Sept. 30 to Oct. 12: Bedtime Stories Fundraiser Comes to Seattle
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 (Sept. 30 to Oct. 5, 2013)
SPARK PICK
SEATTLE – Join Humanities Washington for Bedtime Stories in Seattle on Friday (Oct. 4), our evening of food, wine and words featuring local authors reading original works written specifically for the event. [Details] This year’s event is sold out, but you can check out interviews with all of our authors on Spark: Erica Bauermeister, Rebecca Brown, Charles Johnson and Harold Taw. At the event, Johnson will also receive the Humanities Washington Award.
THURSDAY (Oct. 3)
ELLENSBURG – Speakers Bureau’s Hank Cramer, One Trail, Many Voices [Details]
MOSES LAKE – Speakers Bureau’s Kathleen Flenniken, My Hanford: A Personal History [Details]
NEXT WEEK (Oct. 6-12, 2013)
SUNDAY (Oct. 6)
Christina Fusch
SEATTLE – Speakers Bureau’s Christina Fusch, Why Culture Matters: An Anthropological Approach to Our Lives. [Details]
TUESDAY (Oct. 8)
WALLA WALLA – The Walla Walla Public Library presents Big Idea Talks: Walla Walla and the State of the State for Latinos. [Details] This program is supported by a Humanities Washington Spark Grant.
LYNNWOOD – Speakers Bureau’s Anu Taranath, The World in Washington: An Exploration of Literature and Our Lives. [Details]
WEDNESDAY (Oct. 9)
DES MOINES – Speakers Bureau’s William Woodward, Coming Home: Baseball’s America. [Details]
Antonio Davidson Gómez
LAKEWOOD – Speakers Bureau’s Antonio Davidson-Gómez, Mapping Latino Musical Migrations [Details]
THURSDAY (Oct. 10)
MOSES LAKE – Speakers Bureau’s Julia Harrison, A World of Sweets in Washington State. [Details]
TACOMA – Join Humanities Washington for the first ever Think & Drink conversation in Tacoma: Bit by Bit: The Digital Evolution of the Neighborhood. [Details]
FRIDAY (Oct. 11)
YAKIMA – Speakers Bureau’s Julia Harrison, A World of Sweets in Washington State. [Details]
SATURDAY (Oct. 12)
Gloria Burgess
REDMOND – Speakers Bureau’s Lance Rhoades, American Indians in Cinema: Portrayals and Participation, Onscreen and Behind the Scene. [Details]
BURIEN – Speakers Bureau’s Janet Oakley, Tree Army: The Civilian Conservation Corps in Washington State, 1933-1941. [Details]
PORT TOWNSEND – Speakers Bureau’s Gloria Burgess, It Takes a Village: Sparks of Light. [Details]
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