Reading and dinner tickets are $25; Reading-only tickets are $15 for adults, $5 for children twelve and under. Individual dinner tickets must be ordered by 4:00 p.m. on the Monday before each Picnic. Reading-only tickets may be purchased in advance or at the door. All tickets are available online by clicking on the Event Tickets link to the left.

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Schedule
A typical Literary Picnic evening follows this schedule:
5:20 - 6:00 p.m. – Our Young Docents (pre-teen and teenage tour guides) offer guided tours of Thurber House.

6:15 p.m. –Dinner is served. Order one of our delicious dinners, made fresh by Party Panache catering, or bring your own. If you’d like to order dinner from us, please make your reservation by 4:00 p.m. on the Monday before each Picnic. Vegetarian options are available.

7:00 p.m. –The reading begins. Thurber House remains open after the reading for touring, book buying, and signing.

Please bring your own lawn chairs or blankets. You are also welcome to bring alcoholic beverages. Parking is free after 6:00 p.m. at the meters along Jefferson Avenue. All picnics are held at Thurber House, 77 Jefferson Ave. In case of rain, join us at State Auto Insurance, 518 E. Broad Street for all picnics except July 14, which will be Thurber Center, 91 Jefferson Ave.

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2010 Summer Literary Picnic Featured Guests
Wednesday, June 16: A Thurber Treat
Wednesday, June 30: Carrie Bebris, The Intrigue at Highbury (Or Emma's Match)
Wednesday, July 14: New Voices: Carla Buckley, fiction; Sarah Gridley, poetry; Paula McLain, non fiction
Wednesday, July 28: Craig McDonald, Print the Legend
Wednesday, August 11: Sharon Davies, Rising Road: A True Tale of Race and Religion in America

Please help Thurber House support the Mid-Ohio Food Bank this picnic season!
For the 2010 Literary Picnic Season, Thurber House will once again be collecting canned and boxed goods at each event to support the Mid-Ohio Food Bank.

Please consider bringing any canned and boxed goods you can spare when you
attend any of our picnics this summer.

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