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2007-08 Open VISIONS Forum Schedule

 

David McCulloughDavid McCullough
Thurs., Oct. 18, 2007 at 8 p.m.
Two-time Pulitzer prize-winning historian. Author of Truman and 1776.

Co-sponsored by the Fairfield Museum and History Center

Joyce Carol OatesJoyce Carol Oates
VISIONS In Depth
Sun., Jan. 20, 2008 at 3 p.m.

Internationally renowned best-selling author

In collaboration with Pequot Library

Nicholas KristofNicholas Kristof
VISIONS In Depth
Jacoby Lunin Humanitarian Lectureship
Weds., Oct. 24, 2007 at 8 p.m.
Columnist, The New York Times

Presented through the Carl & Dorothy Bennett Center for Judaic Studies and sponsored by the Frank Jacoby Foundation

Harold FordHarold Ford, Jr.
VISIONS In Depth
Weds., Feb. 20, 2008 at 8 p.m.
Former U.S. Representative, D-Tenn.
Chair, National Democratic Leadership Council
Political Contributor, Fox News

Co-sponsored by FUSA

William BennettWilliam Bennett
VISIONS In Depth
Mon., Nov. 5, 2007 at 8 p.m.

Co-director of Empower America and former Secretary of Education

Co-sponsored by Somerset Capital

Gael GreeneGael Greene *
VISIONS In Depth
Mon., March 24, 2008 at 8 p.m.

Culinary writer, columnist of "The Insatiable Critic," New York magazine

Co-sponsored by Moffly Publications and Westport Magazine

Lou DobbsLou Dobbs
VISIONS In Depth
Wed., Nov. 7, 2007 at 8:30 p.m.

Anchor and managing editor of CNN's Lou Dobbs Tonight. Author of A New America: Awakening the National Spirit

Jon MeachamJon Meacham
University College Ignatian Lecture
Mon., April 14, 2008 at 8 p.m.

Editor of Newsweek, author of American Gospel: God, the Founding Fathers, and the Making of a Nation

Brian WilliamsBrian Williams
VISIONS In Depth
Sun., Nov. 18, 2007 at 3 p.m.
MSNBC, NBC Anchor, NBC Nightly News

 

To purchase tickets, call the Regina A. Quick Center Box Office at (203) 254-4010 or toll free 1-877-ARTS-396 (1-877-278-7396). Ticket prices: David McCullough and Brian Williams: $50. Remaining lecture ticket prices: $45.

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Advanced orders from Sponsors, Patrons, Friends and renewing season subscribers to all nine events go on sale June 18, 2007. All other Open VISIONS Forum tickets go on sale August 1, 2007. Purchase all nine lectures and receive a 10% discount off the regular, full ticket price. Subscriber discounts may not be interchanged between Quick Center and Open Visions Forum events.

For corporate and patron circle memberships please phone Elizabeth Hastings at (203) 254-4000, ext. 2688.

* Reception hosted at Bacco, a restaurant of La Colline Verte's Jean-Pierre Rudaz at Southport Green

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