https://indianhills.life/events Indian Hills Civic Association upcoming events Indian Hills Civic Association Wild Apricot - membership management software and more en Sat, 02 May 2026 00:44:10 GMT Sat, 02 May 2026 00:44:10 GMT Mon, 04 May 2026 23:00:00 GMT <p><br></p> https://indianhills.life/event-6434375 https://indianhills.life/event-6434375 Thu, 28 May 2026 17:00:00 GMT <p><strong>Lessons in Chemistry&nbsp;</strong>by Bonnie Garmus</p> <p style="line-height: 18px;"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font color="#222222" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Lessons in Chemistry is Bonnie Garmus's 2022 debut novel about Elizabeth Zott, a brilliant chemist in the 1960s who becomes a reluctant star of a TV cooking show, using her platform to teach women about chemistry and empower them to challenge societal expectations. The book, a blend of humor and heart, explores themes of sexism, self-discovery, and the definition of family, and was a global bestseller.&nbsp;</font></span><br></p> https://indianhills.life/event-6438639 https://indianhills.life/event-6438639 Thu, 28 May 2026 23:30:00 GMT <p><strong>Lessons in Chemistry&nbsp;</strong>by Bonnie Garmus</p> <p style="line-height: 18px;"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font color="#222222" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Lessons in Chemistry is Bonnie Garmus's 2022 debut novel about Elizabeth Zott, a brilliant chemist in the 1960s who becomes a reluctant star of a TV cooking show, using her platform to teach women about chemistry and empower them to challenge societal expectations. The book, a blend of humor and heart, explores themes of sexism, self-discovery, and the definition of family, and was a global bestseller.&nbsp;</font></span><br></p> https://indianhills.life/event-6438645 https://indianhills.life/event-6438645 Mon, 01 Jun 2026 23:00:00 GMT <p><br></p> https://indianhills.life/event-6434376 https://indianhills.life/event-6434376 Thu, 25 Jun 2026 17:00:00 GMT <p><strong>Greenlights&nbsp;</strong>by Matthew McConaughey</p> <p style="line-height: 18px;"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font color="#222222" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">A 2020 memoir by actor Matthew McConaughey that blends his personal life story with philosophical reflections, poetry, and practical advice on how to live a more satisfying life. Written entirely by McConaughey, the book draws from his decades of personal journals, chronicling his journey from a blue-collar Texas childhood through his Hollywood career, sharing lessons learned from both triumphs and struggles. The book's central theme is "catching greenlights," which refers to navigating life's challenges and obstacles to find opportunities for growth and progress.&nbsp;</font></span><br></p> https://indianhills.life/event-6438668 https://indianhills.life/event-6438668 Thu, 25 Jun 2026 23:30:00 GMT <p><strong>Greenlights&nbsp;</strong>by Matthew McConaughey</p> <p style="line-height: 18px;"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font color="#222222" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">A 2020 memoir by actor Matthew McConaughey that blends his personal life story with philosophical reflections, poetry, and practical advice on how to live a more satisfying life. Written entirely by McConaughey, the book draws from his decades of personal journals, chronicling his journey from a blue-collar Texas childhood through his Hollywood career, sharing lessons learned from both triumphs and struggles. The book's central theme is "catching greenlights," which refers to navigating life's challenges and obstacles to find opportunities for growth and progress.&nbsp;</font></span><br></p> https://indianhills.life/event-6438649 https://indianhills.life/event-6438649 Mon, 06 Jul 2026 23:00:00 GMT <p><br></p> https://indianhills.life/event-6434377 https://indianhills.life/event-6434377 Thu, 23 Jul 2026 17:00:00 GMT <p><strong>Framed&nbsp;</strong>by John Grisham</p> <p style="line-height: 18px;">A fundamental principle of our legal system is a presumption of innocence, but once someone has been found guilty, there is very little room to prove doubt. These ten true stories shed light on Americans who were innocent but found guilty and forced to sacrifice friends, families, and decades of their lives to prison while the guilty parties remained free. In each of the stories, John Grisham and Jim McCloskey recount the dramatic hard-fought battles for exoneration. They take a close look at what leads to wrongful convictions in the first place and the racism, misconduct, flawed testimony, and corruption in the court system that can make them so hard to reverse.</p> <p><font style="font-size: 11px;"><br></font></p> <p><br></p> https://indianhills.life/event-6438698 https://indianhills.life/event-6438698 Thu, 23 Jul 2026 23:30:00 GMT <p><strong>Framed&nbsp;</strong>by John Grisham</p> <p style="line-height: 18px;">A fundamental principle of our legal system is a presumption of innocence, but once someone has been found guilty, there is very little room to prove doubt. These ten true stories shed light on Americans who were innocent but found guilty and forced to sacrifice friends, families, and decades of their lives to prison while the guilty parties remained free. In each of the stories, John Grisham and Jim McCloskey recount the dramatic hard-fought battles for exoneration. They take a close look at what leads to wrongful convictions in the first place and the racism, misconduct, flawed testimony, and corruption in the court system that can make them so hard to reverse.</p> <p style="line-height: 18px;"><font style="font-size: 11px;"><br></font></p> <p><br></p> https://indianhills.life/event-6438700 https://indianhills.life/event-6438700 Mon, 03 Aug 2026 23:00:00 GMT <p><br></p> https://indianhills.life/event-6434380 https://indianhills.life/event-6434380 Thu, 27 Aug 2026 17:00:00 GMT <p><strong>The Things They Carried&nbsp;</strong>by Tim O'Brien</p> <p style="line-height: 18px;"><font color="#222222" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">A classic work of American literature that has not stopped changing minds and lives since it burst onto the literary scene, The Things They Carried is a ground-breaking meditation on war, memory, imagination, and the redemptive power of storytelling. &nbsp; The Things They Carried depicts the men of Alpha Company: Jimmy Cross, Henry Dobbins, Rat Kiley, Mitchell Sanders, Norman Bowker, Kiowa, and the character Tim O’Brien, who has survived his tour in Vietnam to become a father and writer at the age of forty-three.&nbsp; Taught everywhere from high school classrooms to graduate seminars in creative writing [Title]it has become required reading for any American and continues to challenge readers in their perceptions of fact and fiction, war and peace, courage and fear and longing.</font></p> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> https://indianhills.life/event-6438702 https://indianhills.life/event-6438702 Thu, 27 Aug 2026 23:30:00 GMT <p><strong>The Things They Carried&nbsp;</strong>by Tim O'Brien</p> <p style="line-height: 18px;"><font color="#222222" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">A classic work of American literature that has not stopped changing minds and lives since it burst onto the literary scene, The Things They Carried is a ground-breaking meditation on war, memory, imagination, and the redemptive power of storytelling. &nbsp; The Things They Carried depicts the men of Alpha Company: Jimmy Cross, Henry Dobbins, Rat Kiley, Mitchell Sanders, Norman Bowker, Kiowa, and the character Tim O’Brien, who has survived his tour in Vietnam to become a father and writer at the age of forty-three.&nbsp; Taught everywhere from high school classrooms to graduate seminars in creative writing [Title]it has become required reading for any American and continues to challenge readers in their perceptions of fact and fiction, war and peace, courage and fear and longing.</font></p> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> https://indianhills.life/event-6438703 https://indianhills.life/event-6438703 Mon, 07 Sep 2026 23:00:00 GMT <p><br></p> https://indianhills.life/event-6434384 https://indianhills.life/event-6434384 Thu, 24 Sep 2026 17:00:00 GMT <p><strong>An Unfinished Love Story&nbsp;</strong>by Doris Kearns Goodwin</p> <p style="line-height: 18px;"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font color="#222222" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">An Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960s is a 2024 book by historian Doris Kearns Goodwin that reflects on the tumultuous 1960s through the lens of her marriage to her late husband, Richard Goodwin, a former White House speechwriter. The book combines personal memoir with historical analysis, offering an intimate account of the era's pivotal figures like JFK, LBJ, and MLK, and the political events that shaped it.&nbsp;</font></span><br></p> https://indianhills.life/event-6438706 https://indianhills.life/event-6438706 Thu, 24 Sep 2026 23:30:00 GMT <p><strong>An Unfinished Love Story&nbsp;</strong>by Doris Kearns Goodwin</p> <p style="line-height: 18px;"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font color="#222222" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">An Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960s is a 2024 book by historian Doris Kearns Goodwin that reflects on the tumultuous 1960s through the lens of her marriage to her late husband, Richard Goodwin, a former White House speechwriter. The book combines personal memoir with historical analysis, offering an intimate account of the era's pivotal figures like JFK, LBJ, and MLK, and the political events that shaped it.&nbsp;</font></span><br></p> https://indianhills.life/event-6438709 https://indianhills.life/event-6438709 Mon, 05 Oct 2026 23:00:00 GMT <p><br></p> https://indianhills.life/event-6434387 https://indianhills.life/event-6434387 Thu, 22 Oct 2026 17:00:00 GMT <p><strong>James&nbsp;</strong>by Percival Everet</p> <p style="line-height: 18px;"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font color="#222222" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">James is a 2024 novel that reimagines Mark Twain's The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn from the perspective of the enslaved Jim. The novel explores Jim's agency, intelligence, and compassion, offering a powerful commentary on race, freedom, and the enduring impact of slavery. It is a harrowing, yet ferociously funny, retelling that stands on its own but is enhanced by familiarity with the original story.&nbsp;</font></span><br></p> https://indianhills.life/event-6438710 https://indianhills.life/event-6438710 Thu, 22 Oct 2026 23:30:00 GMT <p><strong>James&nbsp;</strong>by Percival Everet</p> <p style="line-height: 18px;"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font color="#222222" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">James is a 2024 novel that reimagines Mark Twain's The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn from the perspective of the enslaved Jim. The novel explores Jim's agency, intelligence, and compassion, offering a powerful commentary on race, freedom, and the enduring impact of slavery. It is a harrowing, yet ferociously funny, retelling that stands on its own but is enhanced by familiarity with the original story.&nbsp;</font></span><br></p> https://indianhills.life/event-6438713 https://indianhills.life/event-6438713 Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT <p><br></p> https://indianhills.life/event-6434390 https://indianhills.life/event-6434390 Tue, 08 Dec 2026 00:00:00 GMT <p><br></p> https://indianhills.life/event-6434393 https://indianhills.life/event-6434393 Thu, 28 Jan 2027 18:00:00 GMT <p><strong>Lords of Discipline&nbsp;</strong>by Pat Conroy</p> <p style="line-height: 18px;"><font color="#222222" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">In this powerful, mesmerizing, and acclaimed bestseller, Pat Conroy sweeps us into the turbulent world of four young men—friends, cadets, and blood brothers—and their days of hazing, heartbreak, pride, betrayal, and, ultimately, humanity. We go deep into the heart of the novel’s hero, Will McLean, a rebellious outsider with his own personal code of honor who is battling into manhood the hard way. Immersed in a poignant love affair with a haunting beauty, Will must boldly confront the terrifying injustice of a corrupt institution as he struggles to expose a mysterious group known as “The Ten.”</font></p> <p><font color="#222222" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></p> <p><br></p> https://indianhills.life/event-6438717 https://indianhills.life/event-6438717 Fri, 29 Jan 2027 00:30:00 GMT <p><strong>Lords of Discipline&nbsp;</strong>by Pat Conroy</p> <p style="line-height: 18px;"><font color="#222222" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">In this powerful, mesmerizing, and acclaimed bestseller, Pat Conroy sweeps us into the turbulent world of four young men—friends, cadets, and blood brothers—and their days of hazing, heartbreak, pride, betrayal, and, ultimately, humanity. We go deep into the heart of the novel’s hero, Will McLean, a rebellious outsider with his own personal code of honor who is battling into manhood the hard way. Immersed in a poignant love affair with a haunting beauty, Will must boldly confront the terrifying injustice of a corrupt institution as he struggles to expose a mysterious group known as “The Ten.”</font></p> <p><font color="#222222" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></p> <p><br></p> https://indianhills.life/event-6438720 https://indianhills.life/event-6438720