Feb. 9, 5 p.m.: A Special Evening with Presidential Historian Michael Beschloss

Presidential historian and award-winning author, Michael Beschloss, will give a talk on presidential courage and leadership, based on his book Presidential Courage: Brave Leaders and How They Changed America 1789-1989. The event costs $100 per person. For ticket information, please call (603) 222-4100.

Program:
5:00 p.m.: Hors D'oeuvre Reception, Cash Bar
6:00 p.m.: Welcome and Remarks
6:15 p.m.: Presidential Courage ~ Michael Beschloss
7:00 p.m.: Book Sale and Signing
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Flow Tuesday, Feb 9, 7 PM
Irena Salina's award-winning documentary investigation into what
experts label the most important political and environmental issue
of the 21st Century - The World Water Crisis. Salina documents the
growing privatization of the world's dwindling fresh water
supply and the emergence of a domineering world water cartel.
FLOW also gives viewers a look at practical solutions to the water
crisis and developing new technologies, which are fast becoming
blueprints for a successful global and economic turnaround.

No Impact Man Friday, Feb 12, 7 PM
Follow one Saving the world, one family at a time. Follow the Manhattan-based Beavan family as they abandon their high- consumption 5th Avenue life-style and try to live a year while making no net environmental impact.

Feb. 16, 7 p.m.: Myths and Puzzles in Americans' Attitudes Toward Taxes

Andrea Louise Campbell, Ph.D., associate professor of political science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, will give a lecture titled Myths and Puzzles in Americans' Attitudes Toward Taxes. This lecture explores public opinion over time - as well as political rhetoric about taxes - to reveal the considerable variation in how people feel about taxes and how those attitudes are influenced by politicians themselves.

Campbell studies American politics, political behavior, public opinion, political inequality and social policy. Her interests reside in the interplay between political institutions, such as public policies and federal systems, and the political behavior and attitudes of mass publics.

http://www.anselm.edu/nhiop

Feb. 18, 7 p.m.: Chronicles from the 2008 Campaign and a Look at the Obama Presidency

National political correspondent Dan Balz and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Haynes Johnson will offer a talk titled Chronicles from the 2008 Campaign and a Look at the Obama Presidency, which will draw upon their experiences covering the 2008 presidential election and the Obama administration.

Balz and Johnson are the authors of The Battle for America 2008: The Story of an Extraordinary Election, which tells the story of the 2008 presidential campaign, with exclusive interviews with the candidates and their top strategists. Following the talk, there will be a book sale and signing with the authors.

http://www.anselm.edu/nhiop

Feb. 23, 7 p.m.: What is New Hampshire?

Stephen A. Norton, executive director of the New Hampshire Center for Public Policy Studies, will give a talk titled 'What is New Hampshire?' based on a report he recently released highlighting the center's research and additional demographic and economic data on New Hampshire

The report presents "data on New Hampshire's people, its economy, public services, and local governance in the context of critical questions shaping the future of the state. The data tells where New Hampshire has been and where it is going, and how current trends and policy choices facing the state will shape that story and affect the well-being of its citizens."

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Filmmaker Robert Kenner lifts the veil on America's food industry. Our nation's food supply is now controlled by a handful of corporations that often put profit ahead of consumer health, the livelihood of the American farmer, the safety of workers and our own environment. We have bigger-breasted chickens, the perfect pork chop, herbicide-resistant soybean seeds, even tomatoes that won't go bad, but we also have new strains of E. coli—the harmful
bacteria that causes illness for an estimated 73,000 Americans annually. We are riddled with widespread obesity, particularly among children, and an epidemic level of diabetes among adults.
Free and open to the public

Join us for Food, Fun
Celtic Entertainment
And a tip of the hat to Ted Kennedy

~ Dinner Menu ~
Corned Beef and Cabbage with Carrots & Potatoes
or Vegetarian Lentil Loaf with Colcannon**,
Irish Soda Bread, and Pistachio Cake
All Homemade!

6:00 PM Dinner ~ 7:00 PM Entertainment

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$15.00 each or two for $25.00 · BYOB

For Tickets Contact: Carol or Rep. Bob Perry 269-4651