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Thursday Night Speaker Dinners
July 7th, July 14, July 21st, July 28th, August 4th, August 11th, August 18th, August 25th
A long standing tradition at the Norfolk Country Club, the Thursday Night Speaker program offers insightful, fun, entertaining and intellectual evenings. Come early for a drink and get a chance to meet the speaker for the evening. Review the list below and make your reservations soon!
Reservations are due by the previous Tuesday at 5 PM. Please contact manager@norfolkcountryclub.com to book, or contact 860.542.5606.
July 7th OREN JACOBY
“Lafayette: Film Presentation and Lecture”
July 14 THEATRE PERFORMANCE
Good and Faithful Servants (a two act play adapted for the stage by James M. Banner, Jr. from the correspondence of John and Abigail Adams and Thomas Jefferson)
Good & Faithful Servants is taken from actual letters written among John and Abigail Adams and Thomas Jefferson. Their correspondence covers a span of over forty years, from the Constitution to old age; as ambassadors, Presidents, First Lady - and occasional rivals. These extraordinary letters form the basis of this remarkable play, in which confidences are revealed, friendships are battered, and a nation is born. Judith Hawking, Bradford Cover and Brian Russell (all courtesy of Actors Equity) will read the first act ofGood & Faithful Servants, and author James Banner will join them for a discussion / Q&A following the reading.
“The Wildlife Human Disease Connection”
Clusters of cases with baffling symptoms have led recently to the discovery of new infectious diseases such as SARS, Monkeypox and West Nile. Others continue to be linked to already well-known animal to human transmissions such as Lyme disease. Identifying these pathogens and working on their elimination has been the focus of James Childs' research efforts at the Yale School of Public Health and the Yale School of Medicine and before that, at the Center for Disease Control. Has the time come when we must confront the serious risks pathogens present to our freedom to travel and explore our natural world?
July 28 STEVEN PEARLSTEIN
“The U.S. Economy: Bullish or Bearish?”
“Winner of a Pulitzer Prize in 2008 for accurately pinpointing the ills that would soon cause the implosion of Wall Street and the American financial structure, Steven Pearlstein is a nationally recognized business and economies expert. In his twice-weekly column in The Washington Post and appearances on some of the major news networks, he has offered a clear and thoughtful no-nonsense view of what still ails the U.S. economy and what steps could be taken to fix it, exploring topics as diverse as the minimum wage and the rebalancing of the global economic system. Pearlstein will talk about how far we have come since the dark days of September, 2008, and what lies ahead for the U.S. and global economy.
“Let's Dance”
A National Historic Landmark and recent recipient of the National Medal of Arts from President Obama, Jacob's Pillow is an international center for dance recognized for its annual Festival, professional School, and rare Archives - yet how much does the public really know about the most ethereal of art forms, dance? The Pillow's Executive and Artistic Director, Ella Baff, enlivens our appreciation of dance with highlights of its history, its ground breaking choreographers and dancers, and some backstage stories.
August 11 ANN MORRISON
“Staying Beautiful the French Way”
August 18 THE FUTURE OF LABOR UNIONS: A Debate
One of the hottest and most important political and sociological issues - and one certain to affect future elections - is the decline of labor unions in the United States. In states such as Wisconsin, Ohio, and Pennsylvania, the right to represent public employees is being challenged by Governors and Legislatures. Throughout the private sector, an erosion of union membership has weakened Union's once mighty political clout. Has the usefulness of the labor union expired? Or do American workers in the present day American economy need union representation more than ever? Janet Maleson Spencer, a nationally known employment mediator and labor arbitrator and a former Professor of Labor Law at St. John's University School of Law.
Jerry Ebert, Director of Organizing, and Business Agent for Local 445 of the Teamsters, representing a diverse membership including nurses, police officers, drivers, landscapers, warehousemen, office workers.
Alfred T. DeMaria, a senior partner at the law firm of Clifton Budd & DeMaria, and an advisor to American management on labor union matters for over 40 years.
"Freedom at Risk: Reflections on Politics, Liberty and the State" James Buckley has been described as possibly the only living American to have held high offices in all three branches of Government, serving as Senator from the State of New York, Undersecretary of State under Ronald Reagan and judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. Building on his extensive public service background, Senator Buckley will speak about his new book on American exceptionalism and the threats to our freedoms.
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