Fairmount Water Works

City Wild Day Camp
2015-08-03 09:30 - 2015-08-14 15:00 (America/New_York) | Fairmount Water Works, 640 Water Works Drive, Philadelphia, PA, 19130, United States
Still searching for an interesting, unique camp for your adventurous kids to attend this August? You’re in luck!
LandHealth Institute and Fairmount Water Works introduce the pilot offering of City Wild day camp! This summer camp for kids ages 10-13 offers off-the-beaten-path adventures through Philly’s neighborhoods to explore nature in the urban environment. Every day is a new adventure to a different part of the city – we’ll dip our toes in the Delaware, go behind the scenes of Philly’s hidden infrastructure, hike through our urban forests, and capture all of our adventures through journaling and mixed media art projects.
Check out www.PutNatureBack.org/camps for details or call the LandHealth Institute at (267) 571-5750.
When: August 3rd through 14th Time: 9:30 am – 3:30 pm Where: Drop-off and pick-up at the Fairmount Water Works (640 Water Works Drive, Philadelphia, PA 19130) Cost: $250 per week per camper. A limited number of scholarships are available.
Please contact the camp director, Scott Quitel, for details. (215) 802-7648 or quitel@putnatureback.org.

Sunday Cinema: The Land Before Time
2015-08-02 15:00 - 17:00
Join us every Sunday afternoon for Sunday Cinema – a free series featuring movies and documentaries that surround a water theme. It’s a great family-friendly event, and we’ll show a different movie every month.
The Land Before Time: An orphaned brontosaurus teams up with other young dinosaurs in order to reunite with their families in a valley.

Sunday Cinema: The Land Before Time
2015-08-02 13:00 - 15:00
Join us every Sunday afternoon for Sunday Cinema – a free series featuring movies and documentaries that surround a water theme. It’s a great family-friendly event, and we’ll show a different movie every month.
Land Before Time: An orphaned brontosaurus teams up with other young dinosaurs in order to reunite with their families in a valley.

Science Saturday: “What’s Bugging You? Aquatic Insects – Good & Bad”
2015-08-01 14:00 - 16:00
Many flying insects are actually born in water. Some are good and some not so good – like mosquitoes. Mozzies (as the English call them) are a big problem for humans and our battle against them has sometimes created its own problems. Learn some mosquito history and its connection to the drinking water supply in Philadelphia, and learn how to make your own mosquito trap at home. (Sessions run every 30 minutes.)

Fairmount Water Works: Inside & Out
2015-08-01 13:30 - 14:00, 2015-07-25 13:30 - 14:00, 2015-07-18 13:30 - 14:00, 2015-07-11 13:30 - 14:00
Learn about the Water Works’ architecture, and then head inside for a guided orientation to the “Water in our World” exhibit. Watch a 15-minute film about the building’s important role in Philadelphia’s history. Purchase tickets here.

On Tap: Fresh & Locally Sourced (Pop-Up Activity)
2015-08-01 10:00 - 12:00, 2015-07-25 10:00 - 12:00, 2015-07-18 10:00 - 12:00, 2015-07-11 10:00 - 12:00
What goes into a simple glass of water? How much does it really cost? Where does it come from?
Discover for yourself at this pop-up activity just outside our doors. Simply look for the blue cart!

Sunday Cinema: Hoot
2015-07-26 15:00 - 17:00, 2015-07-26 13:00 - 15:00, 2015-07-19 15:00 - 17:00, 2015-07-19 13:00 - 17:00, 2015-07-12 15:00 - 17:00, 2015-07-12 13:00 - 15:00, 2015-07-05 15:00 - 17:00, 2015-07-05 13:00 - 15:00
Join us every Sunday afternoon for Sunday Cinema – a free series featuring movies and documentaries that surround a water theme. It’s a great family-friendly event, and we’ll show a different movie every month.
Hoot: A young man (Lerman) moves from Montana to Florida with his family, where he’s compelled to engage in a fight to protect a population of endangered owls.

Hot Yoga at the Fairmount Water Works
2015-07-23 18:00 - 19:30, 2015-07-09 18:00 - 19:30
Our yoga series continues with a “hot yoga” session with Priya Hot Yoga.
Priya Hot Yoga will guide students through a unique sequence of yoga poses linked together by breath. This vinyasa style class will be 60 minutes. Appropriate for those looking to cultivate cardio-vascular endurance and flexibility, clear the mind, and invigorate the body.
Suggested donation: $15 (proceeds benefit the Fairmount Water Works’ educational programs)
No registration required – just bring your yoga mat and water!

Culture & Conversation: "Churn, Ripple, Flow" (Nancy Agati)
2015-07-15 16:30 - 18:30
Each quarter, new interpretive art will be featured at the Fairmount Water Works, coupled with engaging conversation. Join us for the opening reception of Churn, Ripple, Flow on July 15, featuring the work of Nancy Agati., which will be on display for public viewing at the Fairmount Water Works through September 20.
Churn, Ripple, Flow is a set of three pine boards (totaling 18 feet), representing 3 different pattern/flow formations on the water’s surface along the Schuylkill Banks. On this large, extended woodcarving was a line drawing of the flow of the river. Participants were invited to carve the wood using a chisel and mallet, with the objective to intently observe the patterns, reflections and currents upon the water’s surface.
About the Artist:Nancy Agati was born and raised in upstate New York, and has steadily exhibited her work throughout Philadelphia and nationally. Several exhibitions have offered the artist an opportunity to explore a variety of mediums such as video, sculpture, site-specific installation and public art projects. Learn more about the artist and her work at www.nancyagati.com.
The reception is free, but registration is required.

Lunch & Learn
2015-07-15 12:00 - 14:00
This special monthly program for lifelong learners combines an intimate one-hour tour of the Fairmount Water Works facility with an outdoor lunch on the grounds overlooking the scenic Schuylkill River. Enjoy learning about the history, engineering, architecture and environmental significance of the historic landmark. Purchase tickets here.

River Reimagined: A Land & Water Tour
2015-07-09 14:30 - 16:30
Learn about Philadelphia’s first tourist attraction, and cruise the Schuylkill for a new perspective on sites along this historic river. After passing through FWW’s beautifully landscaped South Garden, stroll along the ‘Schuylkill Banks’ for a 1.5 mile walk to the Walnut Street dock to board a boat for a one-hour narrated cruise.

PLEASE NOTE: in the event of inclement weather, we may have to cancel the tour. You will be notified by email if the tour must be cancelled. Tickets must be purchased in advance. There will be no at-the-door sales.

Purchase tickets here.

Turbine 2015
2015-06-28 19:30 - 21:30
TURBINE with Leah Stein Dance Company Byron Au Yong, Composer Alan Harler, Conductor In celebration of the Water Works’ 200th anniversary, Mendelssohn Club joins forces with the Leah Stein Dance Company and composer Byron Au Yong to present the world premiere of TURBINE, an immersive work for singers, dancers, and instruments, featuring choreography and music shaped in response to the site’s architecture and landscape. Join us as we celebrate “Love Your Park Week” by exploring the Water Works and Schuylkill watershed through movement and sound. Tickets are free, and can be acquired here.

Sunday Cinema: FernGully
2015-06-28 15:00 - 17:00, 2015-06-28 13:00 - 15:00
Join us every Sunday afternoon for Sunday Cinema – a free series featuring movies and documentaries that surround a water theme. It’s a great family-friendly event, and we’ll show a different movie every month.
FernGully: Crysta (Samantha Mathis) is a fairy who lives in FernGully, a rainforest in Australia, and has never seen a human before. In fact, she is told they are extinct. But when a logging company comes near the rainforest, she sees that they do exist, and even accidentally shrinks one of them: a boy named Zak (Jonathan Ward). Now her size, Zak sees the damage that the company does and helps Crysta to stop not only them, but an evil entity named Hexxus (Tim Curry), who feeds off pollution.
(Film selection subject to change.)

Milling Around (Hard Hat Tour)
2015-06-28 13:30 - 14:00
Eye-level with the Schuylkill, you’ll walk the same underground paths as a royal family and Olympic swimmers during a behind-the-scenes look at Philadelphia’s first tourist destination.
Hear about the future expansion and hear about the future expansion of the landmark that pioneered engineering, tourism, and environmental awareness in Philadelphia.
This is a hard-hat tour, and may not be accessible for all of our visitors. Sturdy closed-toe shoes are strongly recommended.

CANCELLED: Turbine 2015
2015-06-27 19:30 - 21:30
