Distinguished Speaker Series
BOLLI's Distinguished Speaker Series brings you inspiring conversations with remarkable leaders from the worlds of politics, the arts, and society. Each talk offers fresh ideas, personal stories, and thought-provoking perspectives that will spark curiosity and conversation.
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| Distinguished Speaker | Speaker's Title | Session Title/Topic | Date and Modality | Register |
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Guy Fishman, Renee Hemsing |
Principal cellist and violist, Members of the Handel and Haydn Society | Concert and Conversation | Monday, September 15 at 1 p.m. In-person 60 Turner Street |
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| Katie Theoharides | President and CEO, The Trustees | Nature’s Path to Health and Happiness | Monday, September 22 at 1 p.m. In-person at 60 Turner Street |
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| Susan Goldberg | President and CEO, WGBH | Storytelling That Matters | Monday, September 29 at 1 p.m. In-person at 60 Turner Street |
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| Robert (Bob) Kuttner | Co-founder and co-editor of The American Prospect, and professor at Brandeis University's Heller School | Surviving Trump | Tuesday, October 7 at 1 p.m. In-person at 60 Turner Street |
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| Michelle Boorstein | Religion Reporter, Washington Post | What is Church-State Separation in 2025? | Tuesday, October 14 at 1 p.m. Please note this talk is on Zoom |
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| Dr. Alice Lichtenstein | Senior Scientist, Diet & Chronic Disease Prevention for Healthy Aging Director, The HNRCA at Tufts University | Sorting Through the Morass—Nutrition Information and Misinformation | Monday, October 27 at 1 p.m. In-person at 60 Turner Street |
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| Jasmine Winship | Regional Director of New England for NIF (New Israel Fund) | What’s Next for Israel? | Thursday, November 6 at 1 p.m. n-person at 60 Turner Street |
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Merry (Corky) White
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Professor of Anthropology, Boston University [Read more.] | Coffee Lives in Japan: the place of coffee in Japan’s “third spaces” | Monday, November 17 at 1 p.m. In-person at 60 Turner Street |
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Senator Ed Markey |
Massachusetts Senator [Read more.] |
Chasing Hope in Washington | Thursday, November 20 at 1 p.m. Please note this talk is on Zoom |
Members will receive an email with the Zoom link. |