Around South Philly 9–22–2016

Photo 1: Through Sept. 14’s Garden Sips event, patrons of Philadelphia’s Magic Gardens made shrink drinks and decorated location-specific coloring pages.

Photo 2: Eager-for-answers guests headed to the American Swedish Historical Museum Sept. 10 for Antique Appraisal Day. General appraiser Robert Bergstrom handled the duties at the three-hour occasion.

Photo 3:: Saturday’s 20th Anniversary Block Party celebrated the unification of Methodist and Jefferson hospitals through a four-hour gathering on the 1300 block of Wolf Street.

Photo 4: : Brauhaus Schmitz took its customary turn at the host of the South Street Oktoberfest, which on Saturday helped travelers along the 700 block of South Street to enjoy eight hours of sudsy goodness.

Photo 5: Philadelphia Focused Deterrence discussed its Gun Violence Reduction Program through a Sept. 12 community meeting at Vare Recreation Center.

Photo 6: : More than 150 guests helped to make Saturday’s annual Donor Appreciation Day at The Chapel of Four Chaplains within The Philadelphia Navy Yard a rousing success. The entity will hold its next major community gathering, its annual banquet, Feb. 3 at the IATSE Ballroom. SPR

Photos provided by Philadelphia’s Magic Gardens, The American Swedish Historical Museum, Joseph Myers, Kory Aversa, The Young Chances Foundation, and The Chapel of Four Chaplains