Sarasota Institute of Lifetime Learning’s 2023 Global Issues Series

March 6, 2023 – Sarasota

2023 marks the 52^nd season of Sarasota Institute of Lifetime Learning’s (SILL) “Global Issues” series. This hard-hitting series, which runs January 10-March 31, features 25 internationally renowned experts discussing a vast range of domestic and global issues. This month’s lectures feature front-page issues examined by leading speakers. Highlights include: “Preparing for the Post-Putin Era” with Amb. John Beyrle, who will speak about the implications of Putin’s career coming to an end; “Paying the Price for Ignoring Latin America” with Charles Shapiro, who will discuss how the United States has ignored Latin America and the Caribbean and how we are paying the price; “The Future of the Liberal International Order” with Dr. Kori Schake, who will address China’s challenge to American leadership; and “Is the West Back? Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine and the Future of the Atlantic Alliance” with Charles Kupchan. The lectures are presented on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays at 10:30 a.m. at the First United Methodist Church in Sarasota; Tuesdays at 2:30 p.m. and Fridays at 10 a.m. at the Venice Community Center in Venice; and Thursdays at 5 p.m. at the Cornerstone Church in Lakewood Ranch. Lectures will also be available for purchase on video. The 2023 season also features the popular “Music Mondays” series, which presents performances and lively conversations with renowned and emerging performers, January 9-March 27, on Mondays at 10:30 a.m. at Church of the Palms in Sarasota; and Mondays at 3 p.m. at Venice Presbyterian Church in Venice. Season subscriptions for the Global Issues and Music Mondays series are available for purchase now for $85 for 12 sessions. A Flex Pass for 12 tickets to be used at any SILL event throughout the season is $115. Single-day tickets for all programs are available at the door and are $10. A new “Invite a Friend” initiative offers a free ticket to all series subscribers. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit SillSarasota.org or call 941-365-6404.

Bob Deutsch, SILL’s president, says that he’s looking forward to “experiencing a full return to normal in a post-pandemic world. We have another excellent season of entertaining conversations and performances with artists of both local and national prominence for our Music Mondays series and informative presentations on topics of great interest in our Global Issues Series.” Deutsch adds that, over the years, hundreds of SILL attendees have said that SILL’s $85 series subscriptions and the $10 single entry tickets are “among the best deals in town.”

To view a schedule of upcoming lectures, please visit SillSarasota.org