Photo by Amber Capron.
FALL 2014 |  Author and Philosopher Marietta McCarty

         

           
MARIETTA'S NOTEBOOK | Summer Highlights 

The Philosopher's Table Fills Summer Tables and Minds

The summer season was full of events throughout the region with Philosopher's Table events held at the Commonwealth Restaurant and Champion Brewery in Charlottesville and Stone Soup Books in Waynesboro. Marietta also engaged in August philosophizing with the faculty of Miller School of Albemarle, throwing out the first pitch of a new academic year with Headmaster Rick France. Enjoy a few snapshots from the summer ... and make plans now to join us this Fall for more events.
 
 
 
             

 
 
"It was great to be a part of "The Philosopher's Table" discussion last weekend. Hearing you speak was a breath of fresh air ... Thank you for being such a gifted teacher, Marietta. Thank you for being my teacher. Thank you for changing my life for the better. Your work touched my life in a lasting way and I will forever be thankful that life placed you in my path. It's been close to twenty years since I sat in your classrooms, Marietta, yet I vividly remember your passion for teaching philosophy to third grade children and your thoughts on how the education system needs a philosophical overhaul. It has been a joy to watch your success from afar ..."    Read more.

- Carla Shifflett
ACCOLADES | Marietta Honored as Newsmaker 2014
Marietta returns to her home town to receive the 2014 Newsmaker Award from the Virginia Professional Communicators on October 11 at the Westwood Club in Richmond. She's taking her racquet just in case as she played many a tournament on the Westwood courts! She will discuss the winding path to publication of her three books, as well as take a long look at a topic dear to her and at the heart of this organization: Good Conversation. In return, the Q&A should rock! Waiting for diners at each lunch table will be a specific question from one of her books. Richmond's independent Fountain Bookstore will have her books available for sale and signing.
UPCOMING EVENTS | Meet with Marietta 
A SLOW DANCE WITH NATURE WORKSHOP
November 1, 2014, 2-4 p.m.
Charlottesville, VA 
Marietta joins her good friend and owner of tru PILATES studio, Robin Truxel, for an afternoon workshop devoted to life's promise of change as the one certainty, her topic in the November chapter in The Philosopher's Table titled: "A Slow Dance with Nature." Attendees will participate in activities ranging from musical to poetic to artistic. Refreshments will be served. Count on good conversation that will enhance mental and emotional flexibility. Marietta's three books will be available for purchase and signing, and she will be available for laughter and a slow dance. The cost is $20 and space is limited. Open to one and all. For signup information, email: info@trupilates.com or call 434 975 3800.

THE PHILOSOPHER'S LUNCH TABLE
November 15, 2014, 1-3 p.m.
Topic: A Slow Dance with Nature
Charlottesville, VA
Join Marietta for yet another lunch, in the popular ongoing series, featuring specially prepared Chinese food to toast the chapter set in China in The Philosopher's Table. The Reserve at the Commonwealth Restaurant and Skybar pairs perfectly with philosophizing and socializing. Marietta's talk is scheduled for 1:45, an interactive conversation/invitation to A Slow Dance with Nature, November's topic in the book. Change is the one constant, so let's move with it! All three of Marietta's books will be available for sale and signing. Space is Limited. Contact Commonwealth at info@commonwealthskybar.com or 434.202.7728.

MARK YOUR CALENDAR 
Fall/Winter Events

12/7: Celebrating December in France, 2-4 p.m., Scuppernong Books, Greensboro, NC. (336) 763-1919

12/13: Author's Luncheon and Book Signing, Stone Soup Books, Waynesboro, VA. Registration required. (540) 943-0084

 
New Venue Coming in 2015!

 

THE ABC'S OF CLEAR THINKING 

 

JANUARY 15, 2015

5-7 PM

POSTURE STUDIO CHARLOTTESVILLE 

 

Marietta strikes up the band for the new year in her favorite key, heartily recommending the importance of clear thinking for good living. 

 

Her talk will focus on the basics required for mental clarity as she takes participants back to their fresh beginner's mind enjoyed in childhood, and offers ways to return to openness and simplicity.

 

Refreshments will be served. Come one. Come all. Philosophy's gifts are yours for the asking. 

 

Posture Studio is located at 218 Market Street. 
BLOG | From The Philosopher's Desk
 
We considered the truth about education and success together. In The Philosopher's Table I write: "The root of education suggests a process of bringing forward, leading up, drawing out. I picture individuals climbing a steep hill together, teachers and students in spry pursuit of knowledge. The word conveys positive images, this movement forward, up, and out so we can stand on higher ground." We took off from this small start. I asked that they think back on a powerful learning experience in their lives, in or out of the classroom, what they learned and why it remains memorable. Interestingly, one common theme emerged: failure taught marvelous lessons. Not knowing knocks on the door of knowledge. Loss gives birth to victory. As the school year plays out, thoughts hopefully will return to the meaning of teacher, of student, of education. The post Essential Conversations for Any Educator appeared first on Marietta McCarty. ...»

 

 

It must have been hard for my father to dash my eight-year-old dreams, his voice quivery as he assured me that I would not grow up to play second base for the Yankees. He replaced (or tried) my bat and glove with a tennis racquet, and we set out together to hit another kind of ball. But I still have my glove just in case. I'm a baseball fan. The post I'm a Baseball Fan appeared first on Marietta McCarty. ...»

 

FROM THE BLOGOSPHERE  |  My Clean Kitchen
"Back in February I met a local Virginia author named Marietta McCarty. I was invited by a friend to an event she was doing for her new book called "The Philosopher's Table: How to Start Your Philosophy Dinner Club - Monthly Conversation, Music, and Recipes." Marietta is a philosopher, professor, author, and so much more. I had the pleasure of attending another event this past weekend and I'm so glad I did. Marietta has a warm personality that I can only describe as glowing. That glowing personality comes alive in her books. I've now read all three! When reading this particular book, "The Philosopher's Table," you'll be quickly drawn into her world as she relates stories of her own experiences, mingling them with people she's met, loved ones, children she's philosophized with, and even well known philosophers."

- Sara Christopherson, My Clean Kitchen blog, August 2014  |  Full article

ABOUT THE AUTHOR | Meet Marietta McCarty
    
Marietta McCarty is the author of bestseller
Little Big Minds: Sharing Philosophy with Kids, Nautilus Award winner
How Philosophy Can Save Your Life: 10 Ideas That Matter Most, and
The Philosopher's Table: How to Start Your Philosophy Dinner Club-Monthly Conversation, Music, and Recipes.

Marietta enjoyed lively philosophy circles among her college students at Piedmont Virginia Community College for twenty-eight years before setting off on her career as an author. Her books lead her into new circles of fledgling philosophers of all ages-on playgrounds, in dining rooms, through back doors into kitchens, through front doors into libraries and restaurants, at business meetings and after-work parties. 


              

"Wish I could have been enrolled in one of your Philosophy Classes before you left to embark on your career as an Author. The first page of your book,"How Philosophy Can Save Your Life" contained a lesson ... The Importance of Asking Good Questions ... that I finally learned during the latter part of my career as an Urban Planner."

- Bob Lawrence, Virginia
  Sept. 23, 2014