About the Event This month will feature a discussion of the story, “Benediction,” in a program led by Stu Wilson.  A resident of Saint Paul, Wilson currently serves as the president of Fitzgerald in Saint Paul, and is a principal with Library Strategies Consulting Group. This edition of FitzFirst@Four takes place at 4 p.m. on Sunday, March 1, 2015, at Common Good Books in Saint Paul. It will explore the Irish Catholic community of Saint Paul in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s era (1890-1930), and its significance in the companion short stories and Fitzgerald’s other works. About FitzFirst@Four Fitz First @ Four is Read the Rest...

A tidal wave of Jewish emigres from the former Soviet Union has unleashed a new group of writers who use their adopted tongue to make sense of American immigrant realities.   On March 1, the Rimon Artist Salon Series and Twin Cities Jewish Book Series welcome critically acclaimed writers Boris Fishman (who was recently named BuzzFeed’s 20 under 40 Debut Writers You Need to Know About) and Marina Rubin to Moscow on the Hill for a conversation about how Jewish emigres have used their adopted tongue to make sense of the realities of American life. Ezra Glinter, deputy arts editor Read the Rest...

Anya von Bremzen is one of the most accomplished food writers of her generation, the winner of three James Beard awards and the author of five acclaimed cookbooks. In her latest book, Mastering the Art of Soviet Cooking: a Memoir of Food and Longing she recounts three Soviet-Jewish generations and their complex relationship with totalitarian power, Jewish Identity and food. Presented in partnership with the Museum of Russian Art, Genesis Philanthropy Group and Russian American Jews of Minnesota. Learn more and reserve tickets >>