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Quick Links Parents Students Educators Alumni Visit Campus Request Information Apply Give Portals Canvas Email MyBeacon Parent Portal Online Bill Pay Faculty/Staff E-Flame Faculty/Staff MyBeacon Directory Library Salon Series News & Events Salon Series Engage. Engross. Edify. The Beacon Salon Speaker Series is the college’s educational outreach program. Channeling the spirit of the intellectual discourse of the French salons during the Enlightenment, the Speaker Series invites the Central Florida community to partake in lifelong learning at the feet of respected scholars, to enrich their souls through the beauty and vibrancy of visual and performing arts, and to weigh new perspectives on old issues through lectures from breakthrough authors and national speakers. Speaker Schedule 2026-2027 Speakers As the college’s educational outreach program, the Salon Speaker Series events are free and open to the public. Registration is required. Registration opens six weeks before each event. For each event, food service begins at 6 p.m. and the speaker presentation starts at 7 p.m. Bob Kealing Sept. 10, 2026, at 7 p.m. at the Venetian Center: Good Day Sunshine State, The Beatles in 1964 Florida Learn more about this program! Dr. Michael Scheibach Oct. 5, 2026, at 7 p.m. at the Venetian Center: The Supreme Court and American History: Landmark Decisions that Changed the Nation's Course Learn more about this program! Dr. Kimberly Voss Dec. 1, 2026, at 7 p.m. at the Venetian Center: Florida Newspapers and Advice Columns in the Post-World War II Years Learn more about this program! Ritz Chamber Players Jan. 21, 2027, at 7 p.m. at Lake Deaton United Methodist Church: Freedom and Liberation Learn more about this program! Dr. Ray Nault Feb. 18, 2027, at 7 p.m. at the Venetian Center: Hans Christian Andersen and the Art of Storytelling for Adults Learn more about this program! Martina Mathisen March 17, 2027, at 7 p.m. at the Venetian Center: Sacagawea Adventures with Lewis and Clark Learn more about this program! Dr. David Head April 27, 2027, at 7 p.m. at the Venetian Center: Britain's Loyal Colonies Lost: The American Revolution in Florida Learn more about this program! Support the Salon Speaker Series Beacon Salon Speaker Series events are free and open to the public; however, donations are welcome to help defray the cost of speaker fees, catering, travel and lodging for out-of-town speakers, and venue costs. Sponsorships also are available for the entire series or individual events. Support the Salon Speaker Series Missed a Speaker? Check Out the Videos! Missed a Salon Speaker Series presentation that you really wanted to see? Check out the Beacon College YouTube channel for videos of the Salon Speaker Series presentations. Watch the Salon Speaker events videos Speaker Proposals The Salon Speaker Series team invites historians, adventurers, visual and performing artists, writers, statesmen, poets, and others to educate, engage, and edify the Central Florida community. The Series is not looking for self-help or motivational speakers. These are PAID appearances. Travel, lodging, and meals (where applicable) also are provided. The Beacon Salon Speaker Series events are free and open to the public with a hot meal served to guests. Events typically draw 350-plus guests. The Beacon Salon Speaker Series aims to support the college’s core mission and obligation as an institution of higher learning to educate our students and edify the community in which we live, work, and serve. For additional information, email Darryl Owens at dowens@beaconcollege.edu or Mary Wymer at mwymer@beaconcollege.edu Meet the Salon Speaker Series Team Darryl E. 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