The Literary Wineaux Society

I've arranged a private docent tour (2 groups - two docents), much like we had for the Barbie Exhibit last year if you attended that event. It is a one-hour guided tour of the current exhibits and key art pieces, including:

• Widening the Lens: Photography, Ecology, and the Contemporary Landscape
• Carlos Amorales: Black Cloud
• The Collection: Keith Haring
• Richard Avedon: Among Creatives
• Monet's Giverny
• NEW in April: The World of Anna Sui

Tour Details

Time: The one hour guided tour will begin promptly at 11:30am. Please arrive 10-15 minutes prior so we can pay together.

Cost: The docent tour is $30 per person/$2 museum members. Please bring cash with you to the museum as we have to pay in one lump sum at time of tour. Also, this event is open to a plus one/guest if you'd like to invite someone to join the tour, please just indicate that when you RSVP.

Parking & Check-in: Complimentary parking is available on the north side of the Museum. Please check in 20 minutes prior to tour start time with me first at the visitor's desk in the main lobby, once our entire group is there, we will collect the admission fees and pay in one lump sum. The docents will be there to greet us in the lobby after check-in.

Interested in Becoming a PHX Art Museum Member? The museum offers a 20% discount on a yearly membership for group tour participants. Currently the individual membership is $89.00 before discount.

Lunch after: The Vig Fillmore - check out the brunch menu!
Located 606 N. 4th Street in Downtown Phoenix. It is 1.3 miles (or 6 minute drive) from the museum. There is a small lot directly behind the restaurant, otherwise street parking. They will honor separate checks for us. The reservation is for 20 people only. Please private message me through Meetup or text me if you want to attend brunch so I can guarantee you a spot!

'The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime and a Dangerous Obsession' by Michael Finkel - Stéphane Bréitwieser is the most prolific art thief of all time. He pulled off more than 200 heists, often in crowded museums in broad daylight. His girlfriend served as his accomplice. His collection was worth an estimated $2 billion. He never sold a piece, displaying his stolen art in his attic bedroom. He felt like a king. Until everything came to a shocking end. In this spellbinding portrait of obsession and flawed genius, Michael Finkel gives us one of the most remarkable true-crime narratives of our times, a riveting story of art, theft, love, and an insatiable hunger to possess beauty at any cost. Amazon Link

• #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • One of the most remarkable true-crime narratives of the twenty-first century • “The Art Thief, like its title character, has confidence, élan, and a great sense of timing."—The New Yorker
• A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: The Washington Post, The New Yorker, Lit Hub
• "Enthralling." —The Wall Street Journal

Published June 27, 2023
240 pages
Audio: 5 hours, 39 minutes - Narrated by author & Edoardo Ballerini

Additional Reading and Viewing

• Video: Barnes & Noble interview with author
• Article: GQ: How Did One Man Steal $2 Billion in Art?
• Video: PBS: Interview with the Author
• Article: American Booksellers Association Q&A with Author

Location: Mise En Place, Scottsdale
Tasting Fee: $25 per person with charcuterie plates to share

1. It's the 10th anniversary of the publication date of this most-loved book
2. The publisher has just released a special commemorative edition of this book with beautiful sprayed edges - see it here.
3. Elle Fanning and Dakota Fanning will soon star in the Netflix film based on the book. The film is currently in development.

What is The Nightingale about?
France, 1939 - In the quiet village of Carriveau, Vianne Mauriac says goodbye to her husband, Antoine, as he heads for the Front. She doesn't believe that the Nazis will invade France … but invade they do, in droves of marching soldiers, in caravans of trucks and tanks, in planes that fill the skies and drop bombs upon the innocent. When a German captain requisitions Vianne's home, she and her daughter must live with the enemy or lose everything. Without food or money or hope, as danger escalates all around them, she is forced to make one impossible choice after another to keep her family alive.
Vianne's sister, Isabelle, is a rebellious eighteen-year-old girl, searching for purpose with all the reckless passion of youth. While thousands of Parisians march into the unknown terrors of war, she meets Gäetan, a partisan who believes the French can fight the Nazis from within France, and she falls in love as only the young can … completely. But when he betrays her, Isabelle joins the Resistance and never looks back, risking her life time and again to save others.
With courage, grace, and powerful insight, bestselling author Kristin Hannah captures the epic panorama of World War II and illuminates an intimate part of history seldom seen: the women's war. The Nightingale tells the stories of two sisters, separated by years and experience, by ideals, passion and circumstance, each embarking on her own dangerous path toward survival, love, and freedom in German-occupied, war-torn France―a heartbreakingly beautiful novel that celebrates the resilience of the human spirit and the durability of women. It is a novel for everyone, a novel for a lifetime.

Note: please obtain any format of this book for the event - no need to get the special edition - it’s the same story

Location: Pinard Wine Bar - 20469 Hayden Rd, Scottsdale, AZ 85255 - they will do separate checks for us too!

Jetsetting Wineauxs: Wineauxs Around the World
- I've teamed up with Craig over at Hidden Tracks to take us on an adventure in wine each time focused on a different country or wine region. Here's how this event will work...

• Bring your play passport you received at April's French wine-tasting event. If you're new to this event I will gift you a passport (play passport) and I will stamp it with the country's stamp. Craig will guide us through the tasting by educating us on the wines, the region and so much more.

What will you bring? Each person must bring an interesting factoid about the country -- arts, culture, politics, scandal, history, anything you find that can contribute to being immersed in the country. You will have up to two minutes to share your facts. Here are some examples:

• origin of a famous dish or chef
• historical figures in politics
• famous personalities, actors, performers
• seldom heard facts on historical landmarks
• Art and artists, books/authors
• scandals, true crime
• trends and movements - political/religious/fashion/architecture
• please do not bring any facts about wine

Here are the details:
Destination: Portugal
Wine Tasting Cost: $25 (paid at tasting)
A guided tasting of wines
Paired bites
Location: Hidden Tracks Bottle Shop (Uptown Phoenix)

I am opening this up to 25 people. So I encourage you to sign up and experience our second destination of the Jetsetting Wineauxs Experience. Craig is an awesome host and is excited to put this on for us.