The Almonte Lectures are now being organized by Warren Thorngate
About the Almonte Lectures
23 September, 2016
Now approaching our twelfth season, the Almonte Lectures have come about from a conversation in January, 2004, between Reiner Hollbach and Don Wiles, during which it was suggested that such a series might arouse favourable response in the Almonte area. The model could be the “Learning in Retirement” series at Carleton University. The idea was talked around some and met with such positive response that it was immediately put in place. The first lecture was held in the Almonte Library on Friday, 27 February. Hoping for an audience of twenty or so, the lecture was to be held in the classroom off the main library. Ten minutes before starting time the audience kept pouring in, so it was decided to move to the main area of the library, with everyone carrying a chair. Before long there were nearly a hundred people ion the audience. The projection system worked well, and the audience was well satisfied. Subsequent lectures have been in the United Church Hall in Almonte, and have been equally successful.
How do we choose our speakers?: For the present, while we are still in an experimental stage, we want to be very selective in our choice of speakers. We want experienced speakers who are well known for being able to engage their audiences. Clearly they must be authorities in their fields, and be able to speak convincingly on topics that will be interesting to our audiences. Within limits, we choose the speaker and let the speaker suggest the topic.
Again, at least for the early stages of our Series, we want to steer away from highly subjective topics such as religion, politics, personal life-style philosophies and others. When we gain more experience and momentum, we can perhaps be more experimental. We welcome your comments and your recommendations.
See “Recent Lectures”, “Next Lecture” and “Future Lectures” on this web site.
For additional information see our official web site:
http://almontelectures.ncf.ca