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Thursday Sep. 11, 2025

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4:15 – 6 pm

Poetry Reading with Ursula Rucker

InLiquid GalleryPhiladelphia

Saturday Sep. 13

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10 am – 5 pm

Family Fun Day at Andalusia Gardens

Andalusia Historic House, Gardens & ArboretumAndalusia

Saturday Sep. 20

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9 am – 5 pm

Uhuru Book Fair + Marketplace

clark parkPhiladelphia

Wednesday Sep. 24

Stephen Dunn Reading Series Iain Haley Pollock Fall 25-3

12:30 – 2 pm

Stephen Dunn Reading Series: Iain Haley Pollock

Stockton UniversityGalloway

Thursday Oct. 2

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6 – 7 pm

Author Talk | COMBEE

Parkway Central LibraryPhiladelphia

Wednesday Oct. 15

Jake Tapper (credit Elliott O’Donovan)

6:30 – 8:30 pm

An Evening with Jake Tapper

Suzanne Roberts TheatrePhiladelphia

Friday Oct. 17

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7 – 9:30 pm

J. Trafford in Conversation With PA Songwriters

Molly’s Books & RecordsPhiladelphia

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