Our office is absolutely FALLing in love with all the spectacular events Philly has in store for you this month. Oneevent that we definitely “donut” want to miss is Federal Donuts Block Party! This Sunday, October 1��, FederalDonuts is hosting its first ever block party taking over Sansom Street between 16�� and 17�� Streets, with livemusic, fried chicken sandwiches and, you guessed it, donuts!

On Thursday, October 5��, Food Trust Night Market makes its final stop in South Philly’s Italian Market, asthey highlight the renowned strip of immigrant-owned restaurants and businesses. Make sure to come hungry,as this is the LAST Night Market of the season!

Check out Midtown Village’s annual Fall Festival on October 7��, complete with live entertainment, food andbeverage sampling, merchant and vendor displays, crafters, children’s activities and so much more in the uniqueenclave of boutiques and restaurants.

Did you know October is LGBT History Month? Kick off the celebration of gay rights and civil rights movementat the annual LGBT History Month Flag Raising 4PM Friday October 6��, at City Hall North Apron. Thecelebration continues into the weekend on Sunday, October 8�� at OutFest 2017, the single largest LGBT eventin Philadelphia.

There are TONS of other great events this month, so make sure to check out our backpage calendar and ourwebsite calendar for even more details!

Check out our brand new Flickr page where we will begin hosting ALL our special event and officephotography.

Photo by: Kelly A. Burkhardt

OSE Spotlight on Domestic Violence Awareness Month

By: The Office of Domestic Violence Strategies

If you keep your eyes peeled during October you might find an increasein the amount of purple you see – on social media; around the city; andacross the nation – because October is National Domestic ViolenceAwareness Month. Across the country, advocates who are working to enddomestic violence, also called intimate partner violence, will observe themonth with diverse programming aimed at: mourning those who have dieddue to domestic violence; celebrating those who have survived abuse; andconnecting those who work to end violence. Luckily, to get involved in thisnational movement you don’t have to look farther than here in our own city.

Last year during October, Mayor Kenny established a new office withinthe Managing Director’s Office. Since then, the Office of Domestic ViolenceStrategies has worked to help coordinate and improve the City’s response todomestic violence. It is a small office of just two individuals, but their workoperates on a large scale trying to connect institutions from around the cityto better address domestic violence. The office works very closely with thefive domestic violence agencies here in Philadelphia: Congreso de LatinosUnidos; Lutheran Settlement House; Menergy; Women Against Abuse; andWomen in Transition, most of which will be holding events during thismonth.

Kicking off the month on October 4��, is Women Against Abuse’siPledge Campaign. Entering its 10�� year, Women Against Abuse’s iPledgecampaign calls upon Philadelphians to pledge to speak out when they hearor witness violence. Over 3,800 Philadelphians have already taken thepledge and you can too!

Join us in Painting Philly Purple on October 5��! Philadelphia CityCouncil will read their proclamation in recognition of Domestic ViolenceAwareness Month. Share your pictures wearing purple or share why endingdomestic violence is important to you on social media with the #DVAM2017and #PaintPhillyPurple.

On October 11��, Lutheran Settlement House is once again holdingtheir annual Men Can Rally on Thomas Paine Plaza. This rally honors men ofPhiladelphia who speak out against violence helping to break the stigma ofDomestic Violence as just a women’s issue. Women in Transition inconjunction with poets from around the city will hold their event, AmplifyingOur Voices, on October 18��. The event is designed to begin conversations,spread awareness of resources and bring domestic violence out of the dark.Ending the month, on October 26��, Congreso de Latinos Unidos’ LatinaDomestic Violence Program will be continuing their annual candlelight vigiland monologue performance. The monologues, performed in both Englishand Spanish, represent individuals lived experiences of violence, survival,and empowerment.

If you are not able to attend any of these events but would like tosupport initiatives to stop domestic violence, you can visit the new blogpage of the City’s DV Office to learn about resources available.

September has the ability to be the perfect bridge

between summer and fall. The events taking place

definitely reflect that ability. From beginning to end, we

saw events that were filled with fun times all around.

Face painting, food trucks, bounce houses, and more

were seen at events and festivals throughout the city.

There’s no better time to bring the kids out with you and

enjoy the wonderful change in

weather as we move into fall.

As Seen in the Streets

The Long & Short of SeptemberPhoto by: M. Sabb

Photo by: N. Hovde

The month of September brought us plenty of warmmemories to last through the coming colder months of theyear. We had the unofficial end of summer, Labor Dayweekend Made in America festival, where stars like Jay Z(pictured below), J. Cole, and The Chainsmokers headlinedthe 6�� Annual music festival. There was also the 2ⁿ� AnnualNeighborhood to Neighborhood Festival which paid tributeto the one and only Prince this year, and featured artistslike Sheila E (pictured below), Questlove, PnB Rock andmany more. Featured in our banner is a scene from theannual Puerto Rican Day Parade. Many of the PhiladelphiaCity Council members came out to support the annualcommunity event and advocate for donations in wake ofHurricane Maria. Finally, OSE staff members Robert Allen,Olivia Gillison and Natalie Faragalli went to Tucson, Arizonato represent Philadelphia as we were awarded theInternational Festival & Event Association, World Festivaland Event City award for the 4�� consecutive year! They arefeatured below with the IFEA World President StevenSchmader, as they accepted the award.

Photo by: O. Gillison

Meet us at Philly Free Streets Saturday, October 28��!For More information visit their website: http://www.phillyfreestreets.com/

October 1��– 7��Federal Donuts Block Party – 1600 Sansom St (10/1)St. Nicholas of Tolentine Italian Festival – 1600-1800 S. 9�� St (10/1)Annual Pulaski Day Parade – Start/End: Logan Circle (10/1)Tacony Holmesburg Town Watch 35�� Birthday Party – Russo Park(10/1)The Peoples Repbulic of China Flag Raising – North Apron (10/2)John Fryer / AIDS Library Historic Marker – 1300 Locust St (10/3)Kirkbride Mural Dedication – 4631 Lancaster Ave (10/3)Shepard Recreation Center Boxing Gym Ribbon Cutting – 5700Haverford Ave (10/4)Night Market South Philly – 800-1000 Washington Ave (10/5)Mayfair CDC Night Out – 3500 Ryan Ave (10/5)AmeriCorps Launch 2017 – Thomas Paine Plaza (10/6)8th Annual Rainbow Flag Raising – North Apron (10/6)Yards Brewing Animal Fundraiser – 100 Poplar St (10/6)Philadelphia International Dragon Boat Festival – Kelly Drive (10/7)Spiritual Health & Welness Walk-a-thon – MLK Drive (10/7)Miles for Migraine – Forbidden Drive (10/7)Midtown Village Festival – 1200-1300 Chestnut St (10/7)Roxtoberfest – 6000-6200 Ridge Ave (10/7)New Energy LIVE Music Festival – Stinger Square Park (10/7)Lancaster Ave Day – 4238 Lancaster Ave (10/7)Olney Arts Youth Festival – 500 Chew Ave (10/7)Revolutionary War Reenactment – 6400 Germantown Ave (10/7)

October 8�� – 14��Old City Festival – 200-400 Arch St (10/8)OutFest: National Coming Out Day Block Party – 1100-1300 SpruceSt (10/8)5000 Yard Dash – 900 Delaware Ave (10/8)Pizzeria Stella Anniversary Party – 400 S 2ⁿ� St (10/9)UArts Day – 1400 Pine St (10/10)2017 City Wide Home Fire Drill – 700 Knorr St (10/11)Out and Equal Summit Night Out – 1100 Filbert St (10/11)Ye Shi Night Market – 900-1100 Race St (10/12)Nigeria Flag Raising – North Apron (10/13)Harvest Festival – 300 Lombard St (10/13)20�� Annual Great Eastern State Breakout Race – (10/14)Manayunk Harvest Festival – Pretzel Park (10/14)Harvest Festival – 2200 Snyder Ave (10/14)St. Mary’s Harvest Festival – 400 Locust St (10/14)River City Festival Festival – Penn Treaty Park (10/14)West Girard Avenue Festival – 2600-2800 W. Girard Ave (10/14)Bloktoberfest – 1400-1800 South St (10/14)Friends of Rittenhouse Dining Out – 200 S 18�� St (10/14)

October 15�� – 21��Liberti Block Party – 1600 Sansom St (10/15)AIDS Walk/Run Philly 5K – Eakins Oval / MLK Drive (10/15)Mayfair CDC Night Out – 3500 Ryan Ave (10/19)Spiral Q Parade – 50�� & Walnut Sts (10/21)Gloria Dei (Old Swedes’) Flea Market – 900 S Water St (10/21)Harry Potter Festival – 7600-8700 Germantown Ave (10/21)LaSalle Health Fair – 5301 Chew Ave (10/21)Reading Terminal Harvest Festival – 1100 Filbert St (10/21)

October 22ⁿ� – 31��PAWS on the Pavement – 0-100 E. Mt. Airy Ave (10/22)Chiefs Night – 1100 Filbert St (10/23)St. Vincent & The Grenadines Flag Raising – North Apron(10/27)Fall Festival & Halloween Party – 1500 E Passyunk Ave (10/28)The Head of Schuylkill Regatta – Boathouse Row (10/28-29)The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Light the Night Walk –Eakins Oval / Art Museum Steps (10/28)Chinatown Sidewalk Stories – Start: 10�� & Vine/ End: 7�� &Race Sts (10/29)26�� Annual Lupus Loop 5K Run & 2.5 Mile Walk – MemorialHall Course (10/29)

For the complete list of upcoming events, pleasecheck out event calendar on our website!

Photo via The Glow: A Jack-O-LanternExperience