My week at Classical Pursuits, Summer 2012 [editor’s note: due to a technical glitch, publication of this post was slightly delayed, and Larry’s Friday wrap-up appears before this one. My apologies to Larry. -LN] The Eve: There was a sound of revelry by night. I watch the wonderful 80th birthday […]
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GUEST BLOG – Friday Wrap-up
Submitted by Larry French, Toronto I am writing this final blog from the Alumni Hall surrounded by live spoken poetry thanks to Faith and her team. Words caroming around me as I think of our final Terrible Beauty session, a more than lively round the table exploration of Heaney’s memoriam […]
GUEST BLOG: TRAVEL DINNER: A Classical Potpourri
submitted by Bobbi Speck, Toronto [singlepic id=160 w=320 h=240 float=right] On Wednesday night the Vic foyer was a hive of festivity as Classical Pursuers, our hands and minds freed of weighty texts, buzzed about sampling beverages and appetizers. Along the room’s perimeter a smorgasbord of flag festooned tables beckoned us […]
GUEST BLOG: Leslie and Fae on Magic Mountain
[singlepic id=159 w=320 h=240 float=center] Leslie Sauber: Where else could you meet with 14 people who have all just finished reading a 700 page novel of ideas and boarding school shenanigans? AND with a group member fluent in German and several participants who speak a smattering of French, Italian and […]
GUEST BLOG: Making friends with Montaigne
“Montaigne is even capable of writing a sentence with a triple negative. We were not willing not to work through such writing lest we not understand, (I think – maybe not).”
GUEST BLOG: What the Dickens…?
“You’re going to the heat of Toronto to discuss Dickens?”
GUEST BLOG: Actors Need Not Apply
submitted by Kathryn Bloom, Boston The first day of Classical Pursuits is always a bit of a homecoming for me. I’ve been a participant since the very first year, and it’s always wonderful to catch up with old friends and talk to the first-timers who are here. Surprising for someone […]
GUEST BLOG: Arriving at Toronto Pursuits
One return participant’s musings on his annual visit to Toronto Pursuits.
GUEST BLOG: Toronto Pursuits 2012 begins in Stratford
Submitted by Garth Lawrence, Toronto What is it with the Festival Theatre in Stratford? I have seen many productions here over the years, so I have an easy familiarity with the building. Yet, every time I enter that particular auditorium my jaw drops in wonder. The volume of space, the […]
TRAVEL PURSUITS – Vietnamese and Cambodians – what’s really in their hearts and on their minds?
The term “hearts and minds” was buried somewhere in me and sprang to mind as I was thinking about a title for this blog post. Hearts and Minds refers to a short lived campaign by the United States military during the Vietnam War intended to win the popular support of […]