Travel Bug Book Dissussions
Come and join us for our book discussions!
Tuesday January 14 at 5:30.
Senna's comical rendering of the travails of Jane...brilliantly portrays 2020s America ... Senna's humor mixes with her deep understanding of cultural foibles and the human heart to produce a novel that is simultaneously a laugh-out-loud cultural comedy and a riveting novel of ideas. Jane has high hopes that her life is about to turn around. After a long, precarious stretch bouncing among sketchy rentals and sublets, she and her family are living in luxury for a year, house-sitting in the hills above Los Angeles. The gig magically coincides with Jane's sabbatical, giving her the time and space she needs to finish her second novel—a centuries-spanning epic her artist husband, Lenny, dubs her "mulatto War and Peace." Finally, some semblance of stability and success seems to be within her grasp. But things don't work out quite as hoped. Desperate for a plan B, like countless writers before her Jane turns her gaze to Hollywood. When she finagles a meeting with Hampton Ford, a hot producer with a major development deal at a streaming network, he seems excited to work with a "real writer," and together they begin to develop "the Jackie Robinson of biracial comedies." Things finally seem to be going right for Jane—until they go terribly wrong.
"Colored Television!" by danzy senna
a novel about capitalism, race, gender, parenthood, creativity and yearning; it is, in short, a Great American Novel.
a novel about capitalism, race, gender, parenthood, creativity and yearning; it is, in short, a Great American Novel.
Senna's comical rendering of the travails of Jane...brilliantly portrays 2020s America ... Senna's humor mixes with her deep understanding of cultural foibles and the human heart to produce a novel that is simultaneously a laugh-out-loud cultural comedy and a riveting novel of ideas. Jane has high hopes that her life is about to turn around. After a long, precarious stretch bouncing among sketchy rentals and sublets, she and her family are living in luxury for a year, house-sitting in the hills above Los Angeles. The gig magically coincides with Jane's sabbatical, giving her the time and space she needs to finish her second novel—a centuries-spanning epic her artist husband, Lenny, dubs her "mulatto War and Peace." Finally, some semblance of stability and success seems to be within her grasp. But things don't work out quite as hoped. Desperate for a plan B, like countless writers before her Jane turns her gaze to Hollywood. When she finagles a meeting with Hampton Ford, a hot producer with a major development deal at a streaming network, he seems excited to work with a "real writer," and together they begin to develop "the Jackie Robinson of biracial comedies." Things finally seem to be going right for Jane—until they go terribly wrong.
Hosted by: Aimee Gwynne Franklyn
Aimee Gwynne Franklyn is an independent curator, art consultant and producer based in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Franklyn is the founding director of Doubleplate Arts (DPA), a private consultancy focusing on mid 20th century and contemporary art, and Doubleplate Productions, an offshoot of DPA, which highlights the work of socially and politically engaged writers, artists and performers who utilize their voices to affect change. She is currently developing a project examining the parallels between book banning in Nazi Germany and the recent proliferation of bans in the United States. Her ongoing research focuses on the community benefits of public art, interdisciplinary collaboration, art-making as a transformative tool for healing PTSD, and the critical role arts education plays in reducing recidivism in the carceral system.
Christmas in Strasbourg
with Philip Holtzweiler
Saturday Dec 21, 2024
Around Christmas, the Alsace region in Eastern France and the areas just across the border in Germany and Switzerland are nothing short of fascinating. While their rich history and exceptional beauty can be enjoyed year round, the Holiday Season is an absolute highlight—with, among others, some of the oldest and most beautiful Christmas markets in Europe. Together with a Santa Fean who was born and raised in Strasbourg, you will embark on a festive tour. Stopovers include Strasbourg, Colmar, Freiburg and Basel. To be discovered along the way are two grand cathedrals, France 's largest medieval castle, century-old taverns and breweries, the famous Alsatian Wine Route, world-class museums, unique culinary traditions, villages straight out of a fairy tale and much, much more...
Language Classes
Wine and Beer!
We offer Spanish and Italian and French conversational language classes in the store.
Language class schedule