Talk is Good Northeast Ohio is full of opportunities to hear current, innovative and sometimes controversial ideas. Here are some of the highlights of upcoming speaker series, discussion groups and lectures. AKRON ROUNDTABLE WKSU rebroadcasts all Akron Roundtable programs on Thursday evenings at 8:00 pm, one week following the Thursday luncheons. Their rebroadcast is made possible with the support of Cascade Audi. Mark Cohen, Publisher, Akron Beacon Journal, January 15. Biomimicry Panel, February 19. Craig Kenkel, Cuyahoga Valley National Park, March 19. Josh McManus, Knight Foundation, April 16. For more information visit: akronroundtable.org THE AKRON SUMMIT COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY For more information visit: akronlibrary.org THE EXPLORER SERIES – CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY These Friday lectures showcase acclaimed scientists, Museum curators, authors and adventurers. Jim Bissell, Twenty Five Years of change within Lake Erie Coastal Wetlands, January 23. Dr. Eric Vilain, Pink, Blue and In-Between: How Do Humans Develop Sexually?, February 20. Lyanda Lynn Haupt, The Urban Bestiary: Encountering Everyday Wild, March 13. Dr. Philip J. Currie, Dinosaurs at the End of Earth: Antarctica and Argentina, April 10. Scott Weidensaul, Messing Around with Birds (For Fun and Science), May 1. For more information visit: cmnh.org THE UNIVERSITY OF AKRON FORUM SERIES Melissa Harris-Perry, Monday, February 2. Dr. Michael Eric Dyson, Friday, April 10. Jack Hannah’s Into the Wild LIVE!, Thursday, April 30. Neil deGrasse Tyson, Wednesday, May 6. For more information visit: uaevents.com
Melissa Harris-Perry at The University Of Akron Forum Series
THE CITY CLUB OF CLEVELAND The City Club is the longest uninterrupted independent forum series in the country, renowned for its tradition of debate and discussion. Here are some of the scheduled speakers. Timothy J. McGinty, Friday, January 9. Nikil Saval, Wednesday, January 21. Sevgi Akarcesme, Thursday, January 22. Jo An Davidson, Friday, January 23. Richard Rothstein, Friday, February 13. For more information visit: cityclub.org F. JOSEPH CALLAHAN DISTINGUISHED LECTURE Introduced in 2005 as the Distinguished Lecture Series, this annual event engages the Greater Cleveland Community in discourse on important topics of our time. For more information visit: case.edu/events/callahan GREAT DECISIONS OF WAYNE COUNTY, OHIO Great Decisions lecture series is a joint venture between The College of Wooster and the local
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