The Philadelphia Science Festival (PSF) returns for its seventh year of scientific celebrations with nine days of events at restaurants, breweries, museums, libraries, parks and other neighborhood spaces. Last year, more than 70,000 people flocked to festival events, and with the awesome, 80-plus happenings on tap for 2017, this year’s festivities are expected to be […]
Join the Fairmount Water Works in celebrating one of the Schuylkill River’s finest fish with a host of programs and events for Shad Weekend. Catch a demonstration on fishnet-weaving out under our pavilion, and learn about catching shad in traditional Native American culture from Heart to Hearth Cookery. Make a colorful fish rubbing in our water lab. […]
Take your photo with a renowned scientist – taking the history of science to a new dimension (2-D that is). This quarter, come take your picture with a full-size image of Rachel Carson standing with her binoculars, observing the natural world. On the main floor of the FWW, and learn about her contributions to launching […]