Tickets for the Helena Education Foundation's annual Great Conversations are on sale now.

This popular event features a gourmet dinner at the Great Northern Hotel where a table full of people discuss a topic of common interest together with a conversation leader knowledgeable in the subject.

This year's 33 table topics offer a range of topics, such as "Art or Science - How to Best Change the World"; "Death, Taxes and New Diseases"; "The Secret Lives of Grizzly Bears"; and "Crop Circles."

There is seating for more than 200 at the Nov. 18 event, which has sold out for the past four years. Tickets are $60 each and the deadline is Wednesday, Nov. 11. Register online at www.hefmt.org or call

443-2545.