May 12th, 2020

Arts Day: Love Your Park at Home May 12th Schedule

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Tuesday, May 12th is Arts Day during Love Your Park @ Home! Here are all of the fun and free things you can learn, share, and do to celebrate the arts in Philly parks. 

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LEARN: about Public Art in the Park

Register for free

Join the Association for Public Art (aPA) for a lunchtime virtual "walking" tour of a selection of outdoor sculptures found around the Horticulture Center in Fairmount Park. Rain or shine, aPA staff will share fascinating stories and answer questions about these hidden public art gems and park favorites.

Register for free

SHARE: a Haiku to Philly parks

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Nature has a special way of inspiring photography, paintings, poetry, and prose. Have you ever written a haiku? Get inspired by going for a walk in your local park or in your own backyard!

Here's how to write a traditional, 3-line haiku: 

1. First line: 5 syllables

2. Second line: 7 syllables

3. Third line: 5 syllables

Be sure to share your haiku on social media and tag #loveyourpark!

DO: Create art of your park

chalk art

Create a natural scene or special message on the sidewalk in front of your home or in your local park using sidewalk chalk or the bits and pieces of nature you can find, like twigs, rocks, and leaves! You can also draw or paint a picture of your local park!

BONUS: Color these free botanical coloring pages!

The Fairmount Park Horticulture Center opened in 1979 and is home to a lovely greenhouse filled with a variety of tropical plants.  Feel free to download these free botanical coloring pages, featuring select tropical plants that you will find in the greenhouse!

Download the coloring pages

Upcoming Love Your Park @ Home events

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Cobbs Creek Community Workday

April 14th at 9:00am
280 Cobbs Creek Pkwy, Philadelphia, PA 19139

Join Fairmount Park Conservancy for a Community Volunteer Workday! Join us on Tuesday, April 14th, from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM as we help refresh the gardens at Cobbs Creek Recreation Center with perennial cutbacks, weeding, and mulching. We’ll provide all necessary tools, supplies, and materials for the workday, including gloves. We look forward to working with you!

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Belmont Wetland Community Planting

April 15th at 9:00am
Army Rd & Belmont Mansion Dr, Philadelphia, PA 19131

Join Fairmount Park Conservancy and the Philadelphia Parks & Recreation team for a volunteer planting workday at the Belmont Wetlands in West Fairmount Park on Wednesday, April 15th, from 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM. This volunteer event is open to all ages and people of all abilities. Anyone interested is welcome to participate. Please use the mid- and low-Belmont Plateau parking lot. Volunteers will be able to select their project, including: * Planting & protecting native trees * Watering trees and shrubs * Trash cleanup as needed

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Earth Week Kickoff and Closing!

April 18th at 10:00am
1800 Pattison Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19145

Let's celebrate the beginning (4/18) and end (4/25) of Earth Week by giving back to Nature! You can choose from a variety of activities including trash picking, weeding, mulching and more! Meet new people or bring a friend! Meet us at the WELCOME CENTER at 1800 Pattison Ave, the first building on your right as you enter the park at 15th street. You can call/text 215-479-1954 if you can't find it.

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