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Friday Oct 16, 2015
Friday, October 16, 7:00 PM Kohler Memorial Theatre, 260 School Street, Kohler, WI 53044 Tickets- Adult A/B: $25/20, Student A/B: $15/10
Carolynn Lee, Program Director, Kohler Foundation
920-458-1972LeVar Burton - Distinguished Guest Series
Launching his acting career in the groundbreaking role of Kunta Kinte in the landmark television series ROOTS, LeVar Burton found himself on the cover of Time Magazine at 19 years old. Shortly thereafter, he achieved further global acclaim as Chief Engineer Geordi LaForge in the STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION television series and feature films. From 1983 until 2009, Burton was host and producer of the beloved Peabody Award-winning PBS children’s series READING RAINBOW. He recently reimagined the iconic series through his company RRKidz with the commitment of bringing the next generation of children the finest reading and enrichment experiences. Burton was at the helm of the 2014 record-breaking Kickstarter campaign to make the enormously successful Reading Rainbow App available to every child with Internet access. One year later, Burton fulfilled the Kickstarter promise with the launch of SKYBRARY -- an online portal to Reading Rainbow’s digital library of children’s books and educational video field trips. He is an internationally recognized education advocate with a passionate voice, often called upon to keynote major conferences. Burton is the recipient of 12 Emmy Awards, a Grammy and five NAACP Image Awards and continues to produce, act and direct.
In addition to the ticketed keynote lecture on Friday, October 16, which will include a public Q&A after his speech and autograph signing, Burton will also appear on Saturday, October 17 at 10:00 a.m. at Bookworm Gardens, to read from his own children’s book The Rhino who Swallowed a Storm. This event will be free and open the public, will include a book signing, and will take place rain or shine. Date and Time
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM CDT
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