Maple Leaf resident Paula Becker, who co-wrote a book that looks back at the 1962 Seattle World’s Fair, is no stranger to the speaking circuit. She and co-author Alan Stein have discussed the book that commemmorates the 50-year anniversary of the world’s fair at many of the Seattle Public Library branches, and have even shown up on TV KING/5’s “New Day.”
But if you’ve been patiently waiting for Becker to come back to our neck of the woods to learn more about “The Future Remembered: The 1962 Seattle World’s Fair and Its Legacy,” your chance is coming up soon.
From 6:30-8 p.m. Thursday, March 8, Becker and Stein will be at the Northeast Branch of Seattle Public Library, 6801 35th Ave. N.E., where you’re invited to:
Share your stories at this slide show and talk on ‘The Future Remembered: The 1962 Seattle World’s Fair and Its Legacy” by authors Paula Becker and Alan J. Stein.
As Becker told us in her November interview, her speaker series isn’t just about her speaking. It’s also about hearing your stories. Regarding a similar lecture at the Central Library, she told us:
Although the first part will be an illustrated lecture (which she explains is just a modern term for a PowerPoint slideshow), Becker says they like to open up most of the time for people in the audience to share their stories.
“So many people who come have stories from the fair,” Becker said. “We really love it when people stand up at these events and talk about what they did.”
For more information about the event, visit the Pacific Northwest Historians Guild.
