Don’t miss REV Theatre Company’s HANDSOME & PETAL

REV Theatre Company’s HANDSOME & PETAL

Monday June 17th  6PM – Jefferson Square Park*

Monday June 24th   6PM – rain date

Bring chairs and blankets!

Ladies and gentlemen, and especially children of all ages, don’t miss REV Theatre Company’s HANDSOME & PETAL, our original adaptation of Hansel and Gretel, coming soon to a park near you!

  • SINGING! DANCING! SO MUCH FUN!
  • KID POWER! FREE PERFORMANCES
  • LOTS AND LOTS OF FREE CANDY!!!

With two very hungry children lost in the park, looking for the House of Sweet, plus a flock of bluebirds (played by children from the audience), a wild and wonderfully wacky Witch named Auntie Hystamine and her two hapless, hopeless helpers – a former “Vegas On Ice” showgirl and a runaway big cat tamer who’s terrified of cats!

REV Theatre Company’s HANDSOME & PETAL

*Audio Description will be available at this performance

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Audio description provides a visual description of the set, characters, and action of the play as it is happening so that Blind and Low Vision audience members can experience the performance as fully as sighted audience members. It does not impact or change any of the performance itself.

FJPS – Public Meeting with DRWC – Washington Avenue Connector Project

Wednesday, June 12th from 6:30pm to 7:30pm

The Friends of Jefferson Square Park have invited Lizzie Woods and Karen Thompson from the Delaware River Waterfront Corporation (DWRC) to update neighbors on the status of the Wash Ave Connector Project. The design is complete and bids are out for construction, but bring your questions about parking, sidewalk improvements, etc. (They will also meet with QVNA and Pennsport Civic if you aren’t able to make it!)

Arborists Complete Tree Trimming With Help From QVNA

A very special Thank You to Queen Village Neighbors Association (IG: @qvnaorg) for awarding Spring and Fall 2023 Community Grants to the Friends of Jefferson Square!

The combined $3,900 grant totals covered partial costs for two days of work towards tending to our historic trees, with FoJSP contributing $1,000 to the effort. Crew 7 at Liberty Tree & Landscape Management (IG: @libertytree_landscapemgmt) added a third day pro-bono. Work included culling out dead wood, taking weight off of heavy limbs at risk of tearing or falling, and improving pedestrian safety.

While Liberty was doing their work, one of our volunteers with Friends of Jefferson Square Park spent those three days doing winter pruning, general landscaping, and removing Spotted Lanternfly eggs.

Thank you again for the Spring and Fall 2023 QVNA Community Grant Program for this wonderful opportunity for us to keep our park green and healthy! And a special thank you for the team at Liberty Tree and Landscape Maintenance for getting us off on a great start to 2024!

And thank you to everyone who volunteers to help us maintain the park! Want to help out? Come and join us on the second Saturday of each month (starting up in March) with park clean-up and general maintenance.

Kids Night at Jefferson Square Park

Families of Little Ones! Join us for the return of Kids Night at Jefferson Square Park.

Tuesday, July 11th from 3 to 5 PM Hosted by Shelby, a South Philly parent.

Bring your own: bike, scooter, chalk, bubbles, etc!
The park will provide chalk & a sprinkler for this event.

Yoga in the Park

Join your neighbors every Wednesday at 6:00 pm for Yoga in Jefferson Square Park.
This is a donation-based (pay-as-you-wish) program.

Starting Tuesday May 17th and running through September 27th.

Registration is required. Just click the green button below and you will be taken to their website.

Register and Submit Donation Here


Arborists Work Through QVNA Grant

A very special Thank You to Queen Village Neighbors Association (IG: @qvnaorg) for awarding a Fall Community Grant to the Friends of Jefferson Square!

The $4,700 grant covered the costs for two days work towards tending to our historic trees. Crew 7 at Liberty Tree & Landscape Management (IG: @libertytree_landscapemgmt) added a third day and extra staff pro-bono. Work included culling out dead wood, taking weight off of heavy limbs at risk of tearing or falling, and improving pedestrian safety.

While Liberty was doing their work, one of our volunteers with Friends of Jefferson Square Park spent those three days doing winter pruning and removing Spotted Lanternfly eggs.

Thank you again for the Fall 2022 QVNA Community Grant Program for this wonderful opportunity for us to keep our park green and healthy! And a special thank you for the team at Liberty Tree and Landscape Maintenance for getting us off on a great start to 2023!

And thank you to everyone who volunteers to help us maintain the park! Want to help out? Come and join us on the second Saturday of each month (starting up in March) with park clean-up and general maintenance.

Yoga 4 Philly Presents Yoga in the Park

Yoga In The Park

Join your neighbors every Tuesday at 6:00 pm for Yoga in Jefferson Square Park.
This is a donation-based (pay-as-you-wish) program.

Starting Tuesday May 10th and running through September 27th.

Registration is required. Just click the green button below and you will be taken to their website.

Register and Submit Donation Here
Yoga In The Park
Yoga In The Park

Yoga 4 Philly (Y4P) is a nonprofit organization that is dedicated to creating a safer, more supportive society in Philadelphia. Our mission is to make peace, love, and healing accessible to everyone through yoga and meditation.

Holiday Tree Recycling Success!

On Saturday, January 8th, The Friends of Jefferson Square Park and Bartlett Tree Experts combined efforts to transform local holiday trees into a well needed pile of mulch for the park.

The tree recycling service was offered with a suggested donation of $5.00 and proceeds going to the general fund for the Friends of Jefferson Square Park organization.

Altogether there were 87 trees recycled and after expenses, the Friends organization raised $231. And we also have a very nice pile of mulch with the evergreen scent of the holidays lingering on the corner of Third and Federal.

A big thank you to all who participated and help make this event a success.

Here are a few more images from that day: