Tuesday was the big day -- Greg Mortenson, co-author of "Three Cups of Tea," visited Chico. He made several appearances to local classrooms during the day. At night, Mortenson spoke in front of a crowd that was sold-out three times over -- in Laxson Auditorium, Harlan Adams Theater and the Bell Memorial Union Auditorium.

Shortly before dinner, he spoke with local reporters at Laxson Auditorium. Chico Mayor Ann Schwab also presented Mortenson with the key to the city.

Here is the video from the press conference with Mortenson:

This year's Book in Common project got off to a roaring start last Thursday with a kick-off event in Chico City Plaza. Enterprise-Record editor David Little was a speaker and recorded the entire event, including presenters reading passages from the book, "Three Cups of Tea."

In case you missed it, you can catch up and listen to the whole event here. It's 44-minutes long -- about as long as an "hour" of broadcast TV.

Book in Common kick-off event (MP3, 17.5 MB)

Let us know what you think. Enjoy.