Joy and Power of Great Talk
to be celebrated at New York events during
global Conversation Week March 24-30, 2008
Under the aegis of Conversation Café, columnist Ron Gross is providing New Yorkers with opportunities to participate in Conversation Week, in venues ranging from the atrium of the IBM building on Madison Avenue, to the Gottesman Library at Columbia University.
To preview Conversation Week, Gross will give a presentation on March 13th at the Albert Ellis Institute, and Socrates will appear on March 20th, the first day of Spring,
...in front of the Donnell Library at 20 W. 53rd Street (across the street from the Museum of Modern Art)
Among the free events already scheduled* are:
** " Stop Boring Yourself to Death: Getting from Small Talk to Exhilarating Conversation - Anywhere, Anytime, with Anyone. " Lecture by Ron Gross on Thursday, Mar. 13 (pre-CW Week presentation), 6:30 p.m., Albert Ellis Institute, 45 East 65th St. (Contact: Ron Gross).
** Socrates, the 5th century philosopher famed for engaging his fellow Athenians in vibrant street-corner conversations, will reappear at noon on Thursday, March 20th, the first day of Spring, infront of the Donnell Library at 20 W. 53rd Street (across the street from the Museum of Modern Art), to discuss the joy and power of conversation, and provide information about Conversation Week. (Socrates is portrayed by Ron Gross, author of Socrates' Way ( www.SocratesWay.com ). (Contact Ron at [email protected] ).
** Socrates Café , Tues., Mar. 25, 6:45 p.m., Atrium at 590 Madison Ave., between 56th and 57th streets (former IBM Building). Special CW meeting of this regular weekly gathering. (Contact: Evan Sinclair).
_** Socratic Conversation , Wed., Mar. 26, 4 p.m., Gottesman Libraries Columbia University (Teachers College), 525 W. 120th St. Special CW session of this twice-monthly dialogue group. (Contact: Ronald Gross).
** Cafe Philo , Thurs., Mar. 27, 6:30 p.m., Bamiyan Restaurant, 358 3rd Ave. (26th St.). Special CW meeting of this twice-monthly conversation on the Parisian (Contact: Bernard Roy).
* Please confirm closer to date.
More events are being planned and will be announced shortly.
Want to be involved? -- by attending a group, or starting your own? Find everything you need to know here.
