An associate professor of history at Washington State University Tri-Cities in Richland will mark the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall with a lecture 7 p.m. today.
Brigit Farley's lecture is called, "It was 20 years ago today: Reflections on the end of the Cold War, 1989-2009." Farley will talk about how the world has changed because of the historic event.
The lecture is part of the Liberal Arts Season of Events put on by the Richland Arts Commission.
There's no charge and the public is invited.
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HOLIDAY: Martin Luther King Jr. Day events planned today
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Here is a list of Martin Luther King Jr. Day events scheduled throughout the Mid-Columbia:
Walla Walla area
-- Traditional candlelight peace march, with The Testostertones, Whitman College's premier men's a cappella ensemble, starts at Reid Campus Center campus at 5:45 p.m. and concludes at the Glover Alston Center for a reception featuring live music by Three Strikes Trio. Refreshments will be provided.
Lecture series begins Feb. 16 in Richland
Lecture series begins Feb. 16 in Richland
Wayne Horvitz will conduct a lecture series titled A Lumberjack's Prayer starting at 7 p.m. Feb. 16 at the Richland Public Library.
The lectures will focus on how Horvitz, a composer, used music to learn about history. For more information, call 542-5531.
Author J.A. Jance to speak Oct. 15
Author J.A. Jance to speak Oct. 15
New York Times best-selling author J.A. Jance will sign copies of her books and give a lecture at 1 p.m. Oct. 15 in the auditorium at Kamiakin High School.
Admission to the event is $5.
Cinematographer and Pasco native featured in exhibit
Cinematographer and Pasco native featured in exhibit
James Wong Howe: From Pasco Pioneer to Hollywood Legend exhibit opens at 10 a.m. Sept. 17, Franklin County Historical Museum, 305 N. Fourth Ave., Pasco.
Guest filmmaker Sarah Lee Monroe will be on hand for a lecture on the legendary Hollywood cinematographer and Pasco native, James Wong Howe.
A screening of the classic movie Hud, which he was involved with will follow the lecture. Free is admission. For more information, 547-3714.
N.Y. professor to speak Oct. 4 in CBC theater
N.Y. professor to speak Oct. 4 in CBC theater
Brian Schwartz will give a presentation on Science as Performance: Communicating and Educating through Theater, Music and Dance starting at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 4 in the theater at Columbia Basin College.
Schwartz is a professor of physics at the graduate school at City University of New York.
Admission to the lecture is free.
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