If you are planning to attend Kay Craddock’s talk at 5:30 on Thursday, 5 March, and would like to join her and other friends of the Centre for the Book for dinner, here’s what you need to know.

Venue: Staff Club, downstairs in Gallery Restaurant space

Format: 3-course buffet with the following options:

Entree: Cream of Tomato Soup

Mains: Roast breast of chicken coated with mushrooms and white wine sauce
Fish parcels with lemon and asparagus

Accompanied by: Steamed green beans with toasled shaved almonds
Spiced vegetable cous cous

And: Tossed green salad
Asian coleslaw

Followed by: Chocolate brownies, washed down with coffee, black tea or herbal tea

A cash bar will also be available.

Cost $40/person, by advance purchase from Donald Kerr in Special Collections, cash or cheque.  We can accommodate 35 guests besides the speaker and her partner (Jonathan Burdon of Pilgrim Books, a dealer in books on special forces operations) and the Centre’s two directors, on a first-come, first-served basis.  If you cannot call in to pay immediately, please let Donald know by email of your wish to attend so that he can put you on the guest list.

We’ll have the usual raffles and good cheer, and hope you are able to join us