Sunday, August 22, 2010

What could be better than a relaxing summertime concert by the water? How about six of them! NKCDC, Fairmount Park, PECO Excelon, and the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC) teamed up to host Waterfront Wednesdays, a series of six free concerts in Penn Treaty Park throughout the summer. 






Musical acts ranged from rock, folk, jazz and salsa. While representing a wide range of genres, each musical act shared local ties to the neighborhood - whether it was the John Clark Little Big Band from Fishtown or Charanga from Kensington. Each family-friendly show drew hundreds of neighbors to Penn Treaty Park each week, celebrating local  musicians and public access to the waterfront.






Waterfront Wednesdays builds off the momentum taking place to further beautify Penn Treaty Park. Since 2007 NKCDC,  the Friends of Penn Treaty Park, Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, and others have been working on a series of waterfront plans to guide future development and help bring people to the water’s edge.






This concert series was presented in conjunction with the Friends of Penn Treaty Park, Fishtown Neighbors Association, Fishtown Area Business Association, RBC Financial Group, Pennsylvania Environmental Council, Philebrity.com, and the Fishtown Star, and was made possible by support from the William Penn Foundation through DVRPC’s Take Me to the River program.

Photos by Ari Kleit, Peter Prusinowski, and Kenny White.

http://www.penntreatymusic.com