Grounds For Thought - Press Release

There is a local establishment where university students can go to escape the normal college routine.
Grounds for Thought, 174 S Main St., always a place to study, enjoy a cup of coffee or talk to friends, is also a place to enjoy music, art and poetry.
Grounds for Thought is a different kind of coffee shop. It offers 45 different flavors of coffee, several kinds of teas, homemade pastries and eight different varieties of cocoa.
According to co-owner Kelly Wicks, Grounds is also a meeting place for members of the campus and community.
"There is so much activity on campus regarding the arts, but there is still a lot of community interest," Wicks said. "We offer a way to bring the community and the school together on neutral ground."
Grounds for Thought has been developing entertainment for the past three years, Wicks said. he said they try to schedule an event every Saturday during the semester. "We vary between 75 and 100 people ... depending on the event," Wicks said.
Weekly events began modestly with pictures by friends being placed on the wall, six months after opening in October 1989, and has been growing ever since. The art work of Carol Kauber has been featured since Nov 14, and the paintings of Christine Rom will be on display starting Dec 4.
A special literary event will take place Thursday when Polish author and artist Ewa Kuryluk will be in town to promote her first novel, "Century 21."
"She's the most published author we've ever had," Wicks said.
Kuryluk, has had several articles published in major newspapers and magazines, in addition to her art books. She will read selections from her novel and sign autographs.
This weekend will be a busy one at Grounds. In addition to Kuryluk on Thursday and the Rom aret opening on Friday, the Coffee House Concert series continues Saturday night at 8 p.m., followed by a children's book reading on Sunday at 3 p.m by local author Waneta Way.
Grounds for Thought is also a full-fledged bookstore and news-stand. Twenty different newspapers from around the world are sold at Grounds, including the Sunday London Times, The Jerusalem Post and the French paper Le Monde.
"We're finding a need out there for something other than USA Today and Time," Wicks said. "There are about 4,000 magazines [printed] every year, and the same ones are sold everywhere.