Hotel Crescent Court
Past Events
Many events have been hosted previously at The Hotel Crescent Court. HistoryGuide currently has 86 past event listings in its database, shown below.
| Date | Event Information |
|---|---|
| 09/28/06 | Lawrence Wright - author of "The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11". Lawrence Wright - author of "The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11" will discuss his book. (Community - Book Club / Book Talk) |
| 10/02/06 | Ian Bremmer - The J Curve. Ian Bremmer (President of the Eurasia Group and author of "The J Curve: A New Way to Understand Why Nations Rise and Fall) will… (Community - Book Club / Book Talk) |
| 06/26/08 | Putin's Labyrinth: Spies, Murder, and the Dark Heart of the New Russia. Steve LeVine, Author of Putin's Labyrinth and Foreign Affairs Correspondent, BusinessWeek. (Community) |
| 07/08/08 | The UK - An Ambassador's Perspective. Sir Nigel Sheinwald, Ambassador of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to the United States. (Community) |
| 08/28/08 | World Affairs Council WorldQuest. Foreign Affairs Trivia Contest - Hosted by Gary Cogill, Film Critic for Channel 8. Open to Council Members Only. (Community) 214-965-8400. |
| 09/16/08 | Haleh Esfandiari. A Discussion on the future of US-Iranian Relations. (Community - Book Club / Book Talk) 214-965-8412. |
| 10/07/08 | Legal Aspects of Business in China. Henry Wang Partner, DLA Piper US LLP. (Community - Lecture) |
| 05/03/09 | Dancing with Brides. Instructional dance series where we'll help you master your first dance together as husband and wife! Enjoy interactive all-day… (Community) |
| 05/08/09 | "La Vie en Roses" Champagne Gala and Award Ceremony. The French-American Chamber of Commerce (FACC) will pay tribute to Jean Carrier's contribution to Essilor's success as world lea… (Community) 972-241-0111. |
| 09/16/09 | World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth: Maya Ajmera. President and Founder, The Global Fund for Children. (Community - Panel Discussion / Forum) |
| 02/10/10 | Richard Fisher, President and CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. "The Economic Landscape in 2010." Fisher is a member of the Federal Open Market Committee, and former vice chairman of Kissinge… (Community - Lecture) 214-965-8400. |
| 02/18/10 | His Excellency Yousef Al Otaiba. His Excellency Yousef Al Otaiba will discuss the U.A.E.'s model for progress and what it means for the Middle East and the U.S.. (Community - Panel Discussion / Forum) |
| 02/19/10 | His Excellency Ichiro Fujisaki - Japan. His Excellency Ichiro Fujisaki will discuss the future of U.S.-Japan relations in a Council address . (Community - Panel Discussion / Forum) |
| 03/18/10 | David Finkel - The Good Soldiers. David Finkel, author of 'The Good Soldiers' will examine the truth behind the strategy for Iraq called the surge, and how it sig… (Community - Book Club / Book Talk) |
| 04/07/10 | Michel Gabaudan. Michel Gabaudan has served as UNHCR Regional Representative for the United States and Caribbean since September 2006. (Community - Panel Discussion / Forum) 214-965-8412. |
| 04/13/10 | Frances Townsend - Dallas. Frances Fragos Townsend served as assistant to President George W. Bush for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism and chaired t… (Community - Panel Discussion / Forum) 214-965-8412. |
| 04/29/10 | Vanda Felbab-Brown - Shooting Up: Counterinsurgency and the War on Drugs. Vanda Felbab-Brown focuses on the national security implications of illicit economies and strategies for managing them. She is… (Community - Panel Discussion / Forum) 214-965-8412. |
| 05/04/10 | Steven Solomon - Water: The Epic Struggle for Wealth, Power and Civilization. In addition to authoring 'Water,' Solomon has written 'The Confidence Game.' Steven Solomon has also written for The New York… (Community - Lecture) 214-965-8412. |
| 05/07/10 | Her Excellency Renee Jones-Bos - Business Briefing: The Netherlands. Her Excellency Renee Jones-Bos has served as the Ambassador of the Netherlands to the United States since August 2008. She bega… (Community - Lecture) 214-965-8412. |
| 05/14/10 | French-American Chamber of Commerce 15th Annual "La Vie en Roses" Champagne Gala. A champagne reception, an exhibition, "Paris, C'est Chic," a jazz performance and silent auction, followed by a gourmet wine and… (Miscellaneous) 972-241-0111. |
| 05/20/10 | Senator Tom Daschle, National Health Care Reform: How it Happened and What Happens Now. Senator Tom Daschle is a Senior Policy Advisor in DLA Piper's Government Affairs practice and serves as a member of DLA Piper's… (Community - Lecture) 214-965-8412. |
| 05/26/10 | Isobel Coleman - Paradise Beneath Her Feet: Women and Reform in the Middle East. Currently the director of the Council on Foreign Relations' Women and Foreign Policy program, Isobel Coleman is also the author… (Community - Lecture) 214-965-8412. |
| 05/28/10 | Dave Everitt: Hungry and Naked: A World Without Agriculture. David C. Everitt is President, Agriculture and Turf Division - North America, Asia, Australia, and Sub-Saharan and South Africa,… (Community - Lecture) 214-965-8412. |
| 06/14/10 | David Sanger. Chief Washington Correspondent, The New York Times and Author of "The Inheritance: The World Obama Confronts and the Challenges… (Community - Lecture) 214-965-8412. |
| 06/18/10 | John Hofmeister: 21st Century Energy Security: Moving Past the Deepwater Horizon Tragedy. Event category: Community - Lecture. 214-965-8412. |
| 06/21/10 | H.E. Said Jawad. Ambassador of Afghanistan. (Community - Lecture) 214-965-8412. |
| 09/08/10 | Winning the Wars We're In - John Nagl, Ph.D.. Speaker Dr. John Nagl, president of the Center for a New American Security and author of Learning to Eat Soup with a Knife: Coun… (Community - Panel Discussion / Forum) 214-965-8412. |
| 09/16/10 | Ambassador Ryan Crocker. Ryan Crocker is Dean and Executive Professor at the George Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University,… (Community - Lecture) |
| 11/29/10 | North American Energy Security and Economic Competitiveness: Canada's Role. Ambassador of Canada to the U.S., His Excellency Gary Doer will speak on Canada's role in North American Energy Security and Eco… (Community - Lecture) |
| 04/20/11 | Barry Blechman, Ph.D.: The Iran Study Group. Barry Blechman Co-Author, The Iran Study Group; Co-Founder, The Stimson Center. In Cooperation with the World Affairs Councils… |
| 05/16/11 | His Excellency Kim Beazley. Ambassador of Australia to the United States. Part of the Global Business Series. In Partnership with the Dallas/Ft. Worth Int… (Community - Panel Discussion / Forum) 214-965-8412. |
| 10/12/11 | America the Vulnerable: A discussion with Joel Brenner. In "America the Vulnerable," Brenner offers revelatory appraisal of the new faces of cyber war and espionage and will discuss th… (Community - Panel Discussion / Forum) 214-965-8403. |
| 10/18/11 | Global Connections Series: Visions for a Better World with Jerry Lanier. The Council brings a diverse group of speakers to North Texas to discuss issues ranging from children's and women's rights to wo… (Community - Panel Discussion / Forum) 214-965-8403. |
| 11/10/11 | Rock the Casbah: Rage and Rebellion Across the Islamic World. In "Rock the Casbah," Robin Wright, an acclaimed foreign correspondent and television commentator, chronicles the new order bein… (Community - Panel Discussion / Forum) 214-965-8403. |
| 11/17/11 | The State of Women Internationally with Gillian Sorenson. The World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth invites you to join Gillian Martin Sorensen, senior advisor at the United Nations… (Community - Panel Discussion / Forum) 214-965-8403. |
| 11/18/11 | Borderless Economics with Robert Guest. Robert Guest, Global Business Editor for The Economist, will discuss his book "Borderless Economics: Chinese Sea Turtles, Indian… (Community - Panel Discussion / Forum) 214-965-8403. |
| 02/01/12 | His Excellency Yousef Al Otaiba - The U.A.E. and the U.S.: Economic Partners, Strategic Allies. The Ambassador's visit coincides with the February 2 launch of Emirates' new daily non-stop service between DFW International Ai… (Community - Lecture) 214-965-8413. |
| 02/02/12 | Paula Broadwell - All In: The Education of General David Petraeus. General David Petraeus is the most transformative leader the American military has seen since the generation of Marshall. Broadw… (Community - Lecture) 214-965-8413. |
| 02/07/12 | Honor in the Dust: Theodore Roosevelt, War in the Philippines, and the Rise and Fall of America's Imperial Dream, by Gregg Jones. Pulitzer Prize-finalist Gregg Jones shares the extraordinary story of America's drive for an overseas empire in the New World, a… (Community - Lecture) 214-965-8413. |
| 02/08/12 | Minxin Pei - China: Is Authoritarianism Compatible with Continued Economic Development?. Pei's research focused on democratization in developing countries, economic reform and governance in China, and U.S.-China relat… (Community - Lecture) 214-965-8413. |
| 02/10/12 | Philip Coggan - Paper Promises: Debt, Money, and the New World Order. Economist columnist Philip Coggan helps us to understand the origins of this mess and how it will affect the new global economy… (Community - Lecture) 214-965-8413. |
| 02/14/12 | Alan Murray - The Economic Forecast for 2012. Alan Murray, deputy managing editor and executive editor, online, for The Wall Street Journal, discusses the economic forecast f… (Community - Lecture) 214-965-8413. |
| 03/08/12 | Sylvia Longmire - Cartel: The Coming Invasion of Mexico's Drug Wars. Having followed Mexico's cartels for years, border security expert Sylvia Longmire takes us deep into the heart of their world t… (Community - Lecture) 214-965-8413. |
| 03/13/12 | David Rothkopf - Power, Inc.: The Epic Rivalry Between Big Business and Government. The rise of private power may be the most important and least understood trend of our time. Power, Inc. provides a fresh, timely… (Community - Lecture) 214-965-8413. |
| 03/15/12 | David Medinicoff - The Arab Spring One Year Later: Is the Bloom off the Rose?. David Mednicoff is Assistant Professor of Public Policy and Associate Director of the Social Thought and Political Economy Progr… (Community - Lecture) 214-965-8413. |
| 03/19/12 | Eisenhower National Security Panel, feat. students at the US Army War College. Until 9/11 the idea of being attacked on our own soil was implausible, but now we know the danger is real. Please join us to dis… (Community) 214-965-8413. |
| 06/25/12 | Senator Mark R. Warner and Senator Saxby Chambliss. Even with the bitter partisanship in Congress during election season, the so-called Gang of Six, a bipartisan group of senators… (Politics - Debate / Panel / Straw Poll) |
| 08/15/12 | Staying Alive: Political and Economic Reforms in Cuba-How Should the U.S. Respond?. Obama administration has slightly modified the U.S./Cuba relationship, but should he do more? And what is the fate of Cuba at th… (Community - Panel Discussion / Forum) |
| 08/23/12 | World Affairs Council WorldQuest - 1920s Theme. An international trivia competition where teams of four compete against each other for prizes and bragging rights. This year's W… (Nightlife - Trivia) 214-965-8400. |
| 08/28/12 | His Excellency Abdel Kawi Ahmed Mokhtar Khalifa. Cairo's governor, His Excellency Abdel Kawi Ahmed Mokhtar Khalifa, must contend with the massive challenges that arose from the… (Community - Lecture) 214-965-8400. |
| 10/09/12 | Roxane Farmanfarmaian - The Middle East Labyrinth: Challenges and Prospects. A new geo-political map is emerging as the region faces fundamental and unpredictable adjustments. Local alliances are shifting,… (Community - Lecture) 214-965-8400. |
| 10/16/12 | Peter Orszag. In the midst of another election season, the economy is on every American's mind. Social security reform, universal healthcare,… (Community - Lecture) 214-965-8400. |
| 10/29/12 | Fortress Israel: The Inside Story of the Military Elite Who Run the Country and Why They Can't Make Peace. Journalist Patrick Tyler speaks. (Community - Panel Discussion / Forum) 214-965-8400. |
| 10/31/12 | His Excellency Mauro Vieira - Ambassador of Brazil to the U.S.. Prior to being appointed Ambassador to the United States, Ambassador Mauro Vieira was the Brazilian Ambassador to Argentina sinc… (Community - Lecture) 214-965-8412. |
| 04/24/13 | Governor Jeb Bush - Restoring America's Promise: The Leadership Required and the Policy Changes that are Needed. The governor will be introduced by someone who knows him well, his son, Fort Worth resident George P. Bush, currently seeking th… (Community - Lecture) |
| 06/17/13 | Rajiv Chandrasekaran - Little America: The War Within the War for Afghanistan. Chandrasekaran's book, the topic of the Council's program, takes a critical look at the politics, the military methods & maneuve… (Community - Lecture) |
| 07/16/13 | Stuart Bowen - Learning from Iraq. Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction Stuart Bowen will speak. Presented by the World Affairs Council of DFW. (Community - Lecture) |
| 09/09/13 | CEO Global Business Series - Jeanne Jackson. As President, Direct-to-Consumer for NIKE, Inc., Jeanne Jackson oversees the company's global consumer-direct efforts, aligning… (Community - Lecture) |
| 09/16/13 | Fred Burton - Under Fire: The Untold Story of the Attack in Benghazi. Fred Burton, a veteran American intelligence officer, and co-author Sam Katz have produced a book described as "the first detail… (Community - Lecture) |
| 09/25/13 | George Packer - The Unwinding: An Inner History of the New America. George Packer - The Unwinding: An Inner History of the New America Staff Writer, The New Yorker; Author, The Assassins' Gate: Am… (Community - Lecture) |
| 10/04/13 | A. Scott Berg - Wilson. A century ago this year Woodrow Wilson was sworn in as the nation's 28th president. For the past decade, A. Scott Berg has been… (Community - Lecture) |
| 10/04/13 | A. Scott Berg - Wilson. A. Scott Berg's biography of Wilson, due for publication in September, benefits from a recently discovered collection of the Dem… (Community - Lecture) |
| 10/07/13 | Kenneth Pollack - Unthinkable: Iran, the Bomb, and American Strategy. Veteran Middle East analyst Kenneth Pollack sees this as a considerable challenge to the United States and outlines several aven… (Community - Lecture) 214-965-8412. |
| 11/11/13 | Max Blumenthal - Uncovering the Ghosts of Israel's Past. Max Blumenthal takes you on a journey through the badlands and high roads of Israel-Palestine, painting a startling portrait of… (Community - Lecture) 214-965-8412. |
| 11/19/13 | John Heilemann - Double Down: Game Change 2012. What really happened in that 2012 presidential election campaign? John Heilemann, a veteran journalist and National Political Co… (Community - Lecture) 214-965-8412. |
| 12/12/13 | James Tobin - The Man He Became: How FDR Defied Polio to Win the Presidency. NBCC award winner James Tobin reveals how FDR's fight against polio transformed him from a callow aristocrat into the energetic,… (Community - Lecture) 214-965-8412. |
| 02/06/14 | Henry R. Nau - Conservative Internationalism: Armed Diplomacy under Jefferson, Polk, Truman, and Reagan. Dr. Nau's upcoming World Affairs Council program will focus on his latest book, Conservative Internationalism: Armed Diplomacy U… (Community - Lecture) |
| 02/20/14 | Kayla Williams - Plenty of Time When We Get Home: Love and Recovery in the Aftermath of War. The book recounts the challenges faced by these two veterans, including her husband's physical and mental recovery and their dis… (Community - Lecture) |
| 03/04/14 | Richard N. Haass - Why Foreign Policy Begins at Home, But Cannot End There. Dr. Richard Haass is president of the Council on Foreign Relations, a position he has held for more than a decade. Dr. Haass is… (Community - Lecture) |
| 04/16/14 | Public Opinion & White House Decision Making. The panelists represent two sides of American politics. Mark Penn, current Corporate Vice President, Strategic and Special Proje… (Community - Panel Discussion / Forum) |
| 04/24/14 | Russell Gold - The Boom: How Fracking Ignited the American Energy Revolution and Changed the World. Some people think fracking has been shaking up their neighborhoods in North Texas, but author Russell Gold demonstrates that fra… (Community - Lecture) 214-965-8400. |
| 04/25/14 | Julia E. Sweig - On Brazil & Cuba. Julia E. Sweig is the Nelson and David Rockefeller senior fellow for Latin America Studies and director for Latin America studi… (Community - Lecture) |
| 06/04/14 | Lawrence in Arabia: War, Deceit, Imperial Folly and the Making of the Modern Middle East. Journalist and best-selling novelist Scott Anderson has penned a highly-regarded work of non-fiction that explores the significa… (Community - Lecture) |
| 08/12/14 | The Culture Map: Breaking Through the Invisible Boundaries of Global Business. Program with Erin Meyer, Professor and Program Director, INSEAD. Renowned expert Erin Meyer is your guide through this subtle, s… (Community - Lecture) |
| 10/14/14 | Freedom and Power in the Digital Age. Featuring Ben Blink, Senior Policy Adviser, Google. Also includes an Educators Seminar with a separate team of Google experts wh… (Community - Lecture) |
| 10/23/14 | His Excellency Yousef Al Otaiba: Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates to the United States. Luncheon & program with His Excellency Yousef Al Otaiba: Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates to the United States speaking. (Community - Lecture) |
| 06/18/15 | Mona Eltahawy - Headscarves and Hymens: Why the Middle East Needs a Sexual Revolution. Mona Eltahawy, a journalist for more than two decades, serving as a correspondent for Reuters in Cairo and Jerusalem and writing… (Community - Lecture) |
| 07/07/15 | Ambassador Robert Jordan - Desert Diplomat - Dallas. Ambassador Robert Jordan, U.S. ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia From 2001 to 2003, will speak. (Community - Lecture) |
| 07/17/19 | For the Good of the Game. Bud Selig speaks about how with each passing year, baseball has become an increasingly international sport. Half of Major League… (Community - Lecture) |
| 09/17/19 | Lea Carpenter - Declassified: Secret Literature. The intelligence community is deeply invested in shades of truth and untruth, the known and the unknown. It has inspired generat… (Community - Lecture) |
| 09/25/19 | 2019 Mel Kusin National Security Lecture - Risking Great Power: War Over Small Stakes. O'Hanlon will examine and discuss our relationship with China and Russia and the potential provocations that could lead to armed… (Community - Lecture) |
| 09/25/19 | Michael O'Hanlon - 2019 Mel Kusin National Security Lecture - The Senkaku Paradox: War Over Small Stakes. Michael O'Hanlon will examine and discuss our relationship with China and Russia and the potential provocations that could lead… (Community - Lecture) |
| 10/01/19 | Josh Campbell. Named for the investigation that led to the Mueller Report - an FBI insider's take on the investigation's earliest days. Josh Ca… (Community - Lecture) |
| 10/15/19 | Brigadier General Robert Spalding - Stealth War: How China Took Over While America?s Elite Slept. 5G wireless will be the first network built for machine-machine and human-machine communication. What will this new level of con… (Community - Lecture) |
| 10/24/19 | Richard Stengel - Information Wars: The Global Battle Against Disinformation. Misinformation is as old as the serpent in the Garden of Eden, but high tech has propelled it into hyperdrive: The Kremlin can d… (Community - Lecture) |
| 11/12/19 | Hampton Sides - The Korean War's Greatest Battle. From the New York Times bestselling author of Ghost Soldiers and In the Kingdom of Ice, a chronicle of the extraordinary feats o… (Community - Lecture) |
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