2023 Arts in the Park!

May 3, 2023 by

Announcing… Friends of Glen Providence Park’s 2023 free summer concerts right in Media, PA! For our eleventh year of...

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2022 Wildlife Habitat Plantings at Kirk Lane

Oct 17, 2022 by

After being postponed by the rain and wind brought by Hurricane Ian, on Saturday Friends of Glen Providence Park held our 10th annual...

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Native Tree Tending & Planting!

Oct 9, 2021 by

This year was our 10th National Public Lands Day volunteering in Glen Providence Park! On Saturday, October 2, 27 lovely adults...

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Unintended effects of moving rocks in the stream

May 27, 2021 by

You have likely noticed the seemingly whimsical stacks of rocks along the stream in Glen Providence Park. People have also been...

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Native Tree Plantings at Kirk Lane

Nov 21, 2020 by

We were saddened to cancel our annual native tree planting for National Public Lands Day this fall due to COVID-19, as it is one of...

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Glen Providence Park’s 85th Halloween Birthday!

Oct 31, 2020 by

George and Eleanor Butler donated the land for Glen Providence Park in the summer of 1935, and work started on October 31, 1935...

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10-5-2019 Plantings for National Public Lands Day

Sep 19, 2019 by

For National Public Lands Day*, the Friends of Glen Providence Park will again plant native trees and shrubs in the...

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8-17-2019 Arts in the Park: The Bickel Brothers Band!

Aug 1, 2019 by

For the third performance in our free and family-friendly 2019 Arts in the Park, Friends of Glen Providence Park is delighted to...

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Recap: Academy of International Ballet!

Jul 12, 2019 by

On June 1st – an exquisite spring evening – the audience with their blankets, chairs and the occasional basket of picnic...

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7-13-2019 Arts in the Park: Birdie Busch!

Jun 3, 2019 by

For the second performance in our free and family-friendly 2019 Arts in the Park, Friends of Glen Providence Park is delighted to...

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6-1-2019 Academy of International Ballet!

May 1, 2019 by

To kick off our free and family-friendly 2019 Arts in the Park, Friends of Glen Providence Park is delighted to present…...

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2019 Arts in the Park!

Apr 29, 2019 by

Announcing… Friends of Glen Providence Park’s 2019 Arts in the Park! We have another eclectic mix for our eighth year of...

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1941 Trail Plantings!

Oct 12, 2018 by

For our 8th National Public Lands Day on Saturday, October 6, we installed wildlife habitat plantings along the 1941 Trail in Glen...

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Photo Tribute to the Grand White Oak

Oct 4, 2018 by

As we prepare for our annual fall tree planting this weekend, we are thinking of the loss this spring of the iconic White Oak on the...

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Concert Recap: Sweetbriar Rose

Sep 30, 2018 by

The summer of 2018 will be remembered as the Summer of Rain, and the final concert of the Friends of Glen Providence Park’s 2018...

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Concert Recap: Delco Symphony Brass Quintet

Sep 30, 2018 by

It was one of those perfect summer evenings. One that called for being outside to revel in a perfect late summer evening, and the...

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Concert Recap: Mutlu

Sep 30, 2018 by

The Friends of Glen Providence Park welcomed over 225 audience members on July 28 for the second concert in their 2018 “Arts in...

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Concert Recap: Tiffany Jones

Sep 30, 2018 by

Opening her set with a scintillating, soulful interpretation of Woody Guthrie’s most famous song “This Land is Your Land”,...

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10-6-2018 National Public Lands Day: plantings & cleanu...

Sep 27, 2018 by

For National Public Lands Day*, the Friends of Glen Providence Park will again plant native trees and shrubs in the...

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9-8-2018 Sweetbriar Rose!

Sep 3, 2018 by

Saturday weather update: We are ON for tonight, with the forecast calling for several rain-free hours! For the final performance...

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