Objectives.

Create a place for attending to our interior lives

Our space will be designed to foster the growth and appreciation of our interior lives and all corresponding activities of careful attention. Through intentional practices and patient living, we aim to create an atmosphere of focus and recollection.

Curate an eclectic and edifying collection of books

We will support the best of the world’s literary and intellectual efforts by shelving books that fortify our imaginations, broaden our minds, and empower us to live more humane lives. Our books will be old and new, fiction and non-fiction, from all kinds of philosophical stances. They are united in making honest attempts at examining our lives with charity and grace.

Promote true friendship and convivial community

We will gather a broad community of people who are committed to forming a culture of friendship. Every day, we’ll leave ideological stances behind and take a posture of hearty welcome, honest conversation, and raised glasses.

Convene thinkers and doers for cultural renewal

We hope to act as a convening ground for diverse writers, artists, and cultural leaders, hosting conversations that ring with optimism and help bring about a more lively, humane culture.

Spark conversations about good human lives

We will bear witness to the wisdom of humanism as a thoughtful and holistic form of life. By calling attention to the wonder of human lives, we seek to be healed from the cultural diseases of anxiety and loneliness.

Celebrate generous readers and cultural visionaries

We will reward the work of thoughtful readers and cultural visionaries, honoring the quiet marvel of generous imaginations. We’re throwing parties to celebrate well-lived lives.

Be still, dance.

“Except for the point, the still point, there would be no dance, and there is only the dance.”