(September, 25, 2011)
The Wyck Association to Honor John D. Milner, FAIA, at the Wyck-Strickland Award Dinner on Thursday, October 27, 2011
The 24th Annual Wyck-Strickland Award Dinner will honor John Milner, architect and professor, on Thursday, October 27 at the Down Town Club, 150 S. Independence Mall West, Philadelphia, beginning at 6:00 p.m.
Award Chair David Hollenberg, University Architect for the University of Pennsylvania, will present the Award, followed by a presentation by Milner. Emily T. Cooperman and Diane Newbury are the Event Co-Chairs.
The Wyck-Strickland Award is inspired by the balance of tradition and innovation created when the Philadelphia architect William Strickland remodeled the Wyck House in Germantown in 1824. The Award acknowledges significant contribution to the cultural life of Philadelphia through work that balances progress and modernity with a sensitive understanding of the past. Since 1988, the honor has evolved to include architects, landscape architects, engineers, urban planners, historians, museum curators, and librarians; all share a love of Philadelphia and its rich history and cultural life.
John Milner is an architect who has devoted his career to the preservation and restoration of historical buildings, as well as to the designing of new buildings that are inspired by his knowledge of historical precedent. Complementing Milner's professional practice is his commitment to the education of young architects and preservationists. For 35 years, he has served as Adjunct Professor of Architecture in the University of Pennsylvania's Graduate Program in Historic Preservation. For more information about the Wyck-Strickland Award Dinner, please call 215-848-1690 or visit www.wyck.org/programs.
(August 29, 2011)
The 2nd Annual Philadelphia Honey Festival at Wyck Historic House & Garden
Buzz over to beautiful Wyck Historic House & Garden at 6026 Germantown Avenue on Saturday, September 10, 2011, from Noon to 4:00 and immerse yourself in bee culture. Urban beekeeping is all the rage across the country, and were building on the momentum of last years successful festival. Learn for yourself why beekeeping provides both a versatile, traditional product and a very exciting hobby.
Join us for honey extraction demonstrations, hive talks, honey tastings and sales, childrens activities, and fantastic speakers including:
Fred Schaefer (University of the Sciences), discussing Mapping Philadelphia Hives, a research project on beekeeping in Philadelphia;
Grace Chapman (Temple Universitys School of Environmental Design), speaking on Native Plants for Pollinators; and
Lorraine Busch (4-H Educator), presenting "Let's Learn About the Honey Bee," a beekeeping lesson designed for children.
The 2011 Philadelphia Honey Festival is a two-day event, and additional activities will take place at Bartrams Garden and the Wagner Free Institute of Science on Friday, September 9th. For more information about the festival overall, please visit www.bartramsgarden.org, and www.wagnerfreeinstitute.org, or find us on Facebook: Philadelphia Honey Festival. Free of charge, and no registration required.
(August 29, 2011)
Acoustic Americana band, Red June, to play at Wyck Historic House & Garden
On Friday, September 2, 2011, Red June is bringing their acoustic Americana sound from Asheville, NC, to Wyck Historic House and Garden, 6026 Germantown Avenue at Walnut Lane. Bring a picnic basket, blanket, and your family and friends, and celebrate the end of summer with an outdoor concert in this bucolic pocket of Germantown. The cost of the concert is $10 per person or $20 per family. Music begins at 6:00 p.m. Stop by early to catch Wyck's weekly Farmers' Market, which runs from 2:00 to 6:00.
Red June is an acoustic trio from Asheville, NC, performing beautifully distilled Americana music that drips with Southern soul. The Red June sound is as versatile and original as the musicians themselves, touching on bluegrass, roots rock, and traditional country music with powerful harmonies, honest, heartfelt songwriting, and top-shelf musicianship. Veteran musicians Will Straughan, John Cloyd Miller and Natalya Weinstein have shared the stage with countless bluegrass and Americana greats, including James Taylor, Robert Earl Keen, Alice Gerrard, and B.B. King.
(July 8, 2011)
Wyck's Farmers' Market, Every Friday, June through November, 2:00-6:00, Germantown Avenue and Walnut Lane, Philadelphia
Wyck's berries, kale, salad greens, carrots, peas, peppers, chard, potatoes, eggs and more will be for sale at Wyck's Farmers' Market, every Friday, June through November, 2:00-6:00. Picked right before the market opens, Wyck's produce is the freshest in Northwest Philadelphia.
Wyck is located at 6026 Germantown Avenue in Philadelphia. The market accepts vouchers from the federally-funded Farmers Market Nutrition Program, which gives low-income senior citizens and WIC recipients subsidized access to fresh, local produce. The market also accepts SNAP in the form of the EBT/Access card. Free recipes for using fresh produce will also be available. Lancaster farmer Amos Fisher rounds out the market with his farm fresh produce and baked goods. The Wyck House will be open for free, self-guided tours on market afternoons, 1:00-4:00.
The Wyck Farmers' Market will be held in conjunction with The Food Trust and features produce grown on Wyck's Home Farm, which was established in 2007 through the support of the Samuel S. Fels Fund. The Home Farm contains a large vegetable garden, an herb garden, strawberry and raspberry beds, fruit trees, an asparagus bed, a cutting garden, and a grape arbor. The Home Farm is managed by Emma Morrow according to traditional gardening techniques, and no synthetic chemicals are used. Children in Wyck's Outdoor Education Program participate in all aspects of the Home Farm, from planting peas and radishes in the March to harvesting in the fall.
(May 1, 2011)
Feed your Curiosity and your Palate at the 2-Day Wyck Food Festival and Symposium
Feed your curiosity and your palate at the Wyck Food Festival and Symposium, June 24 and 25, 2011. This program is made possible with a grant from the Pennsylvania Humanities Council as part of its "Our Stories, Our Future" initiative on American history. Wyck Historic House and Garden is located at 6026 Germantown Avenue in Philadelphia. The two-day program will explore the link between traditional, historic foodways and the present day interest in sustainable living, local eating, and urban agriculture.
On Friday June 24, 4:00-7:00, join us for a free community festival featuring local food tastings, including food from Wyck's Home Farm, cooking demonstrations, live music from Riverside bluegrass band, children's activities, and much more. Savor history, as it were, through tastings of heirloom vegetables and fruits, and historic recipes prepared for today's consumer. Whole Foods Market, Grid Magazine, Slow Food Philly, The Food Trust, and Historic Germantown will join in this celebration of food and foodways.
On Saturday, June 25, from 9:00 to 4:00, feed your mind! Saturday's program, "Cultivating Our Food Roots," will highlight both the evolution and preservation of American foodways culture. We will journey through historic paths of production and consumption and gain an understanding of the place of food in history. This in-depth exploration will then move to current models, the growing trends in the local food movement, and preserving crop diversity.
Symposium speakers include:
Internationally known food historian William Woys Weaver
African American food historian and community scholar Michael Twitty
Strategic Initiative Leader for Sustainable Food Systems for the University of California, Agriculture and Natural Resources Rose Hayden-Smith
Writer, editor and co-chair of the Slow Food USA Biodiversity Committee, Ben Watson
Owner/Chef of Geechee Girl Rice Café, Valerie Erwin
A catered, family-style lunch will be provided by Geechee Girl Rice Café. This is a ticketed event. Cost: $65 for Wyck members, $75 for non-members and registration is required.
"Our Stories, Our Future" is funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities as part of "We the People," a national initiative exploring the history of the United States. The Pennsylvania Humanities Council inspires individuals to enjoy and share a life of learning enriched by human experience across time and around the world. Since 1973, the PHC has empowered local groups to offer high-quality public programs that have a positive impact on the everyday life of their communities. The PHC represents Pennsylvania in the Federal-State Partnership of the National Endowment for the Humanities. For more information, visit www.pahumanities.org or call 800-462-0442.
