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Henry Meade Williams Local History Lecture Series
Sponsored by the Frank & Eva Buck Foundation and Robert & Lacy Buck
Jane Gallatin Powers and the Ladies of the Club: How the Women Artists of Early Carmel Shaped its Destiny with Erin Lee Gafill
7:00 PM, Carpenter Hall at Sunset Center
Erin Lee Gafill, artist and author of the new biography Jane Gallatin Powers, a California Modernist, discusses the legacy of her great-great grandmother, Jane Gallatin Powers, who played a key role in establishing Carmel’s art community and the Carmel Arts and Crafts Club.
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Discover the lives of two extraordinary musical visionaries, the Carmel women who inspired David Gordan’s historical book Carmel Impresarios: A Cultural Biography of Dene Denny and Hazel Watrous.
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Join actor Taelen Thomas and SJSU Professor (emeritus) Susan Shillinglaw for a deep dive into the life of Shakespearean-trained actor Herbert “Bert” Heron, who oversaw the construction of the Forest Theater in 1910 and established the Carmel theater scene. This program will feature dramatic readings from Heron’s letters.
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Jack London, Upton Sinclair, Mary Austin, Robinson Jeffers, George Sterling, Sinclair Lewis: As writers, they found artistic refuge and inspiration in Carmel. Join writer and publisher Vince Emery as he explores their literary legacy.
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Historic cottages and buildings with architectural significance contribute to Carmel’s unique charm. Join architectural historians Kent Seavey and Seth Bergstein as they discuss the landmark buildings of Carmel and the importance of historic conservation to maintain community character.
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Join one of America’s foremost experts on GPS, former Stanford professor, current distinguished engineer at Google and member of NASA’s GPS advisory board, Dr. Frank van Diggelen, to learn more about this story of science and subterfuge, the myriad ways GPS impacts our lives, and how this technology might be used in the future.
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Join University of Washington professor and co-founder of the Center for an Informed Public Jevin West as he addresses the issue of misinformation and provides strategies to discern genuine information from falsehoods.
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Join CSUMB Professor of Communications Patrick Belanger as he explores varying ideas about how to reinvigorate public communication and enrich deliberative democracy.
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Please note dates and events are subject to change. Additional events may be added.
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