Newsletter 08 July 2020

Reposted from the Omni Ocademy (our sponsor's) site:

We've moved the base of our operations to Patreon. What does that mean? It means you can have access to all sorts of freebies, discounts, early bird opportunities and oh so much more. If you're already a patron, take a gander at some of the new additions to the benefits available ... There are some goodun's! Patron levels start at just $1/month. www.patreon.com/omniosophical Elementally Tea samplers - now available on Patreon to Domesticrat levels+ Tearoom Treasure Hunt info to be posted on the Tea Travellers website and Facebook page tout de suite!

The Omni Tales series of coming-of-age fantasy novellas launched on March 21, 2020, but no one knew. Why? The world was busy going into lockdown. Additional installments of the series continue to go up on Amazon, but again no one knows. We mean to change that, and we mean to do it the best way we know how ... with afternoon tea! Join Ocademy chronicler JSD Johnston for a series of mini book celebrations over tea, each one with its own theme, visiting tearooms hither and yon ... eventually out of state as part of weekend events. Each event will include a drawing for a free spot! By November, the program will get into the groove with a tea each month. Until then, we'll offer events bi-weekly. This will give us the opportunity to support tearooms while they scramble to keep afloat. It will also give readers and guests a chance to get up to speed on the books. We'll pick a different spot for each get-together, so guests will get to try new places. While books are the basis of these events, they won't consume our outings. We'll have plenty of time for chit chat about other topics. Seating will be limited to 12, and until further notice, we ask that you wear a mask as well as follow all state and venue guidelines. As always, we encourage themed attire! Here's what we have penciled in, come what may: Date: Friday 31 July 2020 at 2pm  Place: McKenna's Tea Cottage, Seal Beach Book: Marked for Adventure Event Theme: 1974 Cost: $33.75 Click here for event & RSVP link Date: Saturday, 15 August 2020 at 3pm (The owner says it's cooler that time of day) Place: Coterie Tea & Eatery, Upland Book: Destiny by Design Event Theme: Prepared to go through the portal Cost: $38.75 Click here for event & RSVP link Date: Saturday, 29 August 2020 at 11:11am Place: Pamela's Tea Room, Garden Grove Book: The First Crack Event Theme: Represent your element! Cost: $38.75 Date: Friday, 11 September 2020 at 11am Place: Paris In A Cup, Orange Book: Here Be Kraken Event Theme: Cephalopods  Cost: $46.50 Date: Sunday, 27 September 2020 at 12pm Place: The Four Seasons Tea Room, Sierra Madre Book: Navigating Aquis Event Theme: All things water  Cost: $46.50 Date: Saturday, 10 October 2020 at 10am Place: Spring Tea Garden, Fullerton  Book: Masked by Lies Event Theme: Fancy eye masks  Cost: $38.75    Date: Sunday, 25 October 2020 at 2pm Place: Tea & Teacups, Yorba Linda Book: Omni Catawampus Event Theme: Upside Down & Backwards  Cost: $44.50 Additional themes to include: Mermaids, Time Travel, Faerie Tales & more Per current circumstances, events may need to be postponed. "First dibs" offered to Ocademy Patreon patrons. * * * AND COMING THIS FALL ...

That's about it for now, friends. Our focus is on saving tearooms from closure at present. To that end, expect tea to be attached to nearly all we do & offer in the coming months. For now, HUGS! ~Joy