November 2019
Waterman Member Social Event – Authors/Illustrators Michael and Colleen Monroe
For Waterman members and their guests. Enjoy a great lunch followed by a presentation by Michigan's own Michael and Colleen Monroe. Their books will be available for purchase...great gifts for children. Cost: $45 per person. Questions and RSVPs to Sue Holdaway-Heys.
Find out more »March 2020
April 2020
CANCELLED Town Hall: Andrew Och – Television and Multimedia Producer
Due to COVID-19 concerns, this event has been cancelled. Andy Och, an award-winning television and multimedia producer, has traveled the world with his pen, paper, and camera. A University of Maryland graduate, Och began his production career in music, later adding his camera to the mix. A storyteller from a young age, he will go anywhere in the world for knowledge, greater understanding, and a good story. Och is a true documentarian of life. For C-SPAN’s First Ladies: Influence and…
Find out more »May 2020
CANCELLED Waterman Annual Meeting
For all Waterman members. Election of new board and review of the year.
Find out more »CANCELLED Town Hall: Kara Cooney – Egyptologist
Due to COVID-19 concerns, this event has been cancelled. Kara Cooney, a professor of Egyptian Art and Architecture at UCLA, specializes in craft production, coffin studies, and economies in the ancient world. Dr. Cooney earned a Ph.D. in Egyptology from Johns Hopkins University. She was co-curator of Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. She also produced a comparative archaeology television series, Out of Egypt, which aired on the Discovery Channel,…
Find out more »June 2020
TBD Waterman Board Meeting
First meeting of newly elected board will be held when and how circumstances permit. Look for a meeting announcement by email.
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October 2020
Town Hall: Colin Woodard
"American Nations: The Eleven Rival Regional Cultures of North America" - An award-winning author and journalist whose books include American Nations: A History of The Eleven Rival Regional Cultures of North America, which was named a book of the year by The New Republic and The Globalist and won the Maine Literary Prize for Non-Fiction, and The Republic of Pirates: Being The True and Surprising Story of the Caribbean Pirates and the Man Who Brought Them Down, a New York…
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Town Hall: Joseph Luzzi
"The Power of Literature in a Time of Crisis" - Joseph Luzzi is an award-winning author and widely sought after speaker whose recent books include My Two Italies, a New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice, and In a Dark Wood: What Dante Taught Me About Grief, History, and the Mysteries of Love, a Vanity Fair “Must-Read” selection. He received his PhD from Yale and is Professor of Comparative Literature at Bard College. An active critic and cultural commentator, Luzzi’s…
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