I am ueber excited!

[Michael the Iconographer]

I have been invited to give a 45 min speach and 15 min question and answer session at this year's bi-ennial Icon Festival in Pittsburgh! It is the weekend of the Sunday of Orthodoxy and my speach will be the Sunday session! I have exhibited at the first three festivals (2000,20002,2004), but have yet to have the opportunity to give a talk at one!

[MariaRegina]

Congratulations

[Khaleas]

Wooohooo!!! Congratulations!!! :clap:

[Michael the Iconographer]

Thank you!

[EvangeliGirl]

Congratulations, Michael. Sounds like a great honor.

[Dust and Ashes]

Very cool!!!

[eoe]

Yay for public speaking! ...you are a brave man.

Axios! and good luck!

[Michael the Iconographer]

Yay for public speaking! ...you are a brave man.

Axios! and good luck!

Thank you. I have already taught a 6 hour college class on this subject, so this should be easy in comparison.

[Theophorus]

Wish I could be there to hear it. Congratulations.

[Michael the Iconographer]

Wish I could be there to hear it. Congratulations.

I think I am going to need to get it taped, for my own sake. I will want a copy for my record, and will want to see how I come across.

[Theophorus]

I think I am going to need to get it taped, for my own sake. I will want a copy for my record, and will want to see how I come across.

Well then, please make it available if you do.

[Anhelyna]

Congratulations Michael

[Michael the Iconographer]

Well then, please make it available if you do.

I am sure I will have extra copies made if people want to buy them from me. The festival is March 11-12th.

[Emmanuel-A]

Congrats, Herr Ikonmeister. :clap: .

[Annoula]

Congratulations Michael!

keep up the good work!

[Michael the Iconographer]

Congrats, Herr Ikonmeister. :clap: .

I doubt I am anywhere close to being a master, but thank you!

[Photini]

I have been invited to give a 45 min speach and 15 min question and answer session at this year's bi-ennial Icon Festival in Pittsburgh! It is the weekend of the Sunday of Orthodoxy and my speach will be the Sunday session! I have exhibited at the first three festivals (2000,20002,2004), but have yet to have the opportunity to give a talk at one!
That's wonderful Michael!! Do you get stage-fright?

[Michael the Iconographer]

That's wonderful Michael!! Do you get stage-fright?

I tend to get the stage fright before hand, like last night. Once I have started giving the speach I will be fine.

[HandmaidenOfGod]

Congratulations Michael! Through the prayers of St. John the Chrysostom, who was known for his wonderful sermons, may you give a wonderful speech! :crosseo:

[Mary of Bethany]

That is really wonderful, Michael! I wish I could be there! :clap:


Mary

[SumTinWong]

When and where is it exactly maybe some of us could come and pray for you? Or egg you ;)

[Mary of Bethany]

LOL!


Also - I love your title! :D

Mary

[Michael the Iconographer]

When and where is it exactly maybe some of us could come and pray for you? Or egg you ;)

Sunday March 14th at Holy Cross Orthodox Church on Gilkeson Rd, Mount Lebanon, Pa. My talk will be at 2 pm. For those of you who know Pittsburgh, it is the big white church next to the Galleria. The Festival will be Saturday-Sunday, not sure of the times though. I will post those later.

[Michael the Iconographer]

Congratulations Michael! Through the prayers of St. John the Chrysostom, who was known for his wonderful sermons, may you give a wonderful speech! :crosseo:

I talked with my teacher last night about how to approach this, and now I feel much, more more comfortable with it.

[Michael the Iconographer]

That's wonderful Michael!! Do you get stage-fright?

I actuall got stage fright the other night in my sleep, lol! Oh no, now I will have a Def Leppard song stuck in my brain!

[HandmaidenOfGod]

Great Holy Icons Batman! The Church is mere minutes from my uber-Protestant family out there!

I'll have to make a visit to them that weekend so I can drive them nuts by going to an Icon Seminar. ;)

[Michael the Iconographer]

Great Holy Icons Batman! The Church is mere minutes from my uber-Protestant family out there!

I'll have to make a visit to them that weekend so I can drive them nuts by going to an Icon Seminar. ;)

Just don't make silly faces at me while I am speaking!

[HandmaidenOfGod]

Just don't make silly faces at me while I am speaking!

Ohhh fine, take all the fun out of it! j/k :P

I'll be on my best behavior -- I promise!

This will be cool, I'll finally get to see Divine Liturgy in the Greek tradition. :thumbsup:

(There is a Greek Church not far from me, but I just hate missing my priest's sermons on a normal Sunday. :) )

In XC,

Maureen

[Michael the Iconographer]

Ohhh fine, take all the fun out of it! j/k :P

I'll be on my best behavior -- I promise!

This will be cool, I'll finally get to see Divine Liturgy in the Greek tradition. :thumbsup:

(There is a Greek Church not far from me, but I just hate missing my priest's sermons on a normal Sunday. :) )

In XC,

Maureen

I have been to plenty of Greek Divine Liturgies before and I am not wild about them because 1. I do not like organs, and 2. I don't understand a word of Greek.

[HandmaidenOfGod]

Well, to each their own.

I'm just interested in experiencing all the different "flavors" of Orthodoxy.

While admittidly unhealthy at times, in the U.S. we are fortunate that we can experience so many different cultures within the Orthodox Church without leaving the country, and I just want to take advantage of that. :)

In XC,

Maureen

[MariaRegina]

I enjoy good Greek Byzantine chant.

[Michael the Iconographer]

I enjoy good Greek Byzantine chant.

Ok, no thread-jacking going on here! Back to the OP!

[Michael the Iconographer]

Great Holy Icons Batman! The Church is mere minutes from my uber-Protestant family out there!

I'll have to make a visit to them that weekend so I can drive them nuts by going to an Icon Seminar. ;)

You know what my icons look like, right? So you should not have any problem finding my 2 tables there.

[Michael the Iconographer]

That's wonderful Michael!! Do you get stage-fright?

I was discussing this with the owner of the company I work for who was giving me tips on how to give long presentations yesterday. So, I think I will be fine.