Over Coffee Schedule 2008

JANUARY 3 Neal and Leandra, Folk Musicians

JANUARY 10 Joel Kramer, Minnpost.com

JANUARY 17 Al Quie, Former MN Governor

JANUARY 24 Dan Chouinard, Global Musician

JANUARY 31 Robert Holt, Global Warming

FEBRUARY 7 Mary Niemeyer, General Manager WCCO

FEBRUARY 14 Rachel Blount, Star Tribune Sportswriter

FEBRUARY 21 Howard Bell, Wellness

FEBRUARY 28 Wing Young Huie, Award-winning Photographer

Wing Young Huie has received international attention for his many projects that document the changing cultural landscape of his home state Minnesota. His best-known work is Lake Street USA, which in the summer and fall of 2000 transformed six miles of a well-known Minneapolis thoroughfare into one of the most remarkable public art projects in recent memory. Wing's most recent project, 9 Months in America: An Ethnocentric Tour, presents a post 9/11 America; a place where Asians, particularly Chinese, happen to be in the majority. This ambitious, cross-country odyssey frames the complexity, nuance, appropriation, humor, contradictions, and surprises of American life in our time. Whether in epic public installations or major museum exhibitions, Wing creates up-to-the-minute societal mirrors of who we are.

Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd started a new offering for the community in the fall of 1995 entitled, "Over Coffee." Nearly every Thursday evening in the Months of October, November, January, February, and March a well known public person is present to share insights on areas of public life which affect all of us. Politicians, artists, musicians, authors, business persons, academics, educators, journalists, children and youth advocates, and people involved in media have spoken and responded to questions.

The series grew out of the congregation's attempt to offer something of value to the community. Focus groups were formed, consisting of members and non-members, to develop a program in which members of the Southwest Minneapolis and Suburban Communities could find common ground to explore matters of public interest. Their work led to the creation of the series in which community members could interact with people whose careers and concerns held general interest. It is motivated by the conviction that the church, as a public institution, provides a platform where all issues of human concern can be discussed.

Coffee is supplied by Caribou Coffee and bagels by Bruegger’s Bagels. There is no charge; donations are accepted.

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