

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: An Afternoon Tea with Author Stephen Starring Grant
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 18 Apr, 2026 at 02:00 pm – Sat, 18 Apr, 2026 at 04:00 pm (-04:00)
- **Event Description**: We know that many of you look forward to our annual Dinner With an Author and Silent Auction. We've decided to try something new and a little different this year! No dinner, no auction. Instead, we are really looking forward to AN AFTERNOON TEA WITH AUTHOR STEPHEN STARRING GRANT. He is the author of MAILMAN: My Wild Ride Delivering the Mail in Appalachia and Finally Finding Home. He currently lives in Blacksburg, VA. The afternoon will include tea and coffee accompanied by some yummy treats, a Meet &amp; Greet with Mr. Grant, author talk, Q &amp; A, and book signing. Mr. Grant will bring a few books with him. The Rural Retreat Public Library has one copy available to borrow. It is also available on Amazon.com in various formats.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/rural-retreat/an-afternoon-tea-with-author-stephen-starring-grant/200029820320220
- **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, meetups, meet-and-greet
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 12

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: http://facebook.com/200029820320220?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=rural+retreat-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Rural Retreat
- **state**: VA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: The Rural Retreat Depot
- **lat**: 36.893977244
- **long**: -81.276460634
- **full address**: The Rural Retreat Depot, Jerry Hurt Way,Rural Retreat, Virginia, United States

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Friends  of the Rural Retreat Library (https://allevents.in/org/friends-of-the-rural-retreat-library/23882334)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sat, 18 Apr, 2026 at 02:00 pm (-04:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** The Rural Retreat Depot, Jerry Hurt Way,Rural Retreat, Virginia, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Friends  of the Rural Retreat Library
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** art, literary-art, meetups, meet-and-greet
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about An Afternoon Tea with Author Stephen Starring Grant ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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