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Falmouth Forum Series 2008-2009

A series of lectures, performances, and presentations brought to you by the MBL Associates.

Lillie Auditorium, 7:30 PM. Lectures are free and open to the public.

An optional buffet dinner precedes each lecture at 6:00 pm, in the Swope Dining Room. Dinner tickets are $25 and must be purchased in advance at the MBL Communications Office in Woods Hole, or at Eight Cousins Children's Books, Main Street, Falmouth. Dinner tickets are available until they sell out or until 5 PM on the Tuesday prior to the event. For more information, contact the MBL Communications Office at: (508) 289-7423 or comm@mbl.edu .

Note: One additional forum to be determined.
Date: Event:

10/03/08 "Religion and Politics in Current Fundamentalist Movements" - Harvey Cox, Professor of Divinity, Harvard University, best-selling author of books of Protestant theology

10/10/08 "The U.S.A. from Watergate to 9/11" - James T. Patterson, Professor of History emeritus, Brown University

01/09/09 "In Harm's Way: Lessons Applied to Evacuating Communities Ahead of a Natural Disaster" - James Aiken, M.D., Louisiana State University Health Science Center

01/30/09 "Just Like a Man? John Donne, T.S. Eliot, Bob Dylan, and the Accusation of Misogyny" - Christopher Ricks, Professor of Humanities, Boston University, and award-winning teacher and literary critic

2/27/09 "Music: An Art Form and Industry in Flux" - Stephen Simon, former music director and conductor, Washington D.C. Chamber Symphony and Bonnie Ward Simon, producer of their classical music CD series for families

3/20/09 "Interpreting Holocaust Survivor Testimonies" - Lawrence Langer, Emeritus Professor of English, Simmons College, Holocaust scholar and award-winning author


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