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AIM to Empower Yoga
2021-06-15 18:00 - 19:00, 2021-06-22 18:00 - 19:00, 2021-06-29 18:00 - 19:00, 2021-07-06 18:00 - 19:00, 2021-07-13 18:00 - 19:00, 2021-07-20 18:00 - 19:00, 2021-07-27 18:00 - 19:00, 2021-08-03 18:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) and 2 more dates | Culliton Park, 200-238 S Water St, Lancaster, PA, 19603
We are excited to announce we are kicking off our Yoga in the Park Summer Series at Culliton Park on Tuesday, June 9th, with our partners at Lancaster Rec. Classes will be offered every Tuesday of the month in Culliton Park from 6:00-7:00 pm, weather permitting, and will run through September.
Yoga in the Park is FREE to everyone, so bring your friends and family! We can’t wait to see you there!

Artful Intersection: Community Engagement Session
2021-06-17 17:00 - 19:00 | Culliton Park, 200-238 S Water St, Lancaster, PA, 19603
The City of Lancaster is working with local artist, Fern Dannis, along with Two Dudes Painting Company to create an artful intersection at the Strawberry Hill intersection. This project is part of the Bloomberg Foundation’s Asphalt Art Initiative to create street murals and other creative interventions to improve pedestrian safety and enhance public spaces.

The intersection of West Strawberry Street, West Vine Street, and South Mulberry Street sits at the top of Cabbage Hill. This five-way intersection is a confusing space for pedestrians and vehicles and is integral to the neighborhood and city-wide traffic circulation. Public engagement is beginning June 3rd, with the artwork being designed over the summer. The final application of paint-to-asphalt is set for September 11, 2021.

Community Engagement Sessions dates are below and are open to the public! Join us!
June 17th 5:00 – 7:00 at Culliton Park -FREE FOOD PROVIDED BY HuBub
June 26th 10:00 – 12:00 at 47 S. Mulberry St. Parking Lot

Cant make the community events but still want to provide feedback? Fill out this survey.

What is an artful intersection?
Artful Intersections connect artists and neighbors to work together to create street murals in their neighborhoods. The street murals serve as a reflection of the life and culture of the neighborhood; it is expected to expand the perceived public space to encompass the street; increase awareness and safety of alternative forms of transportation, and boost community development.
To learn more about the project, please

visit https://engage.cityoflancasterpa.com. We are asking residents to respond to a community survey to provide input on pedestrian safety and the artwork for the intersection.

To view similar asphalt art projects, visit the Bloomberg Asphalt Art Initiative Website https://asphaltart.bloomberg.org/.

CANCELLED: YWCA Juneteenth Film Festival
2021-06-18 19:30 - 21:30, 2021-06-19 19:30 - 21:30 | SoWe Pocket Park, 244 Filbert St, Lancaster, PA, 17603, United States
This event has been canceled due to rain, please stay tuned for a rescheduled date.
Join YWCA, SoWe, and Artist Nate Gadsden to celebrate Juneteenth with a film festival featuring Black film makers. This is part of the YWCA Artist Waystation project which will feature Black artists throughout the city to celebrate and reflect on Juneteenth. This event will start at 7:30. Bring your own chair!

Poplar St. Potlucks
2021-06-21 18:00 - 20:00, 2021-06-28 18:00 - 20:00, 2021-07-05 18:00 - 20:00, 2021-07-12 18:00 - 20:00, 2021-07-19 18:00 - 20:00, 2021-07-26 18:00 - 20:00, 2021-08-02 18:00 - 20:00, 2021-08-09 18:00 - 20:00 and 1 more date | The Poplar Place, 430 Poplar St, Lancaster, 17603, United States
Hello neighbors!
Our home would love to invite you to eat alongside your neighbors every Monday for FREE! From 6-8pm every Monday, we will have a big vat of meatless chili. Please come and bring your family/roomies – we’d love to get to know you better!! And if you want to bring food to share, you can. But know we will also provide enough for you to be well fed. The food is nice and hot, so head over now (yep, right now) to enjoy! (Or any upcoming Monday too). Our home is located at 430 Poplar St. Lancaster, PA

Strawberry Hill Artful Intersection: Community Participatory Event
2021-06-26 10:00 - 12:00 | 47 S. Mulberry St, 47 S Mulberry St, Lancaster, PA, 17603, United States
Join the City of Lancaster Public Art, SoWe, Artist Fern Dannis, Two Dudes Paining Co. to provide feedback for the Strawberry Hill Artful Intersection project (W Strawberry St, W Vine St, S Mulberry St.). The community will be able to participate in creating art ideas that can be incorporated into the final design of the artful intersection.

We are inviting community members to gather with us on Saturday, June 26th between 10:00 am and 12:00 pm at 47 S Mulberry St parking lot. Children are welcome, but they must be under the supervision of an adult family member. Masks are recommended for anyone who has not been vaccinated for COVID-19.

To provide addition feedback please visit: https://engage.cityoflancasterpa.com/…/artful…
For information about artful intersections can be found here:
https://asphaltart.bloomberg.org/

STEM Workshops at Culliton Park with Lancaster Science Factory
2021-07-10 14:00 - 16:00, 2021-07-31 14:00 - 16:00, 2021-08-14 14:00 - 16:00 | Culliton Park, 200-238 S Water St, Lancaster, PA, 19603
The Lancaster Science Factory is proud to partner with SoWe and Tenfold to provide FREE, fun, and engaging hands-on STEM programs to K – 8th grade children at Culliton Park.

Each workshop will be held from 2:00 – 4:00pm and will be lead by a professional educator from the Lancaster Science Factory. Participants encouraged to register their children for these FREE programs to ensure enough materials for everyone. A parent or guardian may stay with children during the programs but are not required to do so.

https://www.lancastersciencefactory.org/cullitonpark

Gunterberg Foundation Food Give-Away
2021-07-24 09:00 - 10:30 | Culliton Park, 200-238 S Water St, Lancaster, PA, 19603
Join us for a Gunterberg Foundation food give away at Culliton Park on Saturday 7/24. Food give away starts at 9 am and runs till 10:30 or whenever food is fully distributed.

National Night Out
2021-08-03 17:00 - 19:00 | St. Joseph Church, 440 Saint Joseph Street, Lancaster, PA, 17603, United States
Join SoWe and St. Joseph Church in a National Night Out! We will return this year with a neighborhood celebration welcoming our first responders and community members.

Healing and Listening Circle
2021-08-19 17:30 - 19:30 | St. Francis Room @ St. Joseph Church, 418 St. Joseph St., Lancaster, PA, 17603, United States
Last week, we learned of a tragic death in our neighborhood. Our thoughts and prayers are with the family and all those affected by the death. In efforts to heal and process the event, SoWe has partnered with Advoz: Mediation and Restorative Practices to host a Listening and Healing Circle on Thursday 8/19 at 5:30 pm.

This will be a safe space to share and reflect in a group setting with a trained facilitator. Healing Circles provide a safe space for residents to share their stories and feelings during this challenging time to process grief and trauma.
In a Circle we share what things look like or feel like to us, in hopes we can grow and heal together

Lancaster Composting Co-Op Clean Up Kick Off
2021-08-22 16:00 - 17:00 | 317 E. Filbert St. (former Rostolsky Site), 317 E. Filbert St, Lancaster, PA, 17603, United States
Community Composting behind Culliton Park!

Note: this compost bin will be located at the old Rostolsky recycling building (the giant blue building behind the baseball field), not in the park itself.

SoWe is getting a community compost bin Behind Culliton Park!
Interested in composting or learning more about it?
Join the Clean Up Day to see the site where the compost bin will live, pick up trash around the area, and learn about how to get involved
WHEN: Sunday, August 22nd at 4PM
WHERE: 317 E Filbert St, Lancaster
WHAT: Trashbags, gloves, drinks and food will be provided.
WHY: Come and socialize/ get to know more of your neighbors, beautify our backyard, and learn about composting// what it looks like to be in the co-op.
If interested in joining the Clean Up Day or being a part of the co-op, please email: LancasterCompost@gmail.com
or go to: https://www.lancastercompost.us for more information

Upcoming Orientations for all interested neighbors:

Wednesday, September 1st 7PM – 8PM at 317 E Filbert St, Lancaster AND COMPOST BIN KICKOFF!!! (First day we put the bin to use!)
Sunday, September 12th 4PM – 5PM at 317 E Filbert St, Lancaster
Sunday, September 19th 4PM – 5PM at 317 E Filbert St, Lancaster
Wednesday, September 29th 6PM – 7PM at 317 E Filbert St, Lancaster AND First Compost Social (food, drinks, and turning the bin for all members)
