From wppdirector at gmail.com Wed May 11 13:10:50 2016 From: wppdirector at gmail.com (Henry Mills) Date: Wed, 11 May 2016 13:10:50 -0400 Subject: [percy-l] The Walker Percy Weekend: Presenting the Presenters (June 3-5) In-Reply-To: <4ty5m5fll9tg.GXJzvtV_JWXt6PvGeL0Nhg2@NFKR.trk.elasticemail.com> References: <4ty5m5fll9tg.GXJzvtV_JWXt6PvGeL0Nhg2@NFKR.trk.elasticemail.com> Message-ID: <59e3ff10-daea-98bb-8714-8ce9ab0042dc@gmail.com> Dear Percy-L: For those interested in the upcoming Walker Percy Weekend scheduled for the first weekend in June, here is information about the speakers and panelists. Tickets are still available. See www.walkerpercyweekend.org for up-to-date materials. Best wishes, Henry Mills Percy-L Administrator Great Minds: Presenting the Presenters ------------------------------------------------------------------------ FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE. MAY 10, 2016 For more information contact Missy Couhig | (504) 427-0421 | admin at walkerpercyweekend.org *Presenting the Presenters* *JUNE 3?5, 2016 ST. FRANCISVILLE, LOUISIANA* In the one hundredth anniversary year of his birth, the Walker Percy Weekend welcomes renowned scholars from around the country to deliver lectures and panel discussions in atmospheric locations around St. Francisville's historic district. *PRESENTERS AND KEYNOTE SPEAKERS* *Jason Berry (*Walker Percy & Catholicism in the South*)***is a New Orleans author and documentary producer, renowned for his pioneering coverage of the Catholic Church crisis. /Vows of Silence/, Berry's 2004 book with Gerald Renner, led to Pope Benedict?s demotion of one of the most powerful priests in Rome. In 2011 he published /Render unto Rome: The Secret Life of Money in the Catholic Church/, which won Best Book Award from Investigative Reporters and Editors. In 2014, he was co-producer of Frontline?s PBS release, ?Secrets of the Vatican.? *Ralph C. Wood* (Dostoyevsky and Percy) is University Professor of Theology and Literature at Baylor University. He focuses his scholarship on the cultural intersection of religion and literature. Among his books is /Flannery O'Connor and the Christ-Haunted South/). He spoke at the 2014 Walker Percy Weekend on the worldview of William Alexander Percy. *Patrick Samway, S.J.* (Walker Percy & Catholicism in the South)is a Roman Catholic priest and professor at St. Joseph's University in Philadelphia. He is author of 1997's /Walker Percy: A Life/, the authorized biography of the novelist. *Matthew Sitman* (Walker Percy & Politics)is an associate editor of /Commonweal/ magazine. Prior to joining Commonweal, he was the literary editor of /The Dish/, and taught political theory and American politics at the University of Virginia. He lives in Manhattan. *Mary McCay* (The Moviegoer at 50)received her PhD in English and American literature from Tufts University. A distinguished professor emerita of English, she is the author of books on Rachel Carson and Ellen Gilchrist. She was the first director of the Walker Percy Center for Writing and Publishing. *Jessica Hooten Wilson* (The Moviegoer at 50)is the associate honors director at John Brown University. She has published articles on Flannery O?Connor and Walker Percy and currently has two book manuscripts on O?Connor and Percy under review. She received a Fulbright Fellowship to teach U.S. southern culture for Charles University?s graduate program in American studies in Prague in 2014. *Christopher R. Harris (*Adventures Between Daylight and Dark*)* For over twenty-five years Harris worked as a freelance photojournalist for major news media worldwide, documenting the news of the world for TIME, Life, Newsweek, the New York Times as well as many other major publications. In St. Francisville, Harris will present a thought-provoking and intimate collection of photographs taken over a 12-year period of Walker Percy. *** Individual tickets for the signature events of the 2016 Walker Percy Weekend are available now, with fewer than 50 remaining. To get yours visit www.walkerpercyweekend.org. *** Walker Percy (1916?1990) wrote novels that explored the ?dislocation of man in the modern age.? Most of his work was set in New Orleans and around South Louisiana, including the semi-fictitious Feliciana, which the author based upon West Feliciana and the other Florida parishes. Percy?s debut novel, THE MOVIEGOER, won the National Book Award for Fiction, and was included on Time magazine?s list of the 100 Best English language novels from 1923?2005. In later works, including LOVE IN THE RUINS,THE LAST GENTLEMAN, and THE THANATOS SYNDROME, Percy continued exploring the search for meaning in an increasingly materialistic society via masterfully wrought tales delivered with a poetic Southern sensibility and informed by the author?s deep Catholic faith. Festival proceeds support the JULIUS FREYHAN FOUNDATION?an organization dedicated to restoring the historic Freyhan School building to serve as a community and cultural center for West Feliciana Parish. FOR SCHEDULE, TICKETS AND ACCOMMODATION INFORMATION, VISIT WWW.WALKERPERCYWEEKEND.ORG /* high-resolution photos available upon request. / -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From wppdirector at gmail.com Fri May 13 11:23:26 2016 From: wppdirector at gmail.com (Henry Mills) Date: Fri, 13 May 2016 11:23:26 -0400 Subject: [percy-l] Statue of author Walker Percy unveiled in Madisonville, La. Message-ID: <741c33a2-3d69-2236-6a73-e6b56dd3dba2@gmail.com> Dear Percy-L: Below are two links to enjoyable articles describing the unveiling of the Walker Percy statue at the St. Tammany Parish Library in Madisonville, La., on Thursday, May 12, and a background story about the memorial's development. Readers will enjoy a full-size photograph of the statue in the first article listed below by clicking on the arrow at the bottom edge of the picture. There is also a photograph of the event that gives a panorama of the shaded "Serenity Circle" where the statue is located on a bench. For those who like to take "selfies," it looks like a wonderful opportunity to take one, sitting down right beside the Good Doctor himself! Enjoy this latest event celebrating the centennial of Percy's birth. Best wishes, Henry Mills ? Percy-L Administrator ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *Statue of author Walker Percy unveiled in Madisonville *(See article opening below) http://www.wwltv.com/news/local/walker-percy-statue-tribute-unveiled-in-madisonville/187678640 May 12, 2016 by Dominic Massa *Tammany Times: Walker Percy statue, Serenity Circle to be dedicated* http://www.theneworleansadvocate.com/community/sttammany/15710424-129/tammany-times-walker-percy-statue-serenity-circle-to-be-dedicated May 10, 2016 by Sharon Edwards ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ARTICLE EXCERPT *Statue of author Walker Percy unveiled in Madisonville* MADISONVILLE, LA. - Walker Percy was arguably one of St. Tammany Parish's most famous residents, but up until now there were few public tributes to the prize-winning author or his work. On Thursday, in advance of the upcoming 100th anniversary of the author's birth, the daughters of Percy, best known for his 1961 novel The Moviegoer, were on hand as a life-sized statue of the author was unveiled at the Madisonville public library. Percy lived in Covington from 1948 until his death in 1990. The Walker Percy Serenity Circle and statue at the Madisonville Branch Library on Main Street was commissioned by the St. Tammany Library Foundation. The bronze statue, by Covington artist Bill Binnings, was underwritten by the Helis Foundation. It features a likeness of the author, seated on a bench next to his dog, "Sweet Thing." The circle is set under live oak trees in front of the library, located a block from the Tchefuncte River. Several benches grace the garden; one of which was donated by Percy?s daughter Anne and her family... 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We will be having two or more sessions on Walker Percy related to both the conference theme of Utopias and Dystopias and also related to Walker Percy in general - anything related to Percy?s life, fiction or non-fiction - in honor of Walker Percy?s 100th Birthday Anniversary. SAMLA is also willing to expand our Walker Percy sessions into a ?Centennial Track? of more than two sessions given the special occasion of his birthday. I know some of you had papers that you submitted to the 2015 New Orleans Walker Percy Conference that was cancelled; here?s a great opportunity to present that Percy paper at another conference. Please submit abstracts to me, Dr. Karey Perkins, at both: kareyp at uscb.edu AND kareyperkins at gmail.com by June 7. Call for papers are below: WALKER PERCY'S UTOPIAS AND DYSTOPIAS Much of Walker Percy?s fiction and non-fiction writing is social commentary. At least two novels - Love in the Ruins and The Thanatos Syndrome - may be called dystopian or post-apocalyptic. His numerous essays on race relations, on secular materialism, on misguided ?self-help? books in a postmodern world seem to indicate that he suspected 20th century America was a dystopia itself. Additionally, Walker Percy?s personal life included social action in his local community and through the Catholic Church. Proposals addressing the SAMLA 88 theme "Utopia/Dystopia: Whose Paradise Is It?" in Walker Percy?s fiction, non-fiction, or life are welcome. Send 300-word abstracts, brief bio, and A/V requirements to Dr. Karey Perkins, University of South Carolina - Beaufort, at both kareyp at uscb.edu and kareyperkins at gmail.com by June 7. WALKER PERCY?S 100th BIRTHDAY ANNIVERSARY In honor of Walker Percy?s 100th Birthday Anniversary, proposals addressing any topic or area celebrating Walker Percy?s life, his fiction, or his non-fiction are welcome. 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Through an open "round robin" process, with good fortune the questions and answers together will spark a bit of group discussion leading to new insights or perspectives on /The Moviegoer/, if not also, into some of its lesser known underlying themes for all of us to benefit from. Have fun! Henry Mills -- Percy-L Administrator PS-Thanks to Dr. Farrell O'Gorman of Belmont Abbey College and Dr. Doug Mitchell of the University of Mobile for their time in preparing the quiz. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Multiple Choice Quiz for /The Moviegoer/ 1.Which European philosopher is cited in the novel? a) Sartre b) Aquinas c) Kierkegaard d) Heidegger 2.Which book does Binx not mention reading? a) the /Bible/ b) /The Chemistry of Life/ c) /A Study of History/ d) /The Universe as I See It/ 3.The final chapter of the novel is set on _____. a) Easter b) Thanksgiving c) Pentecost d) Ash Wednesday 4.Which of the following terms least accurately describes The Moviegoer as a novel? a) Southern b) autobiographical c) philosophical d) existentialist 5.Aunt Emily says the only good things the South ever had were _____. a) a sense of duty b) faith in Christ c) a gentleness with women d) a and c only e) a and b only 6.Binx's dialogue with his siblings in the epilogue reflects the end of _____. a) /The Sound and the Fury/ b) /The Glass Menagerie/ c) /Nausea/ d) /The Brothers Karamazov/ 7.Kate tells Binx he is --_____. a) her true love b) the most self-centered person alive c) a budding priest d) a frustrated lawyer 8.Early in the novel Binx says his one discernible talent is _____. a) acting b) a flair for research c) composing love poetry d) the trick of making money 9.Which of the following makes Kate cheerful? a) the thought of marrying Binx b) the possibility of committing suicide c) Tulane football victories d) weekly Great Books discussions with Aunt Emily 10.Binx is a veteran of which conflict? a) the Korean War b) World War II c) the Vietnam War d) World War I 11.Which of the following is not a book written by Bolling family friend Tom Yerger. a) /The Honored and the Dishonored/, a book about the problem of evil and the essential loneliness of man. b) /The Gramercy Winner/, about an alienated young New Yorker in a TB sanitarium. c) /Curse Upon the Land/, an impassioned plea for tolerance and understanding in the South d) /Happy Land/, a nice blend of moderate attitude toward the race question and a conservative affection for the agrarian South. 12.Binx listens regularly to which radio program? a) Bishop Fulton Sheen's "Sunday Homily" b) "The Shadow" c) Edward R. Murrow's "This I Believe" d) "Amos 'n Andy" 13. Aunt Emily sends Binx a memo with a quote from _____. a) St. Augustine b) Abe Lincoln c) G. K. Chesterton d) Marcus Aurelius 14.The new search Binx undertakes in the novel is _____. a) horizontal b) vertical c) a /Wanderjahr/ d) inward 15.Binx's deceased father is best described as _____. a) a believer in science b) a romantic c) a mystery that haunts Binx d) all of the above True/ False 1. According to Binx, the polls report that 98% of Americans believe in God and the remaining 2% are atheists and agnostics, which leaves zero percentage points for seekers. 2. Binx and Sharon are engaged at one point in the novel. 3. /The Moviegoer/ was the first novel Walker Percy wrote. 4. Aunt Emily's butler Mercer is in fact a faithful retainer, a living connection with a bygone age. 5.A depressed Kate characterizes Binx as "like me but worse.Much worse." -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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But to many in St. Tammany, Walker Percy was also a friend and neighbor. The St. Tammany Library Foundation honored both of those personas on May 12 with the dedication of the Walker Percy Serenity Circle at the Madisonville Library and the unveiling of a sculpture of Percy by Covington artist Bill Binnings. May 28 marks the 100th anniversary of Percy's birth. Considered one of the greatest writers of the 20th century, he lived in Covington from 1948 until his death in 1990. http://www.theneworleansadvocate.com/community/sttammany/15739635-31/foundation-dedicates-memorial-to-walker-percy -- Henry P. Mills Director & Editor The Walker Percy Project www.ibiblio.org/wpercy -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From wppdirector at gmail.com Sat May 28 07:49:31 2016 From: wppdirector at gmail.com (Henry P. Mills) Date: Sat, 28 May 2016 07:49:31 -0400 Subject: [percy-l] =?utf-8?q?PRESS_RELEASE=3A_The_Walker_Percy_Project_Cel?= =?utf-8?q?ebrates_the_Percy_Centennial_=281916=E2=80=932016=29_on_May_28_?= =?utf-8?q?with_a_new_Website?= Message-ID: Dear Percy-L: I am pleased to share with you the below Press Release and the attached PDF flyer about the new launch of The Walker Percy Project website for the Percy Centennial. Please do forward both items to others, and visit the redesigned website. After 20 years, the website has come a long way! The board and I appreciate greatly your participation in the Percy-L community, and look forward to many more interesting group conversations in the future - - if not another Slow Reading Group discussion of a Percy novel this summer in celebration of the Centennial. With thanksgiving to the wonderful legacy he has left to us all, happy 100th birthday to Walker Percy, today, May 28, 2016. Best Percy regards, Henry Mills, Director & Editor The Walker Percy Project www.ibiblio.org/wpercy ------------------------------------------------------------------------ FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 28, 2016 *Literary Website Celebrates Walker Percy Centennial (1916**?**2016) on May 28 */The Walker Percy Project launches mission to provide access to the author//'s work for all audiences./ Asheville, N.C., May 28 -- *Walker Percy (1916**?1990)*, the acclaimed late-20th century novelist and philosopher, published six novels and three nonfiction books, as well as many social commentaries. His first novel, /The Moviegoer/, *won the National Book Award in 1962*. The 100th anniversary of his birth arrives Saturday, May 28, 2016, and numerous regional events are being held in honor of the Percy Centennial, notably: ?Dedication of the "Walker Percy Serenity Circle" -- featuring a life-sized sculpture of Percy -- and Reading Room at the St. Tammany Parish Library in Madisonville, La. ?Publication of the new essay collection, /Walker Percy//'s The Moviegoer at Fifty/, by LSU Press ?A special 3-day "Walker Percy Weekend" festival in St. Francisville, La. (June 3-5) ?Publication of a book of previously unreleased photographs: /Walker Percy: Daylight and Dark/ ?The Conference on Christianity & Literature, Southeast Region, on the Walker Percy Centennial ?Ongoing programs at the Walker Percy Center for Writing + Publishing, Loyola University, New Orleans ?The launch of The Walker Percy Project website and its expanded educational resources and services Details about these Centennial events -- and much more -- *are accessible on* *The Walker Percy Project interactive website at .* The Ibiblio Network of The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (whose libraries house the "Walker Percy Papers") hosts the online resource, although the website is not formally affiliated with the university. The Project is officially launching its website, *a non-profit educational resource*, in time to coincide with the Centennial. The Project's volunteer director Henry P. Mills says, "/The exciting aspect of the website is that it combines *the best features of an encyclopedia with the ongoing activities of a conference*. Visitors -- from curious readers to serious scholars -- can actively engage in ideas and discussions related to Walker Percy./"// As *a free clearinghouse of centralized resources on the author**'s work and life, *the website provides visitors with opportunities**for personal sharing and collaboration through discussion forums, as well as access to wide-ranging materials, including: ?Current news on public and scholarly activities and publications related to Walker Percy ?Remembrances and Memorials from Eudora Welty, Shelby Foote, and Robert Coles, M.D. ?Critical essays for novice and advanced readers from Percy biographers and literary scholars ?Multimedia, including video and photograph galleries ?Book descriptions for books on and by Walker Percy ?Interactive features, such as Exhibits, Quizzes, and Curated web links ?Bibliographies and archive collections ?Educational resources and student projects With the tagline "/Access, Community, Discovery/," *The Walker Percy Project encourages active exploration into Percy?s writings, life, and thought*. Through its integration with an email-based interest group (the Percy-L listserv), the website lets readers and students participate in discussions and research. Mark Bloom, president of The Walker Percy Project, offers, //"/The in-depth resources I discovered on the website greatly expanded my appreciation for Percy as a writer, so much so I felt compelled to get involved to learn more about him and help the Project grow./"// *The Walker Percy Project website has received recognition* *from influential publications* such as: /New Orleans Magazine, Times-Picayune,/ /Austin American-Statesman/, /Texas Monthly/, /The Southern Quarterly/, /Modern Language Association/, and /The Southern Register/. The Project is dedicated to the memory of Dewey Winburne and John R. May for their early support and enduring displays of community leadership, humility, and compassion toward others as educators. In turn, the Project continues its mission to keep Walker Percy's work and critical thought on the "human predicament" and his concern with our "displacement in the modern world" in the mainstream. For more information on this story, please contact Henry P. Mills, the volunteer director and editor of The Walker Percy Project, at . Please refer to the Project?s website at . CONTACT: Henry P. Mills, Director The Walker Percy Project wppdirector at gmail.com (email) www.ibiblio.org/wpercy (web) /? END ?/ // -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From padraig at well.com Sat May 28 11:11:59 2016 From: padraig at well.com (Patrick Lynch) Date: Sat, 28 May 2016 08:11:59 -0700 Subject: [percy-l] =?utf-8?q?PRESS_RELEASE=3A_The_Walker_Percy_Project_Cel?= =?utf-8?q?ebrates_the_Percy_Centennial_=281916=E2=80=932016=29_on_May_28_?= =?utf-8?q?with_a_new_Website?= In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <5749B53F.8070704@well.com> Henry: This is amazing and so alive. Thanks for this stalwart work. Your dedication to this cause has been exemplary. We have all benefited in diverse ways. I look forward to visiting the Circle in the future and the website regularly. Great news that we may be doing another summer reading as well. Thank you, Patrick > Henry P. Mills > May 28, 2016 at 4:49 AM > Dear Percy-L: > > I am pleased to share with you the below Press Release and the > attached PDF flyer about the new launch of The Walker Percy Project > website for the Percy Centennial. Please do forward both items to > others, and visit the redesigned website. After 20 years, the website > has come a long way! > > The board and I appreciate greatly your participation in the Percy-L > community, and look forward to many more interesting group > conversations in the future - - if not another Slow Reading Group > discussion of a Percy novel this summer in celebration of the Centennial. > > With thanksgiving to the wonderful legacy he has left to us all, happy > 100th birthday to Walker Percy, today, May 28, 2016. > > Best Percy regards, > > Henry Mills, Director & Editor > The Walker Percy Project > www.ibiblio.org/wpercy > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: > > May 28, 2016 > > *Literary Website Celebrates Walker Percy Centennial (1916**?**2016) > on May 28 > */The Walker Percy Project launches mission to provide access to the > author//'s work for all audiences./ > > Asheville, N.C., May 28 -- *Walker Percy (1916**?1990)*, the acclaimed > late-20th century novelist and philosopher, published six novels and > three nonfiction books, as well as many social commentaries. His first > novel, /The Moviegoer/, *won the National Book Award in 1962*. The > 100th anniversary of his birth arrives Saturday, May 28, 2016, and > numerous regional events are being held in honor of the Percy > Centennial, notably: > > ?Dedication of the "Walker Percy Serenity Circle" -- featuring a > life-sized sculpture of Percy -- and Reading Room at the St. Tammany > Parish Library in Madisonville, La. > > ?Publication of the new essay collection, /Walker Percy//'s The > Moviegoer at Fifty/, by LSU Press > > ?A special 3-day "Walker Percy Weekend" festival in St. Francisville, > La. (June 3-5) > > ?Publication of a book of previously unreleased photographs: /Walker > Percy: Daylight and Dark/ > > ?The Conference on Christianity & Literature, Southeast Region, on the > Walker Percy Centennial > > ?Ongoing programs at the Walker Percy Center for Writing + Publishing, > Loyola University, New Orleans > > ?The launch of The Walker Percy Project website and its expanded > educational resources and services > > Details about these Centennial events -- and much more -- *are > accessible on* *The Walker Percy Project interactive website at > .* The Ibiblio Network of The University of > North Carolina at Chapel Hill (whose libraries house the "Walker Percy > Papers") hosts the online resource, although the website is not > formally affiliated with the university. > > The Project is officially launching its website, *a non-profit > educational resource*, in time to coincide with the Centennial. The > Project's volunteer director Henry P. Mills says, > > "/The exciting aspect of the website is that it combines *the best > features of an encyclopedia with the ongoing activities of a > conference*. Visitors -- from curious readers to serious scholars -- > can actively engage in ideas and discussions related to Walker Percy./"// > > As *a free clearinghouse of centralized resources on the author**'s > work and life, *the website provides visitors with opportunities**for > personal sharing and collaboration through discussion forums, as well > as access to wide-ranging materials, including: > > ?Current news on public and scholarly activities and publications > related to Walker Percy > > ?Remembrances and Memorials from Eudora Welty, Shelby Foote, and > Robert Coles, M.D. > > ?Critical essays for novice and advanced readers from Percy > biographers and literary scholars > > ?Multimedia, including video and photograph galleries > > ?Book descriptions for books on and by Walker Percy > > ?Interactive features, such as Exhibits, Quizzes, and Curated web links > > ?Bibliographies and archive collections > > ?Educational resources and student projects > > With the tagline "/Access, Community, Discovery/," *The Walker Percy > Project encourages active exploration into Percy?s writings, life, and > thought*. Through its integration with an email-based interest group > (the Percy-L listserv), the website lets readers and students > participate in discussions and research. Mark Bloom, president of The > Walker Percy Project, offers, > > //"/The in-depth resources I discovered on the website greatly > expanded my appreciation for Percy as a writer, so much so I felt > compelled to get involved to learn more about him and help the Project > grow./"// > > *The Walker Percy Project website has received recognition* *from > influential publications* such as: /New Orleans Magazine, > Times-Picayune,/ /Austin American-Statesman/, /Texas Monthly/, /The > Southern Quarterly/, /Modern Language Association/, and /The Southern > Register/. The Project is dedicated to the memory of Dewey Winburne > and John R. > May > for > their early support and enduring displays of community leadership, > humility, and compassion toward others as educators. In turn, the > Project continues its mission to keep Walker Percy's work and critical > thought on the "human predicament" and his concern with our > "displacement in the modern world" in the mainstream. > > For more information on this story, please contact Henry P. Mills, the > volunteer director and editor of The Walker Percy Project, at > . Please refer to the Project?s website at > . > > CONTACT: Henry P. Mills, Director > > The Walker Percy Project > > wppdirector at gmail.com (email) > www.ibiblio.org/wpercy (web) > > /? END ?/ > > // > > * Percy-L Discussion Archives: http://lists.ibiblio.org/pipermail/percy-l/ > > * Manage Your Membership: > http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/percy-l > > * Contact the Moderator: percy-l-owner (at) lists.ibiblio.org > > * Visit The Walker Percy Project: http://www.ibiblio.org/wpercy -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: