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Independence Day
Friday, July 4
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Open 7 days

Monday 9 - 6
Tuesday 9 - 6
Wednesday 9 - 6
Thursday 9 - 8
Friday 9 - 6
Saturday 9 - 6
Sunday noon - 5
Wednesday, July 9, 6 pm (note earlier time)
Neal I. Rosenthal
Reflections of a Wine Merchant

Reflections of a Wine Merchant is an intimate tour through family-owned vineyards in France and Italy and a look at the last three decades of controversy, hype, and change in the world of wine. The delightful stories about Rosenthal’s encounters, relationships, and explorations give us an unequaled perspective on winemaking tradition and what threatens it today. One of the leading exponents of the concept of “terroir” -- the notion that a particular vineyard site imparts distinct qualities of bouquet, flavor, and color to a wine -- Rosenthal is one of the more outspoken figures against globalization, homogenization, and the “critic-ization” of the wine business.

6 pm • Neal Rosenthal, a leading importer of limited-production wines of character and quality, will present his book at the bookstore. Free and open to the public, reservations are recommended.

7:30 pm • Wine tasting and five-course dinner at Carpenter & Main Restaurant, held in conjunction with Norwich Wines & Spirits. Dinner is $95 per person,  reservations required. For more information about the dinner or to reserve as seat, call the restaurant 649-2922.

(Reservations recommended for the book talk, required for the dinner.)

Saturday, August 2, 10 am–2 pm

Norwich Square Summer Celebration
& The Norwich Bookstore’s 14th Birthday Party

Music, story time, special sales, & lots of fun . . . ! Come join our annual summer celebration and birthday party. Bob Merrill returns with his ever-popular swing and jazz band, and porch sales are part of the tradition. We'll have a tent, so come rain or shine . . .

From 10 'til noon we have the honor of hosting     

  • Frank Barrett, Hanover historian and author of the newly published Early Dartmouth College and Downtown Hanover.
  • Susan Milord, Norwich children’s book author and illustrator of three new books, If I Could: A Mother’s Promise, Pebble: A Story About Belonging, and Happy School Year!
  • Laura Dintino, with Vital Communities’ new book, Best of Valley Quest: Treasure Hunts to Special Places that she edited with Steven Glazer.
  • Chuck Wooster, author, and Geoff Hansen, photographer, of Living with Pigs: Everything You Need to Know to Raise Your Own Porkers.

    • (Come one, come all!)

 

 

Summer Greetings--

We celebrate Independence Day on July 4th with fireworks and picnics. And we celebrate Independents Week from June 28th through July 5th. Local First Vermont is sponsoring a statewide celebration of Vermont's independent and locally-owned businesses that are committed to preserving the character and prosperity of Vermont's economy, community, and natural landscape.

Take the “Indie Challenge” and see how many of the goods and services you were planning to purchase are available from your local and independent business neighbors. (Keep your eyes and ears open for news about a regional Upper Valley local first organization . . .)

Respected wine merchant Neil Rosenthal will visit Norwich on Wednesday, July 9th. Details about his book presentation and the wine-tasting dinner are below. This is our only Wednesday evening author event during the summer; we will be bringing author’s books to the Canaan Meetinghouse Reading Series in July, and the Strafford series, sponsored by the Morrill Library in August.

Help us celebrate our 14th birthday and join us for the annual Norwich Square Summer Celebration on Saturday, August 2nd. A number of local authors will be here to sign new books. Come and enjoy the live swing and jazz music provided by Bob Merrill and his band. This event is our way of saying thanks for another great year!

Enjoy the lazy, crazy, hazy, days . . .

—Liza & Penny