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Speakers Series
Provocative and engaging talks from some of the most pioneering and inspirational thinkers of our time.
Speakers Series 3 Events: $148/$120/$92/$64
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Ira Glass
Ira Glass
Seven Things I've Learned
SAT, FEB 27 | 7:30PM Jackson Hall
—The New York Times on Ira Glass
Ira Glass, the beloved host and creator of NPR’s hit weekly radio show This American Life, invites us into his creative process, mixing audio clips, music, and video to tell captivating stories live onstage, and sharing lessons and insights gathered over his career. This American Life is heard each week by over 2.2 million listeners on more than 500 public radio stations, with another 2.5 million downloading each podcast. Under Glass’s editorial direction, This American Life has won the highest honors for broadcasting and journalistic excellence, including six Peabody awards. In 1999, the American Journalism Review declared that This American Life was “in the vanguard of a journalistic revolution” and since then, a generation of podcasts and radio shows have sprung up— Radiolab, Invisibilia, StartUp, Reply All, Love + Radio, Heavyweight—building on the style of narrative journalism championed by Glass and his staff.
Regular $65/$49/$35/$20
Ellen Forney
Ellen Forney's Book, Marbels, is the UC Davis Campus Community Book Project feature
Ellen Forney
Marbles
Campus Community Book Project
MON, MAR 1 | 7:30 PM Jackson Hall
Ellen Forney is an author, artist, teacher, and mental health coach. Her work includes The New York Times bestselling graphic memoir, and the selection for the UC Davis Campus Community Book Project, Marbles: Mania, Depression, Michelangelo, & Me, the story of her diagnosis and struggle with bipolar disorder. Its companion book, Rock Steady: Brilliant Advice From My Bipolar Life, a handbook for mental health. was featured in the Journal of American Medical Association (JAMA)’s “Best of Graphic Medicine 2018”, and the book’s self-care framework is widely used by therapists and clinicians. Forney has given talks and lectures internationally at universities, conferences, and institutions, including her TED talk, “Finding balance in bipolar,” as keynote speaker at the Comics & Medicine Conference at Johns Hopkins. She was awarded fellowships from the MacDowell Colony, Civitella Ranieri, Artist Trust, and the Hedgebrook Foundation. Forney grew up in Philadelphia and lives in Seattle.
Regular $35
Rob Reiner
Rob Reiner
TUE, APR 6 | 7:30PM Jackson Hall
Actor and Filmmaker Rob Reiner has cemented his place in pop culture for his iconic work on film and television. During his prolific career, which spans over five decades, Reiner has written for The Smothers Brothersand All in the Family (also playing the character Michael Stivic), and directed a number of standout features, including Stand by Me, The Princess Bride, When Harry Met Sally, A Few Good Men, This Is Spinal Tap, Misery and the poignant Being Charlie. In his speaking events, Reiner discusses the enduring legacy of his work, from the revived cultural relevance of All in the Family to the perpetual popularity of many of his films.
Regular $85/$65/$45/$25
