sent by Porch LightOct 22, 2026

Events Radar: Oct 22 to Nov 5

AI AND TECH

  • Oct 27, 6:00 to 8:30 PM: Cursor Meetup Philadelphia (October), Indy Hall, Philadelphia. link. Monthly meetup for Cursor and AI coding tool users with lightning talks; free, RSVP required on Luma.

  • Nov 5, 6:30 to 8:30 PM: Greater Philly AI: Show and Tell #1, Phoenixville Regional Chamber of Commerce, Phoenixville. link. New informal AI builder meetup just 15 minutes from Audubon, bring a laptop and show something you built; free.

CERAMICS AND CLAY

  • Oct 24 to 25, 10 AM to 5 PM: PA Guild of Craftsmen Fall Fine Craft Fair, Greater Philadelphia Expo Center, Oaks. link. Juried fine craft fair with a real ceramics contingent, 5 minutes from home; $10 admission, free parking.

  • Nov 5, 4:00 to 9:00 PM: Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show Preview Gala, PA Convention Center, Philadelphia. link. First access to 195 juried craft artists including ceramicist Roberto Lugo and juror Lisa Naples; preview gala tickets start at $250, pricey (the cheaper public days with a ceramics speaker panel start Nov 6, just after this window).

DANCE

  • Thursdays, Oct 22, 29, and Nov 5, beginner lesson 7:30 PM, dancing 8:00 to 10:30 PM: Thursday Night Contra Dance, Commodore Barry Irish Center, Philadelphia (Mt. Airy). link. Live band, caller walks beginners through every dance, no partner needed; sliding scale, about 5 to 20.

  • Thursdays, Oct 22, 29, and Nov 5, beginner class 7:00 to 8:00 PM, milonga follows: Beginner Tango Class and Milonga, Philadelphia Argentine Tango School, Philadelphia (Fishtown). link. Weekly beginner class feeding straight into a social dance, no partner needed; $10 drop-in.

ADJACENT

  • Oct 29, 6:00 PM: “Untimely Meditations” architecture symposium, University of Pennsylvania Weitzman School of Design, Philadelphia. link. In-the-round discussion format with architects and designers on influences and emerging practice; cost and RSVP not confirmed, likely free based on past Weitzman lecture events but unverified, worth a call to check first.

Act now: RSVP for the Cursor Meetup on Luma soon, it was already near capacity.