Gravitas

At the last minute we have an offer at the Zartman’s.

We will have our usual Milton group at 8AM.

For any who care to linger, we’ll watch The Art of Piano after this = 10AM.

Then perhaps Lunch, though this might be after the next item.

Then we want to begin working on Jane Austen and answering the question, How Does She Do It? This is for those interested in writing.

All are welcome, just somehow let Katrina know.

There is going to be a retreat. It is going to be an attempt to put together some of the ideas we have about culture or at least to fumble them around a little more so they become worn and look used.

What would be nice would be if some preliminary material could be provided, some reading or a lecture. At least some feel this way, perhaps feeling dubious about what can be provided at the time.

Todd thinks he might offer something on Ricky Weaver.

I am not sure what Ryan ended up with. He will have to inform you himself. I know it is not Pieper since Eric took that and then bailed on the whole thing. Alas, poor Eric!

The Nelsons are going to do something on Rod Dreher, I believe. Some blog person? Yes. Well, that is their prerogative after all.

Deborah is offering us Chris Dawson. I believe there is at least one lecture on Christopher Dawson at ISI. It may even be delivered by Russel Kirk. If you do not own any of his writing you should be ashamed, hang your head, and maybe look for a pack of evangelicals to hand out with instead.

And I plan to hold forth on Roger Scruton. You can do many things in order to prepare for Scruton. Go here and see what books he has, what articles, google him perhaps. He has several lectures on the ISI’s site, and I think the one on why culture is important would be pertinent. Or you can just read Matthew Arnold’s Culture and Anarchy and pretty much get all you need there.

We will also read stories. I will bring many stories to read, various and sundry. It may be other things are planned, but these are not so interesting to me. Others will have to plan them and advertise them.

Oh yes, there will be food, probably.