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Patti Smith Celebrates 50 Years of Horses with Reflective Memoir

11/30/2025

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Patti Smith, musician, will celebrate the 50th anniversary of Horses with performances on November 29, 2025, at Met Philly, and December 1, 2025, at Marian Anderson Hall.
Her memoir Bread of Angels reflects on her life and includes a late-in-life DNA revelation about her biological father that reshaped her identity.
She describes her Philadelphia childhood as formative and remains connected to her younger self through art as she nears 80.

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Patti Smith, musician, will celebrate the 50th anniversary of Horses with performances on November 29, 2025, at Met Philly, and December 1, 2025, at Marian Anderson Hall.
Her memoir Bread of Angels reflects on her life and includes a late-in-life DNA revelation about her biological father that reshaped her identity.
She describes her Philadelphia childhood as formative and remains connected to her younger self through art as she nears 80.