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July 30 to Aug. 11: Port Townsend Troupe Celebrates Sci-Fi Greats

A theater performance based on the words of Ray Bradbury and Dune author Frank Herbert hits the Olympic Peninsula, while Speakers Bureau presentations engage audiences throughout the state.

This Week & Next highlights upcoming events and news from Humanities Washington, our many community partners and like-minded organizations around the state.

Look for the latest edition every Monday morning, or check out our full calendar at Humanities.org.

THIS WEEK (July 30 to Aug. 4, 2012)

Russell Waddel, PT Shorts

Russell Waddel directs PT Shorts, drawing on his passion for science fiction.

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PORT TOWNSEND – Port Townsend (PT) Shorts presents Deserts, Blasters, and Spaceships: An Evening of Sci-Fi Fun, based on the works of authors Frank Herbert, Steve Perry, Orson Scott Card and Ray Bradbury. This free, literature-based performance takes place at the Pope Marine Building at 7:30 p.m. Saturday [Details]. PT Shorts is a monthly series of literary readings produced by Key City Public Theatre and supported by a grant from Humanities Washington.

TUESDAY (July 31)

Harriet Baskas

Harriet Baskas

BELLEVUE – Speakers Bureau’s Robert Keller, Reconciling the Past: The History, Literature and Ethics of Japanese Removal [Details].

CLARKSTON – Speakers Bureau’s Harriet Baskas, What is That?: Unusual and Offbeat People, Places, Things and Events in Washington State [Details].

NEXT WEEK (Aug. 5-11, 2012)

SATURDAY (Aug. 11)

REDMOND – Speakers Bureau’s Lorraine McConaghy, New Land, North of the Columbia [Details].

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