News & Events

Spooky! & Crafty! Celebrate Halloween @ Julian Abele Park

Join us on Sunday October 22nd, from 10 AM to Noon for Spooky Halloween Crafts and fun:

 

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Friends of Julian Abele Park Mtg: Tuesday October 3rd

Welcome to Autumn and new plans; we are returning to the SOSNA Office for our meetings until late next Spring. Thank you to SOSNA for sponsoring us…..

Tuesday October 3rd, 7 PM @ SOSNA Office, 1901 Christian Street

Friends of Julian Abele Park Meeting

On tap: Plants Make Positive Spaces program update; Love Your Park November 4th; fundraising news. Come join us!

Fundraising Update- Sprinkler/Irrigation System August 17 2017

Folks, thanks to the diligence of one of our members (and Mother Nature’s generous donations- seemingly every Friday!) our lawn area looks better than past years.
 
We are still very much short of our goal of $8,000.00 to install a sprinkler/irrigation system to help maintain the lawn in the future. We have arranged with Philadelphia Parks and Recreation that they will take over the maintenance contract after the first year.
 
Please consider a generous donation today:
 
lhttps://www.gofundme.com/JAsprinklers
Thank you! See you in the Park!

Reminder: Summer Music Series continues @ Julian Abele Park

Where did the Summer of 2017 go?! There’s still time to catch one of our “Music and Mist” music series concerts @ Julian Abele Park:

Music & Mist Summer 2017 Entertainment series- join us on select Fridays, 6:15-8:00 PM

August 11 – Jay Epstein w/ Arnie Krakowsky (Jazz)
August 18th- Las Palabras
August 25 – Gretchen Elise (Neo-Soul, R&B)
Sept 8 – Kamara

Many thanks to our sponsors (partial list includes: SOSNA, Bright Yellow Creamery, Soccershots, Serena Fit, Los Camaradas, Fairmount Park Conservancy, Philadelphia Parks and Recreation and the City of Philadelphia)….There’s still time to be a sponsor for a concert this Summer, please email us at info@julianabelepark.org

Our fundraising efforts this year are directed at funding an irrigation system of the lawn at Julian Abele Park. Check it out at https://www.gofundme.com/JAsprinklers

National Night Out and Tues 08/01/2017 Meeting

Updates!

Our monthly meeting will be held at the Park tomorrow, August 1st, at 7 PM. Please join us and find out what’s coming up in our music series and how our fundraiser for an irrigation system is going. As you can see from this photo, our grass isn’t doing so well…..

Also, we will be participating (and sponsoring) SOSNA’s “Light Up the Night” event in the park.

https://southofsouth.org/events/nationalnightout2017

2017- Capital Project- Irrigation/Sprinkler System

Dear Supporter,

I hope this finds you well and that your summer is off to an enjoyable start!  In 2006, we began work to transform a nondescript vacant lot into a formally recognized park with the City of Philadelphia’s Department of Parks and Recreation. Since its completion in 2013, the Park remains a beautiful, safe and peaceful area for friends and neighbors to gather. 

While our mural was removed last summer, we remember Julian Abele as a Philadelphia native and the first African-American to graduate from Penn’s School of Architecture.  A world-renowned architect, he designed the famous chapel at Duke University and much of our own Philadelphia Museum of Art. He was also a long-term resident of our neighborhood, and raised his family here. Our park bears his name for all these reasons and designed to be a gathering place for the diverse Graduate Hospital community.  Whether we come together to enjoy concerts, movie nights or family occasions, this peaceful urban green space is a unique and important place in our Graduate Hospital neighborhood.

The Park is maintained by a group of dedicated volunteers who produce the Summer Concert Series and organize the many social and upkeep events throughout the year.  Since the Park was renovated in 2013, there have been no major capital improvements other than the installation of the bike racks last summer.  Now, the Friends launch a fundraising campaign to raise $8,000 to install a sprinkler system that will keep the lawn healthy all summer to withstand the myriad activities that wear the grass, as well as to keep up appearances.  The City of Philadelphia has agreed to maintain the sprinkler system, we just need to get it installed. 

As a neighbor and friend of Julian Abele Park, your generous gift in any amount will not only help us complete this work, but will also help secure the continued vitality of our neighborhood.  The Friends of Julian Abele Park is a registered 501(c)3 and you will receive an acknowledgement for your tax purposes.  All donations are tax deductible.  To support our work, please visit https://www.gofundme.com/JAsprinklers.  For more information and updates on the Park, please visit us at www.JulianAbelePark.org and we also encourage you to “Like” us on Facebook www.facebook.com/fojab.  The Friends of Julian Abele Park meets on the first Tuesday of each month at 7PM.  All are welcome to attend the meetings that occur in the Park during the summer months and at SOSNA’s office at 19th and Christian the rest of the year. 

Thank you in advance for your very kind consideration. If you have any questions regarding your potential support or any other Park-related matter, I am always happy to speak with you directly.

Gratefully,

Cliff Eyler, President

Friends of Julian Abele Park

Postponed: Friends of Julian Abele Park Mtg

We will be moving the monthly meeting from Tuesday July 4th to Tuesday July 11th (following week). We will be meeting at the Park at 7 PM. Bring your own chair and find out what’s scheduled for the rest of the Summer. Hope to see you there. In the meantime, go forth and enjoy the Fourth of July; Welcome America and Happy Birthday USA!

Music & Mist: Friday July 7th 6:15-8:00 PM

Need some more Summer fun after the 4th? Come join us for the Music & Mist Summer Concert Series at Julian Abele Park! It’s fun for the whole family. Bring a blanket, cooler, chairs and enjoy the free entertainment.
This Friday July 7th concert will feature singer-songwriter and multi-intrumentalist Jeff Pettit, who will perform his original songs on a diverse set of instruments, including sax, flute, guitar, keyboards, electronics, and loops.
We’ll also have food & drinks from Los Camaradas and ice cream from Bright Yellow Creamery…
 
Music & Mist Summer Concert Complete Series Dates:
 
June 9 – mighty FlipSide (Darien Fripps)
Note: June 23rd concert re-scheduled to August 18th
July 7 – Jeff Pettit
July 14 – Douglas Gillin
July 28 – Alex & the Kaleidoscope
August 11 – Jay Epstein w/ Arnie Krakowsky
August 18 – Las Palabras
August 25 – Gretchen Elise
Sept 8 – Kamara (Eddie Kamarauskas)
 
Special thanks to our sponsors Fairmount Park Conservancy and Philadelphia Parks and Recreation; serenafit.com, SOSNA,  Real Estate With Heart and socceershots.org

Sprinklers for Julian Abele Park

We are raising money for a sprinkler system for Julian Abele Park. Help us keep the grass green and our park looking beautiful. Please donate today!

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Friends of Julian Abele Park: Events Tues 6/2 & Fri 6/9 2017

Tuesday June 6 2017, 7 PM- Friends of Julian Abele Park

We’ll be meeting at the park. Join us as we discuss progress on our planning and programming.

Don’t forget our “Music and Mist” series begins THIS FRIDAY June 9 from 6:15- 8:00 PM….

Philly’s own DJ Mighty Flipside (Darien Fripps) will host “Let’s Rock Recess”, a DJ Dance Party for kids of all ages. “Let’s Rock Recess” is focused on getting kids healthier by making them more active, through fun activities and dancing.

We’ll also have food & drinks from Los Camaradas and ice cream fromBright Yellow Creamery!

See you at the park!