Laura Bush
October 3, 2012 - Former First Lady of the United States - Read More
David Lampton
March 6, 2013 - The Three Faces of Chinese Power: Might, Money, and Minds - Read More
Robert Ballard
April 17, 2013 - Adventures in Deep Sea Exploration - Read More
2012-2013 Season
For almost 40 years, Yakima Town Hall has brought internationally renowned speakers to the citizens of the Yakima Valley. These informative, engaging, and entertaining speakers perform in Yakima's "jewel box", the Capitol Theatre, located at 19 South 3rd Street.
In 1971, a visionary group of energetic, curious Yakima Valley women embarked on a mission to enrich our community by bringing nationally and internationally recognized speakers from the literary, political, artistic, and business worlds to Yakima's historic Capitol Theatre. Today, the fourteen member, all female board furthers that legacy. The Town Hall board members work throughout the year, volunteering their time and talents to investigate, procure funding for, and contract each season's speakers. In addition, this untrained group work together to master the more technical aspects of event planning: logistics, hospitality, marketing, publishing, accounting, data base, development, and community outreach.
Yakima Town Hall is now celebrating its 40th Season of "Give us an hour, we'll bring you the world". Not bad for an all-volunteer board with no paid staff, who run this business out of their kitchens, dens, and a cupboard at Allied Arts!
