Parks & Green Space

One of West Philadelphia's most unique and entertaining events, the annual Charles Dickens Birthday Party, is coming this Sunday, February 5. This year, the novelist's 200th birthday will be celebrated with music, dramatic readings, and tasty treats. Sponsored by Friends of Clark Park, in honor of the famous statue of Dickens that has graced the park since 1901, the party will commence at 2pm in Griffith Hall of the University of the Sciences.

Wherever you are in University City, on Saturday, November 5th, you have an opportunity to show your love for your neighborhood park by pitching in to clean up.  Raking leaves, picking up trash, and all manner of other sprucing up will be going on at Clark Park, Cedar Park, Barkan Park, and others. A map of parks with their clean up times is here, and a list of participating parks is also here, courtesy of the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society.

If you miss today's farmers market at the Radian, head to the unique Youth Farmers Market at Malcolm X Park (52nd and Pine Streets), featuring hyperlocal produce grown exclusively by neighborhood kids. *Friday, September 9th 4:00pm-7:00pm* Growers include:

• Earth Keepers
• MLK High School Seeds for Learning
• Philadelphia Urban Food and Fitness Alliance (PUFFA)
• Saul: Henry Got Crops
• Teens4Good
• *UNI School of the Future*
• *UNI Rebel Gardeners of Pepper Middle School*
• *Youth Urban Mobile Market (YUMM)*