Discover Art

Mon, August 19, 2019 6:30 P.M.
Fumo Family Library

Discover  ART  in this 2-Part Program! Visit Fumo Library to look at the Barnes’collections of art from around the world with Virtual Reality (VR) headsets. Session attendees and their guests will then be invited to visit the Barnes for FREE the following…

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Artists in Conversation: Ouizi & Roxana Azar

Wed, September 11, 2019 6:00 P.M.
Art Department at Parkway Central Library

Join Detroit-based painter Ouizi  and local artist Roxana Azar   for the third part of Mural Arts' newest speaker series: Artists in Conversation. This collaboration with the Parkway Central Library’s Art Department will provide unique insight into each…

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Home on Our Back: A Laureate’s Reading on the Poetics of Diaspora

Sat, September 14, 2019 7:00 P.M.
Literature Department at Parkway Central Library

Join us for a bi-city poetry collaboration between Boston Poet Laureate Porsha Olayiwola and Philadelphia Poet Laureate Raquel Salas Rivera , which explores how migrations have shaped both East Coast cities. From North to South, from enslavement to freedom, across borders, from colony to the…

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From Across the Waters

Mon, September 16, 2019 6:30 P.M.
Parkway Central Library

Join us at Parkway Central Library for a kick-off to Welcoming Week poetry reading and conversation with authors writing about immigration in today's America:  From Across the Waters .   This event will feature Julia Kolchinsky Dasbach…

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Revenue 101: Business Tax Basics for Small Business Owners

Wed, September 25, 2019 10:00 A.M.
Business Resource and Innovation Center at Parkway Central Library

Revenue 101: Business Tax Basics is designed to give business owners an overview of the four major business tax types: Business Income and Receipts, Net Profits, Wage/Earnings, and Use & Occupancy. You won’t leave as a tax expert, but you will have a better understanding of…

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Goat Walk and Storytime

Wed, September 25, 2019 5:00 P.M.
Philadelphia City Institute

Please join us for a special program with the Philly Goat Project.  We will walk around Rittenhouse Square with our new goat friends, then enjoy stories at the goat statue in the Square.  These are very friendly goats!  For children and families.  Please call us at…

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TRIPOD: Conversations with Place

Now through Mon, September 30, 2019 6:30 P.M.
Art Department at Parkway Central Library

The  Writers Room 's second annual Canon TRIPOD photo exhibition is on view throughout Pepper Hall, home of the Art & Literature Department . Head up to Art & Literature on the 2nd floor of Parkway Central, look for the photos hanging on and above…

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Life at Sea: A Rare Book Voyage

Sat, October 12, 2019 2:00 P.M.
Rare Book Department at Parkway Central Library

Life at Sea: A Rare Book Voyage Join us for an afternoon voyage into the Free Library of Philadelphia’s rare book collections. We’ll page through books about pirates printed in the 1600s and 1700s, look at children’s books about whales and sea monsters, and even study a Bible…

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High School Choices Program

Wed, October 16, 2019 3:00 P.M.
McPherson Square Library

Come see what the difference High Schools have to offer your child.  We will have informaiton on all local schools, City-Wide schools, and Select Enrollment schools, as well as many of the top charter schools. We have information on the selection process and will do our best to answer any…

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Joey Baldino and Adam Erace | Dinner at the Club: 100 Years of Stories and Recipes from South Philly's Palizzi Social Club

Mon, October 28, 2019 7:30 P.M.
Parkway Central Library

Cost: FREE

In conversation with Michael Klein, editor/producer of inquirer.com/food and @phillyinsider Originally a meeting place for South Philly’s Abruzzi-American community, the members-only Palizzi Social Club is now one of America’s hottest restaurants. Since owner and chef Joey Baldino…

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Jon Dorenbos | Life Is Magic: My Inspiring Journey from Tragedy to Self-Discovery

Mon, November 18, 2019 7:30 P.M.
Parkway Central Library

Cost: $15.00

Tickets on sale September 9, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. In convesation with Larry Platt Philadelphia Eagles long-snapper Jon Dorenbos played in two Pro Bowls and had an illustrious 14-year career in the NFL. Also a gifted magician, he was a finalist on the 11th season of America’s Got Talent and…

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