Dewey Decimal Drinks, this Thursday at Rrrriley’s.
Several months back, I started a monthly happy hour for librarians (and bookish types). It’s called Dewey Decimal Drinks. The next one is this Thursday, November 8. If you are or ever have been a librarian (or archivist, publisher, writer, English teacher, obsessive reader, etc), please consider stopping by. The turnout has been pretty good so far, and I’ve met some new friends and had some really good times. Here is the announcement:
It’s that time again: Boozin’ for books!
This Thursday, Nov 8, is the next Dewey Decimal Drinks.
We will meet starting at 7pm at Riley’s Pub, 3458 Arsenal (just east of Grand). The place is accessible via the #30 Soulard and #70 Grand buses. Riley’s is the kind of place that feels like my neighborhood pub even though it ain’t in my neighborhood. They have big, tall wooden booths and St. Louis style pizza that is actually good. They’re giving us a drink special this month (on a microbrew, methinks). I’m excited, and I hope you can make it.
Bookishly yours,
Claire-ian the Librarian
myspace.com/deweydecimaldrinks
In detail
One of the best things about walking is the level of detail you get to experience–naturally, you can see a more intimate view of the world on two feet at 4mph than you can in a metal cage at 35 or 60 mph.
Both my walking companion and I had been down Cabanne Place, the architecturally unusual, formerly private street in the West End before. But not until we actually walked down it did we notice that large parts of the street have stone sidewalks.
As in, giant square gray blocks of stone, some of them pristinely intact after all the years, and others cracked and made wonderfully stripey by years of weathering. Neither of us had seen anything like this before. Neither of us would have seen it if we hadn’t chosen to get out and walk.
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[Cred where cred is due: The photo was Doug D's idea.]
