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Start: 7:00 pm
Co-presented with the WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL and INTIMAN THEATRE. While the war in the Congo, also known as Africa's "World War," officially ended in 2003, millions continue to suffer from conflict, disease, famine, and a rate of sexual violence identified by the United Nations as the world's highest. Lisa Shannon, founder of Run for Congo Women, talks this evening about her work for, and with, Congolese women, her experiences in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and her book, A Thousand Sisters: My Journey of Hope into the Worst Place on Earth to be a Woman (Seal Press). "Through the most honest and sincere portrayal of emotions balanced with an astute understanding of the politics associated with the conflict, A Thousand Sisters gives a human face to war by showing that the beauty and resilience of Congolese women shines through even in the darkest times of war." – Zainab Salbi. For more about Run for Congo Women, please see www.athousandsisters.com. Tickets ($10 members/students and $15 non-members) and information are available at www.world-affairs.org or (206) 441-5910. Tickets at $20 members/students and $30 non-members are also available via the above listing for a 6 p.m. pre-event reception. Intiman Theatre is at 201 Mercer Street (on the north grounds of the Seattle Center).
Start: 7:00 pm
Co-presented with THE SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION. Hit men, double-dealing, arsonists, and intrigue are all part of the story of the illicit trade in ... geoducks. Yes, these clams are so valuable that they've been traded for heroin. Seattle Times environmental reporter and Nieman Foundation Award-winner Craig Welch covered this story extensively, now more developed and in the form of his new book, Shell Games: Rogues, Smugglers, and the Hunt for Nature's Bounty (William Morrow). "Writing with the sizzle of a mystery novelist, Welch portrays a complex, driven, and irresistible cast of real-life characters, from fish cops Ed Volz and Kevin Harrington to Doug Tobin, a larger-than-life Native American fisherman ... Replete with sting operations, hit men, boat chases in fog and rain, the nefarious dealings of a famous restauranteur and Reverend Sun Myung Moon, and clever, tenacious, unsung heroes, Welch's utterly compelling true tale of black-market trade in endangered ocean wildlife is astounding and infuriating." – Booklist. Free admission. $5 parking coupons for the Central Library garage are available on a limited basis. The Seattle Public Central Library is at 1000 Fourth Avenue (between Madison & Spring). For more information on this evening, please see www.spl.org, or call (206) 386-4636.
Start: 7:30 pm
Co-presented with the TOWN HALL CENTER FOR CIVIC LIFE. Formerly a lead Wall Street Journal financial journalist who now has a column with Bloomberg, Roger Lowenstein has also written some key books on that terrain, notably When Genius Failed. He is here tonight with his newest, The End of Wall Street (Penguin Press). "Lowenstein offers an overview of the causes and consequences of the financial crisis that rises above the glut of similarly themed books with its juicy behind-the-scenes detail and thoughtful analysis ... The insider knowledge lends flavor and context to many of these stories—a ranting Jim Cramer, Ben Bernanke's loss of confidence, and Alan Greenspan's astonishing 2008 testimony to Congress. Lowenstein's strong knowledge of the source material and flair for the dramatic should draw readers who still wonder what went wrong and how." – Publishers Weekly. $5 tickets are available at the door starting at 6:30 p.m., or in advance via www.brownpapertickets.com (or 1-800-838-3006). Preferred seating for Town Hall members. Town Hall Seattle is at 1119 Eighth Avenue (at Seneca). For more information on this evening, please call Town Hall at (206) 652-4255 or see www.townhallseattle.org.
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