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

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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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Second Saturday in West Fairmount Park

March 14th at 10:00am
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Help preserve the wetlands of West Fairmount Park! Join us for a restoration project to plant live stakes and remove invasive vines & shrubs in the Belmont Wetland.

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FDR Community Workday

March 18th at 9:00am
1500 Pattison Avenue &, S Broad St, Philadelphia, PA 19145

Join the Fairmount Park Conservancy team for a volunteer workday around the Pattison Lagoon on Wednesday, March 18th, from 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM. Since fall 2023, the Conservancy has been working to clear invasives and plant new native trees, shrubs, flowers, and grasses along the edges of Pattison Lagoon with the help of volunteer groups, including the Phillies. Join us in caring for and establishing these plantings to support local wildlife and make a lasting impact on the lagoon's ecosystem. Let's continue this important work together! This public volunteer event is open to all ages and people of all abilities. Anyone interested is welcome to participate. Please use the Anna C . Verna Playground parking lot. Volunteers will be able to select their project, including: * Tree care, weeding & mulching * Trash cleanup as needed

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FDR Community Workday

March 25th at 9:00am
1500 Pattison Avenue &, S Broad St, Philadelphia, PA 19145

Join the Fairmount Park Conservancy team for a volunteer workday around the Pattison Lagoon on Wednesday, March 25th, from 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM. Since fall 2023, the Conservancy has been working to clear invasives and plant new native trees, shrubs, flowers, and grasses along the edges of Pattison Lagoon with the help of volunteer groups, including the Phillies. Join us in caring for and establishing these plantings to support local wildlife and make a lasting impact on the lagoon's ecosystem. Let's continue this important work together! This public volunteer event is open to all ages and people of all abilities. Anyone interested is welcome to participate. Please use the Anna C . Verna Playground parking lot. Volunteers will be able to select their project, including: * Tree care, weeding & mulching * Trash cleanup as needed

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