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FEATURED EVENT

Wednesday, 17 February 2010 - 7pm

History Café: Amelia Earhart, Taking Chances

Take a look back at the events of the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic. Did she take chances she shouldn't have?

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02.17.2010
History Café: Amelia Earhart, Taking Chances

7:00pm
Third Place Books (Ravenna)
6504 20th Avenue Northeast
Seattle, WA, 98115

Take a look back at the events of the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic. Did she take chances she shouldn't have? Enjoy American Experience like never before at a new series of events, KCTS 9’s History Cafes. See a sneak preview of the new season, meet fellow history buffs, hear fascinating insights on history from expert speakers, and share your thoughts during a discussion after the film. The life and mysterious death of Amelia Earhart is the topic of this month's History Cafe.

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02.20.2010
The Eyes of Me Screening and Discussion

12:00pm
SIFF Cinema at McCaw Hall 321 Mercer Street Seattle, WA 98109

Follow the lives of four Texas students struggling with the pressures of high school in addition to growing up without sight. The Eyes of Me features students of the Texas School for the Blind as they learn to fit it, live independently, and share their visions of the world they cannot see.

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03.06.2010
Dirt! Screening and Discussion

12:00pm
SIFF Cinema at McCaw Hall321 Mercer StreetSeattle, WA 98109 

It's under our feet and under our fingernails, but what is it? And how did it get there? Inspired by William Bryant Logan’s acclaimed book Dirt: The Ecstatic Skin of the Earth, find out how industrial farming, mining and urban development have led us toward cataclysmic droughts, starvation, floods and climate change. Dirt is a part of everything we eat, drink and breathe. Which is why we should stop treating it like, well…dirt.

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03.17.2010
History Café: Women in History, The story of Dolley Madison

7:00pm
Third Place Books (Ravenna)
6504 20th Avenue Northeast
Seattle, WA, 98115

Dolley Madison lived through two wars, knew the first twelve Presidents, and watched America evolve from a struggling young republic to the first modern democracy in the world. At a time when women could neither vote nor participate officially in politics, Dolley Madison, wife of the fourth president James Madison, became one of the most influential and best loved figures of her day.

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