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Unscripted: Bob Merry

  • Whidbey Island Center for the Arts PO Box 52 | 565 Camano Avenue Langley, WA 98260 (map)

In a WICA Turnabout, Bob Merry Will Be Interviewed About His New Book by Former DC Pundit Mort Kondracke

Friday, August 9th | 2:00 PM

Tickets available:
WICA Star: $45
Standard: $30
Youth 18 and under: Free

Join Us for a Riveting Conversation at WICA!

Don’t miss out on a unique opportunity to delve into the pages of history with Robert Merry, the creator of the WICA conversation series. On August 9, Bob will be stepping into the spotlight to discuss his new book, “Decade of Disunion: How Massachusetts and South Carolina Led the Way to Civil War, 1849-1861”.

This engaging event will feature an interview conducted by Mort Kondracke, a seasoned DC reporter and television commentator. Dive deep into the tumultuous 1850s, a time when the nation grappled with the incendiary issue of slavery.

Bob’s book, praised by Kirkus Reviews for its thorough and crisp prose, is a must-read for serious students of U.S. history and Civil War enthusiasts. So, mark your calendars and join us for an enlightening evening that promises to bring a human touch to this dramatic national crisis. See you there!

Earlier Event: August 7
Bluegrass Jam!
Later Event: August 10
Saratoga Conductor's Workshop - SHOW

LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Whidbey Island Center for the Arts would like to begin by acknowledging that we gather on the ancestral homelands, originally known as Tscha-kole-chy (SHA-KOL-CHI) in Lushootseed (LU-SHOOT-SEED), of the Coastal Salish Peoples, on the lands of the lower Skagit, Tulalip (tuh·lay·luhp), Swinomish (SWIN-ə-mish), Snohomish (snō-hō-mish), Stillaguamish (still-uh-GWAH-mish), and Suquamish (soo-kwah-mish), who have lived in the Salish Sea basin since time immemorial and have hunted, fished, gathered, and taken care of these lands.

We respect their sovereignty, their right to self-determination, and we honor their sacred spiritual connection with the land and water.

Please join us in expressing our deepest respect and gratitude to the indigenous people of this territory and for their enduring care and protection of the land in which we currently occupy and share through the Treaty of Point Elliott signed by 82 tribes in Múckl-te-óh (Mukilteo) on January 22, 1855.