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🌱 Patch AM: How Bryn Mawr College is responding to the Haverford harassment case
Spotted on the Bryn Mawr calendar: Small Batch Breads: Baking Demo & Cookbook Signing with NYT Bestselling Author Rebecca Eisenberg

Hi there, Bryn Mawr! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How Bryn Mawr College is responding to the Haverford harassment case
- What Bryn Mawr SEPTA riders need to know before their next trip
Also on today's calendar: Small Batch Breads: Baking Demo & Cookbook Signing with NYT Bestselling Author Rebecca Eisenberg and 20 more events.
Today's riddle: What do you call somebody who crosses the ocean twice and doesn't take a bath? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Sunday: Tropical Rainstorm Isaias, with a high of 64 and low of 58 degrees.
- Monday: A shower in the morning, temps: high: 71, low: 55.
- Tuesday: A shower in the afternoon, with a high of 76 and low of 62 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Supporting One Another in Light of Haverford Events (brynmawr.edu) — Bryn Mawr College's president is reassuring the campus community after a Haverford College professor was arrested on harassment charges, emphasizing support for any Bryn Mawr students affected. She urges anyone experiencing harassment or discrimination to contact the Office of Civil Rights and Title IX and highlights counseling, employee assistance, and interfaith chaplain services available right on campus.
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• Riding SEPTA Right Now: Your No-Nonsense Guide to Detours, Delays, and Getting There Anyway (philadelphiaweekly.com) — If you rely on SEPTA's M line at Bryn Mawr Station, expect shuttle buses, shifting boarding platforms, and staggered service changes that could complicate your usual trip. System-wide, several trolley, subway, and Regional Rail segments are under detour or construction, so riders from Bryn Mawr are urged to check SEPTA alerts before leaving to avoid surprise delays or closed platforms.
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📸 Around Bryn Mawr
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Bryn Mawr
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★ Featured events ★
- Small Batch Breads: Baking Demo & Cookbook Signing with NYT Bestselling Author Rebecca Eisenberg →
Pinwheel Provisions- Local Market & Table,
11:00 am - Event Decor & Contemporary Furnishings | Halloween Props | Alderfer Auction →
Online Auction,
8:00 pm - Evaluation Wednesdays On The Main Line | Alderfer Auction →
303 W Lancaster Ave, Suite 2C, Wayne, PA, 19087,
10:00 am - Friends' Central Open House (Grades 6-12) →
1101 City Ave, Penn Wynne
4:00 pm - Collectors Auction | Fine Jewelry | SIlver | Artwork | Asian Antiques | Historical | Furniture →
Online Auction,
10:00 am - Fall Workshops Family Fun Day →
Wayne Art Center, 413 Maplewood Ave, Wayne
11:00 am - 4-to-6-week sessions starting soon →
Wayne Art Center, 413 Maplewood Ave, Wayne
9:00 am - Frog Hollow Art Show →
1655 Hollow Rd, Chester Springs
5:00 pm - Fall Food Festival →
St. Mary's Episcopal Church, 104 Louella Ave, Wayne
10:00 am - Party In The Park →
Sharpe Park, 405 Montgomery Ave, Haverford
11:00 am - Harvest & Hunger Fall Festival →
401 Domino Ln, Philadelphia
11:00 am - Ardmore Day 2026! →
Schauffele Plaza, Cricket Ave, Ardmore
11:00 am - Red White & Cue Meat Smoking Master Class →
Harriton House, 500 Harriton Rd, Bryn Mawr
2:00 pm - Philadelphia Water Color Society 126th International Exhibition at Wayne Art Center →
Wayne Art Center, 413 Maplewood Ave, Wayne
3:00 pm - Friends' Central Middle School Open House (Grades 6-8) →
1101 City Ave, Penn Wynne
6:30 pm - Friends' Central Lower School Open House →
228 Old Gulph Rd, Wynnewood
4:00 pm - Pennsylvania Chocolate and Coffee Festival →
The Greater Philadelphia Expo Center & Fairgrounds, 100 Station Ave, Oaks
9:00 am - ABC's of Senior Housing – Planning Ahead for Aging →
Complimentary Zoom Webinar,
10:00 am
Sunday October 11
Monday October 12
Wednesday October 14
Thursday October 15
Friday October 16
Saturday October 17
Sunday October 18
Tuesday October 20
Thursday October 22
Saturday October 24
Saturday November 7
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Other local events
- Come experience our impressive juried art show. Free to enter. →
714 Panmure Rd, Haverford
12:00 pm - Hill Top Prep Admissions Open House - Neurodiverse Students Grades 5-12 →
Hill Top Preparatory School, 737 S Ithan Ave, Bryn Mawr
9:00 am - Edible Spa Evening in Narberth →
The Candy Laboratory, 222 Haverford Ave, Narberth
7:00 pm - Pennsylvania Chocolate and Coffee Festival →
The Greater Philadelphia Expo Center & Fairgrounds, 100 Station Ave, Oaks
10:00 am - Orchestra Concordia Free Community Concert- 10th Anniversary Season →
Radnor Middle School, 150 Louella Ave, Wayne
9:00 pm
Monday October 12
Wednesday October 14
Friday October 16
Sunday October 25
Friday October 30
📣 Bryn Mawr Shout Outs!
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💬 Chatter
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🗞 Nearby News
Haverford
- H.S. Football: Fingo goes for it and scores Marple's long-awaited first win (delcotimes.com)
- Haverford professor arrested over anti-Semitic threats, prosecutors ask judge to keep him detained (campusreform.org)
- Haverford cancels Oct. 7 pro-Palestine event over safety concerns (campusreform.org)
Ardmore
- Ardmore's Chris Holloway Shares Hope After Second Kidney Transplant (montco.today)
- Ardmore Day Brings Car Show, Corn Maze, and More to the Community on Oct. 17 (wmmr.com)
- Rock The Pink All-Star Collective Raises Over $40,000 at the Ardmore (Recap and Gallery) (relix.com)
Ok Bryn Mawr! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What do you call somebody who crosses the ocean twice and doesn't take a bath?" — A dirty double crosser ! (Thank you Theresia F. for sending it in!)
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