

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: L.A.T.E. Night | HMA + My Chapter House Book & Art Club
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 26 Feb, 2026 at 05:00 pm – Thu, 26 Feb, 2026 at 07:00 pm
- **Event Description**: January Book: "Mona's Eyes" by Thomas Schlesser
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Registration Deadline: Wednesday, January 28th

Blind Contour / Contour Art Class: Thursday, February 26th

Fee: $60; $50 Members (Includes Book + Art Class)

HMA has partnered with My Chapter House in Downtown Hickory to launch an ongoing Book &amp; Art Club. Each month, participants will begin reading a new book on the 1st. On the 4th Thursday of the month, we’ll meet at My Chapter House for an art project inspired by that month’s book.

Ten-year-old Mona and her beloved grandfather have only fifty-two Wednesdays to visit fifty-two works of art and commit to memory “all that is beautiful in the world” before Mona loses her sight forever.

While the doctors can find no explanation for Mona’s brief episode of blindness, they agree that the threat of permanent vision loss cannot be ruled out. The girl’s grandfather, Henry, may not be able to stop his granddaughter from losing her sight, but he can fill the encroaching darkness with beauty. Every Wednesday for a year, the pair abscond together and visit a single masterpiece in one of Paris’s renowned museums. From Botticelli to Basquiat, Mona learns how each artist’s work shaped the world around them. In turn, the young girl’s world is changed forever by the power of their art. Under the kind and careful tutelage of her grandfather, Mona learns the true meaning of generosity, melancholy, love, loss, and revolution. Her perspective will never be the same—nor will the listener’s.

Mona’s Eyes is a heartfelt, enlightening journey across five centuries of Western art history. With the emotional impact of The Elegance of the Hedgehog and the listenability of The Little Paris Bookshop, Thomas Schlesser’s sensational debut novel is at once a moving book about the beauty of life and a deeply touching story about the special bond between a girl and her grandfather.

Chapter Coffee Co. will be open until 6 PM so grab a coffee or chai tea to enjoy while we create art!

Contact Karla Starnes at kstarnes@hickoryart.org to register.
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- **Event Categories**: art, workshops
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 14

## Ticket Details

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## Event venue details

- **city**: Hickory
- **state**: NC
- **country**: United States
- **location**: My Chapter House
- **lat**: 35.7377
- **long**: -81.3284
- **full address**: My Chapter House, 621 5th Ave NE, Hickory, NC 28601-5109, United States

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- **organizer**: Hickory Museum of Art (https://allevents.in/org/hickory-museum-of-art/990670)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Thu, 26 Feb, 2026 at 05:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** My Chapter House, 621 5th Ave NE, Hickory, NC 28601-5109, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Hickory Museum of Art
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** art, workshops
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about L.A.T.E. Night | HMA + My Chapter House Book & Art Club ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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