You might not know it, but October is National Reading Group Month. Strangely enough, people all over the country like to get together and discuss the books they have read. Haven’t you ever finished a great book and wished that you could talk to someone about it? With the Internet available 24/7, it’s now easier to go to a [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘Book Clubs’
September 24, 2009
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Book Club
On Tuesday, September 29, 2009, at 6:00 p.m. in the Music Department of the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh Main Library (Oakland), we begin a program about which we are very excited, the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Book Club.
The first book to be discussed is Vivaldi’s Virgins: A Novel (paperback/large print) by Barbara Quick. This intriguing historical [...]
August 7, 2009
Our spirituality book club has been reincarnated and born again
At our last meeting, we decided to change the Pathfinders Spirituality Book Club schedule to a series format—we will meet in September, October and November, rather than every other month. We also voted on the titles to read next. And so, our Fall 2009 schedule is:
September 9: Breaking the Spell: Religion as a Natural Phenomenon [...]
November 12, 2008
3 Poems by E.E. Cummings Poetry Discussion
The exhilirating and wildly popular 3 Poems by… Poetry Discussion Group continues this month with a visit to the lovely, perplexing and sometimes snarky world of E.E. Cummings. We’re even going to touch on the controversy over decapitalizing his name. Famous for his unconventional punctuation and typography, his vibrant celebrations of love and individuality, and his scathing satirizations of [...]
September 9, 2008
living, speaking poetry
Poetry is necessary! It supplies our minds and souls with valuable access to this mysterious gig we call life. Beyond that, I’ll let you in on a secret: poetry is fun. Somewhere along the line, poetry got a bad rep for being indecipherable, cryptic and awkwardly rhymed, but I [...]
March 2, 2008
how we got here — food
Recently I’ve been exploring ideas about food: where our food comes from, the history of our food supply, and the time and resources we spend to feed ourselves. My inquiries about food and eating have even led me to the nature of pleasure itself. (Think of your favorite delectable bite of . . . pasta? [...]
February 29, 2008
Waxing gibbous
I’m a little ashamed to admit it, but a couple of years ago I took book clubs for granted. I led a weekly spirituality book club with a group of friends, and monthly book clubs with adults and teens at the library where I worked. In each situation I was reading things that we had [...]
