Program Overview
You don’t need to be a student or live near a college to hear an intriguing talk from a scholar or expert. In communities throughout Washington State, Speakers Bureau presenters give free public presentations on history, politics, music, philosophy, and everything in between.
Our roster of 31 Speakers Bureau presenters is made up of professors, artists, activists, historians, performers, journalists, and others—all chosen not only for their expertise, but also for their ability to inspire discussion with people of all ages and backgrounds. Hundreds of Speakers Bureau events take place each year. Each talk lasts about an hour.
To reach as many Washingtonians as possible, we partner with a wide range of organizations, including libraries, schools, museums, historical societies, retirement homes, community centers, and civic organizations. These organizations host and publicize the events.
Find a Speakers Bureau event near you. We also encourage nonprofit organizations to host a speaker.
Upcoming Events
Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein: Anatomy of a Masterpiece
Who controls life and death? Does a man-made being have (human) rights issues? Although regarded as Gothic sensationalism when first published – both for its lurid tale of a scientist driven mad by his obsession to animate the dead and for the surprising news that the author was nineteen-year-old Mary Shelley – Frankenstein has resonated […]
- When
- 5:30 pm, Tuesday
October 4, 2016 - Where
- Entiat Public Library
14138 Kinzel Street
Entiat, WA 98822 United States
I’ll Fly Away: A Sojourn through Poetry and Spirituals
What connections, what traditions could help people cope with being forcibly transported from one continent to another? The literary and artistic forms of spirituals and poetry not only tied communities together socially and artistically during slavery, but also continue to enrich the multicultural fabric of our state today through the work of contemporary African-American poets, […]
- When
- 7:00 pm, Tuesday
October 4, 2016 - Where
- Western Washington University
WWU Performing Arts Center
Bellingham, WA 98225 United States
Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein: Anatomy of a Masterpiece
Who controls life and death? Does a man-made being have (human) rights issues? Although regarded as Gothic sensationalism when first published – both for its lurid tale of a scientist driven mad by his obsession to animate the dead and for the surprising news that the author was nineteen-year-old Mary Shelley – Frankenstein has resonated […]
- When
- 2:00 pm, Wednesday
October 5, 2016 - Where
- Soap Lake Public Library
32 E Main
Soap Lake, WA 98851 United States