Upcoming events.
Witches Night Out - Downtown Hastings
Let’s Have a Night Out, Witches!
October 23, 6-9pm Downtown Hastings will be the place where the witches play. This is a night out on the town with costumes, food, shopping, and fun!
For $15 participants get a hat, a wand, some swag, and a map of participating areas in downtown with your chance to win a Downtown Hastings Gift Basket! Or you can wear your own hat and wander downtown enjoying the drink specials and fun activities! There WILL be a costume contest!
Participants include:
-Hastings Museum - Bloody Murder Downtown Walking Tours
-Bryant Books & Music - Tarot Reading & Palm Reading
-The Cheese & Wine Shop - "Scary Cheese" Boards with delicious, but unique cheeses some think seem scary. And Drinks!
-First Street Brewing - "Special brew" and visitors will be able to roll the D&D dice for special discounts and a free merchandise.
-The Costume Shoppe - Details forthcoming!
-What the Dickens - Halloween cakes and treats, apple cider, tea, holiday shortbread, special packages and discounts. Have your tea leaves read!
-Bath Bliss Gifts - Details to Come!
-Back Alley Bakery & Cafe- DIY mocktail/cocktail potions- and Graveyard desserts- build your own or choose a premade ghouls dessert.
-Steeple Brewing Co. - Special cocktail, beer/candy pairings, pint night (themed glass for purchase w/ drink), Halloween movies on big screen
- The Lark - TBD
-Molly Kluver Photography & The Attic Studio Photography : Photo Booth!
(If your downtown business would like to participate please contact Nichole at Bryant Books & Music and we'll get you listed!)
Horror Book Club - The Long Walk
Read the Book that has inspired the Newest Stephen King movie!
Sixteen-year-old Ray Garraty is about to compete in the annual grueling match known as the Long Walk. One hundred boys must keep a steady pace of four miles per hour day and night, without ever stopping. The winner gets “The Prize”- anything he wants for the rest of his life - but the rules of the Long Walk are harsh. There is no finish line—the winner is the last man standing. Slow down under the speed limit and you’re given a warning. Three warnings and you’re out of the game—forever.
Twilight Anniversary Party
Celebrate the 20th anniversary of Twilight with us at our TWILIGHT PARTY!
$20 entrance fee
Themed snacks, games and Trivia!
The Memory Police
Registration includes book, snacks, and a guided discussion!
On an unnamed island, objects are disappearing: first hats, then ribbons, birds, roses. .. Most of the inhabitants are oblivious to these changes, while those few able to recall the lost objects live in fear of the draconian Memory Police, who are committed to ensuring that what has disappeared remains forgotten. When a young writer discovers that her editor is in danger, she concocts a plan to hide him beneath her floorboards, and together they cling to her writing as the last way of preserving the past.
Junk Street & Kent Theesen Artist Showcase & Book Signing
Kent will be available to sign his book Backstage Behind The Curtain, which will be available for purchase. Kent’s artwork will be on display and for sale as well. Come visit with Kent about his many experiences and his artwork techniques!
Sociopath - Book Club
A fascinating, revelatory memoir revealing the author’s struggle to come to terms with her own sociopathy and shed light on the often maligned and misunderstood mental disorder. Come discuss this book with us over delicious snacks. The fee will cover a copy of the book, snacks, a guided discussion and private shopping time.
BABEL by RF Kuang - BOOK CLUB
Robin Swift is brought to London by the mysterious Professor Lovell. There, he trains for years in Latin, Ancient Greek, and Chinese, all in preparation for the day he’ll enroll in
Babel - the world's center for translation and magic. For Robin, Babel is a utopia dedicated to the pursuit of knowledge. But knowledge obeys power, and as a Chinese boy raised in Britain, Robin realizes serving Babel means betraying his motherland.
Can powerful institutions be changed from within, or does revolution always require violence?
Registration includes book, snacks, and a guided discussion! $30
I Who Have Never Known Men - Book Club
Deep underground, thirty-nine women live imprisoned in a cage. Watched over by guards, the women have no memory of how they got there, no notion of time, and only a vague recollection of their lives before.
A young girl—the fortieth prisoner—sits alone and outcast in the corner. Soon she will show herself to be the key to the others' escape and survival in the strange world that awaits them above ground.
Registration includes book, snacks, and a guided discussion! $27
Book Store Romance Day & Downtown Sidewalk Sales
Join us for an exciting and full day in Historic Downtown Hastings for Sidewalk sales, and at Bryant’s you can celebrate Bookstore Romance Day!
Sociopath: A Memoir Book Club
A fascinating, revelatory memoir revealing the author’s struggle to come to terms with her own sociopathy and shed light on the often maligned and misunderstood mental disorder.
Registration includes book, snacks, and a guided discussion! $30
“A non-fiction book with, quite possibly, an unreliable narrator! A strange combo and a fascinating read!” - Nichole
Christine Niemeyer In Concert
Join singer/songwriter Christine Niemeyer for a live concert in the cozy setting of Bryant Books & Music. A mostly “unplugged” event, Christine will be sharing uplifting music to encourage your heart, including favorite songs & hymns with acoustic guitar & piano, along with some of her original songs & tracks. Invite a friend & enjoy a lovely summer evening of beautiful music that will touch your soul! Free admission & CD’s available for purchase & signing. Can’t wait to see you there!
No admission fee - but as usual we will collect free will giving to go to the performer!
Summer BYOB Book Club
All Ages Welcome!
Join us for a summer themed Bring Your Own Book Club! Bring one of your favorite books that has summer vibes to share with the group!
Registration includes snacks, discussion, discounted order (when you order or purchase a recommendation from another attendee!) and private after hours shopping time.
Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid - Adult Fiction Book Club
The latest from Taylor Jenkins Reid!
Spy School Kids Book Club
Can an undercover Nerd become a superstar Secret Agent? Follow Middle schooler, Ben Ripley, as he goes through the Junior CIA Academy
Join Joyce for two weeks of crafts, discussion, snacks and fun!
Ages 8-12
Babel - Adult Fiction Book Club
Join Mickayla as we discuss one of Nichole’s favorite reads from the last few years! “This alternative magical history was a true linguistic education and adventure with twisty turns, unrequited love. The story explores language origins and how they change our culture, and can also eliminate and suppress others.”
Robin Swift is brought to London by the mysterious Professor Lovell. There, he trains for years in Latin, Ancient Greek, and Chinese, all in preparation for the day he’ll enroll in
Babel - the world's center for translation and magic. For Robin, Babel is a utopia dedicated to the pursuit of knowledge. But knowledge obeys power, and as a Chinese boy raised in Britain, Robin realizes serving Babel means betraying his motherland.
Can powerful institutions be changed from within, or does revolution always require violence?
Spy School Kids Book Club
Can an undercover Nerd become a superstar Secret Agent? Follow Middle schooler, Ben Ripley, as he goes through the Junior CIA Academy
Join Joyce for two weeks of crafts, discussion, snacks and fun!
Ages 8-12
A Sea of Unspoken Things Book Club
Join Karson to talk about A Sea of Unspoken Things…another enchanting fantasy from Adrienne Young.
A woman named James comes to terms with her twin brother’s mysterious death. While trying to settle her brother’s affairs, ghosts from not only her past, but her brother’s past come to haunt her. What secrets should stay secrets?
Registration includes book, snacks, guided discussion, and private shopping time after hours.
Children's Book Week Celebration
Celebrate Children’s Book Week, May 5-11!
Children’s Book Week is a national week-long event that celebrates books for young readers. 2025 is the 106th anniversary of this beloved program, and this year’s event slogan is An Ocean of Stories. This slogan celebrates the vast, collective ocean populated by the stories we read, share, and tell. Come into the Bryant Books & Music any time during the week and celebrate with us by sharing your favorite children’s book on our Ocean of Stories Wall!
Special Ocean Storytime 11am May 10th, Snacks, Crafts, and of course
AN OCEAN OF STORIES!
Nebraska Passport Kick Off Day!
Join us for Nebraska Passport Kick Off Day!
Sign our passport guest book and receive a May Day Basket (while supplies last)!
Independent Bookstore Day!
- Find the GOLDEN TICKET and win a year for Libro.fm!
- In-Store for snacks, prize drawings, in-store specials and IBD exclusives.
- Participate in our very first Tri City Bookstore Crawl! Visit Rooted Books & Gifts, The Sequel Bookshop, and Bryant's!
Kensington COZY CON!
An Exciting Event Sponsored by Kensington Publishing Corp! On Friday enjoy Cocktails with the Authors. Saturday, at the Hastings City Auditorium, join a selection of their coziest mystery authors for panels, discussions, games, book signings, swag bags and more!
Kensington Publishing Corp. is an independent, family-owned book publisher founded in 1974 and based in New York City. Known for the diversity of the authors and books it publishes, Kensington releases more than 300 fiction and non-fiction titles each year, providing readers with a range of popular genres such as thrillers, romance, historical fiction, cozy mysteries, and non-fiction, as well as true-crime, western, sci-fi, and speculative fiction titles. The house of New York Times bestselling authors, including Fern Michaels, Lisa Jackson, William W. Johnstone, Joanne Fluke, Mary Monroe, Dr. Jen Gunter, Ellen Marie Wiseman, and many others, its imprints include Kensington Books, Dafina, Zebra, Pinnacle, Kensington Cozies, John Scognamiglio Books, Citadel Press, Lyrical Press, and Erewhon Books. Visit them online at kensingtonbooks.com.
Sunrise on the Reaping Midnight Release Party
Join us for the midnight release of the phenomenal fifth book in The Hunger Games series! Admission includes a copy of the Hardcover, extra swag, and entrance to all activities!
Will you make it to the Capital? Who will form an alliance?
Refreshments, Crafting, Training for the Games, and Panem Trivia.
-Register On-Line or In-Person. Books must be purchased before event at Bryant’s for admission.
Pre-Orders for Sunrise on the Reaping can also be made without event tickets by contacting the store or stopping in!
Lainson & Howard Benefit Concert fo HSO
Singer Songwriter and phenomenal guitarist Peter Lainson and his colleague Greg Howard will be sharing an evening of guitar music. Suggested admission is a free will donation to the Hastings Symphony Orchestra’s Century of Sound campaign. A cash bar will be available provided by Blue Fork Kitchen.
Our community is so fortunate to have such remarkable musicians from our classical instrumentalists, community band members, vocalists, and our own singer songwriters. At Bryant’s we want to continue the tradition of a community of music and support our local music organizations.
BreAnne in Concert
Join us for a cozy evening with soulful music from BreAnne. Bring your favorite mug or grab one of ours to enjoy some hot tea while we soak up the warm vibes.
Onyx Storm - Midnight Release Party
Join us for the midnight release
of book 3 in The Empyrean Series!
To Pre-Order Your Special First Edition Copy of Onyx Storm and secure a spot at our Midnight Release Party - Register in-person or On-Line Here!
Shop Small Saturday
Join us in supporting our community by shopping local on Shop Small Saturday!