Who knew that the caricaturist for Sardi’s Restaurant was living right here in Fort Worth and practicing his day-to-day profession as a bank note certificate engraver! Richard Baratz has been the sole caricaturist for Sardi’s Restaurant for many years and has more than nine hundred caricatures hanging on the walls, including a Producers Wall that honors more than 50 famous Broadway producers.

Wouldn’t it be fun to talk with an expert who has studied politics and served in elected office to shed some light on what is happening in this period of partisan politics? Look no further than this table, where Mark Burroughs, mayor of Denton, will take on this engaging topic. Mark has been an active member of the Denton community for many years and has served in or on just about every commission and board in our area.

Mention the names of the world’s great singers—Denyce Graves, Patti Lupone, Annie Ross, Abbey Lincoln, Freddy Cole, Lyle Lovett, Willie Nelson, Norah Jones, John Legend, John Mayer, and Roberta Gambarini, for example—and there you find the work of Richard DeRosa. That is why it is so wonderful to have Rich with us for Great Conversations. Those seated at his table will enjoy hearing his stories about working with these great performers.

A native Texan who holds doctoral degrees in both geology and anthropology, Dr. Reid Ferring is a faculty member of the Department of Geography at UNT. The Pleistocene era is his main academic interest, and he has used his many skills to examine fossils and other remains from that era to understand more about human evolution and development. Since 1993, he has regularly worked at the Dmanisi site in the Republic of Georgia as a member of a team from the Berkeley Geochronology Center.

In the fall of 1941, after two years of working on a wild cat oil well drilling crew and on his family’s cattle ranch, Robert Gose began undergraduate school at the University of Wyoming. Pearl Harbor interrupted those plans, and Mr. Gose enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Forces on July 4, 1942, to begin pilot training. By 1944, after many combat missions, he was a B-24 pilot in the Eighth Air Force flying out of England on combat missions over Germany. Following the end of the war in Europe, Gose regrouped for B-29 deployment to the Pacific Theater.

Dr. Brian Hickey is devoted to relieving physical ailments through a natural, holistic approach to wellness, and he is the owner and operator of the Arlington Natural Wellness Center. His education and training are broad, including a Doctor of Chiropractic degree and a Bachelor of Science degree in Anatomy. Dr. Hickey received his Bachelor of Science undergraduate degree in Biology and Psychology from Siena College in New York and is currently awaiting examination for certification by the International College of Applied Kinesiology as a diplomate. Dr.

Guests at Stan Levenson’s table will talk about how to build a business reputation and become more visible and more favorably recognized. Mr. Levenson is CEO of Levenson and Brinker Public Relations, and he brings more than four decades of experience to this field. Guests may also want to talk about community service and the importance of playing an active and enthusiastic role where one lives.

Burlyce Sherrell-Logan graduated from Lincoln High School in 1956 and entered North Texas State College, as it was then called, that fall. It was a tough time for African-American students, and Burlyce left NTSC after two years. But she never forgot about the goals she held when she came here. She moved to California, got married, and raised three children with her husband. Eventually, they made their way back to Texas, and Burlyce decided to return to college. By now, NTSC was the University of North Texas, and much had changed.