Summer Film Discussion

Brothers:

REMINDER: We’ll meet exactly one month from today, on Saturday, July 24, 2010, for our first—and hopefully annual—Black Men Read?! Summer Screening. We’ll do it at the University of Richmond at 6 p.m. in a room to be selected. We’ll watch the to-be-revealed film (it’s 93 minutes long), take a quick break, and then we’ll reconvene in that same room and talk about what we just saw for another 90 minutes or so, more or less. At that point it’ll be 9 p.m. or so and those of us who are free can head to a local watering hole if so desired.

SIGNIFICANT OTHERS AND FRIENDS are enthusiastically invited. I’ll cast about for some kind of head-count only to get a sense of which room to use. I’m expecting that some of our number won’t be able to make it, it being summer and all. And yet, there’s also no telling how many folks brothers might want to invite (there’s no limit).

SO MARK YOUR CALENDARS, and spread the word amongst those you think might enjoy a screening and a good discussion.

In more familiar news, we'll meet to begin our fall season on Saturday, September 18, 2010 at 5 p.m. at UR—and it looks like our usual room will be all spiffy and remodeled for our pleasure, as well. We'll discuss Philip Roth's The Human Stain.

(Can you guys briefly confirm that you've read this? I’m curious whether I can get the word to everyone without sending out an e-mail warning that there’s a new blog-post.)