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It Flowed from Fairmount: Brewing History Tour

Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center 640 Waterworks Drive, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Sure, people have loved drinking beer in the park for years, but did you know that beer was also made on these lands? Before the city created the park, the banks of the Schuylkill River were valuable to emerging breweries...

Free
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Submerged: A Changing Global Climate

Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center 640 Waterworks Drive, Philadelphia, PA, United States

A special art exhibition directed by Karen Young for the Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center and curated by Thom Duffy. The exhibition’s purpose is to bring focus to historic and current extreme weather events impacting our region and the planet’s...

Free
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POOL: Social History of Segregation

Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center 640 Waterworks Drive, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Award-winning art exhibition at the Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center in Philadelphia. Now through September. Powerful interactive installations build on one another to illuminate a history of segregated swimming in America, and its connection to present-day drowning issues affecting Black...

Free

Exploring Our Urban Watershed

Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center 640 Waterworks Drive, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Join Fairmount Water Works and Schuylkill River Development Corporation in exploring the Schuylkill River both on land and on water!

Exploring Our Urban Watershed

Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center 640 Waterworks Drive, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Join Fairmount Water Works and Schuylkill River Development Corporation in exploring the Schuylkill River both on land and on water!

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Watercolors on the Water

Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center 640 Waterworks Drive, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Explore the beauty and versatility of watercolor at the historic Water Works space on the Schuylkill! Enjoy behind the scene natural spaces while learning a variety of watercolor approaches to painting beautiful waterscapes. Students will take inspiration from the river...

$100 – $150

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2018 Art in the Open Free Event (Volunteers Needed)

Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center 640 Waterworks Drive, Philadelphia, PA, United States

AiO is currently recruiting volunteers from any environmental or art organizations in Philadelphia (any organization/business is welcomed to join). This event will take place on our Schuylkill River so we hope to bring our city together to participate. In 2016,...

Free

“Make & Take” Workshops at the Fairmount Water Works with Greensgrow Farms

Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center 640 Waterworks Drive, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Inspired by the lush gardens and water exhibits at the Philadelphia Flower Show? Bring the magic home! Visit the Fairmount Water Works for a hands-on workshop, where you can make your very own wildflower seed balls, led by Greensgrow Farms....

Free
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