Science of Scary at the Ambler Arboretum
Educational partners show why spiders, snakes, bats, bees and flying are less scary than they sound. Pay-what-you-can at the door, with $10 per person or $25 per family suggested.
More at Ambler Arboretum of Temple University
Ambler Arboretum: Fall Horticulture Hike
A plant heavy tour with the arboretum director and Tyler School horticulture staff, walking the November grounds. Aimed at people who want the Latin names, not just the fall color.
Around the same time
Rice's Market (Tuesdays)
Thirty acres of flea market, farm stands and antique dealers going since the 1870s. Gates at 7am and it thins out by midday, so come early and bring cash.
Bird Town Bird Walk on the Pennypack Trail
A morning bird walk with the Liberty Bird Alliance on the third Tuesday of the month at Lorimer Park in Abington. Free, run by the county parks environmental educator's office.
Executive Scramble
Nine simulated holes before work with a rotating cast of local business people. Ninety minutes, no handicap required, and the point is the conversation between shots as much as the golf.
