BOLD Talks

What We Do

An Evening of Ideas & Dialogue

BOLD Talks brings together curious minds for evenings of thoughtful, genuine exchange.

We host authors, thinkers, and guests with something worth saying — then open the room to conversation.

"The true spirit of conversation consists more in bringing out the cleverness of others than in showing a great deal of it yourself." — Jean de La Bruyère

Upcoming

Events

Sep 16

BOLD Talk #8

Poetry in an Age of Unmaking: Beauty, Form, and the Recovery of the Soul

James Matthew Wilson

7:00 PM · BOLD Cigar Bar & Lounge, 144 Fulton Street East, Grand Rapids

✦ About the talk: Poet, critic, and scholar James Matthew Wilson explores what poetry and beauty can offer in an age marked by cultural fragmentation and the loss of form.

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Oct 19

Author in Conversation #2

Russell Kirk on America: How to Understand the Legacy of 1776

Michael Lucchese

7:00 PM · BOLD Cigar Bar & Lounge, 144 Fulton Street East, Grand Rapids

✦ About the talk: Michael Lucchese discusses Russell Kirk on America: How to Understand the Legacy of 1776, a new collection he edited examining Kirk's understanding of the American political tradition. The evening falls on Russell Kirk's birthday, making it an especially fitting occasion to consider his life, thought, and continuing relevance.

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Seating is limited and by invitation or RSVP. Events are kept intentionally small.

The Archive

Past Talks

BOLD Talk #1

How to Disagree Without Being a Jerk

Dr. Micah Watson

Calvin University

BOLD Talk #2

Our Work Belongs to God

Dr. Jordan Ballor

Center for Religion, Culture & Democracy

BOLD Talk #3

Xenia: The Ancient Art of Hospitality

Dr. David Noe

Grand Rapids Community College

BOLD Talk #4

The EU and the Post-Democratic Order

Prof. Todd Huizenga

Calvin University

BOLD Talk #5

Why Beauty Still Matters

Prof. Chris LaPorte

Aquinas College · 2010 ArtPrize Winner

BOLD Talk #6

The Meaning of Place in a Rootless Age

Dr. Jeffrey Polet

Hope College

An Author in Conversation #1

The Christian Roots of American Liberty

Dr. John C. Pinheiro

Acton Institute

BOLD Talk #7

An Evening with David Bahnsen

David Bahnsen

BOLD Cigar Bar & Lounge

From the Room

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