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Great Books, Great Conversations
Wednesday, February 4 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Free
Location: via Zoom
Members and guests – Free!
This ongoing Village discussion group meets online the first Wednesday of each month to discuss a selection of short readings from an anthology published by The Great Books Foundation. Although the group has been meeting for years, they are very welcoming to new members!
Readings are found in “The Civically Engaged Reader” published by the Great Books Foundation.
These readings conclude this collection and we will start a new one in March, 2026.
“The Use of Force”
by William Carlis Williams
“Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin”
(Selection)
“The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas”
by Ursula K. LeQuin
“The History Teacher”
by Billy Collins
“Second Inaugural Address”
Abe Lincoln
“The Minister’s Black Veil”
by Nathaniel Hawthorne
BREAKING NEWS!
The new collection we will start reading in March is
“Great Conversations Volume 4.” We have a few copies available for FREE, while supply lasts.
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