Woolf Salon No. 31: Let Flowers Fall, will celebrate Virginia woolf scholar and friend Elisa Kay Sparks, who passed away Aug. 16 in Seattle, Washington.
A message about the salon, set for Saturday, Sept. 27, at 1 p.m. EST on Zoom, included these words:
We loved her. Love her. The salons delighted no one more than Elisa. In fact, a Zoom get-together that she hosted for Woolfians in early June 2020 was the inspiration for the Salon Project, which launched a little over a month later (23 July 2020). She attended nearly all—if not all thirty—of the salons and especially loved seeing new faces among the faces of her friends. And she’ll be in attendance again—with us, through us—for No. 31. And 32. And 33…
We plan to dress in teals, purples, greens, and pinks; to read favorite floral passages together (from Woolf or elsewhere!); and to share memories of dear Elisa, too. We encourage you to do the same—to dress in her colors, to bring passages to read, to share memories. In short: to celebrate.
The details
Hosts: Salon Conspirators
Date: Saturday, Sept. 27
Length: 2 hours
Time: 1 p.m. EDT (New York); noon CDT (Chicago); 11 a.m. MDT (Albuquerque); 11 a.m. CST (México City); 10 a.m. PDT (Los Angeles); 2 p.m. (Rio de Janeiro)
6 p.m. BST (London); 7 p.m. CEST (Paris); 8 p.m. (Tallinn; Istanbul; Moscow); 2 a.m. JST Sat 9/28 (Tokyo); 3 a.m. AEST Sat 9/28 (Sydney) Please check time conversions.
Who is invited: Any and all who wish to attend: common readers, close friends, admirers from afar, Woolfians, non-Woolfians, the Woolf Curious and on…
Where: On Zoom
Homework: Bring some colors, some passages to read, and some memories to share. Floral profusions encouraged.
How: Contact woolfsalonproject@gmail.com to sign up for the email list and receive the Zoom link.
Background on the Salon
The Salon Conspirators — Benjamin Hagen, Shilo McGiff, Amy Smith, and Drew Shannon — began the Woolf Salon Project in July 2020 to provide opportunities for conversation and conviviality among Woolf-interested scholars, students, and common readers during and beyond the COVID-19 pandemic.
