You’re Invited: View Speakers Bureau Auditions in Seattle June 29-30, July 5-7
June 5, 2012
Following a strong start in Spokane earlier this month, 2012-14 Speaker Bureau auditions are headed to Seattle for five days of presentations.
These auditions – taking place June 29-30 and July 5-7 – are open to our partners, supporters and other friends. Feedback from these sessions will help shape our new Speakers Bureau lineup.
Consistently one of our most popular programs, our Speakers Bureau offers free public presentations across the state on a range of topics from history to contemporary culture. Our expert speakers share their knowledge and engage audiences in robust community conversations.
Our Speakers Bureau roster is updated biannually, with the 2012-14 roster to be announced in mid-July for community presentations beginning in September.
The Seattle auditions take place at the historic Stimson-Green Mansion, 1204 Minor Ave. [Directions] There is no cost to attend, but RSVP suggested to [email protected].
Fell free to come for just a presentation or two, spend a whole day or even catch them all.
We hope you can join us!
ON THE SCHEDULE
Current schedule, subject to change:
FRIDAY, June 29
• 9 a.m.: Mark Auslander, Remembering Slavery, Inter-racial Reconciliation and the Rebuilding of American Community
• 9:50 a.m.: Donivan Johnson, I Hear America Singing
• 10:50 a.m.: Carver Gayton, Narrative of the Sufferings of Lewis Clarke
• 11:40 a.m.: David Williams, Stories in Stone
• 1:15 p.m.: Neil McNeill, Spooked! Science and the Paranormal
• 2:05 p.m.: Milt Priggee, Political Cartooning: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
• 2:55 p.m.: Sibyl James, Women Artists: Facing Obstacles
• 4 p.m.: Doug Ramsey, Jazz Roots In The Bill of Rights
• 4:50 p.m.: Alex Alben, The Digital Dilemma
SATURDAY, June 30
• 9:30 a.m.: Peter Donahue, The Release of Fact into the Imagination: Washington History and Historical Fiction
• 10:50 a.m.: Dina Blade, Songs and Stories from World War Two
• 11:40 a.m.: Ratna Roy, Hinduism: Religion? Philosophy? Or, A Way of Life?
• 1:15 p.m.: Jennifer K. Stuller, Ink-Stained Amazons and Cinematic Warriors: Superwomen in Modern Mythology
• 2:05 p.m.: Jill Johnson, Through Rebecca’s Eyes: A New View of the Pioneer
• 2:55 p.m.: Joan Hockaday, The Lewis & Clark Wildflower Discoveries
• 4 p.m.: Hank Cramer, Dark As The Dungeon
• 4:50 p.m.: Hank Cramer, One Trail, Many Voices
THURSDAY, July 5
• 9 a.m.: Michael Shurgot, Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice and the Nature of Religious Prejudice
• 9:50 a.m.: Shawn Wong, How to Write a Novel in Only 30 Years
• 10:50 a.m.: Janet Oakley, Tree Army: The Civilian Conservation Corps in Washington State, 1933-1941
• 11:40 a.m.: Carolyn Wright, Poetry and Public Life – Writing for Change
• 1:15 p.m.: James Winchel, Exploring the Complexity of Social Issues: Representation of Civil Rights in Literature and Film
• 2:05 p.m.: Kathya Alexander, Of Hope and of Morning: Stories of Washington’s First African Americans
• 2:55 p.m.: William Woodward, Coming Home: Baseball’s America
• 4 p.m.: Harriet Baskas, Hidden Treasures in Washington’s Museums
• 4:50 p.m.: Gloria Burgess, It Takes A Village
FRIDAY, July 6
• 9 a.m.: Lynne Iglitzin, Brother, Can You Spare a Dime: Viewing the Great Depression Through Music and Photographs
• 9:50 a.m.: Eva Abram, African Americans in the Courts
• 10:50 a.m.: Jeanne Kohl-Welles, Human Trafficking in Washington: From the Historic Mercer Maids to Contemporary Mail-Order Bride Murders and Sexual Exploitation of Minors in Internet Ads
• 11:40 a.m.: Michael Schein, Bones Beneath Our Feet: The History of the Conquest of Puget Sound by the Boston Tribe, 1844-1858
• 1:15 p.m.: Amy Rubin, Exploring the Magical Process of Creating Music, An Interactive Performance-Informance
• 2:05 p.m.: Julia Harrison, A World of Sweets in Washington State
• 2:55 p.m.: Micheal Berry, Music in the Aftermath: How Music Helps Us Deal With Crisis
• 4 p.m.: Kathleen Flenniken, My Hanford: A Personal History
• 4:50 p.m.: Robert Horton, The End of the Trail: How the Western Movie Rode Into the Sunset
Saturday, July 7
• 9 a.m.: Anu Taranath, The World in Washington: An Exploration of Literature and Our Lives
• 9:50 a.m.: Christina Fusch, Why Culture Matters: An Anthropological Approach to Our Lives
• 10:50 a.m.: Daniela Ivanova-Nyberg, A Search for Harmonious Life: Life as a Project
• 11:40 a.m.: Karol Brown, 30 Lessons in Love, Leadership and Legacy from Harriet Tubman
• 1:15 p.m.: Claudia Rowe, When Watchdogs Cover Hollywood: The Meaning of Click-Obsessed Journalism
• 2:05 p.m.: Tom Keogh, Dr. Doyle and Mr. Holmes
• 2:55 p.m.: Lorraine McConaghy, Territorial Voices: A Civil War Reader’s Theater
• 4 p.m.: Lorraine McConaghy, Talking History: An Introduction to Oral History Interviews
• 4:50 p.m.: Lance Rhoades, American Indians in Cinema: Portrayals and Participation Onscreen and Behind the Scenes