$19 per person in advance at www.easternstate.org/eventtickets (click on June 20th on the calendar to purchase tickets) $25 per person at the door Thursday, June 20th from 5:30 to 7:30 pm (please arrive before 6:30 pm) In the late 1920s Eastern State was home to nearly 1,700 inmates.  The prison was overcrowded and nearly every available open space was adapted for recreation.  Join an expert ESP Tour Guide as we explore some of these less obvious and off the beaten path recreational spaces.  You’ll even have the chance to participate in a wiffle ball homerun contest on the penitentiary’s baseball diamond.

$19 per person in advance at www.easternstate.org/eventtickets

(click on June 20th on the calendar to purchase tickets)

$25 per person at the door

Thursday, June 20th from 5:30 to 7:30 pm (please arrive before 6:30 pm)

In the late 1920s Eastern State was home to nearly 1,700 inmates.  The prison was overcrowded and nearly every available open space was adapted for recreation.  Join an expert ESP Tour Guide as we explore some of these less obvious and off the beaten path recreational spaces.  You’ll even have the chance to participate in a wiffle ball homerun contest on the penitentiary’s baseball diamond.

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Y.I.P First Time Home Buyer Workshop

 

 Where: London Grill, 2301 Fairmount Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19130

When: Monday, April 22, 2013, 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM

 

Thinking about buying your own home? Intimidated by the process? Don’t know where to start? YIP is here to help you out! We’ve pulled together a realtor, a mortgage loan originator, and the manager of a title insurance company to give you an overview of the home-buying process and answer your questions. You’ll leave with a wealth of information so you can make responsible and informed choices in your future home purchase. The evening will close with a Q&A session with several first time home buyers. Light appetizers will be provided, and there will be drink specials as well. Seating is limited so RSVP today!

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Upcoming Fall Events & Programs

As much as some of us would love to hold onto those long (often too long) summer nights for just a bit longer, the 70 degree weather and the leaves changing colors can’t be denied… Fall is here. But get excited, because it means some of the most beautiful tree-lined Fairmount Avenues of the year and of course a new round of programming from Young Friends of Fairmount. Here is what’s coming up first:

September 26, 2012: Happy Hour at Fare Restaurant

Join us as we kick off our Fall programming at Fare Restaurant! From 6-8PM enjoy drink specials, great company, and YFF Ambassadors will be on hand to talk up other Fall programs and collect your ideas!

September 29, 2012: College Day on the Parkway- Volunteer!

You’re not in college anymore. I know, it’s rough, but accepting that is step one. Step two is to enjoy College Day on the Parkway ANYWAY, and volunteer with YFF and Fairmount CDC to talk to College students about how GREAT Fairmount is! More details available soon, but if you’re interested e-mail kevin@fairmountcdc.org.

September 30, 2012: Last Chance Fling Early Bird Tickets

Have you ever been to the Fling before? If you have, then you know how awesome it is. If you haven’t here’s what you need to know… It’s on November 15, 2012, there is a Taste of Fairmount (with over 25 restaurants participating), there is free beer & wine, and for 2012 live music by the York Street Hustle. And, until September 30th, tickets are only $30. PLUS, it all the proceeds benefit Fairmount CDC and help make Fairmount even more awesome. All the detials here: http://fairmountcdc.org/events/fairmount-fling/

October 27, 2012: Fairmount Park Trail Cleanup Day

It’s time to give back! We’re assembling a YFF team of volunteers to cleanup a trail that runs paralel to Pennsylvania Avenue and ends right by Lemon Hill (the park). More details are coming soon, but hold the date: October 6, 2012.

Other events coming up: Halloween-ish Happy Hour, YFF Dodgeball, Fairmount Fling

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