Speaker: Bill Rossiter
Topic: “Magic Carpet Made of Steel”
Date: September 24, 2008
Time: 12:00 Noon
Sponsor: Bicentennial Historical Museum
Contact: Pam Northcutt 983-2277 theisle@mtida.net
Location: The Bicentennial Historical Museum
305 N. College, Grangeville

Speaker: Bill Rossiter
Topic: “All the News That’s Fit to Sing”
Date: September 25, 2008
Time: 7:00 pm
Sponsor: Historical Museum at St. Gertrude
Contact: Lyle Wirtanen 208-962-2050 director1@stgertrudes.org
Location: 465 Keuterville Road Cottonwood

Speaker: Roger Williams
Topic: “Hiking Idaho’s Historical Trails”
Date: September 25, 2008
Time: 7:00 pm
Sponsor: Post Falls Library
Contact: Joe Reiss 773-1506 jreiss@cin.kcl.org
Location: Post Falls Public Library

Speaker: Del Parkinson
Topic: “Classical Piano Favorites”
Date: September 26, 2008
Time: 7:00 pm
Sponsor: Clarkson/Lewiston Chapter: WA State Music Teachers Assoc.
Contact: Tom Schumacher
Location: LC State College Recital Hall
11th Avenue & 7th Street Lewiston

Speaker: Betti Van Epps Taylor
Topic: “Fenced in or Fenced Out”
Date: October 4, 2008
Time: TBD
Sponsor: Mullan Public Library
Contact: Jennifer Dow 744-1510 danielw@imbris.com
Location: Mullan Public Library
In conjunction with the“Between Fences” Exhibit

Speaker: Del Parkinson
Topic: “Piano Recital”
Date: October 9, 2008
Time: 7:30 pm
Sponsor: BYU-Idaho Music Department
Contact: Brent Jones 496-1272
Location: Barrus Hall, BYU-Idaho Campus
Rexburg, Idaho

Speaker: Tom Trusky
Topic: “James Castle: Icehouse Books”
Date: October 2, 2008
Time: 7:30 pm
Sponsor: The Art Museum of Eastern Idaho
Contact: Christine Hatch 524-7777 chatch@theartmuseum.org
Location: The Art Museum of Eastern Idaho
300 S. Capital Ave, Idaho Fall
Speaker: John Bieter
Topic: “Aukera: A History of the Basques in Idaho”

Date: October 11, 2008
Time: 2:00 pm
Sponsor: Hailey Public Library
Contact: Jeanie Johnston 726-7589 jjohnston@haileypubliclibrary.org
Location: Hailey Public Library
7 West Croy

Speaker: Arthur Hart
Topic: Yet To be Determined
Date: October 13, 2008
Time: 11:30 Luncheon
Sponsor: Welcome Club of Treasure Valley
Contact: Jacklyn Brown
Location: "Home on the Range"

Speaker: Dr. Robert Sims
Topic: “Minidoka: Emphasis on Education”
Date: October 14, 2008
Time: 12:00 Noon
Sponsor: Retired Educators of Idaho - Boise & Meridian
Contact: Lois Treat
Location: Eagle Lodge, 7025 Overland, Boise

Speaker: Janet Worthington
Topic: “Laura Ingalls Wilder: Moving West”
Date: October 16, 2008
Time: 7:00 pm
Sponsor: Post Falls Library
Contact: Joe Reiss 773-1506 jreiss@cin.kcl.org
Location: Post Falls Public Library

Speaker: Janet Evans Worthington
Topic: “Abigail Adams: The Dearest Friend of John Adams:
Date: October 17, 2008
Time: 7:00 pm
Sponsor: Memorial Community Center
Contact: Carolyn Speelmon 208-264-5481 mcc@netw.com
Location: Memorial Community Center, 415 Wellington Place, Hope, ID

Speaker: Del Parkinson
Topic: “Classical Piano Favorites”
Date: October 24, 2008
Time: 3:00 pm
Sponsor: The National Oregon/California Trail Center
Contact: Steve Allred 251-2021 info@oregontrailcenter.org
Location: 320 North 4th Street, Montpelier, Idaho

Speaker: Del Parkinson
Topic: “An American in Paris”
Date: October 30, 2008
Time: 7:30 pm
Sponsor: McCall Music Society
Contact: Ronald Klimko 634-4743
Location: Community Congregational Church
McCall, Idaho

Speaker: Joanne Klein
Topic: “Women in Middle Eastern History”
Date: October 29, 2008
Time: 7:30 pm
Sponsor: Friends for Learning
Contact: Colleen Sargent 522-3134
Location: Idaho Falls Auditorium
Holmes Sreet, Idaho Falls

Speaker: Gene Williams
Topic: “Family History! Where do I Begin?”
Date: November 13, 2008
Time: 7:00 pm
Sponsor: Post Falls Library
Contact: Joe Reiss 773-1506 jreiss@cin.kcl.org
Location: Post Falls Public Library

Speaker: Gary Eller
Topic: “Idaho Songs: Featuring Christmas”
Date: December 9, 2008
Time: 12:00 Noon
Sponsor: Retired Educators of Idaho - Boise & Meridian
Contact: Lois Treat
Location: Eagle Lodge, 7025 Overland, Boise

Speaker: Del Parkinson
Topic: “Classical Christmas”
Date: December 6, 2008
Time: 7:00 pm
Sponsor: Memorial Community Center
Contact: Carolyn Speelmon 208-264-5481 mcc@netw.com
Location: Memorial Community Center, 415 Wellington Place, Hope, ID

Speaker: Del Parkinson
Topic: “Classical Piano Favorites”
Date: December 10, 2008
Time: 7:30 pm
Sponsor: Herrett Forum
Contact: Paul Smith
Location: Herrett Center for the Arts & Science
CSI Campus Twin Falls

Speaker: Dr. Arthur Hart
Topic: “Idaho Indians”
Date: January 13, 2009
Time: 12:00 Noon
Sponsor: Retired Educators of Idaho - Boise & Meridian
Contact: Lois Treat
Location: Eagle Lodge, 7025 Overland, Boise

Between Fences – Smithsonian Institute Museums on Main Street Project
Exhibit will travel to six cities in Idaho September 2008 through July 2009
Contact: See the Smithsonian exhibit on Between Fences information under NEWS on IHC’s website or contact Jennifer Armstrong – jennifer@idahohumanities.org

Let’s Talk About It
Contact: Peggy McClendon
(208) 334-2150
Idaho Commission for Libraries
Statewide Reading Program – Contact Peggy McClendon for dates and locations

The American Experience – Idaho Public Television
Contact: Idaho Public Television
(208) 373-7220
Contact Idaho Public Television for dates and airtimes

American Masters – Idaho Public Television
Contact: Idaho Public Television
(208) 373-7220
Contact Idaho Public Television for dates and airtimes

2008 Lewis Clark State College Speakers Bureau
Contact: Deborah Snyder
208-792-2726
Public presentations focusing on Lewis and Clark, Native American contact and culture, and Westward Expansion
2008 – Speakers available upon request - contact Deborah Snyder to book these speakers

World of the Pharaohs: Egyptian Masterpieces from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Contact: David Pennock
(208) 522-1400
February-November 2008– Exhibition presented at the Museum of Idaho, Idaho Falls

Legacy of the Children’s Home Society of Idaho
Contact: Kara Craig
208-343-7813
May, 2008 – Exhibit and presentation – Boise, Idaho
June-December, 2008 – Exhibit tours to various locations

Celebration of Voices from the Past
Contact: Kim Lickley
208-324-6963
November 2008 –
Collection of Oral Histories and Exhibit to be displayed at the Jerome Public Library – Jerome, Idaho

Historically Based Songs of the Idaho Panhandle
Contact: Phillip Gary Eller
208-442-8844
September and October 2008 – Multiple public Song Swaps in the Idaho Panhandle

The World Outside: The Life & Art of James Castle
Contact: Molly Dougherty
215-979-1155
Documentary film on artist James Castle
October 2007-July 2008 – national film festival presentations
October 2008 – PBS Broadcast premiere

Trailing of the Sheep Festival 2008
Contact: Linnea Collins
208-720-0585
October 10-12, 2008 – Festival – Ketchum, Idaho
October 10 & 11, 2008 – Public Presentations – Nexstage Theatre – Ketchum, Idaho

Picturing Faith
Contact: Jay Akkerman
208-467-8437
October 13-November 8, 2008 – Exhibit on Display – Northwest Nazarene University Brandt Center – Nampa, Idaho
October 23, 2008 – Public Lecture – 7:00 p.m. – NNU Brandt Center Grand Lobby

Moscow Classics: A Documentary Film on the Last Days of Louis Perraud
Contact: Craig Harline
801-422-7848
October/November 2008 – Screenings of Film – Exact details to be determined

Routine Stops: Albert Camus’s Philosophy of Consciousness
Contact: Jason Herbeck
(208) 338-7022
Research Fellowship
November 2008 – The Cabin, Boise – Public Presentation on Research

Exploring the History of Our Capitol City
Contact: Jody Ochoa
(208) 334-2120
TBA – Exhibit opening at Pioneer Village – Idaho Historical Museum

Project Language Literacy
Contact: Melissa Stringfield
208-459-2424
February-June 2009 – Speakers and Extra-curricular events – Thomas Jefferson Charter School, Caldwell
May 2009 – Year-end Event – Thomas Jefferson Charter School, Caldwell

Larsen-Sant Local History Project
Contact: Steven and Myrna Fuller
208-852-3177
March, 2009 – Open House and Workshop featuring new local history center in Larsen-Sant Public Library, Preston, Idaho

Storm Center: The History of the U.S. Supreme Court – Teacher Institute
Contact: See 2009 Teacher Institute Information under TEACHER PROGRAMS on IHC’s website or contact Cindy Wang, Idaho Humanities Council, 208-345-5346, cindy@idahohumanities.org
July 12-17, 2009 – College of Idaho, Caldwell

Exploring New Zealand’s Political Culture and Constitutionalism
Contact: Kerry Hunter
(208) 459-5828
Research Fellowship
Fall 2009 – College of Idaho – Public Presentation on Research