Never talk for half a minute without pausing and giving others a chance to join in.
Sidney Smith
From: Ron Gross, Founder/Director, CONVERSATIONS NEW YORK (www.conversationsnewyork.com)
To register for Conversation Day, Sat., June 3rd: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/conversation-day-tickets-33538500558?utm_source=eb_email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=new_event_email&utm_term=viewmyevent_button
Which art means the most to you?! –
Come Share Its Joys and Benefits!
So many lovely and powerful arts are enjoyed or practiced
by members of our group, including
Music, Theater, Writing, Painting/Sculpture, Opera, Dance, Poetry…
Movies, Television Drama, Comedy…
plus the practical “arts” through which we create our shared world:
the “arts” of
Parenting, Leadership/Management, Social Innovation, Teaching, Care-giving,
and…?!
Please see “Why We Need Art” , attached, to read on your way to the session.
Monthly CNY Socrates Salon hosted by Ron Gross
Wednesday, May 24, 2017
6:00 sharp (please arrive by 5:45) – 8:00
Adelphi University’s Manhattan Center
75 Varick Street , 2ND floor
To reserve a place, please register by RSVP to GrossAssoc
Government-issued ID required for entry to building, please.
From 8:15 – 9:00 there will be a short final planning session for Conversation Day
(flyer below this announcement), devoted to How to Help by Hosting!
Subways: #1 to Canal (building is on same block); A, C. or E to Canal; J, N, Q, R, W, Z or #6 to Canal.
All these Canal Street stations are within walking distance of the building. Bus: M20 stops at the front door.
Excellent take-out can be purchased at THE MILL, www.THEMILLTOGO.COM,
located next to the building, and brought to the meeting.
Conversations New York (www.conversationsnewyork.com) is a community of volunteers which has promoted more and better conversations among New Yorkers by such activities as quarterly CONVERSATION DAYS, these monthly Conversations, an on-line calendar featuring 1,000 conversations a year, and the first national symposium on The Power of Conversation, held at Columbia University.
To receive further information about this session and ensuing ones,
please send an e-mail to Ron Gross at grossassoc
Ronald Gross
Co-chair, University Seminar on Innovation
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
universityseminars.columbia.edu
516 487-0235 (E-mail preferred)
E-MAIL: GrossAssoc
WEBSITES:
www.SocratesWay.com
www.ConversationsNewYork.com
www.OlderBetterWiser.com
www.RonaldGross.com
As far as playing jazz, no other art form, other than conversation, can give the satisfaction of spontaneous interaction.
Stan Getz
Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/s/stangetz303337.html
“Every time people talk together in a mutually gratifying way, the world becomes a better place.”
David Hume
From: Ron Gross, Founder/Director, CONVERSATIONS NEW YORK (www.conversationsnewyork.com) 
Ronald Gross
Co-chair, University Seminar on Innovation
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
universityseminars.columbia.edu
516 487-0235 (E-mail preferred)
E-MAIL: GrossAssoc
WEBSITES:
www.SocratesWay.com
www.ConversationsNewYork.com
www.OlderBetterWiser.com
www.RonaldGross.com
"Let's Talk, New York!" 