“Sarah from Alaska,” authors Scott Conroy and Shushannah Walshe
Monday, February 15, 2010 at 6:00 p.m. (Sturgis Hall) *Book signing to follow
– Conroy and Walshe will discuss their book, “Sarah from Alaska,” which chronicles the rise of former Alaska Governor and Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin during the 2008 presidential campaign and beyond.
Mark Penn, Democratic political strategist
Wednesday, February 17, 2010 at 12:00 p.m. (Sturgis Hall) *Moved from Feb. 3
– The former chief strategist for Hillary Clinton’s 2008 presidential campaign, Penn is currently the worldwide CEO of Burson-Marsteller, a leading global public relations and public affairs agency, and president of Penn, Schoen and Berland, a strategic research firm.
Dan Morrison, founder and CEO of Citizen Effect
Thursday, February 18, 2010 at 12:00 p.m. (Sturgis Hall)
– Citizen Effect, formerly known as 1Well, is a nonprofit organization that provides citizen philanthropists with the tools and networks to execute community development projects around the world.
“North Mississippi Blues: Reflections from the Hill Country,” featuring John Sinclair
Friday, February 19, 2010 at 6:00 p.m. (Sturgis Hall)
– Sinclair, a poet, civil rights activist and former manager of the band MC5, will be joined by David Kimbrough, Jr., and Dwayne Burnside, both sons of legendary Mississippi blues musicians, to discuss the unique sounds of blues music originating in Northeast Mississippi.
*To RSVP for these FREE programs, email publicprograms@clintonschool.uasys.edu.