Huckleberry Jim: A Philadelphia Homecoming with Author Adam Nelson - Wednesday, October 21 at 7:00 PM, Philadelphia

Huckleberry Jim: A Philadelphia Homecoming with Author Adam Nelson

Wednesday, October 21 at 7:00 PM·7:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.·320 S. Broad ST., Philadelphia, PA

Huckleberry Jim: A Philadelphia Homecoming with Author Adam Nelson

Huckleberry Jim: A Philadelphia Homecoming with Author Adam Nelson - Wednesday, October 21 at 7:00 PM, Philadelphia

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Posted to Our Philly on October 19, 2026

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Wed, Oct 21 at 7pm – 9pm

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320 S. Broad ST., Philadelphia, PA

Join author and University of the Arts alumnus Adam Nelson (BFA Theater, Class of 1991) for a special Philadelphia homecoming celebrating his debut novel, Huckleberry Jim, at the Village of Industry & Art, on the former University of the Arts campus. Set in 1991—the very year Nelson graduated—Huckleberry Jim is a darkly funny, provocative novel exploring race, censorship, American identity, and t...

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