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X-WR-CALNAME:Raleigh · literary · Wednesday · CalDiscovery BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Can Great Bordeaux be Affordable? DTSTART:20260923T220000Z DTEND:20260923T233000Z DTSTAMP:20260918T004021Z UID:2797-1790186400-1790191800@trianglegrapevine.com CATEGORIES:drink,literary DESCRIPTION:Can Great Bordeaux Be Affordable?Bordeaux has a reputation for prestigious bottles and equally prestigious price tags—but great Bordea ux doesn’t always have to break the bank. Westgate Wine Bar sets out to prove it with a tasting of value-driven wines from across the region\, inc luding the Haut-Médoc\, Saint-Émilion\, and Pomerol. Taste your way thro ugh several expressions of Bordeaux and explore how grape blends\, terroir \, and appellation shape what ends up in your glass—all while discoverin g bottles that deliver impressive quality for the price. LAST-MODIFIED:20260918T004021Z LOCATION:Westgate Wine\, 6405 Westgate Road #111\, Raleigh\, NC\, 27617\, United States URL:https://trianglegrapevine.com/event/can-great-bordeaux-be-affordable/? utm_source=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=raleigh-nc X-SOURCE-NAME:Triangle Grapevine X-SOURCE-URL:https://trianglegrapevine.com/wine-events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Dr. M.T Pope House Presents: Evelyn's Book Club DTSTART:20260923T223000Z DTEND:20260924T000000Z DTSTAMP:20260801T182950Z UID:10001312-1790188200-1790193600@nchumanities.org CATEGORIES:community,literary DESCRIPTION:This program honors Evelyn Pope by reading books.\nEvelyn\, a college librarian born in 1908 and died in 1995\, loved a variety of books from The Adventures of Tom Sawyer to Shakespeare and James Baldwin. The p rogram brings community members together monthly at the museum to discuss books\, focusing on works by Black writers or featuring Black subjects\, i ncluding fiction and non-fiction. Discussions will use questions to facili tate conversation. \n“Mama Day” by Gloria Naylor\nWednesday\, Feb. 25 \n“The Black Angels: The Untold Story of the Nurses Who Helped Cure Tube rculosis” by Maria Smilios\nWednesday\, April 22 \n“A Visitation of Sp irits” by Randall Kenan\nWednesday\, June 24 \n“Becoming Lunsford Lane : The Lives of an American Aeneas” by Craig Friend\nWednesday\, Aug. 26 \n“Ring Shout” by P. Dejeli Clark\nThursday\, Oct. 29 \nAn optional bo ok bundle will be available to purchase at registration. Books can be pick ed up at the Dr. M.T. Pope House Museum. LAST-MODIFIED:20260801T182950Z LOCATION:Pope House Museum\, 511 S Wilmington St\, Raleigh\, NC\, NC\, 276 01\, United States URL:https://nchumanities.org/event/dr-m-t-pope-house-presents-evelyns-book -club/2026-09-23/?utm_source=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=rale igh-nc X-SOURCE-NAME:North Carolina Humanities X-SOURCE-URL:https://nchumanities.org/organizer/friends-of-the-city-of-ral eigh-museum END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Author Talk: Richard Osman DTSTART:20260923T223000Z DTEND:20260924T000000Z DTSTAMP:20260916T182225Z UID:10004592-1790188200-1790193600@www.meredith.edu CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:There’s no need to sleuth out the identity of our first gues t speaker of the 2026–2027 academic year—it’s none other than best-s elling whodunnit author\, Richard Osman!\n\nThe event will be held on Wedn esday\, September 23rd\, in the Jones Auditorium on Meredith’s campus. D oors will open at 5:30 p.m. and the event will start at 6:30 p.m.\n\nOsman ’s novels\, The Thursday Murder Club\, The Man Who Died Twice\, The Bull et That Missed\, The Last Devil to Die\, and We Solve Murders were number one international bestsellers as well as New York Times bestsellers. His s top at Meredith will be a part of the tour for his newest book\, We Chase Shadows.\n\nCopies of all his titles are available for purchase on the Qua il Ridge Books website. Osman will not be signing books on the 23rd\, but autographed copies of We Chase Shadows will be for sale before and after t he event.\n\nAs always\, tickets are complimentary for Meredith students! However\, we have a limited quantity available. Secure yours now by contac ting Carrie Nichols at 919-760-8047 or nicholsc@meredith.edu. If no ticket s are available\, you will have the opportunity to be added to our waitlis t.\n\nThe public can buy tickets through Quail Ridge here. LAST-MODIFIED:20260916T182225Z LOCATION:Jones Auditorium\, 3800 Hillsborough Street\, Raleigh\, NC\, 2760 7\, United States URL:https://www.meredith.edu/calendar/author-talk-richard-osman/?utm_sourc e=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=raleigh-nc X-SOURCE-NAME:Meredith College X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.meredith.edu/calendar/first-friday-raleigh-2 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:WCPL: Storm Surge: In Conversation with Hurricanes Announcer Mike Maniscalco DTSTART:20260923T230000Z DTEND:20260924T000000Z DTSTAMP:20260916T182225Z UID:10004581-1790190000-1790193600@www.meredith.edu CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:Hosted by the Wake Country Public Library. \nStorm Surge: In C onversation with Hurricanes Announcer Mike Maniscalco\nWednesday\, Septemb er 23\n7:00PM via Zoom Webinar \n“And they scooooore!!”  We are exci ted to kick off our hockey series with a fun and informative sit-down wit h Carolina Hurricanes play-by-play announcer Mike Maniscalco.  Learn how he broke into sports broadcasting\, his experience during the Stanley Cup run\, and his thoughts on the upcoming season.  Let’s Go Canes! \ nLearn more and register at https://wakegov.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_s5 6KplpcRhK8ErQ4KmN5UQ \nLearn more about the four part virtual series! LAST-MODIFIED:20260916T182225Z URL:https://www.meredith.edu/calendar/wcpl-storm-surge-in-conversation-wit h-hurricanes-announcer-mike-maniscalco/?utm_source=caldiscovery&utm_medium =ics&utm_campaign=raleigh-nc X-SOURCE-NAME:Meredith College X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.meredith.edu/calendar/first-friday-raleigh-2 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR