Free Yoga? At the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society’s Pop Up Garden at 20th & Market? Awesome! Click through for details!
Whales, sharks, seals, schools of fishes, killer whales, penguins.
The Mann Center certainly delivered incredible visuals of all of these aquatic creatures (plus many more!) combined with amazing sounds from the Russian National Orchestra during last night’s Blue Planet Live.
Starting off Blue Planet Live with a video of the biggest creature to ever roam the earth (including dinosaurs), the Blue Whale is fascinating at the least, as you can see from this video: (catch the video and much more after the jump!)
After recently attending the Mann Center’s “Down the Abbey Road” Tweetcert, I’m beyond psyched for “Blue Planet Live“!
On July 27th at 8:30 PM, The Russian National Orchestra takes the stage for the eco-friendly, outdoor Mann’s classical season finale. The Orchestra will provide classical scores conducted by (find out more about the show, and how to get free tickets to another Mann show, after the jump!)
Have some hazardous waste lying around or old tires you need to dispose of? The Streets Department is hosting a few upcoming events:
Looking for some entertainment on Saturday?
Enjoy local music on a beautiful Chester County farm at Saturday’s (7/16) Hootenanny at Camphill Kimberton. Between 3-10 PM, The Hootenanny the festival of local, organic food and feature musicians including :
Looking for some relaxing summer entertainment? Head over the the Mann!
Last Thursday, I enjoyed a very lovely, eco-friendly evening at the Mann Music Center for some Beatles during the Philly Orchestra’s rendition of “Down the Abbey Road“, part of the Orchestra Summer Series. During the show, concertgoers (including Green Philly Blog) tweeted show updates and interesting Beatles facts with the hashtag #tweetcert (like the Mann’s pictured to the right).
Besides the fact I was waiting for Joan Osborne to change her tune and do a little portion of “One of Us”, I was highly entertained for the evening! The Orchestra started off
Looking for a fun little, musical Thursday?
Peco Pops @ The Mann – Down the Abbey Road is a show that will entertain you. Along with the Philadelphia Orchestra, the collaboration between Grammy nominee Joan Osbourne, Grammy-winner Rodney Crowell, James Nash and the Nashvillians presents the live version of the Beatles’ masterwork in the perfect outdoor setting of the Mann. This performance is a part of the Mann’s
The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society recently decorated the Benjamin Franklin Parkway with Carousel animals that starred in the 2011 Philadelphia International Flower Show.
9 creatures – including a peacock, camel, rabbit, snail, butterfly, dragonfly, and unicorn; were created with brought to life with a variety of plant materials – primarily with moss and coconut bark – for their re-animation that would (find out more, after the jump!)
Looking to get some relaxing time at the (golf) greens this summer and learn about the planet too?
Get ready to start your engine… Get your bikes ready!
This Friday, May 20th is National Bike to Work Day (a highlight of May being Bike Month!). I encourage all you to get on board at America’s #1 bike-commuting city (Philly, silly!) before the North-South Bike lanes begin in Philly next month!
Events kick off at 8 AM on Friday – Join
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