# The Philly Bulletin — Wednesday, November 4, 2026 — Philadelphia (50 events)

Line format: name — time · venue · neighborhood · cost · score/10 ↻ — the judge's one-line reason. Scores are 0–10 community potential (six-dimension rubric, judged per recurring series). ↻ = recurs weekly/biweekly/monthly — go twice and you're a regular.
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- AIA Tri-State Conference — all day · 6.2/10 — Conferences are structured for solo networking through sessions and breaks.
- SWWAG Workshop: Putting the Farm to Bed to Prepare Your Winter Garden — 4:30 PM · Bartram’s Garden · West Philly · 6.0/10 — Tagged as a Free Community Event for hands-on garden instruction, excellent value.
- A Bibliophile’s Guide: Boston & Southeastern Massachsetts — 9:30 AM · The Rosenbach · Rittenhouse · 5.5/10 — A one-time themed trip tied to the US 250th anniversary, not a recurring offering.
- Little Explorers: Colorful Leaves — 10:00 AM · Bartram’s Garden · West Philly · 4.6/10 — No cost is listed for a seasonal outdoor nature program at Bartram's Garden, good value for families.
- Read to a Therapy Dog at Parkway Central Library — 4:00 PM · Parkway Central Library · Logan Square · 3.7/10 ↻ — Free public library programming with a certified Comfort Caring Canines therapy dog.
- Choral Evensong — 6:00 PM · Church of the Holy Trinity · Rittenhouse · 3.6/10 — No cost is listed; church choral services are typically free or by donation, good value for the music.
- Wish Wall at Parkway Central Library — 9:00 AM · Parkway Central Library · Logan Square · Free · 3.5/10 — Free access to a civic-engagement art installation is good value.
- Jenny Zigrino — 9:00 PM · Claude's Comedy Club & Bar · Passyunk Square · 3.1/10 — A Conan and Late Late Show veteran comedian on tour, not a recurring local act.
- Playgroup — 9:30 AM · Tenth Presbyterian Church · Rittenhouse ↻
- 5B Botanical Watercolor (1/4) — 10:00 AM · Woodmere Art Museum · Northwest Philly
- Connecting Community at the School for Advanced Research, Indian Arts Research Center Division — 12:00 PM · American Philosophical Society · Old City
- Members-Only Online Tour: Noguchi to Asawa: Designing Postwar America — 2:00 PM · Barnes Foundation · Logan Square ↻
- Medical AI As We See It: An Expert Panel Discussion — 2:00 PM · Mütter Museum · Rittenhouse · $35; $15 Student (with School ID)
- Meet the (Teen) Author: Dior Brown — 3:30 PM · Parkway Central Library · Logan Square · Free
- NAZA (PFS EAST) — 3:30 PM · PFS East Theater · Old City
- Free Family Fishing — 4:00 PM · Boathouse at FDR Park · South Philly ↻
- Babalouie BBQ — 4:00 PM · Wissahickon Brewing Company - East Falls · Northwest Philly ↻
- Karaoke Night w/ Alyssa Marie (8PM - 11PM) — 5:00 PM · Lucy's · Rittenhouse ↻
- Mind and Mood Recharge at Penn Museum — 5:00 PM · Schuylkill River Banks · Rittenhouse
- Speed Mentoring - 2026 — 5:30 PM
- Dave Thaker — 5:30 PM · Time Restaurant · Washington Square West
- Alchemy X Fitness – Mat Pilates — 5:30 PM · Navy Yard · South Philly ↻
- SambaSoul Beg. Samba Dance — 6:00 PM · Hawthorne Cultural Center · Hawthorne · Free ↻
- Philly Trivia — 6:00 PM · Other Half Brewing Philadelphia · Northern Liberties ↻
- Medical AI As We See It: An Expert Panel Discussion — 6:00 PM · Mütter Museum · Rittenhouse · $35; $15 Student (with School ID)
- YOU CAN SEE EVERYTHING (PFS EAST) — 6:00 PM · PFS East Theater · Old City
- Marxist Reading Group: The ABCs of Communism — 6:00 PM
- Writing Group — 6:00 PM · BUBS · Kensington ↻
- FOUNDING FURTHER — 6:30 PM · Philadelphia Film Center · Rittenhouse
- Reconstruction and the Second Founding — 6:30 PM · National Constitution Center · Old City
- THE ONLY LIVING PICKPOCKET IN NEW YORK — 6:40 PM · PFS Bourse Theater · Old City
- Quizzo — 7:00 PM · Fringe Bar · Delaware Waterfront ↻
- Jesse Wegman The Lost Founder — 7:00 PM · Parkway Central Library · Logan Square · Free
- FJORD (First Run) — 7:20 PM · PFS Bourse Theater · Old City
- The Magicians Table: Immersive Magic, Live Music, & Handcrafted Cocktails — 7:30 PM · Kimmel Cultural Campus · Center City East
- THE COOK, THE THIEF, HIS WIFE & HER LOVER — 7:30 PM · Philadelphia Film Center · Rittenhouse
- Jackie Johnson Ensemble — 7:30 PM · Chris’ Jazz Cafe · Rittenhouse
- Descarga: A Latin Jam Session — 7:30 PM · Black Squirrel Club · Fishtown - Lower Kensington
- Howells, Beethoven, and Poulenc — 7:30 PM · Curtis Institute of Music · Rittenhouse · Free
- Hamilton Leithauser + Rostam — 8:00 PM · Underground Arts · Old City · $25.44-$45, 21+
- Young Miko - Late Checkout Tour — 8:00 PM · Xfinity Mobile Arena · South Philly
- Brutalismus 3000 — 8:00 PM · Union Transfer · Northern Liberties
- Pepper Playhouse: The SAS Project Benefit Show — 8:00 PM · Franky Bradley's · Washington Square West · $12.65
- Madds Buckley 2026/2027 North American Tour — 8:00 PM · The Foundry · Northern Liberties
- Hump(!) Wednesdays -free weekly burlesque show at 254 — 8:00 PM · Free ↻
- YOU CAN SEE EVERYTHING — 8:15 PM · PFS Bourse Theater · Old City
- WICKER (First Run) — 8:30 PM · PFS Bourse Theater · Old City
- FATHERLAND — 8:45 PM · PFS Bourse Theater · Old City
- Los Gujibaros (CUB/CLM/PR/PHL) — 9:00 PM · Time Restaurant · Washington Square West
- Penn Museum: Mind & Mood Recharge — all day · Penn Museum, 3260 South St. · University City