The Speaker Series is open to the public by subscribing to the Series. The lectures are held on seven different evenings, from September through April.
Become a subscriber to the St. Louis Speakers Series to guarantee your seats to all 7 performances. You will have the chance to interact with each speaker, as each event will conclude with a question and answer session. Please note that the St. Louis Speakers Series is only sold by subscription to the entire series - single tickets to individual lectures will not be sold.
The speakers for the 2008-2009 season, which begins this Fall, 2008 are:
ALAN ALDA
Acclaimed Actor, Director and Screenwriter
October 7, 2008 - Tuesday, 8pm
Award winning actor, director
and writer of television and film
including such favorites as Mash, And The Band Played On,
California Suite, Same Time
Next Year and many others which earned him 32 Emmy
nominations and 6 Emmy Awards.
His memoir and his most recent
book, Things I Learned While
Talking to Myself, were both
NYT’s bestsellers.
PAUL RUSESABAGINA
Courageous Humanitarian of Hotel Rwanda
November 4, 2008 - Tuesday, 8pm
As the Republic of Rwanda
descended into genocidal chaos,
one fearless hotel manager made
the decision to protect the family
he loved, and in the process he
found the courage to risk his life
to save more than 1,200
strangers from what would be
certain death. His inspiring
real-life story was portrayed in
the Academy Award nominated
film Hotel Rwanda.
ARIANNA HUFFINGTON
Editor-in-Chief of The Huffington Post and Nationally Syndicated Columnist
November 25, 2008 - Tuesday, 8pm
Founder and editor-in-chief
of The Huffington Post, she
is also the author of eleven
books, co-host of Left, Right
and Center and a nationally
syndicated columnist. She was
named by Time Magazine as
one of the world's 100 most
influential people. Her background
as both a liberal AND conservative
insider gives her a unique
perspective to share with us.
GEORGE MITCHELL
Former Senate Majority Leader, Ambassador and Good Friday Peace Accord Negotiator
January 20, 2009 - Tuesday, 8pm
As Senate Majority Leader, he
was 6 times voted "the most
respected Senator". He was
asked by the British and Irish
governments to chair the Northern
Ireland peace negotiations.
His work resulted in the Good
Friday Peace Accords, which
ended decades of conflict.
Baseball Commissioner Selig asked
him to investigate steroid use
which led to the Mitchell Report.
DAVID BROOKS
Political Commentator, Author and New York Times Columnist
February 17, 2009 - Tuesday, 8pm
This political analyst, commentator,
author and NYT columnist,
brings audiences face-to-face
with the spirit of our times, and
does it with humor, insight and
passion. He is a keen observer
of our American way of life, as
well as a savvy analyst of present
day politics and foreign affairs. He
can be seen regularly on News
Hour with Jim Lehrer and
NPR's All Things Considered.
JANE GOODALL
Wildlife Protector and Environmental Conservationist
March 24, 2009 - Tuesday, 8pm
For nearly 50 years, Dr. Goodall
has been studying and
protecting wildlife the world
over, with a special emphasis
on chimpanzees and other
primates. She has become a
world renowned conservationist
and founder of the
Jane Goodall Institute, designed
to advance the power of
individuals to improve the
environment for all living things.
DAVID MCCULLOUGH
Renowned Historian and Pulitzer Prize Winning Author
April 23, 2009 - Thursday, 8pm
Two-time winner of the Pulitzer
Prize and the National Book
Award for his biographies,
Truman and John Adams,
he has been called "a National
Treasure". His most recent book,
1776, received rave reviews.
A gifted and hugely popular
speaker, he has narrated several
PBS documentaries, including
the Civil War, Napoleon and
the motion picture Seabiscuit.
