Illuminati : plural from the Latin illuminatus: enlightened
My choice of this title will become apparent shortly.
Week 6 Theme: Iran: From Ancient Persia to Middle East Powder Keg
Our "enlightened" and high profile speakers include:
Weekly preacher:; Rev. Raphael Warnock - he is the current pastor of The Historical Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia. . . . .which means that he has assumed the pulpit once occupied by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Today's lecturer: Robin Wright, journalist with the Christian Science Monitor who has covered Iran. Tomorrow will be Azar Nafzi who authored the book Reading Lolita in Tehran.
Afternoon lecture today and Friday: Karen Armstrong - a bonafide Chautauqua rock star. . . .her lectures are attended by hundreds and hundreds of people all spread out over the lawns for as far as one can see. She will speak today on Ancient Iran.
Tonight in the amphitheater. . . . . Dan Brown. . . author of the DaVinci Code and others. Hence the Illuminati reference.
The opera The Magic Flute is running in the Opera House, Shakespeare's Love's Labors Lost will open in the theater, tomorrow night is the annual Old First Night celebration of Chautauqua's birthday. It's a rich and full week coming up.
I'm off to join in the fun. . . . .
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