Great Falls Forum
2011-2012 Great Falls Forum Season
The following speakers have been lined up to present talks in this year’s Great Falls Forum season. All Great Falls Forum programs take place from 12 noon to 1 pm in the Library’s Callahan Hall. The programs are free and no advance registration is required. The Forum is a bring-your-own lunch event, however participants are encouraged to take advantage of the Library’s partnership with Guthries’ Cafe and order a gourmet sandwich or salad from their menuand have it delivered to the Library on the day of the lecture. Coffee, tea and water are available at all Forum events.
Our Great Falls Forum co-sponsors are the Lewiston Sun Journal and Bates College. For more information contact the Library’s Adult Services desk at 513-3135 or via email at LPLReference@LewistonMaine.gov
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Thursday, Sept. 15: Major General Bill Libby, Adjutant General, Maine National Guard, and First Lady Ann LePage, speaking on “Maine’s Military Families: Their Needs and Resources.” |
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Thursday, Oct. 13: The Beehive Collective, an art-activist organization based in Machias, Maine, speaking on “The True Cost of Coal.” |
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Thursday, Nov. 17: Professor Ali Mohamed Aden, Director, Centre for Democracy and Political Reconciliation in Somalia, speaking on “Establishing a Credible Government in Somalia.” |
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Thursday, Jan. 19: Mark B. Lapping, Executive Director, Muskie School of Public Service, University of Southern Maine, speaking on “Understanding Maine’s Food System: Life at the End of the Pipeline.” |
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Thursday, Feb. 16: Lea Girardin, Former Director, Maine Film Office; Co-Founder of Railroad Square Cinema and Shadow Distribution, speaking on “Visual Media Production: a Diverse and Growing Industry Just Right for Maine.” |
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Thursday, March 15: Kathie Leonard, President/CEO, Auburn Manufacturing and Gene Geiger, CEO, Geiger, speaking on “What’s a Future Forum, and What’s It Doing in L/A?” |
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Thursday, April 19: Edward J. Rielly, Professor of English, St. Joseph’s College of Maine, speaking on, “Baseball: The Writer’s Sport.” |
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Tuesday, May 22: Beth Morrison, Creative Producer, Beth Morrison Projects, speaking on “Maine to New York—Local Girl Sets Up Shop in the Big Apple’s Arts Scene.” |