GADSDEN, Alabama --- Looking for a quiet night to get away from it all? Look elsewhere...

The Gadsden Public Library's long-running pub crawl series is taking a detour April 25 with an evening of discussing Gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson's "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream."

The event begins at 5:45 p.m. and will take place in several pubs in downtown Gadsden.

Gadsden State Community College English Instructor Chris Harrison will conduct the discussion. Seating is limited to 25, and pre-registration is required. For more information, contact Carol York at the library at (256) 549-4699, ext. 107, or e-mail her at carol@gadsdenlibrary.org.

Sign-in will take place at 5:45 p.m. at Back Forty Beer Company, followed by a 6 p.m. lecture. A 7 p.m. lecture is scheduled at Downtown Tavern, with discussion moving at 8 p.m. to the Blackstone Pub and Eatery.

Attendees can come dressed as their favorite character from the novel. Best costume wins a cotton candy goat.

Participants are responsible for their own bar tabs at each location. Organizers say no firearms, incendiary devices or weapons will be allowed.

Past pub crawls looked at the works of John Milton, Ernest Hemingway, William Faulkner and James Joyce. For a look at previous pub crawls, click

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