Month: September 2009

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Coming Up in Frankford

  • Frankford Festival
    When – Sun, September 20, 11am – 4pm
    Where – Overington Park, Leiper St. and Orthodox St. (map)
    Description – The 10th Annual Frankford Festival will be taking place Sunday, September 20th from 11am-4pm in Overington Park (intersection of Orthodox and Leiper Streets). The festival is hosting The Northeast Philly Idol Contest where young singing talents will be competing for a cash prize. Other entertainment will include live music, rides, games, crafts, face painting, food and much more! The festival is sure to be a day full or family fun so don’t miss out!
  • Frankford Civic Association Meeting
    When – Thu, October 1, 7pm – 8pm
    Where – Frankford Hospital – 2nd floor conference room (map)
  • Grand Army of the Republic Museum Open House
    When – Sun, October 4, 12pm – 5pm
    Where – 4278 Griscom Street, Philadelphia, PA 19124 (map)
    Description – Presentation at 1:30 PM: Civil War Era Entertainment Dr Sid Copel
  • Mater Dolorosa 2nd Annual “Fall Gala”
    When – Sun, October 4, 2:00pm – 7:30pm
    Where – DiPinto’s Caterers, Torresdale & Frankford Ave (map)
    Description – PM to 6 PM. DiPinto’s Caterers, Torresdale & Frankford Ave., Buffet Dinner, Beer, Wine & Soda, DJ, Tickets $35.00 can be purchased at Rectory 215-535-4036 or call Lou Altomari 215- 285-2067.
  • Overington Park Craft Fair
    When – Sat, October 17, 9am – 1pm
    Where – Overington Park, Leiper St and Orthodox St. (map)
    Description – Craft fair/ flea market. $5.00 per space, Contact Diane at 215-537-5750 for more information. The Frankford Garden Club will be doing a bulb planting demonstration and answering your garden questions. Please come out and take a look, join your neighbors for our Friends Of Overington Park Fall Fest. (rain date of Oct. 24)
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Whitfield’s African American Fine Art Gallery

signI always feel like an idiot when I trip over something new that I has been hiding in plain sight.  So here I am again pointing to the obvious.

Randall Whitfield has been at work on Oxford Avenue (4945) across from Frankford High School for a few months now and I have whizzed by a hundred times and paid no attention to it at all.  There was a nail salon there for a while and I never really noticed that something had changed.  So we went by on Saturday and my more observant wife saw him on the sidewalk setting up a display. She asked why she hadn’t read anything about this in the Frankford Gazette.portrait

I took the hint and went over today to talk to him.  I don’t know anything at all about art but I do know something about work and Randall strikes me as a guy who has done some work during his life and now is doing what he wants.

sharksHe is a self taught painter.  He says he does it the old fashioned way but stretching his own canvas and setting up an easel and painting.  He has some things for sale of course and here are some pictures of what you will see.  He will be happy to talk to you if you stop by.  He is usually there between 9 and 5  during the week and on some weekends.  The phone number is 215-214-9520.

Click on any of the pictures for a full sized version.long shot

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Frankford Home of the Week

Thanks to Shirley we are still in East Frankford.  This week we are in the hawthorne4724small4700 block of Hawthorne Street.  Those are beautiful roses taking in the southern exposure.  That is a nice little house that has been really well cared for.