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Civitas Summer Lecture!
Join Civitas teacher (and Backyard Shakespeare director) Eleanor Georges on Saturday, June 28, from 7:00–9:00 PM at the Presbyterian Church of Manchester for a lively exploration of one of Shakespeare’s finest histories, Henry IV, Part I.
Beth Robison
Jun 231 min read
Three reasons to read—and love—Sir Gawain & the Green Knight
So why should you read an old medieval poem from the fourteenth century? Here are just three reasons...
Joseph Leake
Apr 54 min read
Announcing a special Advent event
The Civitas School is excited to be co-sponsoring an Edwards Institute talk presented by Edwards Institute fellow (and Civitas teacher)...
Isabella Leake
Dec 8, 20241 min read
4 reasons to read—and love—Jane Austen’s “Persuasion”
In anticipation of the inaugural meeting of the Civitas Book Club , we present the following reasons everyone should read our book of...
Isabella Leake
Oct 7, 20242 min read
Coming this fall: Civitas Book Club
As the academic year begins, we are delighted to introduce a new series of community events, the Civitas Book Club . As our tagline—...
Joseph Leake
Sep 2, 20242 min read
A Hopkins poem for Easter Sunday
Today, we present for your delight a poem by Gerard Manley Hopkins, written around 1875. There is so much to like in this poem, but we...
Joseph Leake
Mar 31, 20241 min read
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