WHO: George Mitchell, former Senate majority leader (as a Democrat from Maine). In his post-Senate life, he brokered a landmark peace accord in Northern Ireland, and, for his efforts, received the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

WHAT: ”From Northern Ireland to the Ballpark,” referring to his diplomacy and his recent investigation for Major League Baseball, looking into steroid use.

WHEN: 8 p.m. Nov. 19

WHERE: Jackson Hall, Mondavi Center

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WHO: Tracy Kidder, author, Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, the Man Who Would Cure the World, this year's Campus Community Book Project.

WHAT: ”The Problem With Goodness: The Story of Paul Farmer”

WHEN: 8 p.m. Dec. 1

WHERE: Jackson Hall, Mondavi Center

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Tickets for Mitchell and Kidder are available through the Mondavi Center box office, (530) 754-2787 or (866) 754-2787, or www.mondaviarts.org.

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FORUM@MC: Kidder also is scheduled to participate in a panel discussion: “No Boundaries—Globalizing Health Care from Haiti to California and Beyond.” Free. 4-5 p.m. Dec. 1, Jackson Hall.