Chew Playground Advisory Council meets 6:30 p.m. March 6. 1800 Washington Ave.
Columbus Square Park Advisory Council holds yoga 6:30 p.m. Wednesdays and meets 7 p.m. Feb. 16. Columbus Square Rec Center, 1200 Wharton St. 215-685-1890. columbussquarepark@gmail.com. columbussquarepark.org.
Dickinson Narrows Civic Association meets 7 p.m. Feb. 23 at the 3rd District, 11th and Wharton streets. P.O. Box 63891. info@dickinsonnarrows.org. dickinsonnarrows.org.
East Passyunk Avenue Business Improvement District, 1904 E. Passyunk Ave., holds Queers on the Avenue 6 to 9 p.m. Feb 22 at Marra’s 1736-38 E. Passyunk Ave. 215-336-1455. renee@visiteastpassyunk.com. visiteastpassyunk.com.
East Passyunk Crossing Civic Association and Town Watch holds a zoning meeting 7 p.m. Feb. 22 and meets 7 p.m. March 5 . 1729 S. 11th St. 215-339-0400. contact@epcrossing.org. epcrossing.org.
Friends of Cianfrani Park meets 7 p.m. March 6. 721 S. Eighth St., or Palumbo Rec Center, 700 S. Ninth St . cianfranipark@gmail.com. cianfranipark.org.
Friends of Dickinson Square Park holds cleanups 9 a.m. Saturdays. 1600 E. Moyamensing Ave. info@dickinsonsquare.org. dickinsonsquare.org.
Friends of Julian Abele Park meets 6:30 p.m. March 7 at Shiloh Baptist Church, 2040 Christian St. 22nd and Carpenter streets. julianabelepark.org.
Friends of Mifflin Square Park, 500 Wolf St., meets 5:30 p.m. March 6. Cambodian Association of Greater Philadelphia South Center, 2418 S. Seventh St. friendsofmifflinsquare@gmail.com. facebook.com/friendsofmifflinsquare.
Friends of Washington Avenue Green meets 6:30 p.m. Feb. 28. Southwark House, 101 Ellsworth St. friends-of-washington-avenue-green@googlegroups.com. facebook.com/WashingtonAveGreen.
Friends of Weccacoe Playground holds Tai Chi class 5:45 to 6:45 p.m. Thursdays. Cost: $8. 405-25 Queen St. 215-685-1887 . info@qvna.org. qvna.org.
Gold Star Park holds an end-of-winter cleanup 10 a.m. to noon Feb. 25. 613 Wharton St. goldstar@passyunk.org. goldstarpark.org.
Hawthorne Empowerment Coalition, 1318 Catharine St., holds its zoning meeting 7:30 p.m. Feb. 28. Hawthorne Cultural Center, 1200 Carpenter St. 215-735-1225. info@hecphilly.org. hecphilly.org.
Lower Moyamensing Civic Association meets 6:30 p.m. Feb. 16 at Fumo Family Branch, 2437 S. Broad St.; holds its zoning and planning meeting 6:30 p.m. Feb. 21. P.O. Box 37522. lomophilly@gmail.com. lomophilly.org.
Newbold Civic Association meets 7 p.m. Feb. 27 at Guerin Rec Center, 2201 S. 16th St. info@newboldcivic.org. newboldcivic.org.
Newbold Neighbors Association holds its planning and zoning meeting on gentrification 6:30 p.m. Feb. 23; meets and holds elections 6:30 p.m. Feb. 28 at South Philadelphia Branch, 1700 S. Broad St. ; and holds its clean and green meeting 6 p.m. March 5 at Ultimo, 1900 S. 15th St.nnasecretary@gmail.com. newboldneighbors.org.
Palumbo Park meets 6 p.m. Feb. 16. Fleisher Art Memorial, 723 Catharine St.
Passyunk Square Civic Association meets 6:30 p.m. March 6. P.O. Box 18052. contact@passyunk.org. passyunk.org.
Point Breeze Community Development Coalition holds its zoning meeting 6:30 p.m. Feb. 27 at Mt. Zion Pentecostal Fellowship Hall, 1232 Point Breeze Ave., and meets 6 p.m. March 7 at South Philly Homes Inc., 1444 Point Breeze Ave. 215-334-4430. sphinc.com.
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