Vermont Business Magaazine The Paramount Theatre and Castleton University present a broadcast of the First Presidential Debate as part of the 14-month series, Project 240: Celebrating the American Experience, on Monday, September 26 at the Paramount Theatre. Doors open at 7:30 pm, with the event set for an 8 pm. start. Hosted by Linda Fowler, Professor of Government and Frank J. Reagan Chair in Policy Studies, Emerita, at Dartmouth College, the evening kicks off with introductory remarks and analysis by Fowler, followed by a town hall style questions and answer period immediately before the debate commences at 9 pm.
Audience members will watch the debate, hosted by NBC Nightly News anchor Lester Holt, live on the Paramount Theatre’s HD large-screen projection system. The debate will be broadcast live from Hofstra University.
This event is free of charge and open to the public. Snacks and beverages will be available for purchase by Roots the Restaurant.
For a complete schedule of events and more information on Project 240, visit www.project240.org.
ABOUT PROJECT 240
Project 240 is the culmination of nine months of planning and is the latest step in the ongoing collaboration between the Paramount Theatre and Castleton University. The collaborative effort is designed to elevate public discourse around the 2016 general election, while bringing the community together for a series of impactful events in celebration of the 240th year of our republic.
The series of 17 events at the Paramount Theatre will span 14 months and exist at the intersection of civic engagement, education, and entertainment. All except three of the events will be free, and those who attend can expect a range of programming featuring nationally prominent participants, public discourse, patriotic music, satirical theatre, and more.
For more information about how you and your company can get involved in the project, please contact Executive Director of the Paramount Bruce Bouchard at [email protected] or Castleton Director of the Fine Arts Center Rich Cowden at [email protected].
ABOUT LINDA FOWLER
Linda L. Fowler is Professor of Government and Frank J. Reagan Chair in Policy Studies, Emerita, at Dartmouth College, where she continues to teach and conduct research. She directed the Dartmouth’s Nelson A. Rockefeller Center for Public Policy and Social Sciences from 1995-2004. Previously, she was Professor of Political Science in the Maxwell School at Syracuse University. She holds her BA from Smith College and her MA and PhD from the University of Rochester. Prior to obtaining her PhD, Fowler worked at the Environmental Protection Agency and for a member of the U.S. House of Representatives.
Fowler specializes in American politics and has published books on congressional elections, including: Political Ambition: Who Decides to Run for Congress (Yale 1989) and Candidates, Congress and the American Democracy (Michigan, 1993). She has authored numerous journal articles and book chapters on American politics, including articles on presidential primaries. In 2005-2006, she received a Guggenheim Fellowship to study congressional oversight of defense and foreign policy by the Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committees. She published the resulting book, Watchdogs on the Hill: The Decline of Congressional Oversight of U. S. Foreign Relations, with Princeton University Press in 2015. Her current research addresses the phenomenon of veto-proof majorities in a polarized age and the transformation of the House Rules Committee from 1979-2010.