March 2004

programs last about an hour and are free with admission to the museum. For more information, or to make a reservation, call 215-685-4830.

Saturday April 17

· 11 a.m.- Spend an afternoon with former Athletics pitcher, Virgil "Fire" Trucks, with his new autobiography, Throwing Heat: The Life and Times of Virgil Fire Trucks (Pepperpot productions 2004).

· 2 p.m.- "The '64 Swoon: An Infamous Legacy to Philadelphia Baseball"
With William Kashatus, author of September Swoon: Richie Allen, the '64 Phillies and Racial Integration (Penn State Press 2004).

Saturday April 24

· 2 p.m.- "The Fightin' Phils—Blue Jays, Scrapgoats, and other Wild Things"
With Rich Westcott, author of The Phillies Encyclopedia (Temple 2004) and other books about Philadelphia sports.

Saturday May 15

· 11 a.m.- Special Appearance of the Phillie Phanatic with illustrator, Len Epstein, to present their new books: The Phillie Phanatic's Moving Day and The Phillie Phanatic's Happiest Memories (Middle Atlantic Press 2003).

· 2 p.m.- "The Rise and Ruin of the Negro Leagues," with Neil Lanctot, author of Negro League Baseball (University of Pennsylvania 2004) and Fair Dealings and Clean Playing: The Hilldale Club and the Development of Black Professional Baseball, 1910-1932 (McFarland 1994).

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