Events
Gather with neighbors and friends!
Before we set intentions for the second half of 2024, we’ll reflect on what the year has brought us so far. Join us as Katy provides us the opportunity to journal with her always wise and introspective prompts. $25. Call or pop into The Book Teller to register (262) 269-9109.
We’re thrilled to have award-winning author Erik Larson join us for a special community-wide book club event! Pop into The Book Teller for your FREE copy of Larson’s The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America. This is a free event and all are welcome (Although the rather gruesome details might be much for some people). There are 3 dates to note:
Monday Nov. 6th at 6pm: We’ll meet for a preliminary discussion. Location: Room 105, UW-Whitewater Community Engagement Center. 1260 W. Main St. Whitewater.
Monday Nov 27th at 6pm: We’ll meet and discuss the book (like a proper book club should). Location: Room 105, UW-Whitewater Community Engagement Center. 1260 W. Main St. Whitewater.
Wednesday Nov 29th 7pm : Meet author Erik Larson and enjoy his presentation! Location: UW Whitewater Young Auditorium - Fern Young Terrace.
CANCELED DUE TO WEATHER. My apologies for the rain, but you wouldn’t want a wet butt from sitting on the First Street picnic tables. Keep warm this winter, and come back for Open Mic in the Spring! Grab your guitar, your poetry, some friends and join us at the First Street Pocket Park on Saturday, October 14 at 1pm. Sign up upon arrival. This is a free event, family-friendly, and ALL ARE WELCOME!
The Whitewater Grocery Cooperative and The Book Teller present Fresh Reads, a spankin new book club that’s all about food, community, and sustainability. Join us to discuss our first selection, The Town that Food Saved, by Ben Hewitt. We’ll meet at the First Street picnic tables at 7pm for a chat about the inspiring story of how a hardscrabble farming community jump-started their economy through a self-sustaining food system unlike anything else in America. Come on out and enjoy April in Wisconsin, 2021! Think sun, but if the weather is truly terrible, we’ll move to a more agreeable location. Check in with us on Facebook or Instagram, or give us a call at (262) 269-9109 for the latest updates.
Join us on Friday, April 16th at 6pm to discuss this year’s NEA Big Read, The Latehomecomer, by Kao Kalia Yang. We’ll also have a special reading of Yang’s new children’s book, A Map into the World, a beautifully illustrated, touching story of family, neighbors and friendship. We’ll have some fun and games, trivia and prizes, too! Unless the weather is terrible, we will meet at the 1st street picnic tables, right alongside The Book Teller. If the weather IS terrible, check in with us on Facebook, Instagram, or just call the shop at (262) 269-9109. I hope to see you there!
We aren’t scheduling any events right now, or in the near future. Although our gatherings are usually small, we’ve decided that it’s in everyone’s interest to wait until we’ve a better understanding of the status of corona virus in our area. Sign up with your email to stay on top of all our news and events.
Join us as we discuss the biography A Woman of No Importance: The Untold Story of the American Spy Who Helped Win WWII by Sonia Purnell.
"A gripping take… a compelling biography of a masterful spy, and a reminder of what can be done with a few brave people — and a little resistance.” -- NPR.org
Everyone's welcome. We hope to see you there!
The Book Teller has teamed up with Whitewater Grocery Co. and their awesome volunteer, Sam Pike, for a workshop on fermented hot sauces and salsas!
Cost: $20. Please stop at The Book Teller to purchase your spot in the workshop. Max 12 attendees.
Bring your valentine to The Book Teller for Mourning Dayze, Unplugged! Come listen as the band reads from their book, Mourning Dayze, A Wisconsin Garage Band Rockin since 1965. Hear stories from back in the day, (and recently too!), and let them regale us in song! Bring your copy of their book, and get it signed by the band! Copies also available at The Book Teller. This is a FREE event, and all are welcome.
The Book Teller has teamed up with Whitewater Grocery Co.. and their awesome volunteer, Sam Pike, for a workshop on wild-crafted soda!
Cost: $20. Please stop at The Book Teller to purchase your spot in the workshop. Max 12 attendees.
Join Anne Drehfal and Katy Daixon Wimer (of The Art of Personal Power) in a workshop focused on dusting off your inner and outer cobwebs common in the dead of winter and reflecting on the coming of Spring!
Cost: $25 (to be paid in advance by 1.29.20 at The Book Teller) **Only 12 spots available!**
Gabriel García Márquez's Book, One Hundred Years of Solitude, has been revered as a must-read piece of literature the world over, one of the reasons we've selected it as our first The Book Teller Book Club read! Join us at The Book Teller on October 26, at 4pm to discuss this masterpiece of magical realism! There may be cookies 😉
Trick or Treat! Scary stories for kids and adults. Tarot readings. Tours of the vault. Halloween fun leading up to the day itself!
Pop over to The Book Teller during Maxwell Street Days for our book sale, flash vendor sale (in-store only), $5-$10 tarot readings by Katy Daixon Wimer from 10-2p on August 9th, and guided walking tours by Carol Cartwright at 11a and 3p of downtown Whitewater on August 10th. Finally, end your Maxwell Street Days enjoying a reading by Blair Hull, author of St. Mary's Private Dancer from 3p-5p. Free and includes light refreshments.
We look forward to seeing you out and about supporting your local businesses!
Experience an exciting and creative workshop where you’ll design, forge, and construct one of four different jewelry pieces under the instruction of KMA Jewelry Designer and Owner, Karen McCulloch.
Roberta A. Fiskum Art Gallery is hosting a new exhibit, "Book Teller Makers" from June 24-July 22! The lovely work by The Book Teller Makers will be on display, as well as photo representations of the work of our other makers!
Join us for the grand opening of The Book Teller!
