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Parnassus '25

Poets of Essex County
2025-09-13 14:00:00 2025-09-13 15:30:00 America/New_York Parnassus '25 For adults. A Community Partner Program Leamington Branch -

Saturday, September 13
2:00pm - 3:30pm

Add to Calendar 2025-09-13 14:00:00 2025-09-13 15:30:00 America/New_York Parnassus '25 For adults. A Community Partner Program Leamington Branch -

For adults. A Community Partner Program

Join us for poetry readings by local poets featuring D.A. Lockhart, Andreas Gripp,  MA|DE, Kathryn MacDonald and Carrie Lee Connel.

Books will be available for purchase.

AGE GROUP: | Adult |

EVENT TYPE: | Writing & Poetry |

Leamington Branch
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Fri, Sep 12 9:00AM to 5:00PM
Sat, Sep 13 9:00AM to 5:00PM
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