The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University is celebrating Black Birders Week with events on Friday May 30th and Saturday May 31:
Friday May 30th 5:00 PM-8:00 PM is Dinos After Dark: The Joy of Birding. The museum will be open to the public that evening, with a pay-what-you-wish ticket.
Saturday May 31st 6:00 PM-10:00 PM is the 4th annual Black Excellence in Birding black-tie gala and sneaker ball. The event is organized in partnership with In Color Birding and the Black Excellence Society. This year’s theme is Masquerade and will feature guest speakers from conservation efforts across Philly like Bird Safe Philly/Lights Out Philly, Audubon Mid-Atlantic, and John Heinz NWR. The general admission price is $30/ticket but members of the DVOC can use this special $5 discount code for registration: BEIBFRIEND2025.