Members' Event | Dinner and Speakers at a Turkish Restaurant | June 27

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DINNER AND SPEAKERS

The Tennessee World Affairs Council’s Member Dining Out

Global Eats – Turkey

An Evening at Anatolia Turkish Restaurant

With Professor Barry Ballinger

Fulbright Turkey Program Alumnus

and introduction to Turkish cuisine by Anatolia staff

Tuesday, June 27, 2023

6:00 p.m. CT

48 White Bridge Pike, Nashville

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If not already a TNWAC member this is a great time to join — follow the registration link sign up for both membership and dinner.

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GLOBAL EATS is the Tennessee World Affairs Council dining out program for current paid members. We’re relaunching this popular program after a pandemic hiatus.

Join fellow TNWAC members for an evening of good food, tips on Turkish cooking, good conversation, new information and fun.

You’ll hear from the Anatolia Turkish Restaurant staff on Turkish cuisine and launch into a great meal. During dinner we’ll turn the floor over to Barry Ballinger, Belmont University Assistant Professor of Architecture. He was a Fulbright Scholar in Turkey and will talk about the the country’s historical, political evolution and the relationship with spatial considerations. Of course, your like-minded TNWAC members will have much to contribute to the dinner conversation on the current high interest news coming from Turkey.

Registration is $20.00 to cover guest speaker costs and a small TNWAC administration fee. You will order from the Anatolia menu and all guests will settle their bill with the restaurant for their meal and beverages. Beer and wine are available.

Website https://www.anatolia-restaurant.com/

About Professor Ballinger

Barry Ballinger has over a decade of wide-ranging design experience on diverse building types including healthcare, hospitality, K-12, multifamily residential, and higher-ed. He has worked on all phases of project deliver in firms in California, Colorado, Oklahoma, Missouri, and Kansas. He earned a Bachelor of Architecture degree from Oklahoma State and a Master of Arts from the University of Kansas. As a PhD student at the University of Kansas, Professor Ballinger has studied the confluence of architecture, social movement, and contentious politics. His research earned him a Fulbright Research Grant to do fieldwork in Ankara, Turkey’s informal settlements. He has presented his research on informal settlements, politics of space, and knowledge management at international conferences in the USA, Turkey, and Portugal. Professor Ballinger has four years of experience teaching architecture studio where he shares his love of freehand drawing and the design process with his students.

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THE MISSION of the nonprofit, nonpartisan Tennessee World Affairs Council is to promote international awareness, understanding and connections to enhance the region’s global stature and to prepare Tennesseans to thrive in our increasingly complex and connected world.

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