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Mayor Kenney starts with a groundbreaking at Fotteral Square Park in Glenwood, part of the Rebuild program (10:30 a.m.). He then heads to City Hall to present a Liberty Bell replica to Ryan Long, the Philly resident who had a historic Jeopardy winning streak this spring and will return to the Tournament of Champions this fall (12:30 p.m.).
🎞️ Catch a preview screening of Ken Burns’ “The U.S. and the Holocaust” at the Weitzman followed by a panel discussion hosted by Marty Moss-Coane of WHYY’s Radio Times. (6 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 14)
👻 Halloween pop-up bar Nightmare Before Tinsel opens for the season on Sansom Street in Center City with a decor of pirate skeletons and screens showing old horror movie clips, plus themed drinks and snacks. (4 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 15 through the fall)
🍂 Fall Fest at Spruce Street Harbor Park brings a weekend of live music, pumpkin painting, balloon twisting, DJs, and dancing. (Friday to Saturday, Sept. 16-18)
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