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CWU Professor, Rodrigo F. Rentería-Valencia, will give a brief historical overview of the Hispanic Heritage month and discuss what that means for many of us today.
In partnership with the WAGRO Foundation.
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Registration required (467 spots remaining)Register for event Confused about the complexities of Medicare? Come learn the basics – how it works, what it costs, and when and how to sign up for Medicare and Social Security. This informational program is presented by Timm Sanford of Seniors' Insurance…
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El Dr. Rodrigo Rentería-Valencia, profesor de Central Washington University, dará una breve reseña histórica del mes de la Herencia Hispana y discutirá lo que esto significa actualmente para muchos de nosotros. En colaboración con la…
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We invite you to join us for a talk with Dr. Aziz Gazipura, one of the world’s leading experts on social confidence as he discusses how to stop being too nice and worrying about what others might think.
Are you too nice? Do you find it…
Registration requiredRegister for event On Thanksgiving Day, 1925, Roy Olmstead was trapped by federal prohibition agents and their Tommy guns on a lonely Puget Sound dock. His reign as the Northwest’s most prolific bootlegger had ended. But big questions—political, cultural, and…
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Join us in conversation with popular CNN Anchor, Zain E. Asher, as she discusses her moving and inspiring memoir Where the Children Take Us.
In Where the Children Take Us, Zain E. Asher, tells the story of her mother's harrowing fight to…
Registration requiredRegister for event Need to break out on the open road and want to take your best fur friend? It’s not as difficult as you might think. Kathleen Petrich took an 8 state, 5000 mile road trip this past March with her husband and large friendly dog. Get filled in…
Meet local author Terry Clayton as he discusses his book- Facing the Moment.With the critical eye of a historian, Clayton looks at the dynamic elements of social change that have influenced the course of humanity and their…
Laughter shapes the way we listen to each other, and can be a signal of who belongs—and who doesn’t.
While everyone finds different things funny, we all have experienced laughter. And what we find funny shapes how we interconnect. Through…
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Join us for a captivating conversation with historical fiction writer Kate Quinn as she discusses her newest release, The Diamond Eye, and her other works. Quinn is the author of several New York Times bestsellers, including The Alice…
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Great city streets emptied of people; a population panicked; misinformation in the air. If some of our experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic seemed familiar, it might be because the movies already imagined them. Whether the cause is…
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You’re invited to an enlightening hour with highly acclaimed writer, journalist, broadcaster, and speaker Lisa Napoli as she discusses her group biography of the four women whose voices defined NPR, Susan, Linda, Nina, & Cokie: The…
Registration requiredRegister for event Mike Gastineau is a freelance writer, author, and broadcaster.
His latest book, Fear No Man, was published in 2021 and tells the inside story of the undefeated and national champion 1991 University of Washington football team.
His…
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Join us for a dazzlingly entertaining virtual chat with author Bonnie Garmus as she discusses her debut New York Times bestselling novel Lessons in Chemistry.
Lessons in Chemistry is set in 1960s California and features the singular voice…
Registration requiredRegister for event The Friends of the Langley Library is proud to present the delightfully witty wonder-librarian Nancy Pearl at Whidbey Island Center for the Arts as she shares her favorite reads of 2022 in her inimitable style.
Nancy is a best-selling…
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The ukulele has grown in popularity over the last few years yet it's still seen as a novelty instrument by many. Arden Fujiwara dispels that myth as he shares the rich history of the ukulele through songs and stories spanning the last…
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Join us for an enlightening hour with bestselling author Kwame Christian as he chats about his new book How to Have Difficult Conversations About Race: Practical Tools for Necessary Change in the Workplace and Beyond.
How to Have Difficult…
Registration requiredRegister for event USA Today Best-selling Author Alexis Morgan is the author of over fifty short stories, novellas, and novels that span a variety of genres: historical romances, paranormal romances, contemporary romances, and cozy mysteries. Her current…
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Did you know you can take photographs of galaxies, nebulae, and spectacular exploding stars, even if you don't own a powerful telescope? This presentation will introduce the basics of astrophotography and explain the equipment and…
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Join us for an exciting virtual chat with the highly-acclaimed and award winning novelist, Geraldine Brooks in conversation about her most recent New York Times Bestselling novel Horse. Brooks braids a sweeping story of spirit, obsession,…
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