Malcolm Nance is an international counter-terrorism, intelligence, and foreign policy expert who will share his vast knowledge about the very real threats to American and Western democracy from both inside […]

Dr. Michael Bitzer is always our cherished “go-to” analyst on all things political and is ready to share his expertise about what our political landscape looks like as we approach […]

Mark Twain has been called “The Lincoln of our Literature” for the transformative figure he carved as a storyteller. Retired Indiana University English professor emeritus Dr. David Nordloh will share […]

Eric Melton is a caricature artist – no, NOT a cartoonist. What’s the difference? Learn how this local award-winning phenom from Concord developed his signature style starting in kindergarten. And […]

You surely know about the Underground Railroad’s land routes, but did you know that thousands of slaves escaped on ships from our NC coastal communities known as the Maritime Underground […]

Michel Picaud, one of the most preeminent experts on the restoration of the Notre Dame cathedral, will regale us on the painstaking efforts to bring this world-renowned gem back to […]

We end our season on a high note - literally! Steve Friedman is an internationally recognized Broadway Musical historian, classically trained tenor, and one-time actor himself who will entertain us […]