ADVISORY/Students to Receive Art Prizes at the Fairmount Water Works.City Desks/Environment Writers/Education Writers ADVISORY...for Tuesday (April 20) PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 19, 2004 Philadelphia Water Commissioner Kumar Kishinchand and Kathy Klein, executive director of the Partnership for the Delaware Estuary, among other public and private officials, will award prizes tomorrow to 16 Philadelphia student-artists. The ceremony will honor young people from kindergarten through 12th grade for their artwork addressing the theme Clean Water Begins and Ends with You, showing Philadelphians ways to prevent stormwater runoff Runoff The procedure of printing the end-of-day prices for every stock on an exchange onto ticker tape. Notes: If the "tape is late" then it can take a long time to print off all the closing prices. pollution. Further details: When -- Tuesday, April 20 between 4:30 and 5:00 p.m. Where -- The Engine House of the Fairmount Water Works The Fairmount Water Works in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania was the first municipal waterworks in the United States. Designed in 1812 by Frederick Graff and built between 1819 and 1822 it operated until 1909, winning praise for its design and becoming a popular tourist attraction. Interpretive Center, on the Schuylkill River The Schuylkill River, most often pronounced "SKOO-kull" (IPA: /'sku:kəɫ/), is a river in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. It is a designated Pennsylvania Scenic River. between Boathouse Row Boathouse Row is an historic site located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on the east bank of the Schuylkill River. It consists of a row of boathouses housing racing shells. and the Philadelphia Museum of Art Philadelphia Museum of Art, established in 1875, chartered in 1876. When the city of Philadelphia planned to erect a building to house the Centennial Exposition of 1876, provision was made to keep the building permanently occupied; the Pennsylvania Museum and School . Why -- First-place prize-winners will have their drawings used on SEPTA car cards in celebration of the 34th anniversary of Earth Day, April 22. The 16 winning students will also have their work featured in a special 15-month calendar. |
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