The Forum at St. David’s
Eddie Reese
What is the Forum?
The Forum at St. David’s is an intergenerational group designed for fellowship and learning about topics of interest, current issues and happenings. It is open to members and friends of St. David’s, including interested members of the downtown community. Programs cover a wide variety of topics with speakers from U.T., local and state politicians, bishops and other church leaders, the arts, experts on interfaith issues, and topics of local interest. The meetings are once monthly (normally the third Thursdays) from 11:45 a.m. – 1 p.m. in Crail Hall. Lunch, prepared by Chef Ray, is $10. Parking in the St. David’s Parking Garage is free. Reservations are required. Call 610-3500 for reservations no later than 8 a.m. the Tuesday before the event. Visit our Calendar page to register online. Buy a Season Pass and save!
Sign up for the 10-program season for $85, including a wonderful hot lunch provided by Chef Ray and St. David’s kitchen ministry. Spread the word to your friends and downtown work peers. For ticket information, call 610-3500.
The Forum at St. David’s Announces its Guest Speaker Schedule for 2010-2011:
August 19: Ben Sargent, Pulitzer Prize Winning Cartoonist, “Ink, Paper and Attitude: Cartoons and the printed newspaper”
September 16: Dana DeBeauvoir, Travis County Clerk, “Voting is a privilege and a responsibility”
October 21: Eddie Reese, UT ‘s Swim Coach producer of Olympic Wonders, “How does he do it?”
November 18: Torvald Hessel, power behind Austin’s Proposed Planetarium, “A Planetarium for Austin; a historical perspective”
December 9: A performance from St. David’s renowned Caroling at Noon concert series, with lunch in Cafe Divine immediately following.
January 20: Rebecca Powers, Founder of Impact Austin, “Inspiring an army of female philanthropists”
February 17: Evan Smith, CEO and Editor of The Texas Tribune (formerly with Texas Monthly), “Non-profit news: The future of journalism?”
March 24: Cookie Ruiz, Executive Director of Ballet Austin, “Economic impact of the arts on Austin”
April 14: David Oshinsky, UT History Professor, Distinguished Scholar in Residence at New York University and author of Capital Punishment on Trial: the Death Penalty in Modern America.
May 19: Rhoda May Kerr, Austin’s Fire Chief, “Everything you ever wanted to know about the Austin Fire Department”
