Is a new fever burning in the heartland?

Folio: The Seattle Athenaeum invites you to our Fourth Folio Dinner, an evening of conversation over great food and wine in the heart of the Pike Place Market. Each Folio Dinner is convened around one big table and one big question. This evening's question asks, “Is a new fever burning in the heartland?”

Author Tim Egan will join us at the table. His thrilling 2024 history A Fever in the Heartland: The Ku Klux Klan's Plot to Take Over America, and the Woman Who Stopped Them is our jumping-off point. Will the 2020s rhyme with the 1920s, when an antidemocratic plot threatened to take over the American government? Let’s talk. Folio’s motto is “Every Book a Conversation,” and this conversation promises to be on fire.

Folio Dinners are exceptionally enjoyable fundraisers, wherein a small number of people (no more than 20) come together over food, wine, and conversation, and in so doing help Folio fulfill our mission of fostering long-form thinking in a short-form world. Our goal for each dinner is to raise $10,000. Seats at the table are priced accordingly, and additional donations are profoundly appreciated.

Special thanks to series sponsor Avennia for the remarkable wines we enjoy at every Folio Dinner.