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• ASU Book Group October 2018

  • When
    Wednesday, October 31, 2018
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    12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
  • Location
    Piper Writers House (PWH) - ASU Tempe Campus

  

  Join us for a lively, informal discussion of Human Interest by Valerie Bandura Finn. A no-host luncheon at the University Club follows each meeting which means free parking at the University Club.

  
  

  About the Book and Author

  Finn is an Instructor in the Writing Programs who also teaches creative writing courses for the English Department. “Human Interest” is her second collection of poems. The themes in the book explore issues of class and culture in America, a timely topic. Her first book, Freak Show, was a 2015 Paterson Poetry Prize Finalist. Finn’s recent poems have appeared in top-tier national journals, including American Poetry Review, The Gettysburg Review, and Ploughshares.

  
  

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• Friends of ASU November Luncheon

  • When
    Monday, November 12, 2018
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    12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
  • Location
    Shalimar Country Club

      

  
  

  The Friends of ASU invite you to hear two speakers from A New Leaf, a 46-year community nonprofit organization, providing a broad spectrum of support services to help individuals and families in crisis. Last year A New Leaf served 24,275 residents across the Valley.

  
  

  The speakers are:

  • Michael Hughes, Chief Executive Officer who will give us an overview of the organization and
  •  Kathy De Nolfi, Chief Program Officer who will talk about their immigrant children’s refugee relief program

  The luncheon on Monday November 12 starts at noon, at Shalimar Country Club, 2032 E. Golf Ave., Tempe and consists of a salad, entree, sides, bread, desert, and beverages for $17 at the door, cash or check.

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  Contact Sandy Palais by eamil  or phone 480-748-0940 to RSVP. Reservations are required and are due by Wednesday November 7 before 5 pm. 

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• November Emeritus College Short Talks Luncheon

  • When
    Tuesday, November 13, 2018
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    12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
  • Location
    Friendship Village

  
  

  Luncheon Speaker & Topic

  • John Brock - Invasive Trees in Tempe
  • Kathleen Church - Desert Botanical Garden: DNA, Conservation, Cactus

  Lunch will be a plated meal:

  • Club sandwich w/side of fruit or
    Vegetarian Option: Roasted Club Sandwich (no cheese)  w/side of fruit
  • Dessert – Carrot Cake
  • Beverage (Iced Tea, Lemonade or Coffee)
  • Please specify if you would like a vegetarian lunch.
    

  Lunch will cost $10.00. Please BRING CASH in the exact amount to pay for your lunch as no change will be available. 
  
  Friendship Village has asked that we inform you that if you RSVP and do not show up, you will remain responsible for your $10 lunch payment.* Likewise, we’ll miss you!
  
  Spouses, partners and friends of the College are cordially invited.
  When making your reservation (including leaving a message), please indicate your lunch preference: Vegetarian or Non-Vegetarian
  
  Friendship Village Tempe is located between Price and Dobson on Southern Avenue, on the South side. When you approach the gate, let the guard know that you are attending the Emeritus College Short Talks Luncheon at the Private Dining Room, and he/she will let you through the gate and can assist you in finding the main building.

  
  

  Please RSVP by emailing . To guarantee a lunch order you must RSVP by noon on October 4..
  

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• ASU Book Group November 2018

  • When
    Wednesday, November 28, 2018
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    12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
  • Location
    Piper Writers House (PWH) - ASU Tempe Campus

  

  Join us for a lively, informal discussion of The Porcupine of Truth by Bill Konigsberg. A no-host luncheon at the University Club follows each meeting which means free parking at the University Club.

  
  

  About the Book (from Scholastic website)

  Carson Smith is resigned to spending his summer in Billings, Montana, helping his mom take care of his father, a dying alcoholic he doesn't really know. Then he meets Aisha Stinson, a beautiful girl who has run away from her difficult family, and Pastor John Logan, who's long held a secret regarding Carson's grandfather, who disappeared without warning or explanation thirty years before. Together, Carson and Aisha embark on an epic road trip to find the answers that might save Carson's dad, restore his fragmented family, and discover the "Porcupine of Truth" in all of their lives.

  
  

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