Trenton Ave Arts Festival & Kinetic Kensington Derby Saturday!

Speaking of the underdogs, the Trenton Ave Arts Festival is also going on this weekend, Saturday, May 21, from 12p.m. – 5p.m. The 6th annual arts fest will feature crafters, vendors, food and the most interesting event of the year – the Kensington Kinetic Sculpture Derby.

This bicycle powered soap-box race on artistic steroids is one of the most anticipated events of the weekend. The derby starts at 12:30p.m. The human powered design competition is as much about crossing the finish line as it is about how teams look doing it, so come out and support a great neighborhood tradidion.

I’ll be there, hunting down Gritty City for their amazing soy candles. I have to admit, I’m addicted!

(Pictured here is the 2009 winner for Best Art by the Phialdelhpia Brewing Co.
Photo from the Kenetic Kensington Website.)

SaVa’s 2nd Annual Spring Fashion Show & Street Fair

Sa Va, the Philadelphia based clothing and accessories brand located on 17th and Sansom will be hosting a free community fashion show and street fair, this evening, Wednesday, May 11, from 6pm – 8pm.

The theme of the event is Sa Va nature WORSHIP, and it will showcase the fair trade, eco-friendly textiles and hand-made products that have come to embody the local brand, including lots of hand dyed garments and dresses.

“We design and manufacture 90% of all of our clothing on the fourth floor of our retail store,” said Marketing Manager, Katie Cohen.

Many of Sa Va’s neighbors will be participating in the street fair with tables and booths to represent their businesses. Look for Slice Pizza, Richard Nicolas Salon, GRID Magazine, the Sustainable Business Network , Vitamin Water, Raven Lounge and others to be out in full force for the 500 – 1000 people expected to stop by tonight’s street fair.

Keep an eye out for the raffle items that will be up for grabs this evening. The event benefits the Career Wardrobe, a Philadelphia based non-profit that is dedicated to assisting women transition into the workforce by providing professional work attire, educational programs and networking tools. All proceeds from the raffle will go to support organization.

Donated raffle prizes include dinner for two at the Sofitel, gift cards to Tequilas and Ruth’s Chris, a one-year supply of Vitamin Water and a two-night stay at the Hotel Palomar.

Sa Va 1700 Sansom St. Philadelphia, PA 19103