NEW Weekly Summer Read & Relax! May 27 is Dessert Night! $5 Chocolate Cake & Ice Cream! Please comment if you plan to come, so we have enough dessert. Thank you!

Read & Relax is quiet time for reading & crafts - followed by optional social time and fun activities!

Swap screen time for real time. . .
Wednesdays May 20 - Aug 26, 2026 at Empty Barrel Distillery.
No pressure. . . just calm vibes, quiet reading or crafting, cocktails/mocktails, and good company.

*** FIRST COME FIRST SERVE *** room for about 40

6:30-7 Arrive & Get Settled
Order a drink, browse the book swap table, chat or start
reading
7-7:45 Quiet Time
Read, Craft, Relax
7:45- Optional Social Time & Activity
Stay to visit or head home

INFO & What To Bring

All kinds of reading is welcome - paperbacks, ebooks, audiobooks, poetry, comic books, etc... or bring your current quiet craft - knit, crochet, color, journal, puzzle/crossword, embroidery. After quiet time is optional social time or scheduled activity.

Our events are free, and any fees for dessert or crafts support Waupaca local businesses. Empty Barrel offers cocktails & mocktails, wine, beer, soda, water. They also have Bavarian pretzels, and other small bites for purchase.

What to Bring:

Any book, ebook, magazine, or quiet craft ( knit, color, journal, puzzlebook, needlework )
Earbuds / ear plugs / headphones if you need extra quiet or for your audiobook.
Books (gently used) for low key book swap table, limit 2 a week. Optional but awesome!

Check Facebook for upcoming Read & Relax Wednesdays!
We will have themes throughout the summer like:
Craft Night, Dessert, Bring a Friend, Christmas in July, Special Guests, Pizza Night, and more!

Co-Hosted by Lucky Tree & Empty Barrel Distillery.
Lucky Tree is featuring a section at the store called "Analog Summer" with a variety of books, craft kits, puzzle books, and fun tote bags. Less screen time and more real time! We will have some of these items available for purchase at Read & Relax.

Looking forward to a great summer!