Great Books Chicago 2009: May 1-3, 2009
Great Books Chicago 2009, will take place May 1?3, 2009, at the Doubletree Hotel in Chicago?s Loop. The event's theme is ?Eye of the Beholder.? Activities will include attending a performance of Twelfth Night at the Chicago Shakespeare Theater and a talk on "Ear of the Beholder," by Rick Phillips, former host and producer of CBC Radio's Sound Advice and current music history and appreciation professor at the Royal Conservatory of Music at the University of Toronto. In addition, the event will begin at the Art Institute of Chicago with a performance of Voices, a 50 minute presentation with professional actors portraying major artists accompanied by sound, lighting, and projection of art works. Mary Sue Glosser, creative director of lectures and performance programs at the Art Institute, will introduce the weekend's theme.
Planned readings are F. Scott Fitzgerald?s The Great Gatsby, selections from Loren Eiseley?s The Unexpected Universe, and Eudora Welty?s ?A Still Moment.?
Register online now or call the Great Books Foundation at 800-222-5870, ext. 1. The registration price is $240. Hotel rooms at the new venue, DoubleTree Hotel, 300 East Ohio Street, are $199 plus tax for a single or double room. You can reserve a room by calling 866-778-8536.
For more information, send an e-mail with "GBC 2009" in the subject line or call Lindsay Tigue 800-222-5870, ext. 259.
Download the attached flier for Great Books Chicago 2009!
