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Current Events
Cinco de Mayo Family Fiesta!
Sunday May 5 from 5:00 - 6:30pm
at The PAC Center
FOOD - CRAFT - FACEPAINTING - DANCE - MUSIC
It’s Fiesta Time! Celebrate “Cinco de Mayo”, Mexican culture and heritage with colorful folk dances, music, arts, crafts, face painting, traditional tastes and more in this special event for the whole family.
RSVP recommended
Free and open to the public
Suggested Donation $5pp or $20 per family
Parent's Night Out
FRIDAY MAY 10, 6-9pm
Parents Night Out becomes Kids Night In! Drop off your kids for a kid-free evening!
Kids will enjoy activities and crafts before settling in with snacks and the feature film Migration.
REGISTER HERE
max 30 spots
Charity Fun Fair
MAY 19, 2024 from 12 - 4PM
SLIME TIME! Find our table at the Fun Fair and choose your colors, scent and accent!
Calling volunteer SLIME MAKERS! Do you love to make slime? Are you 10 years or older? Come help us out making and selling slime. We are looking for a minimum 1 hour commitment, but feel free to sign up for as many slots as you wish. If you have an adult who can help supervise, we'd love it! Volunteers SIGN UP HERE
Proceeds will benefit kids and family programming at Park Avenue Community Center.
Past Events
3rd Annual SPRING FLING
APRIL 20, 2024 at PACC
10-3pm
We will have food, live music, free activities, and tons of fun on the front lawn (inside if it rains). You don't want to miss it!
Disney Trivia Night
SATURDAY MARCH 9
from 4:30-7:00pm at PACC
Think you know all about The Mouse? Test your knowledge at our Disney Trivia Night. This family-friendly fun-raiser will prove who’s been “all ears” when it comes to movies, characters, and random facts.
$100 per team (up to 8 players)
$15 per player (minimum 2 players per team)
Pizza and lemonade included. Players under 5 years old are free. Prizes for 1st, 2nd, & 3rd place teams as well as "Best Dressed" team!
Chinese New Year
SUNDAY FEBRUARY 4, 2024
4:30-6:30PM at PACC
It’s the Year of the Dragon! Come celebrate the Chinese New Year filled with the traditional customs featuring a Lion Dance Parade, music, crafts and foods bringing good luck with this New Year holiday! And a special performance of traditional Chinese dance by Penn Chinese Dance Club.
Kids can make a variety of traditional and symbolic crafts, lead by Mandarin language teacher, Shujing Ding of Ding Ding Language Center, participate in a Lion Dance Parade with music, be entertained by a traditional Chinese dance performance from the Penn Chinese Dance Club and enjoy delicious dumplings, spring rolls, fruits and fortune cookies.
Geared for families with kids 2 - 10 – all ages welcome. Reservations requested. Free and Open to the Public. Pay what you wish program. Suggested donation $20 per family/ $5 pp.
Under the direction of Ms. Shujing Ding, the Children's Chinese Language Program introduces Mandarin to the elementary age through art, song, video, dance and food. Classes are held at Park Avenue Community Center.
The Penn Chinese Dance Club (PCDC) is a student-run non-profit dance group dedicated to practicing Classical and Folk Chinese dance. PCDC’s mission is the enrichment and promotion of traditional Chinese arts and culture through dance exercises, instructions, and collaborations.
Diwali Celebration
Friday November 10 from 5:30 - 7:00pm
Park Avenue Community Center - 129 Park Avenue
It’s time to celebrate the Diwali New Year! Experience this festival of light through the traditional music, dance, art and culinary tastes of India during this joyful holiday!
This cultural immersion program of traditional Indian music, dance, arts, foods and more will feature local artists. Kids can paint diyas’-clay pots, lead by artist Rinal Parikh and create colorful rongoli designs. The extraordinary Iyer family returns to present classical Kathak dance and Garba with sticks performed by Anita Singh and her daughter as well as a lively percussion and interactive demonstration by master musician Sriram Balasubramanian accompanied by his son and more.
Geared for families with kids 2 - 10 – all ages welcome. Reservations requested. Free and Open to the Public. Pay what you wish program. Suggested donation $20 per family.
Seasonal Stories
With Lisa Cocchiarale
With Lisa Cocchiarale
Saturday October 21 at 4pm - FREE
Outdoors in the Swarthmore Amphitheatre
(in front of Borough Hall)
Rain location: PAC Center - 129 Park Avenue
Theatre educator and Director Lisa Cocchiarale loves to bring stories to life! Transforming into "The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything", Lisa will weave a tall-tale to get you into the spirit of the season! Great for big and little kids who love stories! Geared for kids 8 and under
Lisa is a fan-favorite in our summer camp playing such memorable characters as as Mother Earth, Professor Trelawney and Bellatrix LaStrange!
Afterwards, there will be cider and cookies directly across the street in front of The Phantom House Escape Room (at 112 Park Avenue).
Harry Potter Trivia
SATURDAY OCTOBER 14, 2023 - Family Friendly!
5:00-7:30pm
Come test your witch and wizarding knowledge in our Great Hall! This family-friendly fundraiser will prove who knows their Potions, Herbology, and obscure bits and pieces of the world of our favorite wizards.
Delco Arts Week 2023
The Creative Living Room and Park Avenue Community Center support the arts in Delaware County. Take a look at what's on offer around the county for the special spotlight DELCO ARTS WEEK 2023!
Lots of classes, programs, festicals and events that are free, family-friendly, great for date-night and more!
YogAmi: Family Yoga
3rd Saturdays in Spring 2023: March 18, April 22, May 20, June 17
Come PLAY at ‘YogAmi’, a creative community yoga class of exercise for the body and simple breathing and meditation to calm mind and heart while incorporating interactive songs, movement, stories and games, partner and group poses. While engaging with nature, our senses and imaginations we'll be improving flexibility and promoting healthy fun and friendship within our community.
Kids ages 2 - 7 years (children under 4 attended by an adult)
Adults of all ages with or without children are invited to join Allison DeSalvo for this new intergenerational class for the whole community. Meets once a month.
RSVP recommended! Free or Donation encouraged! Suggest $15 a family to support the family programming at PACC.
PACC Spring Fling
April 22, 2023
April 22, 2023
Join us on Saturday April 22, 2023 to enjoy events for the whole family at Park Avenue Community Center. FREE Workshops and events will be happening throughout the day. Click here for Schedule of Events
This event is part of Delco Arts Spring Fling!
Family First Fridays
First Friday of the Month
Great for families with kids ages 2-10. All are welcome!
Enjoy a monthly get-together of music, stories, arts and crafts. Teaching artist Allison DeSalvo of World of Song presents this program and brings in special guests to celebrate each season.
Upcoming Dates & Themes:
10/7 - Autumn Arts & Crafts from
11/4 - Festival of Lights: Celebrating Diwali
2/4 - Celebrating Black History
5/5- Cinco de Mayo
RSVP recommended! Free or Donation encouraged! Suggest $15 a family to support the family programming at PACC.
Celebrate Diwali
Friday November 4 2022, 6-7:30pm
Celebrate Black History
FRIDAY FEBRUARY 3 2023, 6-7:30pm
Be a ‘change maker’! You too can make the world a better place inspired by the achievements and contributions of leaders like Harriet Tubman and Fredrick Douglas to Martin Luther King Jr., Ketanji Brown Jackson and others.
Join educator, local historian, community activist and collector Twyla Simpkins, founder/director of The Yes We Can Achievement & Cultural Center of Chester, who will share life affirming stories and videos of great American heroes ‘then and now’, and the accomplished West African drummer and teacher, Anssumane Silla, who will lead the audience in live music and dancing.
Young and old can design a square for a group quilt discovering it’s significance, view a doll display, get hands on playing a djembe and more. Learn about black history in this interactive enrichment program that expands our worldview, promotes family engagement, diversity and inclusion in our communities. Refreshments after the program.
Cinco de Mayo
Friday May 5, 2023 5:30-7pm
This event invites families to come enjoy these holiday traditions brought to life through an interactive program that includes learning a classic Mexican step-dance, making tissue paper flowers and colorful maracas, rolling tacos to eat along with chips and salsa, storytelling, and Spanish music culminating in breaking open a Pinata for take home treats.
Swarthmorean Leticia Roa Nixon will tell the story of Cinco de Mayo and Nuuxakun Folclorico Mexicano, a Philadelphia-based family dance company will perform traditional dances in colorful costumes.
Delco Arts Week
Annually in October, the arts and cultural organizations in Delaware County present a variety of performances, exhibitions, open houses, festivals, craft markets, classes and workshops. Enjoy the Arts in Delco!
THANKS & GIVING
Catch a ride on the music train through a joy filled festival of songs for the season with TCLR co-founder, teaching artist and singer/children’s entertainer Allison DeSalvo and Friends at World of Song’s 17th “Thanks & Giving” Children’s Benefit Concert. Come sing and dance along for this year’s charity in support of grandparents raising grandchildren.
Tickets go on sale soon.
Proceeds benefit Gratitude 4 Grandparents
PARTY on PARK
October 8, 2022, 7-11pm
A Fundraiser for the Park Avenue Community Center Kitchen Renovation
The kitchen will be the heart of the Community Center and is key to the PAC Center’s mission to be a space which brings people together and where creative expression can lead to community impact.
The event will feature Chef's tastings, live music, dancing, and libations!
Spring Fling:
PACC Open House
PACC Open House
Join us on Saturday April 30, 2022 to enjoy the newly-opened Park Avenue Community Center. FREE Workshops and events will be happening throughout the day. TCLR will be presenting several workshops (see below), so come on in... We've Got Space For That!
This event is part of Delco Arts Spring Fling!
Dance for Ukraine
A Community Folk Dance Workshop
A Community Folk Dance Workshop
Raising funds for relief
All ages welcome and families encouraged! Instructor Kristine Izak will be sharing an introduction to Ukrainian folk dance. This event is open to the community and families are encouraged to attend together. The workshop will include traditional folk dance steps from the central Kyiv region of Ukraine, and from the Carpathian Mountains regions of Western Ukraine. She will also show and discuss a collection of traditional Ukrainian folk arts. Come enjoy learning the fun and exciting steps of Ukrainian dance that resonate with the heartbeat of Ukraine. Hopak! Let’s dance!
Ms. Izak is providing this class in exchange for donations that will go directly to humanitarian aid in the Ukraine.
1:30 - 2:00pm - Make a "Vinok" traditional Ukrainian flower crown
2:00 - 3:00pm - Dance Workshop
World of Song Benefit Concert
Celebrate the release of Allison DeSalvo's latest album "It's A Beautiful World" with a special outdoor concert. Proceeds benefit TCLR general operations and scholarship program. Check out the event PHOTOS.
Swarthmore Fun Fair
SLIME TIME! Find our table at the Fun Fair and choose your colors, scent and accent! Proceeds benefit the TCLR general operations and scholarship program. More information: http://www.swarthmorefair.org/
Calling volunteer SLIME MAKERS! Do you love to make slime? Are you 10 years or older? Come help us out making and selling slime. We are looking for a minimum 1 hour commitment, but feel free to sign up for as many slots as you wish. If you have an adult who can help supervise, we'd love it!
Proceeds will benefit kids and family programming in our new home at Park Avenue Community Center.
BOO Run 5K & Kids Dash
The BOO Run 5K Run/Walk & Kid's Dash operated for four years 2015 - 2018 on a route in and around Wallingford. Over 150 runners, walkers and dashers participated in their best costumes! Rain or Shine!
Kids Curb Sale
Calling all creative and entrepreneurial kids ages 5-15! Create something to sell or sell something you don't need anymore.