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The Weeping Time Slave Auction: Why Memory Matters

Virtual Event Zoom

Author Anne C. Bailey will join us to discuss her book The Weeping Time: Memory and the Largest Slave Auction in American History. Over 400 men, women, and children were sold by the Butler Plantation estates in 1859. This book analyzes the operation of this auction and traces the lives of slaves before, during, and after their...

Free

Sip and Paint with Kaity Lacy

Christ Church Garden 20 N American Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Join us as we complete together a watercolor painting featuring the historic south front of Christ Church in the Christ Church Garden! Want a fun painting night out with your friends where you can actually learn how to paint? Kaity Lacy is a highly sought-after commission artist, art teacher, and published illustrator of the Gata Unbound book series, her...

$35 – $50

Summer Concert Series: John Marcel Williams

The Roof 20 N American Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Award-winning classical guitarist John Marcel Williams is establishing a reputation as both a virtuoso concert artist and a devoted teacher. By age 16 he had garnered over 20 prizes at competitions, including first prize at the Boston Guitar Festival youth competition, Rosario Guitar Festival, Classical Minds Guitar Festival, and second prize at the International Guitar...

Free
Recurring

Summer Sippers – Rooftop Cocktail Workshop with Art in the Age

Join us and our friends at Art in the Age on our rooftop for an evening of great views and even better cocktails. This interactive workshop will walk you through how to make some of your favorite summer refreshers! One ticket includes: a table for two, all necessary ingredients to make two cocktails per person, and one interactive demonstration and instruction...

Makers Market

Church Street 20 N American Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Rain or shine! Join our local vendors on Church Street between 2nd and American Streets for a celebration of all things local and handmade!