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Speaker Calendar

2023-2024

 

Stacey Abrams

Wednesday, October 11th, 2023 - 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Live In-Person event at Arizona Financial Theatre 

 

Dr. Anthony Fauci

Wednesday, November 8th, 2023 - 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Live In-Person event at Arizona Financial Theatre 

Dr. David Eagleman

Wednesday, November 29th, 2023 - 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Live In-Person event at Arizona Financial Theatre 

Lynsey Addario

Wednesday, January 10th, 2024 - 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Live In-Person event at Arizona Financial Theatre 

Liz Cheney

Thursday, January 25th, 2024 - 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Live In-Person event at Arizona Financial Theatre 

Judy Woodruff

Thursday, February 29th, 2024- 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Live In-Person event at Arizona Financial Theatre 

Ambassador "Sully" Sullenberger

Thursday, April 11th, 2024 - 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Live In-Person event at Arizona Financial Theatre 

 

The option to purchase the live Zoom simulcast of any 2023-2024 in-theater event will be available to ticketed subscribers.

 

2022-2023

 

Cecile Richards

Thursday, October 6th, 2022 - 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Live In-Person event at Arizona Financial Theatre 

 

Dr. Michio Kaku

Wednesday, November 2nd, 2022 - 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Live In-Person event at Arizona Financial Theatre 

John Brennan

Wednesday, December 7th, 2022 - 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Live In-Person event at Arizona Financial Theatre 

Dr. Jane Goodall - Special One-Time Event

Monday, December 12th, 2022 - 7:00 pm

Live In-Person event at Arizona Financial Theatre

Purchase Tickets to Dr. Jane Goodall 

Marlee Matlin together with Henry Winkler

(Replacing Annie Leibovitz)

Tuesday, January 31st, 2023 - 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Live In-Person event at Arizona Financial Theatre 

Malala Yousafzai

Wednesday, February 15th, 2023 - 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Live In-Person event at Arizona Financial Theatre 

Thomas Friedman

Thursday, March 2nd, 2023- 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Live In-Person event at Arizona Financial Theatre 

Rob Reiner 

Thursday, March 30th, 2023 - 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Live In-Person event at Arizona Financial Theatre 

Note: The option to attend any in-theater event via Zoom livestream will be available to ticketed subscribers.

2021-2022

President Barack Obama

Thursday, October 7th, 2021 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Virtual event Live via Zoom

Doris Kearns Goodwin

Tuesday, November 9th, 2021 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Virtual event Live via Zoom

Joel Sartore

Thursday, December 2nd, 2021 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Live In-Person event at Arizona Financial Theatre 

Dr. Lisa Genova

Thursday, January 20th, 2022 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Live In-Person event at Arizona Financial Theatre 

Steve Wozniak

Thursday, February 10th, 2022 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Live In-Person event at Arizona Financial Theatre 

Dr. Kathy Sullivan

Thursday, March 10th, 2022 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Live In-Person event at Arizona Financial Theatre 

Jay Leno

Thursday, March 31st, 2022 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Live In-Person event at Arizona Financial Theatre 

2020-2021

Gen. Colin L. Powell, USA (Ret.)

Thursday, December 10th, 2020 at 7:30 pm

Wynton Marsalis

Sunday, January 10th, 2021 at 7:30 pm

Annie Griffiths

Thursday, February 4th, 2021 at 7:30 pm

Anderson Cooper

Thursday, February 25th, 2021 at 7:30 pm

Rick Steves

Wednesday, March 31st, 2021 at 7:30 pm

Theresa May

Saturday, April 24th, 2021 at 12:00 pm (matinee)

Ken Burns

Thursday, May 20th, 2021 at 7:30 pm


2019-2020

Madeleine K. Albright

Wednesday, November 13th, 2019

Dr. Robert Ballard

Tuesday, December 3rd, 2019

Bill Nye - "The Science Guy"

Wednesday, January 8th, 2020

Donna Brazile & Michael Steele

Thursday, January 23rd, 2020

Gen. John F. Kelly, USMC (Ret.)

Wednesday, February 19th, 2020

Bob Woodward

Thursday, March 5th, 2020

Jay Leno

Canceled

2018-2019
 

Dr. Sanjay Gupta

Wednesday, Nov. 14th, 2018

Vice President Joe Biden

Friday, Nov. 30th, 2018

James Comey

Wednesday, Jan. 16th, 2019

Condoleezza Rice

Thursday, January 31st, 2019

Captain Scott Kelly

Thursday, Feb. 14th, 2019

Paul Nicklen

Thursday, Mar 7th, 2019

Dr. Jane Goodall

Monday, Mar. 25th, 2019

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