You are cordially invited to pass the afternoon on the grounds of Gordon Hall, sipping hot or iced tea and nibbling on elegant desserts with your best friends and/or new friends.

Prolific local author Cynthia Furlong Reynolds, who has recently published The Purple Rose of Chelsea, will join with actress Susan Craves to tell on-stage and behind-the-scenes stories about the theater and its founder, actor Jeff Daniels.

Ms. Reynolds is the author of numerous children’s books, including Grammie’s Secret Cupboard, S is for Star: A Christmas Alphabet, Across the Reach, and the Oliver’s Travels series, as well as books documenting local histories, among them Jiffy, A Family Tradition and Parks for the People: A History of the Huron-Clinton Metroparks System.

Reservations are recommended; call 734-395-4106. All proceeds support the Dexter Area Historical Society.