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James Fallows to deliver keynote address at 2010 Annual Dinner on October 19

The New Hampshire Humanities Council is pleased to announce that James Fallows will be the featured speaker at our 21st Annual Dinner on Tuesday, October 19 at the Radisson Center of New Hampshire in Manchester. Fallows is National Correspondent for The Atlantic. He has worked for the magazine for more than 25 years, based in Washington DC, Seattle, Berkeley, Austin, Tokyo, Kuala Lumpur, Shanghai, and most recently Beijing.

He was raised in Redlands, California, received his undergraduate degree in American history and literature from Harvard, and received a graduate degree in economics from Oxford. In addition to working for The Atlantic, he spent two years as chief White House speechwriter for Jimmy Carter, two years as the editor of US News & World Report, and six months as a program designer at Microsoft. He is an instrument-rated private pilot.

Fallows has been a finalist for the National Magazine Award five times and has won once; he has also won the American Book Award for nonfiction and has been an Emmy nominee for a documentary "Doing Business in China." He was the founding chairman of the New America Foundation. Fallows is the author of nine books. His two most recent books, Blind Into Baghdad (2006) and Postcards from Tomorrow Square: Reports from China (2009) are based on his writings for The Atlantic. Read Fallow's blog for The Atlantic. Fallows' topic will be China's Way Forward - A Shared Destiny.

 

Tickets for the Annual Dinner are $100 per person and support the New Hampshire Humanities Council's work to provide free, high-quality humanities programs for the citizens of New Hampshire. The evening begins at 5:30 p.m. with a reception followed by dinner and the program at 6:30. Reserve your seats today by clicking the button below or order by phone at 603-224-4071.

 

The New Hampshire Humanities Council is grateful
to the sponsors who are supporting this event including:

 

Public Service of New Hampshire, our Lead Sponsor for 20 years

Keynote Sponsor, Bank of America

 Reception Sponsor, TransCanada

Dinner Sponsor, Citizens Bank


Program Sponsor, TD Bank


Wine Sponsor, Lincoln Financial Group

Book Sponsor, University of New Hampshire


For information on sponsorship opportunities, contact Development Director Diane Woodworth by e-mail or at 603-224-4071.
 


Humanities Moments Cards: The New Hampshire Edition

Give a unique gift that celebrates the world of ideas. Humanities Moments: The New Hampshire Edition is a boxed set of 45 cards that offer quotes from deep thinkers and cultural icons from Marilla Ricker to Stephen Tyler. Each quote is followed by a thought-provoking question that invites you to open your mind and explore the world of ideas with others. Give a gift that opens doors to face-to-face discussion of meaningful topics. Your purchase supports the work of the New Hampshire Humanitiies Council: to inspire joy in learning, reflection, and community engagement. Click below to order on-line, or call 224-4071 to order by phone. You can also purchase Humanities Moments cards at independent retail outlets around the state. Click here for a list.

Purchase Humanities Moments at these retail outlets

You can purchase Humanities Moments: The New Hampshire Edition directly from several independent retail shops around the state in addition to placing orders through the New Hampshire Humanities Council. Support independent businesses and the New Hampshire Humanities Council by purchasing Humanities Moments cards from these community retail partners. Supplies are limited - call ahead to check availability.

Annie's Book Stop
1330 Union Ave., Laconia, 528-4445

Bayswater Book Co.
23 Main St., Center Harbor, 253-8858

Gibson's Bookstore
27 South Main St., Concord, 224-0562

Innisfree Bookshop
Mill Falls Marketplace, 312 Daniel Webster Highway, Meredith, 279-3905

NH Historical Society's Museum of NH History
Eagle Square, Concord, 228-6688

NH Statehouse Visitors' Center Gift Shop
Main Street, Concord, 271-2154

Strawbery Banke Museum Shop
420 Court St., Portsmouth, 433-1114

Toadstool Bookshop
Colony Mill Marketplace, 222 West Street, Keene, 352-8815

White Birch Books
2568 S. Main St., North Conway, 356-3200


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