Fall 2017 Schedule
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News
Love of Learning and Teaching Leads to Springfield Public Forum
By Karen Lavariere-Sanchez, Board Member. “Education is improving the lives of others and for leaving your community and world better than you found it.” -Marian Wright Edelman, The Measure of[…]
The Forum a Gem Adding to the Fabric of Springfield Life
By Lisa Doherty, Board Member. I love the Springfield Public Forum for many reasons. Despite the economic challenges that Springfield faces, there are so many wonderful and diverse offerings in[…]
Springfield Public Forum Tackles Key Presidential Campaign Issue of Immigration
Bill Richardson to Address “The Future of Immigration” on Sept. 20 Because of his Mexican roots and his past governorship of a border state, Bill Richardson is uniquely qualified to[…]
Bringing Important Ideas to Our Region
By Tricia Canavan, Board Member. I remember seeing posters about the Public Forum’s line up as a young person growing up in Springfield, and thinking that it was amazing that[…]
Springfield Public Forum Takes on Addiction, Suicide and Lives in Crisis
Nancy Lublin to Speak on Oct. 5 on How Her Text Hotline Saves Lives. More Massachusetts residents committed suicide in 2013 than died as a result of car crashes and[…]
Looking back and looking forward
Last year, the Springfield Public Forum celebrated its 80th anniversary with an ambitious schedule and a desire to find new ways of serving our community. Overall, the Forum made great[…]
Celebrating our 80th year
This season, we celebrate 80 years of bringing today’s brightest minds to the stage in Springfield. Not only does the Springfield Public Forum give you access to world-renowned speakers as[…]
Woz visits the Springfield Public Forum
On May 1 in front of a packed MassMutal Center, Steve Wozniak told stories of his early days working with Steve Jobs to co-found Apple, and inspired the audience to follow their entrepreneurial impulses….