Silent Reading

Silent Reading is back at Good Robot Brewing on Sunday 6 September, from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. It's a monthly series held in The Mousetrap, the brewery's upstairs speakeasy bar, and this one falls on the first Wednesday of the month, which is when they've run it for eleven years now.

The premise is exactly what the name says: you bring a book, you grab a beer, and you spend a few hours reading. There's no assigned title to keep up with and no pressure to perform socially. It's billed as a quiet night of books, beer and blissfully low expectations for social interaction, and that's pretty much the whole point. If you've been looking for a reason to actually finish that book on your nightstand, this is a good place to do it.

Because it's a monthly thing, it's easy to drop into whenever you're in the mood. You don't have to commit to a whole club or a long-term reading list—just show up with whatever you're currently reading. The brewery has been offering this quiet space to read on the first Wednesday of every month for eleven years, so it's a well-established fixture of the local scene.

It all happens at The Mousetrap, the upstairs speakeasy bar inside Good Robot Brewing's Robie Street Pub & Restaurant, 2736 Robie Street, Halifax, NS B3K 4P2. The session runs from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm, so you can stay for the full two hours or just pop in for a bit of reading and a drink. Bring your own book, and the rest is just you and your pages.