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Join us for a potluck and lecture with special guest Richard Foss. In anticipation of our Jane Austen celebrations in September, Richard Foss will present "Drinking with Jane Austen." This month's featured spice is cloves. Attendees are encouraged to bring a dish inspired by the featured spice and stay for a lecture with our special guest. No registration is necessary.
A limited amount of spice kits will be available at each branch while supplies last beginning Monday, August 4th! Stop by the library to pick up a kit while supplies last.
Spice Kits include a small portion of the featured spice, program flyer, and a list of suggested recipes and library resources. Kits are recommended for adults wanting to participate in the potluck. LIMIT ONE KIT PER HOUSEHOLD.
Jane Austen's books include elaborate banquets and parties, but the author provided few details on what was consumed there and some items she mentioned are unfamiliar to modern readers. This lecture supplies details Ms. Austen left out - what refreshments both alcoholic and non-intoxicating were enjoyed in England of 1800, and how Ms. Austen indicated the character of her characters from the things they chose to drink or serve.
Email kcosta@pvld.org or irabot@pvld.org or call (310) 377-9584 ext. 601
EVENT TYPE: | Food | Class/Workshop |
The original 32,000 sq. ft Peninsula Center Library built in 1967 was designed by pioneers in “green” design, A. Quincy Jones and Frederick E. Emmons. With vertical wood louvers to control sunlight, the original steel and reinforced concrete building also included coffered slab ceilings with recessed lighting, glass walls, and local Palos Verdes stone and white columns. All furnishings were contemporary with many pieces designed by Jones and Emmons specifically for the Library.
In 1995, architects Zimmer, Gunsul, and Fransca (ZGF) renovated and expanded the space, nearly doubling its size. Using the existing concrete-frame building, the building maintains the original entrance on Deep Valley and added the new entrance on Silver Spur. The building also features major public artworks such as the Stellar Axis by Lita Albuquerque, the bronze cheetahs with the stone column by Gwynn Murrill, and the Light in the Forest mural by Myrna Shiras which are integral parts of the building.
