Tosa’s 6th-Annual All-City Read program Announced

WAUWATOSA, WI -- The Neighborhood Association Council of Wauwatosa has announced its schedule of events to celebrate the sixth-annual Tosa’s All-City Read program. The events complement the book chosen for residents of Wauwatosa to read and discuss in February: “Station Eleven” by author Emily St. John Mandel.

This year, the NAC has received a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts/Arts
Midwest to bring the author to Wauwatosa for “A Conversation with Emily St. John
Mandel” at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, February 24, at the CelticMKE Center. For this year,
Tosa’s All-City Read will also be known as NEA Big Read Tosa.

The NAC has planned a variety of free events to get as many neighbors involved in the
All-City Read as possible. Those events include:

• Saturday, February 9: Avoiding the Next Pandemic with infectious disease
specialists Joyce Sanchez, MD and Mary Beth Graham, MD from Froedtert and the
Medical College of Wisconsin at the Kneeland-Walker House at 1:30 p.m.

• Sunday, February 10: An Introduction to Foraging with Kyle Denton of Tippecanoe
Herbs at the Kneeland-Walker House at 1:30 p.m.

• Tuesday, February 12: Pandemic Game Night at Mathnasium of Wauwatosa at 6:30
p.m. Registration required by emailing wauwatosa@mathnasium.com.

• Saturday, February 16: Survivor: Tosa! Find out if you and your friends are the
ultimate survivors after fun mental and physical challenges, held at Lincoln Elementary
School.

• Sunday, February 17: Outdoor Emergency Survival with REI at the Wauwatosa
Library Firefly Room at 1:30 p.m.

• Saturday, February 23: Acting with Shakespeare with the Summit Players at the
Tosa Library at 2 p.m. Enjoy theatre games, learn a bit about developing character, and
work together to bring a little Shakespeare to life.

• Sunday, February 24: A Conversation with Emily St. John Mandel and WUWM
Lake Effect host Mitch Teich at 1:30 p.m. at the CelticMKE Center. A book signing will
follow the event.

• Tuesday, February 26: Sketch-noting Workshop at the Tosa Library at 6:30
p.m. Visual thinking helps you practice listening, become adept at synthesizing content
and big ideas, and increase learning and memory. For students 12+ and adults.
Registration is required at www.TosasAllCityRead.com/events.

Readers who aren’t in a neighborhood book club or those who would like an additional
opportunity to discuss the book are invited to join one of 10 free, public book
discussions:

• Tuesday, February 12, 9:30-10:30 Student Commons – 2nd floor of the Tosa Public Library
• Wednesday, February 13, 6:30-8:00 p.m. Urban Beets Café & Juicery, 3077 N. Mayfair Road
• Thursday, February 14, 10-11:30 a.m. Design Vision Optical, 8720 W. North Avenue
• Tuesday, February 19, 6:30-8:00 p.m. Jose’s Blue Sombrero, 7615 W. State Street
• Wednesday, February 20, 6:30-8:00 p.m. Paulina Esthetics Boutique, 7601 Harwood Ave.
• Monday, February 25, 7-8:30 p.m. Mt. Zion Lutheran Church ELCA, 12012 W. North Avenue

• Wednesday, February 27, 1-2:30 p.m. Café Blue, 6428 W. North Avenue
• Thursday, February 28, 7-8:30 p.m. Arté Bar and Painting Lounge, 1442 Underwood Avenue

There will also be a month-long food drive for Tosa Cares. Full details and registration
information for each event are available on the website at http://tosasallcityread.com/events/.

Patch File Photo by Scott Anderson