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Coming Up in Frankford 11/16 to 12/13-2013

  • Fall Festival – Sat, November 16, 12pm – 3pm, By Grace Alone, on Oxford Ave. Griscom to Penn Sts.
  • Love Your Park Day – Sat, November 16, 10am – 2pm, Overington Park – At Overington Park there will be a cleanup from 10 to 1.  The tree give away is from 11 to 1 and there will  be tree workshops from noon to 1.
  • Precious Metals/Appraisal Clinic – Mon, November 18, 9:30am – 3:00pm, Peter Bressi Northeast Senior Center, 4744 Frankford Ave. – Join us for our Precious Metals money making event/Appraisal Clinic/Free watch repair. Bring in your unwanted jewelry, cell phones, x-rays, or silverware to sell and make some quick cash! No cost to attend.
  • Frankford Business and Professional Association Meeting – Tue, November 19, 12pm – 2pm, Aria Hospital’s second floor conference room
  • Friends of the Frankford Library Meeting -Tue, November 19, 3:30pm – 4:30pm, Library Meeting Room, 4634 Frankford Ave.
  • Northwood Civic Association Meeting – Tue, November 19, 7pm – 8pm, St. James Lutheran Church, at Castor Avenue and Pratt Street.
  • Dance Movement Therapy Class – Wed, November 20, 10am – 11am, Peter Bressi Northeast Senior Center, 4744 Frankford Ave. – Please join us for our Dance Movement Therapy Class. Come join this hot new program! $2.00 donation requested
  • Holiday Crafts -Wed, November 20, 3:15pm – 4:15pm, 4634 Frankford Avenue – Pamela Thomas will lead a Holiday Craft workshop at the Frankford Branch of the Free Library of Philadelphia. Participants will create and take home a festive holiday wreath. To sign up, call 215-685-1473 or email baxterb@freelibrary.org.
  • Northeast Philadelphia EPIC Stakeholders Group – Thu, November 21, 5:30pm – 7:30pm, 2nd Baptist Church, 1801 Meadow Street
  • Turkey Trot – Sat, November 23, 9:00am – 10:30am, Harding Middle School, 2000 Wakeling St. – CVCA/Safe Teens & Northeast EPIC Stakeholders Turkey Trot – Registration 8AM, warm up 830AM, start 9AM
  • PDAC Third Annual Thanksgiving Dinner for Needy Families – Sat, November 23, 12pm – 3pm, Mater Dolorosa Church Hall, Paul and Ruan Sts – We will be serving hot turkey, mashed potatoes, gravy, string beans, whole corn with cranberry, rolls and butter, pie for dessert. Free for anyone wishing to come. Call to reserve your seat by Monday November 18th. 267-738-3103.
  • Matinee Monday – Mon, November 25, 12:30pm – 3:00pm, Peter Bressi Northeast Senior Center, 4744 Frankford Ave. – Please join us for Movie Matinee Monday. You pick it, we play it! Popcorn and beverages served. Free of charge
  • Frankford Garden Club – Mon, November 25, 6:30pm – 7:30pm, Wissinoming Park Playground
  • Senior Breakfast – Tue, November 26, 8am – 10am, Aria Health, Frankford – 2nd floor cafeteria – Aria will provide our community seniors with monthly, insightful tips and information on issues that are directly affecting you and your health. Breakfast will be provided free of charge. To reserve your seat call 1-877-808-2742 and then press 2.
  • Monthly Birthday Party – Tue, November 26, 11:45am – 12:45pm, Peter Bressi Northeast Senior Center, 4744 Frankford Ave. – Come celebrate your birthday! We have a monthly birthday party. Join us for cake, ice cream, lunch, and live entertainment! Free of charge
  • Frankford Parks Group – Tue, November 26, 6:30pm – 7:30pm, CDC Building, 4900 Griscom St.
  • PSA 1 Meeting – Tue, November 26, 7pm – 8pm, Aria Hospital, 4900 Frankford Ave.
  • Grand Army of the Republic Museum Open House –  Sun, December 1, 12pm – 5pm, 4278 Griscom Street – Presentation at 1:30 PM: “A Short History of the 90 Day gunboats built in Philadelphia during Civil War” by Kurt Schweighauser
  • Friends of Overington Park – Wed, December 4, 7pm – 8pm, Historical Society of Frankford, 1507 Orthodox St.
  • Frankford Civic Association Meeting – Thu, December 5, 7pm – 8pm, Aria Hospital, 2nd floor
  • Indoor Flea Market/Christmas Bazaar – Sat, December 7, 9am – 2pm, Peter Bressi Northeast Senior Center 4744 Frankford Ave. – Christmas will be here before you know it. Come join the fun! We have 6 foot tables available for rent for only $15.00! Bring the kids for Breakfast with Santa, only $3.00 for kids and $5.00 for adults! Try your luck; we will be raffling off several gift cards and items to help with your shopping! Space is limited; please contact Karen at 215-831-2926 by November 29, 2013 for table rentals or with any questions.
  • Annual Trip to Longwood Gardens – Sat, December 7, 2:00pm – 8:30pm, Departs from Wissinoming Park, Cheltenham Ave Parking lot – The bus will depart from Longwood Gardens at 7:00 PM to return to Wissinoming at 8:30. Ticket Prices: $15 for Frankford Garden Club Members $25 for General Public – Contact Janet Bernstein (267) 982-9620 or Johnnie Mae Parker (215-537-0145) for more information.
  • Historical Society of Frankford program – Tue, December 10, 7:30pm – 9:00pm, 1507 Orthodox St. – FIGHTING FIRE IN FRANKFORD – Philadelphia’s Fireman’s Hall Museum – Jack Wright View some of the Society’s Library and Museum collections of fire fighting artifacts from Frankford’s long-gone volunteer fire companies (first in 1793). Fire historian Jack Wright will introduce the Fireman’s Hall Museum collections, located in a 1902 firehouse at 2nd/Arch.
  • Neighborhood Advisory Committee Meeting -Thu, December 12, 7pm – 8pm, 2nd Baptist Church, 1801 Meadow St.