Are you a good listener?
If so, listen up: There's a wide range of high profile speakers coming to Central Indiana, offering free talks (some require picking up tickets in advance)
--IMCPL has announced that bestselling author Neil Gaiman ("Coraline," "The Graveyard Book") will be delivering its McFadden Memorial Lecture April 16 at North Central High School. More information here.
--He's not the President of the United States, but he played one on TV. Indiana University Theatre and Drama will be hosting Martin Sheen, who will deliver the Ralph L. Collins Memorial Lecture on April 19. Information here.
--This Monday, Feb. 22, Edwidge Danticat, author of the Oprah-pick "Breath, Eyes, Memory" will be speaking as part of the Vivian S. Delbrook Visiting Writers Series at Butler University. Check out the whole Butler lineup here.
--On March 22, author of the wonderful novel "The Circus in Winter," visits the University of Indianapolis as part of its Kellogg Writers Series. Details here.
So start talking. Anyone here strike you as a must see?
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I heard dreamy Neil Gaiman speak a few years ago at a conference on graphic novels. Good speaker with a wealth of potentially interesting speaking topics and broad audience appeal. That event will be packed.
I have not ever heard Cathy Day speak, but I loved The Circus in Winter! Fascinating combination of Indiana setting and circus milieu. Her new memoir sounds interesting, too. I would like to meet her.
The Butler series always intrigues me. I was sad to learn that Lucille Clifton died recently. However, I would love to hear Mona Simpson. Her novel, Anywhere But Here, was a hoot and a treat, worthy of multiple readings. I would like to meet her, too.
I would LOVE to hear "President Bartlett" speak but I doubt I will be able to swing a Monday night road trip to Bloomington...unless I request some time off from my day job. Hmm....
Hope Baugh
Indy Theatre Habit
Info here: http://www.depauw.edu/news/?id=24814