Richard MacManus
Founder & CEO of ReadWriteWeb, a blog about web technology

Dear friends,

Books for this month are;
No Country for Old Men, Cormac McCarthy
and

UPDATE ; 4 poems to be discussed
1. Dylan Thomas 'A Refusal to mourn.....'
2. Cavafy 'The Gods Abandon Antony'
3. Whitman 'As I pondered in silence'
4. Shakespeare Sonnet 29
You are welcome to bring some of your own poetry to read after the discussion.
The garden area in Southern Cross
Pasific Porch is booked. Hope you...

Dear all,

Not so much a meetup but a sale alert-"A rare opportunity to purchase massively discounted art books, monographs and catalogues from some of Wellington’s pre-eminent art book publishers." Runs from 10am to 4pm, May I remind you xmas is only mumblemumble days away!

After the usual convoluted and barely democratic voting process, the books we have chosen are: The Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys,

The Woman In White (or The Moonstone) by Wilkie Collins,

A chance to meet and chat.

Discussion current books;

<a href="http://www.altrusa.org.nz/literacyquiz.html">http://www.altrusa.org.nz/literacyquiz.html</a> I have booked for a table of 10 Pensive Faustians. Admission details have been emailed to those attending. Tickets $20 each, great prizes.
...

For all our Russian friends out there - a cool (in many ways) film is starting at the Paramount on the 18th. <a href="http://www.paramount.co.nz/movies.html" target="_blank">http://www.paramount....</a> I will most likely go during the day but will update session times as they come to hand.

Meet people and socialise.
Library is a funky bar on Courtenay Place, slightly hidden and very cosy.
Will be nice to soo you there and catch up.
Alex

Our current books are:


Oscar and Lucinda, Peter Carey




The Master and Margarita, M. Bulgakov

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The next Ignite NYC takes place during Internet Week New York on Wednesday, June 8th at The New School in the Tishman Auditorium in Greenwich Village.

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Schedule:
Doors open at 6:30 pm
Ignite Talks...

Recognized as a leading global gathering for Internet innovators and influencers, Internet Week New York is expected to draw more than 20,000 people to over 200 events at both its headquarters located at Chelsea’s Metropolitan Pavilion and at dozens of locations throughout Gotham.

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Mercedes returned to New Zealand, her birth country, in 2008 after almost 40 years away, living in Australia (SE NSW and Sydney) and California (Santa Cruz). She came back to care for her demented mother, and turned to writing poetry (something she hadn't done since leaving high school) as a reaction to the loneliness and alienation she felt,...

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The second annual Tech Cocktail SXSW will kick off the third annual SXSW Accelerator program and showcase 30+ early stage startups for an evening of conversation. The event is aimed at better connecting, educating and amplifying the SXSW Interactive community.

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