Shows In This Series
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Christo and Jeanne-Claude: The 50th Anniversary of “Valley Curtain” and the Artists’ Legacy Although it only lasted a mere 28 hours in the winds of the Grand Hogback Mountain Range in 1972, Christo and Jeanne-Claude’s masterwork “Valley Curtain” sent ripples through the art world and continues to influence artists and art critics today. The 4½-acre curtain of orange fabric hanging...Watch now » |
Tue, 08/09/2022 |
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Conversations on Controversial Issues: Moderated by Clay Jenkinson - The Supreme Court of the USA In a new series from Vail Symposium, humanities scholar Clay Jenkinson gathers experts for a thoughtful, civil, rigorous and historically-grounded discussion on various controversial issues. The first topic? The Supreme Court of the United States. The Supreme Court has become the focus of...Watch now » |
Fri, 06/24/2022 |
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The Last Kings of Shanghai with Author Jonathan Kaufman An epic, multigenerational story of two rival dynasties who flourished in Shanghai and Hong Kong as twentieth-century China surged into the modern era, from the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Jonathan Kaufman, “The Last Kings of Shanghai” examines the little-known history of two extraordinary...Watch now » |
Tue, 07/26/2022 |
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The Latest From Ukraine with former Ambassador to Ukraine William Taylor As the harsh Ukrainian winter ends, Ambassador William Taylor will speak to the most recent developments on the ground and discuss what to look for moving into the spring. Ambassador William B. Taylor is vice president of Russia and Europe at the U.S. Institute of Peace. He served as U.S....Watch now » |
Fri, 03/17/2023 |
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COOL: Women and Girls Leading the Way to a Sustainable Future with Paola Gianturco Author/photographer Paola Gianturco will share slides and stories from “COOL: Women leaders Reversing Global Warming,” the first book to document the work of women and girl climate leaders worldwide, all courageous, creative and effective.Watch now » |
Fri, 03/17/2023 |
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YIMBY Jamboree: Local Housing Solutions in Vail and Eagle County YIMBY (/ˈyimbē/) noun, informal Definition: A person who supports new development in the area where they live, typically in order to increase the availability of housing. In August 2017, Vail Symposium hosted a two-day, three-session program discussing how to create a healthy community through...Watch now » |
Mon, 03/27/2023 |
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Exploring Our Oceans with the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution with Dr. Peter de Menocal Dr. Peter de Menocal is a paleoclimatologist and oceanographer with a passion for understanding the ocean and Earth’s past climate and for applying that knowledge to the sustainability of human society within the boundaries of the planet’s natural systems. He currently serves as the 11th...Watch now » |
Thu, 04/20/2023 |
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Higher Education and the Culture Wars A rising tide of intolerance characterizes higher education. The crisis in higher education comes chiefly from the left, though the curriculum at our colleges and universities is being assailed both by the right and the left in America’s culture wars. Join our moderator, humanities scholar Clay...Watch now » |
Mon, 04/10/2023 |
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Gun Violence in America In the first four months of 2023, we had more than 140 mass shootings in the United States. And yet mass shootings are a small fraction of the daily carnage of gun violence in America— most of the almost 50,000 gun deaths each year are from suicides, domestic violence and inner city violence....Watch now » |
Mon, 07/10/2023 |
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Native Americans 101: Ten Things You Should Know Most Americans don’t know much about Native Americans beyond pow wows, dream catchers, poverty and a sense that Native Americans were mistreated through the frontier period of American history. This is an opportunity to catch up on some important subjects. What do we mean by the Doctrine...Watch now » |
Thu, 06/22/2023 |
