Enjoy the online events hosted by our partner organization, the Alaska World Affairs Council in Anchorage. AWAC hosts a variety of engaging speakers on a wide variety of important topics.
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JWAC's 2022-2023 Season #40:
(Events are added all year, so check back often.)
Date and time details are determined as events approach, and events are added to the schedule throughout the season. Check back often for new information, and be sure to join our e-mail notifications list to receive regular updates. You can also sometimes find us on Facebook.
Next event:
Travelogue: North to Norway
Tuesday, May 21 | 5:15 - 6:15 | Goldtown Theatre
In November and December of 2023 Mary Anne Slemmons, husband Jim Baldwin, daughter and photographer Claire Baldwin, and son-in-law Brian McHenry cruised from Oslo to the northernmost tip of Norway before returning south to Bergen aboard the Hurtigurten, one of the world's most innovative and sustainable cruise lines. Follow them as they explore narrow fjords, the Lofoten islands, and ports in between. Hear about cold dips, reindeer, the road filmed in James Bond's "No Time to Die", and more in the rich and diverse Kingdom of Norway. Doors at 5:00 p.m. Donations gladly accepted.
Travelogue: Aegean Greece and Turkey
Tuesday, September 10 | 5:15 - 6:15 | Goldtown Theatre
Jo Boehme and Mark Millard independently explored Greece's Aegean Islands, Turkey's West Coast, and Istanbul for 6 weeks in the fall of 2023. By land, sea, and sky, they ventured from Amorous's active monastery and Delos -the birthplace of Apollo- to Turkey's ancient sites at Ephesus and Pamukkale, before continuing on to Cappadocia and finally 'Stanbul (and many places in between). Jo and Mark will share the sights and stories that challenged and delighted their senses of sight, sound, and taste. Doors at 5:00 p.m. Donations gladly accepted.
WorldQuest 2025
February 7 | 6:00? | Centennial Hall
First Friday! Join us for the best night of trivia in town.
All of our speaker events are free and open to the public, so please join us!
JWAC takes no stance on any public issue, nor recommends any policy, party, viewpoint, or candidate.
