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Hoffmaster, Charles Barry (10/26/2025)

HOFFMASTER, Charles Barry (78) passed away October 26th, 2025 in Montreal. Barry was born May 17th, 1947 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania to Pauline C. Hoffmaster and J. Charles Hoffmaster. He is survived by his wife Sylvie, his son Nicolas, his daughter Samantha (Luis), his grand-children Darien and Leandro, his brother Ronald (Nancy), his nieces Erica (Ruben) and Amy (Josh), and many cousins.

Casual Conversation November 2 with Patrick McGilligan about Woody Allen admin

On Sunday, November 2 at 3 pm Eastern we will have a Casual Conversation with independent scholar Patrick McGilligan about Woody Allen.  Mr.

Casual Conversation: October 20 with Professor Hirsch admin

Please join us for a Casual Conversation with Professor Francine Hirsch on Monday, October 20 at 6 pm Eastern.  We will be speaking with her about her beautifully written and vitally informative book: So

Casual Conversation with Prof Kelley about Moby Dick September 28th admin

On Sunday, September 28 at 3 pm ET on Zoom we will have the opportunity to have a conversation about Moby Dick with Wyn Kelley, Senior Lecturer Emerita, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She comes to us through the good offices of classmate Bruce Alpert.  Lecturer Kelley’s MIT faculty listing, with drop down lists of courses taught, and publications as well as a link to her cv, may be found here:  https://lit.mit.edu/wkelley/ .

Casual Conversation August 18th - King Lear admin

On August 18, 2025, at 3 pm Eastern Time, Princeton University Professor Rhodri Lewis will be our guest for a Casual Conversation on King Lear by William Shakespeare.