'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:

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.

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