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Tuesday, August 21, 2018

MightyFest 2018 - A Four-Day Literacy Festival for Philly Kids and Grown-Ups

Mighty Writers, a Philadelphia non-profit that teaches kids how to write in after-school and weekend workshops and programs, is presenting its first-ever festival to celebrate writing.  MightyFest2018 will take place September 27-30, 2018 in various venues in Philadelphia.  

 There will be a keynote talk by Nikole Hannah-Jones, a New York Times writer who has a book coming out on school segregation, a soul dance party (with discounted tickets for students), and a Gospel breakfast featuring the Girard College Choir. Full details about the schedule are here:

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