Philly Startup Leaders Summer BBQ Bash5-8:30 p.m., Thursday, July 21Liberty Lands Park (913-961 N. 3rd St., Philadelphia)$15 for startups (in business less than three years); $25 for everyone elseTwo months before kicking off its next generation at a
University of the Arts fishbowl,
Philly Startup Leaders, the region's grassroots community of startup entrepreneurs founded in 2007, just wants to have some old-fashioned summer fun. Admission price includes two drink tickets and food. Bring a Frisbee, horseshoes, kickball, or other implements of outdoor summer fun.
Urban Farm Bike Tour8:30 a.m., Saturday, July 23
Ride starts/ends at Weavers Way Co-Op in East Mt. Airy (1011 E. Washington Lane, Philadelphia)
$25 for Weavers Way members, $28 for non-members, and $30 same-day registrationThe annual
Weavers Way trek covers a large swath of the city -- including Kensington, South Philly, West Philly, Germantown and Roxborough, including Urban Girl Farm, Methodist Home, Marathon, Refugee Community Farm, and Wyck House. Two rides are available -- a long one (a faster 35 miles) and a short one (beginner-friendly 25 miles). Each hit eight farms. A post-ride party promises reward for all the pedal pushing.
Web Start Women July Startluck Picnic7 p.m., Sunday, July 24Mario Lanza Park (Queen St., between 2nd and 3rd, Philadelphia)Free admissionGeeky gals unite:
Web Start Women was launched locally in April by Penn web design lecturer
Susan Buck and Nicole Noll, a soon-to-be fellow in the Harvard University psychology department, to encourage women to pursue programming, development and tech startups -- still mostly the domain of men. Now 100 members strong, the group routinely holds workshops, like its
Photoshop for Web Developers class on July 25.