It happens in the lobby of the Sorrento Hotel, seen here in 1909.
It happens in the lobby of the Sorrento Hotel, seen here in 1909. Courtesy of Sorrento Hotel

It's the first Wednesday of the month, which means the silent-reading party is tonight!!

You know what it's like at the reading party, right? You've heard what it sounds like at the silent-reading party, right? The piano player in that recording is Paul Matthew Moore, who will be on piano again tonight. Everyone raves about Paul's piano playing. And it's his birthday. So bring a few extra dollars to stuff into the tip jar.

The party starts at 6 pm. For the uninitiated: You sit in an armchair or at a table or on a couch by the fire and read whatever you feel like reading (silently, to yourself), while live music plays and waiters bring you things. The reading party happens here, it's all ages, and it's free.