The Fall 2009 Writers’ Cafe at the Columbus Zoo has been CANCELED!

It must be a reflection of the economic times or maybe it’s just a reflection of our busy lives. Thurber House has canceled the Writers’ Café event scheduled for Sunday, September 27 at the Columbus Zoo. The reason you may ask – we didn’t receive enough registrations to make it worthwhile to hold the event.

The Writers’ Café seemed to have all the right things going for it – a great location, (the best zoo in the nation), great activities with award winning authors, a reasonable price, and the joy of spending quality one-on-one time with your child or grandchild sharing the love of creative writing.  Our guess is that many people did what my neighbor did, wait until the deadline (or later) to hand in their registration.

There are a plethora of activities that beg for parents and children’s time and September has to be one of the busiest months of the year, right up there with December, March and May.  Still you would think that in the vast population of Central Ohio, we could find 100 people that would joyfully sign up for this event.  Sadly it isn’t so.

The next time you see a brochure for a Thurber House educational program or event, I challenge you to be the first one to sign up.  Please don’t let this happen again!

Pat Shannon
Director of Children’s Programming

Don’t Miss the Writers’ Café at the Columbus Zoo!

What better way to spend a Sunday afternoon than writing fantastical stories inspired by gorillas, snakes, monkeys, and more at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, the top rated zoo in the country?

Join Thurber House at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium for the 5^th Writers’ Café on Sunday, September 27^th.  The Writers’ Café is for kids in 4^th ­– 6^th grade, and their favorite adult, for an afternoon of exploring, writing, and an open mic session.

The deadline for registrations is approaching faster than a cheetah. Go to www.thurberhouse.com, print off the registration form, and mail, fax, or drop them off by Monday, September 21! We hope to see you there!

Thurber House Fall Writers’ Café goes to the Zoo!

On Sunday, September 27, from 12:30  - 4, join Thurber House at the Columbus Zoo for an afternoon of adventure and writing at the 5th Thurber House Writers’ Café.

Fourth, 5th and 6th graders and their favorite adult (mom, dad, grandparent, aunt, uncle, etc.) are invited to enjoy a day at the Number 1 Zoo in the country meeting gorillas and cheetah and scaly fish, slimy lizard and even Beco the new baby elephant. All of these animals will prompt story ideas to write about and then to share at the end of the day at an open mic reception with refreshments.

Registration for the event is $20 per student-adult couple, which includes admission to the Columbus Zoo. Parking is $5, unless you are a member of the Zoo, and then parking is free. Registration forms are available to download on the Thurber House website. Deadline for registration is Monday, September 21^st.