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Wednesday, March 17th, 6 PM
Music Guild
Host: Matt Lollar
Location: Zoom
For more information contact Matt at lollarmatt@hotmail.com
Theme: Songs That Tell A Story.
Ex. "Jack and Diane" by John Mellencamp
Typically meets on the 3rd Wednesday of the month.
We meet at 6 PM if on Zoom, and 7 PM if in person.
Thursday, March 18th, 7 PM.
Mystery Book Club
Book: "The Searcher” by Tana French.
Host: Jen Johnson \ jensincjohnson@gmail.com
Meets every 3rd Thursday of the month.
Tuesday, March 23rd, 7 PM
Washington Street Book Club
Book: "Cider House Rules" (Chap 1-7) by John Irving
Host: Rochelle Gridley \ rochellegridley@gmail.com
Meeting on Zoom.
Usually meets every 4th Tuesday of the month.
Thursday, April 15th, 7 PM.
Mystery Book Club
Book: “Gentleman-Thief” by Arsene Lupin.
Host: Jen Johnson \ jensincjohnson@gmail.com
Meets every 3rd Thursday of the month.
Tuesday, April 27th, 7 PM
Washington Street Book Club
Book: "Cider House Rules" (Chap 8-End) by John Irving
Host: Rochelle Gridley \ rochellegridley@gmail.com
Location: To be decided (Zoom vs outdoors).
Usually meets every 4th Tuesday of the month.
Thursday, May 20th, 7 PM.
Mystery Book Club
Book: “Mexican Gothic” by Silvia Moreno-Garcia.
Host: Jen Johnson \ jensincjohnson@gmail.com
Meets every 3rd Thursday of the month.
Tuesday, May 25th, 7 PM
Washington Street Book Club
Book: "The Woman Who Smashed Codes" by Jason Fagone
Host: Rochelle Gridley \ rochellegridley@gmail.com
Location: To be decided (Zoom vs outdoors).
Usually meets every 4th Tuesday of the month.
Thursday, June 17th, 7 PM.
Mystery Book Club
Book: “Iron Lake” by William Kent Krueger.
Host: Jen Johnson \ jensincjohnson@gmail.com
Meets every 3rd Thursday of the month.
Tuesday, June 22nd, 7 PM
Washington Street Book Club
Book: "The Vanishing Half" by Brit Bennett
Host: Rochelle Gridley \ rochellegridley@gmail.com
Location: To be decided (Zoom vs outdoors).
Usually meets every 4th Tuesday of the month.
Thursday, July 15th, 7 PM.
Mystery Book Club
Book: “Deal Breaker” by Harlan Coben.
Host: Jen Johnson \ jensincjohnson@gmail.com
Meets every 3rd Thursday of the month.
Tuesday, July 27th, 7 PM
Washington Street Book Club
Book: "The Color of Law -- Forgotten History of how our Government Segregated America" by Richard Rothstein.
Host: Rochelle Gridley \ rochellegridley@gmail.com
Location: To be decided (Zoom vs outdoors).
Usually meets every 4th Tuesday of the month.
Thursday, August 19th, 7 PM.
Mystery Book Club
Book: “The Thursday Murder Club” by Richard Osman.
Host: Jen Johnson \ jensincjohnson@gmail.com
Meets every 3rd Thursday of the month.
Tuesday, August 24th, 7 PM
Washington Street Book Club
Book: "What You Have Heard is True" by Carolyn Forche.
Host: Rochelle Gridley \ rochellegridley@gmail.com
Location: To be decided (Zoom vs outdoors).
Usually meets every 4th Tuesday of the month.
Thursday, September 16th, 7 PM.
Mystery Book Club
Book: “When We Believe in Mermaids” by Barbra O'Neil.
Host: Jen Johnson \ jensincjohnson@gmail.com
Meets every 3rd Thursday of the month.
Tuesday, September 28th, 7 PM
Washington Street Book Club
Book: "The Dutch House" by Ann Patchett.
Host: Rochelle Gridley \ rochellegridley@gmail.com
Location: To be decided (Zoom vs outdoors).
Usually meets every 4th Tuesday of the month.
Thursday, October 21st, 7 PM.
Mystery Book Club
Book: “Mrs Sherlock Holmes” by Brad Riccary.
Host: Jen Johnson \ jsjohnson1413@comcast.net
Meets every 3rd Thursday of the month.
Tuesday, October 26th, 7 PM
Washington Street Book Club
Book: "The Glass Hotel" by Emily St. Mandel.
Host: Rochelle Gridley \ rochellegridley@gmail.com
Location: To be decided (Zoom vs outdoors).
Usually meets every 4th Tuesday of the month.
Thursday, November 18th, 7 PM.
Mystery Book Club
Book: “Kindest Lie” by Nancy Johnson.
Host: Jen Johnson \ jensincjohnson@gmail.com
Meets every 3rd Thursday of the month.
Tuesday, November 23rd, 7 PM
Washington Street Book Club
Book: "Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed" by Lori Gottlieb.
Host: Rochelle Gridley \ rochellegridley@gmail.com
Location: To be decided (Zoom vs outdoors).
Usually meets every 4th Tuesday of the month.
No Washington Street Book Club for December.
Tuesday, January 25th, 7 PM
Washington Street Book Club
Book: Hidden Valley Road by Robert Kolker.
Host: Rochelle Gridley \ rochellegridley@gmail.com
Location: To be decided (Zoom vs outdoors).
Usually meets every 4th Tuesday of the month.
Prez on the Edge
FGNA 2021 Calendars now HALF OFF!
2021 Founders' Grove Calendars are now 2 for $5 OR free with any donation to FGNA.
Payment can be made in the form of cash, check, or Paypal to
Please email Todd at if you'd like a calendar.
FGNA Swag Available
FGNA Bandanas --- $8
Recyclable Shopping Bags --- $3 each or 2 for $5
Koozies --- $2
FGNA 2021 Calendar --- 2 for $5
Hoodies --- $20 (limited supply)
Contact Todd at if you want to purchase FGNA swag.
Rules of Facebook Group Engagement
The FGNA Facebook page is intended to be a family-friendly community where the FGNA Board and neighbors can interact about the Founders’ Grove neighborhood & the Bloomington-Normal community.
It’s important to note that postings to the FGNA page are not representative of the opinions of the FGNA Board, nor do we confirm their accuracy.
As part of our commitment to you, we’ll do our best to ensure the postings on our page are in line with FGNA’s family-friendly intentions. The FGNA board requests that Facebook group members treat each other with mutual respect. FGNA expects that users will not post content that falls into the following categories and reserves the right to remove postings and/or ban users who are:
- Abusive, attacking, defamatory, or obscene
- Fraudulent, deceptive, or misleading
- In violation of any law or regulation
- Excessively repetitive
- Otherwise offensive
- Posting overtly partisan political endorsement and/or opposition content (FGNA is a non-partisan organization)
If you are banned from commenting on this page, you may appeal the decision or inquire about the status of your account to the FGNA Board by emailing fgnabloomington@gmail.com. The Board will review appeals quarterly. To this same address, you may also request to check content for acceptability prior to posting.
NOTES:
- While residents are welcome to advertise services they provide (pet sitting, lawn care, wood refinishing, etc.), we ask that these posts be limited to one post per month. Repetitive posts will be removed. This page is not intended to be used for commercial advertising.
- By request, FGNA will post homes that are for sale within the FGNA boundaries; we limit these posts to one per sale. If a home’s price changes by $2,500+, we will post the home a second time, also by request.
DISCLAIMER:
In addition to the rights that you grant to Facebook, you grant FGNA a royalty-free license to use your content in any manner without any obligation to you.
All rights reserved by FGNA
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