What we’re about
Convivial & Challenging Discussions /the Wendell Berry and Ivan Illich SCHOOL FOR CONVIVIALITY
A social group for the discussion and sharing of ideas and sentiments on books, films, art, science, politics, religion, race, love and sexuality, healing, food, world travel, languages and any other topics of interest which may connect us with some passion for living. We don't shy away from difficult conversations. In our discussions, we are kind towards all -- including those not present.
• "In larger things we are convivial; what causes trouble is the trivial" ~Richard Armour
• "If time, so fleeting, must like humans die, let it be filled with good food and good talk, and then embalmed in the perfumes of conviviality." ~MFK Fisher
• "Have you learned the lessons only of those who admired you, or were tender with you, or stood aside for you? Have you not learned great lessons from those who braced themselves against you and disputed passage with you?" ~Walt Whitman
• "After you have exhausted what there is in business, politics, conviviality and so on -- have found that none of these finally satisfy, or permanently wear -- what remains? Nature remains." ~Walt Whitman
• "Healing is impossible in loneliness, it is the opposite of loneliness. Conviviality is healing. To be healed we must come with all the other creatures to the feast of Creation." ~Wendell Berry
• "What are the odds so long as the fire of the soul is kindled at the taper of conviviality and the wing of friendship never molts a feather?" ~Charles Dickens
Upcoming events (3)
See all- Sat. 1p: we discuss 2015 film "THE SURVIVALIST" w/ Mia Goth, @ PJ's, Canal Blvd.PJ's Coffee, New Orleans, LA
Join us Saturday, 20th, 1 to 2:15p at PJ's Coffee on Canal Blvd. (not Canal Street) by the railroad tracks and Navarre Ave. We'll be inside or outside.
We'll discuss the 2015 film "THE SURVIVALIST". Not to be confused with other films with similar title. Part of our Futures We're In/Doomsday Clock/Post-apocalyptic series. Come and leave anytime.
Written and directed by Stephen Fingleton. With Martin McCann, Mia Goth, Olwen Foue're'. 1 hour 44 minutes. Drama, Thriller, Science Fiction. Non rated. [Rottentomatoes' critics' approval rating of 96%: "The Survivalist's deliberate pace pays gripping dividends with a tautly told post-apocalyptic drama that offers some uniquely thought-provoking twists."]
PLOT: In a time of starvation, a survivalist lives off a small plot of land hidden deep in forest. When two women seeking food and shelter discover his farm, he finds his existence threatened.
TRAILER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lupoXCfn2c
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FILM IS STREAMABLE on Kanopy.com for free if you have an account [which is free with a public library account but be mindful that Kanopy has a limit of about 18 films per calendar month].
https://www.kanopy.com/en/nolalibrary/video/12157448
Also streamable on other platforms for $4 or via subscriptions. See some options at https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/the-survivalist
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You must RSVP -- website or via app. No drop-ins. Do change your RSVP to NO if you end up not coming. You must have watched the film before coming.
For more info, contact Guy Henoumont anytime at 504-460-9049 or at guyheno@gmail.com - Sun. 1p: we discuss film "MRS DALLOWAY" (and a 2nd time "The Hours"), @ our PJ'sPJ's Coffee, New Orleans, LA
Join us Sunday, April 21st, 1p to 2:15p at PJ's Coffee on Canal Blvd. (not Canal Street) by the railroad tracks and Navarre Ave. We'll be inside or outside.
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We'll discuss the 1997 film "MRS. DALLOWAY", directed by Marleen Gorris ("Antonia's Line"), based on a Virginia Woolf novel. With Vanessa Redgrave. PG-13. 1 hour 37 minutes. Drama/Romance.
ABOUT: In 1923 London, socialite Clarissa Dalloway's well-planned party is overshadowed by the return of an old suitor she had known thirty-three years earlier.
TRAILER at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6Iv7r-aRWs
This is required viewing. We'll also discuss for a second time the film below. That's not required viewing.
We'll also discuss the 2002 film "THE HOURS", especially for those who missed our discussion this past Sunday -- directed by Stephen Daldry. 1 hour 54 minutes. Drama.
ABOUT: Three women (Meryl Streep, Nicole Kidman, Julianne Moore) in different times are related by a parallel in their personal lives.
TRAILER at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkPWXUxIiXs
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FILM ARE STREAMABLE on Kanopy.com for free if you have an account [which is free with a public library account but be mindful that Kanopy has a limit of about 17 films per month].
Dalloway: https://www.kanopy.com/en/nolalibrary/video/10233314
Hours: https://www.kanopy.com/en/nolalibrary/video/5601251
Films can be streamed on other platforms:
Dalloway for free on Youtube.com
Hours for $3 :https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/the-hours
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You must RSVP. No drop-ins. Do change your RSVP to NO if you end up not coming. You must have seen the entire film (Mrs. Dalloway) after this announcement and prior to our discussion.
For more info, contact Guy Henoumont anytime at 504-460-9049 or at guyheno@gmail.com - 12p Sat. May 11th: J M Coetzee novel "ELIZABETH COSTELLO" discussion @ our CC'sCC's Coffee House, New Orleans, LA
Join us Saturday, May 11, noon to 1:45p at CC's Coffee on Esplanade Ave. (between North Broad and City Park). We will be in their community room -- to the right, before the bathrooms, as you walk in. Come and leave anytime.
We'll discuss the 2003 novel "ELIZABETH COSTELLO" by J. M. Coetzee, Nobel laureate. 230 pages.
A celebrated aging Australian writer travels around the world and gives lectures on topics including the lives of animals and literary censorship.
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Used copies of the book at bookfinder.com for $4 after shipping.
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If you are coming, you must RSVP. No drop-ins. No bringing guests. Do change your RSVP to NO if you end up not coming. For all attendees, it is expected that you have finished the book.
For more info, contact Guy Henoumont anytime at 504-460-9049 or at guyheno@gmail.com .