The Oval Kicks Off Summer Season In Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- The Oval is kicking off another summer season in Philadelphia.
During operating hours, The Oval features interactive games, special events including live music, movie nights, performances and workshops as well as a rotating lineup of food trucks and a beer garden.
The Oval Regular Summer Season 2015 Dates and Hours:
Wednesday, July 15th – Sunday, August 23rd:
Wednesdays (Wellness): 11:00 AM – 10:00 PM
Thursdays (Arts & Culture): 11:00 AM – 10:00 PM
Fridays (Food & Flicks): 11:00 AM – 10:00 PM
Saturdays (Game Day): 12:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Sundays (Family Fun): 12:00 PM – 7:00 PM (Please note – beer garden is closed on Sundays)
The Oval is located at 2451 Benjamin Franklin Parkway (a.k.a. Eakins Oval).
The summer season runs for six weeks and some of the highlights include:
- Visit Philly Happy Hour series every Friday in the beer garden, 5-8 pm, Yards and Victory beer specials
- Live bluegrass music every Thursday evening and a variety of bands on Friday nights
- Games in the beer garden including interactive "Quizzo" on Saturday afternoons, plus cornhole and jumbo Jenga
- Kid-friendly recreation like sandboxes, ping-pong tables, oversize chess and checkers, a water feature for splash play, and an all-new disc golf course
- Free screening of family-friendly classic films like My Cousin Vinny & Back to the Future
- Karaoke, hoop dancing, and face-painting for kids on Sundays
- Test drives of BMW vehicles on Sundays
Artists Jessie Unterhalter and Katey Truhn will install on The Oval's surface their colorful creation called "Summer Kaleidoscope." Based in Baltimore, the artist team has collaborated since 2001 to transform public spaces into vibrant experiences through large-scale murals, installations, and sculpture. This temporary installation at The Oval is in collaboration with the City of Philadelphia Mural Arts Program and funded by Park Towne Place.
Reflecting the geometry, color, and energy of the mural will be the adjacent seasonal beer garden, conceived and installed by the landscape architecture and garden design team at Gale Nurseries, Inc. From a stockpile of some 4,200+ plastic bulb crates, Gale will repurpose the functional, modular containers as building blocks, and assemble them as planters, walls, and furniture archetypes.
For more on all of the festivities, visit: http://www.theovalphl.org/events/
