Philadelphia Brewing Company is happy to work with area non-profits and community groups to support good causes in Philadelphia. Please visit our Contact page for more details about how Philadelphia Brewing Co may be able to help.
Neighborhood Meetings
East Kensington Neighbors Association: Meetings are held the 3rd Monday of every month @ 6:30pm. February's EKNA meetings will return to the Tasting Room @ the Brewery! 6:30pm. We look forward to seeing everyone.
Philadelphia Brewing Co. Supports
An Action Plan for the Central Delaware - Thursday, June 26, 2006 @6:30 p.m. Registration will begin at 5:30, Independence Seaport Museum, Penn's Landing (free parking is available courtesy of the Penn's Landing Corporation) PennPraxis and the civic associations of the central Delaware riverfront would like to invite you to the public presentation of An Action Plan for the Central Delaware. Since the completion of the Civic Vision last November, PennPraxis has worked with the central Delaware riverfront civic associations to develop a series of recommendations for leaders to use to implement the civic vision. Together, they have produced An Action Plan for the Central Delaware, with ten steps over the next ten years to allow Philadelphia to realize a truly world-class riverfront. Deputy Mayor Andy Altman (Planning and Economic Development) will attend, and Mayor Michael Nutter has been invited to speak as well. Refreshments will be served Register for this event: www.planphilly.com/registration
First Fridays on Frankford! There are lots of new galleries, a theatre and shops, not to mention the best new restaurants and bars along Frankford Ave. between Delaware & Lehigh. There are tons of events and openings every First Friday so come stroll the Avenue. For information on upcoming events check out www.Frankfordavearts.org.
Philadelphia Brewing Co. is proud to sponsor "The Unwashed Comics" @ Walking Fish Theatre, 2509 Frankford Ave. For a measly $10 - that's right only $10 - you can see the hottest up and coming comics from Philadelphia and New York the 2nd Sunday of every month. For information and tickets call 215.427.WALK or log onto www.walkingfishtheatre.com
Philadelphia Brewing Co. is proud to sponsor "Sunday Revival Burlesque" @ Walking Fish Theatre, 2509 Frankford Ave. Classic Old-School Burlesque Dancers (complete with tassels), Musicians, and Comics in a carnival atmosphere right in the heart of Kensington! It really doesn't get any better than this. Check it out the 3rd Sunday of every month. For information and tickets call 215.427.WALK or log onto www.walkingfishtheatre.com
Philadelphia Brewing Co. & Greensgrow Farm (www.greensgrow.org) are teaming up to make cheese! Mary Seton Corboy @ Greensgrow will be making the cheese and we will be providing the "Cheese Cave" here @ the brewery ( and the beer while she is working)! We will keep you informed as details unfold...
Philadelphia's largest and long-anticipated farmers' market opened on July 1st at the Headhouse Square Shambles (2nd and Lombard Sts.). 62 varieties of heirloom tomatoes, pasture-raised quail and quail eggs, organic fruits and much much more will be available from over 25 farmers and producers. The market will be open every Sunday through Thanksgiving from 10am-2pm at Headhouse Square (2nd and Lombard Sts.) Headhouse Square is located just blocks away form historic Old City, Independence Mall, and South Street Details about vendors, events and much more are available at www.headhousemarket.org.
Flat Iron Wildcats is a trap-neuter-and-release(TNR) group established in 2000, which serves the East Kensington/Fishtown neighborhoods in the city of Philadelphia. For more info, check out their website
Slow Down! & Join Slow Food Slow Food is a non-profit, eco-gastronomic organization that supports a bio diverse, sustainable food supply, local producers, heritage foodways and rediscovery of the pleasures of the table. To learn more about or join the Slow Food Movement log onto www.slowfoodphilly.org or www.slowfoodusa.org
YO! a farm right in Kensington! Greensgrow Philadelphia Project www.greensgrow.org
Support regional PA agriculture - Buy Fresh Buy Local www.buylocalpa.org or www.pda.state.pa.us to find a list of farms, farm stands and U-Pick farms throughout PA
Sustainable Table - Hey, everyone should know where their food comes from. Supporting local producers and avoiding factory manufactured meat and produce is not as hard as you might think. Here is a great resource for information about sustainable agriculture: http://www.sustainabletable.org/getinvolved/tools/
Check out the Beer Drinker's Union - if you join you can learn their secret handshake; http://www.beerdrinkersunion.com/
Barefoot Doctor Community Acupuncture, 1550 E. Montgomery Ave @Angler Movement Arts Center www.barefootclinic.com - Barefoot Doctor Community Acupuncture is a community acupuncture clinic in Fishtown, at the Angler Movement Arts Center. The clinic has a sustainable business model that seeks to make health-care available to most everyone by charging a sliding scale fee.