Join us for a discussion of Norwegian Wood by Lars Mytting and The Sixteen Trees of Somme allso by Lars Mytting. Norwegian wood is literally about cutting, stacking and curing wood the Norwegian way. The trees of Somme is about a man’s quest to unlock family secrets. His search takes him from Norway to Shetland.
Second Harvest
Join us for our volunteer activity. Second Harvest provides food to pantries throughout South Central Wisconsin. We help them by packing, sorting, and preparing food for distribution. Join your fellow members in supporting this great organization.
Dining on the 5th
Actually it is moved to the 5thSunday November 5, 2023 at 12:00 NoonMaple Bluff Country Club500 Kensington Drive
Our November gathering will actually be on Sunday, November 5, for a lunch at noon. The reason is so that we can dine for their brunch/lunch which is served only on Sundays at the Maple Bluff Country Club. We will be seated in the Fairway Dining Room, can order from their regular menu, and pay individually. Register with Gail Holmes 608 249-1846 or email glholmes@wisc.edu.
North American Conference in Milwaukee
A super regional conference with Canada and the Midwest will be held in Milwaukee. All are welcome to attend. Watch newsletter for details
Outbound Journey to Harrisburg
Still in the planning process.
Book Club
The Deep Blue Between, by Ayesha Hamuna Attah – discussion via zoom on Monday, Dec 18 at 7pm.
Twin sisters Hassana and Husseina have always shared their lives. After a raid on their village in 1892, the twins are torn apart. Taken in different directions, far from their home in rural West Africa, each sister finds freedom and a new start.
Book Club
Africa is Not a Country, by Dipo Faloyin – discussion via zoom on Mon, Nov 20 at 7pm.
“An exuberant, opinionated, stereotype-busting view of contemporary Africa in all its splendid diversity by one of its leading new writers. A lively and diverse continent of fifty-four countries, over two thousand languages, and 1.4 billion people, Africa has long been painted with a broad brush in Western literature, media, and culture, flattening it into a monolith.”
Book Club
Join us for a discussion of Turn Right at Machu Picchu, by Mark Adams.
In 1911, Hiram Bingham III climbed into the Andes Mountains of Peru and located the lost city of Machu Picchu. A hundred years later, Mark Adams set out to retrace the explorer’s perilous path, even though he’d written about adventure far more than he’d actually lived it.
Dining on the 6th
Dining on the 6 for July will be at Liberty Station American Tavern and Smokehouse on Rimrock Road at noon.
Book Club – The Sentence by Louise Erdrich
The Sentence: A Novel by Louise Erdrich tells a funny ghost story, a tale of passion, a complex marriage, and a woman’s relentless errors.
Set in a Minneapolis bookstore from All Souls’ Day for a one year period.