2nd Street Festival and BUG FEST at the Academy of Natural Sciences

The 10th Annual 2nd Street Festival is happening Sunday, August 5th from noon to 10pm. Kristen speaks with Meredith Williams - the 2nd Street Festival Director, about this annual party in Northern LIberties on 2nd Street - from Girard Avenue to Spring Garden. Rain or shine, the 10th Anniversary of this FREE festival is bigger and better than ever, featuring 10 hours of music, 24 bands on 3 stages, 10 beer gardens, 20 food trucks, an Art Star Pop Up Market, food and drink specials, street performers, a dance troupe, and lots lots more. Find all of the details at www.2ndStFestival.org.

Bug Fest is crawling into the Academy of Natural Sciences on August 11th and 12th from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m each day . The Academy of Natural Sciences’ bug expert, Karen Verderame, is an invertebrate specialist, a naturalist, a teacher, a bug lover, and Kristen’s favorite guest EVER. Listen as the two talk about all things BUGS - and give all of the details about the ANSP Bug Fest this year. Bug Fest will feature more than 100 species of live insects on display, as well as the Entomology Collection containing more than 3.5 million specimens. There will be bed bug sniffing dog demonstrations by Western Pest Services, edible bugs, cockroach races, nature walks, face painting, temporary tattoos, informative exhibits and experts, and more. Discount tickets are available at ansp.org. For a full list of activities, visit ansp.org.
 

The 10th Annual 2nd Street Festival is happening Sunday, August 5th from noon to 10pm. Kristen speaks with Meredith Williams - the 2nd Street Festival Director, about this annual party in Northern LIberties on 2nd Street - from Girard Avenue to Spring Garden. Rain or shine, the 10th Anniversary of this FREE festival is bigger and better than ever, featuring 10 hours of music, 24 bands on 3 stages, 10 beer gardens, 20 food trucks, an Art Star Pop Up Market, food and drink specials, street performers, a dance troupe, and lots lots more. Find all of the details at www.2ndStFestival.org.

Bug Fest is crawling into the Academy of Natural Sciences on August 11th and 12th from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m each day . The Academy of Natural Sciences’ bug expert, Karen Verderame, is an invertebrate specialist, a naturalist, a teacher, a bug lover, and Kristen’s favorite guest EVER. Listen as the two talk about all things BUGS - and give all of the details about the ANSP Bug Fest this year. Bug Fest will feature more than 100 species of live insects on display, as well as the Entomology Collection containing more than 3.5 million specimens. There will be bed bug sniffing dog demonstrations by Western Pest Services, edible bugs, cockroach races, nature walks, face painting, temporary tattoos, informative exhibits and experts, and more. Discount tickets are available at ansp.org. For a full list of activities, visit ansp.org.