April 13, 2023

More Luminaries Joining the Aspen Ideas Festival

• Award-winning journalist Katie Couric in conversation with former world No. 1 tennis player Chris Evert

• Professor of African American Studies at Princeton University Eddie Glaude Jr. engaging with the country’s past and examining our collective American conscience

• Qian Julie Wang, civil rights lawyer and bestselling author of Beautiful Country, on revisiting the terrain of our childhoods and finding salvation in reading

• Former journalist and founder of Ten Percent Happier Dan Harris leading a hands-on meditation workshop

• Kate Bowler, Duke Divinity School professor and bestselling author of Everything Happens for a Reason (and Other Lies I've Loved), on modern-day teachings of religious traditions and how we make spiritual meaning from life’s ups and downs

• Ravi Agrawal, editor-in-chief of Foreign Policy, unpacking the biggest questions in global affairs

• University of British Columbia professor Karen Bakker exploring how artificial intelligence can decode nonhuman communication

• Former governor of Arizona Doug Ducey (R-TX) assessing how to handle immigration

• Angela Williams, CEO of United Way, on how nonprofits are evolving to address pressing societal needs

LITERATURE

Geraldine Brooks on Historical Fiction that Illuminates the Present

“You have to have an honest appraisal of the past or you can’t possibly understand where we are and where we need to get to,” says Pulitzer prize-winning author Geraldine Brooks. Her latest historical fiction novel, Horse, is a sweeping tale of spirit, obsession, and injustice. The book’s main subject is Lexington, the greatest race horse in American history, and the horse’s Black and enslaved groom, Jarret. As the two navigate the years leading up to the Civil War, Brooks weaves in characters living through other historical eras. In the last conversation of the 2023 Winter Words season from Aspen Words, Washington Post book critic Ron Charles interviews Brooks about what inspired Horse and her own journey from journalism to historical fiction. 

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EVENT

Community Gathering and Art-Making

We’re thrilled to announce a partnership with the City of Aspen to create a temporary street mural dedicated to increasing pedestrian safety and engaging the community in public art. Aspen Ideas Festival attendees and local community members are invited to help paint a mural designed by Roaring Fork Valley artist Chris Erickson in a celebration of place-based creativity. 

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