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Food for Thought: March Trilogy
Our next book discussion will focus on the graphic novel trilogy March by Presidential Medal of Freedom winner Representative John Lewis....
Dec 16, 20171 min read
Food for Thought: Famous Drownings in Literary History
Wednesday December 13, 6:00-7:00, Cultivate Co-op Cafe, 901 Elm St. We continue our exploration of the rich diversity of the American...
Nov 15, 20171 min read
Food for Thought: The Round House
Wednesday, November 8, 6:00-7:00, Cultivate Cafe, 901 Elm St. If you wish to order dinner at Cultivate, please arrive well before the...
Oct 29, 20171 min read
Food for Thought: The Coldest Night
Olmstead, recipient of NEA and Guggenheim fellowships, was a visiting writer to Lit Youngstown’s first Fall Literary Festival on...
Oct 4, 20171 min read
Food for Thought: The Weight of Heaven
Our new series examines the rich diversity of the American experience. The first title is The Weight of Heaven by Thrity Umrigar, a...
Aug 29, 20171 min read
More Food for Thought!
Our monthly book club will take the summer off and start back up again in the fall with a new focus: the American experience, fiction,...
Jun 17, 20171 min read
Food for Thought: The Omnivore’s Dilemma
We made a quick switch for our last book selection in our food-themed series, and decided to discuss the first section of Michael...
May 31, 20171 min read
Food for Thought: Immortal Milk, Adventures in Cheese
This month’s book-club book is by Ohio University faculty member Eric LeMay, who leads us to artisan cheesemakers in Europe and the...
Apr 18, 20171 min read
Food for Thought: Closing the Food Gap
The last three books in our food-themed book series will be non-fiction, but very different in tone and content: from serious to humorous...
Mar 4, 20171 min read
Food for Thought Book Club
This month we will read and discuss Prodigal Summer by Barbara Kingsolver. According to the New York Times: Barbara Kingsolver’s new...
Feb 13, 20171 min read
Food for Thought Book Club
This month we will read and discuss Julie & Julia by Julie Powell. You may wish to watch the movie after reading the book, to compare....
Dec 18, 20162 min read
Food for Thought Book & Potluck: Yes, Chef
This month we will read and discuss Yes, Chef, by Marcus Samuelsson, who has had a fascinating life, by any measure. Born in Ethiopia,...
Dec 4, 20161 min read
Food for Thought Book & Potluck: The Garden of the World
The Garden of the World is the tale of a pioneering winemaking family headed by Paul Tourneau, a fiercely ambitious vintner determined to...
Nov 1, 20161 min read
Lit Youngstown on the Wild Side
Food for Thought, our book & potluck club is taking up Eating on the Wild Side by Jo Robinson. We are learning about the wild origins of...
Oct 9, 20161 min read
Food for Thought
The monthly gatherings are free, open to the public and wheelchair accessible. Childcare is available for $5 per child with an advance...
Jul 19, 20162 min read
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