2008 PCC Open House
Sunday July 13, 2008
10am to 4pm
4900 Ridge Avenue
PHILA PA 19128
Pursue
Your Canoeing and Kayaking Dreams…
Philadelphia Canoe Club Open House on July 8 Offers
Whitewater and Flatwater Boat Rides, Racing, Demos,
Equipment Sales, Food and Fun - Right on the Schuylkill!
The
Philadelphia Canoe Club (PCC) opens its doors to the
public for a day of free demonstrations, canoe and kayak
rides, used equipment sales, racing, music, food and
entertainment. Righ on right on the Schuylkill River
on Sunday July 13, from 10 am to 4 pm.
Come
learn about one of the fastest growing sports in the
country - paddling.
Whether
you dream of spending the summer running raging whitewater
or on quiet paddles through the woods or wetlands, the
annual PCC Open House is an opportunity to learn about
events and training, try out different types of boats
or compete in a race on the Schuylkill River. Among
the day's highlights:
- Used
Boat and Equipment Sale - great gear at great prices
- Canoe
and Kayak Rides - free and fun for adults AND kids
- 8.4
Mile Race - mass start at noon (10:30 am registration,
$15)
- Food
- affordable and delicious " Antique Canoe Display
- Paddling
Demonstrations - entertaining and informative
- Vendors
- paddling and outdoor gear, wooden canoe/kayak building,
etc.
- Live
Music
- PCC
Membership and Paddling Instruction Information
- And
Much, Much More
 FLOATING
SCULPTURE by AVA BLITZ
Sculptor and public artist Ava Blitz will be floating
sculptures on the river in conjunction with the Philadelphia
Canoe Club Open House! She will be showing a work in
progress, a part of a monumental floating sculpture
garden that will grow year to year. This may become
an annual tradition. Don't miss it! More
about the artist: Ava
Blitz
Supported
in part by a grant from the Pennsylvania Council on
the Arts 5-County Arts Fund.
The
Open House is free and open to the public.
The Philadelphia Canoe Club (PCC), which runs events,
trips and paddling training programs open to the public,
is a non-profit organization and a member of the American
Canoe Association (ACA). The public is invited to attend
regular monthly meetings at the clubhouse on the third
Monday of each month at 7:30 pm.
The
PCC clubhouse is at the confluence of the Wissahickon
Creek and Schuylkill River, within the Fairmount Park
System. Our driveway entrance is at the traffic light
on Ridge Ave. by the SEPTA DEPOT/bus stop, just south
of the Manayunk Main Street movie theater (between Duron
Paints and the entrance to Kelly Drive).
Directions
toPhiladelphia Canoe Club -
only 6 miles from center city, Philadelphia
Take I-76 W toward VALLEY FORGE
Take EXIT 340A toward LINCOLN DR / KELLY DR. 0.3 miles
Merge onto CITY AVE W. 0.1 miles
Take the exit toward RIDGE AVE WEST. 0.2 miles
Turn SLIGHT RIGHT onto RIDGE AVE. <0.1 miles
Make an immediate left into the parking lot in front
of Phila Canoe Club (not visible from the street), 4900
Ridge Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19128
Note: Enter at the traffic light next to the SEPTA Depot
/Duron Paint
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