Fantasy Book Club: Dungeon Crawler Carl
The science fiction and fantasy group on Dungeon Crawler Carl. Buy the pick at Mavey and RSVP online. Mavey is the Cricket Avenue shop that opened as Ardmore's first independent bookstore.
More at Mavey Books
First Friday at Mavey Books
Two hours of browsing on the first Friday of the month at the Cricket Avenue shop, and any purchase over $45 comes with a free reader galley. One per customer, so choose well.
Nadia's Book Club: Communion
Discussion of bell hooks on love and self. Buy the pick at the shop and RSVP online. Mavey is the Cricket Avenue shop that opened as Ardmore's first independent bookstore.
Fantasy Book Club: Assassin's Apprentice
The fantasy group starts Robin Hobb's Farseer trilogy. Buy the pick at Mavey and RSVP online. Space is tight, so RSVP rather than turning up cold.
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Thanksgiving Food Drive
The market collects food on its open days from mid October to the middle of November, ahead of Thanksgiving. Bring something along when you come for the produce stands.
Bearfest: Homecoming and Family Weekend
Ursinus folds homecoming and family weekend into one two day run across the Main Street campus. Friday opens it up, with alumni gatherings and campus events before the Saturday sports slate.
Tree Canopy Conference
A full day on tree canopy in Stokes Auditorium at Haverford College, nine to four thirty, open to the general public. Run by the college arboretum, a couple of miles from Ardmore.