The Arc Community Greenspace

04/07/2026

🌿 Volunteers Needed at The Arc Community Greenspace with Compensation Negotiable. 🌿

We’re looking for reliable, motivated volunteers to help keep The Arc Community Greenspace welcoming and vibrant for everyone in our community!

Volunteer responsibilities include:
☀️ Setting up six large shade umbrellas by ~10:00 AM and taking them down at ~dusk Monday–Saturday
🧹 Emptying trash receptacles and picking up litter as needed
🎶 Creating fun, community-friendly playlists for music to be played on-site one or two days per week

Requirements:
✔️ Responsible and dependable
✔️ Physically strong enough to safely set up and take down umbrellas independently

If you’re interested in helping out and being part of something great, we’d love to hear from you!

📧 Email: [email protected]

Let’s work together to keep The Greenspace clean, safe, and enjoyable for all! 🌱

03/28/2026

Got a great idea for an event?

We want to hear from you!

The Arc Community Greenspace is now accepting proposals for our 2026 season. All events are free and open to the public.

Programming is "by the community, for the community."

See first comments for link to the proposal form and a snapshots of preliminary event dates.

11/08/2025

Three weeks ago today ... what a gratifying day! Thank you to everyone who contributed to this effort, especially David Yasenchack, Sawyer Yasenchack, Margaret Mamula, Pete Zimmer, Doug Lodge, Heather Fish, Paul Brieck, Lee Alan, Keegan Boulton, Mark Burgess, Scott Yeager, Ryan Hamilton, Nolan Dunkle, Stan Moose, Meadville Community Revitalization Corporation, Andy Walker, Meadville Redevelopment Authority, City of Meadville, the Timber Framers Guild, and community members who showed up to cheer us on. All photos are courtesy of Matthew Wagner; videos AGeffen.

10/23/2025

Join us this Saturday from 10AM to approximately 2:30pm for the Timber-Frame Pergola Raising in the new 960 Park Avenue Parklet immediately adjacent to our site. Help us celebrate this milestone!

The project is a partnership with the RDA, owner of the site and is jointly funded by the Meadville Community Revitalization Corporation, RDA and grant funding from the T-Mobile Hometown Grant Program and the Crawford Heritage Community Foundation.

This Timber-Frame Pergola project represents a partnership among MCRC, RDA, David Yasenchack, and the National Timber Framers Guild, which is celebrating their 40th Anniversary by supporting 40 projects across the country through their "40 Frames for 40 Years" program.

The community is invited to witness this traditional raising and help us thank David and the volunteers who have lovingly crafted this gorgeous structure. Hope to see lots of you there!

Free coffee, hot chocolate, warm cider and cookies will be available. Please stop by and help us celebrate this milestone!

09/26/2025

3rd Annual Witch Walk is October 3rd. Midnight Frolic will be performing on our stage at 7pm! Costume and Cackle Contest starts at 6:30, also on our stage. Details below!

Get ready for some bewitching music! 🎵✨🔮🌙

Midnight Frolic will be performing at The Arc Community Greenspace at 7PM, catch their performance right after our Costume & Cackle contests wrap up.

Don't miss out on this musical magic during our 3rd Annual Witch Walk on October 3rd!

Tickets are still available but we're halfway sold! Secure your spot: https://bit.ly/MIBAwitchwalk2025

09/21/2025

Thank you to everyone who stopped by, to the musician's and to the event organizers and sponsors! Be sure to watch Mayor Kinder's proclamation for Meadville's Sun Day below!

09/21/2025

Things are gearing up for Sun Day, a celebration of solar and alternative forms of clean energy. Come on l down to The Greenspace and learn about solar energy and meet some really cool people and hear some great music. This will be our last event of the 2025 summer season.

09/15/2025

Join us September 21st from 1 - 3pm for SUN DAY, a clean energy fair that's part of a nationwide day celebrating solar and renewable energy and their use in our community. Featuring: electric vehicles, clean energy resources, live music (Paul Groh and Vanilla Bean), and children’s activities that Celebrate the Sun! Mayor Jamie Kinder will present a proclamation making September 21 “Sun Day” in Meadville, and attendees can help create a map of where clean energy is being used in the community. Sponsored by The City of Meadville, the UU Church and Third Act-PA. Rain location: Unitarian Universalist Church of Meadville (346 Chestnut St.)

09/14/2025

Many thanks to our sponsors especially Armstrong, Hutch's Stump Removal, Meadville Neighborhood Center and Erie Arts and Culture for an last night's 5th Annual Family Movie Night! And of course, to all of our Volunteers and performers a huge round of grateful applause! It was a terrific evening! We're already planning for next year!

09/10/2025

Kelly's World will be performing this Saturday night (9/13) starting at 7:00/7:15 as part of our pre-movie activities. The ensemble is led by Kelly Armor (flutes, vocals, percussion) with Liz Sesler Beckman (keyboard, vocals), Victoria Angelo (vocals, percussion), and David VanAmburg (guitar, vocals). They play reimagined jazz standards, original songs, storytelling, and innovative arrangements of folk songs from East Africa. Join us for a stellar performance! The event is supported in part through a Flex Fund grant with Erie Arts and Culture!

09/09/2025

Mike's Rock N Roll Pet Store Kids Show is going to be so much fun! 5:30 PM this Saturday Night ... September 13th. This is one of two free pre-movie performances at our Annual Family Movie Night (live action Lilo and Stitch). When Mike's show is concluded Kelly's World will present reimagined jazz standards, original songs, and innovative arrangements of folk songs from South Sudan, Uganda, Kenya, and Tanzania. It's going to be a great night! Magic Steve will also be on site starting at 6:30 making is cool animal balloons. Armstrong is providing free hot dogs, snacks and water. Bring a blanket and/or lawn chair! See you there!