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‘The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind’, Tom Constanten, Quick Bites and Road Trip!

Posted Wednesday, August 29, 2012

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Dee Perry welcomes William Kamkwamba bestselling author of 'The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope' who speaks this afternoon for Case Western Reserve University's Fall Convocation at Severance Hall. Plus we meet former Grateful Dead keyboard player Tom Constanten who speaks in a sold-out event at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum tonight. We also take a road trip to an Ohio battlefield from The War of 1812. And WKSU's Vivian Goodman serves a Quick Bite from Tremont.

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Arts and Culture, Music, Environment

Guests

William Kamkwamba, author

Tom Constanten, musician

Additional Information

William Kamkwamba discusses his book The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind today for Case Western Reserve University for the Fall Convocation at Severance Hall which is free and open to the public.

Tom Constanten appears at The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in a sold-out event tonight (8/29), which can be streamed live online here starting at 7.

Quick Bites is a production of WKSU’s Vivian Goodman. Be sure to like Quick Bites on Facebook!
Road Trip!

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