What we’re about
****Yes, This group has won a Meetup Best Groups award, though I have no idea where to find a link to that!****
Philly Random Happenings is for anyone who likes fun and RANDOM activity. Games, Comedy, Parties, Networking, Music, Art and everything else! Singles, couples, and anything in-between! Indoor stuff, outdoor stuff, relaxed and casual, large events and small. Intense intellectual exercises and crazy wild ones, it's all good (and Random!)
New to Philadelphia? or a long-time resident? It's all good!
I strive to include creative activities that are much more stimulating than drinking contests or happy hours, in safe, friendly environments. Most are all-ages friendly! (a few are not)
PRH specialises in events that are bit out-of-the-ordinary!
I like to call it 'the thinking person's Meetup group'
Games? Live shows? Art? Music? Education and Inspiration?
You name it, and stick it in the Philly Randomizer...let's see who comes out!
Meet some new people, or reconnect with old ones. Tell us your likes and dislikes!
Past gatherings have included improv comedy shows, meditation events, game nights, concerts, dining, community events......
PRH is for exciting events in any Philadelphia neighborhood, from South Philly to West, Northeast to Port Richmond, Penn's Landing to University City! From time to time, we may explore the 'burbs (but we really are Philly-centric)
We will try to mix it up as far as bike-friendly, commuter-friendly and car-friendly destinations. Expect a few events every week!
Run by game designer, manga artist and event producer Alex Strang. I cannot make it out to every event, but I at least try to share as many cool things as I find!
IF YOU HAVE EVENT IDEAS OR RUN A PLACE THAT NEEDS EVENTS, CONTACT ME!
FB: https://www.facebook.com/AlexanderLeslieStrang
IG: cybergeckogames
Email: teambuildingphilly@gmail.com
That's it! Please join and get involved!
Upcoming events (2)
See all- Victorian Spirit CrawlLaurel Hill East, Philadelphia, PA
The Gilded Age is resurrected in these candlelit, nighttime history tours of Laurel Hill East.
FB event link:
https://www.facebook.com/events/1169042987603659NOTE FROM ADMIN:
I'm posting this event because its seem cool and random, though I have nothing to do with it! The place is amazing, though!!!
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Join knowledgeable guides and get to know our oldest and most eccentric permanent residents–the Victorians–and their influence on everything from medicine to fashion, music, transport, literature, spiritualism and more.Afterward, party like a Victorian with themed cocktails, music and parlor games.
ABOUT LAUREL HILL:
Laurel Hill Cemetery is a historic cemetery in Philadelphia. Founded in 1836, it was the second major garden or rural cemetery in the United States.In 1998, it was designated a National Historic Landmark; few cemeteries have receive this distinction.Located in Philadelphia's East Falls section, the 74acre cemetery overlooks the Schuylkill River. Laurel Hill contains more than 33,000 monuments and more than 11,000 family lots.
Its thousands of 19th- and 20th-century marble and granite funerary monuments include obelisks and elaborately sculpted hillside tombs and mausoleums.History.
The cemetery was founded in 1836 by John Jay Smith, a librarian and editor with interests in horticulture and real estate who was distressed at the way his deceased daughter was interred in a Philadelphia churchyard. He and other prominent citizens decided to create a rural garden cemetery five miles north of Philadelphia, a location that was viewed as a haven from urban expansion and a respite from the increasingly industrialized city center.
The property was acquired from businessman Joseph Sims.Designed by Scottish-American architect John Notman, Laurel Hill introduced new landscape ideas and burial concepts and became a model for the rural cemetery movement.
The cemetery was developed and completed between 1836 and 1839. To increase its cachet, the cemetery's organizers had the remains of several famous Revolutionary War figures moved there, including Continental Congress secretary Charles Thomson; Declaration of Independence signer Thomas McKean; Philadelphia war veteran and shipbuilder Jehu Eyre; Hugh Mercer, hero of the Battle of Princeton; and David Rittenhouse, first director of the U.S. Mint.
- Peace Love and Music Festival! (Day One)Cannstatter Volksfest Verein, Philadelphia, PA
PEACE LOVE & MUSIC FEST
A GROOVY HAPPENING!!!(note from Admin):
I'll be there running the 'groovy' tabletop gaming area. Please stop by!
************- Live Music All Day!
- Beer Garden!
- Bubble Garden!
- Drum Circle!
- Tie Dye Workshops!
- Themed Photo Opps!
- Vendors, Crafters, Artists!
- Hula Hoop Square!
- Kids Games and Activities!
- Family Fun!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/peacelovemusicfest
NOTE this is a day-two event and continues into Sunday!