Crescendo Chapter's Celebrity Speakers Series Welcomes Author & Adventurer Martin Dugard Tonight

Martin Dugard, best-selling author, motivational speaker, adventurer, teacher and coach, is the second speaker in The Guilds of Segerstrom Center's Crescendo Chapter Celebrity Speakers Series. The Chapter is presenting Dugard tonight, January 14 at 10:30 a.m. in the Norma Kershaw Auditorium of the Bowers Museum in Santa Ana.

Dugard, who lives San Juan Capistrano, co-authored (with Bill O'Reilly) the best-selling books Killing Lincoln, Killing Kennedy and Killing Patton as well as many others. He is a distance-runner advocate, a track and field coach and an adventurer. When Dugard is not writing, he travels the world seeking adventure and speaking about his diverse interests with compelling stories and significant insight. He has studied such legendary explorers and innovators as Christopher Columbus, King Tut, Captain James Cook and the Japanese soldiers in the bunkers of World War II.

The lecture is free to Crescendo Chapter members. (For membership information, contact Margie Lightfoot, 714-838-4544). Tickets for non-members are $30 at the door. Members of Bowers Museum may purchase one discounted ticket for $20. (Bowers Members contact Mary Staton, 714-544-5549). The Bowers Museum is located at 2002 N. Main Street, Santa Ana, CA 92706. Free parking is available in lots on either side of the museum. For more information, call 714-567-3600.

The Guilds of Segerstrom Center, including the Crescendo Chapter, raise funds to support the Center's arts education programs, which each year serves more than 300,000 young people, families and educators throughout Orange County and four other California counties.

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