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Great Falls Forum: “Arts, Advocacy, & Action: Acting as if Our Lives Depended on It”

Past Event ....... February 21st — 12:00 noon

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Cathy Plourde, Playwright/Activist and Director of the University of New England’s Add Verb Productions will be our February Forum speaker.  Cathy will talking about using the Arts as a vehicle to change lives and will enlighten us on the amazing … continues …

Great Falls Forum: “Bates and the Engaged Liberal Arts”

Past Event ....... January 17th — 12:00 noon

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Our January Forum features the newly-inaugurated President of  Bates College, Clayton Spencer.  Clayton will be presenting an inside look at the latest developments on the Bates campus and will also lay out her take on the future of the College. … continues …

Great Falls Forum: “Life in Silicon Valley”

Past Event ....... December 20th, 2012 — 12:00 noon

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View this talk now. Our December Forum speaker is Lewiston native Sandy Parakilas, who is currently working as the Head of Growth and Operations for CitizenNet.  Sandy will be talking about his personal journey from Lewiston High School to the world of … continues …

Great Falls Forum: “Downtown Lewiston–Current Growth and Future Opportunities”

Past Event ....... November 15th, 2012 — 12:00 noon

Eric Agren

Our November Forum speaker is Lewiston’s own Eric Agren, proprietor of two award-winning downtown restaurants, Fuel and Marché.  Eric will be talking about his vision for the downtown, reviewing the recent burst of new business and cultural/arts initiatives, and presenting … continues …

Great Falls Forum: “Portland Forward: Citizen Media With a Global Perspective”

Past Event ....... October 18th, 2012 — 12:00 noon

Mohammed Dini

Our speaker for the October Forum is Mohammed Dini, the Executive Director of the African Diaspora Institute and a leader in the Somali community, both in Portland and nationally.  Mohammed was raised in Somalia and Kenya before moving to the … continues …

Great Falls Forum

Past Event ....... September 20th, 2012 — 12:00 noon

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Pianist extraordinaire Frank Glazer will be the opening speaker for the 15th season of the Great Falls Forum.  On Thursday, Sept 20th at 12:00 noon in the Library’s Callahan Hall Glazer will be speaking on “Reminiscences from 90 Years at … continues …

Author Talk with David Rosenfelt

Past Event ....... August 20th, 2012 — 7:00 p.m.

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Mystery author and dog rescuer David Rosenfelt will be talking about his latest novel, Leader of the Pack, discussing his writing career, and revealing the details of his work with the Tara Foundation, a non-profit started by David and his wife … continues …

TEDxDirigo

Past Event ....... June 27th, 2012 — 10:00 a.m. - 8:30 p.m.

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LPL and the Lyceum Gallery are proud to partner with TEDxDirigo for a day-long experience of “ideas worth spreading” on Wed, June 27. First, from 10am until 7pm, we will be hosting a viewing party of TEDGlobal2012. Watch TED Talks … continues …

Great Falls Forum: “Maine to New York–Local Girl Sets Up Shop in the Big Apple’s Arts Scene”

Past Event ....... May 22nd, 2012 — 12:00 noon

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Beth Morrison is an Edward Little alum who is living her dream in New York City as the creative producer of Beth Morrison Projects, an internationally-renown arts production company.  At the May Great Falls Forum Beth will be sharing her … continues …

Great Falls Forum: “Baseball: the Writer’s Sport”

Past Event ....... April 19th, 2012 — 12:00 noon

Ed Rielly

Dr. Ed Rielly (Professor of English at St. Joseph’s College of Maine) is widely recognized as an authority on baseball and culture along with being an award-winning poet! Ed will be the featured speaker at the April Forum where he … continues …