Events & Appearances in 2009


Sunday, January 11 — After—dinner talk about Galileo for Seattle Astronomical Society Annual Banquet.

Tuesday, January 13, 6:30 p.m. — Danz Lecture, University of Washington, Seattle, WA.

Thursday through Saturday, Jan 29, 30, and 31 — "Galileo's Daughters" in concert, "Perpetual Motion," at the Judson Church, 55 Washington Square South, New York, NY. Time & admission to be announced.

Friday, February 6 — "Galileo's Daughters" perform "Perpetual Motion" at University of Wisconsin, Madison.

Thursday, February 26, 7:30 p.m. — "The Planets" lecture, Reed Union Building, Pennsylvania State University, Erie, PA.

Saturday, March 14 — "International Year of Astronomy Kickoff Event," Meadowlands Environment Center, NJ

Thursday, April 16 — Visiting writers program at Berkeley Carroll School, Brooklyn, NY.

Saturday, April 18, 3 p.m. — "Year of Galileo" lecture at Ivy Tech Community College, Indianapolis, IN.

Tuesday, April 21, 7 p.m. — Lecture and star—gazing at Suffolk Community College eastern campus, Riverhead, NY.

Tuesday, April 28 — International Year of Astronomy lecture at Leitner Observatory, Yale University, New Haven, CT.

Wednesday, April 29, 7 p.m. — Galileo lecture at Ridgefield Public Library, Ridgefield, CT.

Thursday, April 30 — Literature Week talks with students at Sarah Noble Intermediate School, New Milford, CT.

Saturday, May 16, 2 p.m. — Author Lecture at Amagansett Public Library, Amagansett, NY.

Monday, June 8, 8 a.m. — Keynote Speaker, Canadian Association of Physicists Conference, New Brunswick, Canada.

Monday, September 14 — Fall Convocation of the Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College, University of Mississippi, University, MS.

Thursday, September 10, 6 p.m. — "Conversation with Dava Sobel" at Buffalo & Erie County Public Library, Buffalo, NY.

Saturday, September 19, 2 p.m. — "Galileo's Insights," American-Italian Cultural Roundtable, Fordham University, Lincoln Center campus, New York, NY.

Thursday, September 24, 6 p.m. — Reception, Keynote Speech and Planetarium Show, Milwaukee Public Museum, Milwaukee, WI.

Friday, September 25, 8 p.m. — "Galileo's Skies," University Planetarium, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI.

Saturday, September 26, 2 p.m. — Appearance at Boswell Book Company, Milwaukee, WI.

Saturday, September 26, 7:30 p.m. — "Perpetual Motion" concert with Galileo's Daughters for Early Music Now, Helene Zelazo Center for the Performing Arts, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI.

Wednesday, September 30 — International Year of Astronomy Lecture, University of Texas at Arlington.

Wednesday, October 7 — Space Academy Foundation Conference, Italian Geographical Society, Villa Celimontana, Rome, Italy.

Thursday, October 8 — "Women and Space" conference, Palazzo Corsini, Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, Rome, Italy.

Friday, October 16, 7 p.m. — Orion Lecture, University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia.

Saturday, October 17 — "Perpetual Motion" concert at Early Music Society for the Islands, Victoria, British Columbia.

Monday, October 19 — "Perpetual Motion" concert at ArtSpring, Salt Spring Island, British Columbia.

Monday, October 26, 4 p.m. — Founders' Day Lecture, St. Joseph's College, Brooklyn, NY.

Wednesday, October 28, 11 a.m. — Invited lecture and Master Class at Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ.

Thursday, October 29, 7 p.m. — Guarnaschelli Lecture, Bellarmine University, Louisville, KY.

Sunday, November 1 — Lecture and Planetarium Show, Louisiana Art & Science Museum, Baton Rouge, LA.

Monday, November 2 — Workshops at St. Joseph Academy, Catholic High School, and Louisiana School for the Deaf and Visually Impaired, Baton Rouge, LA.


Thursday, November 12, 10 a.m. — "Writing About Science" class at Gettysburg College, Gettysburg, PA.