Performers of various national backgrounds kept gathering at tables to discuss matters like the politics of Afghanistan and the Balkans, national identity, border crossings and the destruction and rebuilding of communities.
Let this year be more about gathering around the table than the table décor.
In many families, mealtimes may be one of the only occasions siblings convene in such proximity, gathering around the table — the way they used to gather around the Monopoly board in the pre-Facebook era — on which a steadily dwindling number of mouthwatering prizes happen to lie within easy reach.
What strikes me about the gathering at my table is the cosmopolitan nature of it all.
Everyone toasted and then, as at many of the memorable meals I've had, we pursued the real purpose of gathering at a table.
Researchers think it's not just their Mediterranean diet, but the fact that they socialize every day, gathering around the table for food and wine.
With that clip in hand, I packed my rusted Subaru and left what would have been considered a promising position in Madison Avenue advertising, had my salary cut by more than two-thirds, and found myself in an empty, sandy sector of the world — the Cape in winter — racing from town meeting to meeting, police to fire department, living room to kitchen table, gathering the news.
Table gathering the results of docking and protein and ligand properties.
Game Party, on the other hand is a collection of classic skill games from around the world, from American sports venues to European gathering spots (darts, table hockey, hoop shoot).
Families often set up foundations to instill a sense of stewardship in their heirs hoping that gathering around a table for philanthropic considerations will teach their children and grandchildren about wealth management.
