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Wednesday July 23, 2025

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6 – 8 pm

Community Partners Program Kick Off

Gilda’s clubWarminster

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6 – 7:30 pm

Can You Say That? Cancel Culture, Free Speech, and the Future of Public Debate

Community

National Liberty Museum 321 Chestnut Street Philadelphia, PA 19106PHILADELPHIA

Chase Strangio

7 – 9 pm

HEIGHTENED SCRUTINY Documentary Screening & Q&As

Ages: All
Art
Community
Family

Firehouse: DCTV’s Cinema for Documentary FilmNew York, NY

Thursday July 24

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All day

North Philadelphia History Festival

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10 am – 5 pm

The Short Line

Michener Art MuseumDoylestown

S&D Landscape

10:30 – 11:30 am

STORYTIME + DESIGN

Ages: All
Art
Community
Family

design gymPhiladelphia

SOW25

1 – 2 pm

Snakes Alive!

Ages: 5 and up
Animals
Attractions
Family

Welsh Road LibraryPhiladelphia

Chase Strangio

7 – 9 pm

HEIGHTENED SCRUTINY Documentary Screening & Q&As

Ages: All
Art
Community
Family

Firehouse: DCTV’s Cinema for Documentary FilmNew York, NY

Friday July 25

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All day

North Philadelphia History Festival

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10 am – 5 pm

The Short Line

Michener Art MuseumDoylestown

Saturday July 26

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All day

North Philadelphia History Festival

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10 am – 5 pm

The Short Line

Michener Art MuseumDoylestown

4 – 7 pm

The Art of Healing

One art Community CenterPhiladelphia

Sunday July 27

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All day

North Philadelphia History Festival

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10 am – 5 pm

The Short Line

Michener Art MuseumDoylestown

Monday July 28

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All day

North Philadelphia History Festival

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10 am – 5 pm

The Short Line

Michener Art MuseumDoylestown

Tuesday July 29

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All day

North Philadelphia History Festival

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10 am – 5 pm

The Short Line

Michener Art MuseumDoylestown

Wednesday July 30

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10 am – 5 pm

The Short Line

Michener Art MuseumDoylestown

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3 – 5 pm

Science in the Summer – Welsh Road Library

Ages: 5 – 12
Community
Family
Free

Welsh Road LibraryPhiladelphia

Thursday July 31

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10 am – 5 pm

The Short Line

Michener Art MuseumDoylestown

Glen Foerd

10:30 – 11 am

Storytime at Glen Foerd Mansion

Ages: 4 and under
Attractions
Community
Family

Glen FoerdPhiladelpha 19114

S&D Landscape

10:30 – 11:30 am

STORYTIME + DESIGN

Ages: All
Art
Community
Family

design gymPhiladelphia

Friday Aug. 1

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10 am – 5 pm

The Short Line

Michener Art MuseumDoylestown

Saturday Aug. 2

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10 am – 5 pm

The Short Line

Michener Art MuseumDoylestown

Sunday Aug. 3

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10 am – 5 pm

The Short Line

Michener Art MuseumDoylestown

Monday Aug. 4

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10 am – 5 pm

The Short Line

Michener Art MuseumDoylestown

Tuesday Aug. 5

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10 am – 5 pm

The Short Line

Michener Art MuseumDoylestown

Wednesday Aug. 6

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10 am – 5 pm

The Short Line

Michener Art MuseumDoylestown

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3 – 5 pm

Science in the Summer – Welsh Road Library

Ages: 5 – 12
Community
Family
Free

Welsh Road LibraryPhiladelphia

Singalong Series H2.0

7 pm

WHHYYY??? An Evening of Sing-along & Overdue Processing

FringeArts TheatrePhiladelphia

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