Aug. 17, 6 p.m., Fireside Room

Reserve free tickets through fireside@hotelsorrento.com

Topic: The rapidly changing environment for business and media because of changes brought on by digital media. Will Twitter abide? What’s the future of social networking? What’s the future of news?

 Coming in September: Denis Hayes, of the Bullitt Foundation

In addition to the Fireside Chats, the Sorrento is thrilled to offer a packed calendar of events that includes the following. For more info, visit www.hotelsorrento.com/dining.

SEATTLE – Aug. 7, 2009 – In its heyday, the Fireside Room at the Sorrento Hotel served as a civic hub, where thought leaders convened to exchange ideas about the arts, culture and politics, and the community gathered for music performances and poetry readings. As part of ongoing programming to celebrate its centennial, the Sorrento, Seattle’s oldest boutique hotel, is collaborating with Ross Reynolds, host of KUOW’s “The Conversation,” to hold a series of monthly Fireside Chats.

The public is welcome to attend the free chats, which will be taped and then excerpted for broadcast on KUOW the next day. The first Fireside welcomes Hanson Hosein, Director of the Master of Communication in Digital Media at the University of Washington in Seattle, independent filmmaker, a former NBC News war correspondent and investigative producer, and Emmy Award winner.