News Release
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January 17, 2006
February Fettuccine Forum Looks at Neighborhoods
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Leslie Martin |
The February Fettuccine Forum, a lecture series on the
future and past of Boise and the Treasure Valley, will be First Thursday,
Feb. 2, in the Rose Room in the historic Union Block, 718 W. Idaho Street.
Doors open at 5 p.m. and the lecture begins at 5:30 p.m. Admission and
appetizers are free; a cash bar will be available. Fettuccine will also be
available to purchase for $5. Call 426-3701 for more information.
This month�s speaker is Leslie Martin, an assistant professor of sociology
at Boise State University. Martin�s presentation is titled, �Won�t you be my
neighbor? How and why neighborhoods work.� Martin will also present a
companion workshop titled �Neighborhoods and Society.� Call 426-1709 for
information on how to register for the workshop.
Martin�s research has focused on welfare reform, urban culture wars and
neighborhood resources in Philadelphia and Atlanta. She has also worked as a
housing counselor and advocate in Richmond, Va., and in San Francisco. She
is now turning the same attention to Boise and the Treasure Valley. Her talk
will touch on neighborhood conflict and potential solutions, looking at what
neighborhoods are, what they do, their social role and how and why
neighborhoods change over time. She will also cite research on infill
development, density and the issue of homeless shelters in established
neighborhoods.
The Fettuccine Forum is cosponsored by the Center for Idaho History and
Politics at Boise State University and the Boise City Office of the Mayor.
Lively and informal, the monthly event invites the public to interact with
politicians, artists, historians, activists, advocates and professionals who
treasure life in the booming Treasure Valley and strive to make it a better
place. Unless otherwise noted, each forum also features research and
displays from local authors and artists centered on that month�s theme, as
well as a companion workshop. The forum will be rebroadcast on Public Access
Television (TVTV) Channel 11.
Upcoming forums include:
March 2 �Tony Roark, Boise State philosophy professor: �Corruption
and Civic Duty: Why Good People Can Make Bad Leaders.� Companion workshop on
ethics and governance by Roark.
April 6 �Janie Harris, co-author of Elegant Soul: The Life and Music
of Gene Harris: �Jazz 2006: A Forum for Improvisation.� (No companion
workshop)
May 4 �Charles Hummel, Hummel Architects: �Boise�s Buildings: Good,
Bad and Ugly.� Companion workshop on community design by Jon Barrett of
Idaho Smart Growth.
Sponsors: City of Boise Office of the Mayor; Boise State Center for Idaho
History and Politics; College of Social Sciences and Public Affairs at Boise
State University; and Boise State Radio.
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Contact: Todd Shallat, director, Center for Idaho History and
Politics, (208) 426-3701,
tshalla@boisestate.edu
Media Contact: Kathleen Craven, University Communications, (208)
426-3275, kcraven@boisestate.edu
Boise State University is the largest institution of higher education in
Idaho with about 18,600 students and 2,200 faculty and staff. More than 190
undergraduate, graduate, doctoral and technical degrees are offered within
eight colleges. A metropolitan university located in the capital city, Boise
State is committed to life-enhancing research, teaching excellence and
public service.
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Last reviewed on Wednesday, January 03, 2007