It's Silent Reading Party season again! Christopher Frizzelle has for years been hosting these delightful events in the Sorrento's Fireside Room. (His story about its origins and what it's like to attend is right here.) But last year, he decided to make the first Silent Reading Party of the year an outdoor event, to celebrate the last gasp of summer. It was so much fun, he's doing it again. Here's the information:

The Stranger and A&P's 2nd Annual Outdoor Silent Reading Party
Wednesday, September 18
Louisa Boren Lookout Park
5:30-7:30pm

There's not much to it; just show up with a book (and maybe a picnic). Plop down on the grass (or maybe a blanket) and start reading. Here's a photo of last year's party:

If I believed in heaven, Id probably imagine it to look a lot like this. Well, and Mary Elizabeth Winstead would be there with a box of pot brownies and a sandwich from Paseo.
  • Jennie Warmouth
  • If I believed in heaven, I'd probably imagine it to look a lot like this. Well, and Mary Elizabeth Winstead would be there with a box of pot brownies and a sandwich from Paseo.

How can you say no to that? The forecast right now is looking agreeable—Google says partly cloudy with a high of 68 and a 0% chance of precipitation—and so you have no excuses. Come read.