BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//CalDiscovery//caldiscovery//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH DESCRIPTION:Discovered and maintained by CalDiscovery (https://caldiscover y.com). Event details belong to their publishers. Contains information fro m CalDiscovery\, which is made available under the ODbL 1.0. SOURCE:https://caldiscovery.com/philadelphia-pa/literary.ics X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H X-WR-CALDESC:Discovered and maintained by CalDiscovery (https://caldiscove ry.com). Event details belong to their publishers. Contains information fr om CalDiscovery\, which is made available under the ODbL 1.0. X-WR-CALNAME:CalDiscovery - philadelphia-pa (literary) BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Philadelphia Literacy Day 2026 DTSTART:20260905T160000Z DTEND:20260905T190000Z DTSTAMP:20260904T002929Z UID:10040575-1788609600-1788620400@gridphilly.com CATEGORIES:community,literary DESCRIPTION:Plot Twist: Page Turners and Legacy Builders is our 2026 theme for Philadelphia Literacy Day! Join us for free books\, fun\, and communi ty! LAST-MODIFIED:20260904T002929Z LOCATION:Tree House Books\, 1430 West Susquehanna Avenue\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19121\, United States URL:https://gridphilly.com/event/philadelphia-literacy-day-2026/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Grid Magazine X-SOURCE-URL:https://gridphilly.com/event/taproom-yoga END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Writers Club [Pen to Page] DTSTART:20260909T230000Z DTEND:20260910T000000Z DTSTAMP:20260903T181156Z UID:10954-1788980400-1788984000@audubonlibrary.org CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:NEW DAY and TIME!! Writers looking for accountability\, feedba ck and community are welcome to join the Free Public Library of Audubon’ s Writers Club. \nWe meet bi-monthly in the library. \nPen to Page – Wa rm up with a 15 min prompt (option to share) and use the remaining time to progress personal projects. \nOpen Mic – A chance to share what you are working on with the group and seek advice/feedback. \nThe group is design ed for adults 18+ and all genres and experience levels are welcome. \nHapp y Writing! LAST-MODIFIED:20260903T181156Z LOCATION:Audubon Senior Center\, 247 Oakland Ave URL:https://audubonlibrary.org/event/writers-club-pen-to-page-2608-2/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Audubon Library X-SOURCE-URL:https://audubonlibrary.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Non-Stop Flavor Gems Release Party DTSTART:20260911T220000Z DTEND:20260912T010000Z DTSTAMP:20260903T004844Z UID:10013667-1789149600-1789160400@www.bartramsgarden.org CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:Non-Stop Flavor Gems is the latest book from local artist Ana Woulfe with publisher Reptile House Comix. Fully compostable and deeply in love with the world\, the book uses four invented seasonal foods to discu ss ways of living that are patient\, attentive and thoughtful. Taking good care of the land around you and all that resides on it while simultaneous ly rejecting the systems of power and oppression that seem so permanently entrenched in our current society. It’s also really cute and meant to ma ke you laugh\, so you can think of it as a sort of decolonial picture book for adults. \nAs we enjoy the beautiful late summer evening in the moon g arden at Bartram’s\, copies of the book will be for sale and seasonal re freshments and snacks will be available (fingers crossed for a bounty of p aw-paws!!). Talk to friends or strangers or just sit alone and appreciate the night\, it’s up to you ! \nAlso\, at 7:30 we’ll be setting light and sugar traps to attract a spectacle of nighttime insects so that we can harmlessly observe and marvel at nighttime pollinator life together. \nAC CESSIBILITY – This event takes place on the patio of the Eastwick Pavili on\, which is a large\, open-air\, covered tent space in the Garden. It is accessible via paved path\, about a 10-minute walk downhill from the main Visitor Parking Loop by the 54th Street entrance or a 10-minute walk on a moderate incline from the 56th Street entrance. The path to the Pavilion itself is on gravel. The restrooms in the Pavilion are not ADA-accessible. The nearest accessible restrooms are located off of the Barnyard\, below the Lath house\, but have no automated doors.  \nWe’re happy to make ac commodations for guests with mobility limitations. Large portions of our 5 0+ acre botanical garden can be explored via wheelchair\, though some of o ur paths should be used at your own discretion. If you have questions or c oncerns\, don’t hesitate to reach out ahead of time to info@bartramsgar den.org. \nFor more information about planning your visit\, see bartramsg arden.org/visit LAST-MODIFIED:20260903T004844Z LOCATION:Eastwick Pavilion\, 5400 Lindbergh Blvd\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 191 43\, United States URL:https://www.bartramsgarden.org/event/non-stop-flavor-gems-release-part y/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Bartram's Garden X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.bartramsgarden.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:PFKNR with authors Vanessa Díaz & Petra Rivera-Rideau DTSTART:20260916T230000Z DTEND:20260917T010000Z DTSTAMP:20260904T001813Z UID:10000284-1789585200-1789592400@tallerpr.org CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, September 16\, 6pm\n\n\n\nTaller Puertorriqueño | 2600 N. 5th St\, Philadelphia\, PA 19133\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister for Event\ n\n\n\n\nFree Event\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin us on Wednesday Septemebr 16\, with Petra Rivera-Rideau and Vanessa Díaz\, authors of P FKN R: How Bad Bunny Became The Global Voice of Puerto Rican Resistance. The talk will be followed by a book signing! LAST-MODIFIED:20260904T001813Z LOCATION:Taller Puertorriqueño\, North 5th Street 2600\, Philadelphia\, P ennsylvania\, 19133\, United States URL:https://tallerpr.org/events/pfknr/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Taller Puertorriqueño X-SOURCE-URL:https://tallerpr.org/events/cookingconomi END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Book Club DTSTART:20260917T170000Z DTEND:20260917T180000Z DTSTAMP:20260729T163112Z UID:27699-1789650000-1789653600@mylamp.org CATEGORIES:community,literary LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T163112Z LOCATION:Hybrid URL:https://mylamp.org/measure/ X-SOURCE-NAME:LAMP X-SOURCE-URL:https://mylamp.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Writers in Camden: Stacey Waite DTSTART:20260917T220000Z DTEND:20260917T233000Z DTSTAMP:20260828T180618Z UID:626@thesunpapers.com CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:Author Stacey Waite will visit Camden for a free reading as pa rt of Writers in Camden at Rutgers-Camden.\n\nWaite is an associate profes sor of English at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln and the author of T eaching Queer: Radical Possibilities for Writing and Knowing. Waite has al so published poetry collections including Butch Geography and the lake has no saint.\n\nWaite has led writing workshops\, lectures\, and diversity t raining at high schools and colleges across the country\, with a focus on gender diversity and support for queer youth. Waite is also the editor of Ways of Reading\, a composition textbook\, and works in composition\, teac hing\, and community writing.\n\nThe newest poetry collection\, A Real Man Would Have a Gun\, explores gender\, sexuality\, masculinity\, and parent hood from a genderqueer point of view. The collection includes serious\, e motional\, angry\, and funny moments as it looks at how gender shapes peop le’s lives.\n\nThe event will be held in the Multipurpose Room at the Ru tgers-Camden Campus Center\, 326 Penn Street\, Camden\, NJ 08102.\n\nAdmis sion is free\, and registration is encouraged. Refreshments will be provid ed\, and books will be available for purchase.\n\nThe in-person event take s place Thursday\, September 17\, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. and lasts about 90 m inutes. LAST-MODIFIED:20260828T180618Z URL:https://thesunpapers.com/events/writers-in-camden-stacey-waite X-SOURCE-NAME:Best Philadelphia Concert Venues for Live Music in 2026 X-SOURCE-URL:https://thesunpapers.com/2026/04/03/c-lifestyle-philadelphia- concert-venues-guide END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Book Signing In the Time of the Butterflies: The Graphic Novel wit h Illustrator Krystal Quiles DTSTART:20260919T143000Z DTEND:20260919T163000Z DTSTAMP:20260904T001813Z UID:10000305-1789813800-1789821000@tallerpr.org CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, September 19\, 10:30am – 12:30pm\n\n\n\nTaller Pu ertorriqueño | 2600 N. 5th St\, Philadelphia\, PA 19133\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLear n More LAST-MODIFIED:20260904T001813Z LOCATION:Taller Puertorriqueño\, North 5th Street 2600\, Philadelphia\, P ennsylvania\, 19133\, United States URL:https://tallerpr.org/events/krystalquiles/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Taller Puertorriqueño X-SOURCE-URL:https://tallerpr.org/events/cookingconomi END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Poetry Slam at Mercy Technical High School DTSTART:20260919T190000Z DTEND:20260919T230000Z DTSTAMP:20260904T000550Z UID:45876-1789830000-1789844400@nkcdc.org CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:Join NKCDC & Mercy Technical High School for a Poetry Slam!  \nThis workshop is part of a series of events and workshops called A Peopl e’s Exposition that is taking a critical and honest look at key issues s haping Philadelphia today\, envisioning a more just and equitable future f or our city\, and acting on co-created solutions that address our greatest challenges. LAST-MODIFIED:20260904T000550Z URL:https://nkcdc.org/event/poetry-slam-at-mercy-technical-high-school/ X-SOURCE-NAME:NKCDC X-SOURCE-URL:https://nkcdc.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Writers Club [Open Mic] DTSTART:20260923T230000Z DTEND:20260924T000000Z DTSTAMP:20260903T181156Z UID:10951-1790190000-1790193600@audubonlibrary.org CATEGORIES:literary,music DESCRIPTION:NEW DAY and TIME!!  Writers looking for accountability\, feed back and community are welcome to join the Free Public Library of Audubon ’s Writers Club. \nWe meet bi-monthly in the library. \nPen to Page – Warm up with a 15 min prompt (option to share) and use the remaining time to progress personal projects. \nOpen Mic – A chance to share what you are working on with the group and seek advice/feedback. \nThe group is des igned for adults 18+ and all genres and experience levels are welcome. \nH appy Writing! LAST-MODIFIED:20260903T181156Z LOCATION:Audubon Senior Center\, 247 Oakland Ave URL:https://audubonlibrary.org/event/writers-club-open-mic-2608-2/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Audubon Library X-SOURCE-URL:https://audubonlibrary.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Mahmoud Khalil Author Talk DTSTART:20260925T213000Z DTEND:20260926T003000Z DTSTAMP:20260827T183528Z UID:38q8u24qmcm4m70tqdlbgj8mlo@google.com CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:Reserve tickets at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mahmoud-khali l-author-talk-tickets-1998989414149 LAST-MODIFIED:20260827T183528Z LOCATION:Friends Center\, 1501 Cherry St\, Philadelphia\, PA 19102\, USA X-SOURCE-NAME:Greater Delaware Valley Muslim Community Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://pa.cair.com/events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Noel Quiñones’ Philly Book Launch: A Poetry Reading DTSTART:20260930T220000Z DTEND:20261001T000000Z DTSTAMP:20260904T001813Z UID:10000298-1790791200-1790798400@tallerpr.org CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, September 30\, 6pm\n\n\n\nTaller Puertorriqueño | 2600 N. 5th St\, Philadelphia\, PA 19133\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRSVP for Event\n\n\ n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin us for an unforgettable night of poetry with Noel Qu iñones on Wednesday\, September 30th. Noel will be reading from his new b ook\, Orange\, and accompanied by fellow poets Minerva Macarrulla\, Kirwyn Sutherland\, Denice Frohman\, Raina J. León\, and Gabriel Ramirez. RSVP above LAST-MODIFIED:20260904T001813Z LOCATION:Taller Puertorriqueño\, North 5th Street 2600\, Philadelphia\, P ennsylvania\, 19133\, United States URL:https://tallerpr.org/events/noel-quinones-poetry-showcase/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Taller Puertorriqueño X-SOURCE-URL:https://tallerpr.org/events/cookingconomi END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Writers in Camden: Adam O'Fallon Price DTSTART:20261013T220000Z DTEND:20261013T233000Z DTSTAMP:20260828T180618Z UID:623@thesunpapers.com CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:Acclaimed author Adam O’Fallon Price will visit Camden for a reading as part of the Writers in Camden series at Rutgers University-Cam den.\n\nPrice is a writer\, writing teacher\, and musician based in Carrbo ro\, North Carolina. His first novel\, The Grand Tour\, was published in 2 016. His second novel\, The Hotel Neversink\, was published in 2019 and wo n the 2020 Edgar Award for Best Paperback Original. His short fiction has appeared in The Paris Review\, Granta\, Harper’s\, VICE\, and other publ ications.\n\nPrice will read from his work\, including his first short sto ry collection\, Objects of Desire\, which is scheduled for release on Octo ber 6\, 2026. The collection follows people dealing with family problems\, difficult choices\, loss\, anger\, and the things they want but cannot al ways have. The stories include a brother asked to donate bone marrow to hi s dying sibling\, an artist who follows his dog into a dangerous situation \, and a college soccer goalie struggling with her past and her relationsh ip with her mother.\n\nThe event will take place in the Multipurpose Room at the Rutgers-Camden Campus Center\, 326 Penn Street\, Camden\, NJ 08102. \n\nAdmission is free. Registration is encouraged. Refreshments will be pr ovided\, and books will be available for purchase.\n\nThe event will be he ld in person on Tuesday\, October 13\, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. and will last a bout 1 hour and 30 minutes. LAST-MODIFIED:20260828T180618Z URL:https://thesunpapers.com/events/writers-in-camden-adam-ofallon-price X-SOURCE-NAME:Best Philadelphia Concert Venues for Live Music in 2026 X-SOURCE-URL:https://thesunpapers.com/2026/04/03/c-lifestyle-philadelphia- concert-venues-guide END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Book Club DTSTART:20261015T170000Z DTEND:20261015T180000Z DTSTAMP:20260729T163112Z UID:27702-1792069200-1792072800@mylamp.org CATEGORIES:community,literary LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T163112Z LOCATION:Hybrid URL:https://mylamp.org/ghost-map/ X-SOURCE-NAME:LAMP X-SOURCE-URL:https://mylamp.org END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR