Urban Sustainability Forum
Thursday, June 16, 6-8:30 p.m.
Academy of Natural Sciences (1900 Ben Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia)
Admission is free
State of the City: Greenworks at Age Two examines the progress of Greenworks Philadelphia, Mayor Nutter's ambitious goal of making Philadelphia the greenest city in America by 2015. Organizations and individuals representing 15 target areas will be on hand.

West Oak Lane Jazz Festival
Friday, June 17-Sunday, June 19
7100-7400 block of Ogontz Ave., West Oak Lane
Admission is free
With a lineup that includes acts like Chaka Khan, Jeffrey Osborne, Peabo Bryson and Fredide Jackson, the eighth annual West Oak Lane Jazz Festival is indeed bigger and better than ever. Two stages on Ogontz Ave. will provide three days of live jazz, R&B, classical, soul and reggae, including local acts Monkadelphia, Philadelphia Big Brass and the Philadelphia Freedom Jazz Orchestra. Exhibitors from across the country will deliver a multi-cultural mix of wares for sale, like jewelry, clothes and art. New is a Children's Day event, to go along with music workshops and a video gaming arcade. Shuttle bus service is available on Saturday and Sunday from select locations.

Sustainable Saturdays: The West Philadelphia Local Food Series
Saturday, June 18, Noon-7 p.m.
Various locations, West Philadelphia
This comprehensive series has it all: a farmers' market (10 a.m.-2 p.m., Clark Park), sessions on sustainable landscaping (1-2 p.m. at Chester Ave. Community Garden), foraging for edible plants (Noon-1 p.m. at University of the Sciences Lower Mill Creek Garden), creating an urban homestead (Noon-1 p.m. at 51st and Chester), and irrigating with stormwater (noon-1 p.m. at Walnut Hill Community Farm). Other highlights include an ice cream tour and tasting at Bartram's Garden and the Philly Homegrown West Philadelphia Farm to Table Trolley Tour featuring MidAtlantic Restaurant and Tap Room.