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Words & Wine:
Tuesday, June 6 @ 6pm
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Join us for pupu, refreshments, talk story, and short talks with these local authors:
Francene Hart:
Sacred Geometry of Nature: Journey on the Path of the Divine
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Francene Hart
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This is a fully illustrated inspirational art book from visionary painter Francene Hart, including more than 80 full-color reproductions of Hart's intricate watercolor paintings and the stories behind them.
It recounts the evolution of her art and her discovery of the hidden order of nature that led to her masterful artistic integrations of nature, spirit, and sacred geometry. Hart is an internationally recognized visionary artist who has been working with sacred symbols as models for evolving consciousness for more than 35 years. She is the creator of the
Sacred Geometry Oracle Deck and
Sacred Geometry Cards for the Visionary Path and lives in Honaunau.
Jill Marie Landis: The Tiki Goddess Mysteries
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Jill Marie Landis
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This hilarious mystery series begins with
Mai Tai One On. Six months ago, if anyone had told Em Johnson she'd end up divorced, broke, and running the dilapidated Tiki Goddess Bar on the North Shore of Kauai she would have told them to shove a swizzle stick up their okole. When an obnoxious neighbor is found dead in the Goddess luau pit, suspicion falls on Em and the staff; they must ban together to find the killer and solve the mystery before the next pupu party. Jill Landis is a seven-time finalist for Romance Writers of America's RITA Award for Historical and Contemporary Romance as well as a RITA Award winner.
Patricia Panahi: Veil of Walls
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Patricia Panahi
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Anahita is a typical American ten-year-old who was not too keen on traveling to the other side of the world to meet her father's family. Her month-long vacation turns into a nightmare when her Persian relatives refuse to let her return to the States. Will Ana's family marry her off and forever bind her to this country, or will she break free of Iran's walls and find her way back to America? Born in Massachusetts, Patricia Panahi moved to Iran at the age of nine. She later returned to the States and has taught English in Iran, California, and Hawaii and directed English language programs for international students for the University of Hawaii.
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Our Book clubs are fun and friendly!
Read the book, bring either a pupu or beverage, and enjoy a lively discussion.
Our Fiction Group: Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
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Station Eleven
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Kirsten Raymonde will never forget the night Arthur Leander, the famous Hollywood actor, had a heart attack on stage during a production of King Lear. That was the night when a devastating flu pandemic arrived in the city, and within weeks, civilization as we know it came to an end.
Twenty years later, Kirsten moves between the settlements of the altered world with a small troupe of actors and musicians. They call themselves The Traveling Symphony, and they have dedicated themselves to keeping the remnants of art and humanity alive. But when they arrive in St. Deborah by the Water, they encounter a violent prophet who will threaten the tiny band's existence. And as the story takes off, moving back and forth in time, and vividly depicting life before and after the pandemic, the strange twist of fate that connects them all will be revealed. This critically acclaimed book will be the discussion topic on
Tuesday, June, 13 @ 6:30pm.
Our Non-fiction group: White Trash: The 400-Year Untold History of Class in America by Nancy Isenberg.
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White Trash
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In her groundbreaking bestselling history of the class system in America, Nancy Isenberg, takes on our comforting myths about equality, uncovering the crucial legacy of the ever-present, always embarrassing--if occasionally entertaining--poor white trash. Surveying political rhetoric and policy, popular literature, and scientific theories over four hundred years, Isenberg upends assumptions about America's supposedly class-free society--where liberty and hard work were meant to ensure real social mobility. We will discuss this thought-provoking book on Tuesday, June 27 @ 6pm.
Our Travel group will take a break until October. It should come as no surprise that the readers who attend this group like to travel! So we're taking a break for the summer and will resume our reading and discussions Tuesday, October 17, 2017 when we will discuss
Elephant Complex: Travels in Sri Lanka by John Gimlette.
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Joy and Brenda (Owners)
Noble and Chloe (Cats)
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Hours:
Monday-Friday: 10am-6pm;
Saturday: 10am-5pm;
Sunday: 11am-5pm
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