Edmonds Community College will hold its fifth Women’s Symposium from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday in the Triton Union Building at Edmonds Community College, 20000 68th Ave. W., Lynnwood.
Keynote speaker Mona Lake Jones, author, educator and poet laureate, will address this year’s theme of “Women: 100 Years of Triumph.”
Lake Jones is the author of the poetry and prose collections “Unleashing the Power of a Sister” and “The Color of Culture” series as well as a spoken word collection on CD, “Poetry Dancing on Music.”
She is the King County poet laureate and was the Seattle poet laureate for five years. She received a Langston Hughes award for her literary contributions and a Blackbird literary award, which honors a published author for her works and contributions to the community.
This year’s symposium will also include a women’s resource fair, a “Fashion Through the Ages” show, a panel discussion on “The Changing Roles of Women: Reflecting the Past: Realizing the Future” and a living history lecture by actress and historian Tames Alan, titled “Suffragettes in Petticoats.”
Symposium admission is $15 for students and $40 for the public. Buy tickets at www.theatreedmonds.org or at the door.
There will also be a free event from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Friday in the college library, featuring Seattle artist Mary Ann Peters, art, music and culinary delights.
Peters’ work, “If Thinking Is Form: A Visual Diary,” is on exhibit in the college art gallery through Monday.
Call 425-640-1538 or go to www. monalakejones.com, www.maryann-peters.com or www.edcc.edu/gallery for more information.
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