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Regency Era Tea Cuisine with Susan Maddox

Jane Austen's 250th Birthday

2025-12-18 19:00:00 2025-12-18 20:00:00 America/Chicago Regency Era Tea Cuisine with Susan Maddox Central Library - Rasmussen Room

Thursday, December 18
7:00pm - 8:00pm

Add to Calendar 2025-12-18 19:00:00 2025-12-18 20:00:00 America/Chicago Regency Era Tea Cuisine with Susan Maddox Central Library - Rasmussen Room

Central Library

Rasmussen Room

It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single person in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a delightful regency tea. Celebrated author Jane Austen turns 250 and to honor her contributions to the literary world Susan Maddox will be cooking up some regency era tea cuisine. 

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The Schaumburg Township District Library serves in excess of 134,000 residents in portions of the municipalities Elk Grove Village, Hanover Park, Hoffman Estates, Schaumburg and Streamwood. With over 1 million visitors each year, the library circulates over 2,000,000 items annually and is the second largest public library in the state of Illinois.

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