Friends of Petworth Library happy hour at Petworth Citizen on Tuesday: Councilmember Todd, others to read

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This is neat: the Friends at the Petworth Library are hosing a fundraiser happy hour at Petworth Citizen on Tuesday, where 10% of all alcohol sales will go to the group, and they’re also raffling off books. Here are the details:

Join the Friends at Petworth Library (FaPL) for Happy Hour on March 21st from 5-7pm at Petworth Citizen.  We will be celebrating authors who were born in March by raffling off copies of their books.  A few of Petworth’s very own will be reading excerpts from their favorite artists throughout the evening.  Petworth Citizen will be donating 10% of all alcohol sales during the happy hour to the FaPL, so drink up (responsibly).


Our Readers for the evening:


Brandon Todd, Ward 4 Council member, reading Ralph Ellison


Drew Schneider, Petworth News, reading John Updike


Jonny Grave,  Jonny Grave and the Tombstones, reading Jack Kerouac


Kristen Barden, FaPL and Adams Morgan Partnership Business Improvement District, reading Gabriel Garcia Marquez


George Morgan, Petworth resident extraordinaire, reading John McPhee


More to follow….


Raffle tickets are $1 each or 7 for $5  Books to win include:

Ezra Jack Keats- Louie 

Theodore Geisel (Dr. Seuss)- Green Eggs and Ham

Douglas Adams- Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy

John McPhee- Coming Into Country

Gabriel Garcia Marquez- El Ontono del Patriarca 

Robert frost – Various poems

Tom Wolfe – The Kandy-Kolored Tangerine-Flaked Streamline Baby

John Updike- Rabbit, Run

Elizabeth Barrett Browning- Various poems

Ralph Ellison – Invisible man

Jack Kerouac- On the Road


For more information and updates find us on Facebook or email us at friendsatpetworthlibrary@gmail.com


See you at Petworth Citizen

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