[Homer2009-1] Fwd: Reading Odyssey Newsletter November 4, 2009

Wed Nov 4 22:05:29 UTC 2009

That's great. It's a GREAT book. I just finished it. More on that soon.

Phil
On Nov 4, 2009, at 5:04 PM, Tim Albright (albrigt) wrote:

> I got the newsletter.  J  FYI, Amazon just informed me that Paul  
> Cartledge’s new book is coming out earlier than expected:
>
>   Paul Cartledge "Ancient Greece: A History in Eleven Cities"
>     Previous estimated arrival date: January 07 2010 - January 11 2010
>     New estimated arrival date: November 30 2009 - December 02 2009
> -Tim
>
> From: homer2009-1-bounces at readingodyssey.org [mailto:homer2009-1-bounces at readingodyssey.org 
> ] On Behalf Of Phil Terry
> Sent: Wednesday, November 04, 2009 3:47 PM
> To: homer2009-1 at readingodyssey.org
> Subject: [Homer2009-1] Fwd: Reading Odyssey Newsletter November 4,  
> 2009
>
> Hey folks,
>
> Just sent out the latest Reading Odyssey newsletter.
>
> Let me know if you aren't subscribed (and want to be). I'll be happy  
> to add you!
>
> Hope you enjoyed your call this week!
>
> Best,
>
> Phil
>
>
> Begin forwarded message:
>
>
> From: "Phil Terry" <pterry at readingodyssey.com>
> Date: November 4, 2009 4:41:33 PM EST
> To: "pterry at creativegood.com" <pterry at creativegood.com>
> Subject: Reading Odyssey Newsletter November 4, 2009
> Reply-To: pterry at readingodyssey.com
>
> =================== Reading Odyssey - 4 Nov 09 =================
>                                                   By Phil Terry
>                   Sign up: http://tinyurl.com/ReadingOdysseyNewsletter
> ============================================================
>
> - Sean Carroll webcast tonight, 11/4/09, 8pm New York time
>   http://DarwinLecture3.eventbrite.com
> - Slow Art 2010 all over the world
>   http://Slow-Art.com
> - Slow Art 2009 - a success
> - Registration: Xenophon and Homer in January 2010
> - Everything else (podcasts, video, websites, etc.)
>
> ----------------------------
> Sean Carroll's Webcast Around the World
> 8pm New York time
> ----------------------------
>
> Sean Carroll, one of the great working scientists, will deliver
> a Reading Odyssey lecture for our Darwin150 campaign tonight,
> Wednesday, November 4 at 8pm New York time.
>
> His lecture - "Making of the Fittest: Natural Selection and the
> DNA Record of Evolution" - is free and you can register to watch
> via webcast here:
> http://DarwinLecture3.eventbrite.com
>
> This webcast marks a milestone for the Reading Odyssey.
>
> Why?
>
> We have set up remote viewing of the lecture all over the world.
>
> >From India to Mexico, from Spain to Canada, from Germany to
> Argentina, and across these United States, people will
> be watching Sean Carroll together.
>
> Want to see a sample of the many places watching tonight?
> http://tinyurl.com/Lecture3network
>
> How were we able to do this?
>
> Talented volunteers and sponsors made it happen.
>
> These volunteers and sponsors support the mission of the
> Reading Odyssey to help adults play with and reignite our
> curiosity about great books, ideas, art and science.
>
> One of the most important and talented of the volunteers is
> Professor Sean Carroll himself.
>
> A finalist for the 2009 National Book Award, Sean Carroll is
> both a great scientist - a pioneer in evolutionary developmental
> biology - and a teacher passionate about making the beauty and
> power of evolution accessible to people worldwide.
>
> His book, "Endless Forms Most Beautiful", inspired my own
> exploration of evolutionary biology and was influential in
> shaping the origins of the Reading Odyssey. His current book,
> "Remarkable Creatures" is, in a word, remarkable.
>
> He's a real hero of mine and I'm honored that he has volunteered
> to give a live lecture straight from the Ebling Symposium Center
> in the Microbial Sciences Building at the University of
> Wisconsin.
>
> Join us tonight at 8pm New York, 7pm Central.
> http://DarwinLecture3.eventbrite.com
>
> ----------------------------
> Slow Art 2010
> http://www.Slow-Art.com
> ----------------------------
>
> We are now in the planning stages for the Reading Odyssey's
> Slow Art 2010.
>
> On April 17, 2010 in cities around the world - from Jakarta to
> Helsinki, from Boston to Los Angeles, from Copenhagen to
> Milwaukee - people will be slowly looking at art.
>
> Click here to see the list of Slow Art 2010 cities:
> http://www.facebook.com/SlowArt?v=app_10442206389
>
> Consider hosting Slow Art in your city:
> http://www.facebook.com/SlowArt?v=app_4949752878
>
> And become a fan of our Slow Art page on Facebook:
> http://www.facebook.com/SlowArt
>
> ----------------------------
> Slow Art 2009 - a success
> ----------------------------
>
> Our first Slow Art experiment in October 2009 led to *16* Slow
> Art events around the world.
>
> It was successful. Attendees loved the experience of looking
> at a few pieces of art for 10 minutes or more.
>
> See the testimonials from Slow Art 2009 here:
> http://www.facebook.com/SlowArt?v=app_6261817190
>
> And see the press we got for our first experiment:
> http://www.facebook.com/SlowArt?v=app_11007063052
>
> ----------------------------
> Registration: Xenophon and Homer in January 2010
> ----------------------------
>
> - Xenophon reading group begins in January
> Info and sign-up here:
> http://Xenophon2010-1.eventbrite.com
>
> - Another section of Homer's Odyssey starts in January
> Info and sign-up here:
> http://Homer2010-1.eventbrite.com
>
> ----------------------------
> Everything else...
> ----------------------------
>
> - Stanley Lombardo performs sections of Homer's Odyssey for us
> Live via teleconference December 14, 2009
> http://Lombardo2009.Eventbrite.com
>
> - Websites, podcasts and videos
>
>  - http://www.Darwin150.com
>    Home of our Darwin150 campaign
>
>  - Darwin video channel
>    Darwin150 Lectures via video - Vimeo Darwin channel
>    http://vimeo.com/channels/66600
>
>  - Homer 2009 reading group podcasts
>    http://showsupport.typepad.com/odyssey/1_homers_odyssey
>
>  - Darwin 2009 reading group podcasts
>    http://showsupport.typepad.com/odyssey/8-darwin
>
>  - Aristotle 2009 reading group podcasts
>    http://showsupport.typepad.com/odyssey/7_aristotle/
>
>  - Xenophon conference
>    podcast coming soon
>
>  - Poet and author, Laurie Sheck - podcast of our talk with her
>    http://tinyurl.com/LaurieSheckmp3
>
>  - Dr. George Amato, American Museum of Natural History podcast
>    http://tinyurl.com/DrAmatorecording
>
>  - Robert Strassler, Editor, "Landmark Thucydides" podcast
>    http://tinyurl.com/BobStrasslerJune2009
>
> See all archives here:
> http://www.readingodyssey.com
>
> ----------------------------
> Special thanks to sponsors
> ----------------------------
>
> First, we must thank Citrix Online and HiDefConferencing.com.
> They make all our reading group phone calls, podcasts and phone
> lectures possible.
>
> They have donated *three* years of phone and web services to us.
>
> Please visit them online: www.citrixonline.com
>
> And then, secondly, we must give thanks to the sponsors for
> Darwin150:
>
> - National Geographic
> - Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology
> - Citrix Online and their HiDefConferencing division
> - Harvard Professor, John Dowling
> - Campaign Monitor
> - National Center for Science Education
> - The New York Academy of Sciences
> - Squarespace
> - Creation: The Movie
>
> ----------------------------
> ...and to volunteers and moderators
> ----------------------------
>
> Moderators of our 2009 reading groups:
>
> - Andre Stipanovic for Thucydides and now Homer
> - Pat Wictor for Homer
> - Stephanie Aktipis for Darwin's "On the Origin of Species"
>
> Volunteers of our various projects:
>
> Darwin150
> - Kendall Crolius, producer of the Darwin150 campaign
> - So Young Park, chief marketing officer for Darwin150
> - Chris Farnet, Quinn O'Neill, John Halloran, Gerardo Camilo,
> James Falvo for managing the Facebook page (and we need more
> volunteers to give them a hand)
>
> Slow Art
> - Tai Odunsi helping me to manage the online Slow Art community
> - All our Slow Art hosts from around the world
> - Special thanks to Gillian Rose for helping with the New York
> event and with designing the template that all the hosts used
>
> ---------------------------
> Until next time: many thanks, and warm regards,
>
> Phil Terry, pterry at readingodyssey dot com
>
> http://www.Darwin150.com
> http://www.Slow-Art.com
> http://www.ReadingOdyssey.com
>
> My bio:
> http://creativegood.com/team/phil.html
>
> Tell your friends to subscribe. Point them here:
> http://tinyurl.com/ReadingOdysseyNewsletter
>
> If you read down this far, then e-mail me and tell me about a
> favorite book of yours.
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------
> contact info
> --------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Phil Terry
> Founder, Reading Odyssey, Darwin150 and Slow Art
> e-mail: pterry at readingodyssey dot com
> Twitter: PhilTerry
> Facebook: http://www.Facebook.com/pterry
>
> Bio:
> http://creativegood.com/team/phil.html
>
> ABOUT READING ODYSSEY
> Reading Odyssey is a nonprofit (in the process of applying
> for 501c(3) status) dedicated to helping adults play with culture.
>
> We aim to help adults engage their intellectual curiosity -
> and create conversations that provoke us to think and to see
> in new ways.
>
> Reading Odyssey hosts small tutorials and large lecture series.
>
> We run Slow Art and the Darwin150 campaign - the latter with
> over 250,000 members on Facebook. We are currently in the early
> planning stages for both Slow Art 2010 and also a major
> two-year celebration of the 2,500 year anniversary of the Battle
> of Marathon (the anniversary is September 2011).
>
> VOLUNTEER?
> Would you like to help volunteer behind the scenes?
>
> We need LOTS of help - technical assistance (we want to build
> a new website and are looking for an individual or a firm to
> donate their services), promotional assistance, and help building
> our grassroots network of individuals, colleges, universities,
> high schools and so on.
>
> Get in touch with me at pterry at readingodyssey dot com
>
> SPONSOR?
> If your company would like to sponsor The Reading Odyssey,
> then contact Phil Terry at pterry at readingodyssey dot com
>
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