Mark your calendars to help us celebrate our growth, support our future, and honor people who have helped advocate for public greenspace, locally and nationally.
Karen Bruhin and I are proud to have been selected — along with a large number of our beloved local photography peers — to exhibit our work in Philly Reveal!
The exhibit is from July 22 – September 13 and will be featured in the Art Gallery at City Hall, Room 116, as well as the two display cases on the first floor.
A reception date is TBD.
“Railpark and Church”
Scanned Film
Copyright Karen Bruhin“Panorama 2457: Schuylkill River View”
Digital Panorama
Copyright Bob Bruhin
(“Fairmount Water Works,” 1821, Thomas Birch. Oil on canvas, 20 1/8 x 30 1/16 inches. Bequest of Charles Graff. Image courtesy the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.)
Take in the first major exhibit to look at Philly’s role in the development of American landscape painting, on view through the end of 2019.
Join us on Second Saturdays throughout the summer for workshops, games, performances, and activities that will enliven this new public space, in collaboration with Asian Arts Initiative and Philadelphia Chinatown Development Corporation (PCDC).
Our July event will feature a gardening workshop, Liberian Storytelling, and a Vietnamese Dahn Tranh Performance.
Friends of the Rail Park, Mural Arts Philadelphia, and American Composers Forum, Philadelphia Chapter announce a new collaborative project to take place this fall: Site/Sound: Revealing the Rail Park. Site/Sound will be a unique happening taking place over three weeks in October 2019, weaving together the experiences of sight and sound along the spine of the historic Reading Railroad.
Have you tried yoga before? Try it for the first time or the 100th time at this bilingual Spanish/English yoga series at the Rail Park! Discover new movements and breathing techniques to relax and unwind from your day.Tuesdays, May 28 – July 26-7pmThe Rail Park Phase I (1300 Noble St)Recommended $5 donation, but we will never turn anyone away. All proceeds go to supporting the maintenance of the Rail Park and free community programming! Please bring a mat. Space is limited: we strongly recommend you reserve a spot through Ticketleap. About Roots2Rise Wellness: A local 501c3 inspiring strength of thought, body and community through yoga and mindfulness. By offering classes in Philadelphia neighborhoods where people live and work, Roots2Rise facilitates neighbors meeting neighbors in common, positive activity with the goal of fostering relationships and positive outcomes for the community. In 2018, Roots2Rise taught over 700 classes. Many of those classes occurred in unserved communities. Communities which does not have access to wellness services.About Friends of the Rail Park: We are the nonprofit that drives the vision behind the transformation of historic rail lines that traver
It’s what you’ve been waiting for! Join us for the VERY FIRST Darksome art and craft market in Philadelphia! Darksome is a recurring market in Pennsylvania showcasing artists and crafters who make work that is dark, creepy, macabre, witchy, mystical, mysterious, horrific, strange, curious, absurd and unsettling! The Spring market will feature 80+ dark and strange artists held at Love City Brewing Company in the Callowhill neighborhood of Philadelphia! Peruse a curated dark shopping experience while sipping on delectable beers by Love City, and partaking in sweet and savory food trucks!
Come celebrate how far the Rail Park has come during a Members Happy Hour hosted by Love City Brewing! Meet the Friends of the Rail Park team, and fellow members and park lovers, while getting a first look at all the exciting things we’re up to this spring and summer. First drink’s on us!
Wednesday, April 24
4-7 pm
Love City Brewing
1023 Hamilton St
On Wednesday, March 27 from 6 PM – 9 PM, head over to The Trestle Inn for their 7th Annual Bourbon Battle, which will benefit the PSPCA as bartenders battle it out with Woodford Reserve Bourbon.
Saturday, April 27, 2019 at 1 PM – 3 PMWhen David Lynch moved to Philadelphia in the late 1960s to attend PAFA, he discovered a city that was both terrifying and inspiring. Explore the neighborhood just blocks away from PAFA that so electrified Lynch’s imagination with two guides: Hidden City’s Peter Woodall and Bob Bruhin, photographer and author of “Walking the Eraserhood” (https://ehood.us/walking ). During this one-and-a-half hour walking tour, we’ll delve into the area’s industrial history, as well as the sights and sounds that inspired Lynch’s movies, particularly Eraserhead.
