Starts at dusk, Central Library Courtyard
Political Scenes: The War Room
Flash back to 1992 for this Oscar-nominated documentary about Bill Clinton’s presidential campaign and the organization that runs it.
7:00 p.m., Metro State Auditorium - Dayton’s Bluff Library/ Metropolitan State University Founders Hall
The 2008 Election: What’s at Stake?
Susan Estrich, a legal and political analyst and author, is one of the nation’s leading legal scholars and public intellectuals. She regularly appears on Fox News where she is known for her quick wit and humor.
Estrich is the Robert Kingsley professor of Law and Political Science at the University of Southern California. She was named one of the most influential public intellectuals of the century.
The first woman to run a national presidential campaign, the first female president of The Harvard Law Review and the youngest woman to be tenured at Harvard Law School, Estrich has paved the way for countless woman to attain positions of leadership.
A senior advisor to four presidential campaigns, Estrich is a regular contributor to The Washington Post, Newsweek, Glamour and Slate.
Books by Estrich include “Real Rape,” Getting Away with Murder: How Politics is Destroying the Criminal Justice System” and “Dealing with Dangerous Offenders.” Her latest book, “Sex and Power,” looks at the division of power between men and women in the American workforce.
6 - 8 p.m., Sun Ray Library
Becoming a U.S. Citizen (presented in Hmong)
Become aware of the legal and educational requirements, hear about the common problems and get help finding legal resources.
6 - 8 p.m., Sun Ray Library
Becoming a U.S. Citizen (presented in Spanish)
Become aware of the legal and educational requirements, hear about the common problems and get help finding legal resources.
August 15, 2008Starts at dusk, Central Library Courtyard
Political Scenes: The Manchurian Candidate
Frank Sinatra, Angela Lansbury and Laurence Harvey star in this 1962 film about a former Korean War POW who is brainwashed by Communists into becoming a political assassin.
Watch the trailer!
4:30 - 6:30 p.m., Dayton’s Bluff Library
Voter Registration
Register to vote at the library. Get answers to your questions. Sponsored by the League of Women Voters.
Spanish translators will be available.
12 noon - 2 p.m., Central Library Courtyard
Minnesota Politics: 150 Years of Characters, Oddballs and Loons
Join us for a lively and informative lunchtime discussion led by Minnesota History Center on the ins and outs and oddities of Minnesota politics throughout the years.
7 p.m., Metro State Auditorium - Dayton’s Bluff Library / Metropolitan State University Founders Hall
Do Political Conventions Matter Anymore?
Tom Hauser, Chief Political Reporter, KSTP Eyewitness News, will provide an inside look at the presidential race and talk about upcoming national conventions and if they matter as much as they used to.
August 8, 2008Starts at dusk, Central Library Courtyard
Political Scenes: Dr. Strangelove, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
Watch Stanley Kubrick’s 1964 comedy about an insane general who starts a process toward nuclear holocaust and the war room full of generals and politicians who frantically try to stop him.
Candidates’ Forum
7 - 8:30 p.m., Dayton’s Bluff Library
Meet your local candidates and discuss the issues that are important to you. Co-sponsored by the League of Women Voters and Metropolitan State University’s Center for Community-Based Learning. Spanish translators will be available.