Spark 07 Tickets Now On Sale

Spark, KLRU's annual Engaging Speaker Series, brings to Austin some of our nation's foremost authorities in politics, science, literature, and more for lively discussions at the Paramount Theatre. All events, running from January to May, feature a 45-minute presentation given by the visiting speakers followed by a 30-minute Q&A session with the audience.

For 2007, Spark turns its eye to issues with a "global impact, social significance and community relevance." Hence, they're kicking off the series at the end of January with notable journalist Gwen Ifill, current moderator and managing editor of "Washington Week" and senior correspondent over at "The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer."

Tickets to the series are now on sale, for $37 plus service fees. All proceeds from the lectures go to support local PBS affiliate KLRU, which is responsible for producing such fantastic programming as Austin City Limits and the Texas Monthly Talks.

Spark 07 Programming

• January 31: Election year politics with PBS¹s Washington Week host and respected analyst Gwen Ifill.
• February 21: America¹s changing culture with journalists Maria Hinojosa and Ray Suarez in Conversation.
• March 20: Global warming with international scientist Tim Flannery and pioneering journalist Elizabeth Kolbert.
• April 18: Media manipulation and its impact on consumers with cyberpunk author and filmmaker Douglas Rushkoff.
• May 15: Everyday life viewed through a quirky, spiritual literary truth with award-winning novelist Anne Lamott.

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Spark 07
January-May
The Paramount Theatre
7pm
Tickets $37