The Then and Now Book Group: The Correspondent
Fourth Tuesday literary fiction group, September's pick a contemporary novel told entirely in letters. Free and open to the public.
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The International Voices Book Group: All Your Children, Scattered
Second Wednesday translation group, this month a Rwandan novel about three generations after the genocide. Free and open to all.
The Kiss and Tell Romance Book Group: Holding the Reins
Third Wednesday romance group on Paisley Hope's Kentucky ranch novel. Free, open to the public, book discounted at the register.
The What's the Tea? Book Group: Carmilla
Fourth Wednesday queer fiction group taking on the 1872 vampire novella that Dracula borrowed from. Free, and the timing is right for late September.
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Food Truck Night: Brotherly Love
Brotherly Love takes the Friday truck slot at Van Lieus. Small taproom, one truck, no cover, and Bravo's Pizza inside if the line outside gets long.
Gay Street Open-Air Market
Four blocks of Gay Street close to cars so restaurants push tables into the road. Walk down the middle of the street, eat outside, and browse the shops on either side.
St. Philip International Food Festival
Fourteenth year of the parish's two-day food festival, cooked by the congregation, with church tours and children's activities alongside. Clearview Road sits just outside the borough, a few minutes from Main Street.
