SoWe Board Meeting
2021-08-23 17:30 - 18:30 (America/New_York) | PA, United States
SoWe board meeting is regularly held of the 4th Monday of the month. We are meeting via Zoom due to the pandemic. Zoom link is below – please email Jake Thorsen for a copy of the agenda – Jthorsen@lhop.org
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87537873965?pwd=[REDACTED]

Poplar St. Potlucks
2021-08-23 18:00 - 20:00, 2021-08-30 18:00 - 20:00, 2021-09-06 18:00 - 20:00, 2021-09-13 18:00 - 20:00, 2021-09-20 18:00 - 20:00, 2021-09-27 18:00 - 20:00, 2021-10-04 18:00 - 20:00, 2021-10-11 18:00 - 20:00 and 5 more dates | 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

AIM to Empower Yoga
2021-08-24 18:00 - 19:00, 2021-08-31 18:00 - 19:00, 2021-09-07 18:00 - 19:00, 2021-09-14 18:00 - 19:00, 2021-09-21 18:00 - 19:00 | 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!

STEM Workshops at Culliton Park with Lancaster Science Factory
2021-08-28 14:00 - 16:00, 2021-09-25 14:00 - 16:00, 2021-10-09 14:00 - 16:00, 2021-10-16 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

SoWe Community Survey Volunteer Training Session
2021-09-08 17:30 - 19:30 | St. Francis Room @ St. Joseph Church, 418 St. Joseph St., Lancaster, PA, 17603, United States
Are you interested in assisting SoWe in administering the SoWe Community Survey? We are seeking residents to volunteer to go door to door to conduct surveys along with staff. Join us for a volunteer training session on September 8th at 5:30 to learn about the survey process and meet key staff!
Interested in volunteering but can not make the training session? Complete this form and a recording of the sessions will be shared with you.
https://forms.gle/paBrUQpS7HCv3Mum7
Learn more about the survey here: http://sowelancaster.org/news/sowe-residents-continue-to-shape-southwest-neighborhoods-future/

Artful Intersection Community Paint Day!
2021-09-16 13:00 - 2021-09-18 16:00 | PA
Join SoWe, the City of Lancaster, Two Dudes Painting Co, and Artist Fern Dannis to complete an artful intersection at the intersection of W Strawberry, Mulberry, W Vine St.

Bright Side Opportunities Center Fall Fest!
2021-10-09 12:00 - 17:00 | Bright Side Opportunities Center, 515 Hersey Ave, Lancaster, PA, 17603, United States
Fallfest 2021

We are pleased to announce that we are having Fallfest this year!!! This is an annual family-centered event celebrating and connecting our community. This year’s event will take place on Saturday, October 9, 2021, from noon till 5 pm. This year it is going to be bigger and better than ever! This event is a FREE event that is open to everyone.
As you are aware many of us faced hardship during Covid and are still working on living a new normal. Our Fallfest event is our biggest fundraising event of the year, and we were not able to hold it in 2020.
Proceeds fund the Bright Side Opportunities Center.
Currently looking for Sponsors and vendors. Contact Gena Smith 717.509.1342 ext 230 if you would like to Sponsor BSOC Fallfest 2021.

Cabbage Hill Historic Walking Tour
2021-10-16 10:00 - 11:30, 2021-10-23 10:00 - 11:30 | PA
You are invited to participate in a walking tour of Cabbage Hill history!
Join Jim Gerhart, SoWe volunteer, on a walk along the first two blocks of Poplar and St. Joseph Streets, and rediscover some of the people, houses, and businesses of the early days of the Hill.
In addition, Patricia Heiland-Baxter will discuss the Green Cottage Hotel, and Michael Brenneman will discuss his restoration of several houses on St. Joseph Street.
Bonus: The Vintage Candy Shop is in a historic building that is on the tour. There will be time for a quick visit to the shop to check out the wide variety of candy there.
The tour will start at the corner of Poplar and Filbert Streets, on two dates:
• Saturday, October 16, 10:00-11:30 a.m.
• Saturday, October 23, 10:00-11:30 a.m.
The tour is free, but registration is required. The number of participants is limited to the first 20 people who sign up for each day.
If we have to reschedule a tour because of heavy rain, the rain date will be October 30.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/historic-cabbage-hill-walking-tour-tickets-183631896947

SoWe Board Meeting
2021-10-25 17:30 - 18:30 | PA
SoWe Board meeting is open to the public. Meetings are currently being held via zoom. Please RSVP to jthorsen@wearetenfold.org if you are planning to attend and you would like to address the board with a specific item.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87537873965?pwd=[REDACTED]

CANCELLED: Trick-Or-Treat @ Culliton Park
2021-10-29 18:00 - 20:00 | Culliton Park, 200-238 S Water St, Lancaster, PA, 19603
Trick or Treat is cancelled due to rain. Please stay tuned for more community events coming soon.
