Smith’s Kidchella Music Festival is BACK with 6 nationally acclaimed Children’s Music artists and other festivities on the 6 1/2 acre Playground! Bring a blanket or lawn chair and enjoy this unique live music experience at Smith. Current Smith members and ACCESS cardholders may email info@smithplayground.org for a discount code to receive half price admission per person.
BUY KIDCHELLA TICKETS HERE
Pre-show Youth Arts Zone 4:00pm-6:00pm
Enjoy art stations, food trucks, giveaways, pre-show performances, and fun on the Playground
Main concert 6:00pm-7:30pm
Enjoy live music and a diverse range of musical genres by the following interactive bands:
Friday, June 17 (Celebrate Juneteenth)
Troupe Da Da + Ms. Niki
Friday, July 22 (Smith’s Birthday)
Ants on a Log + City Love
Friday, August 19 (Back to School)
Lucy Kalantari + 123 Andrés
Generous support for the 2022 Kidchella Music Festival provided by OWTK.com, Herr’s, and Brown’s Family ShopRite.
After a two-year hiatus due to Covid restrictions, Party in the Playground is back! And it’s bigger and better than ever. Join us on Saturday, May 21, 5:30pm-9pm. Purchase a sponsorship or tickets today.
Sponsorship benefits include potential media coverage in the press and on television; in Smith’s electronic newsletter (reaching 15k+ subscribers), and social media blasts. Guests will enjoy a live auction, games, music, dancing, food, prizes, and more.
This event will follow current health and safety guidelines for Covid-19 precautions.
We are grateful for Party in the Playground 2022 sponsors:
PRESENTING SPONSOR
Anna Forrester and Mitchell Young
Colgan Foundation
Deloitte, LLP
Reid Bodek, Arthur Grodd and Evelyn Isom
ANN NEWMAN GIANT WOODEN SLIDE SPONSOR
German Gallagher & Murtagh Pc
Lancaster Ave, the Rodeo Drive of West Philly
NATURE EXPLORER SPONSOR
Dr. Klock Talks
BUILD ADVENTURE SPONSOR
Blair Bodek
Direct Mortgage Loan Company
Dunleavy and Associates
DIGSAU
Gary Goldring
Frances Hoover
The Independence Foundation
Jenkintown Building Services Inc.
John Chatzky
Harris Family
Home Appétit
Kathy Ochroch and Peter Hilton-Kingdon
KOMPAN
Louchheim Family
Marc and Laura McKenna
Moss Bodek Family
Pacifica Capital Investments
Peter and Katherine Kelsen
Sewell Family
Straz Land Sponsor
Abby Thaker
Blank Rome LLP
Catherine Glenn and Erin Galbally
Cantina Feliz
Center City Pediatrics
Kurtz Construction
Lucy Strackhouse
Mark B. Thompson Associates
Nadine and James Biles Family Foundation
Susan and Patrick Mocatta
Wendy Joseph
Smithville Sponsor
Ben Speciale
Blair Primis
Carl Sanderson
Cheryl Carson and Onofre Vaquer
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP)
Cobblestone Kids
Daniel and Faye Ross
Danielle and Devin Smith
David Green
Enliven
Heather Frattone
Howard and Emily Greenberg
Ivy Olesh
Joe Khan
Keith Grimley
Matthew Burns
Marc and Mamie Manella
Metcalf Architecture & Design, LLC
Peter Klenk
Robert and Mary Bunzel
Rosella Harvey
Safety Turf
Register by May 14, 2022 to ensure that your support is included in printed materials.
Presenting Sponsor: Creating joyful and meaningful interactions through play. $5,000 and up:
- Admission for 12 to main Party in the Playground event
- Reserved table at event
- Recognition in PIP program, on-site PIP signage, and Smith e-newsletter
- Logo and hyperlink on Smith website
- Complimentary full-page ad in PIP program
- Listing in press materials
- Special recognition in PIP event remarks, and opportunity to participate in award presentation
- Opportunity to host a private staff-appreciation and/or family day at Smith
Ann Newman Giant Wooden Slide Sponsor: Inclusiveness and access to play for all. $2,500-$4,999:
- Admission for 10 to main Party in the Playground event
- Reserved table at event
- Recognition in PIP program, on-site PIP signage, and Smith e-newsletter
- Logo and hyperlink on Smith website
- Complimentary half-page ad in program
- Listing in press materials
Nature Explorer Sponsor: Advocating for play as a practice that should be found everywhere. $1,500-$2,499:
- Admission for 8 to main Party in the Playground event
- Recognition in PIP program, on-site PIP signage, and Smith e-newsletter
- Complimentary quarter-page ad in the program
- Logo and hyperlink on Smith website
- Listing in press materials
Build Adventure Sponsor: Play in nature to cultivate love of, and responsibility for, the natural world $1,000-$1,499
- Admission for 6 to main Party in the Playground event
- Recognition in PIP program, and on-site PIP signage
- Logo and hyperlink on Smith website
- Complimentary eighth-page ad in the program
- Recognition in Smith e-newsletter
Straz Land Sponsor: $500- $999
James “Straz” Strazzella was a law professor at Temple University and civic volunteer. He led the Playground’s Board of Directors for 10 years. In 1997 Smith had fallen into disrepair. His efforts ensured that Smith was saved, with restorations to the tot play area and the original wooden slide.
- Admission for 4 to main Party in the Playground event
- Recognition in PIP program and on Smith website
- Recognition in Smith e-newsletter
Smithville Sponsor: Promoting play as a way to nurture hearts, minds and bodies. $250-$499
- Admission for 2 to main Party in the Playground event
- Recognition in PIP program and on Smith website
General Admission: $75 per person or $125 per couple
If you have questions or would like to make an in-kind donation of an auction item, prize or hospitality, contact Susannah Coleman, Director of Development: 215.262.3901 or Susannah@smithplayground.org
The Smith Urban Nature (SUN) Preschool is hiring a Founding Director to help design and launch a new preschool in the 2022-23 school year with a full-time, year round program for students ages 3 through 5. Click here for the full job description.
Interested candidates please submit a resume and cover letter to preschool@smithplayground.org.
Smith Playground is participating in Love Your Park Week! Volunteer to help clean and green Smith on Saturday, May 14, 10am-2pm. Sign up here: https://bit.ly/LoveYourParkSmith22
Love Your Park Week, a celebration of Philadelphia’s parks, brings Philadelphians together with volunteer events to clean, green, and celebrate our public green spaces. We love small neighborhood parks and large watershed natural areas alike. We are
here for Philly’s parks!
Party in the Playground
After a two-year hiatus due to Covid restrictions, Party in the Playground is back! And it’s bigger and better than ever. Join us on Saturday, May 21, 5:30pm-9pm. Purchase a sponsorship or tickets today. Sponsorship benefits include potential media coverage in the press and on television; in Smith’s electronic newsletter (reaching 15k+ subscribers), and social media blasts. Guests will enjoy games, music, dancing, food, prizes, and more. Click here for more information.
Smith’s Kidchella Music Festival is BACK with 6 nationally acclaimed children’s music artists and other festivities on the 6 1/2 acre Playground! Bring a blanket or lawn chair and enjoy this unique live music experience at Smith. Current Smith members and ACCESS cardholders may email info@smithplayground.org for a discount code to receive half price admission per person.
Pre-show Youth Art Zone 4:00pm-6:00pm
Enjoy art stations, food trucks, giveaways, pre-show performances, and fun on the Playground
Main concert 6:00pm-7:30pm
Enjoy live music and a diverse range of musical genres by the following interactive bands:
Friday, June 17 (Celebrate Juneteenth)
Troupe Da Da + Ms. Niki
Friday, July 22 (Smith’s Birthday)
Ants on a Log + City Love
Friday, August 19 (Back to School)
Lucy Kalantari + 123 Andres
