Tuscan Convivium

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Our next program abroad is scheduled to begin roughly, for Oct 16/17 and will last 7 days with the possibility of additional days in Rome. If you are looking for the typical "If this is Tuesday, this must be Brussels, then it is not for you. We'll spend three days in Florence, doing our best to avoid the crowds and then move to quiet Arezzo, which has one of the greatest art-treasures in Italy. En route, we'll spend time in probably Greve, and from Arezzo make an excursion perhaps to Cortona or Montalcino.
We used to call these trips Convivia, because the schedule permits the small group--24 at the most, probably--to spend time together. We hold no balloons or umbrellas in the air and build in free time so that people can go off on their own or with a few others. We call it travel for grownups. After 24 years of doing this pretty regularly, we have some idea of what we are doing.
We shall be putting up free-access posts on Fleming.Foundation and on our Facebook page. Alternatively, you may just let me know, either on this post or via FB Messenger or email if you wish to get put on the list of people receiving information.
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Thomas Fleming

Thomas Fleming is president of the Fleming Foundation. He is the author of six books, including The Morality of Everyday Life and The Politics of Human Nature, as well as many articles and columns for newspapers, magazines,and learned journals. He holds a Ph.D. in Classics from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill and a B.A. in Greek from the College of Charleston. He served as editor of Chronicles: a Magazine of American Culture from 1984 to 2015 and president of The Rockford Institute from 1997-2014. In a previous life he taught classics at several colleges and served as a school headmaster in South Carolina

4 Responses

  1. Sam Dickson says:
    July 7, 2024 at 11:55 pm

    Yes. Please include me in your emails.

    I am making plane reservations. I have to be in Oakland, California, for a wedding on October 16th and will not be able to fly out of Oakland for Italy until the 17th and will arrive on the 18th.

    So I will have to miss 2 days at least, alas.

    OF GREAT IMPORTANCE: PLEASE LET ME KNOW THE DAY ON WHICH THE ROME EXTENSION WILL CONCLUDE.

    Thanks.

    Sam Dickson

  2. Joshua Smith says:
    July 8, 2024 at 5:04 am

    Please add me to the info list.

  3. Ken Rosenberger says:
    July 13, 2024 at 4:13 am

    Yes, keep me apprised.

  4. Dean DeBruyne says:
    July 21, 2024 at 6:40 am

    Tom, please add me to list.