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Ellen Burstyn October 3, 2007 11:00 a.m. Capitol Theatre |
“Lessons in Becoming Myself”
Academy and Tony Award winning actress and author, Ellen Burstyn’s spectacular forty year career has spanned film, stage and television. Ms. Burstyn has always defied expectations. Her life’s journey includes personal missteps and toxic relationships, all the while, rising to the height of a career which includes six Academy Award nominations, an Oscar for Best Actress in Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore and a Tony for her performance in Same Time Next Year. Listen as Ms. Burstyn shares her deeply honest journey through her extraordinary life.
“With the honesty of a diary, the world-creation of a novel, and the suspense of a mystery, Ellen Burstyn takes us with her on the deepest adventure: the voyage toward one’s authentic self. . .”
– Gloria Steinem
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Salman Rushdie November 7, 2007 11:00 a.m. Capitol Theatre |
“The Importance of Free Speech”
World–renowned author, Salman Rushdie may be best known for his fourth novel published in 1988, The Satanic Verses, and the “fatwa” (effectively a sentence of death) issued against him by the orthodox Iranian leadership. He earned critical acclaim for his second novel Midnight’s Children written in 1981, for which he received the prestigious Booker Prize. Mr. Rushdie also authors children’s books, including Haroun and the Sea of Stories, which earned him the Writers’ Guild Award. Mr. Rushdie’s experiences provide a fascinating story and remind us of “The Importance of Free Speech”.
“How to defeat terrorism? Don’t be terrorized. Don’t let fear rule your life. Even if you are scared.”
– Salman Rushdie
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Jim Whittaker March 5, 2008 11:00 a.m. Capitol Theatre |
“A Life on the Edge: Everest and Beyond”
Living life on the edge captures the philosophy of Jim Whittaker. Internationally famous mountaineer, adventurer, and environmentalist, he is best known as the first American to climb Mt. Everest on May 1, 1963 and K2 in 1978. He is also a businessman with vision as proven by his tenure as president and CEO of the country’s largest outdoor retailer REI – Recreational Equipment, Inc. Join us for a riveting saga of high adventure by a regional treasure.
“My father’s greatest living heroes were John Glenn and Jim Whittaker—a physical giant with a huge heart, a decent soul and inspirational courage. . . . Whittaker’s story is a riveting saga of high adventure by one of history’s greatest climbers.”
– Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
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P.J. O’Rourke April 16, 2008 11:00 a.m. Capitol Theatre |
“A Morning with P.J. O’Rourke”
With razor sharp insight, P.J. O’Rourke is America’s premier political satirist. Currently a correspondent of The Atlantic Monthly, Mr. O’Rourke has been a journalist for over 30 years having covered news events worldwide. He is also an author of eleven books – three on the New York Times hardcover bestseller list. Called the funniest writer in America by the Wall Street Journal, Mr. O’Rourke will inform and entertain us with his own style of humor.
“O’Rourke is witty, smart andthough he hides it under a tough coat of cynicism—a fine reporter. . .”
– The New York Times Book Review
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