BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.4.2//EN TZID:America/Detroit X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Detroit BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2658@jugandmug.org DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20230305T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20230305T170000 DTSTAMP:20230208T001856Z URL:https://jugandmug.org/events/book-clubs-book-discussion/ SUMMARY:Book Club Meetup DESCRIPTION:BOOK DISCUSSION\nSUNDAY\, MARCH 5\, 2023\nFROM 3 TO 5 P.M.\n\nT he Jug and Mug Book Club is currently reading A Dangerous Business by Jane Smiley.\nA discussion on the book will be held at the East Lansing Public Library in Rooms 3 &\; 4.\nYou may bring a treat that is easy to share and to clean up. Also\, bring your own beverage.\nRemember to make recomm endations for our next read and have your calendars ready.\nOnce again\, p lease be prepared to comply with COVID protocol.\nQuestions may be directe d to Maryanne Illman.\n \;\n\n \; CATEGORIES:Featured Events LOCATION:East Lansing Public Library\, 950 Abbot Rd\, East Lansing\, MI\, 4 8823\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=950 Abbot Rd\, East Lansing \, MI\, 48823\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=East Lansing Publ ic Library:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2847@jugandmug.org DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231203T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231203T170000 DTSTAMP:20231024T172134Z URL:https://jugandmug.org/events/jm-book-club-new-book-meetup/ SUMMARY:J&M Book Club's New Book & Meetup DESCRIPTION:Book Club Meetup\nSunday\, December 3\, 2023\nThe next book cho sen to read is The Rosie Project which is a 2013 Australian novel by Aust ralian novelist Graeme Simsion. The novel centres on genetics professor Do n Tillman\, who struggles to have serious relationships with women. With a friend's help\, he devises a questionnaire to assess the suitability of f emale partners.\n\nThe discussion will be in rooms 3&\;4 at the East La nsing Public Library\, from 3 to 5 p.m.\n\nIf you wish\, bring a treat tha t is easy to share and cleanup.  BYOB.\n\nRemember to make recommendation s for our next read and have your calendars ready.\n\nOnce again\, please be prepared to comply with any Covid protocol.\n\nSee you then\,  Maryann e Illman.\n\nClick here for her email. CATEGORIES:Book Club,Featured Events LOCATION:East Lansing Public Library\, 950 Abbot Rd\, East Lansing\, MI\, 4 8823\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=950 Abbot Rd\, East Lansing \, MI\, 48823\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=East Lansing Publ ic Library:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2866@jugandmug.org DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20240121T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20240121T170000 DTSTAMP:20240109T194941Z URL:https://jugandmug.org/events/jm-book-clubs-new-book-meetup-jan-2024/ SUMMARY:J&M Book Club's New Book & Meetup\, Jan.\, 2024. DESCRIPTION:\nBook Club Meetup\nSunday\, January 21\, 2024\nThe next book c hosen to read is When We Had Wings by Lawton\, Ariel &\; McMorris.\n\n\ nFrom three bestselling authors comes an interwoven tale about a trio of W orld War II nurses stationed in the South Pacific who wage their own battl e for freedom and survival.  In this sweeping story based on the true exp eriences of nurses dubbed “the Angels of Bataan\,” three women shift i n and out of each other’s lives through the darkest days of the war\, bu oyed by their unwavering friendship and distant dreams of liberation.\n\nT he Philippines\, 1941. When U.S. Navy nurse Eleanor Lindstrom\, U.S. Army nurse Penny Franklin\, and Filipina nurse Lita Capel forge a friendship at the Army Navy Club in Manila\, they believe they’re living a paradise a ssignment. All three are seeking a way to escape their pasts\, but soon th e beauty and promise of their surroundings give way to the heavy mantle of war.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe discussion will be in rooms 3&\;4 at the Eas t Lansing Public Library\, from 3 to 5 p.m.\nIf you wish\, bring a treat t hat is easy to share and cleanup.  BYOB.\nRemember to make recommendation s for our next read and have your calendars ready.\nOnce again\, please be prepared to comply with any Covid protocol.\nSee you then\,  Maryanne Il lman.\nClick here for her email. CATEGORIES:Book Club,Featured Events LOCATION:East Lansing Public Library\, 950 Abbot Rd\, East Lansing\, MI\, 4 8823\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=950 Abbot Rd\, East Lansing \, MI\, 48823\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=East Lansing Publ ic Library:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2869@jugandmug.org DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20240225T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20240225T170000 DTSTAMP:20240123T220445Z URL:https://jugandmug.org/events/book-club-read-for-february/ SUMMARY:Book Club Read for February DESCRIPTION:Sunday\, February 25\, 3 p.m.\nEast Lansing Public Library\, Ro oms 3 &\; 4\nThe J &\; M Club's next book of choice is Door to Door Bookstore by Carsten Henn.\n\nThe charming international bestseller is abo ut an unlikely friendship between an elderly door-to-door bookseller and a nine-year-old girl that changes his life. The small-town German bookselle r Carl Kollhoff delivers his books to special customers in the evening hou rs after closing time\, walking through the picturesque alleys of the city .\n\nIf you wish\, bring a treat that is easy to share and clean up.  BYO B\n\nRemember to make recommendations for our next read and have your cale ndars ready.\n\nOnce again\, please be prepared to comply with any Covid p rotocol.\n\nLet Maryanne Illman know if you wish to be added to the email list.\n\n \; CATEGORIES:Book Club,Featured Events LOCATION:East Lansing Public Library\, 950 Abbot Rd\, East Lansing\, MI\, 4 8823\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=950 Abbot Rd\, East Lansing \, MI\, 48823\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=East Lansing Publ ic Library:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2880@jugandmug.org DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20240428T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20240428T170000 DTSTAMP:20240228T205037Z URL:https://jugandmug.org/events/book-club-read-for-april/ SUMMARY:Book Club Read for April DESCRIPTION:Sunday\, April 28\, 3-5 p.m.\nEast Lansing Public Library\, Roo ms 3 &\; 4\nThe J &\; M Club's next book of choice is "Tom Lake" by Ann Patchett.\n\n\n\n\n\nTom Lake is a meditation on youthful love\, marri ed love\, and the lives parents have led before their children were born. Both hopeful and elegiac\, it explores what it means to be happy even when the world is falling apart\n\n\n\n\n\nIf you wish\, bring a treat that is easy to share and clean up.  BYOB\n\nRemember to make recommendations fo r our next read and have your calendars ready.\n\nOnce again\, please be p repared to comply with any Covid protocol.\n\nLet Maryanne Illman know if you wish to be added to the email list.\n\n \; CATEGORIES:Book Club,Featured Events LOCATION:East Lansing Public Library\, 950 Abbot Rd\, East Lansing\, MI\, 4 8823\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=950 Abbot Rd\, East Lansing \, MI\, 48823\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=East Lansing Publ ic Library:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2953@jugandmug.org DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20240915T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20240915T170000 DTSTAMP:20240828T221042Z URL:https://jugandmug.org/events/book-club-new-read/ SUMMARY:Book Club New Read DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n BOOK CLUB'S SEPTEMBER MEETUP\nSunday\, September 15\, 3 - 5 p.m.\n\n                             The Book Club attendees have chosen Gilded Mountain by Kate Manning for their next book.\n\n\n"Sylvie Pelleti er recounts leaving her family’s snowbound mountain cabin to work in a m anor house for the Padgetts\, owners of the marble-mining company that emp loys her father and dominates the town. Sharp-eyed Sylvie is awed by the l uxury around her\; fascinated by her employer\, the charming “Countess ” Inge\, and confused by the erratic affections of Jasper\, the bookish heir to the family fortune."\n\n\n\n\n\nThe book discussion\, will be at t he East Lansing Public Library\, Rooms 3-4.\n\nIf you wish\, bring a treat that is easy to share &\; clean up\, BYOB\n\n\n\n\nRemember to make re commendations for our next read and have your calendars ready.\n\nOnce aga in\, please be prepared to comply with any Covid protocol.\n\nSee you then !   If you would like to be involved with the Book Club\, let Maryanne kn ow.  She will add you name to her email list.   Maryanne Illman maryanne illman@yahoo.com\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row] CATEGORIES:Book Club,Featured Events LOCATION:East Lansing Public Library\, 950 Abbot Rd\, East Lansing\, MI\, 4 8823\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=950 Abbot Rd\, East Lansing \, MI\, 48823\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=East Lansing Publ ic Library:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2960@jugandmug.org DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20241103T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20241103T170000 DTSTAMP:20240923T173249Z URL:https://jugandmug.org/events/clubs-book-club-new-read-by-nov-3/ SUMMARY:Book Club's New Read For November DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBook Club's Read\nSelection for November\nWe have chosen The Little Liar by Mitch Albom for our next book.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\ nIn The Little Liar\, his first novel set during the Holocaust\, Mitch A lbom interweaves the stories of Nico\, his brother Sebastian\, and their s choolmate Fanni\, who miraculously survive the death camps and spend years searching for Nico\, who has become a pathological liar\, and the Nazi of ficer who radically changed their lives. As the decades pass\, Albom revea ls the consequences of what they said\, did\, and endured.\n\n\n\n\nOur Me eting will be at:\nEast Lansing Public Library\, Rooms 3-4\n\nSunday\, 3-5 PM\, Nov 3\, 2024.\n\n\nIf you wish\, bring a treat that is easy to share &\; clean up\, BYOB\n\nRemember to make recommendations for our next r ead and have your calendars ready.\n\nOnce again\, please be prepared to comply with any Covid protocol.\n\nSee you then!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMaryan ne Illman maryanneillman@yahoo.com CATEGORIES:Book Club,Featured Events LOCATION:East Lansing Public Library\, 950 Abbot Rd\, East Lansing\, MI\, 4 8823\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=950 Abbot Rd\, East Lansing \, MI\, 48823\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=East Lansing Publ ic Library:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:3011@jugandmug.org DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250406T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250406T170000 DTSTAMP:20250325T213501Z URL:https://jugandmug.org/events/clubs-book-club-meetup/ SUMMARY:Club's Book Club Meetup DESCRIPTION: \nBOOK CLUB DISCUSSION MEETUP\nApril 6\, 3:00 - 5:00 p.m.\n\n The current book being read is Signal Fires by Dani Shapiro.\n\nSignal Fir es explores how loved ones can be connected across time and space\, emphas izing the power of love. Sarah and Theo are on similar trajectories despit e key differences\, highlighting their connection. They are connected thro ugh shared trauma and guilt.\nLocation:  East Lansing Public Library\nRoo m:  Study Room 3 &\; 4 combined\nDate:  Sunday\, April 6\nTime: 3:00 - 5:00 p.m.\nYour hostess is Ingrid Todd.  Call or text her at 517-652-94 51.   Contact Ingrid if you would like to be added to the email list to g et notifications.\n\nYou may bring a snack to share\, ideas for the next b ook pick\, a mask\, and good cheer and friendly exchange.\n\n \;\n\n&n bsp\;\n\n \;\n\n \; CATEGORIES:Featured Events LOCATION:East Lansing Public Library\, 950 Abbot Rd\, East Lansing\, MI\, 4 8823\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=950 Abbot Rd\, East Lansing \, MI\, 48823\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=East Lansing Publ ic Library:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:3053@jugandmug.org DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251109T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251109T170000 DTSTAMP:20251022T213413Z URL:https://jugandmug.org/events/book-clubs-read-and-discussion-group/ SUMMARY:Book Club's Read and Discussion Group DESCRIPTION:\nNOVEMBER BOOK CLUB DISCUSSION\n\nOur book selection is "The L ost Apothecary" by Sarah Penner.\n\nWe will meet at the East Lansing Publi c Library from 3:00 p.m. - 5 p.m.\, in the Study Room 3 &\; 4 Combined. \n\nAt our last book discussion\, we missed those who couldn't make it. We enjoyed a nice discussion on why we didn't like the book\, why we couldn' t finish reading it and how the characters and the writing style may have discourage us from delving deeper. By the same token\, several of us were able to provide an insight to the characters the rest of us missed. All in all\, a good balance to a book synopsis.\n\nWe hope to see more of you at the next book club meeting and everyone is always welcome whether they re ad the book or not~\n\nIngrid Todd\ncall or text (517) 652-9451\nIngridbt@ comcast.net CATEGORIES:Book Club,Featured Events LOCATION:East Lansing Public Library\, 950 Abbot Rd\, East Lansing\, MI\, 4 8823\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=950 Abbot Rd\, East Lansing \, MI\, 48823\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=East Lansing Publ ic Library:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:3060@jugandmug.org DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260111T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260111T000000 DTSTAMP:20251114T044252Z URL:https://jugandmug.org/events/book-club-discussion-meetup/ SUMMARY:Book Club Discussion Meetup DESCRIPTION:BOOK CLUB DISCUSSION\nJanuary 11\, 2026\nThe new book read the group selected is "Eligible" by Curtis Sittenfeld. \n\nWe will meet at th e East Lansing Public Library on January 11\, 2026.  A room reservation c an only be done six weeks or less in advance. So you will be notified of a room reservation and meetup time when the date gets closer.\n\nThere were seven of us that showed up and the consensus was we enjoyed reading the n ovel.\n\nBring your book-to-read suggestions\, any snacks you may like to share\, your water bottle and good cheer at the next book club meeting!    Ingrid Todd is the group leader and organizer.\n\n CATEGORIES:Book Club,Featured Events LOCATION:East Lansing Public Library\, 950 Abbot Rd\, East Lansing\, MI\, 4 8823\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=950 Abbot Rd\, East Lansing \, MI\, 48823\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=East Lansing Publ ic Library:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:3078@jugandmug.org DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260301T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260301T130000 DTSTAMP:20260123T024741Z URL:https://jugandmug.org/events/book-club-discussion-meetup-2/ SUMMARY:Book Club Discussion Meetup DESCRIPTION:BOOK CLUB DISCUSSION\nMarch 1\, 2026\nThe new book read the gro up selected is "The Other Einstein" by Marie Benedict. \n\nWe will meet a t the East Lansing Public Library on March 1\, 2026.  A room reservation can only be done six weeks or less in advance. So you will be notified of a room reservation and meetup time when the date gets closer.\n\nBring you r book-to-read suggestions\, any snacks you may like to share\, your water bottle and good cheer at the next book club meeting!    Ingrid Todd is the group leader and organizer.\n\n CATEGORIES:Book Club,Featured Events LOCATION:East Lansing Public Library\, 950 Abbot Rd\, East Lansing\, MI\, 4 8823\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=950 Abbot Rd\, East Lansing \, MI\, 48823\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=East Lansing Publ ic Library:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Detroit X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Detroit BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20221106T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20230312T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20231105T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20240310T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20241103T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20250309T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20251102T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR