Fairmount Water Works

On Tap: Fresh & Locally Sourced (Pop-Up Activity)
2015-07-25 10:00 - 12:00, 2015-07-18 10:00 - 12:00, 2015-07-11 10:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York) | Fairmount Water Works, 640 Water Works Drive, Philadelphia, PA, 19130, United States
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!

Hot Yoga at the Fairmount Water Works
2015-07-23 18:00 - 19:30, 2015-07-09 18:00 - 19:30 | Fairmount Water Works, 640 Water Works Drive, Philadelphia, PA, 19130, United States
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!

Sunday Cinema: Hoot
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 | Fairmount Water Works, 640 Water Works Drive, Philadelphia, PA, 19130, United States
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.

Fairmount Water Works: Inside & Out
2015-07-18 13:30 - 14:00, 2015-07-11 13:30 - 14:00, 2015-06-27 13:30 - 14:00 | Fairmount Water Works, 640 Water Works Drive, Philadelphia, PA, 19130, United States
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.

Culture & Conversation: "Churn, Ripple, Flow" (Nancy Agati)
2015-07-15 16:30 - 18:30 | Fairmount Water Works, 640 Water Works Drive, Philadelphia, PA, 19130, United States
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 | Fairmount Water Works, 640 Water Works Drive, Philadelphia, PA, 19130, United States
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 | Fairmount Water Works, 640 Water Works Drive, Philadelphia, PA, 19130, United States
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 | Fairmount Water Works, 640 Water Works Drive, Philadelphia, PA, 19130, United States
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, 2015-06-21 15:00 - 17:00, 2015-06-21 13:00 - 15:00 | Fairmount Water Works, 640 Water Works Drive, Philadelphia, PA, 19130, United States
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, 2015-06-21 13:30 - 14:00 | Fairmount Water Works, 640 Water Works Drive, Philadelphia, PA, 19130, United States
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 | Fairmount Water Works, 640 Water Works Drive, Philadelphia, PA, 19130, United States

Be an Artist! (Pop-Up Activity)
2015-06-27 14:00 - 16:00, 2015-06-20 14:00 - 16:00 | Fairmount Water Works, 640 Water Works Drive, Philadelphia, PA, 19130, United States
Come to the Fairmount Water Works every Saturday in June for a day of painting with our friends from Mural Arts. Whether a fish, turtle, or snail, show your creative side by painting your favorite water creature during this water-themed art-making activity.
Discover for yourself at this pop-up activity just outside our doors. Simply look for the blue cart!

Science Saturday: "Sounding Off About Underwater Noises"
2015-06-27 14:00 - 16:00 | Fairmount Water Works, 640 Water Works Drive, Philadelphia, PA, 19130, United States
Ships use SONAR to “see” the bottom of the ocean, much like some animals use sound to “see” where they’re going. Find out if there are any animals in the Schuylkill that use sound. We will investigate some properties of sound ans “see” the shape of the Schuylkill River bottom that was determined using soundings.
(Sessions run every 30 minutes.)

Wasterwater Treatment Plant Tour
2015-06-24 13:00 - 15:00 | Southeast Water Pollution Control Plant, 25 Pattison Ave , Philadelphia, PA, 19148, United States
PWD manages and treats Philadelphia wastewater, which includes the upkeep of more than 3,000 miles of sewer. We use a system of combined sewers in half of our neighborhoods and a separate sewer system in the other half.
The Fairmount Water Works is coordinating three tours, held the last Wednesday of the month, from April through June.
Come and enjoy a behind-the-scenes tour of the Southeast Wastewater Treatment plant. The tour is free, but pre-registration is required. Due to security measures in place, attendeees must meet at the Fairmount Water Works to complete the registration process.
Tour details, logistics, and dates are subject to change. In the event of inclement weather, attendees will be notified via email. Please note: No photography No children under the age of 16 allowed At least 10 registrants are required for a tour to take place. If the minimum number isn’t reached, you will receive an email notice from the Fairmount Water Works, at which time you will be able to register for a future tour.

Wastewater Treatment Plant Tour
2015-06-24 13:00 - 15:00 | PA
PWD manages and treats Philadelphia wastewater, which includes the upkeep of more than 3,000 miles of sewer. We use a system of combined sewers in half of our neighborhoods and a separate sewer system in the other half.
The Fairmount Water Works is coordinating three tours, held the last Wednesday of the month, from April through June.
Come and enjoy a free behind-the-scenes tour of the Southeast Wastewater Treatment plant. The tour is free, but pre-registration is required.
The group will meet at the Southeast Wastewater Treatment Plant, 25 E. Pattison Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19148.
Please note:

No photography
No children under the age of 16 allowed
At least 10 registrants are required for a tour to take place. If the minimum number isn’t reached, you will receive an email notice from the Fairmount Water Works, at which time you will be able to register for a future tour.

Register here.
