{"id":425,"date":"2013-07-10T15:30:00","date_gmt":"2013-07-10T19:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/water.phila.gov\/blog\/oval-open\/"},"modified":"2023-01-06T11:35:21","modified_gmt":"2023-01-06T16:35:21","slug":"oval-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/water.phila.gov\/blog\/oval-open\/","title":{"rendered":"“The Oval” to Open"},"content":{"rendered":"
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This summer, the familiar oval parking lot in front of the Art Museum will become Philadelphia\u2019s \u201cnew shape of fun.\u201d \u00a0Philadelphia Parks and Recreation (PP&R)<\/a> is recreating Eakins Oval with the help of the Fairmount Park Conservancy<\/a>, the\u00a0William Penn Foundation<\/a> and the City of Philadelphia<\/a>. \u201cThe Oval\u201d is going to be home to community programing and activities for all ages throughout the rest of the summer. Mural Arts<\/a> will paint over the entire lot and PP&R will construct Philadelphia\u2019s very own boardwalk \u2013 complete with a sand beach. The Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center will provide tours and hands on education about Philadelphia’s water.<\/p>\n

The pop-up park will open July 17th through August 18th, Tuesday to Sunday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Each day will have specific free programming (see below), but you can expect interactive games, education and environmental programs, live entertainment, movies and food trucks on a daily basis. To learn more about this new initiative, visit Phila.gov<\/a>\u00a0or call 215-683-3600. You can also find The Oval on Facebook<\/a>\u00a0and on Twitter @TheOvalPHL!<\/p>\n

Programming Includes:<\/p>\n

Tuesdays- Wellness<\/p>\n

Wednesdays- Arts & Culture<\/p>\n

Thursdays- Environment<\/p>\n

Fridays- Food & Flicks<\/p>\n

Saturdays- Live Music Series<\/p>\n

Sundays- Family Fun Day<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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