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Women's Symposium at Edmonds Community College
Edmonds Community College Womens Symposium
to celebrate 100 years of triumph
Edmonds Community College holds its fifth Womens Symposium, 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Sat., March 13 in Triton Union Building 202 at Edmonds Community College, 20000 68th Ave. W, Lynnwood.
Author, educator, and poet laureate Dr. Mona Lake Jones is the featured speaker for the event. She will address participants on the theme of this years event, Women: 100 Years of Triumph.
Lake Jones is the author of the poetry and prose collections Unleashing the Power of a Sister and the Color of Culture series as well as a spoken word collection on CD, Poetry Dancing on Music. She is the King County Poet Laureate and served as the Seattle Poet Laureate for five years. She received the Langston Hughes Award for her literary contributions and the Blackbird Literary Award, which honors a published author for her works and contributions to the community.
Its important to recognize all the contributions women have made in this century and were looking forward to having Dr. Lake Jones at our event to make the point with eloquence and style, said Shirley Sutton, Executive Director of Diversity Affairs at Edmonds Community College. It should be noted that this is good information for men too. Weve had a number of men attend past events. Everyones welcome!
The Womens Symposium will also include a living history lecture by actress and historian Tames Alan entitled Suffragettes in Petticoats, a womens resource fair, a Fashion Through the Ages show, and a panel on The Changing Roles of Women: Reflecting the Past: Realizing the Future.
The evening before the symposium, the community is invited to meet Seattle artist Mary Ann Peters at the Heart and Grace reception, 5-7:30 p.m., Fri., March 12 in the college library. Celebrate Womens History Month and the fifth annual Womens Symposium with an evening of art, music, and culinary delights. Free. Open to all. Peters works in progress, If Thinking Is Form: A Visual Diary, are on exhibit in the college art gallery through March 15. Find out more at http://www.edcc.edu/gallery.
The cost of the Saturday Womens Symposium is $15 for students and $40 for the public. Theres a discount on tickets purchased before Feb. 25: $10 for students, $35 general, and $20 for people age 65 and over. Buy tickets online at http://www.theatreedmonds.org or call 425.640.1448. Tickets may be purchased the day of the event.
For more information, call the Office of Diversity Affairs at 425.640.1538.
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For more information about Dr. Mona Lake Jones go to: http://www.monalakejones.com/
For more information about artist Mary Ann Peters go to: http://www.maryann-peters.com/
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LocationThe Black Box Theatre at EdCC
20310 68th Ave West
Lynnwood, WA 98036
United States
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