Winter/Spring 2013
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
12:00 pm
University of Iowa
Martin Luther King, Jr. Distinguished Lecture
Iowa City, IA
Sunday, January 27, 2013
10:00 am
Hampton University
Founders Day Convocation Lecture
Ogden Hall
1300 University
Hampton, VA
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
6:00 pm
Southern Polytechnic State University
Cross-Cultural Conversations Series
Lecture, Q&A, booksigning
Student Center
1100 South Marietta Parkway
Marietta, GA
http://www.spsu.edu/vpaa/events/index.htm
Thursday, February 7, 2013
6:30 pm
University of Memphis
Belle McWilliams Lecture in American History
University Center Theater
255 University Center
Memphis, TN
http://www.memphis.edu/moch/events.htm#wilkerson
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
8:00 pm
University of California at Davis
Campus Community Book Project
Lecture, Q&A, booksigning
Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts
One Shields Avenue
Davis, CA
Tickets: http://www.mondaviarts.org/events/event.cfm?event_id=1134&season=2012
Saturday, February 16, 2013
10:15 am
Savannah Book Festival
Lecture and Booksigning
Telfair Rotunda at Telfair Square
Savannah, GA 31401
http://www.savannahbookfestival.org/
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
6:00 pm
Harvard University
Distinguished Lecture in History and Literature
Emerson Hall 105
Cambridge, MA 02138
http://histlit.fas.harvard.edu/content/isabel-wilkerson
Saturday, February 23, 2013
2:00 pm
Houston Museum of African American Culture
Annual Literary Lecture and Booksigning
Houston Public Library, Central Library
500 McKinney Street
Houston, TX
http://hmaac.org/2012/09/isabel-wilkerson-2/
Thursday, February 28, 2013
10:00 am
Oakwood University
Black History Month Keynote
7000 Adventist Boulevard
Huntsville, AL
Saturday, March 2, 2013
Time TBD
The Links, Inc., LeFleur’s Bluff Chapter
25th Anniversary Lecture & Booksigning
Jackson, MS
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
Time TBD
University of Wisconsin, La Crosse
College of Liberal Arts Lecture Series
Lecture, Q&A, booksigning
1725 State Street
La Crosse, WI
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
7:00 pm
Lannan Foundation
Reading, Onstage Conversation with John Stauffer of Harvard University
Lensic Performing Arts Center
211 W San Francisco Street
Santa Fe, NM
Tickets: http://www.lannan.org/events/isabel-wilkerson-with-john-stauffer/
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
7:00 pm
Oregon Historical Society
Mark O. Hatfield Distinguished Historians Forum
Lecture, Q&A, reception
First Congregational United Church of Christ
1126 SW Park Avenue
Portland, OR
Tickets: http://ohs.org/education/mark-o-hatfield.cfm
Thursday, May 2, 2013
7:00 PM
Public Library of Howard County, Maryland
Lecture & Book-Signing
Q&A with Korva Coleman of National Public Radio
Miller Branch Library
9421 Frederick Rd
Ellicott City, MD 21042
For Information: (410) 313-1950
http://www.hclibrary.org/index.php?page=457
Monday, May 20, 2013
7:30 PM
The May 20th Society Annual Speaker Series
McGlohon Theater at Spirit Square
345 North College Street
Charlotte, NC 28202
Box Office: 704-372-1000
http://www.blumenthalarts.org/default.asp?blumenthal=59&objId=3881
Previous Events
Fall 2012
Saturday, September 1, 2012
3:00 PM
Decatur Book Festival
Lecture, Q&A, Signing
First Baptist Church Sanctuary Stage
205 Sycamore Street
Decatur, Georgia
Thursday, September 13, 2012
7:30 PM
Middlebury College
Lecture, Q&A, Signing
McCollough Social Space
Middlebury, Vermont
http://www.middlebury.edu/offices/academic/ccsre/AnnualTheme
Thursday, September 20, 2012
7:30 PM
Southern Women Writers Conference
Keynote, Q&A, Book-Signing
The Chapel
Berry College
Mount Berry, Georgia
http://www.berry.edu/academics/humanities/english/swwc/page.aspx?id=99335
Sunday, September 23, 2012
4:00 PM
Brooklyn Book Festival
In Conversation with Amy Goodman
Followed by Book-signing
Saint Francis College Auditorium
180 Remsen Street
Brooklyn, New York
http://www.brooklynbookfestival.org/BBF/Home
Wednesday, October 3, 2012
7:30 PM
Syracuse Friends of the Central Library
Rosamond Gifford Lecture Series
Mulroy Civic Center
441 Montgomery Street
Syracuse, New York
http://www.onlib.org/web/news_cal/gifford_lecture_series.htm
Saturday, October 13, 2012
1:00 PM
Brattleboro Literary Festival
Book Talk and Signing
Brattleboro, Vermont
http://brattleboroliteraryfestival.org/
Sunday, October 21, 2012
3:00 pm
Keynote, Q&A, Book-Signing
North Carolina Humanities Council
Reynolda House Museum of American Art
2250 Reynolda Road
Winston-Salem, NC 27106
http://nchumanities.org/events/grant/romare-bearden-black-odyssey
Thursday, November 1, 2012
4:30 PM
Brandeis University
The Eleanor Roosevelt Lecture
Waltham, Massachusetts
http://www.brandeis.edu/programs/wgs/news/rooseveltlectures.html
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
7:30 PM
University of Dayton
Keynote Address
Kennedy Union Ballroom
Dayton, Ohio
http://www.udayton.edu/provost/speaker_series/
Friday, November 16, 2012
7:00 pm
Keynote Lecture, Q&A, Book-Signing
Federation of State Humanities Councils
Chicago, IL
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
7:00 PM
Indiana State University
Keynote Address
University Hall Theater
Terre Haute, Indiana
http://www.indstate.edu/speaker/wilkerson.htm
Friday, January 13, 2012
4:00 pm
Northeastern University School of Law
400 Huntington Avenue
240 Dockser Hall
Boston, MA 02115
www.northeastern.edu/civilrights
Monday, January 16, 2012
7:00 pm
The Dallas Institute of Humanities and Culture
Winspear Opera House
2403 Flora Street
Dallas, TX 75201
Friday, January 20, 2012
12:00 pm
Auburn University
The Hotel at Auburn University and Dixon Conference Center Auditorium
241 South College Street
Auburn, AL 36830
Thursday, January 26, 2012
7:30 pm
University of Alaska Anchorage
Wendy Williamson Auditorium
Anchorage, AK 99508
Monday, January 30, 2012
7:30 pm
Literary Evenings Monday Night Lecture Series: Michele Norris and Isabel Wilkerson
Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures
Carnegie Music Hall
4400 Forbes Ave
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
http://www.pittsburghlectures.org
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
11:30 am
Bergen Community College
Ciccone Theatre
400 Paramus Road
Paramus, NJ 07652
Saturday, February 4, 2012
3:00 pm
Church of Christ of the Apostolic Faith
1200 Brentnell Avenue
Columbus, OH 43219
Thursday, February 16, 2012
11:15 am
Community College of Baltimore County
Baltimore, MD
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
12:00 pm
Cuyahoga Community College
Western Campus
11000 Pleasant Valley Road
Parma, OH 44134
6:00 pm
Cuyahoga Community College
Metro Campus
2900 Community College Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44115
Saturday, February 25, 2012
8:00 pm
Reed College
Kaul Auditorium
Gray Campus Center
3203 Woodstock Boulevard
Portland, OR 97202
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
4:15 pm
Lehigh University
Packard Lab
19 Memorial Drive W
Bethlehem, PA 18015
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
7:30 pm
North Central College
30 North Brainard Street
Meiley-Swallow Hall
Naperville, IL 60540
Thursday, March 1, 2012
7:00 pm
Facing History and Ourselves Community Conversations
Location to come
Memphis, TN
Friday, March 2, 2012
1:30 pm
2012 Annual Association of Writers & Writing Programs Conference
Hilton Chicago & Palmer House Hilton Hotels
17 East Monroe Street
Chicago, IL 60603
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
12:30 pm
University of Michigan—Flint
303 East Kearsley Street
Flint, MI 48502
Saturday, March 10, 2012
9:00 am—4:00 pm
2012 Festival of Authors
Location to come
Long Beach, CA
Sunday, March 11, 2012
2:00 pm
California African American Museum
600 State Drive-Exposition Park
Los Angeles, CA 90037
Monday, March 19, 2012
7:30 pm
Newton Library
330 Homer Street
Newton, MA 02459
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
7:00 pm
Grand Valley State University
Grand River Room, Kirkhof Center
1110 Kirkhof Center
1 Campus Drive
Allendale, MI 49401
Selected Past Events
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
7:00 PM
Lowell Humanities Series
BOSTON COLLEGE
Gasson Hall
140 Commonwealth Avenue
Boston, MA 02467
Thursday, October 6, 2011
6:30 PM
THE LOWER EAST SIDE TENEMENT MUSEUM
108 Orchard St
New York, NY 10002
Saturday, October 8, 2011
4:00 PM
WORDSTOCK FESTIVAL
NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS
Oregon Convention Center
777 NE ML King Blvd.
Portland, OR 97232
schedule.wordstockfestival.com
Sunday, October 9, 2011
7:00 PM
TOWN HALL SEATTLE with Bill Russell
1119 8th Avenue
Seattle, WA 98101
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
7:30 PM
FREE LIBRARY OF PHILADELPHIA
1901 Vine St.
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Thursday, October 20, 2011
7:00 PM
CLAFLIN UNIVERSITY
400 Magnolia Street
Orangeburg, SC 29115
Saturday, October 22, 2011
10:30 AM
NATIONAL TRUST FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION
National Preservation Conference
Statler Building, Golden Ballroom
Buffalo, NY 14202
Monday, October 24, 2011
7:30 PM
RUTGERS UNIVERSITY
Susan and Michael J. Angelides Annual Lecture
Douglass Campus Center, Trayes Hall
New Brunswick, NJ
Thursday, October 27, 2011
THE PHILLIPS COLLECTION
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
1600 21st St., NW
Washington, DC 20009
Friday, November 4, 2011
7:30 PM
COLUMBUS METROPOLITAN LIBRARY
96 S. Grant Avenue
Columbus, OH 43215
Sunday, November 6, 2011
2:00 PM
CHICAGO HUMANITIES FESTIVAL
University of Illinois-Chicago Forum
725 W Roosevelt Rd
Chicago, IL 60608
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
7:30 PM
QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY
Buckman Theatre
275 Mt. Carmel Ave.
Hamden, CT 06518
Thursday, November 10, 2011
7:00 PM
Broadcast Journalism Series
UNIVERSITY OF ST. THOMAS AND MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO
2115 Summit Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55105
Sunday, November 20, 2011
MIAMI BOOK FAIR INTERNATIONAL
Florida Center for the Literary Arts
300 N.E. Second Avenue
Miami, Florida 33132
7:00 PM
HARVEY B. GANTT CENTER
McGlohon Theatre at Spirit Square Center for Arts & Education
345 North College Street
Charlotte, NC 28202
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
7:00pm
Facing History and Ourselves
WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL
312 Sutter Street, Suite 200
San Francisco, CA 94108
Selected Past Events
Monday, January 31st
7:00pm
PORTER SQUARE BOOKS
25 White St.
Boston, MA 02140
Tuesday, February 1st
7:00pm
RIVERSIDE CHURCH
490 Riverside Dr.
New York, NY 10027
Friday, February 4th
6:00pm
LIBRARY OF VIRGINIA
00 E. Broad St.
Richmond, VA 23836
Wednesday, February 9th
7:00pm
ST. LOUIS PUBLIC LIBRARY
Schlafly Branch
225 N. Euclid
St. Louis, MO 63108
Thursday, February 10th
7:00pm
UNITY TEMPLE ON THE PLAZA
Sanctuary
707 W. 47th St.
Kansas City, MO 64112
www.rainydaybooks.com/IsabelWilkerson
Tuesday, February 15th
6:00pm
OCTAVIA BOOKS
513 Octavia St.
New Orleans, LA 70115
Wednesday, February 16th
5:00pm
SQUARE BOOKS
160 Courthouse Square
Oxford, MS
October 16, 2010
2:45-3:45 PM
Texas Book Festival
C-SPAN/Book TV Tent
In conversation with Michele Norris
Moderator is Dwonna Naomi Goldstone
4:00 PM
Start of Signing Time
Signing Location: Main Signing Tent
October 27, 2010
7:00 PM
Westbury Library
30-min talk, Q&A ,signing
445 Jefferson Street
Westbury, NY 11590
November 14, 2010
7:00 PM
Book & Author Dinner
10-min talk, Dinner, signing
Hilton Americas-Houston
1600 Lamar, Houston, TX 77010
September 10, 2010
8:00PM
Atlanta History Center
130 W Paces Ferry Rd
Atlanta, GA 30305
September 14, 2010
7:00PM
Harvard Bookstore
1256 Massachusetts Ave.
Cambridge, MA 02138
September 15, 2010
6:30PM
Detroit Public Library
5201 Woodward Ave.
Detroit, MI 48202
September 16, 2010
7:00PM
Joseph-Beth Booksellers / Legacy Village
24517 Cedar Road
Lyndhurst, OH 44124
September 19, 2010
1:00PM
Politics & Prose
5015 Connecticut Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20008
September 21, 2010
7:00PM
Vromans
695 E Colorado Blvd
Pasadena, CA 91101
September 22, 2010
7:00PM
Los Angeles Public Library
630 W Fifth St
Los Angeles, CA 90071
September 23, 2010
7:30PM
KPFA / St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
114 Montecito Ave.
Oakland, CA 94610
September 24, 2010
7:00PM
Northwest African American Museum
2300 S. Massachusetts St.
Seattle, WA 98144
September 29, 2010
7:00PM
Barnes & Noble
2289 Broadway @ 82nd St.
New York, NY 10024
September 30, 2010
6:00PM
Chicago Public Library
400 S State St.
Chicago, IL 60605
