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April 23, 2007
Contact: Bob Adams
(425) 564-3081
badams@bcc.ctc.edu
Author’s retelling of Vietnam War ordeal
will highlight month-long “Hands-On Democracy”
‘war and peace’ series
BELLEVUE, WASH. – The horrifying experiences of American soldiers in Vietnam will come to life at Bellevue Community College May 16 when Tim O’Brien, author of The Things They Carried, discusses the war novel and his personal experiences in Vietnam.
The free, public lecture begins at 7:30 p.m. in Carlson Theatre on the college’s main campus (located at 3000 Landerholm Circle S.E., Bellevue, at the intersection of S.E. 28th St. and 148th Ave. S.E.).
A public reception for O'Brien will be held at 6 p.m. that evening in BCC’s Gallery Space (room D271, near the south end of the D Building second floor).
O'Brien also will be available to sign books after the lecture.
The presentation is part of a month-long calendar of free, public “Hands-On Democracy” events focused on issues of war and peace. “Hands-On Democracy” is an ongoing program of BCC’s Center for Liberal Arts.
The full event schedule:
May 7
“Legacies of War,” an exhibit of illustrations and artifacts depicting the aftermath of U.S. bombing in Laos during the Viet Nam War, will be on display from May 7 through May 19 in BCC’s Gallery Space (open noon - 4 p.m. on Saturdays, Mondays and Tuesdays; 2 - 6 p.m. on Wednesdays and Thursdays; closed Fridays and Sundays).
May 16
“Arlington Northwest Memorial,” a non-partisan, dramatic representation of the costs of war, consisting of grave markers representing the more than 3,000 U.S. service men and women killed in the Iraq War, will be displayed all day in the college’s inner campus courtyard. The traveling display is managed and maintained by the Evergreen Peace and Justice Committee and Veterans for Peace.
Reception for author Tim O'Brien, 6 p.m., Gallery Space (described above)
Lecture by author Tim O'Brien, 7:30 p.m., Carlson Theatre (described above)
May 22
A staged reading of Still Life, a one-act play about the Vietnam War, will be presented by BCC drama students at 1:30 p.m. in room 201 in the college’s N Building.
May 30
Films from Sudan, Palestine and elsewhere around the world will be shown throughout the day and evening in room 201 in the college’s N Building. A detailed schedule of showings will be posted in late May at: http://www.bcc.ctc.edu/liberalarts/. Films to be presented include Lost Boys of Sudan, Paradise Lost, Oil on Ice, Mardi Gras: Made in China, and Farming the Sea.
June 1
A statewide academic conference entitled “Repairing U.N.-U.S. Relations in the 21st Century,” will be held from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. in room 201 in the college’s N Building. The event will feature Prof. Brewster Denny, founder and first dean of the University of Washington Graduate School of Public Affairs, as the keynote speaker, as well as scholarly presentations by students from around the state.
The month-long series of ‘war and peace’ lectures, films and displays is presented with assistance from BCC’s Campus Activities Board, Drama Department, KBCS 91.3 FM community radio station, Library Media Center and Phi Theta Kappa honor society, as well as the King County Library System, Humanities Washington, Hugo House and BCC Center for Liberal Arts Fellow Dr. James Maynard.
For more information please contact call 425-564-2328 or email htaylor@bcc.ctc.edu.
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