Marietta makes her first trip to Cincinnati as the keynote speaker for the Xavier University Counseling Department's 40th Annual Winter Conference. Co-sponsored by the Greater Cincinnati Counseling Association, she joins a gathering of school and clinical counselors, educators, students, and Xavier alums, among others.

Wednesday, December 9, 2009, 12PM
Richmond, VA

Talk and discussion of How Philosophy Can Save Your Life followed by book signing at the Library of Virginia.

MARIETTA regularly visits Fluvanna Correctional Center for Women to teach and engage in philosophical discussion.

Marietta will be at Wintergreen for the day and into the evening on Saturday, November 5. The entire weekend is devoted to discussion and practice of the concept of Simplicity as detailed in How Philisophy Can Save Your Life. Her keynote luncheon speech will be followed by conversation, activities, art, and dinner.

Marietta returns to Marblehead, Massachusetts, joining in the festivities as the town celebrates its six-month Marblehead Thinks project based on How Philosophy Can Save Your Life. Townsfolk have saved the topic of Joy for her to experience with them

Marietta appeared at a Master's Tea at Calhoun College, Yale University. To view the official invitation, click here.

Marietta will participate in the Jefferson Society Distinguished Speaker Series hosted by the Jefferson Literary and Debating Society. Featuring a discussion of her work with child philosophers, the audience is also invited to chat with her about the art of conversation, the heartbeat of her work with children and adults. This event is open to the public.

Marietta will meet with teachers, parents, administrators, townspeople, and child philosophers to support the use of Little Big Minds in Marblehead Public Schools, K-12.

"Every year I treat myself to conversations with seventh and eighth grade students at Jack Jouett Middle School in Charlottesville, VA. These students participate in the international AVID program. I’m drawn to the school’s unique culture, and my visit this past Friday moves me to celebrate this sparkling example of public education..."

Tuesday, January 10, 2017, 7pm
Pale Fire Brewing Company, Harrisonburg, VA

Marietta taps in the new year with mugs of "Clear Thinking" all round at Pale Fire Brewing Company. Her long association with Harrisonburg's NPR affiliate WMRA continues as January's author in the popular Books and Brews series. After a lively interview at 7 on a wide range of topics with host Mary Katharine Froehlich, the floor opens wide for questions and ideas from participants. We'll hit the mental "refresh" button and set out together, each of us on our way to an enriched, fulfilling 2017. (A representative from Barnes and Noble will have her 3 books available for sale and signing.)

(Image from WMRA)

Saturday, October 11, 2014, 12:30pm
Westwood Club Richmond, VA

Marietta returns to her home town to receive the 2014 Newsmaker Award from the Virginia Professional Communicators. She's taking her racquet just in case as she played many a tournament on the Westwood courts! She will discuss the winding path to publication of her three books, as well as take a long look at a topic dear to her and at the heart of this organization: Good Conversation. In return, the Q&A should rock! Waiting for diners at each lunch table will be a specific question from one of her books. Richmond's independent Fountain Bookstore will have her books available for sale and signing. Read the full press release here.

Saturday, January 25, 2014 2-4pm
Charlottesville, VA

Marietta joins her good friend and owner of tru PILATES studio, Robin Truxel, for an afternoon workshop devoted to the concept and practice of "Single Tasking." Attendees will participate in activities that enhance the art of concentration and appreciation of the power of their five senses. Learning to do one (one!) thing at a time makes life easier, more beautiful, and filled with breath. Marietta's three books will be available for purchase and signing, and she will be available for laughter and single-minded conversation. Refreshments will be served.

Saturday, November 15, 2014, 1-3pm
Commonwealth Restaurant and Skybar, Charlottesville, VA

Join Marietta for yet another lunch, in the popular ongoing series, featuring specially prepared Chinese food to toast the chapter set in China in The Philosopher's Table. The Reserve at the Commonwealth Restaurant and Skybar pairs perfectly with philosophizing and socializing. Marietta's talk is scheduled for 1:45, an interactive conversation/invitation to A Slow Dance with Nature, November's topic in the book. Change is the one constant, so let's move with it! All three of Marietta's books will be available for sale and signing.

March 8, 2017 at 5:30 pm
Salter Path, North Carolina

Marietta joins members of the congregation and the larger community for a simple supper at 5:30 followed by a talk, free and open to one and all, at 6:30: “The Arts of Clear Thinking and Rethinking.” She will present four commonly-used terms that cry out for better clarity and fresh new meanings: Success, Education, Kindness, and Gratitude. Participants will think about other ideas that they believe need another look—in their own lives, their community, their country, well, in the world we share. Her three books will be available for sale and signing before and after her interactive presentation, and she will hang around and chat after her talk ends around 7:45. Come one, come all, let’s dine on mental clarity!