Other Councils
Events Around the Country
This is a rundown of upcoming Great Books events in the United States and Canada. Most of these are organized by Great Books Regional Councils; some are organized by related organizations. Click the links for further details and to register for the events.
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April 12-14: Northern California Great Books Asilomar Weekend (Pacific Grove, CA)
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Readings: Virginia Woolf, Three Guineas; C.S. Lewis, Till We Have Faces; Henrik Ibsen, A Doll's House; and selected poetry.
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May 18: Philadelphia Great Books Spring Institute (Zoom)
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Theme: Memory and Imagination. Readings: Loren Eiseley, The Immense Journey; Italo Calvino, Invisible Cities.
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June 1: Northern California Great Books Gold Country Mini-Retreat (Auburn, CA)
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Reading and Film: David Grann, Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI.
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July 6: Northern California Great Books Annual Meeting (Zoom)
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Reading: Katherine Anne Porter, Noon Wine.
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July 13: Northern California Great Books Leader-Reader Workshop (Zoom)
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July 14-19: Toronto Pursuits (Victoria University at the University of Toronto, Canada)
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Choose from among 10 week-long seminars.
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July 21-27: Great Books at Colby College (Waterville, ME)
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Theme: Love and Passion. Readings: Shakespeare, Much Ado About Nothing; Austen, Pride and Prejudice; Brontë, Wuthering Heights; Wharton, The Age of Innocence; Baxter, The Feast of Love; Sagan, Bonjour Tristesse.
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October 12-13: Northern California Great Books Long Novel Weekend (Zoom)
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Reading: Gabriel García Márquez, One Hundred Years of Solitude.
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November 8-10: Philadelphia Great Books Fall Institute (Pendle Hill, Wallingford, PA)
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Theme: Individuation. Readings: Charles Dickens, Great Expectations; Jill Ker Conway, The Road from Coorain; Amy Tan, The Joy Luck Club; selected poetry.
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November 16-17: Northern California Great Books Poetry Weekend