Calendar

Loading Events

« All Events

  • This event has passed.

Great Books, Great Conversations

Wednesday, June 4 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Free

Location: via Zoom

Members and guests – Free!

The Village’s Great Books Great Conversations program has been going strong for over 14 years! Our conversations are modeled after the shared inquiry of and uses short readings published by the Great Books Foundation.

All readings are from the anthology: “The Civically Engaged Reader” Published by the Great Books Foundation and can be ordered online from the Foundation store.
Readings for June are from the first section on Associating and total 30 pages in the aggregate.
Politics by Aristotle
Waiting for the Barbarians by Constantine Cavafy
I Shall Not Beg for my Rights by Henry MacNeal Turner
The Boy Without a Flag by Abraham Rodriguez Jr.
They’ll Say ‘She Must Be From Another Country’  by Imtiaz Dharker
Fellowship by Franz Kafka

Inline image

RSVP

Tickets are not available as this event has passed.

Details

Date:
Wednesday, June 4
Time:
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Series:
Cost:
Free

Venue

Zoom
Chicago, IL United States

FAQs

  • Registration? Required for all events
  • Email Reminder? Sent to all registrants the day before. Zoom link for virtual events included in email 24 hours before.
  • Transportation? If you can provide a ride or need a ride, be sure to let the office know by  emailing celebrate@thevillagechicago.org or calling 773.248.8700. The Village aims to match drivers whenever possible.
  • Have a program or event idea? Click here.

If you need more answers, call the office at

773.248.8700