Venice Island Performing Arts & Recreation Center

Book lovers, take your places — the theatre is calling! 
At Venice Island Performing Arts Center, 7 Lock Street in Manayunk, the stage lights dim, the room hushes… and you become the star of the quietest show in town: Silent Book Club.
Bring any book you love, step into our beautiful theatre, and enjoy a three‑act experience made just for readers:
Act I: A warm welcome and light mingling.
Act II: One glorious hour of silent, uninterrupted reading.&nbsp;Act III: Chat with fellow book fans — or stay lost in your story.&nbsp;Dates: July 8 and September 16 Time: 6 to 8 PM Location: Venice Island Performing Arts Center, 7 Lock Street, Manayunk Cost: Free Parking: Free parking passes for the first 12 attendees, available at the front desk
Come alone or with friends. Settle into the theatre and enjoy a calm, cozy escape where the only lines you need to remember are the ones on the page. Bring a snack for yourself or one to share!&nbsp;

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Collectors Online Auction | Thursday, July 16, 2026 at 10:00 AM
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This Collectors Auction features fine jewelry, sterling silver, Asian art, fine art, period furniture, decorative arts, and historical collectibles spanning multiple collecting categories.
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Fine Jewelry includes 14k and 18k gold necklaces, bracelets, rings, brooches, cufflinks, diamond and gemstone jewelry, cultured pearl pieces, Russian Orthodox crosses, Tiffany &amp; Co. jewelry, Chopard accessories, and designer gold and gemstone examples. 
 
Sterling Silver includes a Gorham "Strasbourg" sterling silver tea and coffee service, Tiffany &amp; Co. sterling, Russian silver, English sterling, continental silver boxes, vanity accessories, serving pieces, and decorative silver objects. Also includes gold and silver bullion coins and commemoratives. 
 
Asian offerings include Japanese and Chinese cloisonné, Satsuma, Shibayama, silver, mixed metal, and porcelain works. Featured lots include Yabu Meizan Japanese Satsuma pottery, Kinkozan Satsuma charger, Ogasawara Shuzo ginbari cloisonné, and additional examples by Kumeno Teitaro, Hayashi Kodenji, Ando, Takeuchi Chubei , Yoshihide, Lao Tian Li, Fang Jiu Xia Chinese silver cup set, and additional Japanese cloisonné vases, censers, jars, and commemorative pieces. 
 
Fine Art includes works by Humbert Howard, Walter Launt Palmer, Benton Spruance, Daniel E. Greene, Marian Parkhurst Sloane, Christopher G. Willett, Carl Dennis Laughlin, David Tinsley, William Bowie, and Scott Woolever, along with additional paintings, prints, and sculpture. 
 
Furniture and Decorative Arts include a bench made tiger maple highboy, a Hungarian Biedermeier secrétaire abattant, a French Zodiac garden center table, painted carousel horses, leaded slag glass lamps, Bohemian Art Nouveau glass, Rosenthal - Versace "Medusa" China, Hermes, Erte, Persian rugs, McIntosh stereo components, and other porcelain and art glass. 
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Monday, July 13th | 9AM – 3PM 
Tuesday, July 14th | 9AM – 3 PM 
Wednesday, July 15th | 9AM – 3PM

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Buyer's Premium Applicable. Auction Center: Alderfer Auction, 501 Fairgrounds Rd, Hatfield PA 19440. 215-393-3000. Satellite (Sales) Office: 3359 Durham Rd, Doylestown, PA 18902. Members of: NAA &amp; PAA: Designations CAI, MPPA &amp; AAA. Certified CSA, USPAP Compliant. AY002260.

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