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Khaled’s Speaking Engagements

See below for details on my speaking engagements that are open to the public for Fall 2009:

University of California at Santa Barbara (UCSB), September 29th
Location: Arlington Theatre
Presented by UCSB Arts & Lectures
Santa Barbara, CA
When: Tuesday, September 29th at 8 p.m.
Topic: An Evening with Khaled Hosseini
Fee: $15.00 UCSB students and $25.00 general admission in advance & at the door, if still available *.
* For tickets and more information, call UCSB Arts & Lectures at 805-893-3535. For more info, click here. Borders will sell books at the event. Author signing.

UCLA, September 30th
Location: Location: University of California at Los Angeles,
Los Angeles, CA
Royce Hall
When: Wednesday, September 30th at 8 p m.
Fee: $48.00, $36.00, $24.00 *
* You may also direct inquiries to the UCLA website if you wish. For more info, click here.

University of Denver, October 1st
Location: Hotel Teatro, Denver, CO
Part of Denver Post, Pen and Podium Series
Sponsored by The Robert & Judi Newman Center and
the University of Denver
When: Thursday, October 1st.
Fee: Currently this is a sold out event *
For more info, click here.

Syracuse University, October 5th
Location: Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY
Hendricks Chapel*
When: Monday, October 5, 2009 at 7:30 p.m.
* Doors open at 6:45 p.m. Hendricks is located on the main SU quad and has a seating capacity of 1,000.  For more info, click here.

Friends of the Central Library of Onondaga County, October 6th
Location: Rosamond Gifford Lecture Series
Sponsored by the Friends of the Central Library of Onondaga County
Syracuse, NY
When: Tuesday, October 6, 2009 at 7:30 p.m.
Fee: Fee: $25.00 *
* Single tickets available from the OnCenter Box Office at 315-435-2121.  Individual tickets for the 2009-2010 season will go on sale after Labor Day. For more info, click here.

Fairfield University, October 8th
Location: Fairfield University;
Fairfield, CT
Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts
When: Thursday, October 8, 2009 at 8 p.m.
Topic: The Voices of Afghanistan
Fee: Fee: $45.00 *
*To purchase tickets call the box office at (203)254-4010 or toll-free at 1-877-278-7396
For more info, click here.

Elon University, October 13th
Location: Elon University
Alumni Gym, Koury Athletic Center
Sponsored by the Elon Common Reading Program
When: Tuesday, October 13th at 4 p.m.
Topic: Elon University Fall Convocation with Khaled Hosseini *
Fee: $12.00 or Elon ID. Tickets available September 22.

* The fall convocation program will include a moderated discussion with Dr. Hosseini about his homeland, the violence that persists, and the humanitarian efforts necessary for rebuilding. For more info, click here.


West Texas A&M University, October 15th
Location: First Unified Bank Center
Canyon, TX
When: Thursday, October 15th at 5 p.m.
Topic: Khaled will be the keynote speaker for the 2009 Convocation welcoming incoming freshmen into the WTAMU family. Khaled is the author of this year’s Readership WT selection, A Thousand Splendid Suns.
Fee: Free

* For more information about Convocation, please contact Amy Andersen at aandersen@wtamu.edu or 806-651-2609.