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In today's newsletter:
- See which New Yorker cartoonists are headed to Bryn Mawr College
Also on today's calendar: Fall Family Fun Workshop Day and 18 more events.
Today's riddle: What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 77 and low of 49 degrees.
- Friday: Sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 71, low: 47.
- Saturday: Pleasant with some sun, with a high of 72 and low of 57 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 10/6/2026 (blogspot.com) — Bryn Mawr readers may be especially interested in the highlighted Bryn Mawr College event, "Women Laughing," which brings New Yorker cartoonists to campus. The rest of this bibliography-style roundup links to recent national comics, animation, and pop-culture articles, plus some historical comics-advertising archives for deeper reading.
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📸 Around Bryn Mawr
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Bryn Mawr
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★ Featured events ★
- Fall Family Fun Workshop Day →
Wayne Art Center, 413 Maplewood Ave, Wayne
10:00 am - Recycling Day - Anything with a Plug →
Lower Merion Township Transfer Station, 1300 N Woodbine Ave, Penn Valley
9:00 am - Kelly Center - Jeffery Gaines Returns to Havertown →
Kelly Center, 4 E Eagle Rd, Havertown
7:30 pm - 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 | Inventory Reduction of Penncora Productions in Oaks →
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 - Ardmore Day 2026! →
Schauffele Plaza, Cricket Ave, Ardmore
11:00 am - 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
Thursday October 8
Saturday October 10
Sunday October 11
Monday October 12
Wednesday October 14
Thursday October 15
Saturday October 17
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 - 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 - Red White & Cue Meat Smoking Master Class →
Harriton House, 500 Harriton Rd, Bryn Mawr
2:00 pm - Museum Tour to the Met with Wayne Art Center →
Wayne Art Center, 413 Maplewood Ave, Wayne
7:00 am - Pennsylvania Chocolate and Coffee Festival →
The Greater Philadelphia Expo Center & Fairgrounds, 100 Station Ave, Oaks
10:00 am
Thursday October 8
Wednesday October 14
Saturday October 17
Monday October 19
Sunday October 25
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Thank you 👏👏👏 to these businesses for making Bryn Mawr PatchAM possible:
- Main Line Kitchen Design — (610) 500-4071
- TCS Property Management and Investment Sales — 2153831439
- Pinwheel Provisions — (215) 728-9893
- A.J. Waterproofing — (610) 226-7181
- Worthington Foundation Authority — (610) 280-7775
- Ajaxtec Appliance Repair — 2674478580
- PhillyHired.com — (215) 975-5257
- McCaffrey's Food Markets
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🪧 Patch Classifieds
- Business Liquidation and Asset Recovery | Alderfer Auction
Retiring? Inventory Reduction? ... (More info)
💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- United Concordia Dental Grant Supports New Dental Chair at Harcum College —Amy Shumoski Read on Patch
- DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY HEADQUARTERS posted a job opening for Shipfitter - Manufacturing in Bryn Mawr. Apply here.
- Acme Markets posted a job opening for In-Store Shopper in Bryn Mawr. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Bryn Mawr here.
🗞 Nearby News
Haverford
- Haverford College professor arrested, charged after online attacks, school president says (wbal.com)
- Haverford police reports: courier fraud costs woman $9,400 (delcotimes.com)
Ardmore
- TCS Property Management and Investment Sales - Ardmore, PA Patch (patch.com)
- Disco Biscuits Will Play Six Nights at the Ardmore (relix.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
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