Monday, May 3: 11:00 a.m. Miller Center Forum Geg Jaffe, Pentagon Correspondent The Washington Post The Fourth Star: Four Generals and the Epic Struggle for the Future of the United States Army tells the story of four exceptional soldiers whose lives have defined the U.S. Army’s transformation over the past four decades. He also sheds light on the direction that the Army must take in order to protect the nation in the years ahead. A booking signing will follow his Forum. Info, directions http://millercenter.org

Monday, May 10: 11:00 a.m. Miller Center Forum Ken Feinberg, Executive Compensation: Challenges and Pitfalls Wall Street banks and other businesses that received federal bail-out funds predicted that their top executives would quit if they weren’t paid lavishly. Now, Ken Feinberg, the “pay czar” who must review and approve compensation for certain executives receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) funds, reports that about 85% of the affected bankers have remained with their companies, despite receiving “drastic” pay cuts in some cases. Feinberg, who was appointed by the Secretary of the Treasury to serve as Special Master for Executive Compensation, will discuss his work under TARP. Info, directions http://millercenter.org

Friday, May 14: 11:00 a.m. Miller Center Forum Obama's War Over Terror Peter Baker, Reporter, The New York Times explores the legacy of the George W. Bush administration and the struggles that President Obama is currently facing as he balances national security and the protection of civil liberties. In a New York Times Magazine article, which will be the point of departure of his talk, Baker assesses the new administration’s handling of terrorists threats.

Saturday, May 15: 9:30 - 11:00 a.m. Regular monthly Charlottesville / Albemarle Democratic Breakfast. .New location: Cville Coffee (1301 Harris Street). Professor Vivian Thomson who will talk about her book, "Garbage In, Garbage Out: Solving the Problems with Long-Distance Trash Transport."

Friday, May 21: 11:00 a.m. Miller Center Forum The Kennedy Assassination-24 Hours After: Lyndon B. Johnson's Pivotal First Day as President What did President Lyndon B. Johnson do in the first 24 hours following the Kennedy assassination? Steve Gillon, Resident Historian for The History Channel and Professor of History at the University of Oklahoma, has written an important new look at this critical turning point in America’s history. The book draws upon tape recordings made during Johnson’s first hours as President, Gillon shows that much of the Johnson agenda was developed in the immediate aftermath of Kennedy’s death. A book signing will follow his Forum. Info, directions http://millercenter.org

Monday, May 24: 11:00 a.m. Miller Center Forum Nell Irvin Painter, historian, author of "The History of White People" In one of the most celebrated non-fiction works of the year, Nell Irvin Painter asks and answers the question, “Who’s white?” Defining “whiteness” has proved challenging, if not elusive, but the consequences of being classified as “white” or not have been consequential. Painter is an historian who recently retired from the Princeton University faculty. The New York Times Book Review said that her book “has much to teach everyone, including whiteness experts.” A book signing will follow her Forum.

Thursday, May 27: 7:30 p.m. Advocates for a Sustainable Albemarle Population (ASAP) will host an open forum at the Westminster Presbyterian Church Library (190 Rugby Rd., Charlottesville) to discuss the first-ever “Ecological Footprint Analysis” conducted for the greater Charlottesville area. “The comfortable life most of us enjoy today in this community—leading to a large Ecological Footprint—comes at a huge environmental cost to be paid by future generations,” said Jack Marshall, ASAP President. “Because of today’s short-sighted demands on natural resources, our children will inherit a world—and a community—marred by habitat loss and pollution.”