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The next �鶹avӳ����ý Downtown Conversation, “Simplicity, Wonder and Wisdom: Reflections on Alexander McCall Smith’s “No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency,” by �鶹avӳ����ý Provost Shirley Mullen begins at 5:30 p.m. May 3 at the University Club, 1332 Santa Barbara St. The event is free and open to the public. No reservations are necessary.

“Judging both by official book lists and a host of casual conversations, the saga of the No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency has captured the imagination of much of the reading public,” Mullen says. “What is the power of this series about daily life in Botswana that keeps men and women from all strata of society, and from all over the world, waiting anxiously for the next volume? Whether or not you have read the books, come reflect with others on what the books have awakened in us.”

The �鶹avӳ����ý Foundation sponsors the Downtown Conversations.

For more information, contact the �鶹avӳ����ý public affairs office at (805) 565-7057 or e-mail pubaffairs@westmont.edu.