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Where's the Dickens?

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Philadelphia, PA, has been the home of a host of well-known literary figures. To highlight this unacknowledged fact, the city will hold a festival entitled 'Celebration of Philadelphia Writers' on Mar 26-27, 1999. Featured authors include Ntozake Shange, Chaim Potok. and Lorene Cary.

Author: Patel, Roxanne
Publisher: Philadelphia Magazine
Publication Name: Philadelphia Magazine
Subject: Regional focus/area studies
ISSN: 0031-7233
Year: 1999
Authors, Writers, Literature, Pennsylvania

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Field trips

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Details are given of the Skytop Lodge which is three hours away from Philadelphia. The resort charges $330 for bed and breakfast. Fly fishing is available at the Orvis fishing school and this costs $50 per hour.

Author: Donohue, Amy
Publisher: Philadelphia Magazine
Publication Name: Philadelphia Magazine
Subject: Regional focus/area studies
ISSN: 0031-7233
Year: 1998
Prices and rates, Study and teaching, Hotels and motels, Fly fishing, Skytop Lodge

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Something wicket this way comes

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The annual Philadelphia Cricket Festival attracts teams from Canada, England and the Caribbean and it lasts for three days. Drinking is an important part of the event.

Author: Donohue, Amy
Publisher: Philadelphia Magazine
Publication Name: Philadelphia Magazine
Subject: Regional focus/area studies
ISSN: 0031-7233
Year: 1998
Cricket, Cricket (Sport)

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Subjects list: Fairs and festivals, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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