My Dear Général: George Washington and the Marquis de Lafayette
Jeff Finegan on the father and son bond between Washington and the young French aristocrat who crossed an ocean to fight beside him. Dinner is fifteen dollars and needs a reservation ahead of time.
More at St. Stephen's UCC
Perkasie Historical Society Speaker Series: My Dear Général
Jeff Finegan digs into the father-and-son bond between George Washington and the young Marquis de Lafayette, drawn from the third book in his I Knew George Washington series. Dinner runs $15 and needs a reservation.
Smokey Bear and Rudolph Wendelin
Elizabeth Wendelin talks about her father Rudolph, the artist who drew Smokey Bear for fifty years. Historical Society dinner meeting, fifteen dollars for the meal, reservation required before the day.
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If JFK Survived Dallas
An alternate-history play staged at Forge over two nights, imagining the motorcade ending differently. The cast is being pulled from local actors right now.
Annual Winter Coat Drive
Bag up clean coats you are done with and drop them at the market office by Entrance 4, on the market's open days through the end of October. They go to the Salvation Army.
October First Friday 2026
Shops stay open late on the first Friday of the month, with sales and sidewalk activity across the downtown grid. This one doubles as the fall gallery night.
