The Bartholomew County Democrat Party is having it’s next quarterly dinner on Thursday evening. Former party chairwoman Priscilla Scalf says it will be held at 6 p.m. at the Donner Shelter House.

The guest speaker for the event Robin Winston, a business owner and political advisor from Indianapolis. A former advisor to Governor Frank O’Bannon, Scalf says that Winston was the first African-American to become the Chair of a major political party in Indiana.

Scalf says that Winston recently completed a capital campaign for the Levi Coffin House, a project with the Indiana State Museum commemorating a major component of Indiana’s underground railroad. The project was listed by Smithsonian Magazine in its international list of places to see in 2016. Scalf notes that Winston also helped to produce the film “Indiana Trailblazers.” She explains that the movie is an Emmy-nominated film which highlights the role of Indiana leaders of the Civil Rights movement.

Scalf says that tickets to Thursday’s dinner remain. They are $15 and can be purchased in advance by calling Jessie Hill at (812) 378-4264.