The Discovery Center

Philadelphia nonprofit Uplift Center for Grieving Children (Uplift), which provides free therapeutic grief support services and programs for youth and their families, announces Holding Grief: From Firsts to Always, a free exhibition of artwork created by local children, teens, and their caregivers through its “Uplifting Voices: Art That Speaks” community art program.
Holding Grief: From Firsts to Always
recognizes that grief is not confined to singular moments but is an ongoing journey – from the first moment without someone to every moment after. Holding Grief will be held on Friday, November 6, 2026, from 5:00–7:30 p.m. at The Discovery Center (3401 Reservoir Dr, Philadelphia, PA 19121) in Strawberry Mansion. The free event will display works of art made during three free drop-in art nights which took place between June and August 2026. Attendees of all ages can enjoy creative activities, performances by the PME Drumline, and a catered buffet by Butter’s Soul Food.

Local Event: Holding Grief: From Firsts to Always, A Free Public Art Exhibition

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Holding Grief: From Firsts to Always, A Free...

Philadelphia nonprofit Uplift Center for Grieving Children (Uplift), which provides free therapeutic grief support services and...

Holding Grief: From Firsts to Always, A Free Public Art Exhibition

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Abington Friends Meeting

Abington Friends Meeting is happy to announce that Niyonu Spann is giving the next Benjamin Lay Lecture on “Reparations: A Concept or a Life-Giving Practice?”
Saturday, November 7, 2026, at 6:45pm at Abington Meetinghouse, <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/search/520+Meetinghouse+Road,+Jenkintown,+PA+19046?entry=gmail&amp;source=g" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">520 Meetinghouse Road, Jenkintown, PA 19046</a>. There is no charge.
Please register: <a href="https://forms.gle/cWB9D4x7p8MP9BMx5" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">forms.gle/cWB9D4x7p8MP9BMx5</a>
Reparations: A Concept or a Life-Giving Practice?
What does it truly mean to repair? Perhaps it is not simply to join together that which has been separate, but to restore what fundamentally belongs together. To remember and make whole what has suffered a profound breach.
In this talk, Niyonu invites us to move beyond circling reparations as a compelling concept and toward embodying it as a life-giving practice — one rooted in the recognition that we belong to one another and cannot be well without one another. When that fundamental truth is obscured, even our most sincere efforts toward repair miss the radical transformation required. Reparations is ultimately about restoring right relationship and making whole again that which has suffered a profound breach.
About Niyonu
Niyonu D. Spann is a longtime Friend, educator, facilitator, artist, and practitioner of whole-systems transformation whose life and work have centered on the relationship between inner transformation and the work of justice and liberation. A member of Chester Monthly Meeting in Pennsylvania, Niyonu’s journey among Friends began in the late 1970s and has included service with Friends Council on Education, teaching and administration at Oakwood Friends School and Friends Select School, and serving as Dean of Pendle Hill. For more than three decades, she has worked with individuals, communities, and organizations to uncover and interrupt deeply embedded patterns of separation and oppression and to cultivate more just, life-giving ways of being together.
Niyonu is the founder and president of 4 Circles Beyond, Inc. and founder and lead vision holder of the Academy for Peace &amp; Liberation Education, a Friends high school and community center being developed in Chester. She also co-founded Co-Creating Effective &amp; Inclusive Organizations (CEIO) and created the Beyond Diversity 101 process, through which hundreds of Friends and others have engaged the personal, relational, and systemic dimensions of liberation. A vocalist, songwriter, and composer, Niyonu brings creative expression, spiritual practice, embodied knowing, and a commitment to truth-telling into all of her work. She is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Transformative Studies at the California Institute of Integral Studies.

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Abington

Benjamin Lay Lecture 

Abington Friends Meeting is happy to announce that Niyonu Spann is giving the next Benjamin Lay Lecture on “Reparations: A...

The Inn at Swarthmore

Discover beautiful and unique handmade items from over 90 local artists at this vibrant community market. Enjoy a full day of art, gifts, live music, and delicious food with proceeds benefiting enhancements for downtown Swarthmore.
90 local talented crafters and artisans specializing in many mediums including jewelry, pottery, art, woodworking, metalwork, textiles, bath and body, scents, decor and more!
Live Music, Food Trucks, Face Painitng, Special Performance by Next Generation Theatre. Great local businesses to explore.
Ample parking in Borough Lot and on Myers Avenue. Paid Parking and transit option courtesy of SEPTA Media/Wawa Line.
Curated and Organized by Harvey Oak Mercantile and Gallery on Park with support from the Merchants of Swarthmore.
Artists
222 Creations 321 Driftwood After Oak Aisha Likes It All Washed Up Gems Alphabet Photography by Michelle Jordan Amber Wood Designs Aromacology Co. Art by Brittany Lee Art of the Fold Avant-Garden Pottery Bella’s Boutique Bernie's Bouquets BowlsbyPaul BPK Photography Bridget Hughes Pottery Brixxy &amp; Co. Buckley’s Woodturning Caitelle Cat Horn Accessory Chalktree WAX Candles Champagne on a Wednesday Clay and Color Creations by Marziani crescent moon clothing Crooked Curiosities D. Prince Designs designedbyAtara Designs by Beth DPTurnings Elisabeth Jönsson Brown ElleSEA Shoppe Em's Fabulous Art Felt That fluffy pup pottery Gentrybyjenna Hoppiness Soaps Indigo Folk Medicine Inspiration Beads J.Neal Papers JennyWoodArts Jewelry by Kerry Rohrbach JFOX Jewelry JMG Wood Art joeyfivecents KC Co (Kimlan Cornell Co) Kevin Koethe Abstract Art Laura k. Murdoch Fine Art. Lauren Delk Ceramics Lucy &amp; Leigh Lyons Eye Creative M Sutter Art Macramaybee Maddy Made Pottery Made by Hand by Marianne Marie Koethe Watercolors MESC Designs Metal Worx Jewelry Designz Miss Millie Ceramics MollyauContraire Monsters On A Picnic Mount Airy Candle Co. Nancy Jane- artisan jewelry Njeristudio Nova Silver Studio Pepper Pop Perennial Tapestries Phoenix Crafts Pixie + Thistle Pluma Avis Domus Radiant Star Arts Root and Rocks Saffron Creations Sandra Webberking Originals Sarah Draws Things sardine clothing Savery Art Sawdust Siren Shay Lynn: Jewelry, Art &amp; Apparel Sixth Son Studios Spirit Glassworks Spitfire Designs Jewelry StanfieldCeramics Studio bloomeon Terraintextures THE D3LCO EFFECT The Painted Lily TinaDesigns Upcycled Love LLC
Featured Food Vendors
Salty Paws Phoenixville PA Ke Ai Café Federal Donuts &amp; Chicken Food Truck Humpty's Dumplings The Clean Plate Club Truck Moshava Cool Cravings

Local Event: Swarthmore Makers Market

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Swarthmore Makers Market

Discover beautiful and unique handmade items from over 90 local artists at this vibrant community market. Enjoy a full day of...

Grundy Museum

Grundy Museum Presents Victorian Holiday House 2026: Travels &amp; TraditionsOur exquisite Victorian Holiday House returns! This year, discover Travels &amp; Traditions, a festive celebration of holiday customs from around the world, inspired by the Grundy Family’s travels! Each room features festive displays from the United States, England, France, Germany, Russia, Italy, and more!
Delight in the Victorian splendor of the Grundy Mansion, beautifully decorated for the season with magnificent Christmas trees. Each room offers a glimpse into the unique holiday traditions, decorations, and customs of different countries and regions, bringing the spirit of Christmas and celebrations from around the world into this historic home in Bristol Borough in Pennsylvania.
Each Christmas tree is lovingly decorated by the Museum’s staff, volunteers, and designer Jimmy Bason Gilpatrick, along with his team from Bird of Paradise Flowers on Mill Street. Their creativity and artistry help transform the Grundy Museum into a spectacular holiday destination filled with timeless holiday season charm and festive wonder.
Victorian Holiday House is a beloved annual tradition and a wonderful way to welcome the holiday season with family and friends!
Join us for <a href="https://app.dvforms.net/api/dv/q028ee" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Opening Night</a> on Friday, November 20, 2026, at 6pm, for a special evening celebrating the magic of the season. Enjoy holiday music, performed by harpist Danielle Lehr Schagrin, and light refreshments in the garden on the Museum’s South Lawn. Book your $50 Opening Night tickets today and be the first to experience the beauty of Victorian Holiday House: Travels &amp; Traditions!
Docent-led Tours are November 21 to December 22, 2026, for just $5! On December 4, 11 and 18, pianist David Dzubinski will play traditional holiday music on our upright Steinway piano. Click <a href="https://app.dvforms.net/api/dv/6vz5jw" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">here</a> for the detailed schedule. All proceeds from Victorian Holiday House support the Grundy Museum’s education programs for all ages.
Parking: Free parking is available at 705 Radcliffe Street (Grundy Library Parking lot at the corner of Dorrance Street and Radcliffe Street).
Restrooms are available.

Local Event: Victorian Holiday House 2026: Travels & Traditions

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Victorian Holiday House 2026: Travels & Traditions

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