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'One Book Chelmsford' 2009 Events
Chelmsford's One Book for 2009 is Three
Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin. The astonishing,
uplifting story of a real-life Indiana Jones' campaign to build schools
in the most dangerous, remote, and anti-American reaches of Asia. Inspired
by a chance encounter with impoverished mountain villagers, the author
is building schools to provide a balanced education in an isolated and
dangerous region. Here's some information on our 'One Book' programming
and our May exhibit:
Climbing
K2 and Other Adventures
with Chuck Boyd of Vertical Realms
Thursday, April 23, 2009 at 7 p.m.
Chuck Boyd, owner and operator of Vertical
Realms, LLC, will talk about his adventures climbing K2.
Take a look at the special website Chuck Boyd has created on his climb
at www.k2tallmountain.com/
The photographs are amazing!
Chuck has devoted most of his life to climbing and exploring the world's
highest mountains and he loves sharing this with others. He has climbed
peals throughout the world from the big walls of Yosemite and the great
mountians of PEru, pakistana nd Tibet to exotic locales like Morocco's
Todra Gorge and Thailand's dramatiuc sea cliffs. See his website for more
information and dramatic photographs of his adventures.
http://www.verticalrealms.com/
"The Many Facets of Islam"
Thursday, April 30, 2009 at 7 p.m.
"The Many Facets of Islam" by Subheen Razzaqui, speaker for
the Harvard Outreach Center for Middle Eastern Studies and history teacher
at Newton North High School, discusses the history and basic tenets of
Islam, and similarities and differences among Muslim groups in the U.S.
Art Exhibit
May 4 - May 30, 2009 Exhibit of
artwork inspired by Three Cups of Tea.
Call
to Artists for works inspired by the book, "Three Cups of Tea"
Three Cups of Tea Resources:
| Book Info & Reading Guides
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Three Cups of Tea People
& Organizations |
Past programs:
Chelmsford Volunteer Fair
Saturday, March 21, 2009; 10 a.m. -
noon
Come to Chelmsford's
Volunteer Fair learn about organizations
that offer you a myriad of ways to give back to your community and make
the world a better place. A rep from Barakat will be available to speak
with you about their volunteer opportunities.
Book Discussions
on Three Cups of Tea will take
place on:
Monday, March 2nd at 7 p.m. and Wednesday, March 18th at 10 a.m., in the
main library
Films and Discussions
The film, “Kite Runner” will
be shown on Thursday, Feb 19, at 7 p.m. Discussion to follow.
The film, "View from a Grain of Sand," will be shown on Thursday,
March 19, 2009 at 7 p.m. Discussion to follow.
Barakat Working in Central Asia
Thursday, March 12, 2009, at 7 p.m.
Damon Luloff, Executive Director of Barakat
will talk about the work his organization is doing in Central Asia.
Greg Mortenson's Visit
at the Chelmsford Performing Arts Center
Greg Mortenson, co-author of Three Cups of Tea (Chelmsford’s
One Book), spoke at the Performing Arts Center at Chelmsford High School
on Sunday, Feb 8th. Co-founder of the Central Asia Institute and Pennies
for Peace, Greg Mortenson has established over 78 schools in rural and
often volatile regions of Pakistan and Afghanistan. His two new children’s
books are: Three Cups of Tea (Puffin, chapter book) and Listen to the
Wind (Dial; picture book). Mr. Mortenson's visit was part of his book
tour for his two children's books (based on "Three Cups of Tea”)
which came out in January. This program was funded by Penguin Publishers
and the Chelmsford Friends of the Library
Chelmsford Telemedia filmed
this event live to show on Chelmsford cable TV. If you missed the amazing
talk by “Three Cups of Tea” co-author Greg Mortenson at
Chelmsford’s Performing Arts Center this past Sunday you can still
catch it. The program will also be re-broadcast on Chelmsford Cable
TV Channel 8 at the following times:
Thurs Feb 12 at 10:00 PM on channel 8
Sat Feb 14 at 10:30 AM on channel 8
Thurs Feb 19 at 10:00 PM on channel 8
Sat Feb 21 at 10:30 AM on channel 8
You could check Chelmsford Telemedia’s website to confirm http://www.chelmsfordtv.org/
Thanks to Chelmsford Telemedia, the program
will also be available on DVD at the Library. We will have several copies
so you can check one out to view at home.
February 2009
Art Exhibit
Photojournalist Paula Lerner's exhibit,
Afghan Stories: Behind
the Headlines, will be at the Chelmsford Public Library through the
end of February. This exhibit is an excellent complement to our "Three
Cups of Tea" programming.
Click here to print off
a brochure (pdf format)
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