The Dubuque Community School District is pleased to announce that award-winning journalist and best-selling author Catherine Price will be the featured speaker in the district’s family and community engagement series when she presents “Scroll Less. Live More. Have Fun.” on Wednesday, Nov. 13, at 6:30 p.m. in the Lamb-Hedeman Auditorium at Dubuque Senior High School. Doors will open at 6 p.m.
Admission to the event is free, and families, students and community members are encouraged to attend. The event is made possible through a generous grant from the DRA.
“As a district, we are committed to engaging our families and students – especially when it comes to educating about current topics facing today’s young people,” said Rebecca Fellenzer, the district’s director of student services. “There is probably no more notable issue facing today’s students and adults alike than navigating a world reliant on screen-based technology at our disposal instantaneously at all times. We look forward to learning from Catherine as she shares her expertise with us on how to disconnect from our screens and add more authentic fun into our lives.”
Hailed by The New York Times as the “Marie Kondo of brains,” Price has authored numerous books, including her bestsellers How to Break Up With Your Phone and The Power of Fun: How to Feel Alive Again. Her popular Substack newsletter How to Feel Alive (and its companion podcast) features conversations, inspiration, ideas, and evidence-backed advice for how to fill life with more fun, adventure, joy, connection, and delight.
As the creator and founder of Screen/Life Balance, Price and her work have been featured in outlets including The Best American Science Writing, NPR, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Popular Science, The Los Angeles Times, The Guardian, TIME Magazine, Wired, VOX, Refinery29, BBC World News Service, CNN, Good Morning America, The Today Show, CBS This Morning, and Rachael Ray, among many others.