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Cooking Gumbo Together!

Featuring the Charlie Cart!
2026-03-29 13:00:00 2026-03-29 14:30:00 America/New_York Cooking Gumbo Together! This hands-on gumbo program is designed as a collaborative, low-pressure cooking experience where every participant plays a role. The emphasis is connection and comfort (not perfection). Main Library - Community Learning Center - Beutter-Kernan Hall

Sunday, March 29
1:00pm - 2:30pm

Add to Calendar 2026-03-29 13:00:00 2026-03-29 14:30:00 America/New_York Cooking Gumbo Together! This hands-on gumbo program is designed as a collaborative, low-pressure cooking experience where every participant plays a role. The emphasis is connection and comfort (not perfection). Main Library - Community Learning Center - Beutter-Kernan Hall

This hands-on gumbo program is designed as a collaborative, low-pressure cooking experience where every participant plays a role. The emphasis is connection and comfort (not perfection).

Rather than watching a chef, participants actively build the dish together through guided stations, group tasting, and shared decision-making. The experience concludes with a personalized bowl of vegetarian gumbo and a shared sense of accomplishment!  Participants will leave with a base recipe and options for meat-based gumbo experiments, too.

AGE GROUP: | Seniors | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Health & Wellness | Food & Drink |

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