

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: “Fatimas and Kisses:” a Local Reads Event
- **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 28 Jan, 2026 at 06:30 pm
- **Event Description**: The Local Reads book club will discuss John O’Hara’s short story “Fatimas and Kisses” at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 28 – three days before the 121st anniversary of his birth. The story is narrated by James Malloy, O’Hara’s alter-ego, and is loosely based on the Pottsville native’s time as a  local newspaper reporter in the 1920s. Society newsletter editor Lisa Von Ahn will present some historical background, and Local Reads organizer Kasey Owen will lead the discussion. “Fatimas and Kisses” is included in Gibbsville and other anthologies of O’Hara’s work and can be read online at https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1966/05/21/fatimas-and-kisses.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/pottsville/fatimas-and-kisses-a-local-reads-event/200029480796859
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- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 3

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: http://facebook.com/200029480796859?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=pottsville-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Pottsville
- **state**: PA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 305 North Centre Street, P O Box 1356, Pottsville, PA, United States, Pennsylvania 17901
- **lat**: 40.68711
- **long**: -76.19696
- **full address**: 305 North Centre Street, P O Box 1356, Pottsville, PA, United States, Pennsylvania 17901

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Schuylkill County Historical Society, Museum, and Gift Shop (https://allevents.in/org/schuylkill-county-historical-society-museum-and-gift-shop/25943678)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Wed, 28 Jan, 2026 at 06:30 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 305 North Centre Street, P O Box 1356, Pottsville, PA, United States, Pennsylvania 17901
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Schuylkill County Historical Society, Museum, and Gift Shop
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about “Fatimas and Kisses:” a Local Reads Event ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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