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YAKIMA TOWN HALL SPEAKER SERIES

Cokie Roberts September 29, 2010 11:00 a.m. Capitol Theatre

INSIDER’S VIEW OF WASHINGTON, D.C.

Cokie Roberts brings a practiced political eye and keen perspective to the issues currently facing lawmakers and our country. In her more than forty years in broadcasting, Cokie Roberts has won countless awards, including three Emmys. She has been inducted into the Broadcasting and Cable Hall of Fame, and was cited by the American Women in Radio and Television as one of the fifty greatest women in the history of broadcasting..

"We were particularly impressed with her candor and the strong rapport she established with the audience."
– Edward J. Mathias, Director, T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.

 

Dr. Elliot Engel November 3, 2010 11:00 a.m. Capitol Theatre

THE DICKENS NOBODY KNOWS

Our most requested speaker, Dr. Elliot Engel is considered the most insightful, personable, and entertaining keynote speaker to come out of academia in the last fifty years. His witty, engaging speaking style imparts hard, factual information, leaving his audiences virtually spellbound, yet charmed by periods of laughter and flashes of insight into Charles Dickens.

“… I’ve come away from every talk with at least one memorable nugget that I can recall the rest of my life.”
– Linda, Software Development Manager

 

Kati Marton March 9, 2011 11:00 a.m. Capitol Theatre

ENEMIES OF THE PEOPLE:
MY FAMILY’S JOURNEY TO AMERICA

"You are opening a Pandora's box," Marton was warned when she filed for her family's secret police files in Budapest. However, she felt her family history -- during both the Nazi and the Communist periods -- was too full of shadows. The files revealed terrifying truths: secret love affairs, betrayals inside the family circle, torture and brutalities alongside acts of stunning courage -- and, above all, deep family love.

"… altogether amazing. It is a mystery story, a love story, and a walk through history."
– Barbara Walters

 

Shawn Achor April 13, 2011 11:00 a.m. Capitol Theatre

THE SCIENCE OF HAPPINESS

Will getting into Harvard make you happy? Will falling off a bunk bed make you cry? Find out the surprising answers as this researcher and teacher of one of the most popular classes at Harvard, lets us in on the secrets of real happiness. Shawn Achor is the winner of over a dozen distinguished teaching awards. His book, The Happiness Advantage: How Positive Brains Raise Performance, will be released in the fall of 2010.

“… we were enriched, refreshed and left wanting more. Discussion continues and will I’m sure for some time.”
– Carlos Hoyt, Dean, Phillips Exeter Andover

 

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