Second Friday Open Mic / Community Dinner on North 5th Street will be returning for the spring and summer 2026. Join us every second Friday from April through July at St. Paul's Lutheran Church on 5900 North 5th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19120. May 8, June 12 and July 10, 2026. Any type of performances or…
Featuring Trumpeter Daud El-Bakara and his trio Our Live @ Roots Garden series is set to open with the deft musicianship of Trumpeter Daud El-Bakara. It was a decade ago that we first launched Jazz on the Green at Fisher Park and Daud was a featured performer then. It's a full circle moment as we…
Jazz on the Green will bring live music to the Olney section of Philadelphia on Saturday, June 6. This multi-generational showcase will present four distinguished groups of musicians including the venerable Professor Randy J. Gibson & the Double Portion Ensemble, Composer & Pianist Sumi Tonooka, Roy Suarez Quintet and a performer to be announced. The…
Second Friday Open Mic / Community Dinner on North 5th Street will be on Friday, June 12, 2026. This is the penultimate open mic of the 2026 series from April through July. Join us at St. Paul's Lutheran Church on 5900 North 5th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19120. Any type of performances or sharing is welcome,…
Olney Culture Lab is excited to be back for our 2026 performance series Live at Roots Garden in Fisher Park. This series of outdoor performances held in the lush green space of the Roots Community Garden in the Olney neighborhood of Philadelphia was a breath of fresh air for attendees and performers alike. On June…
Experience the source of our project's inspiration by taking guided walk of Tacony Creek Park before the premiere of de/composition. Join us for a pre-show twilight walk of Tacony Creek Park, the source of inspiration for the de/composition: Native Trees, Sonic Roots project. Led by our good friends at Tookany/Tacony-Frankford Watershed Partnership (TTFWP), this guided…
The preeminent Philadelphia DJ, Composer, Producer, Sound Designer and Music Experimentalist June Lopez will perform de/compostion: Native Trees, Sonic Roots, a set of genre-defying music and experimental soundscapes based on the inspiration of found sounds in Tookany/Tacony-Frankford (TTF) Watershed and Tacony Creek Park. de/compostion: Native Trees, Sonic Roots will be inspired by the field recordings…
The series of Second Friday Open Mic / Community Dinners on North 5th Street will culminate on July 10, 2026. Join us at Olney Community Collaborative's office at 5458 North 5th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19120. Any type of performances or sharing is welcome, as long as it is family-friendly. All Ages Welcome. Tasty eats and…
Olney Culture Lab is excited to present Percussionist Alex Shaw & Friends as part of our 2026 performance series Live at Roots Garden in Fisher Park. Alex Shaw is a Philadelphia-based percussionist, sound artist/composer, cultural producer, and arts educator specializing in Afro-Brazilian music traditions. He is the director of renowned Brazilian ensemble, Alô Brasil, and…
Our 2026 outdoor garden concert series concludes with our good friend - the estimable Professor Randy Gibson & his Double Portion Ensemble as a quintet - which is the best way we know to cap off a great summer of performances and launch us into the fall! Join us on Sunday, August 16 at 6…
Olney Culture Lab of CultureTrust Greater Philadelphia and Tookany/Tacony-Frankford Watershed Partnership are happy to present the 6th edition of the Tacony Creek Park Music & Arts Festival! The festival returns on Saturday, October 3, 2026 from 1 pm - 5 pm. It will be held at the Big Field in Tacony Creek Park, located on…
de/composition is an immersive multimedia performance that brings together music, movement, and captivating visuals to explore the natural world of Olney and Tacony Creek Park. The performance spotlights the plants, animals, water, trees, and other living things that share the Tookany/Tacony-Frankford Watershed with us. Through distinct ambient sonic improvisation and a lush, moving visual backdrop grounded…