Tacony Creek’s Aqua Marooned! expansion pack will launch at this event! Illustration by Meg Lemieur and Bri Barton.
Location: In Tacony Creek Park at the big field off E Olney Ave where it intersects with Clarkson Ave (map)
Come to Tacony Park’s River Days Fall Festival and get your copies of the Aqua Marooned! game (as supplies last) and play the game! The Festival, a co-Production of the Tookany/Tacony-Frankford Watershed Partnership and Olney Culture Lab of CultureTrust Greater Philadelphia, will also feature other games, arts & crafts, giveaways, and lots more!
At 3pm, Professor Randy J. Gibson and his Double Portion Ensemble will perform Gibson’s composition Tacony Creek Suite, music inspired by the landscape and underwritten by Olney Culture Lab with support from the William Penn Foundation.
Event is FREE and open to the public, you can RSVP here. In case of inclement weather, the event will be moved indoors at a location to be announced later. Attendees will be asked to observe all COVID safety policies regarding social distancing and mask wearing, especially if the event moves indoors.
Professor Randy J. Gibson and his Double Portion Ensemble. Photo courtesy of Olney Culture Lab.
Composer Professor Randy J. Gibson. Photo by Emma Lee/WHYY.
Access: Street parking can be found in the area, which is also accessible by SEPTA buses #18, 26, and 57.
Event partners: The Alliance for Watershed Education, Councilwoman Cherelle Parker’s Office, Fairmount Park Conservancy, Jazz Foundation of America, Joseph Roberts Foundation, Philadelphia’s Office of Arts, Culture & Creative Economy, Philadelphia Parks & Recreation, Philadelphia Water Department, and William Penn Foundation.