K/now DIALOGUE
small town america: CIVIC ENGAGEMENT FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY
with DEBORAH and JAMES Fallows
Wednesday, June 17, 2026, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
7920 NOrFolk Avenue, Bethesda, Maryland 20814
The husband-and-wife team of James and Deborah Fallows--he a longtime journalist, she a linguist and author--talk about civic engagement in small town America. They chronicled their work in a New York Times bestseller Our Towns: A 100,000- Mile Journey Into the Heart of America and produced "Our Towns," streaming on HBO Max.
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This event is part of our ongoing AMERICA AT 250 programs. With turmoil near and far, our local community, our nation of communities, holds us together. Cohesive democracy commands engagement, we’ve learned, and there is no greater agency than our right to vote. This spring through the fall of 2026, join us as we probe pressing issues that push us to the polls here and across the country. Please mark your calendars to join us.
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