REGINA: HI.

I'M REGINA MITCHELL.

SHIRLEY: NEXT, I WILL INTRODUCE YOU TO A DELAWARE TEACHER WHO IS A CLASS ACT.

>> AND A LOCAL ORGANIZATION OPENS THEIR DOORS TO COLLEGE STUDENTS WHO HAD NO PLACE TO GO WHEN THE PANDEMIC SHUT EVERYTHING DOWN.

>> AND WE WILL TAKE YOU TO THE DREAM GARDEN WHERE YOU WILL NOT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT ALLERGIES.

>> AND I SEARCH FOR PEACE AND TRANQUILITY, AND I DID NOT HAVE TO LEAVE PHILADELPHIA.

♪ >> HELLO.

HAPPY TO BE BACK WITH YOU THIS WEEK.

>> WE MISSED YOU SO MUCH.

HOW WAS THE SURGERY?

REGINA: IT WAS TOUGH IN THE BEGINNING BUT HAVING EVERYONE AROUND ME AND THE SUPPORT WAS SO HELPFUL.

UNFORTUNATELY, NOT EVERYONE HAS FAMILY TO DEPEND ON IN TRYING TIMES.

BUT THE POOL HOUSE IN THE PHILADELPHIA IS STEPPING UP AND OFFERING SUPPORT TO COLLEGE STUDENTS WHO HAVE NOWHERE ELSE TO TURN.

>> THIS IS MY ROOM.

REGINA: THIS IS FELICIA.

A VIBRANT LA SALLE UNIVERSITY STUDENT MAJORING IN PSYCHOLOGY AND MINORING IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE.

WHILE THIS MIGHT LOOK LIKE A TYPICAL DORM ROOM, IT'S NOT.

EVERYTHING IN HERE IS VERY SPECIAL TO FELICIA BECAUSE BEFORE LIVING HERE, SHE WAS HOMELESS.

>> LIVING IN THE DORMS HERE IN LASALLE AND I WOULD JUST GO HOME EVERY SUMMER BREAK TO SEE MY FAMILY, BUT EVENTUALLY MY MOTHER AND I GOT INTO A CONVERSATION AND I COULDN'T COME HOME ANYMORE.

SHE NEVER TOLD ME OUTRIGHT BUT I CAME OUT AS BISEXUAL TO HER.

REGINA: TO CONTINUE GOING TO SCHOOL, SHE BEGAN COUCH SURFING.

STAYING WITH ONE FRIEND AFTER ANOTHER UNTIL DAD WENT TO WORSE.

-- BAD WENT TO WORSE.

>> I WAS EMAILED BY A WOMAN SAYING THE DORMS HAD SHUT DOWN OVER SPRING BREAK.

REGINA: AROUND THE SAME TIME IN WEST OAK LANE, A CONVENT WAS DONATED TO AID AN ORGANIZATION IN PHILADELPHIA THAT PROVIDES HOUSING FOR THOSE WITH NO PLACE TO GO.

>> PHILADELPHIA HAS LOTS OF GREAT HOMELESS PROGRAMS BUT NONE THAT SERVE HOMELESS COLLEGE STUDENTS.

I WALKED IN, IT WAS LIKE, THIS LOOKS LIKE A DORM.

FOUND A FUNDER WHO IS WILLING TO HELP US WITH THE PROGRAM.

THEN CORONAVIRUS.

CAMPUSES STARTED CLOSING.

WE WERE STILL IN CONSTRUCTION AND REALIZING STUDENTS MIGHT BECOME HOMELESS AS CAMPUSES CLOSED AND THEY HAD NO SAFE PLACE TO GO.

SO WE OPENED THE BUILDING BEFORE THE BUILDING WAS FINISHED.

THAT IS WHEN I KNEW PROGRAM WOULD WORK.

BECAUSE STUDENTS WERE TELLING US THAT WITHOUT THIS, THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN HOMELESS AND HAD TO DROP OUT OF SCHOOL.

REGINA: FOR FELICIA, IT WAS DIVINE INTERVENTION.

>> I AM GRATEFUL I AM HERE, ESPECIALLY THIS BUILDING IN GENERAL, BECAUSE THERE ARE SO MANY OPPORTUNITIES.

THIS IS A WEIGHT OFF MY SHOULDERS.

REGINA: HER CASE IS NOT ISOLATED.

ACCORDING TO THE NEW YORK TIMES, CLOSE TO 17% OF PHILADELPHIA COLLEGE STUDENTS WERE HOMELESS IN 2019.

WITH THE PANDEMIC, NUMBERS HAVE SKYROCKETED ACROSS THE NATION.

THE ISSUE IS NOT JUST SHELTER.

WITH HOMELESSNESS COMES FOOD INSECURITY AND MENTAL ILLNESS, WHICH THE ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF THE HOUSE SAYS THEY WORK HARD TO ELIMINATE FOR THE STUDENTS BY OFFERING DAILY MEALS AND THERAPY FOR THOSE WHO WANT IT.

>> ONE THING WE DO, WE HAVE AN ATMOSPHERE THAT IS SO WELCOMING AND FULL OF HOSPITALITY THAT IT TAKES AWAY THE FEELING OF LIVING WITH SOMEONE ELSE.

THE PERSON FEELS SO AT HOME THAT THEY DO NOT FEEL LIKE THEY ARE WALKING ON EGG SHELLS WHEN THEY GO TO THE KITCHEN TO GET SOMETHING THEY NEED.

THEY DON'T FEEL LIKE THEY ARE DISTURBING SOMEONE WHEN THEIR LIGHTS ARE ON.

IT IS SO IMPORTANT TO HAVE THIS.

WE ARE TALKING ABOUT INDIVIDUALS WHO WERE IN THE PROCESS OF CREATING A FUTURE FOR THEMSELVES.

IN THAT PROCESS, I LIKE TO REMOVE THE INSTABILITY AROUND HOUSING AND FOOD.

IT SETS THEM UP IN A WAY SO THEY CAN FOCUS MORE ON THEIR EDUCATION AND ALL THOSE OTHER THINGS.

♪ SHIRLEY: HOUSING IS NOT COMPLETELY FREE.

THE STUDENTS PAY A SMALL FEE FOR RENT BUT MOST I SPOKE WITH SAID IT IS A SMALL PRICE TO PAY FOR THE SAFETY AND SECURITY THEY ARE GIVEN.

SHIRLEY: WHEN WILBERT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DENTS RETURN -- STUDENTS RETURNED TO IN SCHOOL LEARNING, A DELAWARE TEACHER MANDY JOHNSON WENT ABOVE AND BEYOND FOR HER FIRST GRADERS.

I SAW YOU MADE MASKS FOR YOUR FIRST GRADERS.

TELL ME WHY.

>> I WANTED TO MAKE THEM BECAUSE I KNEW THE STUDENTS NEEDED SOMETHING FUN AND TO LOOK FORWARD TO.

I WANTED THEM ON HAND IN CASE THEY CAME IN WITHOUT MASKS OR THEY WERE WEARING THE SAME ONE DAY AFTER DAY.

I COULD GET THEM ONE THAT WAS CLEAN AND FRESH.

SHIRLEY: LAST FALL, MANDY WROTE A GRANT PROPOSAL TO GET A SEWING MACHINE ON SOME FABRIC THROUGH A WEBSITE THAT HELPS TEACHERS IN NEED.

SHE STARTED SELLING MASKS FOR HER STUDENTS WHO ARE RETURNING TO THE CLASSROOM IN JANUARY -- SHE'S STARTED SEWING MASKS FOR HER STUDENTS WHO ARE RETURNING TO THE CLASSROOM IN JANUARY.

>> I CAN JUST THROW THEM IN THE WASHING MACHINE AND RETURN THEM.

SHIRLEY: I YOU SPENDING MONEY OUT OF YOUR OWN POCKET?

>> YES.

QUITE A BIT.

BUT IT IS WORTH IT.

I DON'T MIND SPENDING MY OWN MONEY TO MAKE THEM HAPPY.

SHIRLEY: WE ASK A LOT OF OUR TEACHERS AND YOU ARE STILL DOING MORE.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.

>> THANK YOU.

SHIRLEY: THE CONSORTIUM IS WORKING TO PROTECT THE HEALTH OF BLACK WOMEN AND THEIR CHILDREN.

♪ REGINA: THIS MONTH, THE ORGANIZATION HELD A VIRTUAL SUMMIT TO ADDRESS DISPARITIES THAT DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECT AFRICAN-AMERICAN MOTHERS AND THEIR NEWBORNS.

>> ONE OF THE REASONS THEY WERE ESTABLISHED IS BECAUSE THE INFANT MORTALITY RATE IS ONE OF THE HIGHEST IN THE NATION.

DISPARITIES IN THE STATE ARE SIGNIFICANT.

BLACK BABIES ARE 2.7 TIMES MORE LIKELY TO DIE BEFORE THEIR FIRST BIRTHDAY THAN WHITE BABIES.

50% -- THIS DATA COMES FROM THE DELAWARE DIVISION OF PUBLIC HEALTH.

REGINA: THE DH MIC PARTNERED WITH HEALTH AGENCIES, HOSPITALS AND GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATIONS TO COME UP WITH RECOMMENDATIONS TO REDUCE INFANT MORTALITY RATES IN DELAWARE.

HERE IS HOW YOU CAN GET IN CONTACT WITH THEM.

SHIRLEY: MOTHER STAYS AROUND THE CORNER.

IF YOU ARE DRAWING A BLANK ON WHAT TO GET YOUR MOM, MY FRIEND KATHY WHO WORKS AT LOCAL ROCK STATION HAS SOME IDEAS THAT TAKE THE STRESS OUT OF FINDING THE PERFECT GIFT.

KATHY, IT IS SO GOOD TO SEE YOU.

>> IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU.

I THINK THE LAST TIME I SAW YOU WE WERE 25.

SHIRLEY: JUST TWO YEARS AGO.

I'M SO EXCITED TO HAVE YOU ON THE SHOW TO TALK ABOUT YOUR MOTHER'S DAY GIFT DRIVE -- GUIDE.

>> IT'S A GUIDE FOR THE MOM, DAD, OR KIDS WHO NEED HELP WITH SHOPPING.

I WENT OUT AND DID IT MYSELF TO EXPERIENCE IT.

I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND SOMETHING I HAVE NOT TRIED OR BEEN TO, BECAUSE OTHERWISE, HOW WOULD I KNOW?

SHIRLEY: LET'S START WITH THE FIRST THING ON YOUR LIST.

>> MY JEWELRY COLLECTION.

[LAUGHTER] I STARTED THIS INTO THOUSAND 19.

JEWELRY IS ALWAYS -- IN 2019.

JEWELRY IS ALWAYS A GREAT GIFT TO GIVE MOM.

THIS IS FAR MORE DURABLE THAN GOLD PLATED.

I TAKE PRIDE IN THE QUALITY OF PRODUCTS WE PUT OUT.

YOU CAN SEE MY NECKLACE I AM WEARING IS ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR ITEMS FOR THE SPRING.

IT COMES IN A FEW COLORS.

TURQUOISE AND ROSE QUARTZ.

SHIRLEY: ON THE GUIDE THERE WERE SOME SERVICES.

>> MOM LOVES THE DAY TO HERSELF TO GO TO A SPOT AND RELAX.

HEATHER SPA IS FOR THE HOLISTIC MOM.

TRADITIONAL MASSAGES, CUPPING, AND A SALT ROOM AND I LOVE.

I JUST GOT A MASSAGE IN THE SALT TO ROOM THE OTHER DAY.

SHE PUT THE MASSAGE TABLE IN THE SALT ROOM.

IT WAS AWESOME.

TRADITIONAL FLOWERS FOR MOM IS ALWAYS GOOD FOR MOTHER'S DAY BUT WHAT I LOVE OUR PLANTERS.

IT WILL LAST FOR THE SEASON.

THERE IS A SMALL GARDEN CENTER THAT IS WONDERFUL.

THEY HAVE DO-IT-YOURSELF WORKSHOPS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AND THERE IS A CAFE WHERE THERE IS TEA AND COFFEE AND BAKED GOODS.

IT'S WHERE WE GO AND ENJOY SOME TIME TO OURSELVES.

SHIRLEY: YOU WORK FOR A ROCK STATION.

SO YOU DO HAVE A GIFT FOR THE ROCKER MOM.

>> I DO.

THERE IS A BOUTIQUE CALLED DOWN TO EARTH THAT HAS A GREAT SELECTION OF ROCK BAND T-SHIRTS.

METALLICA, GRATEFUL DEAD, ROLLING STONES.

THEY HAVE A GREAT LOVE YOUR MOTHER T-SHIRT, PERFECT FOR MOM ON MOTHER'S DAY.

SHIRLEY: ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANT TO HIGHLIGHT ON YOUR GIFT GUIDE?

>> ONE MORE.

I LOVE YOGA.

TRY JANE YOGA MATS.

THEY ARE ECO-FRIENDLY AND MADE IN THE UNITED STATES AND THE DISTRIBUTION CENTER IS HERE.

JANE PLANTS A TREE FOREVER YOGA MAT ON.

-- FOR EVERY YOGA MAT BOUGHT.

SHIRLEY: I NOTICED THE PLACES IN THE GUIDE ARE ALL LOCAL.

WHY WAS THAT IMPORTANT?

>> I STARTED THE JEWELRY COLLECTION IN 2019.

A LOT OF SMALL BUSINESSES WERE AFFECTED BY THE PANDEMIC SO I THOUGHT, WHY NOT ADD THAT TO THE GIFT GUIDE?

KEEP IT ALL LOCAL.

THEY COULD USE THE BUSINESS AND THEY ARE ALL GREAT GIFTS.

SHIRLEY: SO GREAT TO CATCH UP.

SHE IS SO MUCH FUN.

WE DIDN'T GET EVERYTHING IN HER GIFT GUIDE BUT YOU CAN FIND A COMPLETE LIST ON HER JEWELRY SITE.

AND YOU WILL NOT NECESSARILY HAVE TO SPEND A FORTUNE.

PRICES RANGE $25 AND UP.

REGINA: WITH ALL THE CHALLENGES OF THE PAST YEAR, IT'S SO IMPORTANT WE MAKE TIME FOR SELF-CARE.

THE SPA AND WELLNESS INPUT PHILADELPHIA HAS INTERESTING IDEAS FOR REVITALIZING MIND, BODY, AND SPIRIT AND I EXPERIENCED IT ALL FIRSTHAND.

>> WHEN YOU COME INTO FORMATION, WE WANT YOU TO FEEL LIKE YOU HAVE SOME TIME TO BE WITH YOURSELF AND THOUGHT AND JUST ENJOY THE STILLNESS AND RELEASE OF ALL OF THAT.

IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT.

IT IS WHAT HAPPENS ON A SUB CONSCIOUS LEVEL.

WE ARE IN A CITY THAT HAS SO MUCH SOUND.

WE ARE TRYING TO CREATE A STILLNESS SO YOU CAN EXPERIENCE THE PEACE IN YOUR BODY AND IN YOUR OWN LIFE.

WE FOUND THAT IS SOMETHING THAT IS SO SPECIAL.

IT CREATES A VIBRATORY DIALOGUE WITH YOUR BODY.

THE VIBRATION OF THE BOWLS AND GONGS CALMS YOU DOWN.

IT BRINGS YOU TO A BASE LEVEL SO YOU CAN START TO REBUILD HOW YOU WANT TO FEEL.

IT BRINGS YOU BACK HOME.

THROUGH THE METAL BULL'S-EYE USE ARE HAND HAMMERED -- THE BOWLS I USE ARE HAND HAMMERED BY TIBETAN MONKS AND THE SOUND MOVES OUT TOWARDS YOU.

REGINA: THAT FELT SUPER RELAXING.

ALMOST LIKE I SAW COLORS EXPANDING.

THE DEEPER THE SOUND THE DARKER THE COLORS.

TOWARDS THE END IT REMINDED ME OF CHURCH BELLS SO I STARTED TO FEEL THE PRESENCE OF HIGHER SPIRITS.

IT WAS DEFINITELY INTERESTING.

>> CONTRAST THERAPY HAS SO MANY BENEFITS.

BENEFIT TO THE CIRCULATORY SYSTEM, LYMPHATIC SYSTEM.

IT FEEDS YOUR MUSCLES.

THE MORE FRESH BLOOD YOU HAVE FLOWING THROUGH YOUR BODY, THE HEALTHIER YOU ARE.

THE BETTER YOUR ORGANS WORK.

THE MORE FLUID EVERYTHING IN YOUR BODY IS.

THE OXYGEN IN THE BLOOD IS WHAT FEEDS YOUR MUSCLES.

SO IT HELPS WITH RECOVERY.

WHAT CONTRAST THERAPY DOES IS IT MOVES YOU THROUGH HOT AND COLD ALTERNATING BACK AND FORTH.

THAT CREATES A FLUSHING IN THE SYSTEM, THE CIRCULATORY SYSTEM.

IT IS EXERCISE FOR THE HEART, WHICH IS IMPORTANT FOR CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH.

THIS IS MEANT TO BE DONE ON A REGULAR BASIS.

THE HEAT BE OPPRESSIVE.

IT GETS UP TO 190° AT THE HOTTEST.

TRADITIONALLY, SAUNA IS DONE WITH DRY HEAT.

HEAT, STEAM, ROCKS, AND YOU'RE IN THIS BOX AND THERE IS NOWHERE TO TURN INWARD.

I ALWAYS SUGGEST TO PEOPLE, CLOSE YOUR EYES, DO YOUR BEST TO BE WITH YOUR BREATH AND JUST LET YOURSELF SHED.

LET YOURSELF SWEAT THINGS OUT AND RELEASE.

WHEN YOU FEEL YOU HAVE GOTTEN TO THAT POINT, WHICH USUALLY TAKES 10 TO 20 MINUTES, THEN YOU COME OUT OF THE SAUNA AND IMMEDIATELY GO TO THE COLD WATER SHOWER.

YOU STAY IN THE COLD WATER ONE TO THREE MINUTES AND CONTINUOUSLY RUB YOUR SKIN TO BRING BLOOD TO THE SURFACE.

ONCE YOU ARE DONE WITH THE COLD, YOU GO BACK TO THE SONIC TO GET WARM AGAIN.

-- TO THE SAUNA TO GET WARM AGAIN.

LET YOUR BODY FEEL GOOD AND THE BENEFITS THAT ARE HAPPENING.

THE REALLY BEAUTIFUL THING IS YOU SHED EVERYTHING.

BE YOUR OWN GUIDE TO HAPPINESS AND HEALING.

IT'S SUCH A BEAUTIFUL JOURNEY.

WHEN YOU FEEL LIKE YOU HAVE SUCCEEDED AND YOU'VE REACHED A POINT OF GROWTH AND PERSONAL SUCCESS, TO CELEBRATE THAT.

REGINA: GOING INTO THIS, I HAD A LOT OF AND PAINS FROM TEACHING CLASS.

I HAVE JOINT ISSUES WITH MY SHOULDER.

HONESTLY, THIS RELAXED EVERYTHING COMPLETELY.

I WOULD DO IT AGAIN.

REGINA: FORMATION ALSO OFFERS MASSAGE AND WORKSHOPS AND LEARNING TO LISTEN TO YOUR BODY INTUITION.

IT'S LIKE A SLEAZE -- A SLICE OF PEACE.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, CHECK OUT THE WEBSITE.

SHIRLEY: AND THE CURTIS BILLION IN PHILADELPHIA -- BUILDING IN PHILADELPHIA, THERE IS A DREAM GARDEN.

SEE FOR YOURSELF WHY IT IS SO ADMIRED.

>> THE DREAM GARDEN IS A HIDDEN GEM OF PHILADELPHIA.

IT IS A GLASS MOSAIC THAT WAS COMPLETED THE TIFFANY STUDIOS IN NEW YORK BASED ON A PAINTING BY THE GREAT AMERICAN ILLUSTRATOR MAXFIELD PARRISH.

IT IS ONE OF THE LARGEST GLASS MOSAICS IN THE WORLD, MADE UP OF WELL OVER 100,000 PIECES OF GLASS.

♪ MAXFIELD PARRISH WORKED WITH THE COMMISSION FOR THE CURTIS PUBLISHING COMPANY AND THE CURTIS PUBLISHING COMPANY PUBLISHED LADIES HOME JOURNAL AND SEVEN THE EVENING POST, SOME OF THE MOST POPULAR PUBLIC JOURNALS -- SATURDAY EVENING POST, SOME OF THE MOST POPULAR PUBLIC JOURNALS.

MR. PARRISH WANTED TO HAVE A BEAUTIFUL BUILDING THAT BROUGHT PUBLIC ARTS AND CULTURE TOGETHER .

SINCE HE COMMISSIONED TIFFANY STUDIOS IN NEW YORK TO MAKE THE GLASS MOSAIC BASED ON THE BEAUTIFUL PAINTING OF THE DREAM GARDEN.

THEN THE PAINTING WAS TRANSPORTED TO TIFFANY STUDIOS IN NEW YORK, WHERE ARTISANS WORKED FOR OVER ONE YEAR CREATING A PALLET OF OVER 250 DIFFERENT COLORS OF THE GLASS MOSAIC.

♪ BY 1914, THE MOSAIC IS MADE AND THEN IT WAS ASSEMBLED IN 16 DIFFERENT PANELS.

THOSE PANELS WERE THEN TRANSPORTED FROM NEW YORK TO PHILADELPHIA, AND IT TOOK SIX MONTHS TO INSTALL THE PANELS IN THE SPACE WHERE THE DREAM GARDEN NOW LIVES IN THE CURTIS BUILDING.

IN THE 1990'S, THERE WAS A LEGAL DISPUTE AND THERE WAS SOME DANGER OF IT BEING PURCHASED BY A CASINO IN LAS VEGAS.

THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA AND HISTORIC COMMISSION INTERVENED AND MADE THE DREAM GARDEN MOSAIC A HISTORIC OBJECT THAT COULD NOT BE REMOVED FROM THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA.

A NUMBER OF YEARS LATER, THERE WAS AN OPPORTUNITY WHEN THE BUILDING WAS RENOVATED TO CONSERVE THE MOSAIC.

ART'S CONSERVATORIES LED A TEAM TO CLEAN ALL OF THE SURFACES OF THE GLASS AND NOW THE WORK IS STUNNING, CLEAN, SAFE.

I WOULD ENCOURAGE ANYONE WHO IS VISITING PHILADELPHIA AND LOOKING AT OUR TREASURES AT INDEPENDENCE HALL, THE LIBERTY BELL, TO WALK A FEW STEPS AWAY AND COME TO THE CURTIS BUILDING AND SEE THIS REMARKABLE HUGE GLASS MOSAIC.

IT REALLY IS A NATIONAL TREASURE.

♪ REGINA: IF YOU ARE LOOKING TO EXPERIENCE A REAL-LIFE GARDEN, THE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY POP-UP GARDENS ARE FOR YOU.

>> WE RECENTLY OPENED THE LOCATION WHERE I AM NOW.

WE WILL BE DOING TWO DIFFERENT KINDS OF INSTALLATIONS.

THE SPRING INSTALLATION IS COLD TOLERANT PLANT MATERIAL.

TULIPS AND LITTLE KIARA FLOWERS -- T ERA -- TIARA LIKE FLOWERS.

IN MAY WE WILL BRING OUT THE TROPICALS AND WARM WEATHER FLOWERS.

THE SECOND LOCATION IS CLOSE TO THE CORNER OF JAMESTOWN AND MAIN STREET.

WE ARE REALLY EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO HOST THE BIRTHDAY PARTY WITH YOUR FRIENDS THAT YOU DIDN'T GET TO HAVE LAST YEAR.

YOU CAN GO TO OUR WEBSITE AND SUBMIT YOUR REQUEST FOR EITHER LOCATION.

REGINA: SPEAKING OF OUTDOOR EXPERIENCES, THE PARK COMMISSIONER SAYS LIVE MUSIC IS COMING BACK.

HE SHARED WHAT YOU CAN LOOK FORWARD TO THE SUMMER AT THE 27TH SUNSET JAZZ SERIES.

>> FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE THE PANDEMIC, THE COUNTY IS GOING TO REINTRODUCE THE CONCERT SERIES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY.

HERE AT WIGGINS PARK AND THE JOHNSON -- SUNSET JAZZ SERIES WE ARE HOPING TO HAVE PERFORMANCES WITH FIREWORKS OVER THE DELAWARE RIVER.

WE ARE HOPING TO HAVE THE KEVIN BACON BAND PERFORM.

NEW BROOKLAND PARK IN WINSLOW WILL HAVE THEIR CONCERT SERIES.

LINDENWOLD PARK WILL HAVE A CONCERT.

WE ARE HOPING WE WILL HAVE MUSIC IN HADDON HEIGHTS.

WE ARE CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC.

WE EXPECT THE SERIES TO EXPLODE WITH ACTIVITY.

♪ THE COMPLICATION FOR US LOGISTICALLY IS ALL OF THE CONCERT VENUES REQUIRE THE STATE-MANDATED SOCIAL DISTANCING AND WEARING MASKS AT ALL TIMES AND HOW MANY PEOPLE CAN BE AT A VENUE AT ONE TIME.

WE WILL BE VERY STRICT TO ENSURE THAT THE MANDATES ARE FOLLOWED, BECAUSE WE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY AND WELL-BEING OF EVERYONE.

IT WILL BE A GREAT CELEBRATION, MAY BE SYMBOLIC THAT THE PANDEMIC WILL FINALLY BE BEHIND US.

SHIRLEY: THE WEEKLY CONCERTS ARE FREE.

FOR A LIST OF PERFORMERS, CHECK OUT THEIR WEBSITE.

REGINA: CONCERTS, POP-UP GARDENS.

IT'S TIME TO GET OUT OF THE HOUSE.

SHIRLEY: HERE ARE A FEW OTHER THINGS WE CAN DO AROUND THE AREA.

CALLING DELAWARE BIKERS OF ALL AGES.

THE URBAN BIKE PROJECT IS OFFERING A VARIETY OF SOCIAL RIDE.

CHECK OUT THEIR WEBSITE FOR RIDE SCHEDULES.

REGINA: LATINO RESTAURANT WEEK RETURNS TO PHILADELPHIA ON MAY 5.

ENJOY A MEAL AND SUPPORT THOSE AFFECTED BY THE PANDEMIC.

A LIST OF PARTICIPATING RESTAURANTS CAN BE FOUND ONLINE AT THE PHILADELPHIA HISPANIC CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

SHIRLEY: AND THE BRITISH CAR SHOW IN NEW JERSEY MAY 1.

YOU CAN CHECK OUT THE CARS AND STROLL THROUGH THE VILLAGE.

CHECK OUT MORE ACTIVITIES ON OUR WEBSITE.

REGINA: THE CICADAS ARE COMING.

SHIRLEY: THEY ARE.

REGINA: THIS IS AN EVENT 17 YEARS IN THE MAKING.

♪ >> WE HAVE CICADAS IN NEW JERSEY THROUGHOUT THE EAST AND OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED STATES THAT COME OUT EVERY YEAR.

THEY COME OUT AND MAKE A LOT OF NOISE.

THAT NOISE IS BASICALLY THE ADULTS CALLING, MALES ARE CALLING TO ATTRACT FEMALE CICADAS FOR MEETING.

THIS BROOD IS IN THE GROUND FOR 17 YEARS AND THEN COMES OUT BY THE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS AND MAKES A LOT OF NOISE, CREATES A LOT OF ANNOYANCE BECAUSE OF THE NOISE AND BECAUSE OF HOW MANY ARE OUT.

THEN IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS, IT WILL DISAPPEAR AND WE WILL NOT SEE THEM FOR ANOTHER 17 YEARS.

THE FEMALES DO SOME DAMAGE TO TREES AND SHRUBS THROUGH LAYING EGGS.

THEY FIND TENDER SHOOTS WHICH IS PROBABLY WHY THEY ARE OUT IN THE SPRING.

THEY MAKE A SLED ON THE UNDERSIDE AND LAY AN EGG.

ON MATURE TREES, IT PROBABLY WON'T BE A BIG ISSUE, OTHER THAN BEING A LITTLE UNSIGHTLY.

IF YOU HAVE YOUNG TREES, I WOULD PROBABLY COVER MINE WITH BURLAP OR SOMETHING SO THEY DON'T GET THROUGH, JUST TO PROTECT THE YOUNG TREES FROM DAMAGE.

SPRING IS NOT GOING TO DO A LOT OF GOOD.

YOU HAVE TO DO IT EVERY DAY THEY ARE OUT BECAUSE THEY JUST KEEP COMING.

THEY CAN FLY FOR 2 MILES.

SO YOU MIGHT HAVE MIGRANTS MOVE IN FROM OTHER NEIGHBORHOODS.

SO THE BEST THING IS JUST COVER THINGS YOU THINK MIGHT HAVE PROBLEMS.

THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST AMAZING THINGS IN THE INSECT OR ANIMAL WORLD THAT PEOPLE WILL EVER SEE.

♪ PEOPLE WILL PROBABLY COME OUT WITH RECIPES FOR HOW TO COOK AND TEACH THEM.

-- EAT THEM.

THAT HAPPENED 17 YEARS AGO.

BIG NAME CHEFS IN NEW YORK CITY WERE COLLECTING THEM AND MAKING DISHES.

IT'S AMAZING AND PEOPLE OUGHT TO GO OUT AND TAKE A LOOK.

IT WILL NOT BE LIKE SPOTTING A LANTERN FLY.

REGINA: THE CICADAS ARE GOING TO COME OUT OF THE GROUND BETWEEN THE END OF MAY AND BEGINNING OF JUNE, DEPENDING ON TEMPERATURES.

THERE IS MORE INFORMATION ABOUT CICADAS ON OUR WEBSITE.

THE SOUNDS, IT FEELS LIKE YOU ARE SURROUNDED.

SHIRLEY: THE SOUNDS OF SPRING AND SUMMER.

THAT'S IT FOR THE SHOW.

REGINA: WE WILL SEE YOU NEXT WEEK WITH MORE NEWS STORIES.

GOODBYE.

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