Literary Event entertainment in Boston
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Ford Hall Forum at Suffolk University
The oldest continuing public lecture series in the country (begun in 1908), this forum sponsors lively and spirited dialogues on topical world issues ranging from stem-cells to terrorism to attitudes toward ageing. Venerable past speakers have included Martin Luther King Jr, Maya Angelou, Winston Churchill, Cokie Roberts, Al Gore and MacArthur Genius Award recipient John Bonifaz. Lectures are held in the fall, winter and spring at various locations around the city, including the BPL and the Old South Meeting House.
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Cambridge Forum
This excellent series brings speakers on a weekly basis to speak in the meeting house at First Parish in Cambridge. Recent speakers have included luminaries like Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman, poet laureate Robert Pinsky, beloved biologist of the people EO Wilson and former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich. Events are often held in conjunction with the Harvard Bookstore.
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