We meet at Camp Bar in the cabaret room, 7-9 pm 490 N. Robert Street, downtown Saint Paul.
Rotary hosted; community invited. Light snacks provided. Purchase your own beverages.
Reading: The Beekeeper of Aleppo, by Christy Lefteri. Nuri is a beekeeper; his wife, Afra, an artist. They live happily in the beautiful Syrian city of Aleppo - until the unthinkable happens and they are forced to flee. But what Afra has seen is so terrible she has gone blind, and so they must embark on a perilous journey through Turkey and Greece towards an uncertain future in Britain. As Nuri and Afra travel through a broken world, they must confront not only the pain of their own unspeakable loss, but dangers that would overwhelm the bravest of souls. Above all - and perhaps this is the hardest thing they face - they must journey to find each other again.
This will be our fourth meeting for Reading for a Change. We are using literature to open conversations around issues that reflect the pillars of Rotary such as health, education, clean water, climate, and peace. And it’s a fun social event!
We meet quarterly, on the second Wednesday of the month. The next two reading selections and meeting dates:
Wed., Nov 11 The Bookkeeper of Aleepo Christy Lefteri
Wed., Feb 10 Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese
Wed., May 12 The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson