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. 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