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“Giants of the 1950’s: Nat King Cole”
Wed, November 13, 2019
11:00 A.M.
Senior Services
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Parkway Central Library
“Giants of 1950's” is a four part lecture series convened around journalism, politics, and entertainment in the Golden Age In part three we consider the musicality and influence of the legendary Nat King Cole . A pianist and vocalist of exceptional talent, Cole was forced…
Author Talk: Nathaniel Popkin
Wed, November 13, 2019
6:30 P.M.
Philadelphia City Institute
We’ve Been There, in 1976. Donald Trump, Frank Rizzo, and the Power of Resistance. A Talk and Reading by Nathaniel Popkin on the lessons of his new novel, "The Year of the Return". Nathaniel Popkin is a nationally recognized writer and editor. He is the author of three…
Roman Holiday- The Backstory- Skyline Room Wednesday, November 13th 2019 @ 6:30 pm sharp.
Wed, November 13, 2019
6:30 P.M.
Literature Department
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Parkway Central Library
Hollywood Backstory Movie Series Join us for the film which launched Audrey Hepburn as a film superstar and confirmed Greg Peck as an actor of many talents. Billed as a romantic comedy, Roman Holiday is a fantasy with serious themes for today as well as the 1950’s. With Roman Holiday, the…
An Evening with U.S. Poet Laureate Joy Harjo
Wed, November 13, 2019
7:30 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Cost: $15.00
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Co-sponsored by Monday Poets This year, Joy Harjo became the 23rd United States Poet Laureate, the first Native American honored with this position. Her 16 poetry collections include She Had Some Horses , Conflict Resolution for Holy Beings , and, most recently, An American Sunrise . She is also…
Monday Poets | An Evening with U.S. Poet Laureate Joy Harjo
Wed, November 13, 2019
7:30 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Cost: $15.00 Buy Tickets Online | Ticket and Subscription Packages This year, Joy Harjo became the 23rd United States Poet Laureate, the first Native American honored with this position. Her 16 poetry collections include She Had Some Horses , Conflict Resolution for Holy Beings , and, most…
Board Boot Camp with the Catalyst Center for Nonprofit Management
Thu, November 14, 2019
5:00 P.M.
Regional Foundation Center
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Parkway Central Library
The Board Boot Camp program has been designed for both new and experienced board members to learn or refresh their skills on being an effective nonprofit board member. This does not happen by accident, but rather by thoughtful and consistent attention to the role of board members in your…
Artist talk: Gail Gaines
Thu, November 14, 2019
6:00 P.M.
Art Department
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Parkway Central Library
The Art Department is home to a monumental boot-shaped sculpture entitled Every Little Detail , created by local fashion designer, couturiere and educator Gail Gaines for the 160th anniversary of Moore College of Art & Design. Another Moore alumna, Darla Jackson,…
Susan Orlean | The Library Book
Thu, November 14, 2019
7:30 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Cost: $15.00
EVENT SOLD OUT A staff writer for the New Yorker since 1992, Susan Orlean won wide acclaim for the 1998 New York Times bestseller The Orchid Thief , the story of a renegade Florida swamp plant poacher that was adapted into an Academy Award–winning film by Charlie Kaufman…
Becoming Philadelphia: Tina Chang
Sat, November 16, 2019
2:00 P.M.
Independence Library
Cost: FREE
Join the Free Library of Philadelphia and First Person Arts for a festival series of poetry readings and story circles that lift up stories of migration and put storytelling at the heart of the library. Hear some of the most dynamic poets of our day explore what it means to leave one home to…
Waging Peace in Vietnam: U.S. Soldiers and Veterans Who Opposed the War
Sun, November 17, 2019
2:00 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
The robust anti-war movement in Vietnam has a history that is largely unknown. Join Don Carver, co-editor of "Waging Peace in Vietnam: US Soldiers and Veterans Who Opposed the War", in partnership with several soldier-poets featured in the book for an engrossing discussion…
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
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In conversation with Larry Platt, co-founder/co-executive director of The Philadelphia Citizen and former editor of the Philadelphia Daily News and Philadelphia Magazine and co-author of Life is Magic Philadelphia Eagles long-snapper Jon Dorenbos played in two Pro Bowls and had an illustrious…
Jeanine Basinger | The Movie Musical!
Tue, November 19, 2019
7:30 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Cost: $15.00
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In conversation with Carrie Rickey, former film critic for the Inquirer Mentor to some of contemporary cinema’s top directors (Joss Whedon and Michael Bay) and founder of the department of film studies at Wesleyan University, Jeanine Basinger built the program into one of the best in the…
“Giants of the 1950’s: Adlai Stevenson”
Wed, November 20, 2019
11:00 A.M.
Senior Services
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Parkway Central Library
“Giants of 1950's” is a four part lecture series convened around journalism, politics, and entertainment in the Golden Age We close out this series with a look at the life and work of the ever popular Adlai Stevenson . A socialite, diplomat, and founding delegate of…
Moving Forward: Successful Aging
Wed, November 20, 2019
1:00 P.M.
Roxborough Library
Join us to discuss myths about aging. Aging well has been researched for years, with information available that can assist us as we age. People are living longer, and healthier lives, changing the image of what it means to grow older. We will offer tips about aging…
Shakespeare in the World: Shakespeare’s Wonder Women
Wed, November 20, 2019
6:00 P.M.
Literature Department
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Parkway Central Library
Lecture is in Room 406. In his first letter from the New World in 1493, Christopher Columbus described the women of the island Matremonio as Amazons from classical myth. By Shakespeare’s time, these women-warriors had become regular characters in both fiction and non-fiction texts, and…
Family Court
Thu, November 21, 2019
6:00 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
When it comes to the sensitive topic of parents and children going to court, better knowledge of the court system and your rights help prepare you for the justice system and for any of its outcomes. This program will cover three topics of Family Court: Dependency, Child Custody and Child…
Deirdre Bair | Parisian Lives: Samuel Beckett, Simone de Beauvoir, and Me
Thu, November 21, 2019
7:30 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Cost: $15.00
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Deirdre Bair won the National Book Award for her “blockbuster biography” of Samuel Beckett, “the best introduction to an enigmatic giant of 20th-century literature” ( Christian Science Monitor ). Her other acclaimed biographies include portraits of Simone de Beauvoir,…
Theories on the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy
Fri, November 22, 2019
2:00 P.M.
Fox Chase Library
Presented by Retired Librarian Steven J. Wright Friday, November 22, 2019 marks the fifty-sixth anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Since his death in Dallas, Texas, historians, conspiracy theorists, authors, scientists, and curious thinkers have researched, analyzed,…
Rashid Khalidi | Event Cancelled
Mon, November 25, 2019
7:30 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Cost: FREE
EVENT CANCELLED. The Edward Said Professor of Modern Arab Studies at Columbia University and editor of the Journal of Palestine Studies , Rashid Khalidi is one of the world’s leading historians of the Middle East. Among his many books are Palestinian Identity , Brokers of…
Friends Speaker Series | Beyond Chestnut Hill's Water Tower
Tue, November 26, 2019
1:30 P.M.
Chestnut Hill Library
Philadelphia's Bureau of Water completed mains that reached Northwest Philadelphia in the 1890s. For hundreds of years before that engineering feat, folks in the borough of Germantown, and the Townships of Mt. Airy and Roxborough paid private enterprises for water of dubious…