June 29: Opening Thursday Night Speakers Event: Cookout and Talk with Theodore R. Marolda, starting at 6pm. To kick off the Fourth of July weekend, NCC member Ted Marolda will interview his father, former Marine Gunnery Sergeant Theodore R. Marolda, about his dramatic firsthand experiences at Guadalcanal, the first major Allied land battle against the Japanese in the Solomon Islands ... Read More
July 6: Paul Assaiante, Coach Extraordinaire Trinity College, Hartford’s head squash coach has presided over the longest undefeated streak in the history of college sports: From 1998-2012, Assaiante and Trinity won 252 consecutive matches, including thirteen national championships. Altogether, Assaiante has led the Trinity men’s squash team to seventeen national titles. He will offer his perspectives on how to motivate top athletes ... Read More
**UPDATED** July 13: Sarah Eustis: Hospitality and cultural activities and opportunities in our region. July 13: Lisa Friel: Special Counsel for Investigations for the NFL Due to an unexpected emergency Lisa Friel will not be able to attend the speaker series this Thursday. We hope to have her back another time. Sarah Eustis created Main Street Hospitality in 2014 to steward ... Read More
July 20: Melvin Chen Introduces A Performance by Yale Summer Music School Students Melvin Chen, Head of the internationally respected Yale Summer Music School, will introduce a performance of some chamber music pieces by some of the talented students studying in Norfolk this summer. He will also describe the program offerings for this summer, both at the student concerts and ... Read More
July 27: Julia Moskin in Conversation with Novelist Caitlin Macy In her long, wide-ranging career as a New York Times Food reporter, Julia Moskin has spotted trends (funfetti, Korean fried chicken); exposed the use of ghostwriters by celebrity cookbook authors; led the investigation into sexual harassment at The Spotted Pig and other New York restaurants; and profiled everyone from Paula Deen to Ina Garten. Her ... Read More
Aug 3: Pete Shapiro in Conversation with Mark Leavitt Shapiro’s career in music entertainment has been memorable, producing shows for big name. groups as owner of several of New York’s most beloved music venues such as the Wetlands Preserve, the Brooklyn Bowl, a music venue and bowling alley, and the Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, N.Y. He is also a ... Read More
Aug 10: No One Left Behind: Aiding Those Who Helped Us in Iraq and Afghanistan No One Left Behind was founded to help former translators for the U.S. Army and their families escape from the former war zones in Iraq and Afghanistan and come to the United States to start a new life. The organization is instrumental in helping secure ... Read More
Aug 17: Paul Provost in Conversation With Museum Curators: Sharing Art Masterpieces As the founding CEO of Art Bridges, an innovative arts foundation envisioned by Alice Walton, art patron and founder of the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, Arkansas, Provost oversees and funds an ambitious nationwide program for borrowing and lending of artworks and exhibitions for museums of ... Read More
Aug 24: Jay Boberg: « Viens Avec Nous » A Wine-Tasting Journey After a brilliant career as a music promoter and record producer of big name bands and later, as president of Universal/MCA Music Publishing and MCA Records, Boberg decided in his fifties to pursue his other passion: wine-making. Together with winemaker Jean-Nicolas Méo, an old friend and owner of Domaine ... Read More