Odyssey/EduCom

Thank you! Please stay tuned for photos and observations on our Humanities Day panel.  We would like to thank our panelists and those who attended our part of the University of Chicago’s Humanities Day.

A big thanks to all who joined us for the first-ever Rice Bowl event last night.  We toured the new space, discussed art and community and feasted on food and company. If you interested in coming to the next Rice Bowl in November, please contact me via email edudley@uchicago.edu or (773) 834-3929.

Cafe Society: Happiness is…

Thanks to all who joined us last night at Hallowed Grounds for our Café Society discussion on happiness.  I think that this might have been our best discussion yet.  Aristotle, Rousseau and others were brought into a very lively discussion.

Our next meeting will take place 6:00-7:00 pm on November 11th.  Please stay tuned for our next topic and readings.

Please join us Wednesday, October 14th, from 6:00 -7:00 pm at Hallowed Grounds for the next Café Society when we will discuss the topic of happiness. Please see the links attached for readings.

Aristotle said, “Happiness is the meaning and the purpose of life, the whole aim and end of human existence.” Yet, historically many have grappled with what happiness truly means. Its essence has been expounded upon by psychologists, philosophers, preachers, and gurus. While products and pills have been marketed as the magic cure-all for depression, the true essence of happiness remains a debate.

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Feast Your Mind: Humanities Day 2009

WHEN

Saturday, October 24, 2009, 2 – 3pm

WHERE

University of Chicago

BUILDING/ROOM

Stuart Hall 105

Civic Knowledge Project

EVENT DESCRIPTION

Please join us for the Civic Knowledge Project’s panel to FEAST YOUR MIND on the University’s HUMANITIES DAY! Humanities Day is a day-long feast of world class scholarship and artistic performances, and the CKP will be showcasing the work of some of our outstanding community partners, such as the Neighborhood Writing Alliance and the Odyssey Project. We make the case for the humanities! For the full schedule, please visit humanitiesday.uchicago.edu.

Please join us for this exciting event by calling (773) 834-3929 or by email at edudley@uchicago.edu.  This event is free but registration is required.

Our Café Society is featured in the University of Chicago Chronicle’s April 2nd issue. Thank you to all who came to this month’s Café Society’s discussion, “Are liberal arts a luxury during a recession?”  We would like to post some of the comments from this discussion; if you are interested, please send us a comment. Please join us for our next discussion on May 13th.

Court Theatre would like to invite our fellow friends of the Civic Knowledge Project  and colleagues from your organization to two complimentary tickets per person to the opening night performance of Wait Until Dark.    

 

Sunday, March 15, 2009

7:30 PM Performance at Court Theatre

5535 South Ellis Avenue

 

Complimentary parking for the performance is available in the garage at the corner of 55th Street and Ellis Avenue.

 

RSVP to (773) 834-0941 or maam@uchicago.edu by Wednesday, March 11, 2009.  In anticipation of a sold-out performance, please RSVP as soon as possible in order to secure seats.  We hope to see you at the theatre soon!

Thanks to all of you who came to Swooning over the Inauguration? Cafe Society.  Please stay tuned for next month’s topic to be listed soon.  Our Cafe Society meets the second Wednesday of each month.

A big thank you to everyone who attended our tour and talk by artist Theaster Gates at the Museum of Contemporary Art last week.  Gates discussed some of the themes of his Temple Exercises and answered questions from our group.  Please look out for future events!

Odyssey at the MCA