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parades and parties looking back to 1776, but what's our plan for the next 250 years? a standout event next saturday has some serious cool cred. it's already a hot ticket for a full day of debates, dreaming, dining, drinking and democracy next week. ted is coming to the kimmel center in center city. yes, that ted where fabulous, sometimes viral speakers meet a fabulous crowd. but this will be a philly special ted democracy. >> to have a day complete with 19 original talks about the past, present and future of democracy in our world is just a mind blowing idea. i couldn't be more excited. >> okay, sounds a little serious, but this is no stuck in your seat nerd athon. ted stands for technology, entertainment, and design, and there will be an explosion of that all over the halls and plaza outside the auditorium, and ways to get hands on with the new and hands on with a good time. >> there's going to be incredible music. there is going to be a taste of philly, an incredible spread of food. there is art exhibitions, there are discovery sessions. >> visit philly put out a global call for main speakers going through the 450 responses from over 40 countries to get to the 19 main speakers. they'll also be some philly spice locals doing quicker flash talks on things like arguing with affection. >> even now, we do still have more in common than we allow ourselves to believe. >> on making a bigger table. >> being on that ted stage and really talking about what black women mean to democracy is going to be everything to me. >> and on cutting out hustle culture. so we have more time to hold these truths and pursue happiness together. >> i do think that the next 250 years can be more empowering than what we're experiencing right now. >> speaking of spice, organizers have made a point to cut out comfort zones and safe spaces. >> we need to challenge each other. we need to think differently, and we need to allow ourselves to sit with ideas long enough to be changed by them. >> but no challenging this. no place else could or should do this. jawn. >> we're the best city in the world. go birds. but also we're the birthplace of democracy. so what better place to have a ted democracy conversation than in the birthplace of america? >> i think it's going to be. >> wow. >> a ball and all the things you can touch and engage in. and who doesn't want to eat and drink? so there you go. now, tickets range from $25 to 250, but the event is on the verge of selling out. they've got 1700 tickets, but it's increasingly hard to get one. go to 6 abc dot com for a link to grab one of the last ones. >> i think one of the best things about philadelphia is we're okay with hard conversations. so i think this is going to be really constructive and a fun day. >> and we'll tell