About Potterdelphia

About Potterdelphia

Potterdelphia is a social organization of dedicated Harry Potter fans in and around Philadelphia, who gather monthly to discuss theories, characters, and other elements of Harry Potter nerdery. Potterdelphia also participates in a variety of volunteer activities that support local children by promoting education and furthering literacy.


This page was featured as a Meetup.com Amazing About Page!

Organizers

The organizing team currently consists of a Head Girl and several Prefects. They are here to plan awesome events, lead discussion groups, and answer any questions you may have about Potterdelphia! Feel free to contact them at any time through prefects@potterdelphia.com.


Andrea: Head Girl, Ravenclaw
DeNece: Prefect, Gryffindor
Diane: Prefect, Hufflepuff
Skott: Prefect, Slytherin

Web Links

• Our website: http://potterdelphia....
  
• LiveJournal Comm: http://community.live...
  
• Ma.gnolia Bookmarks: http://ma.gnolia.com/...

Potterdelphia in the News!

• CN8 Your Morning. CN8 the Comcast Network. July 15, 2005.
  
• CN8 1 o'clock News. CN8 the Comcast Network. July 15, 2005.
  
• "Potter Mania!" Philadelphia CityPaper. 18 May 2006.
  
• "Yule Ball rolls into Philly. Show spotlights Harry Potter-themed rock." Philadelphia Daily News. 28 November 2006.
  
• "Harry Potter and His Amazing Fan Community." Life Story Movie Magic. April-July 2007.
  
• "Waiting for Harry Potter." Philadelphia Inquirer. 20 July 2007.
  
• "Potter-mania." Fast Forward!, WPVI-TV, 6 ABC. July 28, 2007.

Discussion Group

Our regularly scheduled discussion meetup is held on the 3rd Sunday of each month at 2pm in Rittenhouse Square at The Goat, near the intersection of 19th and Locust Streets in Philadelphia PA. The rain location is the food court on the second floor at The Shops at Liberty Place at 17th and Chestnut Streets.

Not just for kids!

Sometime in 2004, the Harry Potter and the Harry Potter for Grownups groups merged to form one HP meetup group, so we have a wide variety of people in our group. You don't have to be a kid or even have kids! If you have children or younger siblings, you are more than welcome to bring them along. We do ask that children be accompanied by an adult or older teen. (For more clarification on your situation, please email the Organizer, Andrea, or visit this topic on the Meetup.con discussion board.)

Other events

We also have other special events or get togethers! Some ideas we're currently planning:

• monthly fun-days
  
• Wizard Rock shows and fests
  
• HP release parties
  
• Quidditch World Cup tournaments
  
• HP trading card games or swaps

You can view our Meetup calendar in a monthly view or as a list view. You can also view our Google Calendar monthly View or subscribe to our event RSS feed.

Yule Ball Philadelphia!

This was our super big mega event of 2006! Beside having six totally awesome wizard-rock bands playing throughout the day, we had a bake sale at the Yule Ball, with all sorts of wizarding treats and goodies! The best part: all money collected at the bake sale was donated to First Book in memory of S. Chris Saad of Chris' Corner Books for Kids and Teens at 20th and Pine Streets in Philadelphia. First Book is a national organization that gives children from low-income families the opportunity to read and own their first new books.


This event was listed as a Can't Miss Meetup!

The Yule Ball: Saturday 2 December 2006 / 5PM / $10 / all-ages... featuring Harry and the Potters with Draco and the Malfoys, Uncle Monsterface, the Hungarian Horntails, the Whomping Willows

Winter Feast: Saturday 2 December 2006 / 2PM / $15 / all-ages... featuring A Lightning Bolt Scar