Plato’s Symposium contains one of the greatest discussions in history on love, wisdom, and, ironically, the cure for a hangover. But, more than just an ancient drinking party, Plato’s dialogue is a masterclass in rhetoric, tackling everything from the nature of love to the challenge of handling controversial ideas with charity. Join us as we host our own symposium on the symposium.

This talk will be given next door to Beow’s at our friends Expedia Cruises. Please grab your drinks and food with us before the event, and rejoin us for discussion afterwards! (Alcohol is not permitted outside of the Beow’s premises.)

Trivia Night! Each member of the first place team gets a free book from the store* (up to five people) and each second place member gets $5 of customer credit each (up to five people.)

* This does not include Rare Books or books exceeding $60 in value.

How we teach will always be informed by our view of the human person. In our modern age of fragmentations, education is almost exclusively conceived of in terms of intellectual development. The agenda of such an education is inherently pragmatic. The Christian pedagogical tradition offers resistance to this modern impulse of pragmatizing education. To Patristic and Medieval Christian educators, education pertained not only to intellectual advancement, but also moral and spiritual development. In fact, these three facets were not separate, but united: intellectual improvement came alongside moral and spiritual maturation. One of this most important Medieval thinkers who contributed to the development of this holistic understanding of pedagogy is Hugh of Saint Victor (1096-1141).

In this presentation, Fr. Wesley will argue that Hugh’s innovative and thorough approach to education is informed by a thoroughly Augustinian anthropology. For Hugh, the fall of humanity resulted in the disintegration of the person; redemption, then, entails reintegration. The trivium (grammar, dialectic, and rhetoric) is a bridge to carry the person from God’s works of foundation (creation) to redemption (salvation) by preparing them to read the Scriptures.

Fr. Wesley is the Rector of St. Paul’s Anglican Church in Crownsville, Maryland. He has his STM from Nashotah House Theological Seminary where he did his thesis on the Christology of Hugh of Saint Victor. He has been an educator for about a decade, teaching homeschool students and at classical Christian schools. He co-hosts The Sacramentalists Podcast and The Classical Mind Podcast.

Join us for the second meeting of our reading of “Of Mice and Men” by John Steinbeck. We will be discussing the entire book, given its short length.

Trivia Night! Each member of the first place team gets a free book from the store* (up to five people) and each second place member gets $5 of customer credit each (up to five people.)

* This does not include Rare Books or books exceeding $60 in value.

Join us for the first meeting of our reading of “Of Mice and Men” by John Steinbeck. We will be discussing the entire book, given its short length.

Join us as local author and artist Nora Bordt comes to share her books and artwork with us! Nora has published two books, “Eyes to See,” a devotional book of photography and art that draws the reader to the beauty of creation, and “Phoebe Penelope Puffin’s Creation Adventures,” a children’s book that leads younger readers to contemplate the wonder of the world. She will have a table with her art and books from 9am to 3pm.

Trivia Night! Each member of the first place team gets a free book from the store* (up to five people) and each second place member gets $5 of customer credit each (up to five people.)

* This does not include Rare Books or books exceeding $60 in value.

Join us for a talk from local catholic priest Fr. Ian VanHeusan on Angels and Demons! The talk will cover what spiritual powers are, why they matter, and why it is important for us to study them. This is a free event and all are invited to attend!

Join us for our second and final discussion of Homer’s Odyssey! You do not need to have attended to first discussion in order to attend the second.

Don’t just add an art class to your classical studies. Let art multiply your efforts by integrating art into academic subjects. Arts integration makes a classical education much richer. Art can make facts memorable and relatable. It engages students through their senses and cultivates creative thinking, and thoughtful art projects spur students to think more deeply about the subjects.

Artist and Classical Educator Courtney Sanford demonstrates how you can integrate fine art activities into academic subjects such as history, literature, and science in the grammar, dialectic, and rhetoric stages of learning.

Courtney Sanford spent 16 years classically educating her own children and tutoring others and writing and designing resources for Classical Conversations and CiRCE Institute. In 2020, she opened the Delightful Art Co., an Online Art School that offers arts-integrated classes, resources, and retreats. She has a Degree in Graphic Design from NCSU and is an adjunct professor of fine arts at Bryan College. She’s the author of “Reflections on Art History,” “The Art of Ancient History,” “Draw Your Way Into the Woods,” and others. When she’s not teaching or painting, she’s planning her next trip to Europe.

Join us for our first discussion of Homer’s Odyssey. No sign up is required to join the book club, just show up ready to talk about the book! Note: There will not be a restriction on spoilers for this meeting!

The Catholic Land Movement is a network of Catholic agrarians supporting one another in productive catholic homesteading. Michael Thomas is a husband, father, homesteader, and the current director of the catholic land movement. His talk will be about the motivating principles of the CLM, its history, and its contemporary work.

Local Author Robbin Hanes will be coming to read her newly released book “Polly” to any children and families interested on February 1st, 11am. The recommended audience is children 7 to 13 years old. The book is about how a squirrel endures and overcomes bullies. Copies of the book will be available for sale.

The Beow’s Book Club will be concluding it’s discussion of Susanna Clarke’s Piranesi. Please plan to have finished the book, as we will be discussing the text in full.

Details coming soon!

Since astronomy is one of the Seven Liberal Arts and Sciences of the classical and medieval world, it is appropriate to discuss current events in astronomy. No event is more important and game-changing than the James Webb Space Telescope, which is rewriting astrophysics as we know it. Marc Fusco (Thales Academy, NC State, NASA) will be discussing the telescope and some of its groundbreaking discoveries.

Marc Fusco has earned three degrees in Medieval and Renaissance Literature and History, and an MS in Space Science. He taught Shakespeare, and Medieval and Renaissance Literature at Arizona State University and The University of North Carolina; in the Engineering School at Duke University; and currently teaches literature and space-related subjects at North Carolina State University. He worked for NASA for 10 years and worked as a commercial space consultant, and is currently one of North Carolina’s NASA Ambassadors. His day job is teaching literature and history to junior high students at the Thales Academy’s Raleigh campus, and is a passionate advocate of classical education.

Join us for a Beow’s Trivia Night! Prizes of Gift Cards and books to the winning teams. 6:30PM -8:00PM

The Beow’s Book Club will host its first discussion of Susanna Clarke’s Piranesi at 6:30pm. Please plan to have reached at least the midpoint of the book!

Beow’s Monthly Comedy Night continues! Come see local talent perform from 7pm to 9pm. There is a $5 cover charge for this event.

Celebrate the Professor with our Tolkien Day Book Sale! All new books are 10% off, and customers may fill a bag of used books for $10!

The Beow’s Book Club will be discussing Charles Dicken’s A Christmas Carol at 6:30pm.

Join us for this month’s Christmas Themed Trivia Night!

First Place Prize: Each team member chooses a book from the store.

Second Place Prize: Each team member receives $5 store credit.

Join us for a special Christmas Trivia Night! Children 5 to 11 years old are invited to participate, with prizes given out to the winners!