# Event Details - **Event Name**: Harriett’s presents Words & Whiskey Tasting w/ James Ijames - **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 27 Feb, 2026 at 07:30 pm – Fri, 27 Feb, 2026 at 10:00 pm - **Event Description**: A sacred gathering of storytellers from playwrights to poets, screenwriters to authors, as we genre-blend, taste & uphold tradition.About this EventWhiskey Writers Club--join us for a very intimate convening of just a few word-workers from playwrights to poets, screenwriters to novelists, essayists to enthusiasts for A Words and Whiskey Tasting at Harriett’s Bookshop.Between pours, James Ijames will take us into the depths of his literary imagination, weaving theater and spirit through the room as we sip a curated selection of whiskey chosen to complement his plays.Enjoy light refreshments as we taste, listen, reflect, and enjoy communion.Must be on time!Doors will close at 7:45 pm.You are strongly encouraged to take a ride share.Hosted by Jeannine A. Cook of Harriett’s Bookshop. https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events5/banners/a934aad0-de26-11f0-99be-bf6fafa1f9f0-rimg-w1110-h740-dc1a1414-gmir.jpg and Tony Award nominated playwright, a director and educator. James’ plays have been produced by Flashpoint Theater Company, Orbiter 3, Theatre Horizon, Wilma Theatre, Theatre Exile, Azuka Theatre (Philadelphia, PA), The National Black Theatre, JACK, The Public Theater (NYC), Hudson Valley Shakespeare Theater, Steppenwolf Theatre, Definition Theatre, Timeline Theater (Chicago IL) Shotgun Players (Berkeley, CA) and have received development with PlayPenn New Play Conference, The Lark, Playwright's Horizon, Clubbed Thumb, Villanova Theater, Wilma Theater, Azuka Theatre and Victory Garden. James is the 2011 F. Otto Haas Award for an Emerging Artist recipient, and two Barrymore Awards for Outstanding Direction of a Play for The Brothers Size with Simpatico Theatre Company and Gem of the Ocean with Arden Theatre. James is a 2015 Pew Fellow for Playwriting, the 2015 winner of the Terrance McNally New Play Award for WHITE, the 2015 Kesselring Honorable Mention Prize winner for ....Miz Martha, a 2017 recipient of the Whiting Award, a 2019 Kesselring Prize for K*ll Move Paradise, a 2020 and 2022 Steinberg Prize, the 2022 in Drama recipient and a 2023 Tony nominee for Best Play for Fat HamJames was a founding member of Orbiter 3, Philadelphia’s first playwright producing collective. He received a B.A. in Drama from Morehouse College in Atlanta, GA and a M.F.A. in Acting from Temple University in Philadelphia, PA. James an Associate Professor of Theatre at Columbia University where he serves as head of playwriting. He resides in South Philadelphia and the Morningside Heights neighborhood in New York, NY. Headshot by Justin DeWalt https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events5/banners/aeee6d30-de26-11f0-99be-bf6fafa1f9f0-rimg-w1200-h674-dc171415-gmir.jpg - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/philadelphia/harriett’s-presents-words-and-whiskey-tasting-w-james-ijames/100001977766717492 - **Event Categories**: art, theatre, literary-art, performances, entertainment, nonprofit, business, conferences - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket URL**: https://consumer.pxf.io/c/1339408/3151484/39691?partnerpropertyid=1191892&MediaPartnerPropertyId=1191892&svlink=14105511&level=1&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eventbrite.com%2Fe%2Fharrietts-presents-words-whiskey-tasting-w-james-ijames-tickets-1977766717492 - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 49.87, max: 49.87, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Philadelphia - **state**: PA - **country**: United States - **location**: Harriett's Bookshop - **lat**: 39.9694965 - **long**: -75.1318914 - **full address**: Harriett's Bookshop, 258 East Girard Avenue, Philadelphia, United States ## Event Organizer details - **affiliate_id**: 10 - **organizer**: Harriett's Bookshop (https://allevents.in/org/harrietts-bookshop/20177598) ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: banner - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events10/banners/fe3cd38c02046585ddb20d4d855ec3d45acf9969b34ea79b7d26e2b20936100f-rimg-w1200-h800-dc1a1412-gmir.jpg?v=1766295509 - **Alt text**: thumbnail - **Image URL**: https://dyn-image.allevents.in/generate-image?v=4&title=Harriett%E2%80%99s+presents+Words+%26+Whiskey+Tasting+w%2F+James+Ijames&date=27+Feb ## FAQs - **Q**: When is the event happening? - **A:** Fri, 27 Feb, 2026 at 07:30 pm - **Q**: Where is the event happening? - **A:** Harriett's Bookshop, 258 East Girard Avenue, Philadelphia, United States - **Q**: What is the ticket price? - **A:** starting from 49.87 up to 49.87 USD - **Q**: Who is organizing the event? - **A:** Harriett's Bookshop - **Q**: What type of event is this? - **A:** art, theatre, literary-art, performances, entertainment, nonprofit, business, conferences - **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Harriett’s presents Words & Whiskey Tasting w/ James Ijames ? - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents. ## Structured Data (JSON-LD) ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Event", "name": "Harriett’s presents Words & Whiskey Tasting w/ James Ijames", "image": "https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events10/banners/fe3cd38c02046585ddb20d4d855ec3d45acf9969b34ea79b7d26e2b20936100f-rimg-w1200-h800-dc1a1412-gmir.jpg?v=1766295509", "startDate": "2026-02-27", "endDate": "2026-02-27", "url": "https://allevents.in/philadelphia/harriett’s-presents-words-and-whiskey-tasting-w-james-ijames/100001977766717492", "location": { "@type": "Place", "name": "Harriett's Bookshop", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "258 East Girard Avenue", "postalCode": "19125", "addressLocality": "Philadelphia", "addressRegion": "PA", "addressCountry": "US" }, "geo": { "@type": "GeoCoordinates", "latitude": "39.9694965", "longitude": "-75.1318914" } }, "eventAttendanceMode": "https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode", "description": "A sacred gathering of storytellers from playwrights to poets, screenwriters to authors, as we genre-blend, taste & uphold tradition.", "offers": [ { "@type": "AggregateOffer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "USD", "availabilityStarts": "2026-04-05", "availabilityEnds": "2026-02-27", "validFrom": "2026-04-05", "lowPrice": "49.87", "highPrice": "49.87", "price": "49.87", "url": "https://allevents.in/philadelphia/harriett’s-presents-words-and-whiskey-tasting-w-james-ijames/100001977766717492" }, { "@type": "Offer", "availability": "https://schema.org/SoldOut", "priceCurrency": "USD", "availabilityStarts": "2026-04-05", "availabilityEnds": "", "validFrom": "2026-04-05", "url": "https://allevents.in/philadelphia/harriett’s-presents-words-and-whiskey-tasting-w-james-ijames/100001977766717492", "price": "49.87", "name": "General Admission" } ], "organizer": [ { "@type": "Organization", "name": "Harrietts Bookshop", "url": "https://allevents.in/org/harrietts-bookshop/20177598", "description": "Harriett's Bookshop celebrates woman authors, artists, and activists under the guiding light of historic heroine, Harriett Tubman. 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