August 15, 2006
Candice DeLong was the head profiler in San Francisco for the F.B.I. until her retirement in 2000. She is often referred to as a real-life Clarice Starling and a female Donnie Brasco. While with the F.B.I., DeLong was on the front lines of some of the most gripping and memorable cases, including the manhunt for the Unabomber in Lincoln, Mont. She's tailed terrorists and gone undercover as a gangster's mole. DeLong's program will offer a "day-in-the-life" glimpse of her work as a field profiler and recount the obstacles she faced as a woman and as a fledgling agent.

Ardmore Convention Center, I-35 and Hwy. 142, Ardmore, Okla.
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October 10, 2006
Political pundits Burns Hargis and Mike Turpen are hosts of the award-winning television program Flashpoint, a weekly political sparring match aired on KFOR (Oklahoma City), KOMA (Oklahoma City) and KRMG (Tulsa). Hargis is a Republican activist and Vice Chairman of Bank of Oklahoma, N.A. He is a former president of the Oklahoma Bar Foundation and ran for governor in 1990. Turpen is a Democrat and a partner in the law firm of Riggs, Abney, Neal, Turpen, Orbison & Lewis in Oklahoma City. He was Muskogee County District Attorney (1977-82) and state Attorney General (1983-87). In a return performance, the duo will engage in an informative and humorous discussion of the upcoming elections.

Charles B. Goddard Center, 401 First St. SW, Ardmore, Okla.
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January 23, 2007
Jon Carloftis grew up on the banks of the Rockcastle River in south central Kentucky, where he began a love affair with nature that has culminated in his being recognized as one of the nation's premiere garden designers. He has contributed to numerous publications including Garden Design, Metropolitan Home, Interior, Southern Living and House Beautiful. Carloftis has designed gardens for celebrities such as Julianne Moore and Edward Norton and is author of a recent book, First a Garden. His presentation includes visual illustrations and plenty of how-to tips for gardeners at all levels of expertise.

Charles B. Goddard Center, 401 First St. SW, Ardmore, Okla.
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May 3, 2007
As the long-time host of the Emmy award-winning National Geographic Explorer TV series, Boyd Matson had the envious job of traveling to exotic locations and joining thrilling expeditions. He has rappelled into sinkholes, climbed mountains and been bitten by more snakes than he cares to count. In doing so, he helped us feel what it was like to be there. He is currently the host of a new National Geographic series airing on PBS called Wild Chronicles, offering rare access and in-depth reporting on the state of the natural world. In an engaging presentation, Matson shares the lessons he has learned through calculated and seat-of-the-pants risktaking over his career reporting for National Geographic in a variety of challenging and charged environments.

Ardmore Convention Center, I-35 and Hwy. 142, Ardmore, Okla.
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