9:30-10:30 Presidents’ Hall

The Arts
A Look at Lost Architectural Beauties
Speaker: Larry Millett, Author

Millett will present a slide lecture on the vanished mansions of downtown Minneapolis and Lowry Hill, including such notable properties at the Thomas Lowry-Thomas Walker estate and the many fine homes that once overlooked Loring Park. The presentation will be based on Millett’s most recent book: Once There Were Castles: Lost Mansions and Estates in the Twin Cities. -Marge Goldberg

10:45-11:45 Presidents’ Hall

Public Policy
Election 2012: The Political-Media Industrial Complex
Speaker: John Rash, Columnist and Editorial Writer, Minneapolis Star Tribune

With results of last week’s elections on our minds, our speaker will help us sort out the various factors that influenced the results, with special emphasis on media dynamics. He may speculate on what we might expect and suggest developing issues that should be closely followed. -Karen Rowley

12:15-1:15

Luncheon
Luncheon Hostess: Beth McCabe
Guest Hostess: Karen Landro

Holiday Lights – Former Nursery
Marionettes – Minneapolis Room
Nominating Committee – Porch
Program Committee- Association Room

1:15-2:15 Presidents’ Hall

Social Cultural Issues
Sisterhood of War: Minnesota Women in Vietnam
Speaker: Kim Heikkila, Historian and Adjunct Instructor, History Department, St. Catherine University

Heikkila interviewed 15 Minnesota nurses who served in Vietnam about their experiences in the war zone, their postwar struggles with PTSD, and their campaign to build the Vietnam Women’s Memorial. She will share compelling stories as she discusses the research that led to publication of Sisterhood of War. -Bette Stacy