Talks & Readings: Talks/Lectures Alice Tate Lecture Series in Judaic Series Jessie Sampter (1883-1938) was born to a wealthy Jewish family, but moved to Palestine while much of it was still “a malarial swamp,” in the words of her Zionist friend. A single woman who suffered polio as a child, Sampter was quite the unlikely pioneer. ...	UNC Charlotte: Rowe Recital Hall Charlotte, NC Thu 10/18/18 at 4pm-6pm
Talks & Readings: Talks/Lectures, Family/Child (Books) The PBS’s Great American Read Lunchtime Series @ Main Library THE GREAT AMERICAN READ is an seven-part series that explores and celebrates the power of reading, told through the prism of America’s 100 best-loved novels (as chosen in a national survey)*. It investigates how and why writers create their fictional worl...	Charlotte Mecklenburg Library – Main Charlotte, NC Thu 10/18/18 at 12pm-2pm Thu 10/25/18 at 12pm-2pm
Talks & Readings: Talks/Lectures UNC Charlotte Hosting Lecture Series on Bosnian Presidential Election UNC Charlotte Professor Mirsad Hadžikadic will talk about his experiences campaigning in September for the tripartite presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, on Thursday, Oct. 22, at UNC Charlotte Center City (320 E. 9th St.). Dr. Hadžikadic is professor of ...	UNC Charlotte Center City Charlotte, NC Mon 10/22/18 at 6:30pm-9pm
Talks & Readings: Talks/Lectures, Signing/Readings A Conversation with J.D.Vance, author of Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis J.D. Vance, #1 New York Times best seller author, will chronicle his family’s story of social, regional and class decline, as well as his own upward mobility and personal struggles. His insights will inform the local conversation about advancing economic m...	Knight Theater Charlotte, NC Tue 10/23/18 at 7pm
Talks & Readings: Talks/Lectures A Conversation with J.D.Vance, author of Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis J.D. Vance, #1 New York Times best seller author, will chronicle his family’s story of social, regional and class decline, as well as his own upward mobility and personal struggles. His insights will inform the local conversation about advancing economic m...	Knight Theater Charlotte, NC Tue 10/23/18 at 7pm
Talks & Readings: Talks/Lectures NAMI-Charlotte presents an Education Forum NAMI-Charlotte invites you to a FREE Education Forum featuring two Charlotteans who presented at the NAMI National Convention in New Orleans in July, 2018. Award-winning author, Linda Vigen Phillips, will speak about “Mental Health: The Power of Books, R...	Providence United Methodist Church Charlotte, NC Wed 10/24/18 at 5:30pm till 6:30pm, 6:30pm till 8pm
Talks & Readings: Talks/Lectures CARING FOR THE CAREGIVER: A National Crisis WHO’S CARING FOR THE CAREGIVER? Providing care for a loved one is no simple task yet sometime in the future any one of us may find ourselves in the role of family caregiver. In 2015, it was estimated nearly 40.3 million Americans were serving as careg...	Myers Park Country Club Charlotte, NC Thu 10/25/18 at 11:30am-1:30pm
Talks & Readings: Talks/Lectures Understanding Dementia Seminar Does someone you love exhibit symptoms of Dementia? Please join Nancy Mills of Carolina Rehabilitation as she discusses the topic “Understanding Dementia” and leads a question and answer session at Light of Christ UMC (9212 Bryant Farms Road, Charlotte 282...	Light of Christ United Methodist Church Charlotte, NC Sun 10/28/18 at 5pm-6:30pm
Talks & Readings: Poetry Reading/Spoken Word Jaki Shelton Green, North Carolina Poet Laureate: A Reading and Q & A Session Reading at 11:05 in C. Shaw Smith 900 Room, Alvarez College Union Q&A at 7:30 pm in Tyler-Tallman Hall, Sloan Music Center	Davidson College Davidson, NC Tue 10/30/18 at 11:05am till 12:15pm, 7:30pm till 8:30pm
Talks & Readings: Signing/Readings Personally Speaking : Combative Politics: The Media and Public Perceptions of Lawmaking UNC Charlotte’s Mary Layton Atkinson, former Washington D.C. writer and campaign manager, offers reasons and remedies why we reject both of the “sausage-making” aspects of the legislative process and of legislative initiatives even when we support the g...	UNC Charlotte Center City Charlotte, NC Thu 11/1/18 at 6:30pm
Talks & Readings: Signing/Readings Book Reading & Signing: Rosy Crumpton Please join Barnes & Noble in welcoming local author and community advocate Rosy Crumpton to the store for a reading and signing of her debut novel, "All I Left Unsaid." In "All I Left Unsaid," Olivia Batista lives an idyllic childhood in Panama on her gr...	Barnes & Noble – Birkdale Village Huntersville, NC Sat 11/10/18 at 11am-1pm
Talks & Readings: Poetry Reading/Spoken Word Morri Creech Poetry Reading The Arts at Queens presents Writer in Residence Morri Creech reading from his fourth poetry collection, Blue Rooms, for the English Department Reading Series. These poems explore the terrain between conscious perception and the objective world and include ...	Queens University of Charlotte – Ketner Auditorium Charlotte, NC Tue 11/13/18 at 7pm
Talks & Readings: seniors Caregiving at the Holidays This FREE workshop is designed to educate individuals on survival skills as a caregiver during the holidays. The training will be held at South Iredell Senior Center on Wed., Nov. 14 from 12:30-1:30 p.m. and a light lunch will be provided to help accommoda...	South Iredell Senior Center Mooresville, NC Wed 11/14/18 at 12:30pm-1:30pm
Talks & Readings: Signing/Readings Friends of the Library Friends of the Library kicks off the holiday season with a special guest author who will share about their writing. Another anticipated highlight is the holiday book recommendations from Sally Brewster and Fraser Dobson of Park Road Books. Food and coffee ...	Queens University of Charlotte Charlotte, NC Fri 11/16/18 at 10am
Talks & Readings: Conference 3rd Annual Nuclear Plant Digitization Conference The Annual Nuclear Plant Digitalization Conference is the premier global meeting point for the nuclear digitalization community bringing to together the best industry speakers from regulatory bodies, utility companies and innovative vendors. For 2018 the a...	Hilton Charlotte Center City Charlotte, NC Wed 11/28/18 at 9am-4pm
Talks & Readings: Talks/Lectures Tashi Kyil Tibetan Refugee Buddhist Monks The Insight Meditation Community of Charlotte is hosting the Tashi Kyil Tibetan Buddhist Monks. They are touring the United States to educate the public about the culture and religion of Tibet and present a message of wisdom and compassion. The evening pr...	Park Road Baptist Church Charlotte, NC Wed 11/28/18 at 7pm-9pm