Book signing with Graphic Novel Author Jamar Nicholas
Multiverse 8026 Germantown Ave, Philadelphia, PA, United StatesMeet best-selling children’s author Jamar Nicholas, a Philadelphia-based graphic artist and educator. Hear all about Ncholas’ Leon Worst Friends Forever (2024), the follow-up to his novel Leon the Extraordinary(Scholastic, 2022). The illustrator’s new novel chronicles superhero Leon’s exploits, but the youth’s focus on heroics comes at the expense of neglecting his friendship with his bestie, Carolos. Nicholas also is...
Celebrating the Charles L. Blockson Afro-American Collection’s 40th Anniversary at Temple University
Philadelphia City Hall 1400 John F Kennedy Blvd, Philadelphia, PA, United StatesThere’s just over a week left to catch the Creative Philadelphia’s Art In City Hall-hosted exhibit: Celebrating the Charles L. Blockson Afro-American Collection’s 40th Anniversary at Temple University. It will be worth the trip to City Hall to experience an insightful journey of African and African-American history organized by Dr. Diane Turner and archivist Leslie Willis-Lowry. The exhibit...