Center in the Park

06/01/2026

🌈💕 PRIDE IN THE PARK: LOVE LOUD DANCE PARTY 🎶✨
Join us for Pride in the Park, a vibrant celebration of Pride Month that welcomes LGBTQ+ community members, allies, and friends alike! 🌈
Get ready for an afternoon filled with music, dancing, festive fun, and joyful celebration as we honor love, diversity, and inclusion in a welcoming community space. Come out, show your pride, and celebrate loud and proud with us!
🎉 Enjoy:
🎶 Great Music
💃 Dancing
🌈 Pride Celebration
🤝 Community & Connection
✨ A Joyful & Inclusive Atmosphere
📅 Friday, June 26, 2026
⏰ 12:30 PM – 2:30 PM
📍 Center in the Park
5818 Germantown Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19144
📞 For more information, contact CIP’s Program Office at (215) 848-7722 ext. 225
❤️🧡💛💚💙💜 Come celebrate love out loud with us!

05/29/2026

Please continue to keep and her Husband, family, sorors, and friends in your thoughts and prayers. Services are below.

05/27/2026

05/26/2026

🎨 CALLING ALL ARTISTS! 🖌️✨
Do you have artwork you’d love to showcase? Center in the Park is now accepting submissions for our upcoming Art Show: Beauty Beyond Time! 🌟
This year’s theme celebrates creativity, wisdom, beauty, and experiences across generations. We welcome a variety of artistic expressions including:
🖼️ Paintings
📸 Photography
🧵 Sewing & Textile Art
🏺 Pottery
🎭 Mixed Media
✏️ Drawings
🛠️ Handmade Crafts & More!
Artists interested in participating should submit their artwork, along with a title and brief description, to the Program Office for review.
📅 Art Show Dates:
June 1 | 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
June 2 | 12:30 PM – 4:30 PM
📍 Center in the Park
5818 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19144

📞 For more information or to register, contact the Program Office at (215) 848-7722 ext. 225

05/24/2026

“A mighty tree has fallen…”
It is with profound sadness that we share the passing of former Executive Director, Lynn Fields Harris. For 15 years, Lynn was a dedicated nonprofit leader and strong advocate for all older adults and the agencies that serve them, particularly senior centers. She advocated at every level - City, State, and nationally.
She retired from Center in the Park in 2018, and enjoyed her retirement traveling with her loving husband, and spending time with her wonderful family and friends. Lynn also used this time to bolster her advocacy - she joined Boards and committees, and volunteered - championing the causes that were important to her and inspiring others: addressing health disparities in the Black and African American community, voter rights protection and education, and advocating for aging programs and services.
Lynn mentored and inspired many during her career and in her retirement. She was an invaluable mentor and friend to her successor at CIP, and provided valuable advice, counsel, and friendship. She continued her CIP friendships and maintained close contact with her old team. Lynn loved CIP and supported it in every way she could. She was a force, and her loss is felt deeply and by many.
Please keep Lynn’s husband, Thomas, her family, friends, and Sorors 🔺 in your thoughts and prayers. Please enjoy some pictures from our favorite moments over the years, and feel free to share yours in the comments.

05/22/2026

Attention CIP Members and Friends: Center in the Park will be closed on Monday, May 25th, 2026, in observance of Memmorial Day.

05/19/2026

Get it in, CIP Friends, we have important decisions to make!! Don’t forget to answer the questions on the ballot. For more information on candidates or ballot questions check out the Committee of 70 website for nonpartisan information. https://seventy.org/voter-guide