The Athenaeum of Philadelphia

Event Calendar

Members Only Event    Indicates Members Only Events

Reservations Required    Indicates Reservations Required

(To make a reservation contact Susan Gallo at 215-925-2688 or sgallo@philaathenaeum.org unless other instructions are given)

   
August 2  
9:30am-3:00pm Coffee Day in Members' Reading Room Member Event
September 6 Closed for Labor Day
   
September 7  
9:30am-3:00pm Coffee Day in Members' Reading Room Member Event
   
September 8  
5:30pm-7:30pm Opening reception for Theophilus P. Chandler Jr., Portrait of an American Architect exhibition.
   
September 13 "Theophilus P. Chandler Jr., Portrait of an Architect" exhibition opens to the public.
   
September 14  
11:00am Socrates Cafe: Facilitator led philosophical inquiry and collegial conversation regarding life's enduring questions. RSVP to Gil Feinberg at gsfesq@verizon.net  Reservations Required
   
September 30  
5:30pm Lecture and Book Signing: Edmund De Waal, The Hare with the Amber Eyes: A Family's Century of Art and Loss.  Reception to follow. Free to members.  All others $10.00.  You may pay by clicking hereReservations Required
   
October 2  
10:00am-2:00pm First Saturday, Athenaeum open.
   
October 4  
9:30am-3:00pm Coffee Day in Members' Reading Room. Member Event
   
October 12  
11:00am Socrates Cafe: Facilitator led philosophical inquiry and collegial conversation regarding life's enduring questions. RSVP to Gil Feinberg at gsfesq@verizon.net  Reservations Required
   
October 13  
5:30pm Lecture and Book Signing: Michael Capuzzo, The Murder Room.  Co-Sponsored by The Alliance Francaise de Philadelphie. Reception to follow. Free to Athenaeum and Alliance Francaise de Philadelphie members.  All others $10.00.  You may pay by clicking hereReservations Required
   
October 30  
9:30am-3:00pm Workshop for adults: Pockets, Inserts and Hidden Places- A Travel Journal.  Athenaeum members $100, All others $125.  Register by clicking here. Reservations Required
   
November 1  
9:30am-3:00pm Coffee Day in Members' Reading Room Member Event
   
November 6  
10:00am-2:00pm First Saturday, Athenaeum open.
1:00pm-2:00pm Children's Program: Storytelling with Blue Deer Storytelling (Michele Belluomini) Free for members, all others $5 You may pay by clicking here. Reservations Required
2:00pm-4:00pm Children's Program: Book Arts Workshop with Maria Pisano, "Exploring the Extra-Terrestrial" Members $15, all others $25 Register by clicking here Reservations Required
   
November 9  
11:00am Socrates Cafe: Facilitator led philosophical inquiry and collegial conversation regarding life's enduring questions. RSVP to Gil Feinberg at gsfesq@verizon.net  Reservations Required
   
November 17  
5:30pm Lecture and Book Signing: Witold Rybczynski, Makeshift Metropolis: Ideas About Cities.  Reception to follow. Free to members, all others $10.00.  You may pay by clicking hereReservations Required
   
November 24 Athenaeum closes at noon.
   
November 25-26 Closed for Thanksgiving.
   
December 4  
10:00am-2:00pm First Saturday, Athenaeum open.
   
December 6  
9:30am-3:00pm Coffee Day in Members' Reading Room Member Event
   
December 8  
5:30pm Lecture and Book Signing: Anne Trubek, A Skeptic's Guide to Writers' Houses.  Reception to follow. Free to members, all others $10.00.  You may pay by clicking hereReservations Required
   
December 14  
11:00am Socrates Cafe: Facilitator led philosophical inquiry and collegial conversation regarding life's enduring questions. RSVP to Gil Feinberg at gsfesq@verizon.net  Reservations Required
   
December 24-27 Closed for Christmas
   
Dec 31- Jan 1 Closed for New Year's