Speaking Tour: 2/5 - 2/11

Monday
AIR SUPPLY: Eric Klinenberg’s new book, Fighting for Air, examines how corporate ownership and control of local media has remade American political and cultural life. Klinenberg, a sociology professor at New York University, is interviewed by Michael Fancher, Seattle Times editor-at-large.

7:30pm // Town Hall // $5

Tuesday
PANEL OF POETS: Sherman Alexie, Chelsea Rathburn, Richard Wakefield and Eric McHenry present "How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Rhyme": a roundtable discussion and reading of formal poetry.

7pm // Richard Hugo House // FREE

AUTHOR, AUTHOR: Jonathan Raban. Surveillance. Please make a note of it.

7:30pm // Elliott Bay // FREE

AMERICAN HISTORY: UW professor Richard Johnson on the forces that shaped America. Part 4: A Time of Troubles and the Spread of Empire. As the colonies pass through a time of social and political instability, they are drawn within England’s political control.

7-9pm // UW Kane Hall Rm 130 // $15/$12 UWAA members/$5 students

Wednesday
PROLIFIC PLAYWRIGHT: Seattle Arts & Lecture Series: Suzan-Lori Parks was the first African American woman to receive the Pulitzer Prize in drama, for Topdog/Underdog. Among other credits, Parks wrote the screenplay for Spike Lee's Girl 6 and an adaptation of Zora Neale Hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching God.

7:30pm // Benaroya Hall // Tickets: $20-$25 ($10 students/25-and-under

MARS OR BUST!: UW Bothell Computing & Software Systems Speaker Series: On Target to Mars. Dr. Yang Cheng discusses multiple PPL (pin-point landing) approaches - including Mars landing scenarios. Dr. Cheng has over 15 years of experience in research and development of computer vision, remote sensing, and cartography for science and engineering applications.

5:30-6:30pm // UW Bothell 005 Lecture Hall // FREE with RSVP

Thursday
FORESTRY HISTORY: Steven Anderson, PhD, President of the Forest History Society talks about the history of forestry in the United States, the origins of the College of Forest Resources, and the contributions of forestry and forest resources.

7pm // UW Kane Hall Rm 110 // FREE with RSVP

STREET SENSATIONALISM: Rene Denfeld's book All God's Children: Inside the Dark and Violent World of Street Families explores the "street family" : an insular community with its own language, hierarchy, codes of behavior, and violent system of punishment for those who step out of line.

7pm // UW Bookstore // FREE

Friday
WATER SUPPLY: The Future of Health Series: entrepreneur and inventor Dean "Segway" Kamen has turned his attention to the world’s water supply. Kamen has invented two devices, each about the size of a washing machine, which can provide much-needed clean water and power in the third world.

7:30pm // Town Hall // $5

MUSIC SUPPLY: Steven Levy's book The Perfect Thing: How the iPod Shuffles Commerce, Culture, and Coolness examines the way the iPod has changed the way the music industry and radio programs distribute their wares.

7pm // UW Bookstore // FREE

Saturday
IT SEMINAR: “Frankly My Dear, I Need a DAM”—An Introduction to Digital Asset Management. Learn how to determine your DAM needs, requirements, and budget, analyze a range of software solutions and explore the world of “meta-data" with instructors Kathy Gill, M.S., Senior Lecturer, UW Department of Communication’s Digital Media program; and Dan Lamont, M.C., media consultant and photojournalist.

9am-2pm // UW Communications Bldg Rm 302 // Registration: $100/seminar, $200/3-part series

GENEALOGY: This beginner's workshop covers basic organization and location of records for anyone "climbing their family tree," and other research strategies.

10am-12:30pm // National Archives and Records Administration, 6125 Sand Point Way NE // FREE

Sunday
SEASON PREVIEW: A Contemporary Theatre (ACT) takes a look at upcoming plays. "Short scenes from several 2007 plays will be read, and directors will talk about their visions for the season. Two presentations of the season preview will take place. Guided tours of the building will also be offered from 2-3pm and 4-6pm."

3pm & 6pm // ACT // FREE with RSVP: 206-292-7676

BLACK HISTORY: Speaking Out! Voices of Seattle's Black Community. Local leaders and celebrities explore the history of Seattle's black community in a dramatic reading. Cast includes Larry Gossett, Carver Gayton, Reverend Samuel McKinney, Micki Flowers and Mona Lake Jones.

5pm // MOHAI McEachern Auditorium // Tickets: $10 adults, $5 children 17 and under.