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3 Bucks for This Film Screening— and You Have Yourself a Magical Friday Afternoon! Image
3 Bucks for This Film Screening— and You Have...
Relive the magic—or experience the thrill for the first time— of Harry Potter’s first adventure, Harry Potter & The Sorcerer's Stone, which will screen at F.M. Kirby Center on Friday, November 22nd! Harry Potter is an average bespectacled 11-year-old boy who has lived with...
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Learn More About Local Immigrant Culture When You Visit This Exhibition Image
Learn More About Local Immigrant Culture When...
The Anthracite Heritage Museum serves the educational needs of the public regarding the story of hard coal mining, its related industries, and the immigrant culture of northeastern Pennsylvania. The Museum tells the story of the people who came from Europe to work in the anthracite mining and...
Thanksgiving Day
In the United States, Thanksgiving or Thanksgiving Day is an annual one-day legal holiday that is celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November (i.e. the Thursday falling between November 22 and November 28). The period from Thanksgiving Day to New Year's Day is often collectively referred to as the "holiday season" and the holiday itself is often nicknamed Turkey Day. Thanksgiving is generally considered a secular holiday and is not directly based on religious canon or dogma. The holiday's origins trace to harvest festivals that have been celebrated in many cultures since ancient times...