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News Release
August 20, 2007
Online at: http://news.boisestate.edu
Fettuccine Forum Announces Speakers for 2007-08 Season
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| Barbara Perry Bauer |
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| Miguel Gaddi |
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| Ellen Greenberg |
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| Michael Hoffman |
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| Peter Lutze |
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| Rosalie Sorrels |
Boise State University’s Center for Idaho History and Politics will kick
off a new season of the Fettuccine Forum on Oct. 4. The free lecture series
is held on the first Thursday of the month in the Rose Room in the historic
Union Block, 718 W. Idaho Street. Doors open at 5 p.m. and the hour-long
presentation begins at 5:30 p.m. Free appetizers will be served and
fettuccine will be available for $5.
Cosponsored by the Boise City Office of the Mayor, the Fettuccine Forum is
an educational forum about the history and cultural life of Boise and the
Treasure Valley. Lively and informal, the monthly event invites the public
to interact with politicians, artists, historians, activists, advocates and
professionals in an effort to promote good citizenship and responsible
growth through education.
Each forum also features research and displays from local authors, artists
and scholars centered on that month’s theme, as well as a companion
workshop. Workshops are offered for graduate and undergraduate credit.
Students can register for workshops online through BroncoWeb. Teachers are
invited to earn one professional education credit by attending all of the
Spring ’08 forums and participating in follow-up discussions. Registration
for this option will be available at the February forum.
• Oct. 4 — Folksinger Rosalie Sorrels, ‘Way Out in Boise: A
folksinger’s musical roots.” Accompanying workshop, “Teaching Local
History,” taught by Nancy Tacke and Kurt Zwolfer.
• Nov. 1 — Peter Lutze, “Boob Tube: News, sports and less.”
Accompanying workshop, “Alternative Media in the Treasure Valley,” taught by
Boise State communication professor Lutze.
• Feb. 7 — Miguel Gaddi. “West Side Story: A global perspective on
Boise’s next big thing.” Accompanying workshop, “New Urbanism” taught by
Boise State history professor Todd Shallat and Tacke.
• March 6 — Ellen Greenberg. “The Opposite of Traffic:
Counterintuitive thoughts about city streets.” Accompanying workshop,
“Transportation in Crisis,” taught by Boise City planner Kathleen Lacey.
• April 3 — Michael Hoffman. “We Ought to be in Pictures: Hollywood
in Idaho.” Accompanying workshop, “Art and Culture,” taught by Karen Bubb of
the Boise City Arts Commission and Tacke.
• May 1 — Barbara Perry Bauer. “Once Upon the Trolly: Boise’s
electric road.” Accompanying workshop, “Boise’s Historic Streetscape,”
taught by historian Bauer.
Additional sponsors include Boise Tour Train, erstad Architects, the College
of Social Sciences and Public Affairs at Boise State and Grape Escape.
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Contact: Todd Shallat, 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 celebrates its 75th anniversary this fall. From
its founding on Sept. 6, 1932, the institution has evolved from a small
church-sponsored college in a downtown schoolhouse to a metropolitan
research university of distinction with about 19,000 students. Visit
boisestate.edu and click on the “75” button for more information.
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