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Leisure Care community Fairwinds-Redmond to host speaker series beginning April 14

Published 1:56 pm Tuesday, April 3, 2012

In conjunction with Humanities Washington and Rick Steves’ Europe Through the Backdoor, Leisure Care community Fairwinds-Redmond is hosting a lineup of speakers throughout 2012.

These one-hour presentations are open to the public and are free to attend and many presentations include a cocktail hour beforehand with complimentary wine and appetizers.

Upcoming presentations feature speakers who dive into topics of history, culture and travel — both near and far. Speakers include award-winning author, documentary producer and journalist Jack Hamann, award-winning author and radio producer Harriet Baskas and award-winning historian and Museum of History and Industry curator Dr. Lorraine McConaghy.

Each Saturday presentation will be at Fairwinds-Redmond, at 9988 Avondale Rd. N.E. in Redmond.

Here is a schedule of upcoming presentations:

  • April 14, 9 a.m. – Speaking Truth to Power: Modern Lessons from a Historic Injustice at Seattle’s Fort Lawton with Jack Hamann. For more information, visit http://tinyurl.com/cswalv4.
  • April 28, 2 p.m. cocktail hour, 3 p.m. lecture – Global Literature: How Learning About “Over There” Helps Us Understand “Over Here” with Dr. Anu Taranath. For more information, visit http://tinyurl.com/c9vwoq4.
  • May 19, 2 p.m. cocktail hour, 3 p.m. lecture – What Is That?: Unusual and Offbeat People, Places, Things and Events in Washington State with Harriet Baskas. For more information, visit http://tinyurl.com/czppns7.
  • June 23, 2 p.m. cocktail hour, 3 p.m. lecture – Select Gardens of England and France with Ann Neel. Enjoy a pictorial garden visit from Monet’s Giverney to Cornwall’s Lost Gardens of Heligan to Southern England’s Stourhead.
  • Aug. 11, 9 a.m. – New Land, North of the Columbia with Dr. Lorraine McConaghy. For more information, visit http://tinyurl.com/7yz6m8c.
  • Sept. 15, time TBD – European Beer Tasting with Tim Nichols. Get a taste of Europe’s best brews while learning about the styles of each European country’s beer-producing regions, beer aficionado Nichols will also show how to go about getting brewery tours in Europe not generally open to the public.

For more information on any presentation or to RSVP contact Randee Young at (425) 558-4700.

 

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