September’s book is “The Lost City of Z,” non-fiction by David Grann, a story that at once seems familiar and fantastic. We’ve all heard or seen stories about the the search for the unknown or lost civilization in the depths of the jungle. This one actually happened. It’s about Percy Fawcett, a British explorer and his quest for a lost, supposedly advanced civilization in the heart of the Amazon. And his disappearance while on the search. We’ll meet at the Midtown Scholar at 2:00 in the lobby – look for folks carrying copies of the book; then we’ll find a table in the back room. Please contact Joe Foner at joefoner1@gmail.com to RSVP or for questions. Hope to see you there, and happy reading!
Book Club members can purchase the book at Midtown Scholar and get a 20% discount!
August brings us a true-life murder mystery about one of the most monstrous crimes in American history. From the author of “The Lost City of Z,” David Grann, “Killers of the Flower Moon” is about the systematic murders of Osage Indians for money and oil rights in the 1920s. It’s also the story of the start of the FBI, with one of its first major homicide investigations. It’s non-fiction that reads like fiction. We’ll meet at the Midtown Scholar at 2:00 in the lobby – look for folks carrying copies of the book; then we’ll find a table in the back room. Please contact Joe Foner at joefoner1@gmail.com to RSVP or for questions. Hope to see you there, and happy reading!
How do most people start their day? Coffee. How about a wind-down at the end of the day? Cocktails. In this class we bring the two beverages together to make something awesome! We’ll explore the spectrum of flavors found in coffees from bean to brew, and how coffee can mix with and complement your favorite beer or cocktail!
Samples of the various drinks will be enjoyed during the class and each attendee will receive an HYP travel mug and 4oz. of Little Amps Coffee to take home!
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HEIR TO THE THRONE is an interactive murder mystery dinner experience inspired by contemporary medieval fantasy literature, TV, and movies.
The throne is weak, the ruling families are strong, and the realm is in turmoil. Out of this chaos comes opportunity for the ambitious, and danger for all.
The rules are simple, but the opportunities for power-hungry schemes abound. Rally your house to claim the throne together, or backstab your allies to win alone. Playing HEIR TO THE THRONE puts you in the shoes of your favorite fantasy characters, just in time for the premiere of the new season of GAME OF THRONES. Imaginative engagement is required. Costumes are not, but are welcome!
Greg Loring-Albright, HEIR TO THE THRONE creator and host, is an experienced designer of immersive games, including custom experiences for Waxwing Puzzle Co., the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Art Institute of Chicago, and Swarthmore College, among others.
July’s book is Station Eleven, by Emily St. John Mandel. The description from Goodreads.com is so great we’ll use that one (edited for brevity): “One snowy night a famous Hollywood actor slumps over and dies onstage during a production of King Lear. Hours later, the world as we know it begins to dissolve. Moving back and forth in time—from the actor’s early days as a film star to fifteen years in the future, when a theater troupe known as The Travelling Symphony roams the wasteland of what remains—this novel charts the strange twists of fate that connect five people: the actor, the man who tried to save him, the actor’s first wife, his oldest friend, and a young actress with the Traveling Symphony, caught in the crosshairs of a dangerous self-proclaimed prophet. Station Eleven tells a story about the relationships that sustain us, the ephemeral nature of fame, and the beauty of the world as we know it.”
We’ll meet at the Midtown Scholar at 2:00 in the lobby – look for folks carrying copies of the book; then we’ll find a table. Please contact Joe Foner at joefoner1@gmail.com to RSVP or for questions. Hope to see you there, and happy reading!