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.
More at Mavey Books
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.
Fiction Book Club: Contrapposto
Fiction group on the new Dave Eggers novel. Buy the pick at the shop and RSVP online. Mavey is the Cricket Avenue shop that opened as Ardmore's first independent bookstore.
Around the same time
Young Frankenstein
Mel Brooks's 1974 monster comedy runs for a week at the Lancaster Avenue art house. Showtimes change day to day.
Friday live music at Animated Brewing
Local artists play the Mount Airy Road taproom every Friday. The brewery does not post set times ahead, so check the taproom page or call before you drive out.
Crafts and Games Week
Story times pause for a week and the Junior Room fills with crafts and games instead, open 10 to 4 each day. All ages, drop in, no registration.