# The Philly Bulletin — Wednesday, November 18, 2026 — Philadelphia (54 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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- Greg Freeman — 8:00 PM · First Unitarian Church of Philadelphia · Rittenhouse · 3.7/10 — One November night on a tour routing; the legendary R5 church-basement setting is the memorable part, not the frequency.
- Resilience Symposium + STEM Scholarships — 8:00 AM · DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Philadelphia Center City · Washington Square West
- Bent But Not Broken (Wed. Morning) — 8:30 AM · Church of the Holy Trinity · Rittenhouse
- Wish Wall at Parkway Central Library — 9:00 AM · Parkway Central Library · Logan Square · Free
- First-Time Homebuyer Workshops — 9:30 AM · Kensington Engagement Center · Kensington ↻
- Playgroup — 9:30 AM · Tenth Presbyterian Church · Rittenhouse ↻
- Little Explorers: What’s Buzzing and Blooming? — 10:00 AM · Bartram’s Garden · West Philly ↻
- 5B Botanical Watercolor (3/4) — 10:00 AM · Woodmere Art Museum · Northwest Philly ↻
- Toddler Tours & Artful Play — 10:30 AM · Woodmere Art Museum · Northwest Philly
- Made in Philadelphia Holiday Market — 12:00 PM · Dilworth Park · Center City East
- First Bank of the US Guided Ranger Talk — 12:00 PM · Independence National Historical Park · Old City · Free
- 6B | Look Both Ways: The Interconnection Between Representation and Abstraction (2/3) — 1:00 PM · Woodmere Art Museum · Northwest Philly
- FATHERLAND — 2:00 PM · PFS East Theater · Old City
- Jupiter Ensemble; Lea Desandre, mezzo — 2:30 PM · Kimmel Cultural Campus · Center City East
- ONCE UPON A TIME IN HARLEM — 3:30 PM · PFS Bourse Theater · Old City
- Bent But Not Broken (Wed Evening) — 3:30 PM · Church of the Holy Trinity · Rittenhouse
- Free Family Fishing — 4:00 PM · Boathouse at FDR Park · South Philly ↻
- Babalouie BBQ — 4:00 PM · Wissahickon Brewing Company - East Falls · Northwest Philly ↻
- Read to a Therapy Dog at Parkway Central Library — 4:00 PM · Parkway Central Library · Logan Square ↻
- WILD HORSE NINE — 4:00 PM · PFS East Theater · Old City
- Course | Doctor Faustus and Edward II: Marlowe’s Mighty Line with Ed Simon | Virtual — 4:30 PM · The Rosenbach · Rittenhouse
- Happy Hour at the Rothman Orthopaedics Cabin — 5:00 PM · Dilworth Park · Center City East
- Strauss, Dowland, and more — 5:00 PM · Curtis Institute of Music · Rittenhouse · Free
- Ultimate Guide to Brakes: 1:1 BYO Car — 5:00 PM · West Philly Tool Library - WPTL · South Philly ↻
- Content, Context, and Cash Flow with Dr. Christina Afia — 5:00 PM · 932 Market St · 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 ↻
- Art & Design Team Mixer — 6:00 PM
- R&B Bingo: Celebrating ONE Year! | Benny the Bums — 6:00 PM · Benny The Bum's
- THE ONLY LIVING PICKPOCKET IN NEW YORK — 6:10 PM · PFS Bourse Theater · Old City
- Witch Ball Workshop — 6:30 PM · Spellbound Studio · East Passyunk
- FNA General Meeting — 7:00 PM · Kensington Engagement Center · Kensington ↻
- The Big Tent: Navigating Different Political Perspectives in DSA — 7:00 PM
- ChesCo Branch General Meeting — 7:00 PM ↻
- Philadelphia Singles Wine and Speed Date - Millennials and Gen Z — 7:00 PM · Yards Brewing Company · Northern Liberties
- Melissa Clark The Big Book of Dinner — 7:00 PM · Parkway Central Library · Logan Square · Free
- THE YARDS — 7:00 PM · PFS East Theater · Old City
- YOU CAN SEE EVERYTHING — 7:15 PM · PFS Bourse Theater · Old City
- Poulenc, Bernstein, and more — 7:30 PM · Curtis Institute of Music · Rittenhouse · Free
- Jupiter Ensemble — 7:30 PM · Kimmel Cultural Campus · Center City East
- BOOP!® The Musical — 7:30 PM · Academy of Music · Rittenhouse
- The Magicians Table: Immersive Magic, Live Music, & Handcrafted Cocktails — 7:30 PM · Kimmel Cultural Campus · Center City East
- Anthony Aldissi Sextet — 7:30 PM · Chris’ Jazz Cafe · Rittenhouse
- LA BOLA NEGRA — 7:45 PM · PFS Bourse Theater · Old City
- December Class Schedule Release — 8:00 PM · West Philly Tool Library - WPTL · South Philly
- Strippity Hoppity Boo — 8:00 PM · Franky Bradley's · Washington Square West
- Neil Podgurski Trio — 8:00 PM · Cellar Dog · Rittenhouse
- Hump(!) Wednesdays -free weekly burlesque show at 254 — 8:00 PM · Free ↻
- GODZILLA MINUS ZERO — 8:25 PM · PFS Bourse Theater · Old City
- WICKER — 8:45 PM · PFS Bourse Theater · Old City
- Comedy Speed Dating — 9:00 PM · Claude's Comedy Club & Bar · Passyunk Square
- The Re-Declaration Project — all day · Kelly Writers House, 3805 Locust Walk · University City
- Framing Emmett Till: Exposing Dark Fear — all day · Van Pelt Library · University City