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Roy Book Binder is one of several well-known musicians who performed at Historic Germantown’s 2024 concert lineup.
Historic Germantown will host more festivals in 2025
Historic Germantown, a consortium of 19 historic and cultural institutions, serves more than 150,000 visitors annually. more
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September Events
The fall event season kicks off with ongoing and annual favorites!   September is the start of seasonal events from concerts to movies to theater performances.  more
Beekeeper Jeff Eckel demonstrates the workings of an “open hive” at Wyck's annual Honey Festival.
Local honey brings a sweet legacy
Attendees young and old crowded into the Wyck Historic House and Garden grounds to celebrate the Philadelphia Honey Festival. more
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Spring sends Chestnut Hill resident Ted Daeschler into the garden he shares with his wife, Emily.
Seeking spirit in the soil
Shovel after shovel, the spade cuts into the dark, moist, nutrient-rich earth. The gardener kneels and gently places the plant into its new home. more
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Relaxing beside a pond at Awbury Arboretum.
A love of nature for the public good
The Northwest Philadelphia area is blessed with four prominent public gardens, all of which are a Quaker legacy. more
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Volunteering with Friends of the Wissahickon during the organization's “Super Mega Service Day” on April 20 is an opportunity to help preserve the park.
Calling NW volunteers for Earth Day
With a theme of ”Planet vs. Plastic,” the 54th annual Earth Day offers a bounty of opportunities to celebrate nature in Northwest Philadelphia. more
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Susan Gray Detweiler
Art historian and author Susan Detweiler dies at 85
Susan Gray Detweiler, 85, an author, art historian, community volunteer, genealogist and beautiful, loving wife, mother and grandmother, passed away on Dec. 26. more
Louis Kahn's Margaret Esherick House in Chestnut Hill is "one of the most significant residential structures built in the second half of the twentieth century in the United States,” and has just been named to the prestigious National Register of Historic Places.
Iconic Esherick House named to National Register
Chestnut Hill’s Louis I. Kahn-designed Margaret Esherick House has just been named to the prestigious National Register of Historic Places. more
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Practice yoga amid Morris Arboretum and Gardens’ Out on a Limb exhibit.
Event Calendar
Included are events at Morris Arboretum, Laurel Hill, the Chestnut Hill Library, Wyck Historic House and more. more
Dave Harrod, president of the Philadelphia Beekeepers Guild, inspects one of his hives.
Mind your own beeswax - it’s a Philly tradition
On a cool, cloudy morning, dozens of bees instantly swirled up from the open hive, surrounding beekeeper Dave Harrod. more
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The 113-year-old Tausendschon rose, seen here growing in front of the historic Wyck house before it was vandalized last week.
Shocking attack on a century-old historic rose
Someone hacked away at the Tausendschon rose that has been growing up the front of the historic Wyck house for more than 113 years. more
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Deborah Crocker, left, and Effie Kammer play housemaids who plot revenge against their abusive employer.
Class conflict in an intimate setting
Jean Genet’s “The Maids,” a play based loosely on the story of two infamous sisters who murdered their employer and her daughter in France in 1933, will be performed at Wyck Historic House & Gardens. more
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