Medical Meanderings
Retired emergency physician Joe Lex walks you to the graves of a surgeon nicknamed The Great Slasher, the couple who consulted on the Radium Girls, and three doctors called to Washington for a dying president.
More at Laurel Hill West
Sacred Spaces & Storied Places
Ninety minutes walking the mausoleums and monuments of the West grounds, with the stories of the people inside them. The ground rolls, so wear shoes you can walk hills in.
Honor, Reflect, and Remember: 25th Anniversary 9/11 Memorial Service
An hour of remembrance on the cemetery grounds off Belmont Avenue, marking twenty-five years since 2001. Five minutes from Narberth, in the next township over.
Autumn Abundance in Nature's Sanctuary, a Horticulture Tour
A ninety minute walk through Nature's Sanctuary, the natural burial section, as the fall color starts. Staff talk through what is blooming, seeding, and going dormant.
Around the same time
Autumn in Kyoto
PA Certified Horticulturist Sharee Solow, a Philadelphia Flower Show chair, gives a talk on Kyoto's autumn gardens at the Buck estate.
Rice's Market (Tuesdays)
Thirty acres of flea market, farm stands and antique dealers going since the 1870s. Gates at 7am and it thins out by midday, so come early and bring cash.
Executive Scramble
Nine simulated holes before work with a rotating cast of local business people. Ninety minutes, no handicap required, and the point is the conversation between shots as much as the golf.
