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Get Out: Clover Market, Shiverfest And More

What's going on in the Ardmore Patch area this weekend.

Clover Market returns for October with its biggest list of vendors yet, a historic home showcase tour winds its way through Merion and Haverford, and Riverbend offers up a fun evening of Halloween-themed activities for kids. Here's what's happening this weekend in Ardmore and the surrounding areas.

Clover Market

  • When/Where: Sunday, Oct. 16 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 12 E. Lancaster Ave., Ardmore
  • Why Go: This is the Clover Market's largest event yet, with over 70 sellers lined up to tout their art, vintage finds and homemade wares. Enjoy some bluegrass music and free crafts for the kids while you browse.
  • Cost: Free

Historic Preservation Lecture Series: Conservancy Showcase Tour

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  • When/Where: Sunday, Oct. 16 at 1 p.m. Tour (running from 1 to 4 p.m.) begins at First Baptist Church, 120 East Athens Avenue, Ardmore
  • Why Go: This tour showcases five to six architecturally-rich historic properties, each possessing amenities essential for gracious living—open exclusively to Conservancy visitors during this one special afternoon. These Showcase houses (with asking prices ranging from over $1 million to almost $4 million), are located in Merion, Gladwyne, Haverford and Bryn Mawr.
  • Cost: $20 for Lower Merion Conservancy members, $25 for nonmembers

Andrew Beerer w/ JD Eicher & The Goodnights

Shiverfest at Riverbend

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  • When/Where: Saturday, Oct. 15 from 4 to 9 p.m. at Riverbend Environmental Education Center, 1950 Spring Mill Road, Gladwyne
  • Why Go: Enjoy a day of fun-filled Halloween-themed activities including a reptile show, live birds of prey show, pumpkin decorating, crafts, storytelling by the campfire, haunted hike, haystack jumping, face painting and more.
  • Cost: $10 in advance, $12 at the door. Free for kids ages 3 and younger.

One-Day Seminar: Silent Cinema

  • When/Where: Saturday, Oct. 15 from 9:15 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. at Bryn Mawr Film Institute
  • Why Go: Join four of Bryn Mawr Film Institute’s most popular instructors as they discuss diverse elements of a vibrant era in world cinema that is too often overlooked. This engaging day of learning includes lectures, film clips, and lively discussions, and allows you to dive into world cinema and culture while rediscovering the joys of education. Click here for more details on the lecture schedule.
  • Cost: $125 for BMFI members, $150 for nonmembers (lunch included). Call 610-527-4008 x106 to register or click here.
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