
Imagery from Hannah Heffner's Show "Peek" this First Friday at Gravy Studio & Gallery
Spring is here; Frankford is buzzing and alive.

Imagery from Hannah Heffner's Show "Peek" this First Friday at Gravy Studio & Gallery
Spring is here; Frankford is buzzing and alive.
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All Female Juried Show at F&N Gallery, Frankford
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Its not so darn hot, and a bunch of local workshops that don’t normally open for First Fridays are on board! Be sure to check out the off-Frankford Attractions like Gearforms, Wayne’s Place, and Craft Foundry!
Check out the gallery listings after the jump.
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Come celebrate the fact that you survived hurricane Irene on Philadelphia’s coolest street – Frankford Avenue!
Also – be sure to stop by the First Friday Craft Bazaar at Frankford and Berks – featuring local vendors, music and more!
Check out the gallery listings after the jump.
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Check out "JP Bevins: 20Grand" at Gravy inside Cycle Studios!
Its not so hot, you’ve been to the shore, and Frankford Avenue is officially the smoothest street in Philadelphia, at least for now! Come to Fishtown and East Kensington for stimulating art, the city’s coolest most fun people, and a smooth ride!
Also – be sure to stop by the First Friday Craft Bazaar at Frankford and Berks – featuring a wheat pasting exhibition, tarot readings, local vendors, music and more!
Check out the gallery listings after the jump.
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Check out "The hands that feed us" at Gravey inside Cycle Studios!
July in Philadelphia means special events, Welcome America, concerts, and Phillies games all over town. Fishtown, Kensington and Port Richmond are teeming with fun events as well, so you don’t need to leave the neighborhood to have a good time this First Friday!
Check out the gallery listings after the jump.
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Check out Hunter Yoder, Patricia Hall, and Jacob Bruner's Hex signs at The Hex Factory, a block west of Frankford on Cumberland
Summer is here, and what better place to spend a warm June night than strolling and perusing on Frankford Avenue? You’ll find awesome cloths, jewelry, food, and drink, as well as the coolest, most creative people in Philadelphia!
All summer long (except July) during First Fridays NKCDC’s Garden Center will host craft vendors from the neighborhood who will offer their wares for sale to the perusing public. Sign ups for the rest of the summer are still available by contacting Laura (lsemmelroth(at)nkcdc.org). Soon the NKCDC Garden Center will also host a compost co-op, and a distribution point for the Farms to Families CSA program!
Check out the gallery listings after the jump.
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Its starting to feel like summer and things are really beginning to heat up on Frankford Avenue. All summer long (starting this month) during First Fridays NKCDC’s Garden Center will host craft vendors from the neighborhood who will offer their wares for sale to the perusing public. Sign ups for the rest of the summer are still available by contacting Laura (lsemmelroth(at)nkcdc.org). Soon the NKCDC Garden Center will also host a compost co-op, and a distribution point for the Farms to Families CSA program!
Oh, and don’t forget about our group bike ride to promote the 5th annual Kensington Kinetic Sculpture Derby! We will meet up at 7:30pm at the NKCDC Garden Center!
Check out the gallery listings after the jump.
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"duck duck duck duck duck duck duck GOOSE" from Diane Feissel's "fabrication" at Rocket Cat
The first taste of spring is in the air along Frankford Ave. Less than a month before the Spring Solstice makes it official, March’s First Friday event is helping to ring in the new season with festivities, artwork, live music, and tasty treats! So get all your ducks in a row and waddle down to March’s First Friday on Frankford Ave!!
Oh, and don’t forget to keep your eye out for Albert! Snap a picture, and tag both him (his full name is “Albert OfKensington“) and yourself to be entered for a chance to win a vintage Kensington Kinetic Sculpture Derby T shirt!
Check out the gallery listings after the jump.

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The Rocket Cat Café presents Out of our Element by By Alexa de los Reyes
It’s a New Year, and the creative people on and along Frankford Avenue are meeting it with new work and new creative energy. Shake off the sloth that a New Year’s revelry can leave you with and get your butt down to Frankford Avenue Friday Night!
Oh, and don’t forget to keep your eye out for Albert! Snap a picture, and tag both him (his full name is “Albert OfKensington“) and yourself to be enetered for a change to win a vintage Kensington Kinetic Sculpture Derby Tshirt!
Check out gallery listings after the jump.
Tags: albert ofkensington, arts, Atlantis the Lost Bar, Bella Sera, Businesses, Circle of Hope, Coral Street Arts House, Craft Foundry, Extra Extra, First Friday, frankford ave, Frankford Avenue, Galleries, Germ Books, Heathen Salon, Highwire Gallery, johnny brendas, Kensington Kinetic Sculpture Derby, Leotah's Place, Liberty Vintage, NKCDC, O'Reilly's Pub, Part Time Studios, Philadelphia Argentine Tango, Proximity Gallery, Rocket Cat Cafe, shop, shop local, tango, two percent to glory, Walking Fish Theater
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