For those of you who missed it a few months ago, the PBS series, "Guns, Germs & Steel", is being repeated. The first episode airs tonight at 8 pm. Parts 2 and...
I will be out-of-town, but would love to see this. Any chance of someone taping it?...
WmRHayes@...
Oct 7, 2005 8:33 am
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It's last minute, but perhaps some of you will read this in time to benefit. Khaled Hosseini, the author of "The Kite Runner", will be speaking on C-SPAN2...
Just a reminder that this Saturday is our next meeting. The book is Middlesex. We have had a request to do Once Upon a Future King again. Our group was...
Monica Isenhart
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Nov 17, 2005 2:53 am
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We need to re-kindle interest in this group! At first, many of you expressed an interest in the group due to its unique theme of post-1945 award winners. There...
1-13-2006 Colleagues: Please note the attached announcement from Jack Hatfield in Naperville, Illinois; the Great Books group that meets in the public library...
Daniel Born
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Jan 17, 2006 8:11 am
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Dickens fans take note! Beginning this Sunday (1/22) at 9 pm, PBS is beginning a six-part presentation of "Bleak House". If you can't watch, set those VCRs,...
All Heights members (and potential members) please note that the February and March selections have been reversed. The NEW schedule is as follows: Feb. 11:...
This is a reminder that the Height Group will be meeting at the Grace Methodist Church, 1245 Heights Blvd. (the southwest corner of Heights Blvd. and 13th St.)...
The Meyerland Group will meet one week later than usual due to Valentine's Day. Therefore, they will be discussing the short story, "Half a Grapefruit" by...
Heads Up!! # 1 The next author to appear in the Inprint 2005/2006 Reading Series will be John Updike. You can hear him read from his works and answer questions...
The Speculative Fiction Group has decided to follow a looser schedule than in the past and will, therefore, meet roughly once every two months, generally on a...
To Whom It May Concern, As one of the organizers of the event I should make note that since we will be seated in one of the buffet's regular rooms some people...
Harvey Phillips
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Mar 23, 2006 10:20 am
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Within the last 48 hours, someone has hacked into our website and hijacked it. Apparently, the servers of our hosting company have been compromised and someone...
Our hosting company is working to restore the website and it should be available again in the next day or two. A question was raised by one of our members...
The Speculative Fiction Group will meet next on Saturday, June 17 at 11 am. They have chosen to read and discuss the book that had been read for the very first...
This message is intended for all those planning to attend "An American Brat" at Stages on March 11. Our Great Bookers will eat following the show at Bamboo...
Mark your calendars! The Houston Great Books Council is celebrating July 4th with a city- wide discussion of the Bill of Rights and the Preamble to the U.S....
Here's more news on our big July 4th event! As you may recall, the Houston Great Books Council will be celebrating July 4th with a discussion of the Bill of...
Well, it looks like we're going to have a good turn-out for our July 4th celebration, so don't miss out! In case you've missed our previous announcements, the...
The Houston Public Library presents Los Angeles Times columnist Gregory Rodriguez as part of its "An Evening with…" author series. The community is invited...
Hello all, We have been offered the opportunity to attend a free preview screening of "Atonement" at the Landmark River Oaks, 2009 West Gray on Wednesday, ...
Paramount Vantage invites you and a guest to attend a preview screening of MARGOT AT THE WEDDING Wednesday, December 12 7:30 PM Landmark Greenway Theater 5...
Here's another free pass. This time the movie is "There Will Be Blood" based on the Upton Sinclair novel "Oil", which in turn is based on the Teapot Dome...
The Speculative Fiction Group is meeting again on Saturday, January 19 at 11 am to discuss "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman. Join us at The Artist's Cafe...
The Houston Great Books Council invites Bookies and friends of Bookies to meet at the October 5, 2:30 pm performance of Shakespeare's "Shylock: The Jew of...
From Pat Hill, HGBC Board Member: Oakley Cheney called me to tell me about a lecture series on Shakespeare at Rice on Oct 21- 23. This is a three part series...
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