The Courthouse Speaker Series, a new program under the umbrella of The Courthouse Sessions, will kick off in March 2021.  The program brings cultural scholars from a variety of disciplines to our local population and online audiences.  

 

The goal of this program is to create a lasting, sustainable platform to listen, learn and interact with scholars in a safe, responsible setting.  Our presenters will share new ideas and expand the understanding of important issues which will provide a richer cultural awareness and experience for our community.

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Below is a list of the scholars scheduled for 2021: 

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• March 16th: Jaki Shelton Green, NC Poet Laureate

• April 20th: Heather Frese, Author

• May 18th: Michael Dane Lewis, Author

• June 15th: Elisha T. Minter, Black Storyteller/Writer 

• August 24: John McCord, Asst. Director for Public Engagement & Outreach, Coastal Studies Institute

• September 28th: Tom Maxwell, Writer and Musician

• October 2: Christina Weisner, Asst. Professor/Sculpturist

• November 16: Sherrill Roland, Interdisciplinary Artist 

• December 14: Ruth Wyand, Guitarist/Singer/Songwriter

• Rosalia Torres Weiner, LatinX Artist/Activist

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The presentations will be held in DCAC's Courtroom Gallery in Manteo once a month at 7pm.They will also be broadcast live on Dare County Arts Council’s Facebook page.

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This project is supported by North Carolina Humanities, an affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities. 

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Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this program do not necessarily represent those of North Carolina Humanities or the National Endowment for the Humanities.

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Thank you to our friends at Downtown Books for supporting this program.

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The Courthouse Speaker Series is presented by TowneBank.