Eat Their Words: Our Town by Thornton Wilder

Schedule

Mon Apr 13 2026 at 07:00 pm to 09:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Hive Center for the Book Arts | Evanston, IL

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About this Event

Eat Their Words is a food-focused book club featuring literature and memoirs written by chefs, foodies, and other food lovers, where the content of the book is curated into a culinary experience by our Eat Their Words Chef, Toni Camphouse, with guest chefs, bakers, and restauranteurs included in the mix.

Each month, we will read a book and discuss it during an evening event where the book is brought to life through a custom food experience, special meal, and drinks pairing.

Monday, April 13, 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. For April, we're reading at eating by Thornton Wilder.

$45-$75 sliding scale includes dinner and drinks inspired by Our Town, and book club activities and discussion. Participants can source a copy of, or through the library.

*Add on program for April: Hive Salon Series: How To Read A Play. Join us on Sunday, April 12 to read Our Town by Thornton Wilder, together.

Eat Their Words Book Club is held Hive Center for the Book Arts at 840 Custer in Evanston.

EMAIL [email protected] to find out about our Eat Their Words subscription program!

2026 Schedule*

April 13: Our Town (play)by Thornton Wilder

May 11: Kitchens of the Great Midwest by J. Ryan Stradal

June 8: One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston

July 13: With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo

August 10: Mistress of Spice by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

September 7: Kate & Frida by Kim Fay

October 12: Arsenic and Adobo by Mida P. Manansala

November 9: Ghosts by Dolly Alderton

December 7: The School of Essential Ingredients by Erica Bauermeister

*please note: books on the schedule subject to change---we'll keep you updated in that event!

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Hive Center for the Book Arts, 840 Custer, Evanston, United States

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