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Urban Foraging with Lady Danni

Columbus Blvd & Washington Av South Columbus Boulevard, Washington Ave., Philadelphia, PA, United States

Join Lady Danni during a walk along the Delaware River Trail for an Urban Foraging trip.Join Lady Danni for a free walk at the Delaware River Trail in South Philadelphia to learn about plants and trees that grow in the ara and their medicinal uses. Meet at the beginning of the Delaware River Trail located at Columbus Blvd. and Washington Ave. Limited Must register.

Author Event: The Ballad of Roy Benavidez

Free Library of Philadelphia 1901 Vine St, Fourth Floor, Room 405, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Cost: FREE Room 108 University of Pennsylvania historian William Sturkey will discuss his latest book, which tells the dramatic life of Vietnam War hero Roy Benavidez, revealing how Hispanic Americans have long shaped US history, from "a major new voice lyrical powers as a biographer” (David W. Blight) In May 1968, while serving in Vietnam, Master Sergeant Roy Benavidez led the rescue of a reconnaissance team surrounded by hundreds of enemy soldiers. He saved the lives of at least eight of his comrades that day in a remarkable act of valor that left him permanently disabled. Awarded the Medal of

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printPHILLY! 2025

(Philadelphia, PA) Parkway Central Library 1901 Vine Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

printPHILLY! 2025 An annual print fair celebrating the diversity and richness of Philadelphia’s printmaking community. Philadelphia, PA – The Philadelphia Print Consortium is pleased to announce the third annual printPHILLY! print fair. Join us on Saturday, April 12, 2025 at Parkway Central Library, Free Library of Philadelphia, 1901 Vine Street on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway. Showcasing over 40 vendors, including individual artists, print shops, collectives, schools, and non-profit spaces, this one day fair is FREE and open to the public from 10 AM - 4 PM. Visitors can interact with a range of printmakers, print-publishers, print-focused galleries and nonprofi ts,

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