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Friend's Adventure: The Magic of Lionel

Lionel Trains
2025-10-09 10:00:00 2025-10-09 11:00:00 America/New_York Friend's Adventure: The Magic of Lionel The American Historical Theater's Neill Hartley will portray Joshua Lionel Cowen for you to experience the magic of toy trains. Please register. Stafford Branch - Stafford Meeting Room

Thursday, October 09
10:00am - 11:00am

Add to Calendar 2025-10-09 10:00:00 2025-10-09 11:00:00 America/New_York Friend's Adventure: The Magic of Lionel The American Historical Theater's Neill Hartley will portray Joshua Lionel Cowen for you to experience the magic of toy trains. Please register. Stafford Branch - Stafford Meeting Room

Stafford Branch

Stafford Meeting Room

The American Historical Theater's Neill Hartley will portray Joshua Lionel Cowen for you to experience the magic of toy trains. Please register.

The American Historical Theater presents another exciting program by one of our favorite performers, Neill Hartley. Neil will portray Joshua Lionel Cowen for you to experience the magic of toy trains and the timeless pleasure of model railroading. Please register.

Sponsored by the Friends of the Stafford Library.

AGE GROUP: | Seniors | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Performing Arts | Lectures & Discussion | Friends Event |

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Stafford Branch
Phone: (609) 597-3381
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Mon, Sep 08 9:00AM to 5:00PM
Tue, Sep 09 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Wed, Sep 10 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Thu, Sep 11 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Fri, Sep 12 9:00AM to 5:00PM
Sat, Sep 13 9:00AM to 5:00PM
Sun, Sep 14 1:00PM to 5:00PM
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