FREE admission with registration - or make a $10 donation to the Fairmount Park Conservancy which includes a beer ticket!
Walk Up Registration still available!
WHAT IS PARKX?
Have a beer with the Fairmount Park Conservancy and Philadelphia Parks & Recreation and enjoy an evening of thrilling stories, projects and ideas from Philadelphia park system as described by park users with especially interesting experiences.
ParkX is modeled from the TedX program with an emphasis on innovative work in parks.
Each presenter will have five minutes to share about their project(s) in the park.
CONFIRMED SPEAKERS
Confirmed speakers include:
Kim Alsbrooks, creator of the Handmade Map of Fairmount Park
Andrew Emma of the TreeKeepers Program
Nic Esposito from PowerCorps PHL
Emma Fried-Cassorla of Philly Love Notes
Michael Froelich and Zora of Zora Plays
Brad Maule with One Man's Trash
Alex Mulcahy from Grid Magazine
Maitreyi Roy of Bartram's Garden
Jerome Shabazz of the Overbrook Environmental Education Center
ADMISSION
General admission is FREE with registration. Drink tickets may be purchased at the event.
A suggested $10 donation to the Fairmount Park Conservancy includes a Yards beer ticket.
Fairmount Park Conservancy members receive one free Yards beer ticket with a promo code that is provided to them.
