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Join Walking the Edge curator JJ Tiziou in conversation with Ways of Walking editor Ann de Forest and contributors of the book. Ways of Walking brings together 26 writers who reflect on walks they have taken and what they discovered along the way. Some walk across forbidden lines, violating laws to seek freedom. Some walk to bear witness to social injustice. Still others walk so they can notice what faster travelers in cars or trains might miss.
The event will include an optional movement exercise led by Megan Quinn.
[ RSVP via the Schuylkill Center ]
Copies of the book will be for sale courtesy of New Door Books. Light refreshments will also be served.
The editor, Ann de Forest, is a California native who has been living and writing in fairly happy exile in Philadelphia for more than three decades. An expert in the urban landscape and the resonance of place, she is a contributing writer for Hidden City Daily and editor of Extant Magazine. Her poems, short stories, and essays have appeared in Coal Hill Review, Noctua Review, Unbroken, Hotel Amerika, The Journal, PIF, Cleaver Magazine, and The Best Short Stories of Philadelphia.
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Upcoming Events
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Friday September 19th walk from Miquon (Fall 2025) [WAITLIST]
on Sep 19th 2025 at 10:30 am
This segment covers roughly 9.5 miles and includes wooded & canal trails, sidewalks, multiple bridge crossing options.
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Saturday September 20th walk from Overbrook (Fall 2025) [WAITLIST]
on Sep 20th 2025 at 10:20 am
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GROUP B – Saturday September 20th walk from Overbrook (Fall 2025) [WAITLIST]
on Sep 20th 2025 at 10:20 am
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Sunday September 21st walk from Baltimore Ave (Fall 2025) [WAITLIST]
on Sep 21st 2025 at 10:00 am
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GROUP B – Sunday September 21st walk from Baltimore Ave (Fall 2025) [Available]
on Sep 21st 2025 at 10:00 am
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on Sep 23rd 2025 at 5:00 pm
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on Sep 26th 2025 at 10:20 am
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Saturday September 27th walk from the Airport (Fall 2025) [WAITLIST]
on Sep 27th 2025 at 10:20 am
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Sunday September 28th walk from the Navy Yard (Fall 2025) [Available]
on Sep 28th 2025 at 12:00 pm
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on Sep 28th 2025 at 5:00 pm
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Philadelphia Open Studio Tours – at The Cedar Works [Available]
on Oct 18th 2025 at 12:00 pm
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Philadelphia Open Studio Tours – at The Cedar Works [Available]
on Oct 19th 2025 at 12:00 pm
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How Philly Moves – mural at PHL
from 13th Jun 2022 to 31st Dec 2025
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Walk Around Philadelphia: DIY on your own anytime
from 1st Jun 2023 to 1st Jun 2030
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The Image of Yoga – exhibit at Studio 34
from 29th Aug 2025 to 30th Sep 2025
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