Doing an event in the neighborhood? Email us at info@savethetannerhouse.org

Doing an event in the neighborhood? Email us at info@savethetannerhouse.org

UPCOMING w/ Friends of the Tanner House Community Partners

  • (Return Home) w/Friends of the Tanner House

    July 24 · 10am - July 27 · 12pm EDT

    Location

    Henry Ossawa Tanner House

    2908 West Diamond street, Philadelphia, PA 19121

    Scribe Video Center in partnership with Friends of the Tanner House and Christopher Rogers presents (Return Home) w/ Friends of the Tanner House, a large format archival installation.

    ABOUT THE PROJECT:

    A unique temporary exhibition on the exterior facade of 2908 W. Diamond St, installing historical images of the Tanner family as redesign and rehabilitation efforts of the home continue into 2026. The exhibition is named for Tanner’s Crossing the Atlantic (Return Home) (1894).

    ABOUT THE CULTURAL WORKERS:

    Friends of the Tanner House is committed to the preservation and growth of the rich Black cultural wealth of North Philadelphia — a neighborhood of which the Tanner family was part, and a community which continues to dream, evolve, and invent opportunities to thrive.

    Christopher R. Rogers, Ph.D, is an educator and cultural worker from Chester, PA, with more than a decade of experience in supporting justice-oriented arts, culture, and community in the Greater Philadelphia area. He currently co-coordinates the Friends of the Tanner House, incubating a revitalized Henry Ossawa Tanner House at the intersection of Black heritage preservation and community cultural organizing. As a Facilitator with the W.E.B. Du Bois Movement School for Abolition & Reconstruction, he supports aspiring movement leaders serving communities most impacted by poverty, policing, and mass incarceration.

    The North Philadelphia History Festival (NPHF) is a cultural celebration of the

    ABOUT THE FESTIVAL:African American and Puerto Rican communities in North Philadelphia. Across four days, historic sites along Ridge Avenue, North Broad Street, and other locales will be transformed into living exhibits created by artists, historians, curators, and other cultural workers. These multimedia projects and events explore the emergence and impact of these communities in the 19th and 20th centuries.

    All events will be free and open to the public. Visit Scribe’s website to learn more here.

    Lead support for the North Philadelphia History Festival is provided by the William Penn Foundation.

    KNOW BEFORE YOU GO:

    Public Transportation:

    29th St & Diamond St (48 Bus or 7 Bus)

    York St & 29th St (39 Bus)

    Ridge Av & Diamond St (61 Bus)

    33rd St & Diamond St (32 Bus)

  • Black Buttafly & The Nu School Collective: Tribute to Grover Washington Jr.

    Date and time

    Friday, July 25 · 7 - 9pm EDT

    Location

    The Yard on John Coltrane Street

    1517 North 33rd Street Philadelphia, PA 19121

    About this event

    Event lasts 2 hours

    Scribe Video Center in partnership with Friends of the Tanner House and Strawberry Mansion CDC presents “Black Buttafly & The Nu School Collective: Jam Session Tribute to Grover Washington Jr.,” a one-night-only performance.

    ABOUT THE PROJECT:

    Born in Buffalo, NY, but maintaining a very special connection with North Philadelphia, Grover Washington Jr.'s mix of jazz and rhythm and blues soon made him a legendary musician, composer, performer, and one of Philadelphia’s musical ambassadors to the world.

    In this one-night-only offering, Black Buttafly and the Nu School Collective reactivate, remix, and improvise upon some of the signature grooves he brought into the world. Hosted at the newly renovated Yard on John Coltrane Street, this performance seeks to celebrate and renew North Philadelphia’s Black musical legacies.

    Opening performance by The Epiphanies R&B and Soul Band, a North Philadelphia based group of talented young African American men with old souls using their unique gifts to entertain the world.

    ABOUT THE CULTURAL WORKER:

    Christopher R. Rogers, Ph.D, is an educator and cultural worker from Chester, PA with more than a decade of experience in supporting justice-oriented arts, culture, and community in the Greater Philadelphia area. He currently co-coordinates the Friends of the Tanner House, incubating a revitalized Henry Ossawa Tanner House at the intersection of Black heritage preservation and community cultural organizing. As a Facilitator with the W.E.B. Du Bois Movement School for Abolition & Reconstruction, he supports aspiring movement leaders serving communities most impacted by poverty, policing, and mass incarceration.

    EVENT FLOW:

    7:00 PM: Doors

    7:15 PM: The Epiphanies R&B and Soul Band.

    8:00 PM: Black Buttafly & The Nu School Collective

    ABOUT THE FESTIVAL:

    The North Philadelphia History Festival (NPHF) is a cultural celebration of the African American and Puerto Rican communities in North Philadelphia. Across four days, historic sites along Ridge Avenue, North Broad Street, and other locales will be transformed into living exhibits created by artists, historians, curators, and other cultural workers. These multimedia projects and events explore the emergence and impact of these communities in the 19th and 20th centuries.

    All events will be free and open to the public. Visit Scribe’s website to learn more here.

    Lead support for the North Philadelphia History Festival is provided by the William Penn Foundation.

    KNOW BEFORE YOU GO:

    RSVP & Entry

    The event is free and open to the public. RSVP does not guarantee admission if the venue is at capacity. We encourage attendees to arrive promptly at the start time.

    Accessibility Information:

    The venue has wheelchair accessibility for entrances, exits, and common areas. The approach to the venue is on solid ground, and there is step-free access throughout the venue.

    Restrooms:

    Portable toilets will be provided, including one ADA-accessible unit.

    Parking:

    There’s a public lot across the street, adjacent to Sedgley Woods Disc Golf Course. There’s also some free street parking in the surrounding area on 33rd Street and Ridge Avenue.

    Public Transportation:

    33rd St & Oxford St (32 Bus)

    Girard Av & 31st St (G1 Trolley)

    Inclement Weather / Rain Date:

    The venue is outside. Scribe and Friends of the Tanner House will do our best to accommodate for and notify attendees if changes are expected to the event location and date due to inclement weather. Please RSVP to receive email updates.

  • Strawberry Mansion Through the Years

    Date and time

    Saturday, July 26 · 12 - 4pm EDT

    Location

    Strawberry Mansion Learning Center

    2946 West Dauphin Street Philadelphia, PA 19132

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    About this event

    Event lasts 4 hours

    Scribe Video Center in partnership with Friends of the Tanner House & Strawberry Mansion Learning Center presents Strawberry Mansion Through the Years - A Neighborhood Storyshare Exhibition.

    ABOUT THE PROJECT:

    A unique multigenerational community storytelling event in honor of the North Philadelphia History Festival, featuring a temporary exhibition of a curated set of historical Strawberry Mansion neighborhood images. What stories emerge from us revisiting these images and the periods of neighborhood life they represent? This opportunity for a neighborhood story circle seeks to bring about more opportunities to share the beauty of our everyday lives in making community.

    ABOUT THE CULTURAL WORKER:

    Christopher R. Rogers, Ph.D, is an educator and cultural worker from Chester, PA with more than a decade of experience in supporting justice-oriented arts, culture, and community in the Greater Philadelphia area. He currently co-coordinates the Friends of the Tanner House, incubating a revitalized Henry Ossawa Tanner House at the intersection of Black heritage preservation and community cultural organizing. As a Facilitator with the W.E.B. Du Bois Movement School for Abolition & Reconstruction, he supports aspiring movement leaders serving communities most impacted by poverty, policing, and mass incarceration.

    ABOUT THE FESTIVAL:

    The North Philadelphia History Festival (NPHF) is a cultural celebration of the African American and Puerto Rican communities in North Philadelphia. Across four days, historic sites along Ridge Avenue, North Broad Street, and other locales will be transformed into living exhibits created by artists, historians, curators, and other cultural workers. These multimedia projects and events explore the emergence and impact of these communities in the 19th and 20th centuries.

    All events will be free and open to the public. Visit Scribe’s website to learn more here.

    Lead support for the North Philadelphia History Festival is provided by the William Penn Foundation.

    KNOW BEFORE YOU GO:

    RSVP & Entry:

    The event is free and open to the public. RSVP does not guarantee admission if the venue is at capacity. We encourage attendees to arrive promptly at the start time.

    Parking:

    Street parking is available.

    Restrooms:

    Restrooms are available on-site at the Strawberry Mansion Learning Center.

    Public Transportation:

    29th St & Dauphin St (49 Bus or 48 Bus)

    York St & 30th St (39 Bus)

    29th St & Susquehanna Av (7 Bus)

    Ridge Av & Dauphin St (61 Bus)

    33rd St & Dauphin St (32 Bus)

    Inclement Weather / Rain Date:

    The venue is both inside and outside. Scribe and Organizers will do their best to accommodate for and notify attendees if changes are expected to the event location and date due to inclement weather. Please RSVP to receive email updates.

Our Teaching Artist & Community Educator Index

Friends of the Tanner House is now partnered with The Community Curation Circle, a project of Community Curator

The Community Curation Circle unites non-profits and community grassroots leaders in Philadelphia to network and build partnerships, so that we can strengthen our collective efforts for a more safe, healthy, and equitable city.

  • Community Workspace: This is a space where local non-profits and community leaders like yourself assemble to share ideas, outline their initiatives, and build potential partnerships. The resource is an excellent opportunity for networking and opening doors for collaborative projects, thus strengthening the overall effort to better the city.

  • Grant Channel:  Your hub for funding resources in Philadelphia's grassroots community. Here, find and contribute to a collection of grants and funding opportunities shared directly for your benefit. Stay updated with the latest resources to support your community initiatives and drive positive change in Philadelphia.

  • Community Events Feed:  Your go-to source for staying connected with the pulse of grassroots activity in Philadelphia. Explore a dynamic feed curated with upcoming events, workshops, and gatherings hosted by local organizations and community leaders. 

  • Volunteer Circle: Join a community of dedicated individuals committed to making a difference across the city. Here, discover meaningful volunteer opportunities tailored to your interests and schedule. 

Grants & Funding Opportunities

Spotlighted Programs

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    The Spruce Foundation is an all-volunteer-led nonprofit that funds grants for youth-serving nonprofits and promotes philanthropy among local professionals. We raise money through events, small donations, and sponsorships to both fund our grants and provide professional development to our board and volunteers, making the city a better place to live for everyone a little bit more each year.

  • ORGANIZATION WEBSITE

    America250PA, with generous funding support from Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro and the Pennsylvania Legislature, is proud to award $1 million in grant funding across two grant periods during our 2024-25 Fiscal Year. The Semiquincentennial Grants are intended to create, uplift, improve, and expand programming, projects, and events from eligible Pennsylvania communities and organizations, which contribute to a full calendar of activities, engaging every single Pennsylvanian, around the 250th Anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.

  • ORGANIZATION WEBSITE

    The Philadelphia Fund for Black Sacred Places (PFBSP) is a three-year project of Partners for Sacred Places and the Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia—working in close collaboration with Black Clergy of Philadelphia and other Black religious leaders—to expand equitable access to quality public spaces in Philadelphia’s neighborhoods and support Black congregations’ efforts to maintain their properties, cultural centers, and neighborhood landmarks for future generations.

  • ORGANIZATION WEBSITE

    The Council on the Arts (PCA) offers funding support to organizations and individuals across the commonwealth, through a variety of programs. 

  • ORGANIZATION WEBSITE

    Every fall, Impact100 hosts a Grant Application Information Session (GAIS). This year's GAIS is on Monday, November 4, at 12:00pm. Recording available HERE. Additionally, the Financial Review group will hold virtual office hours to answer questions about financial requirements on Wednesday, November 13 at noon. Register HERE.

  • ORGANIZATION WEBSITE

    Founded in 2021 by Forman Arts Initiative and Philadelphia Foundation, Art Works is a joint $3 million grant program designed to support Philadelphia arts and cultural organizations and artists working in partnership with BIPOC and other underserved communities.

    Art Works accepts applications from local cultural nonprofit (or fiscally sponsored) organizations with annual operating budgets between $250,000 and $5 million as well as individual artists and artist collectives with a commitment to incorporating community perspectives into their work.

  • ORGANIZATION WEBSITE

    The African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund works to advance the broader preservation movement towards a more diverse and equitable representation of American history. Grants showcase the beauty and complexity of Black history and culture in America, while underscoring the urgent need to protect, preserve and interpret these invaluable American assets.

Support + Training Resources

Friends of the Tanner House is committed to indexing high-quality opportunities to support training and growth opportunities at your community-based organization. If you are a training provider, please email us about your offerings!

Spotlighted Trainings

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    Computer Basics February 2025

    This class is 100% free.
    Adults of all ages are welcome.

    February 17 - March 14 (four weeks)
    Monday - Friday (five days a week)
    2:00 pm - 4:00 pm (two hours a day)

    Project HOME | Adult Learning and Workforce Program
    Honickman Learning Center Comcast Technology Labs
    1936 Judson St 19121 (near 23rd & Berks)

    Enrollment closes Monday, February 10: https://forms.gle/YZs9ZtzTLmDDtiDM9

    Other upcoming classes: https://www.projecthome.org/events 

    Sign up for adult education email updates: https://bit.ly/projecthomeemail

  • REGISTER HERE

    The Civic Engagement Academy (CEA) Learning Series provides community members with the tools to create lasting positive change. The trainings encourage local problem-solving and prepare residents to become community leaders, organizers, and activists.

    Sign up for our upcoming learning opportunity.

    Learn how to engage the right people and resources around a shared goal.

    Date and Time: Wednesday, January 15, 2025 6:00 PM –  7:30 PM

  • All of PFSA’s mandated reporter training curriculums are approved by the Department of Human Services, Education, and State and meet all requirements for mandated reporters in Pennsylvania to receive training in recognizing and reporting child abuse.

    Trainings for Mandated Reporters in Pennsylvania | Eventbrite

  • A 9-month introduction to herbalism and gardening

    March–November 2025

    Led by instructors Maebh Aguilar, Mercelyne Latortue, and Dominique Matti, this course is taught through the lens of herbalism as a tool for cultivating intimate, liberating, and communal relationships with the land and each other.

    Applications for the 2025 season are currently open.

    For more information, please contact the instructors at buildingyourhomeapothecary@gmail.com. description

Heritage Preservation Resources

Informed by the Relevancy Guidebook, Friends of the Tanner House is committed to advancing our Black heritage preservation ecosystem to be accessible, relevant, and beneficial to anyone who wants to save the places that matters to them and to their community. We believe that community organizing to preserve and sustain neighborhood historic sites and intangible heritage can help maintain a vital connection between generations, providing a source of knowledge, recognition, repair, pride and hope. With special attention to Black neighborhoods, we uplift our field’s contribution as one means to produce and further reparative spatial futures.

Friends of the Tanner House Community Partner Network

The Friends of the Tanner House Community Partner Network invites groups, organizations, and collectives with a presence in 19121 and 19132 zip codes to collaborate with us within our cultural organizing in North Central Philadelphia. Our partners represent both formal and informal, both long-standing and emerging initiatives. As we seek to revitalize the Henry Ossawa Tanner House as a heritage-driven community cultural asset, we intend for our collective efforts to reinforce life-affirming pursuits across the neighborhood spheres of faith, family, freedom, arts, health, and education.