The January Series Live Streaming at Evergreen Commons
Join Evergreen Commons from January 20–31 for live streaming of Calvin University’s award-winning January Series!
Don’t miss our special event on January 27th! Dinner will be available for purchase.
This lecture series features charismatic speakers from around the world, sharing perspectives that challenge your thinking and encourage growth.
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Simulcast: Jonathan Eig - King: A Life
Asynchronous simulcast: Jonathan Eig will discuss his most recent title, “King: A Life,” which earned him the 2024 Pulitzer Prize for Biography. He’ll explore Martin Luther King Jr. as a deep thinker, brilliant strategist, and committed leader of one of history’s greatest movements. Jonathan will also explain why King’s demands for justice remain as urgent today as they were in his lifetime.
Simulcast: Todd Komarnicki - Bravery: A Story of Elf, Sully, and Bonhoeffer
Asynchronous simulcast: Todd Komarnicki will share stories and themes from his films including his most recent movie, “Bonhoeffer,” the inspiring true story of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a pastor turned assassin.
Todd Komarnicki is a prolific writer, producer, and director of film and television. His screenplays include Sully and The Professor and the Madman, and he wrote, produced, and directed Bonhoeffer, a World War II movie coming to theaters in November and which premiers on MGM+ in December. Todd is the president and founder of Guy Walks Into a Bar, the production company behind the Christmas blockbuster, Elf. He has also written the television show “Earth Abides” and three novels, Free, Famine, and War.
Simulcast: John Inazu - A Conversation on Learning to Disagree
Asynchronous simulcast: Through conversation, John Inazu will teach us how to disagree better while shedding light on how we often view our adversaries not only as wrong but increasingly as evil, resist notions of forgiveness, and distrust institutions that try to mediate our disagreements. These are all themes of his latest book, “Learning to Disagree: The Surprising Path to Navigating Differences with Empathy and Respect.”
Gathering & Screening: Heather Templeton Dill - A philanthropic approach to inspiring awe and wonder
Join us for a gathering at 3:00 PM (video starts at 3:30 PM) in the Evergreen Commons Seminar Room, in collaboration with other nonprofits.
Food and drinks will be offered.
Video: Heather Templeton Dill will reflect on how a broad-minded philanthropic vision birthed in the 20th century has potential to impact individuals, institutions, and communities in the 21st.
Simulcast: Kristjan Prikk - The Future of Europe - Should it Still Matter to America
Asynchronous simulcast: Kristjan Prikk will present the Estonian and European perspectives on current challenges to global security, with a particular focus on Russia's war against Ukraine and the Western response.
Dinner & Peter Sagal Screening - Front Seat at the Sideshow: What I've Learned After 25 Years of Making Fun of Everything
Join us for dinner at 5:30 PM in the Evergreen Commons Seminar Room, followed by a screening of “Peter Sagal - Front Seat at the Sideshow: What I've Learned After 25 Years of Making Fun of Everything.”
Cost for dinner: $10.00 per person.
Video Screening: Peter Sagal will provide a peak into his career as a public radio host and insight into what he’s learned from interviewing two U.S. Presidents, a number of Nobel Prize winners, astronauts and rocket scientists, musicians, actors, and many others.
One of the nation's premier radio humorists and commentators on current events, Peter Sagal is the long-time host the most listened-to hour in public radio, Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me. Since 1997, he has used the show to speak about the intersections of politics, civics, humor, and entertainment—and how they all draw from each other to create the American experience.
Simulcast: Alastair Humphreys - Adventures Across the World and Around the Neighborhood
Asynchronous simulcast: Alastair Humphreys will encourage us to break out of our busy schedules and pursue microadventures in the wilderness close to home.
In "Adventures Across the World and Around the Neighborhood," Alastair Humphreys explores the vast spectrum of adventure, from epic global journeys to everyday exploration. Drawing on experiences like cycling around the world and rowing the Atlantic, he emphasizes how meaningful challenges can be found both far away and close to home. Through examples of microadventures - simple, local escapades - he inspires audiences to break free from routine and find adventure in the ordinary.
Simulcast: Reshma Saujani - A Conversation on Pay Up and Brave, Not Perfect
Asynchronous simulcast: Reshma Saujani will argue for innovative corporate leadership, government intervention, and a sweeping culture shift—the topic of her most recent books, "Pay Up: The Future of Women and Work” and "Brave, Not Perfect." In her conversation with us, she’ll also dismantle the myth of having it all and lift the burden we place on individual women to be primary caregivers and how to celebrate imperfection.
