August

August 6 Monday

August Taste of the World

What better way to celebrate the end of summer than by joining us at Villa Tronco, one of Columbia's finest Italian eateries. Come sample some of the best authentic Northern Italian fare in the area!

Time: 6:00-8:00 PM
Date: August 6, 2007
Location: Villa Tronco Italian Ristorante:

1213 Blanding Street Columbia, SC
Cost: Members: $18; Non-Members: $22

RSVP to programs@columbiawac.org or call (803)252-2197 by FRIDAY, AUGUST 3!

Check out Villa Tronco at www.villatronco.com!

August 15 Wednesday

August New Member Happy Hour
Sponsored by FN Manufacturing

Come and fend off the back to school blues at the August New Member Happy Hour with your World Affairs Council friends and colleagues. The drinks are certainly cheaper than textbooks! And, if you remember to bring someone new to the Council’s New Members Happy Hour, admission is free!

Time: 5:30-7:00 PM
Date: August 15, 2007
Location: Blue Martini: 808 Lady St. Columbia, SC 29201
Cost: Free for guest and members who bring guest; $5 for members without a guest.
RSVP to programs@columbiawac.org or call (803)252-2197

August 16 Thursday

International Book Club:
Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi

Time: 6:00pm
Date: August 16th, 2007
Location: The World Affairs Council Office
2218 Devine Street Columbia, SC 29205
Cost: Free for WAC members and friends! What to Bring: A dish to pass, your book, and lots of ideas to share. Beverages will be provided.
RSVP to programs@columbiawac.org or call (803)252-2197

This month's selection delves into the oppression of women in the Islamic stronghold of Iran and details the struggle of a university professor to educate her students in a more and more constricting environment.

Distinguished Speakers Series:
Martin Rickerd, British Consul General

Time: 6:00pm-8:00pm
Date: August 21, 2007
Location: The Summit Club, East Room, 20th Floor
1301 Gervais St.
Columbia, SC 29201
Cost: $35 for members; $42 for nonmembers

Program Synopsis:
Martin Rickerd's 35-year career in Britain's Foreign Office has taken from Europe to Africa to the Caribbean to New Zealand. Now British Consul General in Atlanta, Martin leads a team representing Britain throughout the Southeastern United States. Martin will talk about some of the most important global issues facing the United Kingdom. From climate change to development in Africa to tackling terrorism, the sun never sets on the UK's international interests.

RSVP to programs@columbiawac.org or call (803)252-2197

August 27 Monday

Speaking Globally Lecture Series:
Religion and Science at the University of South Carolina

Time: 6:00pm-7:30 PM
Date: August 27, 2007
Location: USC Alumni House
1731 College St.
Columbia, SC 29201
Cost: FREE

Come join the WAC and Dr. Dan Buxhoeveden of the USC Department of Anthropology for a round panel discussion of religion and science. Are these two areas of endeavor hopelessly antagonistic or are there substantive grounds for understanding?

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