Glimmerglass U To Feature Times-Union Editor

2-26-10

By BENJAMIN DEER : COOPERSTOWN

Glimmerglass University, an annual educational lecture series to benefit the Cooperstown Food Bank, will present “Food for Thought,” 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, March 6, at The Otesaga.
“We got great reviews last year and raised $2,000,” said Dr. Frank Harte, Glimmerglass U founder and “dean.”  “This year” – the second – “we have an even better program.  We’re all really excited.”
Glimmerglass University will present four speakers this year.  Rex Smith, the editor of Albany Times Union will discuss how to sustain ethical journalism in challenging times. 
Other speakers at this year’s event include Dr. James Bradfield of Hamilton College.  He will be discussing America’s recession and when exactly fellow economists predict its end.  Also from Hamilton College is Dr. Lisa Trivedi.  She will be discussing the role of women in modern India.
Michael Fosberg will also be attending the event.  He will be performing “Incognito, The Play”, which is a one-act play on cultural perceptions of race.  Fosberg, after having spent 32 years growing up in a white, middle-class family and then discovering he is black, has toured across the country sharing his powerful story and performing his dramatic one-act play.  
On-site registration is available 8:30-9 a.m. on the day of the event. 
The cost of attending the second term of Glimmerglass University is $100.  However, senior citizens (62 years of age and older) and students will only pay $75.  Breakfast beverages, snacks, and a gourmet lunch are included in the price.  All proceeds benefit the Cooperstown Food Bank.