July 21, 2016
7pm
Paramount Theatre
Cultural Events Entertainment Presentation/Speaker Student Activities
The Paramount Theatre and Castleton University are thrilled to announce the second half of Project 240 is set to begin with live broadcasts of the final nights of the Republican and Democratic National Conventions. As part of the remaining 10 events in the 14 month series, the Paramount will welcome several prominent political experts and analysts to its stage.
The next event in the 19-part series will be the final night of the Republican National Convention on July 21. Recognized as one of the nation’s leading experts on technology and politics, Garrett Graff will host the event at the Paramount. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., with Graff taking the stage at 7 p.m., leading into the live broadcast from Cleveland.
For a complete schedule of events and more information, 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 19 events at the Paramount Theatre spans 14 months and exists at the intersection of civic engagement, education, and entertainment. All except three of the events are 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 bruce@paramountvt.org or Castleton Director of the Fine Arts Center Rich Cowden at rich.cowden@castleton.edu.
ABOUT GARRETT GRAFF
Garrett M. Graff, a distinguished magazine journalist and historian, is recognized as one of the nation’s leading experts on technology and politics. He’s spent more than a dozen years covering politics, technology, and national security, written for publications from WIRED to the New York Times, and served as the editor of two of Washington’s most prestigious magazines, Washingtonian and POLITICO Magazine, which he helped lead to its first National Magazine Award, the industry’s highest honor. His online career began with his time as Governor Howard Dean’s first webmaster, and in 2005, he was the first blogger accredited to cover a White House press briefing.
He’s the author of multiple books, including The First Campaign: Globalization, the Web, and the Race for the White House, which examined the role of technology in the 2008 presidential race, and The Threat Matrix: The FBI At War in the Age of Global Terror, which traces the history of the FBI and was named by Kirkus one of the best nonfiction books of 2011. His e-book, Angel is Airborne: JFK’s Final Flight from Dallas, was a finalist for the Livingston Award, the highest prize given to journalists under 35. His next book, Raven Rock, about the government’s Cold War Doomsday plans, will be published in 2017.