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UPCOMING EVENTS
Discussion Group
Every month
Thursday, April 9 through
Thursday, August 13 at 12:00 PM
Philosophy Discussion Group: POLITICAL THEORY
Bradley Owen
Speaker Series
Friday, April 10 at 6:00 PM
Philadelphia Chamber Music Society Pre-Concert Talk: A Musical Retrospective of Benjamin Franklin ft. Lyric Fest
Suzanne DuPlantis and Benjamin Wenzelberg
Discussion Group
Saturday, April 11 at 10:30 AM
Spanish Conversation Group
Speaker Series
Saturday, April 11 at 11:00 AM
PI-Philly Lecture: HOW CESARE BECCARIA SHAPED AMERICA'S FOUNDERS
Prof. John Bessler
The Athenaeum of Philadelphia operates the Regional Digital Imaging Center (RDIC), which provides digital imaging and printing services to members and clients, featuring a Cruse CS 220 ST model scanner. LEARN MORE
