Trails and Tales: Restoring the Ecological Landscapes of Anson B. Nixon Park
Park manager Mark Volpe leads a guided walk through the forest restoration work: ash borer damage, native tree plantings, deer management, and the streamside buffers along the creek. Free, outdoors, uneven ground.
More at Anson B. Nixon Park
Mushroom Walk with the Philadelphia Mycology Club
Two hours walking the 110 acre park with the Philadelphia Mycology Club, learning what is actually growing out there. Twenty dollars, adults and kids fourteen and up.
Jive Turkey Cranksgiving Cyclocross Race
Part of the PA Cyclocross Series, on a course cut through the park by Blake Tart. Men's, women's and kids categories, USA Cycling licensed, $45 to enter. Come cheer if you would rather watch.
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Girls in Aviation Day
Hands on STEM stations, aircraft on display, and a panel of people working in aviation and aerospace on how they got there. The ticket includes museum admission, free for members.
250th Anniversary Guided Walking Tour of New Hope
A mile on foot through town with a guide, split into fifty-year chapters from the Revolution forward. Meets at the Parry Mansion, about an hour, fifteen dollars.
Caesarean, Distant Dominion, Chopped Up, Slice and Spectral Spectrum
Five heavy bands on a Saturday at the Haverford Road room. A small stage on Haverford Road with a long habit of booking bands nobody else will.
