Tulsa Town Hall

79th Season Speakers

Opening Minds · Stirring Curiosities

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Welcome to Tulsa Town Hall

Tulsa Town Hall has been named as a finalist for the prestigious 2013 Oklahoma Nonprofit Excellence (ONE) Award, recognized statewide for excellence in the nonprofit community.

Tulsa Town Hall [TTH] is a nonprofit organization dedicated to opening minds and stirring curiosities.  Since 1935 TTH has hosted speakers who are diverse and provocative, as well as experts in their fields.  By providing the community an opportunity to interact with these speakers, TTH has both engaged and enlightened audiences for over 75 years.  Ranging from authors to explorers to international icons, our guests bring fresh perspectives on current topics.  Come be a part of our vibrant, challenging and informative speakers series, and in process rekindle your thirst for knowledge.  

Started almost a century ago by a small group of Tulsa women, TTH has grown and evolved from humble beginnings in the Mayo Hotel to the grand Chapman Music Hall of the Tulsa Performing Arts Center.  Celebrate the spectacular 79th season of Tulsa Town Hall and join us for our most exciting series yet!

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    Khaled HosseiniOctober 4, 2013

    In collaboration with The Oklahoma Center for Poets and Writers, OSU Tulsa

    Best known for his profound novels The Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns, Khaled Hosseini is once again taking the literary scene by storm with his most recently released book And the Mountain Echoed.  His deep affinity for his homeland also galvanized the creation of The Khaled Hosseini Foundation, which provides humanitarian assistance to the people of Afghanistan.

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    Dan RatherNovember 8, 2013

    The Sandra West Memorial Speaker

    The voice, heart, and soul of American journalism, Dan Rather is one of the most recognized and renowned reporters of our time.  Over the past 40 years, Rather has been a part of history's defining moments, chronicling the events that have shaped our world.  He has reported from front lines around the globe and has interviewed every U.S. President from Eisenhower to Bush.

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    Timothy EganFebruary 7, 2014

    Timothy Egan is an award-winning author and veteran chronicler of the West, whose interests range wide across the American landscape and history.  He is a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter, and his weekly online column for The New York Times, the "Opinionator", is consistently among the most read pieces on the NYT site.

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    Mia FarrowMarch 14, 2014

    Despite being born into Hollywood royalty and starring in over 40 films, Farrow's personal life was tumultuous.  But, she has used those struggles as stepping-stones to a more significant life as a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador and in her work as a high-profile ambassador for children's rights in conflict-ridden regions of the world.

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    Gentry LeeApril 11, 2014

    As chief engineer for the Jet Propulsion Laboratory Gentry Lee oversaw the successful Curiosity rover mission to Mars.  He explains the feats of engineering that brought the Curiosity into existence and gives a mesmerizing account of this mission.  Lee is also a novelist, television producer, and computer game designer.

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