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Thomas King
October 4, 7:30 p.m.
Brunton Auditorium

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Jennifer Radbourne
October 25, 7:00 p.m.
Owens Art Gallery

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Jian Ghomeshi
November 19, 7:00 p.m.
Convocation Hall

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Atlantic Ballet Theatre
November 25, 7:00 p.m.
Owens Art Gallery

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Lyn Heward
January 11, 2011, 7:00 p.m.
Brunton Auditorium

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Cynthia Dale
February 7, 2011, 7:00 p.m.
Brunton Auditorium

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Steven Pinker & Rebecca Goldstein
March 28, 2011, 7:00 p.m.
Convocation Hall

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2010-11 Year of Culture and Creativity

PRESIDENT’S SPEAKERS SERIES

Thomas King
Title: Davidson Lecture in Canadian Studies: Telling Stories to Turtles
Profile: CBC personality and acclaimed author
Event: October 4, 7:30 p.m., Brunton Auditorium
   
Jennifer Radbourne
Title: Engaging Arts Audiences: The Dynamics of Audience-Performer Interaction
Profile: A lecture by international scholar Jennifer Radbourne
Event: October 25, 7:00 p.m.
   
Jian Ghomeshi
Title: Wood Lecture: Pop Culture for Social Change
Profile: Host of “Q,” CBC Radio One and Bold TV, musician, and writer
Event: November 19, 7:00 p.m., Convocation Hall
   
Atlantic Ballet Theatre
Title: Ghosts of Violence – The Arts and Social Change.
Profile:  
Event: November 25, 7:00 p.m. Owens Art Gallery
 
Lyn Heward
Title: The Spark: Igniting the Creative Fire That Lives within Us All
Profile: Director of Creation for Cirque du Soleil and author
Event: January 11, 2011, 7:00 p.m., Brunton Auditorium
   
Cynthia Dale
Title: An evening of song and stories with Cynthia Dale
Profile: Award-winning actor, singer, and stage performer
Event: February 7, 2011, 7:00 p.m., Brunton Auditorium
   
Steven Pinker & Rebecca Goldstein
Title: Jonah Lecture: The Creative Mind
Profile: Leading cognitive scientist and Harvard psychology professor, with his wife, an American novelist and philosopher
Event: March 28, 2011, 7:00 p.m., Convocation Hall
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
There will also be events with the following: Jennifer Radbourne, Susan Chalmers-Gauvin, John Dickson, Ben Reeves, and David Adams Richards, among others