How gorgeous is the weather outside?

This week has a lot of drink-related events on tap (pun intended) to get us out of our houses & back into socializing.

Philly Week Events of April 13-16th, 2015:

• The Lost World of Plant Monsters: Animal-Plants, Stone-Plants, and other Categorical Challenges: Join Science on Tap to learn about a world of plant monsters, whose ability to walk, to feed, or to feel, breached the boundaries between animal and vegetable kingdoms and helped to revise what it means to be a plant, a human, or something in between. Because science, yo. Tonight, Monday April 13th at 6 PM; National Mechanics, 22 S 3rd St, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19106. Facebook RSVP & Info.
• Artful Sustainability – How Artists Engage with a Changing Environment: PAFA hosts the first lecture in a new series in honor of late Philadelphia sculptor Dina Wind. Artful Sustainability presents artists and architects from three regions, discussing arts’ evolution as a system for social engagement. Tuesday, April 15, 7-8:30 p.m., Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 118-128 N. Broad Street. More info.
• YIP’s April Get Involved Happy Hour: Join Young Involved Philadelphia (YIP) and a selection of our partner organizations on the outdoor patio at City Tap House – University City for drink specials and lounging by their outdoor fire pits on Thursday, April 16. This event is a chance to learn more about what’s happening in Philly and how you can get plugged in. Ticket price includes your first drink. Thursday, April 16th at 5:30 PM-7:30, City Tap House, 3925 Walnut Street; Facebook RSVP. 
• Urban Geek Drinks: April Meet-Up: Join a monthly happy hour for a diverse group of civic do-gooders in Philadelphia. It’s an opportunity for you to connect with other people who give a damn and are working incredibly hard to make Philadelphia a really great city. Also Thursday, April 16th at 6-9 PM, Frankford Hall, Facebook RSVP.  

Photo: Taken by Refe 

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Julie Hancher is Editor-in-Chief of Green Philly, sharing her expertise of all things sustainable in the city of brotherly love. She enjoys long walks in the park with local beer and greening her travels, cooking & cat, Sir Floofus Drake. View all posts by Julie Hancher