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Nancy Pelosi, “The Art of Power” in conversation with Rosa DeLauro at RJ Julia
Omni New Haven Hotel 155 Temple St, New HavenNancy Pelosi, the most powerful woman in American political history, tells the story of her transformation from housewife to House Speaker—how she became a master legislator, a key partner to presidents, and the most visible leader of the Trump resistance. Join us for an unforgettable evening with Speaker Pelosi as she shares a behind-the-scenes look at history-making moments in her nearly […]
Author Talk: Marian Schembari: A Little Less Broken at Athena Books!
Athena Books 228 Sound Beach Avenue, Old GreenwichA CONVERSATION WITH MARIAN SCHEMBARI ABOUT HER LIFE-CHANGING AUTISM DIAGNOSIS October 1 | 7PM Athena Books is thrilled to welcome Marian Schembari back to Old Greenwich to celebrate the release of her new memoir, A Little Less Broken: How an Autism Diagnosis Finally Made Me Whole. In her thought-provoking memoir, Marian chronicles the story of her decades-long […]
Elections and Cakes: Connecticut Revolutions at New Haven Museum
New Haven Museum 114 Whitney Avenue, New HavenMaking Election Day a state holiday in 17th century Connecticut was a revolution. So was making Election Cake to celebrate it in the 18th century. Through the fiction of Harriet Beecher Stowe, journals of Thoreau, sermons of Ezra Stiles, petitions by Black citizens, period cookbooks, diaries, magazines, and memoirs, food historian Dr. Linda Civitello will […]
How October 7 Broke America’s College Campuses: A Conversation with Ben Shapiro
Sheffield- Sterling-Strathcona Hall 1 Prospect St, New HavenThe Buckley Institute is pleased to welcome renowned author, journalist, and commentator Ben Shapiro to speak at Yale on October 7, 2024, at 7pm in Sheffield- Sterling-Strathcona Hall 114 (1 Prospect St, New Haven, CT). The conversation will be titled, “How October 7 Broke America’s College Campuses.” Tickets are non-transferable and will be required for entry. Please note […]
Great Decisions Discussion Bonus Session with Mara Suttmann-Lea, Ph.D at Essex Library
Essex Library Association 33 West Avenue, EssexDuring our 2024 Great Decision series, we had many discussions about conflicts and challenges around the world, that fundamentally centered on “democracy and freedom”. But someone raised the question: Do we all define democracy and freedom in the same manner? Join us in this bonus conversation session where each may share and explore what these […]
A BIPARTISAN INFORMATION SESSION WITH THE VOTING MOMS at Athena Books!
Athena Books 228 Sound Beach Avenue, Old GreenwichJoin Greenwich's own Voting Moms, Emily Goodman and Jenna Lowe, to discuss the importance of your hyper local vote and the power of community. This will be a bipartisan information session about local issues on the ballot in our upcoming elections. This event is FREE and open to everyone but registration is required. Thank you! […]
Alyssa Farah Griffin and Molly Jong-Fast “Info, Insights, Inquiring Questions: The Presidential Election 2024” at The Quick Center in Fairfield
Quick Center for the Arts 200 Barlow Road, FairfieldAn Open VISIONS Forum at Fairfield University Alyssa Farah Griffin is an American political strategist and television personality. She was the White House director of strategic communications and assistant to former President Trump. Currently, she is a co-host of the The View on ABC and a regular political commentator on CNN. Molly Jong-Fast is an American writer, […]
Conscience of the Congress: John Lewis and the Politics of Voting at the New Haven Museum
New Haven Museum 114 Whitney Avenue, New HavenThe 2024 election is the perfect time to discuss the career of civil rights hero and congressman John Lewis, who helped bring about the Voting Rights Act and then fought for voting rights his whole career. Scholar and author David Greenberg will present “John Lewis and the Politics of Voting,” at the New Haven Museum […]
Bari Weiss An Evening with Bari Weiss – A Community Forum at The Quick Center in Fairfield
Quick Center for the Arts 200 Barlow Road, FairfieldAn Open VISIONS Forum at Fairfield University Presented with the Fairfield University Office of the President, the Bennett Center for Judaic Studies, the College of Arts and Sciences Common Ground Series, and the Jewish Federation of Greater Fairfield County. Bari Weiss is the founder and editor of The Free Press and host of the podcast Honestly. From 2017 […]
Douglas Brinkley Highs and Lows of the American Presidency: Past, Present, Future at The Quick Center in Fairfield
Quick Center for the Arts 200 Barlow Road, FairfieldAn Open VISIONS Forum at Fairfield University Douglas Brinkley is the Katherine Tsanoff Brown Chair in Humanities and Professor of History at Rice University, presidential historian for the New-York Historical Society, trustee of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library, and a contributing editor at Vanity Fair and a frequent commentator on CBS News, MSNBC and […]
A Talk on the Geopolitical Climate in Europe with Dr. Olena Lennon at Essex Library
Essex Library Association 33 West Avenue, EssexThe Essex Library will welcome Dr. Olena Lennon of the University of New Haven on Thursday, January 9 at 6:30 PM to talk about the geopolitical climate in Europe. As Russia’s aggression against Ukraine continues and regional wars in the Middle East have been escalating, Europe, among other global regions, has felt many destabilizing reverberations. […]
Oral History: Kent State, 1970 Presented by Mike Alewitz at Phoebe Griffin Noyes Library
Phoebe Griffin Noyes Library 2 Library Lane, Old LymeThis April marks 55 years since the Ohio National Guard murdered four Kent State students during a campus protest of the US bombing in Cambodia. Mike Alewitz was a student anti-war organizer at Kent State and witnessed the shootings. This experience forever shaped Alewitz, who has dedicated his life to people’s movements and organizations as […]