Our 2023 Season is beginning soon. Tickets available NOW!
Come join our community for a night out with challenging and engaging speakers. Our third season will feature two amazing speakers with fascinating backgrounds whose careers have evolved in multiple directions. Henry Winkler and Kwame Alexander will expand your horizons while entertaining you. See the information on this page to learn more about them.
Scroll through our website to learn about our diverse and entertaining speakers from our first and second seasons. Jane Pauley, Dr. Mae Jemison, Dr. Ronan Tynan, Dave Barry, Dr. Freeman Hrabowski, and Joan Lunden all challenged and delighted our diverse audiences.
Subscription tickets for both season three speakers are currently available through this website and by mail (P.O. Box 15864, Chesapeake, Virginia 23328). These tickets make a special holiday gift. We look forward to seeing you at each of our programs on Thursday, February 2, 2023, and Wednesday, April 5, 2023.
Henry Winkler Thursday, February 2, 2023
Known best as The Fonz", Henry Winkler currently co-stars in the HBO dark comedy, "Barry".
Henry has known success on TV, in movies, and on Broadway for over four decades.
He is also known behind the scenes as a producer, director, and voice actor. Because he has always been concerned about the quality of children's programming, Winkler has produced countless worthwhile projects for young audiences.
Henry is also a New York Times best-selling author with a series of 28 novels inspired by the struggles he faced due to learning challenges. He also has co-authored 37 children's novels.
He is passionate about helping other and has received a number of accolades from a variety of prestigious organizations.
Henry relished his titles as husband, father, and grandfather most!
Kwame Alexander Wednesday, April 5, 2023
Kwame Alexander is a poet, educator, publisher, and New York Times best-selling author of 36 books.
Kwame graduated from Great Bridge High School and Virginia Tech University.
He has won the Newberry Medal, the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary work, The Coretta Schott King Award, The Lee Bennett Hopkins Poetry Award, and was nominated for the UK Carnegie Medal.
Kwame is a regular contributor to NPR's Morning Edition, co-founded LEAP for Ghana, an international literary program, and opened the Barbara E. Alexander Memorial Library and Health Clinic in Ghana in 2018.
Alexander's recent book release, THE DOOR OF NO RETURN, is destined to be a game changer! He is also the writer and executive producer of THE CROSSOVER TV series on Disney+.
Kwame loves his job and works to "Change the World One Word at a Time".
The Chesapeake Forum
Mission Statement
The Chesapeake Forum seeks to bring dynamic and diverse high-profile speakers to the Chesapeake community, thereby promoting education and learning among the general public.
About
In a world of diverse opinions, what does it take to bring a community together? A small group of ten citizens met over several months during the winter of 2018-19 to answer that question and form the framework of a non-profit organization.
Buy Tickets
The Chesapeake Forum is a subscription ticket program. A season subscription including tickets to three speakers will cost $125 if purchased by mail. Online purchases include added Convenience Fees. The Forum reserves the right to substitute a speaker in the event that the announced speaker must cancel. In the event of conditions beyond our control. The Forum reserves the right to reschedule the program at a different time or location.
Venue
The Chesapeake Forum speaker programs will be held at the Chesapeake Conference Center. Located in the Greenbrier area, the facility features 39,000 square feet of versatile function space with room for up to 200 exhibits.