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Tuesday, January 15, 2013

Arts / City / Life Tony Kushner Will Help You Become an Exemplary Citizen

Posted by David Schmader on Tue, Jan 15, 2013 at 3:08 PM

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Joan Marcus

Citizen University describes itself as "the nation’s most vital conference on the art of great citizenship." The annual event occurs this year on March 23 at Seattle Center, which will host "a day of learning, inspiration, and action with the country’s most creative leaders, change-makers, organizers, and culture shapers."

The just-announced luminary of this year's conference: Tony Kushner, the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright behind Angels in America (and freshly Oscar-nominated screenwriter of Lincoln), who'll join educator Howard Gardner as a featured guest.

Full schedule and registration info here.

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Not quite as fun as a world record snowball fight.

Posted by Will in Seattle

on January 15, 2013 at 3:14 PM

I'm not buying those glasses, Oscar nomination or no.

Posted by jnonymous on January 15, 2013 at 9:12 PM

These conferences are just another way for "luminaries" to make money.

Posted by sarah70 on January 15, 2013 at 9:48 PM

Interesting comment Sarah70 . . . actually all the speakers (luminaries) at Citizen University, including Mr. Kushner, will donate their time to travel to Seattle and appear at the event! This is mission-based conference, sponsored by the Seattle Center Foundation and has a huge amount of local and national community support.

Posted by Alex98118 on January 16, 2013 at 8:30 AM