This year, St. Peter Reads has a bumper crop of events tied to our community reading. Those marked * require registration through St. Peter Community Education starting on August 20th.
- August 21, 6-7:30 pm – Learn to make traditional egg rolls at the Co-op*
- September 4, 6-7:30 pm – Long Life Chinese Noodles at the Co-op*
- September 6-7 – St. Peter Reads will be at the Rock Bend Folk Festival – look for our tent
- September 15, 10 -11 am. – book discussion with author John Pomfret, Riverrock Coffee
- September 15, 7pm – John Pomfret will give a public lecture at Christ Chapel, Gustavus Adolphus College
- September 16, 10:30 -11:30 am – book discussion of Chinese Lessons, Waldo’s Coffee Company
- September 22, 7-9 pm – Babies and Toddlers from Abroad: Experiences of International Adoptions – by a panel of local adoptive families – Community Center, room 217*
- October 2 – book signing by Michael Meyer, author of The Last Days of Old Beijing
- November 15, 9:30 am – 3:30 pm & November 16, 1-4 pm – beginning Asian brush painting with Dee Teller at the Arts Center of St. Peter*
In addition to these events, the St. Peter Library has added a large selection of new Chinese-themed children’s books, thanks to support from the Friends of the Library.
And for even more lectures, films, theatre performances, and concerts, check out the Gustavus Global Insight Program, focused on China.
Tags: China, Chinese Lessons, events, John Pomfret
