Please mark your calendars for the 2019 - 2020 Film and Lecture Series, presented under the Patrons of the Arts and in conjunction with the Civic Engagement Committee. Events are generally held in the John Edson Anglin Performing Arts Center, unless otherwise specified. Please stay tuned for more details about speakers, panelists, and locations.
- Leigh Kolb, English and Journalism Instructor, Student Media Adviser, English, Journalism and Mass Media Faculty Mentor
Thursday, September 19: Three Identical Strangers
6:30 p.m.; John Edson Anglin Performing Arts Center
This award-winning 2018 documentary from director Tim Wardle explores questions of parenting, nature vs. nurture and medical ethics, as told through the incredible story of three men separated at birth.
Three identical strangers [videorecording]
Identical Strangers by 
The Nature-Nurture Debates by 
Accidental Brothers by
Thursday, October 24: Ran
6:30 p.m., John Edson Anglin Performing Arts Center
Ran (Japanese translation: "chaos" or "turmoil") is a 1985 epic period drama film directed, edited and co-written by Akira Kurosawa. The plot derives from William Shakespeare's King Lear and includes segments based on legends of the daimyō Mōri Motonari.
Presented as part of the NEA Big Read.
Ran [videorecording] by 
King Lear [videorecording]
King Lear by Friday, November 1: Franklin County Community Resource Board Presents Ruby Payne
All Day; John Edson Anglin Performing Arts Center
Ruby Payne is the founder of aha! Process and an internationally recognized speaker, publisher, and author of A Framework for Understanding Poverty.
Limited seating
A Framework for Understanding Poverty - A Cognitive Approach (Sixth Edition) by
Tuesday, November 5: BIG READ: An Evening with Emily St. John Mandel, author of Station Eleven
6:30 p.m., John Edson Anglin Performing Arts Center
NEA Big Read is a program of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with Arts Midwest
Station eleven [digital audio] : A novel / Emily St. John Mandel. by 
Station Eleven [audiobook - CD format] by 
Station Eleven by
Saturday, Nov. 16: International Day
Monday, Nov. 18 - Friday, Nov. 22: International Education Week
