all!

January

*IMPORTANT: NOTE LOCATION CHANGE*
Wednesday, January 7, 7 PM: FoCP Membership Meeting at Abbraccio, 820 S47th Street (map and directions). Membership meetings are open to the public. Enjoy some light refreshments and an open cash bar. Print out our flyer and spread the word! (There's also a black & white version.)

Feburary

Sunday, Feburary 8, 2:30 PM: Dickens Birthday Celebration at Griffith Hall, University of the Sciences in Philadelphia and Clark Park. Download our flyer (PDF).

Monday, Feburary 16, 7 PM: FoCP Board Meeting at Rosenberger Hall, University of the Sciences in Philadelphia. Board meetings are open to the public.

March

Saturday, March 7 at 7:30 PM: Philly Pecha Kucha at Studio 34, 4522 Baltimore Avenue. FoCP President Frank Chance will be talking about moving "Toward a Better Clark Park." Visit the Philly Pecha Kucha Web site for more information and full lineup of speakers; suggested donation is $5.

Wednesday, March 11, 7 PM: FoCP Membership Meeting at Griffith Hall, University of the Sciences in Philadelphia. Membership meetings are open to the public.

April

Monday, April 20, 7 PM: FoCP Board Meeting at Rosenberger Hall, University of the Sciences in Philadelphia. Board meetings are open to the public.

May

Thursday, May 7, 5:30 PM: Party for the Park outside Griffith Hall, University of the Sciences in Philadelphia. For the past nine years, net proceeds from the Party for the Park have vastly improved the quality of Clark Park, our children's lives and our neighborhood. Proceeds pay for supplemental park maintenance: mowing grass, edging walkways, weeding, fertilizing, mulching trees, emptying trash cans, and seasonal clean-ups.

Monday, May 18, 7 PM: FoCP Board Meeting at Rosenberger Hall, University of the Sciences in Philadelphia. Board meetings are open to the public.

June

Saturday, June 6, 1 PM: Best Fest at Clark Park (south of Chester Ave).

Friday, June 12, 8 PM: Screening of Taxi to the Dark Side presented by the Interational Action Center at Clark Park (south of Chester Ave by 45th St).

Saturday, June 13, 7 AM: Uhuru Flea Market at Clark Park.

Monday, June 15, 7 PM: FoCP Board Meeting at Rosenberger Hall, University of the Sciences in Philadelphia. Board meetings are open to the public.

CANCELLED DUE TO ANTICIPATED INCLEMENT WEATHER Saturday, June 20: Clark Park Music and Arts Festival at Clark Park (south of Chester Ave).

July

Wednesday, July 8, 7 PM: FoCP Membership Meeting at Griffith Hall, University of the Sciences in Philadelphia. Membership meetings are open to the public.

Saturday, July 11, 7 AM: Uhuru Flea Market at Clark Park.

Saturday, July 18: Youth Expo at Clark Park.

Saturday, July 25, 2:30 PM: Children's Birthday Party at Clark Park (between Kingsessing and Woodland Avenues).

Wednesday, July 29 through Sunday, August 2, 7 PM: Shakespeare in Clark Park presents The Comedy of Errors at Clark Park (south of Chester Avenue). Directed by Alex Torra.

August

Saturday, August 8, 7 AM: Uhuru Flea Market at Clark Park.

Monday, August 17, 7 PM: FoCP Board Meeting at Rosenberger Hall, University of the Sciences in Philadelphia. Board meetings are open to the public.

September

Saturday, September 12, 7 AM: Woodland Avenue Reunion at Clark Park (between Kingsessing and Woodland Avenues).

Saturday, September 19: Clark Park Music and Arts Festival at Clark Park (south of Chester Ave).

Monday, September 21, 7 PM: FoCP Board Meeting at Rosenberger Hall, University of the Sciences in Philadelphia. Board meetings are open to the public.

October

Wednesday, October 14, 7 PM: FoCP Membership Meeting and Elections at Griffith Hall, University of the Sciences in Philadelphia. Membership meetings are open to the public.

Saturday, October 18, 7 AM: Uhuru Flea Market at Clark Park.

Flea Markets

In 2009, the Uhuru Solidarity Movement will be running a monthly Flea Market from April to October. The scheduled dates include: June 13, July 11, August 8, and October 18. 7 AM to 7 PM (Rain dates are usually the day after.) For further informaton, phone 215-387-0919 or email uhuru99@critpath.org.

Newsletter Deadlines

We also publish a quarterly newsletter. If you have any articles, photos, or commentaries (subject to the review of editor Nicole Gaddis), please submit materials by:

Sunday, Dec 17th
Sunday, Mar 18th
Sunday, Jun 17th
Sunday, Sep 16th

Department of Recreation Permits

To hold an event in Clark Park or comment about an event, call the Department of Recreation at 215-685-2697. Click here for Clark Park events guidelines.

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