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Ever so much to do and see! Snow on Sunday? Don’t ask me! Phunkyman at Fallser is a must see! But so is Kweder at Dawson…and GPS at Grape! It’s all walking distance if you’re willing to walk. Don’t forget, Art On The Ridge is open and Dead King Bread puts bread into the world on Saturday. Friday “It’s About ...

"If that wasn't nice, what is?" The RoxYunk Sunday Afternoon Music Club's inaugural session was a hoot. About 12 players, most strangers to each other, joined voices in harmonious exhaltations and conjured the divine. Some fiddle tunes, some old time chestnuts, some bluegrass standards (mostly courtesy of Brian the Mandolin player and if anyone reading this knows how to find ...

Chilladelphia - https://www.instagram.com/chill.adelphia/p/DUqsviQEcrr/ Bluegrass/Old Time Jam at Foodery, 3pm - https://roxyunk.org/event/roxyunk-bluegrass-old-time-folk-jam Gaza Mutual Aid Benefit at Umbria Arts - https://roxyunk.org/event/sreening-fundraiser-for-mutual-aid-in-gaza/ Valentines Day Party at MRAC 1-3pm https://roxyunk.org/event/valentines-day-at-mrac/ OH AND SLOWEY AND THE BOATS AT DAWSON! http://www.dawsonstreetpub.com/ Get outside and talk to humans face to face! ...

So, I usually post a list of things going on in the neighborhood but I did not do so this week. So, Saturday night, come to the Dawson. Sunday afternoon, come to MRAC or the Foodery. I have to go now. My cat needs me ...

Let your ideas be heard. Manayunk Canal Towpath Boardwalk Open House ...

Way too spicy for me to eat more than a couple a week. https://imgur.com/gallery/pickled-scotch-bonnets-if-you-re-philly-want-some-dm-me-way-more-than-i-can-eat-t0qH2Gg ...

And yes, it ‘s Superbowl Weekend. The only truly National holiday. Feel free to argue but I’ll die on this hill. Whether or not you celebrate it, it’s what America does (or does not) on Sunday. Friday Quidnunk and Friends - Live Music at The Foodery POSTPONED - African Friends: Bakithi Kumalo, Tanyaradzwa Tawengwa, and Youba Cissokho at the Fallser ...

Looks like it's going to be cold for a while. Check in on neighbors. Keep shoveling the debris out of sidewalks. As hard as it is, get out of the house each day if you can. Walk around the block. Stare at the sky. Curse the weather if you must. Spring is right around the corner ...

Get some outside time since the snow has mostly been dealt with. Go for a walk! Pet some dogs! Get some sledding in at Gorgas and keep an eye on RoxYunk.Org for ad hoc Human Dog Sled Races on the Ivy Ridge Trail. Probably Sunday afternoon. Thursday Scanlon’s Saloon Local Music Night - Russ Knight and Nylon Ghost Dana Johann ...

We are very very proud of our thrice annual posters, each a new work of art by a Philly artist, each one a gem. See for yourself! https://roxyunk.org/posters-are-art/ Physical information in a neighborhood is a good proxy for walkability and community health. If there are enough eyes on the street to make flyers and posters worth hanging, that's a good ...

Shovel your neighbor's walks if they can't (or don't), offer to shovel for folks who can. Ice is a dangerous nuisance and the best way we can prevent Ice from taking hold is by working together to prevent Ice from gaining a toehold. Know your neighbors and shovel with them ...

First off, yes, it’s going to snow. Saturday evening to Monday. Going to be cold too. If you’re not ready (food, coffee, ice melt, shovels, beer, what have you), get supplies TODAY. Second - DO NOT DRIVE. Really. Leave the roads open for emergencies. Park your car (if you have one). Leave it. Third - Think twice before ordering delivery ...

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Now is the winter of our disco tent, Stay Warm, Wear gloves (let me know if you need an extra pair). Friday Quidnunk and Friends - Live free music at the Foodery on Ridge Ave. Grab an amazing burrito and stay for the tunes. Venice Island Performing Arts Center has that good musical stuff - Two's Company, Three's Broadway: Memorable ...

Take heart, dear readers. Days are actually getting longer. Pitchers and catchers is around the corner as is the Schuylkill Shad Run. As the boys put it succinctly "One way or another, this Darkness got to give." Fare thee well, Bobby the Kid. And if anyone wants to meet for coffee Wednesday, leave a comment ...

It was fun while it lasted. There's a plethora of ways to discuss professional sports ranging from casual to analytical to academic/social/critical to delusional. None of that here now. Just thanks to the team and the fans for a year of joy and despair, the good emotions. I will say that an Eagles' tailgate day is one of the most ...

Good evening, RoxYunk. Better late than never, right? First off, NPDD is always an exciting time here at Roxyunk.Org. This time around, this delightful piece of art is by none other than PLib Man and Artist Extraordinaire Mike Storm. Mike's work is simply amazing. Strong, weird, and oddly tender. He's done more work with the great band PLib than i ...

1/8 5p City Hall NW Corner 1400 J F Kennedy Blvd 1/8 7pm Upper Darby Twp Bldg 100 Garrett Rd https://www.instagram.com/p/DTONd3VETs7/?utm_source=ig_embed&ig_rid=c3549d0e-9529-4f60-9688-1c4ca25c1294 ...

Anyone want to join me for a stroll through the Lincoln Field parking lot on Sunday? We will share the pregame joy ...

Roxborough HS was vandalized this weekend with heavy coating of racist graffiti. A bunch of folks are meeting on Ridge at the HS today at 2:30 for an impromptu sidewalk chalk session - positive energy and all are welcome here. Come out if you can (short notice I know) and please pass this message along. This is one we should ...

We are wishing you and all of your folks a happy holiday and a great 2026. Be kind to yourself and those around you and to the strangers as well ...

Good Afternoon, RoxYunk! The holidays are looming! Enjoy the moment! Plenty to choose from this weekend. Get outside and see other humans! And can I get a Go Birds? The Manayunk Jolly Trolly will be running on Friday and Saturday.Art On The Ridge Gallery will be open Friday, Saturday and Sunday FridayCANCELLED - Roxborough Festivus at Gorgas Park - We'll ...

Let's take to the streets and share a song. The RoxYunk Glee and Perloo Association will be hitting the bricks for five nights of music (21st - 25th) . Each night, we will gather at a spot (schedule below) and serenade decorated and lit houses with festive holiday singing. If you can make it, there's a practice session Thursday night ...

A bunch of wholesome winter activities this week; Open Mic at Twisted Ginger Wednesday Evening Dawson St. Open Mic Wednesday too. Human Dog Sled Racing on the Manayunk Bridge Wednesday afternoon. Fat Lady Brewing Open Mic Thursday. RoxYunk Caroling Practice Session Thursday at Harmonie Hall. Come out and enjoy the snow before the rains wash it all away ...

It’s cold, folks! Fire up your burn barrels and get out another pair of socks. Maybe we get some snow on Sunday? Here’s what’s going on this weekend in the 19127/28 and nearby. The Manayunk Jolly Trolley is running on Main St. And the Ridge Pop Up Art Gallery is open! Friday Ken Lawson and Doug sing holiday (and other) ...

I freely admit to loving a cold weather outdoor neighborhood burn barrel watch party. So, join me and a few refrigerated colleagues on Krams Ave between Boone and the top of the Silverwood Steps at 8ish. Dress warm! Bring a camp chair if you want to sit. The barrel should be blazing by 8 ...

With all the attendant joy and baggage. It's a hard time of year for many of us. Trite? also true. Be kind. You don't know what they've been through ...

Big RoxYunk weekend! Links at the bottom Friday Harmonie Hall - Replacements Tribute Saturday The Lost Tango at Venice Island Pretzel Park Farmers Market Umbria Arts Grand Opening Harmonie Hall - Anterra and Peter Stone, Donnie Coco, Stone Cold Grace Palestinian Storytime and Crafts at Roxborough Library 10:30 am Sunday The Lost Tango at Venice Island Fallser - PJ Brown ...

It's the time of the year, the short pause for breath before Thanksgiving and the subsequent flood of December revelry. It can be a hard time of year for folks. Please keep an eye out for each other ...

The winter is on us. Thanksgiving approaches. Do you have your tickets for Pints For North Light in Thursday? Pints for North Light 2025 ...

There's a lot to unpack from the current moment's intersection of commerce, propaganda, and entertainment. Professional sports is an uncomfortable (for me anyhow, YDMV) mix of pride, joy, rage, and shame. All that being said, an Eagle's game fills me with excitement and a win suffuses me with happiness. Why? That's a question for another day. For today, I invite ...

It’s too long for a text but too short for a podcast. Get outside and grab yourself some 27/28. Friday Fat Lady Presents - The Classic Hunt, Alpaca, The New Residuals, The Ant and Ang Band Fallser Presents - Chris Kasper Saturday Pretzel Park Farmer’s Market Manayunk Stairs Walk Fairview Park Love Your Park Day Dead King Bread Day and ...

“ if there’s any way to defeat a despot, it’s by dismantling the very conditions that that allowed him to rise to power” says the next mayor of NYC Lots of work left to do. Don’t mourn, organize. #AllYouFascistsBoundToLose ...

Go vote. Don't say it doesn't make a difference. Don't say you don't do politics. Elections matter. They have consequences. Pop goes SNAP. If a billionaire from out of state is spending millions of dollars to convince Philadelphians not to vote, who do you think he's trying to help? If not sure where to vote, check here: https://vote.phila.gov/voting/election-day/where-is-my-polling-place/ I'd tell ...

Meet me Saturday Morning at Dilworth Plaza, 7:30 to start walking at 8. We can Walk all day if you want to ...

One of the most important supports at any time of difficulty is knowing you're not alone. Food for the hungry, blankets for the cold, comfort for the grieving, each is vital and each tells the recipient that they are not alone. Divide and conquer is an old trick. Let's counter with "We are not alone." Join us at the Manayunk ...

The weekend starts now! Much fun in the 27/28 Thursday Dead King Bread on Umbria open for biz https://deadkingbread.myshopify.com/ Trunk or Treats at Rox YMCA for kids https://www.instagram.com/p/DO6srMEjBF8/ Friday Live Music from Quidnunk at the Ridge Ave Foodery Pachyderm and Cosmic Caravan at Dawson St http://www.dawsonstreetpub.com/ Haunted Barn at Courtesy Stables! (also saturday) Haunted Trail and Barn at Courtesy Stables ...

“Swap Recap” should rhyme, right? But it doesn’t and mores the pity because the event rhymed. Tomorrow Today is a few small square feet of amazing books and zines and music filling a corner room at 5100 Umbria, home to Dead King Bread and Manayunk Timber, both amazing places as well. On Sunday afternoon, T2 hosted a room full of ...

There were songs That filled the air ...

It's the special day, music is in the air, our streets are pathways through joyful sounds, smiles and greetings and new connections. Get out and get yourself immersed! Start your day at Fairview Park at 11 with opening remarks by State Rep. Tarik Khan and WHYY's Jennifer Lynn as well as a benediction from Brother Andrew followed by performances from ...

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You can do both! There’s a shuttle from Ridge to Main and and back! RoxtoberFest! Out & About in MNYK ...

Not the same show and no, Spïnal Tap isn’t playing but TWO COOL THINGS IN ROXYUNK! The ever saintly Todd Young is taking it to the bridge for Tuesday Night Bridge music. It’s getting on fall and the season is winding down so get a chair and a thermos of coffee and come to the bridge at 6. https://roxyunk.org/event/tuesday-night-sunset-bridge-music-live-from-manayunk-bridge-garden-11-11/ and ...

We are whooping it up on the 240 block of Krams Avenue. Stop by! ...

It’s a weekend full of possibility and a chance of showers. Get out and enjoy! Winter is coming. Too much for editorial comment so just the facts, folks. Friday Quidnunc and Friends: Live Music at the Foodery -https://roxyunk.org/event/fridays-at-the-foodery-quidnunk-and-friends/2025-08-01/ Saturday Jams On Krams: Krams Ave Potluck Block Party - Live Music from EDO, Dr. Ketchup, The Jody Drive, The Aldersons (from ...

The next few weeks bring us some of the highlights of the RoxYunk Social Season. Saturday, September 27 - Jams on Krams Block Party this Saturday. Food, fun, live music from EDO, Dr. Ketchup, The Jody Drive, The Aldersons. Cornhole! It's a pot luck so make some yummy and bring it to share. https://roxyunk.org/event/jams-on-krams-the-return/ October 4 - Roxtoberfest! Big fun ...

Come to MRAC at 4:30 today and find out. MRAC Welcomes the Equinox: Celebration beginning around 4:30 and going until who knows when ...

Ok, maybe a little hyperbolic but believe me, the hype is ever so called for. These are four good friends, each an amazing musician in their own right and together give life to the idea that the whole is greater than the sum of the parts. And these are damn good parts so what does that say about the whole? ...

End of summer the new year by some reckoning back to school the fields yield their final efforts the world like smoke from the fire of the year drifting away into the future what’s next? ...

Fall has Fallen. Go Birds. Friday night, as always, live music at the Foodery: Quidnunk and Friends at 7ish. Stop by for a beverage and a vibe.https://roxyunk.org/event/fridays-at-the-foodery-quiThe dnunk-and-friends/2025-08-22/ The Fallser’s got “The Happiness Project” which looks like fun. Everything is fun at the Fallser. https://thefallserclub.com/event/the-happiness-project-lizanne-knott-gina-kaz-and-john-conahan/ Lots of Yard Sale signs around! But I forgot to take photos so if you ...

Come out and make some noise. Allow yourself to be whipped into a frenzy. Eagles Game Day Rally! Reasons to go: Acme's Frosty Mug Beer Garden is a hidden gem. Yeah, it seems weird to sit in a corner of a grocery store and sip suds but it's got a nice feeling. The ebb and flow of community, the gentle ...

Holiday week. If you're usually Thursday, you're Friday. Not the most provocative post but whatever. it's not all Pynchon . Sometimes you just have to forget it, Jake, it's just trash day ...

The York Street Hustle is a real good time. Bring a picnic, a camp chair, and your ears. York Street Hustle ...

This is going to be a really good one. Bring a picnic and a chair and get ready to have tour head re-threaded and your mind rewound by the will sound of the Atomic Power Trio. Tuesday Night Bridge Music – The Atomic Power Trio – David Fishkin, Julius Masri, Antonio Marquez ...

Plants Kids Band and Movie Night: Despicable Me 4 Grab a picnic blanket and some snacks and head over to Gorgas ...

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As every Friday night, stop by the Foodery on Ridge Ave. at 7pm for music with Quidnunk and Friends. If you’re a pedal steel player (or you know one), we want you bad. https://roxyunk.org/series/fridays-at-the-foodery/ Meanwhile, down in Pretzel Park, welcome the weekend with Parks on Tap, running through Sunday. http://www.friendsofpretzelpark.org/ Saturday, grab some bags and be present for the Pretzel ...

it's never not a fine night when the washboard gets frisky. Zydeco a Go Go, old-school Zydeco and vintage New Orleans rock & roll "Laissez Les Bon Temps Rouler!" Bring a blanket and a picnic! Bring some dogs and some kids! The Friends of Gorgas Park put on a great show and you'll be glad you came out. Zydeco A ...

So, yes, i do play in the band EDO but I'm not telling you to go because of that. I'm telling you to go to this show because it will be amazing. The Annual International Brawl For Art is in it's 6th Year. Each Summer, Cobra Fantastic makes the long trek from France and graces RoxYunk with tales of giant ...

It’s just about equal distance to Labor Day as it is from Memorial Day, more or less so make sure you’re getting it done, whatever it is. Friday Night as almost always free music at the Foodery on Ridge with Quidnunk and Friends. https://roxyunk.org/event/fridays-at-the-foodery-quidnunk-and-friends/2025-07-25/ Saturday, as always, the Pretzel Park Farmers Market from10 to 2. Bring shopping bags take home ...

Friday night, stop by the Ridge Ave. Foodery at 7pm for free music with Quidnunk and Friends. If you’re a pedal steel player (or you know one), we want you bad. This is a nice cozy scene, the very spirit of RoxYunk Saturday  brings a Pretty Great Sidewalk Sale, at 455 Krams Ave 10 am 'til stuff is gone. Moving ...

July Thursday Nights mean "Stroll the Street" On Main Street. Put on your sailing shoes and come put you feet to work. Lots of stuff going on: Stroll The Street After Dark ...

I'll spare you the full story of wandering into a broadway dive bar and being astounded at the musicality of this band stuffed into a booth by the window (putting circus contortionists to shame) and just urge you most strongly to take the 9 bus to 4th and walnut and stroll down to Headhouse. They're really good. Rae The Band ...

Come out on Friday morning for about the most RoxYunk thing there is or ever will be: The July 4th Lyceum Parade. 9 am. Bring a folding chair and maybe an umbrella for the sun. See you there! 4th Of July Parade ...

The city's biggest union is on strike. Many city services will slow or halt. It's important to remember this is not a decision taken lightly by the union. The strike is a result of two sides failing to come to an agreement. In the meantime, here's a pretty good summary of what to know about city services during this event ...

Lots of cool stuff in RoxYunk and nearby, Friday afternoon at the Philadelphia Zoo, world music in the Zoo Beer Garden with Khan Ya Nekko. Amazing Oud and Tablas work from 1 - 5. https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1G4GPWza6S/?mibextid=wwXIfr Friday evening Music at the Foodery on Ridge, 7pm, Quidnunk and Friends. https://roxyunk.org/event/fridays-at-the-foodery-quidnunk-and-friends/2025-06-27/ Saturday, one of the best days in the whole RoxYunk year: Ben ...

So, as it says on the RoxYunk summer poster, Thursday nights are "Come and Find Me". I'll be out there somewhere, doing something. If you find me, I'll read you a poem or tell your fortune or sing a song with you. Maybe a beer or summat. Going forward, this will probably be a puzzle or a scavenger hunt or ...

For years, you see the Canal, you think to yourself "Dang, if water was flowing through it, wouldn't that be nice" and you'd have been right! The historic old waterway has been static for so many years and now, it is in motion one more time. Maybe you've noticed the water swirling much more quickly downstream than before. Perhaps a ...

Good morning, RoxYunk! Everyone weather the storm alright? Most important, Barry's Steaks is open! Stop and and show some hungry love. https://www.barryssteaks.com/ Friday, as always, music at the Foodery on Ridge at 7pm. This week Dan from MBI debuts a 35 minute musical pome so get a beer and some delicious Tony's and settle in for a bit. https://roxyunk.org/event/fridays-at-the-foodery-quidnunk-and-friends/2025-06-20/ https://www.tonyburrtioscaliforniainc.com/?utm_source=gbp ...

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It’s a RoxYunk triple header tonight. I’ll be on the Bridge. They’ll be all fun. 1 Jazz On The Ridge. Twilight Tunes RESCHEDULED The fabulous Bert Harris’ Afro-Jazz Quartet plays at the Roxborough Pocket Park at 5. New Ridge Brewing Co. will be pouring. The weather will be beautiful.2 2 VHS Movie Night at Harmonie Hall. Karate Kid 1 and ...

Perhaps you're new to Philadelphia? Perhaps you're a long time resident who has never been to a neighborhood civic meeting? Perhaps you're trying to make connections in your neighborhood and wondering how things get done? Your local Registered Community Organization ("RCO" but also called a "Civic") is a great place to start. Most RCOs have monthly meetings, always public, where ...

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Dedicated to making sure YOU know what's going on in the neighborhood. Also dedicated to letting folks with events telling the Valley about their shindig. We will be rolling out a self service portal to let you be able to post your events in the next few weeks. In the meantime, enjoy some Beethoven ...