Tag: Glen Foerd on the Delaware

bookmark_borderRiverside Concert Series

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Glen Foerd on the Delaware’s popular concert series starts Thursday, June 26th, at 7 pm. The first concert will feature the funk and jazz sounds of the local trio, Get Happy.

Get Happy includes organist Scott Coulter, guitarist Mark Forchic and drummer Kris Rudzinski. Together they have played at festivals including The Swedesboro Jazz Festival and Victory Lakes’ Jam on the Lake. Their music includes the songs of Miles Davis, and other jazz standards, as well as pop and rock favorites including The Beatles and the funky sounds of the Meters.

Glen Foerd’s July 17th concert will feature the big band-era music of the Monday Blues Swing Orchestra. On August 21st concert goers will be treated to the 1920s speakeasy sounds of Drew Nugent and the Midnight Society.

Concerts will be held in the estate’s outdoor event structure overlooking the Delaware River and will feature one hour uninterrupted sets beginning at 7:00 pm and ending at 8:00 pm. Admission is pay what you wish, with no set admission price. Proceeds from the concerts will benefit the Glen Foerd estate and the concert artists. Guests are encouraged to bring their own chairs, pack a picnic dinner and enjoy the show. This year’s concert goers can also purchase tasty treats from Buttercream Cupcake and Bakery’s Cupcake Truck.

Glen Foerd on the Delaware is the last of the grand Philadelphia riverfront estates open to the public. Its mission is to connect visitors to the legacy of Glen Foerd through programs in the arts, nature and history and to preserve and protect the landscape, buildings and collections for the enjoyment and enrichment of the community and future generations. Glen Foerd is a Fairmount Park property operated by the Glen Foerd Conservation Corporation in cooperation with Philadelphia Parks and Recreation and supported in part by the Philadelphia Cultural Fund.

Glen Foerd on the Delaware
5001 Grant Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19114
215 632 5330

bookmark_borderNortheast Philadelphia Hall of Fame

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The Northeast Philadelphia Hall of Fame is sponsored by Glen Foerd on the Delaware in partnership with Holy Family University, the Historical Society of Frankford, The Northeast Times and Philadelphia City Councilman At-Large Dennis M. O’Brien.

The mission of the Northeast Philadelphia Hall of Fame is to foster the development of civic values and a sense of community in Northeast Philadelphia, along with a greater awareness and appreciation of the area’s rich history, by honoring the lives and accomplishments of its most distinguished citizens. To that end, the Northeast Philadelphia Hall of Fame will honor those Northeast Philadelphia residents past and present whose lives or careers have been marked by high achievement or those individuals who have had a lasting, significant, and positive impact on the Northeast Philadelphia community.

bookmark_borderCelebrate Scottish Heritage with a Celtic Concert

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All the lads and lassies are invited to attend Glen Foerd on the Delaware’s Celtic Concert on Sunday, March 2, at 1:00 PM. The concert celebrating the estate’s Celtic roots, will feature a performance by the popular duo, Timlin and Kane. Since 1972 Gerry Timlin and Tom Kane have been playing traditional and contemporary Celtic music, and entertaining crowds with their offbeat humor at major music festivals and events across the east coast.

The Celtic Concert begins at 1:00 PM. Tickets are $15 per person. Limited seating is available, and at the door availability is not guaranteed, so advanced registration is strongly suggested. To make a reservation call 215-632-5330, or you can purchase tickets online at www.glenfoerd.org. Food and beverage will not be provided. Glen Foerd’s entrance is at the corner of Milnor Street and Grant Avenue in Philadelphia.

Glen Foerd, constructed in 1850, is Philadelphia’s last riverfront mansion open to the public. The estate was established as a summer residence by Charles Macalester, Jr., a respected businessman, broker and government director of the Second Bank of the US. The estate, now known as Glen Foerd, was originally named Glengarry, after the Macalester family’s Scottish ancestral home. Today, Glen Foerd on the Delaware’s mission is to connect visitors to the legacy of Glen Foerd through programs in the arts, nature and history and to preserve and protect the landscape, buildings and collections for the enjoyment and enrichment of the community and future generations.