1:30-2:30 pm | Wednesdays | April 15, 22, and 29 | Turnage Theater Gallery

Cost (includes all three sessions): $10 for AOP members/$15 non-members

You are invited to explore the many centers in your self. The medium is a trilogy of short works by writer and artist Nick Bantock. Each week, we will discuss one small volume from this charming and surreal trilogy, which mixes art, mystery, and romance into an intriguing narrative experience. Waken to the multiple spaces of your life travels, including the unchosen ones. Choose ones you wish to share.

The trilogy can be purchased at Pamlico Books.

• April 15: Griffin & Sabine: An Extraordinary Correspondence

• April 22: Sabine's Notebook

• April 29: The Golden Mean 

Philip Ninan is a wanderer, a student of the mind entering from the perspectives of neuroscience, and a psychiatrist from a long time ago.

Great Books: The Odyssey

with Brian Whipple and Mandy Monath

10:30-11:30 am | Wednesdays | May 6, 13 and 20 | Turnage Theater Gallery

Cost (includes all three sessions): $10 for AOP members/$15 non-members

What a ride! Whether you read it ages ago or never got around to it, join us as we jump into this weird and beautiful story of a man trying to find his way home. Read the book before the movie comes out this summer (Matt Damon as Odysseus)!

Important note: We will use Emily Wilson’s translation of The Odyssey, which can be purchased at Pamlico Books.

Participants will learn, share, and discuss the epic in three sessions:

• May 6: Chapters 1-8 A son seeks news of his hero dad. The hero washes up on the beach at the feet of a beautiful girl.

• May 13: Chapters 9-16 Odysseus gets into all kinds of trouble involving one-eyed monsters, drug addicts, sailors turned into pigs, and a very unfortunate barbecue.

• May 20: Chapters 17-24 Odysseus sneaks home for some serious payback.

Brian Whipple is a lifelong traveler who undertook his own odyssey to get to Washington.

Mandy Monath is a sometime classicist and head of Pamlico Writer’s Group.

Great Books: The Odyssey

with Brian Whipple and Mandy Monath

10:30-11:30 am | Wednesdays | May 6, 13 and 20 | Turnage Theater Gallery

Cost (includes all three sessions): $10 for AOP members/$15 non-members

What a ride! Whether you read it ages ago or never got around to it, join us as we jump into this weird and beautiful story of a man trying to find his way home. Read the book before the movie comes out this summer (Matt Damon as Odysseus)!

Important note: We will use Emily Wilson’s translation of The Odyssey, which can be purchased at Pamlico Books.

Participants will learn, share, and discuss the epic in three sessions:

• May 6: Chapters 1-8 A son seeks news of his hero dad. The hero washes up on the beach at the feet of a beautiful girl.

• May 13: Chapters 9-16 Odysseus gets into all kinds of trouble involving one-eyed monsters, drug addicts, sailors turned into pigs, and a very unfortunate barbecue.

• May 20: Chapters 17-24 Odysseus sneaks home for some serious payback.

Brian Whipple is a lifelong traveler who undertook his own odyssey to get to Washington.

Mandy Monath is a sometime classicist and head of Pamlico Writer’s Group.

Love books? Love talking about them? Join the Pamlico Writers Group for our monthly Writers Round Table at Wine & Words!

This casual, fun gathering brings together readers and writers to share what we’re currently reading—or an all-time favorite—and talk about what makes a story shine (or flop!).

It’s a great way to discover new books, connect with fellow book lovers, and enjoy lively conversation in a welcoming atmosphere. Bring a book, bring a friend, and bring your love of stories!

✨ Free & open to all readers and writers.

Great Books: The Odyssey

with Brian Whipple and Mandy Monath

10:30-11:30 am | Wednesdays | May 6, 13 and 20 | Turnage Theater Gallery

Cost (includes all three sessions): $10 for AOP members/$15 non-members

What a ride! Whether you read it ages ago or never got around to it, join us as we jump into this weird and beautiful story of a man trying to find his way home. Read the book before the movie comes out this summer (Matt Damon as Odysseus)!

Important note: We will use Emily Wilson’s translation of The Odyssey, which can be purchased at Pamlico Books.

Participants will learn, share, and discuss the epic in three sessions:

• May 6: Chapters 1-8 A son seeks news of his hero dad. The hero washes up on the beach at the feet of a beautiful girl.

• May 13: Chapters 9-16 Odysseus gets into all kinds of trouble involving one-eyed monsters, drug addicts, sailors turned into pigs, and a very unfortunate barbecue.

• May 20: Chapters 17-24 Odysseus sneaks home for some serious payback.

Brian Whipple is a lifelong traveler who undertook his own odyssey to get to Washington.

Mandy Monath is a sometime classicist and head of Pamlico Writer’s Group.

Love books? Love talking about them? Join the Pamlico Writers Group for our monthly Writers Round Table at Wine & Words!

This casual, fun gathering brings together readers and writers to share what we’re currently reading—or an all-time favorite—and talk about what makes a story shine (or flop!).

It’s a great way to discover new books, connect with fellow book lovers, and enjoy lively conversation in a welcoming atmosphere. Bring a book, bring a friend, and bring your love of stories!

✨ Free & open to all readers and writers.

Love books? Love talking about them? Join the Pamlico Writers Group for our monthly Writers Round Table at Wine & Words!

This casual, fun gathering brings together readers and writers to share what we’re currently reading—or an all-time favorite—and talk about what makes a story shine (or flop!).

It’s a great way to discover new books, connect with fellow book lovers, and enjoy lively conversation in a welcoming atmosphere. Bring a book, bring a friend, and bring your love of stories!

✨ Free & open to all readers and writers.

Love books? Love talking about them? Join the Pamlico Writers Group for our monthly Writers Round Table at Wine & Words!

This casual, fun gathering brings together readers and writers to share what we’re currently reading—or an all-time favorite—and talk about what makes a story shine (or flop!).

It’s a great way to discover new books, connect with fellow book lovers, and enjoy lively conversation in a welcoming atmosphere. Bring a book, bring a friend, and bring your love of stories!

✨ Free & open to all readers and writers.

Love books? Love talking about them? Join the Pamlico Writers Group for our monthly Writers Round Table at Wine & Words!

This casual, fun gathering brings together readers and writers to share what we’re currently reading—or an all-time favorite—and talk about what makes a story shine (or flop!).

It’s a great way to discover new books, connect with fellow book lovers, and enjoy lively conversation in a welcoming atmosphere. Bring a book, bring a friend, and bring your love of stories!

✨ Free & open to all readers and writers.

Love books? Love talking about them? Join the Pamlico Writers Group for our monthly Writers Round Table at Wine & Words!

This casual, fun gathering brings together readers and writers to share what we’re currently reading—or an all-time favorite—and talk about what makes a story shine (or flop!).

It’s a great way to discover new books, connect with fellow book lovers, and enjoy lively conversation in a welcoming atmosphere. Bring a book, bring a friend, and bring your love of stories!

✨ Free & open to all readers and writers.

Love books? Love talking about them? Join the Pamlico Writers Group for our monthly Writers Round Table at Wine & Words!

This casual, fun gathering brings together readers and writers to share what we’re currently reading—or an all-time favorite—and talk about what makes a story shine (or flop!).

It’s a great way to discover new books, connect with fellow book lovers, and enjoy lively conversation in a welcoming atmosphere. Bring a book, bring a friend, and bring your love of stories!

✨ Free & open to all readers and writers.

Love books? Love talking about them? Join the Pamlico Writers Group for our monthly Writers Round Table at Wine & Words!

This casual, fun gathering brings together readers and writers to share what we’re currently reading—or an all-time favorite—and talk about what makes a story shine (or flop!).

It’s a great way to discover new books, connect with fellow book lovers, and enjoy lively conversation in a welcoming atmosphere. Bring a book, bring a friend, and bring your love of stories!

✨ Free & open to all readers and writers.