THE MOST POWERFUL SPEAKER SERIES IN CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
THE MOST POWERFUL SPEAKER SERIES IN CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
Daytime Talks
All daytime lectures are held at the William Saroyan Theatre located at 700 M Street, Fresno, CA 93721, and start at 10:30 am.
OCT. 15, 2025
Reporting Under Fire
Covering Conflict & Championing Our Veterans
BOB WOODRUFF
Anchor, Reporter at ABC News, & Best-selling Co-author LEARN MORE
NOV. 19, 2025
Belonging Gone Right
The Path to Gang Rehabilitation
FATHER GREG BOYLE
Life-Changer & Author LEARN MORE
JAN. 21, 2026
Preserving the Last Wilderness
Saving Africa’s Okavango Delta
DR. STEVE BOYES
Conservationist & Adventurer LEARN MORE
FEB. 18, 2026
Resilience and Resistance
The Japanese-American Experience in World War II
DANIEL JAMES BROWN
Best-selling Author
TOM IKEDA
Founder of the Densho Project LEARN MORE
MAR. 18, 2026
What is… Success?
Lessons from the Jeopardy! Champ
KEN JENNINGS
Jeopardy! Host & All-time Winning Champion LEARN MORE
APR. 15, 2026
The Backyard Bird Chronicles
Feathers, Flight, and the Art of Paying Attention
AMY TAN
Best-selling Author LEARN MORE
Twilight Talks
This season, we will offer two Twilight Talks. These talks will start at 7 p.m. and will be held at the Paul Shaghoian Concert Hall, located at 2770 E International Ave, Fresno, CA 93730, on the campus of Clovis North High School.
SEPT 17, 2025
The Heat is On
The Human Cost of Climate Change
DR. ASHISH JHA
Global Health Expert LEARN MORE
MAR. 24, 2026
Into the Darkness
Lessons from the Thai Cave Rescue
JOHN VOLANTHEN
World-Record-Holding Cave Diver LEARN MORE