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First Friday
Swarthmore Makers Market
Thursday Night Live
SFOA: On Display
Library Events
Farmers Market
Free Business Seminar
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June 2: First Friday in Swarthmore!
Photo by Jack Zigon Photography.

First Friday is June 2nd!  Just for the kiddos, this month we're excited to screen an outdoor movie in the Central Park Amphitheater. 

Central Park Amphitheater
121 Park Avenue, starts at dusk
This month we're screening a "kids-choice" movie in the outdoor amphitheater (weather permitting).  Go to our Facebook page and choose from The BFG, Descendants, or Zootopia. Big thanks to J.W. & Hunter Clements and David Mester for their audio-visual assistance!

Houseplant Hospital
7B S. Chester Road, 6:30 PM
In his First Friday debut, our newest merchant will host a Build Your Own Birdhouse workshop. $30 for a cedar birdhouse. Space is limited, and all ages welcomed. For more information or to sign-up, stop into the store or contact James Verdi at houseplanthospital@gmail.com.  

Swarthmore Campus & Community Store
4 S. Chester Road, 5:45-6:45 PM
Swarthmore Campus and Community Store is holding Art Friday.  Kids are invited to create chalk art on the sidewalk with window designer Sydney. Prismacolor fine line marker sets are on sale. Enter their raffle for a complete watercolor art set!

Kandy Kids
5 S. Chester Road, 11 AM - 7 PM
Kandy Kids will host a Melissa & Doug Toy Testing Day. There will be 4 testing stations and each child will grade the toy and receive a certificate and a prize to take home. This is a free activity which will be fun and educational for the children.
Stop in anytime from 11 AM - 7 PM.  

Occasionally Yours
10 Park Avenue, last seating at 7 PM
Occasionally Yours is featuring their Jumbo Lump Crab Cakes and Family Pasta Night. Grab dinner before the movie or take it to-go! Children's menu available. BYOB. Call early to reserve: (610) 328-9360.  

Vicky's Place
417 Dartmouth Avenue, 5 PM until sold out
Vicky's will serve up two signature sandwiches: a sausage, peppers, & onions sandwich, and a drip beef sandwich. Both will include homemade chips. BYOB. Weather permitting, outdoor dining will be available.  

June 3: Swarthmore Makers Market


Coming in June: Thursday Night Live!


On Display: SFOA Group Art Exhibit
Fish Bowl by Sally Paynter

The 21st  annual exhibit of Swarthmore area artists, presented by the Swarthmore Friends of the Arts, will be on display through June 26th at Swarthmore Borough Hall. 

Featuring artists from Swarthmore, Rutledge, and Wallingford, th
e show reflects a wide variety of perspectives, media and subject matter presented by a diverse local group of artists, which includes both amateurs and professionals.  
Events at Swarthmore Public Library
Dunya Special Storytime
June 3, 10 AM 
Learn about West African culture through an engaging mix of music, dance, and storytelling with s pecial guest Dunya Performing Arts Company! This program is best for children ages 7 and up, and  will be held in the Central Park amphitheater.   Please register since attendance will be limited in the event of rain. 

Wonderful Wednesdays
6 pm
Special programs every Wednesday evening this summer in the Central Park amphitheater. For more information, go to the Swarthmore Public Library website

June 21: Ran'd Shine
Amazing magician who will educate and amaze! 

June 28: Sciencetellers
Combining exciting experiments with dynamic storytelling.
It's Back! Swarthmore Farmers Market






Come visit the #1 Farmers Market in Pennsylvania every Saturday from 9:30 AM to 1:30 PM in the Borough Hall parking lot!  For weekly updates, follow the Swarthmore Farmers Market on Facebook.
FREE Workshop: Marketing Plans

The Widener University Small Business Development Center (SBDC) provides one-on-one consulting services and a series of educational programs and seminars to new and existing businesses in southeastern Pennsylvania.

On June 7, 2017 from 9-11 AM, the SBDC will help small business owners  understand their market and implement an appropriate strategy to make the most of that market. This course will guide entrepreneurs to the right questions to ask about their market, provide tools to find the most valuable answers to those questions, and how to go forward in constructing a formal plan.

The seminar is offered at no cost to participants.  Visit  their website for additional information and to register.  
Discover Swarthmore
Swarthmore's downtown village is home to wonderful shopping, dining, service, and entertainment options. For a directory of businesses, click here.