Skinny Bitch Coming to Philadelphia Free Library 2/23!
Alright, alright. I’ll admit it.
I’m a bitch.
A (Skinny) Bitch.
A couple years ago,
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Green event: Saturdays – Piazza Farmer’s Market
Hungry for some local & fresh produce? Good news – The Piazza at Schmidt’s has an annual Saturday afternoon Farmers Market! The Piazza Farmer’s Market imports local farmers to Northern Liberties to showcase the best local produce, meats, poultry and dairy products available in the city of Philadelphia.
Kicking off last Saturday the Piazza Farmer’s Market has
Philadelphia Green Events Round-Up
Need some eco-conscious events to warm you up in this frigid weather and start 2010 off right? Here are a few local events:
Tuesday, January 12th: New Whole Foods opening in Plymouth Meeting. Warm up with this cook-out event and free hot chocolate o n the roof, delicious samples of Whole Foods Organic foods & free gifts. (Plymouth Meeting Mall, 500 W. Germantown Pike, Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462 (610) 832-0010)
Wednesday, January 20, 6-9 PM. Celebrate natural, eco-friendly beauty products at Juju Organics’ launch party of their online retail store. RSVP by Friday, Jan 15th – RSVP@paigewolf.com (Juju Organics, 713 S. 4th St, Phila, PA)
Thursday, January 21, 7 PM: Celebrate honey & natural creations with your honeybee at the National Honeybee Bicentennial. This free evening of the national launch of the Bicentennial for the Father of American Beekeeping celebrating Lorenzo Langstroth includes lectures by Carl Flatow of Science Friday Initiatives, Barbara Ceiga of the Academy of Natural Sciences and Marc Hoffman; Busy Mountain beehive raffle, and ice cream provided by Haagen-Dazs’ Help the Honey Bees project. (Unitarian Society of Germantown, 6511 Lincoln Drive, Mt. Airy, Philadelphia)
Saturday, February 6th: Drink, eat and dance the night away by donating to a fantastic charity at the Liberty Ball hosted by Penn State’s Philly Alumni Chapter. All proceeds benefit PSU’s THON, or Dance Marathon to fight pediatric cancer. Buy tickets on Libertyball.org (Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts – 128 N. Broad St, Phila, PA)
Manayunk’s Cut the Craft Event
Mark your calendars for Manayunk’s November 21-22 Cut the Craft event. Discover hard-to-find arts and crafts that make unique gifts just in time for the holidays!
What to expect?
Green Event Round-Up
Need to get your green on to balance all the red Phillies Phever going around? (Interestingly enough, the city of Philly is removing Solar-powered trashcans from center city and temporarily replacing them in riot anticipation.)
Upcoming Green Events in the Philly area include:
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Philadelphia's Latest Green Events
Need some green in your life to go along with the Red Phils Phever?!? Here’s a roundup of upcoming eco-friendly events in Philly:
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GreenFest Philly this Sunday!
Who’s ready to Party like there IS a Tomorrow?
That’s the slogan for GreenFest Philly is this Sunday, September 13th from 11 AM – 6 PM at Headhouse Square (2nd & South Streets).
Festivities of this annual one-day street fair include live music & entertainment, local produce, yoga, green contests, composting, recycling, over 200 eco-friendly vendors, vegetarian food, sneaker recycling, Eco Exchange Fashion Show & Clothing Swap, Food Symposium & Green Film Festival. Last year’s GreenFest had much to offer for eco-minded Philadelphians.
Hungry? This year’s theme is sustainable food. Take advantage and learn how to buy organic and local while eating veggie-friendly or pasture-raised/grass-fed diet – making the earth and your body happy.
Learn more at GreenFest Philly’s website – See ya Sunday!
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First Friday Makes Good
The Kensington Community Food Co-Op is turning Philadelphia’s First Friday into a charitable affair.
Head to the The Caterpillar starting at 6:00 p.m. this Friday, August 7th where you can check out 5 cool bands for a good cause:
Eco Arts Market – This weekend in Philadelphia at Convention Center!
Are you a local retailer, wholesaler or interior decorator who wants to offer more green products? Starting Saturday, August 1 – Monday August 3, more than 50 Green Artists who use recycled materials or sustainable methods will be showcased at the Buyers Market of American Craft in the Pennsylvania Convention Center.
The Eco Arts Market will make its debut with a display of handmade products by U.S. and Canadian artists. Want to pick out the eco-friendly artists? Bright green booth tags will identify the Green Exhibitors participating in this biannual, wholesale tradeshow. They represent a fast-growing segment of the nearly 600 established handcraft studios and emerging artists, who will attend the tradeshow to sell their products to museum gift shops, craft galleries, home furnishings boutiques, and corporate clients such as hotels and restaurants.
“Our theme is ‘Green Living, Artfully Done,’” said Rebecca Mercado, coordinator of the Eco Arts Market. “Our goal is
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XPN's Eco-Friendly XPoNential Music Festival
I’m quite excited to hear some of my favorite bands this weekend during 88.5 WXPN’s XPoNential Music Festival. Also, I can rest easy knowing XPN’s taking 
many eco-friendly steps for a low impact festival (especially after all the controversy regarding U2’s outlandish Carbon Footprint…)
Village Green is coming back to the Festival for its second year, where Delaware Valley environmental leaders can teach concertgoers about sustainable and eco-friendly products and services. Topics such as renewable energy, solar power, green building materials, organic soil, bamboo clothing and socially responsible investing will be discussed. Bringing tykes to the Kids Corner? Interactive demonstrations for kids to learn ‘how to keep the earth happy’ are an extra incentive to bring your eco-activists to the three-day festival.
Village Green Participants ‘09 include:
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