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The Norfolk Forum THE NORFOLK FORUM t began simply enough: During years the world, the nation, the the Great Depression, a small state, and the city faced the most Igroup of citizens, wanting to challenging of times; The Norfolk learn more about the great affairs Forum remained a constant and its of the time, started a public lecture members have demonstrated an And so it remains today. The Norfolk Forum is now series. At a spring garden party unrelenting faith that knowledge the oldest publicly-subscribed speakers’ forum in in 1933, after an enthusiastic is power. Heads of state alternate the country. The formula remains simple. presentation by the founders, with humorists, actors with advice IT’S STILL THE BEST TICKET IN TOWN! about 100 charter members signed columnists, journalists with the on. A public campaign followed, politicians they cover. with an enrollment booth in the We take pride in remembering lobby of Smith and Welton, the that Margaret Thatcher, Alex venerable downtown department Haley, Ogden Nash, Vincent Price, store. A season’s ticket for all four Henry Kissinger, Pearl Bailey, speakers cost $1.00. They sold Russell Baker, Ken Burns, Cokie out the first year. The mission Roberts, Tom Wolfe, Dave Barry, was to bring speakers to Norfolk George Bush, Walter Cronkite, each year “to present to potential Condoleezza Rice, and a host of members a series of lectures from others have graced our platform. eminent individuals covering Our recent history has brought cultural, literary, and governmental fresh thought and stimulating issues before the nation.” discussion with speakers such as On October 29, 1933, the first Anderson Cooper, Tucker Carlson speaker was Henry T. Rainey, and James Carville, Capt. Sully Democrat of Illinois and Speaker Sullenberger, First Lady Laura of the House, who came to explain Bush, James Comey and General Proud to support the fine points of the New Deal to Stan McChrystal. The Norfolk Forum subscribers at Blair Junior High’s www.DollarTree.com auditorium. Over the next 87 CORPORATE SPONSORS THANK YOU TO OUR CORPORATE SPONSORS! The Norfolk Forum truly appreciates the generosity of all of our corporate sponsors. Without their commitment, we would not be able to continue our long-standing tradition of bringing distinguished, thought-provoking, and entertaining speakers to our stage each season. DIAMOND LEVEL INSPIRED CONVERSATIONS PLATINUM LEVEL It’s how we convey our thoughts, emotions, and passions. Listening and speaking with sincerity can make every interaction a valuable exchange - and do wonders for bringing people together. Thanks to The Norfolk Forum for inspiring conversations. MEMBER EQUAL HOUSING TowneBank.com FDIC LENDER Community_Norfolk_Forum_2020_2021_Series_5.5x8.5_4c_Ad.indd 1 9/24/20 4:55 PM CORPORATE SPONSORS SILVER LEVEL BRONZE LEVEL ARE YOU OR YOUR ORGANIZATION INTERESTED IN BECOMING A SPONSOR? CONTACT US! Phone: (757) 627-8672 Email: [email protected] JIM VANDEHEI CO-FOUNDER AND CEO, AXIOS Tuesday, November 10, 2020 at 7:30pm Chrysler Hall, Norfolk, VA or Virtual Jim VandeHei is a co-founder and power. Working at legacy publications CEO of Axios, a media company such as Roll Call, The Wall Street focused on breaking news and Journal, and The Washington Post. invaluable insights across politics, In 2017, Vanity Fair named VandeHei tech, business, media, and the world. to its “New Establishment List,” the Axios was created to help readers magazine’s annual compilation of and viewers get smarter, faster across industry titans, and Entrepreneur the topics reshaping our country magazine named him one of the year’s and lives. As CEO, VandeHei has “50 Most Daring Entrepreneurs.” In steered Axios into becoming one of 2015, VandeHei was named Editor the most celebrated digital media of the Year by the National Press success stories of the past few years. Foundation for his work at POLITICO. To learn more about how we’re putting our VandeHei also serves as executive VandeHei was also selected as the first energy to work in the communities we serve, visit producer on “Axios on HBO.” DominionEnergy.com/Foundation. representative of a primarily online Before Axios, VandeHei co-founded news organization to serve on the and was CEO of POLITICO, the Pulitzer Board. He has moderated two media company that upended and presidential debates. revolutionized political and policy VandeHei is from Oshkosh, Wisconsin. journalism in Washington, New York, He has a bachelor’s degree from the and Europe. University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh. VandeHei spent more than a decade as a reporter, covering the ins and outs of Washington politics and LOOKING FOR THE PERFECT GIFT? Gifting a subscription to The Norfolk Forum is a great way to show your love to your friends, family members and co-workers! Gift a subscription at TheNorfolkForum.org. HEALTH CARE HEROES FOCUSED ON THE FUTURE Driven to help our clients achieve their WORK HERE goals, today and tomorrow. Tom Hazelwood, Norfolk Managing Partner [email protected] / 757.624.5100 TM The Future of Health Care for a World in Transition Assurance / Tax / Advisory / dhg.com www.laketaylor.org DHG is registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to Dixon Hughes Goodman LLP. TARA WESTOVER AUTHOR, EDUCATED Tuesday, February 16, 2021 at 7:30pm Chrysler Hall, Norfolk, VA or Virtual Photo Credit: © Paul Stuart Tara Westover is an American author. Educated was an instant commercial Born in Idaho to a father opposed to and critical success, debuting at #1 public education, she never attended on the New York Times bestseller list Sentara Community Health & Wellness Partnership school. An older brother taught her to and remaining on the list for more Our mission is to Improve Health Every Day. read, and after that her education was than two years. The New York Times We are driven by one simple idea: erratic and haphazard, with most of named Educated one of the 10 Best her days spent working in her father’s Books of 2018, and the American junkyard or stewing herbs for her Booksellers Association voted it the mother. She was seventeen the first Nonfiction Book of the Year. time she set foot in a classroom. After To date, Educated has sold more than that first encounter with education 3 million copies. For her staggering WE ARE PROUD she pursued learning for a decade, impact, TIME Magazine named graduating magna cum laude from Westover one of the 100 most Brigham Young University in 2008 influential people of 2018. TO SUPPORT THE and subsequently winning a Gates Currently, Ms. Westover is a Senior Cambridge Scholarship. She received Research Fellow at the Harvard NORFOLK FORUM an MPhil from Trinity College, Kennedy School, working on projects Cambridge in 2009 and in 2014 was related to media and political awarded a PhD in history. polarization. Her memoir, Educated, explores her struggle to reconcile her desire for education and autonomy with her desire to be loyal to her family. SentaraCares.com COMMITMENT. We are committed to helping our communities thrive and grow. As part of that mission, Kaufman & Canoles is pleased to support The Norfolk Forum. We can. And we will. kaufCAN.com NEIL DEGRASSE TYSON ASTROPHYSICIST AND FREDERICK P. ROSE DIRECTOR OF THE HAYDEN PLANETARIUM Tuesday, April 13, 2021 at 7:30pm Chrysler Hall, Norfolk, VA or Virtual Photo Credit: © Amazon Neil deGrasse Tyson was born and monthly essayist for Natural History raised in New York City where he was magazine; among his 13 books is educated in the public schools clear Origins: Fourteen Billion Years of through his graduation from the Bronx Cosmic Evolution, co-written with High School of Science. Tyson went on Donald Goldsmith. Origins is the to earn his BA in Physics from Harvard companion book to the PBS-NOVA and his PhD in Astrophysics from mini-series Origins, in which Tyson Columbia. served as an on-camera host. Tyson’s professional research interests For five seasons, beginning in the are broad, but include star formation, fall of 2006, Tyson appeared as the exploding stars, dwarf galaxies, and on-camera host of PBS-NOVA’s spinoff the structure of our Milky Way. program NOVA ScienceNOW, which In 2001, Tyson was appointed by Pres- is an accessible look at the frontier of ident Bush to serve on a twelve-mem- all the science that shapes the under- REIMAGINE POSSIBLE ber commission that studied the standing of our place in the universe. Innovation defines Norfolk Southern. In our Future of the U.S. Aerospace Industry. Recently Tyson served as Executive quest to provide the most efficient, reliable rail Editor and on camera Host & Narrator service possible, we’re confronting tomorrow’s In 2004, Tyson was once again challenges and promises, transforming the appointed by President Bush to serve for Cosmos: A SpaceTime Odyssey, customer experience and redefining the st on a nine-member commission on the the 21 century continuation of Carl boundaries of technological possibility. Implementation of the United States Sagan’s landmark television series. Space Exploration Policy, dubbed Tyson is the recipient of the NASA the “Moon, Mars, and Beyond” Distinguished Public Service Medal, To learn more visit norfolksouthern.com commission. the highest award given by NASA to a © 2019 Norfolk Southern Corp., Three Commercial Place, Norfolk, Va. 23510 From 1995 to 2005, Tyson was a non-government citizen. 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