Blackbirds Upcoming events
Edible Classroom
What: The Edible Classroom (https://theedibleclassroom.org/) will host a Family Summer Garden Series at Hamilton Elementary to foster community involvement and empower families with skills that support a healthy lifestyle. The events will include harvesting produce, cooking demonstrations, wellness activities, garden exploration and take-home activities to prevent learning loss. The event will be promoted for all families in the School District of Lancaster and is supported by a grant from the Steinman Foundation.
When:
Tuesday, June 14 (June 16 rain date), 6:00-7:30pm
Tuesday, July 19 (July 21 rain date), 6:00-7:30pm
Tuesday, August 9 (August 11 rain date), 6:00-7:30pm
Edible Classroom
What: The Edible Classroom (https://theedibleclassroom.org/) will host a Family Summer Garden Series at Hamilton Elementary to foster community involvement and empower families with skills that support a healthy lifestyle. The events will include harvesting produce, cooking demonstrations, wellness activities, garden exploration and take-home activities to prevent learning loss. The event will be promoted for all families in the School District of Lancaster and is supported by a grant from the Steinman Foundation.
Where: Hamilton Elementary school
When:
Tuesday, June 14 (June 16 rain date), 6:00-7:30pm
Tuesday, July 19 (July 21 rain date), 6:00-7:30pm
Tuesday, August 9 (August 11 rain date), 6:00-7:30pm
Edible Classroom
What: The Edible Classroom (https://theedibleclassroom.org/) will host a Family Summer Garden Series at Hamilton Elementary to foster community involvement and empower families with skills that support a healthy lifestyle. The events will include harvesting produce, cooking demonstrations, wellness activities, garden exploration and take-home activities to prevent learning loss. The event will be promoted for all families in the School District of Lancaster and is supported by a grant from the Steinman Foundation.
When:
Tuesday, June 14 (June 16 rain date), 6:00-7:30pm
Tuesday, July 19 (July 21 rain date), 6:00-7:30pm
Tuesday, August 9 (August 11 rain date), 6:00-7:30pm
Composting!
Adventures in Composting: From Waste to Food and Back Again
Want to introduce your kids to the benefits of composting, and get them thinking about waste reduction? This is the workshop for you! We will have an interactive, hands-on time talking about compost, worms, and fungi, including up-close looks at all three with microscopes. Plus we'll start growing some oyster mushrooms on cardboard! This is your chance to get up close with the issue of food waste, and learn how to turn waste into something good for the earth – and tasty too!
When: June 14, 4:30 - 5:45 PM
Where: New Holland Ave. Recycling Center, 415 Harrisburg Ave., Lancaster PA
This even is hosted by Eve Bratman, Environmental Studies professor at Franklin & Marshall College. Check out all the neat stuff Eve does with composting in Lancaster! (www.Lancastercompost.us)
Blackbirds for Kids event
Seed bombs
Diana Smedley has offered to teach us how to make seed bombs of native wildflowers!
Blackbirds for Kids event
Where: Buchanan Park Pavillion
We’ll supply everything! Bring your kids and spread the word!
Modern Art analog weekend
What: THE (analog) NEIGHBORHOOD! A weekend of screen-free neighborhood delights.
It’s been a long two years, everyone. We’ve all been so tied to our screens that it’s time to get out there and give yourselves, and your screens, a break!
So we invite you to come on over to Modern Art, IRL, and check your phone into our newly remodeled PHONOTEL or set your tablet free for some time at the CrashPad. We’ll have all sorts of analog versions of all the things you use your little pocket device for so you can get out there and check out the world.
All ages! All free!
When: Saturday, 5/21, 10am - 7pm with Streetbeans Brass Band (+ mini parade around the block) from 3:00-4:00pm and complimentary Happy Hour in the lobby from 4:00-6:00pm
When: party continues on Sunday, 5/22 10am-5pm
Where: Modern Art 229 W. Chestnut St, Lancaster
What else: For more info, check out: https://www.itsmodernart.com/new-events or contact Modern Art: libby@itsmodernart.com
Police Community Garden-fill raised beds with soil
What: Help build & maintain gardens at the Police Community Garden (located between PCAD and the Police station).
When & what else: Monday 5/16, noon. Help build and install raised beds. Meet at the Police Community Garden. Bring tools, if you have any.
When & what else: Thursday, 5/19, 9 am - whenever we're done! Help wheelbarrow delivered dirt into the raised beds.
A bit more from Glenn (in italics):
I am going to try to get the kids from the Mix to help with filling the beds with soil, then talk with them about some things they want to plant. It is unfortunately late in the season for a few things but there is plenty we can still put in the ground. I’ll have a list of options for them, I would love to get some multi-cultural produce growing (don’t know if that’s the right term or not J ) but I want input from them since this first season the final produce will go to them and their families!
Lead (Pb) canvassing
Where: meet at 415 Poplar St, behind the St. Joseph Church
Why: We need more feet on the ground to spread the word about the hazards of Pb poisoning and the amazing Pb remediation program the City has! Plus, it is a lot of fun meeting new neighbors. The weather looks like it's going to be amazing!