Thomas Friedman is unable to make his annual holiday trip to the valley, this year. He looks forward to rescheduling and joining us at TACAW, when schedules permit. Ticket holders will be contacted regarding refunds.

PRESENTED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH SOPRIS SUN / SOL DE VALLE

ABOUT MOUNTAIN PERSPECTIVES: COFFEE WITH THOMAS FRIEDMAN

Genre: TALK

Thomas Friedman will provide an informed look at current global conflicts. The Mountain Perspectives speaker series is brought to you by a partnership between The Sopris Sun, Sol del Valle and TACAW. This is the second in the series, which connects Roaring Fork Valley audiences with access to top political analysts. 

Before the talk, guests are invited to meet Tom Friedman and enjoy a light breakfast at TACAW. Books authored by Tom Friedman will be available for purchase at the talk and through White River Books.

About Thomas Friedman

Thomas L. Friedman, an internationally known author and journalist, has won the Pulitzer Prize three times for his work at The New York Times. His foreign affairs column in The New York Times reports on US domestic politics and foreign policy, Middle East conflicts, international economics, environment, biodiversity and energy. 

For his coverage of the Middle East, Mr. Friedman was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1983 and 1988 for international reporting. He was awarded the 2002 Pulitzer Prize for Distinguished Commentary for “his clarity of vision…in commenting on the worldwide impact of the terrorist threat.” In 2004, he was awarded the Overseas Press Club Award for lifetime achievement and the honorary title, Order of the British Empire (OBE), by Queen Elizabeth II. 

Friedman is the author of From Beirut to Jerusalem, which won both the National Book and the Overseas Press Club Awards in 1989, a revised edition was released in December 2012. The Lexus and the Olive Tree, winner of the 2000 Overseas Press Club Award for best non-fiction book on foreign policy. Longitudes and Attitudes: Exploring the World After September 11, issued in 2002, consists of columns Friedman published about September 11. The World is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century, issued in April 2005 and updated in 2006 and 2007, received the inaugural Goldman Sachs/Financial Times Business Book of the Year Award. In 2008 he brought out Hot, Flat, and Crowded, which was published in a revised edition a year later. His sixth book, That Used to Be Us: How American Fell Behind in the World We Invented and How We Can Come Back, co-written with Michael Mandelbaum, was released in 2011. His seventh book, Thank you For Being Late: An Optimist’s Guide to Thriving in the Age of Accelerations 2.0, was updated and released 2017. 

Learn more about Thomas Friedman: WEBSITE

About the Sopris Sun / Sol De Valle

The Sopris Sun is Carbondale, Colorado’s nonprofit weekly newspaper.  It was born from this community, it endeavors to reflect the diverse faces of Carbondale and the Roaring Fork Valley, and it depends on the greater community for content, advertising, and financial support.

Sol del Valle began in 2021 as an insert to the Sopris Sun.  In 2024, the Sopris Sun began printing and distributing Sol del Valle from Parachute to Aspen as a stand-alone Spanish-language weekly with a fully bilingual editorial staff.  We are now proud to serve as the leading Spanish-language news platform for the area, as well as a sponsor of arts and culture, representing the diverse Latino experiences found here.

Learn more about the Sopris Sun: WEBSITE

DETAILS

• EVENT @ 11:00 Am / DOORS @ 10:00 Am
• SEATED SHOW / ALL AGES
• Limit of 4 tickets per purchaser

Presented By: The Arts Campus At Willits