| Rare & Used Book Auction Mennonite Life curates rare and historic books and offers them for sale at three annual auctions. The next auction will take place on Friday, July 12, at 6:30 p.m in the Mennonite Life Community Room. This will be your chance to bid on a rare 1681 copy of Opera Omnia Theologica by Menno Simons, an extremely rare 1599 Geneva Bible, and hundreds of other lots. See the full auction catalog at mennonitelife.org/events.
Pennsylvania Dutch Conversation Group Join others eager to learn and speak Pennsylvania Dutch together on Tuesday, July 9, 6:00–8:00 p.m. in the Mennonite Life Community Room. The group will focus on introductions and sharing experiences with the language. Feel free to bring Pennsylvania Dutch songs, poems, and sayings to share. All levels of experience are welcome—from beginner to fluent speaker! The recommended text for the group is Speaking Amish: A Beginner's Introduction to Pennsylvania German by Lillian Stoltzfus. For more information about the group, call 717.393.9745.
Author Talk: Amish Gardens of Lancaster County Join us for an exploration of Amish kitchen gardens with author Beth Oberholtzer on Thursday, July 25 at 6:30 p.m. in the Mennonite Life Community Room. Oberholtzer's book explores Amish family gardens as portraits of the women who design, tend, and harvest them. Included are 32 family recipes straight from the garden: hot-pepper jam, fried green tomatoes, sweet dill pickles, sauerkraut for a crowd, corn fritters, and creamed celery. This author talk is complimentary and does not require registration. See more details at mennonitelife.org/events.
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