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October 27, 2007 Westchester Council Annual Event: January 24, 2009
The Westchester Great Books Council's 2009 Annual Event will feature discussions of Great Expectations, by Charles Dickens and Mister Pip, by Lloyd Jones. The event will be held from 9:30 a.m to 3:30 p.m at Briarcliff Middle...»
October 27, 2007
October 26, 2007 San Francisco Great Books Council Mini-Retreat, February 7, 2009
The San Francisco Mini-Retreat is a a one day event at the Mechanics Institute Library, 57 Post Street, San Francisco. There will be a discussion of the The Painted Veil, by W. Somerset Maugham along with a viewing of the 2006...»
October 26, 2007
October 25, 2007 Asilomar Weekend, San Francisco Great Books Council, April 3-5, 2009
The annual Asilomar Weekend, held at the Asilomar Conference Center, in Pacific Grove, California will include discussions of selected poetry, Antigone by Sophocles, Life on the Mississippi by Mark Twain, and...»
October 25, 2007
October 24, 2007 New England Spring Institute at Mystic, CT: April 3-5, 2009
The New England Spring Institute will take place April 3-5, 2009 at the Mystic, CT Hilton located midway between New York and Boston. The weekend's theme is "Journeys" and planned readings are Aeneid by Virgil (trans. Robert...»
October 24, 2007
October 24, 2007 Philadelphia Great Books Council Spring Institute: May 17, 2009
The Philadelphia Great Books Council is holding its Spring Institute on Sunday, May 17, 2009. The theme is "The American Mythos" and planned readings are The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, by Mark Twain and Finn, by Jon Clinch....»
October 24, 2007
October 24, 2007 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...»
October 24, 2007
October 23, 2007 Philadelphia Great Books Council 50th Annual Spring insitute: May 17, 2009
The Philadelphia Great Books Council 50th Annual Spring Institute will be held Sunday Many, 17. 2009 at Arcadia University in Glenside, PA, from 10:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. The theme of the event is "The American Mythos" and...»
October 23, 2007