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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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  • August 1: San Francisco Great Books Leader-Reader Workshop (Zoom)

  • October 10-11: San Francisco Great Books Long Novel Weekend (Zoom)

    • Reading: William Faulkner, The Sound and the Fury

  • November 7-8: San Francisco Great Books Poetry Weekend (Zoom)

    • Special guest: Jane Hirshfield

  • April 16-18, 2027: San Francisco Great Books Barbara McConnell Weekend at Asilomar (Pacific Grove, CA)

    • Readings: TBD

  • July 25-31, 2027: Great Books at Colby (Waterville, ME)

    • Theme: Family Dynamics

    • Readings: Sophocles, Œdipus Rex; Jane Austen, Persuasion; Virginia Woolf, To The Lighthouse; James Baldwin, Go Tell it on the Mountain; Helen Garner, The Children's Bach; Edward Steichen & Carl Sandburg, The Family of Man

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Some Universities and Colleges that Offer a Great Books Curriculum
A sample of the many schools with curriculum incorporating Great Books and Shared Inquiry 

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