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Saturday 27. of October 2007 Tampa Bay Great Books Council Fourth Annual Weekend, January 16-18, 2009
Join us in Longboat Key, Florida to explore "The Mind of the South: Sampling Southern Writers." We'll discuss works by Flannery O'Connor, Carson McCullers, and Eudora Welty. For more information e-mail or call Patrick DeMarco at...
Saturday 27. of October 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...
Friday 26. of October 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...
Thursday 25. of October 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...
Thursday 25. of October 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...
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Sunday 04. of November 2007 Classical Pursuits 2008
October 59 (4 nights)Alice's WonderlandLocation: Bayfield, OntarioAuthor: Alice Munro, Carried AwayLeader: Nancy Carr
Alice Munro has long been hailed as one of our greatest living writers. The stories in Carried Away were...
Friday 02. of November 2007 Pacific Northwest Great Books Council, June 20-22, 2008
The Pacific Northwest Great Books Council's 49th Annual Great Books Institute will take place June 20-22 in Bellingham, Washington. For more information contact Steve Burdick at 253-850-3514.
Wednesday 31. of October 2007 London Theatre Tour for Thinkers VI, October 20-25, 2008
Veteran NYC theatre critic and Great Books leader Ted Kraus picks 5 of the best London dramas and leads 5 Shared Inquiry for theatre discussions. Contact Ted Kraus at...
Tuesday 30. of October 2007 One Book, One Chicago Great Books Discussion: October 21, 2008
The Great Books Foundation is participating in the City of Chicago's ''One Book, One Chicago.'' This program, which is presented by the Chicago Public Library, encourages area residents to read and discuss the same book. This...
Tuesday 30. of October 2007 Book Group Expo: October 2526, 2008
The Great Books Foundation is a proud sponsor of the third annual Book Group Expo in San Jose, California, on October 2526, 2008. Book Group Expo is a two-day festival devoted to book groups and discussion. Activities include...
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Saturday 27. of October 2007 Tampa Bay Great Books Council Fourth Annual Weekend, January 16-18, 2009
Join us in Longboat Key, Florida to explore "The Mind of the South: Sampling Southern Writers." We'll discuss works by Flannery O'Connor, Carson McCullers, and Eudora Welty. For more information e-mail or call Patrick DeMarco at...
Saturday 27. of October 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...
Friday 26. of October 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...
Thursday 25. of October 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...
Thursday 25. of October 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...
Great Books Discussion News and Events
Saturday 27. of October 2007 Tampa Bay Great Books Council Fourth Annual Weekend, January 16-18, 2009
Join us in Longboat Key, Florida to explore "The Mind of the South: Sampling Southern Writers." We'll discuss works by Flannery O'Connor, Carson McCullers, and Eudora Welty. For more information e-mail or call Patrick DeMarco at...
Saturday 27. of October 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...
Friday 26. of October 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...
Thursday 25. of October 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...
Thursday 25. of October 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...