BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Garden Party Books - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Garden Party Books X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://gardenpartybooks.com X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Garden Party Books REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20230312T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20231105T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20240310T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20241103T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20250309T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20251102T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20260308T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20261101T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20270314T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20271107T070000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260419T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260419T153000 DTSTAMP:20260423T164053 CREATED:20260322T202906Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260322T202943Z UID:3740-1776605400-1776612600@gardenpartybooks.com SUMMARY:Poetry on the Cascade: A Guided Nature and Poetry Walk Along Cascade Creek DESCRIPTION:Spring is coming! Enjoy it to the full and join Nicole Ferrara of Damselfly Forest Therapy for a slow afternoon of poetry and nature along Cascade Creek. \n\n\n\nAfter a brief welcome and introduction at Garden Party Books\, we’ll take a short walk to the nearby Cascade Creek trail\, where we’ll pause to experience sensory invitations inspired by selected poems from Mary Oliver’s beloved collection\, Devotions. \n\n\n\n The walk concludes back at Garden Party Books with tea\, light snacks\, and quiet conversation. \n\n\n\nReserve your spot—limited to 12 participants \n\n\n\n$45 per person \n\n\n\nBuy tickets here! URL:https://gardenpartybooks.com/event/poetry-on-the-cascade-a-guided-nature-and-poetry-walk-along-cascade-creek/ LOCATION:Garden Party Books\, 602 7th St NW\, Rochester\, Minnesota\, 55901\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://gardenpartybooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Screenshot-2026-03-22-3.19.52-PM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250820T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250820T130000 DTSTAMP:20260423T164053 CREATED:20250710T195039Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250710T195042Z UID:3354-1755691200-1755694800@gardenpartybooks.com SUMMARY:Minnesota Author Event: Steve Grove DESCRIPTION:Destination Medical Center and Garden Party Books welcomes Steve Grove for a reading from his new memoir How I Found Myself in the Midwest. Join us at Chateau Theater in downtown Rochester on Wednesday\, August 20th from 12:00-1:00pm\, light refreshments will be provided. \n\n\n\nBooks are available for purchase now at Garden Party Books (602 7th St NW\, Rochester\, MN 55901) and during the event. \n\n\n\nThis event is free\, and please RSVP here so we can plan. Thanks! \n\n\n\nA passionate testimony to the power of moving forward by going back home\, a Midwestern native shares hope in going local. \n\n\n\nJust after turning forty\, Steve Grove left Silicon Valley as a Google executive to move to his home state of Minnesota with his wife and fellow tech exec\, Mary Grove\, and their one-year-old twins. Gone from the Midwest for two decades\, Grove returned home with fresh eyes. Yearning to put down new roots\, he traded his career at Google for a position in state government with Governor Tim Walz. Far from working at a fast-paced tech company\, Grove’s shift to leading a large government bureaucracy brought a sequence of struggles and triumphs vividly portrayed with both humor and affection. \n\n\n\nBut this story of reinvention takes on new urgency when crisis strikes\, as the coronavirus pandemic and the tragic murder of George Floyd unfolds just miles from his newfound home\, thrusting Grove’s work into an unexpected spotlight. Tasked with distributing billions in aid\, rolling out pandemic restrictions\, redeveloping neighborhoods\, and navigating deep divisions in a state long proud of its exceptionalism\, Grove’s journey through crisis brings new insights about himself and his new community. His experiences of the political\, geographic\, and racial divisions in his home state yield surprising discoveries about what also binds us together. \n\n\n\nFrom making new friends and building a family to reconciling with his past and exploring his faith\, Grove’s journey to find purpose by going local provides a roadmap for anyone looking to discover what gives meaning to their life. Along the way\, Grove shares insights about a part of the country that many people ignore at their peril\, and why he is optimistic about America’s future. How I Found Myself in the Midwest will move and inspire you\, no matter where you choose to call home. \n\n\n\nSteve Grove is CEO and publisher of the Minnesota Star Tribune. Previously\, he was Minnesota’s commissioner of employment and economic development. Before moving back to his home state\, Grove built a career in Silicon Valley as an executive at Google and YouTube\, most recently as the founding director of the Google News Lab and previously as YouTube’s first head of news and politics. A graduate of Claremont McKenna College with a master’s degree from the Harvard Kennedy School\, Grove also worked as a journalist for The Boston Globe\, ABC News\, and the Northfield News\, his hometown newspaper\, and has served as an advisor to the White House and State Department on counterterrorism strategy. Steve and his wife Mary are the cofounders of Silicon North Stars\, a nonprofit that helps underserved youth find career pathways in technology. They are the proud parents of eight-year- old twins\, a yellow lab\, and two farm cats. For more information visit\, stevegrove.com. URL:https://gardenpartybooks.com/event/minnesota-author-event-steve-grove/ LOCATION:Historic Chateau Theater\, 15 1st Street Southwest\, Rochester\, Minnesota\, 55902\, United States CATEGORIES:Garden Party Books ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://gardenpartybooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Author-Event-7.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250712T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250712T140000 DTSTAMP:20260423T164053 CREATED:20250623T190623Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250623T190626Z UID:3308-1752318000-1752328800@gardenpartybooks.com SUMMARY:Local Author Festival DESCRIPTION:Come out for our third annual Local Author Festival! We’ll have writers in all kinds of genres here to tell you about their books and sign them for you too! Meet your new favorite author! URL:https://gardenpartybooks.com/event/local-author-festival-3/ LOCATION:Garden Party Books\, 602 7th St NW\, Rochester\, Minnesota\, 55901\, United States CATEGORIES:Garden Party Books ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://gardenpartybooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Come-celebrate-local-authors-Many-will-be-on-hand-to-sell-and-sign-their-books.-Meet-your-new-favorite-writer-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250616T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250616T200000 DTSTAMP:20260423T164053 CREATED:20250522T193654Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250522T193656Z UID:3239-1750100400-1750104000@gardenpartybooks.com SUMMARY:Author Event and Signing with Kent Nerburn! DESCRIPTION:Come to this free event to hear Minnesota author Kent Nerburn\, author of Neither Wolf nor Dog\, talk about his new novel\, Lone Dog Road. We’ll have books available for sale and Kent will be happy to sign them! \n\n\n\n__________ \n\n\n\nIn Lone Dog Road\, Kent brings together a rich tapestry of people from different races and cultures to tell a compelling road story of two young Lakota boys\, ages 11 and 6\, who are fleeing from a government agent who has been sent to take the younger boy to an Indian boarding school. Set during the summer of 1950\, this seemingly simple story of a pursuit soon becomes a complex human drama of intersecting lives as the boys make their way through the stifling Dakota heat to the pipestone quarries of western Minnesota to replace their great-grandfather’s čhaŋnúŋpa\, or sacred pipe\, that was broken by the government agent. Alive with closely rendered characters\, both Native and non-Native\, who the boys meet along their journey\, Lone Dog Road is at once an exploration of the hidden corners of the human heart and a moving study of the way the land shapes the people who live\, love\, dream\, and die upon it. \n\n\n\nKent calls this story of braided lives “the culmination of 35 years of listening\, learning\, writing\, and traveling. In many ways it contains everything I’ve learned about life and the human spirit.” Unique in its multiple cultural points of view\, yet universal in its embrace of our common humanity\, Lone Dog Road is destined to take its place in the grand tradition of great American road novels. URL:https://gardenpartybooks.com/event/author-event-and-signing-with-kent-nerburn/ LOCATION:Garden Party Books\, 602 7th St NW\, Rochester\, Minnesota\, 55901\, United States CATEGORIES:Garden Party Books ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://gardenpartybooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Untitled-design-39.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250613T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250613T190000 DTSTAMP:20260423T164053 CREATED:20250522T194230Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250522T194300Z UID:3245-1749830400-1749841200@gardenpartybooks.com SUMMARY:Secrets Trilogy Book Launch Party! DESCRIPTION:Come celebrate Rochester author Melissa Lam and the publication of her Secrets Trilogy—a forbidden love contemporary fantasy romance with mystery and angst! \n\n\n\nIt’s a free open house\, so stop by anytime\, but there will be a Q&A session at 6PM! The rest of the time there will be free desserts\, shopping\, mingling\, and book signing! Don’t miss it!  URL:https://gardenpartybooks.com/event/secrets-trilogy-book-launch-party/ LOCATION:Garden Party Books\, 602 7th St NW\, Rochester\, Minnesota\, 55901\, United States CATEGORIES:Garden Party Books ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://gardenpartybooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Secrets-Trilogy-Book-Launch-Invite.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250604T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250604T180000 DTSTAMP:20260423T164053 CREATED:20250522T193946Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250522T193948Z UID:3242-1749049200-1749060000@gardenpartybooks.com SUMMARY:School's Out - Book Fair Bash! DESCRIPTION:It’s the Book Fair at Thesis Beer Project! \n\n\n\nCelebrate the end of the school year and pick up some fantastic books to read this summer! We’ll also have lots of stickers\, bookmarks\, pins\, and other book fair treats\, including awesome pen sets that won’t be available till the fair! \n\n\n\nTeachers will receive 20% off everything at the book fair\, and Thesis always creates special drinks. It’s a super fun day\, don’t miss it! URL:https://gardenpartybooks.com/event/schools-out-book-fair-bash/ LOCATION:Thesis Beer Project\, 1929 2nd St SW\, Rochester\, Minnesota\, 55902\, United States CATEGORIES:Garden Party Books ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://gardenpartybooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/498025028_1271730871620409_5576655360483305216_n.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250426T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250426T183000 DTSTAMP:20260423T164053 CREATED:20250414T002608Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250414T002610Z UID:3172-1745665200-1745692200@gardenpartybooks.com SUMMARY:Indie Bookstore Day! DESCRIPTION:This national one-day party held the last Saturday in April celebrates independent bookstores across the country! Come celebrate at Garden Party! \n\n\n\nWe’ll have so many fun things in store and free gifts for you! There will be limited supplies\, so make sure to come early if there’s something you especially want! URL:https://gardenpartybooks.com/event/indie-bookstore-day-2/ LOCATION:Garden Party Books\, 602 7th St NW\, Rochester\, Minnesota\, 55901\, United States CATEGORIES:Garden Party Books ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://gardenpartybooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Annas-Favorite-Read-of-2024.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250417T070000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250417T203000 DTSTAMP:20260423T164053 CREATED:20250327T212504Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250327T212556Z UID:3127-1744873200-1744921800@gardenpartybooks.com SUMMARY:Minnesota Author Event: The Lonely Veteran's Guide to Companionship DESCRIPTION:Minnesota author Bronson Lemer will be at Garden Party Books on April 17 to talk about his new book\, The Lonely Veteran’s Guide to Companionship\, with Rochester author Virginia Wright-Peterson. \n\n\n\nThis free event will include a time for questions and the chance to buy the book\, as well as Lemer’s first book and books by Wright-Peterson! \n\n\n\nLemer offers a unique lens on military service and the queer experience\, and it’s sure to be a fascinating event!____ \n\n\n\nIn this collection of interrelated essays\, Bronson Lemer explores companionship through the lens of a queer veteran\, focusing on the difficulty of forming true connections with others\, including a “battle buddy” during basic training\, the people he meets while teaching in China\, and the spirit of a long-dead older sister. \n\n\n\nLemer uses lessons from popular culture and literature—the globe-trotting exploits of fictional criminal Carmen Sandiego\, the sexual exploration in Baldwin’s Giovanni’s Room\, the expatriate longing in Hemingway’s A Moveable Feast\, just to name a few—as a means to think more broadly about the role of the outsider and how we navigate aimlessness while searching for stability and meaning. \n\n\n\nLemer’s distinct take on the veteran’s story boldly engages the intersection of military narratives and queer culture\, including examinations into the role of thirst traps in contemporary dating culture\, the fears of long-term health damage caused by military service\, and the ways in which intimate relationships can lead to a loss of self. Taken together\, his essays illustrate how one queer veteran managed to carve out a path that led him\, however awkwardly at times\, closer to the person he wanted to be. URL:https://gardenpartybooks.com/event/minnesota-author-event-the-lonely-veterans-guide-to-companionship/ LOCATION:Garden Party Books\, 602 7th St NW\, Rochester\, Minnesota\, 55901\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://gardenpartybooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/LOCAL-Author-Event-4.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250307T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250307T200000 DTSTAMP:20260423T164053 CREATED:20250224T191028Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250224T191030Z UID:3050-1741372200-1741377600@gardenpartybooks.com SUMMARY:Local Author Book Launch Party! DESCRIPTION:Come celebrate the launch of local author Kate Laack’s SECOND book\, While the Coin Is in the Air! \n\n\n\nKate will read from the book\, there will be a Q&A where you can ask her your burning questions about being a published local author\, the book will be available for sale and Kate will sign them\, and there will be snacks! Plus it’s all free! \n\n\n\nSee you there! \n\n\n\nSynopsis of While the Coin Is in the Air: \n\n\n\nWhen the answers to the most difficult questions are the ones that lead us to our truest selves\, would you trust the outcome to a coin toss? \n\n\n\nTwelve years ago\, Harper Andrews put her law school dreams on hold during her mother’s cancer treatment\, changing the entire trajectory of her personal and professional life. Now a successful paralegal at a large Chicago firm\, Harper’s days at the office are spent supporting the very lawyers she once hoped to become. Meanwhile at home\, she and her husband privately struggle to start a family. Though not her plan\, Harper can imagine a future with kids and a home near her favorite park…sometimes. But when an unexpected opportunity offers a chance to revisit the law school dream she abandoned\, everything changes. URL:https://gardenpartybooks.com/event/local-author-book-launch-party/ LOCATION:Garden Party Books\, 602 7th St NW\, Rochester\, Minnesota\, 55901\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://gardenpartybooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/LOCAL-Author-Event-2.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241129T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241129T183000 DTSTAMP:20260423T164053 CREATED:20241118T234950Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241118T234953Z UID:2933-1732878000-1732905000@gardenpartybooks.com SUMMARY:Black Friday & Small Business Saturday DESCRIPTION:If you’re out shopping post-Thanksgiving\, stop by Garden Party Books! We’re open Black Friday and Small Business Saturday from 11AM to 6:30PM. \n\n\n\nThis is the perfect time to support small businesses\, and we are so grateful for your support!  URL:https://gardenpartybooks.com/event/black-friday-small-business-saturday/ LOCATION:Garden Party Books CATEGORIES:Garden Party Books ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://gardenpartybooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Black-Friday.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241116T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241116T170000 DTSTAMP:20260423T164053 CREATED:20241116T215505Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241116T215509Z UID:2926-1731744000-1731776400@gardenpartybooks.com SUMMARY:Local Author Story Time DESCRIPTION:Rochester author Barbara Swisher Amundson will be reading her children’s book Stanley’s Standing Ovation! \n\n\n\nJoin Stanley and Alfie as they discover the power of embracing their individuality and learning from one another. \n\n\n\nThere will also be fun activity sheets to do\, and the book will be available for purchase. \n\n\n\nOn Small Business Saturday\, support a small local business and a local author! URL:https://gardenpartybooks.com/event/local-author-story-time/ LOCATION:Garden Party Books\, 602 7th St NW\, Rochester\, Minnesota\, 55901\, United States CATEGORIES:Garden Party Books ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://gardenpartybooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Author-Event-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241102T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241102T203000 DTSTAMP:20260423T164053 CREATED:20241028T221945Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241028T221948Z UID:2910-1730574000-1730579400@gardenpartybooks.com SUMMARY:Pike Island Launch Party! DESCRIPTION:Garden Party Books will be at Thesis Beer Project on November 2 to celebrate the book launch of Pike Island by Rochester author Tony Wirt! \n\n\n\nPike Island is a thriller that features a politician who gets his start on the Rochester City Council. Come for the local references\, stay for the thrills and chills! \n\n\n\nWe’ll have copies of the book for sale and Tony will be happy to sign them. See you there!_______________________ \n\n\n\nFrom the bestselling author of Just Stay Away comes a haunting thriller about a rising politician whose shadowy past threatens to end his career—and his future shot at the presidency. \n\n\n\nWhat happens at the cabin stays at the cabin. Right? \n\n\n\nAndrew Harrison “Harry” Leonard is destined for politics. Getting his start on the Rochester City Council\, he quickly rose to become the youngest representative in Congress. Now the up-and-comer from Minnesota is on the brink of something big. If all goes well\, he’ll be in perfect position to aim for the presidency. \n\n\n\nThen a postcard arrives\, blank except for the name on the address: Andy Leonard. Harry hasn’t used that name since high school. Krista Walsh\, Harry’s chief of staff\, recognizes his old moniker\, and when he dodges questions about it\, she wonders what he’s trying to hide. She soon discovers the lake pictured on the postcard holds secrets too. \n\n\n\nKrista’s investigation into Harry’s past uncovers the truth of what happened one fateful teenage summer. But as disturbing details come to light\, how far will Krista go to keep Harry’s career—and her own—headed to the top? URL:https://gardenpartybooks.com/event/pike-island-launch-party/ LOCATION:Thesis Beer Project\, 1929 2nd St SW\, Rochester\, Minnesota\, 55902\, United States CATEGORIES:Garden Party Books ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://gardenpartybooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/BOOK-LAUNCH-PARTY.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241031T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241031T183000 DTSTAMP:20260423T164053 CREATED:20241021T204534Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241021T204537Z UID:2899-1730394000-1730399400@gardenpartybooks.com SUMMARY:Trick or Treat at Garden Party! DESCRIPTION:Trick or Treat at Garden Party Books! Come to Garden Party on Halloween between 5:00 and 6:30PM *in costume* and choose a free children’s book! (Any book you like from the Children’s Room!) \n\n\n\nOpen to all ages! We can’t wait to see your costumes! URL:https://gardenpartybooks.com/event/trick-or-treat-at-garden-party-2/ LOCATION:Garden Party Books\, 602 7th St NW\, Rochester\, Minnesota\, 55901\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://gardenpartybooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Come-to-Garden-Party-Books-in-costume-on-Halloween-5PM-7PM-and-choose-a-FREE-childrens-book-3.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241012T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241012T183000 DTSTAMP:20260423T164053 CREATED:20240921T152832Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240921T152837Z UID:2822-1728730800-1728757800@gardenpartybooks.com SUMMARY:Booktoberfest! DESCRIPTION:Thesis Beer Project is coming to Garden Party Books! \n\n\n\nWe’re celebrating Booktoberfest with a beer garden! Get a pint of delicious Thesis beer to drink as you browse all the books. We’ll also have soft pretzels and hot cider for sale! \n\n\n\nIt’s the absolutely perfect way to spend a fall day at an independent bookstore (while getting to enjoy local brews)! URL:https://gardenpartybooks.com/event/booktoberfest/ LOCATION:Garden Party Books\, 602 7th St NW\, Rochester\, Minnesota\, 55901\, United States CATEGORIES:Garden Party Books ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://gardenpartybooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/BOoktoberfest.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240920T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240920T203000 DTSTAMP:20260423T164053 CREATED:20240820T024134Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240820T024441Z UID:2746-1726858800-1726864200@gardenpartybooks.com SUMMARY:Local Author Event: Should've Been Dead DESCRIPTION:We’re so excited to celebrate local authors Rory Londer and Sweta Patel! Come hear Rory’s incredible story of drug addiction\, homelessness\, healing\, and owning his own business (and much of the story takes place in Rochester). He has gone on to inspire so many people\, including many of Sweta’s students at Rochester’s Alternative Learning Center. \n\n\n\nThis is an incredible story\, and you do not want to miss this event. \n\n\n\nWe’ll have a reading\, Q&A\, and signing\, and their book\, Should’ve Been Dead: Lessons from a Crack Addict Who Broke Free\, will be available ahead of time at Garden Party and the night of for $12.99. URL:https://gardenpartybooks.com/event/local-author-event-shouldve-been-dead/ LOCATION:Garden Party Books\, 602 7th St NW\, Rochester\, Minnesota\, 55901\, United States CATEGORIES:Garden Party Books ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://gardenpartybooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Author-Event.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240910T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240910T193000 DTSTAMP:20260423T164053 CREATED:20240806T020454Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240904T041619Z UID:2683-1725991200-1725996600@gardenpartybooks.com SUMMARY:Climate Book Club: Braiding Sweetgrass DESCRIPTION:Garden Party is hosting the Climate Book Club! \n\n\n\n[Formerly we said it was happening at 7PM\, but it is in fact at 6! Sorry for my error!] \n\n\n\nThe group will meet on September 10 at 6 PM at Garden Party to discuss Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom\, Scientific Knowledge\, and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer. \n\n\n\nThis is an absolutely beautiful book and it’s sure to inspire a wonderful discussion. \n\n\n\nYou can purchase the book at Garden Party for $20 or you can buy it online through Garden Party at https://bookshop.org/a/55554/9781571313560 and it will be shipped right to your house! \n\n\n\nSign up by emailing maryh@conservationminnesota.org. Mary will send you a reminder email in early September.  URL:https://gardenpartybooks.com/event/climate-book-club-braiding-sweetgrass/ LOCATION:Garden Party Books\, 602 7th St NW\, Rochester\, Minnesota\, 55901\, United States CATEGORIES:Garden Party Books ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://gardenpartybooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Book-Club.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240817T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240817T170000 DTSTAMP:20260423T164053 CREATED:20240806T024945Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240806T024947Z UID:2686-1723888800-1723914000@gardenpartybooks.com SUMMARY:Bookstore Romance Day DESCRIPTION:Did you know that romance is the highest earning and most popular genre of fiction? Romance is the backbone of the book industry\, and we want to celebrate all of the incredible romance readers out there! \n\n\n\nFor Bookstore Romance Day\, we’ve got fantastic sales: \n\n\n\n1. All books in the Romance Room are $3!2. All Love/Friendship cards are $3.50!3. All Romance candles are $10 (choose romance reader\, *spicy* romance\, fantasy romance\, or book boyfriend)! URL:https://gardenpartybooks.com/event/bookstore-romance-day/ LOCATION:Garden Party Books\, 602 7th St NW\, Rochester\, Minnesota\, 55901\, United States CATEGORIES:Garden Party Books ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://gardenpartybooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Bookstore-Romance-Day.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240720T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240720T170000 DTSTAMP:20260423T164053 CREATED:20240627T215959Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240627T220003Z UID:2544-1721469600-1721494800@gardenpartybooks.com SUMMARY:Local Author Festival! DESCRIPTION:Come out for our second annual Local Author Festival! We’ll have writers in all kinds of genres here to tell you about their books and sign them for you too! Meet your new favorite author! URL:https://gardenpartybooks.com/event/local-author-festival-2/ LOCATION:Garden Party Books\, 602 7th St NW\, Rochester\, Minnesota\, 55901\, United States CATEGORIES:Garden Party Books ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://gardenpartybooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Getter.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240629T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240629T170000 DTSTAMP:20260423T164053 CREATED:20240623T210833Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240623T210842Z UID:2525-1719655200-1719680400@gardenpartybooks.com SUMMARY:Summer Sale: 50% off Used Books! DESCRIPTION:We need more shelf space for all the great donations coming in\, so please come purchase the current amazing used books at 50% off! URL:https://gardenpartybooks.com/event/summer-sale-50-off-used-books/ LOCATION:Garden Party Books\, 602 7th St NW\, Rochester\, Minnesota\, 55901\, United States CATEGORIES:Garden Party Books ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://gardenpartybooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Untitled-design-5.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240621T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240621T193000 DTSTAMP:20260423T164053 CREATED:20240603T193848Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240603T193850Z UID:2458-1718992800-1718998200@gardenpartybooks.com SUMMARY:Boo Can't Poo Launch Party! DESCRIPTION:Come celebrate Rochester author Iris Wang and the release of her book\, Boo Can’t Poo! \n\n\n\nWe”ll be celebrating her achievement with snacks and drinks\, a reading\, books for sale\, and the chance to get your booked signed! \n\n\n\nGet ready to giggle with Boo Can’t Poo\, the hilarious board book sure to get your little ones laughing and pooping! Join Boo the constipated ghost on his quest to get his bowels moving with the help of his ghostly family. With silly rhymes and cute illustrations\, this book is perfect for reading aloud and sharing some laughs whenever constipation strikes! \n\n\n\nWritten by Mayo Clinic gastroenterologist\, Xiao Jing “Iris” Wang\, MD\, Boo Can’t Poo also includes helpful tips for parents on how to manage constipation in toddlers at home. From high-fiber food to squatting on the potty\, you’ll get expert advice to keep your little ones healthy and happy. \n\n\n\nThis adorable board book is perfect for kids all year round. So whether you’re dealing with a case of the constipation blues or just looking for a fun silly read\, Boo Can’t Poo is the perfect addition to any little pooper’s library. URL:https://gardenpartybooks.com/event/boo-cant-poo-launch-party/ LOCATION:Garden Party Books\, 602 7th St NW\, Rochester\, Minnesota\, 55901\, United States CATEGORIES:Garden Party Books ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://gardenpartybooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/boo-cant-poo_webHeader_1800x1200-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240531T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240531T190000 DTSTAMP:20260423T164053 CREATED:20240523T165428Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240523T165430Z UID:2437-1717167600-1717182000@gardenpartybooks.com SUMMARY:Book Fair at Thesis Beer Project! DESCRIPTION:You know the meme: “The scholastic book fair. For adults. At a bar.” \n\n\n\nIn collaboration with our friends at Thesis Beer Project\, we’re once again making your memes come true. Join us for an end-of-the-school-year/start of the summer event. \n\n\n\nIn addition to the book sale and special drinks on tap\, Bleu Duck Truck will be in the back parking lot! Expect teacher appreciation deals and a few arts and crafts as well. Music starts at 7! URL:https://gardenpartybooks.com/event/book-fair-at-thesis-beer-project/ LOCATION:Thesis Beer Project\, 1929 2nd St SW\, Rochester\, Minnesota\, 55902\, United States CATEGORIES:Garden Party Books ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://gardenpartybooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Screenshot-2024-05-23-11.51.25-AM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240518T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240518T170000 DTSTAMP:20260423T164053 CREATED:20240513T032826Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240513T032828Z UID:2412-1716026400-1716051600@gardenpartybooks.com SUMMARY:Pride Celebration! DESCRIPTION:We’re so excited for Rochester Pride this Saturday! It’s happening at Soldier’s Field from 12-5PM! \n\n\n\nStop by Garden Party on Saturday dressed up for Pride and get 50% off one item of your choice! Book\, print\, game\, toy\, pin\, whatever you like! \n\n\n\nFor more info on the tons of Pride activities happening this week in Rochester\, follow the Rochester MN Pride Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/RochMNPride URL:https://gardenpartybooks.com/event/pride-celebration/ LOCATION:Garden Party Books\, 602 7th St NW\, Rochester\, Minnesota\, 55901\, United States CATEGORIES:Garden Party Books ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://gardenpartybooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/GET-50-off-ANY-Item.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240512T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240512T170000 DTSTAMP:20260423T164053 CREATED:20240505T195011Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240506T151026Z UID:2393-1715518800-1715533200@gardenpartybooks.com SUMMARY:Spring Sale! DESCRIPTION:SPRING SALE! We’ve been doing spring cleaning and we have lots of items we need to clear to make space for new things! \n\n\n\nIn the Craft Room we’ll have items with pink stickers: \n\n\n\nFRIDAY\, MAY 10: 30% off those itemsSATURDAY\, MAY 11: 50% off those itemsSUNDAY\, MAY 12: 70% off those items \n\n\n\nWe’ll also have selected $1 greeting cards! \n\n\n\nAND lots of these items make great Mother’s Day Gifts! Picture Frames\, ceramic decor\, games\, and more! \n\n\n\nSee you there! URL:https://gardenpartybooks.com/event/spring-sale/ LOCATION:Garden Party Books\, 602 7th St NW\, Rochester\, Minnesota\, 55901\, United States CATEGORIES:Garden Party Books ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://gardenpartybooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Untitled-design-2.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240427T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240427T170000 DTSTAMP:20260423T164053 CREATED:20240407T190352Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240419T192625Z UID:2337-1714212000-1714237200@gardenpartybooks.com SUMMARY:Independent Bookstore Day! DESCRIPTION:Come celebrate Independent Bookstore Day with us! We’re going to have tons of treats\, prizes\, and fun stuff going on! URL:https://gardenpartybooks.com/event/independent-bookstore-day/ LOCATION:Garden Party Books\, 602 7th St NW\, Rochester\, Minnesota\, 55901\, United States CATEGORIES:Garden Party Books ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://gardenpartybooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Screenshot-2024-04-05-4.24.28-PM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240425T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240425T200000 DTSTAMP:20260423T164053 CREATED:20220926T061506Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240419T195435Z UID:475-1714069800-1714075200@gardenpartybooks.com SUMMARY:Rochester Poetry Forum DESCRIPTION:Come to Rochester’s poetry forum in a space that’s acoustically controlled! Join us on the 2nd & 4th Thursday evenings each month to share this evocative\, enriching art form in a casual setting where we can read and share our own or favorite published authors’ works. \n\n\n\nCome to Garden Party Books on 7th St. NW. We’ll have the place to ourselves\, as the store will be closed when we meet. See you there! \n\n\n\nTo keep up with Rochester Poetry\, you can follow them on Facebook here! URL:https://gardenpartybooks.com/event/rochester-poetry-forum/ LOCATION:Garden Party Books\, 602 7th St NW\, Rochester\, Minnesota\, 55901\, United States CATEGORIES:Garden Party Books ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://gardenpartybooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Untitled-design-4.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240424T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240424T203000 DTSTAMP:20260423T164053 CREATED:20240318T193707Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240420T172134Z UID:2295-1713985200-1713990600@gardenpartybooks.com SUMMARY:Climate Book Club: All We Can Save DESCRIPTION:This book club will meet on three Wednesday evenings to discuss All We Can Save: Truth\, Courage\, and Solutions for the Climate Crisis\, a book that intermixes essays and poetry from women at the forefront of the climate movement. You can come to one meeting or all three! \n\n\n\nDates:April 10: Root\, Advocate\, Reframe (pgs 1-146)April 24: Reshape\, Persist\, Feel (pgs 147–283)May 8: Nourish\, Rise\, Onward (pgs 287-374) \n\n\n\nRegister for this free event here: https://secure.everyaction.com/T4vl0psvCkKBZM4FkmktrQ2 \n\n\n\nThis program is sponsored by Conservation Minnesota. \n\n\n\nYou can purchase the book through Garden Party here:https://bookshop.org/a/55554/9780593237083 URL:https://gardenpartybooks.com/event/climate-book-club-all-we-can-save/ LOCATION:Garden Party Books\, 602 7th St NW\, Rochester\, Minnesota\, 55901\, United States CATEGORIES:Garden Party Books ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://gardenpartybooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/All-We-Can-Save-Book-Club.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240413T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240413T150000 DTSTAMP:20260423T164053 CREATED:20240407T190104Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240407T190106Z UID:2332-1713009600-1713020400@gardenpartybooks.com SUMMARY:Vintage Market at LTS Brewing Company DESCRIPTION:Mark your calendars for the LTS Vintage Market on Saturday\, April 13th! Garden Party Books will be there with a fun collection of gorgeous vintage books! \n\n\n\nAnd there’s lots of other great vendors: -Kismet-Chappie’s-Refashion-JoJo’s FUNky Threads-Clover & Rose \n\n\n\nThere’s nothing like vintage shopping with the weather warming up and a drink in hand…cheers! URL:https://gardenpartybooks.com/event/vintage-market-at-lts-brewing-company/ LOCATION:LTS Brewing Company\, 2001 32ND AVENUE NW\, Rochester\, Minnesota\, 55901\, United States CATEGORIES:Garden Party Books ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://gardenpartybooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/434485853_1032903785033056_8385428474247889073_n.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240323T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240323T203000 DTSTAMP:20260423T164053 CREATED:20240302T213958Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240302T214000Z UID:2264-1711220400-1711225800@gardenpartybooks.com SUMMARY:Local Author Event: All-American DESCRIPTION:The All-American is a deeply funny and poignant coming-of-age tale that turns the American immigrant narrative on its head. \n\n\n\nIn the woods behind a trailer park in rural Washington\, Bucky\, a Korean-American high school senior\, trains alone with a tire tied to his waist to pursue his singular goal: to play college football. But when the U.S. government deports him and the South Korean Army conscripts him\, he finds himself alone in the country of his birth and caught in the underbelly of a forgotten yet bitter war. To make it out safely and earn his ticket home\, Beyonghak must face tough but essential questions about his family legacy and personal identity\, at last parsing the difference between the roles he is expected to play and the type of man he wants to become. \n\n\n\nCome meet the author\, Joe Milan Jr! He’ll be doing a reading\, answer your burning questions\, and sign books! Don’t miss it! \n\n\n\nWant to learn more? Check out his interview with Kerri Miller of MPR! URL:https://gardenpartybooks.com/event/local-author-event-all-american-2/ LOCATION:Garden Party Books\, 602 7th St NW\, Rochester\, Minnesota\, 55901\, United States CATEGORIES:Garden Party Books ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://gardenpartybooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/RELEASE-PARTY-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240318T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240318T203000 DTSTAMP:20260423T164053 CREATED:20230303T194643Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240302T214045Z UID:1326-1710786600-1710793800@gardenpartybooks.com SUMMARY:Make Ukrainian Easter Eggs! DESCRIPTION:Register Now! \n\n\n\nLearn how to make pysanky\, Ukrainian Easter Eggs! This process involves dyeing eggs\, covering the color you want to remain in melted beeswax using a tool called a kistka\, and then dyeing the egg the next color. At the end all the wax is melted away to reveal gorgeous colors and patterns. This beginner class for people age 12 and up will teach you to create two eggs with simplified designs. \n\n\n\n$35 per participant \n\n\n\nRegister Now! URL:https://gardenpartybooks.com/event/make-ukrainian-easter-eggs/ LOCATION:Garden Party Books\, 602 7th St NW\, Rochester\, Minnesota\, 55901\, United States CATEGORIES:Garden Party Books ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://gardenpartybooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Untitled-design-11.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240308T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240308T203000 DTSTAMP:20260423T164053 CREATED:20240222T204709Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240222T204712Z UID:2251-1709924400-1709929800@gardenpartybooks.com SUMMARY:Pill Hill Release Party! DESCRIPTION:Rochester author and illustrator\, Nic Breutzman\, invites you to the book release party for his new graphic novel\, Pill Hill. \n\n\n\nThere will be copies of the book for sale\, an author reading and signing\, and a Q&A session. \n\n\n\nPill Hill\, Nicholas Breutzman’s darkly funny and utterly heartbreaking memoir\, plunges the reader into a world of horrifying Tinder dates\, flea markets\, lizard people\, child protective services\, black holes\, time travel\, and stress-induced psychosis. \n\n\n\nhttps://uncivilizedbooks.com/pill-hill/ URL:https://gardenpartybooks.com/event/pill-hill-release-party/ LOCATION:Garden Party Books\, 602 7th St NW\, Rochester\, Minnesota\, 55901\, United States CATEGORIES:Garden Party Books ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://gardenpartybooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/RELEASE-PARTY-at-Garden-Party-Books.png END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR