Lianna with Roman Catholic Bishop James H. Garland, 150th Anniversary Celebration of the Soo Locks, Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, June 24, 2005

Lianna and Brig. General Bruce A. Berwick, Commander of the Great Lakes Region, Army Corps of Engineers, Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, June 24, 2005

Lianna with Chairperson Aaron Payment, Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of the Chippewa Indians, 150th Anniversary Celebration of the Soo Locks, June 24, 2005

Lianna and her Mom and Dad with Nepalsese climbers Pemdorjee Sherpa, Moni Mulepati, and Kami Sherpa in Ann Arbor, Michigan, June 24, 2005

Pemdorjee Sherpa has scaled Mount Everest twice. Moni Mulepati is the 5th woman to climb Mount Everest. Kami Sherpa has conquered Everest four times. All three successfully reached the peak of Everest on May 30, 2005. Moni and Pemdorjee made a world record by wedding on the top of the world on that date.

Lianna shows 1993 Pulitzer Prize winner Michael Dirda the Thurber House, Columbus, Ohio, June 29, 2005

Lianna discusses the minimum wage with 2004 Democratic Vice Presidential candidate John Edwards, King Arts Complex, Columbus, Ohio, June 30, 2005

Lianna with blues great Johnnie Mae Dunson Smith, at Bughouse Square Debates, Chicago, Illinois, July 30, 2005

Lianna gets together with noted blues guitarist Jimi "Prime Time" Smith at the Bughouse Square Debates, Chicago, Illinois, July 30, 2005

Lianna meets former Illinois Supreme Court Justice Seymour Simon, Bughouse Square Debates, Chicago, Illinois, July 30, 2005

Lianna greets U.S. Pacificist Party Presidential Candidate Bradford Lyttle, Bughouse Square Debates, Chicago, Illinois, July 30, 2005

Lianna and her Dad meet Salman Rushdie at Border's Books in Ann Arbor, Michigan, September 12, 2005

Lianna greets Gish Jen, author of The Love Wife, at St. Charles Preparatory School, Columbus, Ohio, October 5, 2005

Lianna with Father Robert Drinan, S.J., at the Georgetown Law Center, Washington, D.C., October 20, 2005

Father Drinan was one of only two Roman Catholic priests to ever serve in Congress. He represented Massachusetts from 1971 to 1981 and was a Democratic member of the House Judiciary Committee during the Watergate hearings. He stepped down from Congress after the Vatican issued an order prohibiting priests from holding elective office.

Lianna meets The Notebook author Nicholas Sparks, Books and Company, Dayton, Ohio, October 26, 2005

Lianna discusses Willem de Kooning with Pulitzer Prize authors Mark Stevens and Annalyn Swan, Wexner Center, Ohio State U., October 29, 2005

Lianna gets pointers on leadership from Sarah Weddington, successful attorney in Roe v. Wade, the Fawcett Center, Ohio State U., November 9, 2005

Lianna gets some cooking tips from John R. Hanny, White House food consultant and author, The Carter Center, Atlanta, Georgia, November 11, 2005

Lianna bumps into CNN "Now in the News" anchor Veronica De La Cruz at the CNN Store, Atlanta, Georgia, November 12, 2005

Lianna and her father meet Freakonomics authors Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner, Ohio Union, Columbus, Ohio, November 14, 2005

Lianna says "Hello" to U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) at Books & Company, Dayton, Ohio, November 19, 2005

Lianna discusses Greco-Roman wrestling with Olympic Gold Medalist Rulon Gardner, Borders Books, Columbus, Ohio, December 6, 2005

Lianna and Valerie Harper, ready for a cold night, Columbus, Ohio, following performance of "Golda's Balcony" at the Palace Theatre, January 18, 2006

Lianna discusses liberalism with Washington (DC) Post columnist and author E. J. Dionne, Jr., OSU Union, Columbus, Ohio, January 25, 2006

Lianna greets British author Julian Barnes, Columbus (Ohio) Center for the Performing Arts, January 25, 2006