Pennsylvania Horticultural Society’s Pop-Up Garden at 15th and South streets is a popular post-work hangout, with locals gathering for brews and bites — and next week the beer garden will also offer an opportunity to give back to victims of the Orlando shooting.
Pop-Up Pride: Showing Our Love will be held 5-8 p.m. July 5 at the beer garden, 1438 South St. The event is sponsored by PGN. It was originally scheduled for June 28 but was moved due to inclement weather.
There will be music by DJ Carl Michaels, drink specials and a 50-50 and raffles, the proceeds from which will benefit Orlando victims and their families. Guests will also be able to write personal messages on cards that will be sent to Orlando. Philadelphia AIDS Thrift and PAT @ Giovanni’s Room donated a collection of cards to be used.
“PHS is excited to welcome PGN and the LGBT community to the South Street PHS Pop-Up Garden — a green place for relaxation, friendship and renewal,” said openly gay PHS president Matt Rader. “In this garden created out of a vacant lot, we hope all of the communities in our great city will come together and enjoy the creative energy of horticulture.”
This is the third year for the South Street Pop-Up Garden, and Pop-Up Pride is thought to be the first fundraising initiative at the venue. The garden opened for the season earlier this month, with a redesign by Tallulah & Bird. The menu is operated by Khyber Pass Pub and offers more than a dozen beers on tap, as well as cocktails and wine and a food menu including sandwiches, salads and snacks.
There is no admission cost for LGBT Pride Night. Raffle prizes include two $100 gift certificates to any Khyber venue — Khyber Pass Pub, Cantina los Caballitos, Triangle Tavern, Royal Tavern and Cantina Dos Segundos — a basket of cheer, a PHS basket and more. Raffle prizes will be drawn at 7:30 p.m.
A rain date is scheduled for July 5. For more information, visit http://ow.ly/MLwG301xqou.