DELTA DIALOGUE PRESENTS

Thomas
Chatterton Williams

Black and white portrait of a man with short curly hair and a beard, wearing a dark top, facing slightly to the right, with a serious expression.

Thursday, September 18 at 7pm

The Woodland, Maplewood, NJ

EVENT DESCRIPTION

Delta Dialogues is honored to host a special conversation with acclaimed writer and cultural critic Thomas Chatterton Williams, author of Self-Portrait in Black and White and the provocative new book Summer of our Discontent: The Age of Certainty and The Demise of Discourse. This intimate evening will feature a moderated discussion about his work and the state of public discourse today, followed by a reception.

ATTENDEES

60–70 engaged and intellectually curious guests from the SOMa and greater New Jersey/New York area — community leaders, educators, artists, writers, professionals, and neighbors committed to meaningful connection and dialogue.

SPONSOR

Sponsorship Tiers

  • Friend - $300

    Thank-you mention on social media

    Opportunity to include branded materials or gift in attendee bag

    One event ticket

  • Conversation Partner - $500

    ALL FRIENDS BENEFITS, PLUS:

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    Two event tickets

  • Lead 
Sponsor - $1000

    ALL CONVERSATION BENEFITS, PLUS:

    Listed as Lead Sponsor on event materials & website

    Custom social media content or feature story (e.g., “Spotlight on our Lead Sponsor”)

    Four event tickets

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THOMAS CHATTERTON WILLIAMS

Thomas Chatterton Williams is a staff writer at The Atlantic and the author of Losing My Cool and Self-Portrait in Black and White. He is a visiting professor of humanities and senior fellow at the Hannah Arendt Center at Bard College, a 2022 Guggenheim fellow, and a visiting fellow at AEl. He was previously a contributing writer at The New York Times Magazine and a Columnist at Harper's. His work has appeared in the New Yorker, the London Review of Books, Le Monde and many other places, and has been collected in The Best American Essays and The Best American Travel Writing.

DELTA
DIALOGUES

Delta Dialogues is a community-based nonprofit creating spaces for civil discourse and healthy disagreement in a time of increasing polarization. Through events, dinners, and conversations with leading thinkers, we bring neighbors together to engage in honest dialogue about the issues that matter most - fostering understanding and connection across differences.

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