The Gamble House Book Club DUST JACKET JOURNEYS
Tuesday, May 12, from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
Join us for our book club, Dust Jacket Journeys, where we invite you to explore perspectives around architecture, art, identity, and place.
Each gathering will offer an opportunity for examining diverse perspectives, sharing discoveries, and the exchange of ideas which make for a meaningful reading experience. To mark the 100th anniversary of Route 66, the books selected this quarter explore and deconstruct the significance of road trips in American family life. We look forward to sharing a literary journey to new perspectives and new understandings one book at a time.
The Grapes of Wrath: Set during the Great Depression, The Grapes of Wrath focuses on the Joads, a family of tenant farmers driven from their Oklahoma home by drought, economic hardship, agricultural industry changes, and bank foreclosures forcing tenant farmers out of work. Due to their nearly hopeless situation, and in part because they are trapped in the Dust Bowl, the Joads set out for California on the Mother Road (Route 66), along with thousands of other migrant workers seeking jobs, land, dignity, and a future. This classic of American literature is renowned for its powerful depiction of poverty, social injustice, and the resilience of the human spirit.
Purchase The Grapes of Wrath and receive a 20% off coupon for the next featured book.
Musical Storytime with Pasadena Conservatory of Music
Saturday, May 16 – Moo Baa La La La and Barnyard Dance by Sandra Boynton
11:00 am
Free drop-in event. No reservations required.
Event will be canceled in instances of rain or heat over 100° f.
Bring a blanket, snacks and join us under the big oak on the Gamble House lawn with Pasadena Conservatory of Music (PCM). Led by PCM Young Musicians’ Department Chair Rachael Denny, Musical Storytime offers a unique learning experience where children’s books become vehicles for musical play. Books will focus on seasons, nature, and creativity, all themes that tie in with the Gamble House.
Sessions will take place on the third Saturday of the month from May – September at 11am
Musical Storytime is made possible through a generous grant from the Pasadena Showcase House for the Arts. These grants are funded by its annual benefit event, the Pasadena Showcase House of Design, open April 19 to May 17. For information and to purchase tickets, visit https://pasadenashowcase.org/
Looking for Something Else?
We're a specialized bookstore, which means we don't carry a lot of titles you might find in other stores.
But don't fret, you can still support us whether you're a lover of fiction or cookbooks or just about anything else!
Purchases made at our Gamble House Bookshop site also support our museum.
Shop from our "Staff Picks" lists or use the search bar at the top of the page to find your latest read.
The Gamble House Bookstore is a drop-off site for Pasadena For All, a local grassroots mutual aid and advocacy organization who come together every Saturday to distribute items to our unhoused neighbors.
Items currently in high demand:
Sleeping bags, tents, new and unused socks & underwear, beanies, scarves, gloves, closed-toe shoes, masks, tarps, flashlights, batteries, blankets, hygiene items, first aid kits and hats.
Please refrain from donating stained or torn clothing. Please launder items prior to donation.
