Dr. Sabina Magliocco, author and associate professor of Anthropology at Cal State University Northridge, will speak at Gifted and Talented Education (GATE) and school-to-career students in the Conejo Valley Unified School District at 7:30 p.m., Mon., Dec. 19 in the Performing Arts Center at Newbury Park High School.

Magliocco is a recipient of the Guggenheim National Endowment for the Humanities, Fulbright and Hewlett fellowships and is a renowned expert in the field of Western folklore. He will speak on “Medieval sorcery: a history of European witchcraft and folklore, including J.K. Rowling’s foundation for Harry Potter.”

This lecture is the first of a series of seminars aimed at providing academic enrichment and career exploration opportunities to GATE students and schoolto-career programs throughout the school district. Students and faculty at all district high schools are welcome. The lecture is free and open to those with school ID.