Music Ensemble
Join us Tuesdays at 10 AM. Woodwinds, strings or piano welcome. Did you play an instrument back in school? Pick it up and join us! Beginners welcome-we just enjoy playing together! Contact Leslie, lhl@lessinger.net
Book Group
-We meet third Tuesdays at 1:30. Members alternate choosing books and leading the discussion. Fiction and non-fiction as per leader’s choice. Contact: Kimberlee, oneorganicmother@gmail.com
January 21st selection: James by Percival Everett
PULITZER PRIZE WINNER • #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER • A brilliant, action-packed reimagining of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, both harrowing and darkly humorous, told from the enslaved Jim’s point of view •KIRKUS PRIZE WINNER •
NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD FINALIST • SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE • A Best Book of the Year: The New York Times Book Review, LA Times, The New Yorker, The Atlantic, The Economist, TIME, and more.“Genius”—The Atlantic • “A masterpiece that will help redefine one of the classics of American literature, while also being a major achievement on its own.”—
When Jim overhears that he is about to be sold to a man in New Orleans, separated from his wife and daughter forever, he runs away until he can formulate a plan. Meanwhile, Huck has faked his own death to escape his violent father. As all readers of American literature know, thus begins the dangerous and transcendent journey by raft down the Mississippi River toward the elusive and unreliable promise of the Free States and beyond.
Brimming with the electrifying humor and lacerating observations that have made Everett a literary icon, this brilliant and tender novel radically illuminates Jim’s agency, intelligence, and compassion as never before. James is destined to be a major publishing event and a cornerstone of twenty-first century American literature. (Amazon)
Future Selections: 2026
FEB 16 The Last of the Moon Girls by Barbara Davis, Host: Shannon
MAR 17 The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict; Host: Janet
APR 21 Orbital by Samantha Harvey, Host: Debbie
Restaurant Research and Support Society
Our group offers monthly excursions to restaurants to experience different kinds of food and very enjoyable conversations together. Sometimes we eat locally and often we travel away to have a culinary adventure together!