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We will close on Saturday, October 8th for Ironman. Good luck to all participants!
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Words & Wine
Tues, October 4 @ 6pm
Join us for light pupus, refreshments, talk story, and short talks by these local authors:
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| Mike Malaghan |
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Debut novelist Mike Malaghan has turned his passion for history into the sweeping epic Picture Bride which follows Haru, a young peasant girl in turn-of-the-century Japan, from the temples of Kyushu to the sugar plantations of Territorial Hawai'i. Following a decades-long career as a businessman in Asia, author Malaghan drew from newspaper archives, personal interviews, and trips to each location featured in this ten-year labor of love.
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Jane Hoff
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Jane Lasswell Hoff is a professional forensic anthropologist, a member of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, and a lecturer in anthropology. She has worked throughout the United States for tribal groups, police departments, medical examiners' offices, and for the U. S. Army, identifying and recovering human remains. Bones of Paradise is her first novel, part of an intended series of Big Island Mysteries.
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| Marie Alonzo Snyder |
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Marie Alonzo Snyder is the founder and artistic director of Zouk HI, Tangerine Dance Collective, a NY Times acclaimed dancer and choreographer, as well as international scholar, author and educator. She has written
The Art and Sensuality of Brazilian Zouk. In it she provides a historical context and cultural perspective while welcoming the novice and providing advice regarding the ins and outs of Zouk.
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Our latest arrivals:
SmartMax-
Colorful and safe magnetic construction toys for young children.
SmartGames- Multi-level logic games, from Starter to Junior to Expert to Master. SmartGames can be played alone and are also great family fun.
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Our book groups are relaxed and entertaining book discussions.
Bring a light pupu or beverage, pick your genre, and join us any time.
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What our book groups are reading:
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"Second Tuesday", our fiction group:
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| Some Luck |
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Some Luck by Jane Smiley
1920, Denby, Iowa: Rosanna and Walter Langdon have just welcomed their firstborn son, Frank, into their family farm. He will be the oldest of five. Each chapter in this extraordinary novel covers a single year, encompassing the sweep of history as the Langdons abide by time-honored values and pass them on to their children. With the country on the cusp of enormous social and economic change through the early 1950s, we watch as the personal and the historical merge seamlessly: one moment electricity is just beginning to power the farm, and the next a son is volunteering to fight the Nazis.
Join us to discuss this book by a Pulitzer prize winner on Tuesday, October 11 at 6:30pm.
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Our Travel and Adventure group:
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Passion for Paris |
Passion for Paris: Romanticism and Romance in the City of Light by David Downie
"A top-notch walking tour of Paris. . . . The author's encyclopedic knowledge of the city and its artists grants him a mystical gift of access: doors left ajar and carriage gates left open foster his search for the city's magical story. Anyone who loves Paris will adore this joyful book. Readers visiting the city are advised to take it with them to discover countless new experiences." -Kirkus Reviews
Join us to discuss this travel narrative on Tuesday, October 18 at 6:30pm.
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Joy and Brenda (Owners)
Noble and Chloe (Cats)
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| Hours: Monday- Friday 10am to 6pm; Saturday: 10am to 5pm; Sunday: 11am to 5pm
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