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Profs & Pints Baltimore: Exploring Castles

Baltimore, DC EST
Profs and Pints Baltimore presents: “Exploring Castles,” a crash course on the design, construction, and use of the castles of medieval Europe, with Victoria McAlister, assistant professor of Digital Environmental Humanities… read more

Profs & Pints Northern Virginia: Pandemics That Changed Everything

Sterling, VA EST
Profs and Pints Northern Virginia presents: “Pandemics That Changed Everything,” a look at disease outbreaks that altered the course of world history, with Steve Harris-Scott, affiliate professor of history at George Mason U… read more

Profs & Pints DC: Dead Men Tell Tales

Washington, DC EST
Profs and Pints DC presents: “Dead Men Tell Tales,” an examination of what happens to our bodies after we die and the stories our corpses then tell, with Rhys Williams, forensic anthropologist and assistant professor in fore… read more

Profs & Pints DC: Washington's Impressionist Art

Washington, DC EST
Profs and Pints DC presents: “Washington’s Impressionist Art,” a guide to finding and fully understanding French impressionism on display throughout the city, with Rebecca Jeffrey Easby, associate professor of art history an… read more

Profs & Pints Charlottesville: Existence Beyond the Body

Charlottesville, VA EST
Profs and Pints Charlottesville presents: “Existence Beyond the Body,” a discussion of studies of consciousness after death, with researchers from the Division of Perceptual Studies in the University of Virginia’s School of … read more

Profs & Pints Nashville: Prostitution in Civil-War Nashville

Nashville, TN CST
Profs and Pints Nashville presents: “Prostitution in Civil-War Nashville,” a look at sex workers and brothels in the city during a time of strife, with Brandon Hulette, epidemiologist and military historian at Vanderbilt Uni… read more

Profs & Pints DC: Poets of the First World War

Washington, DC EST
Profs and Pints DC presents: “Poets of the First World War,” on the lives and legacies of writers whose accounts from the trenches changed how we put warfare into words, with Christopher Hamner, associate professor of histor… read more

Profs & Pints Richmond: Ancient Magic and Witchcraft (Special Encore)

Richmond, VA EST
Profs and Pints Richmond presents: “Ancient Magic and Witchcraft,” on beliefs in supernatural powers in the Greece and Rome of antiquity, with Barbette Spaeth, professor emerita of classical studies at the College of William… read more

Profs & Pints Baltimore: The Single Lesson

Baltimore, DC EST
Profs and Pints Baltimore presents: “The Single Lesson,” on myths and misconceptions about singlehood and research and advocacy efforts focused on the unmarried, with Craig Wynne, a professor of English at the University of … read more

Profs & Pints Northern Virginia: The Single Lesson

Fairfax, VA EST
Profs and Pints Northern Virginia presents: “The Single Lesson,” on myths and misconceptions about singlehood and research and advocacy efforts focused on the unmarried, with Craig Wynne, a professor of English at the Univer… read more

Profs & Pints DC: The Six Wives of Henry VIII

Washington, DC EST
Profs and Pints DC presents: “The Six Wives of Henry VIII,” with Amy Leonard, associate professor of history at Georgetown University and scholar of women during the early modern period.

Profs & Pints DC: Spirits Around the Place

Washington, DC EST
Profs and Pints DC presents: “Spirits Around the Place,” a look at East Slavic beliefs in supernatural creatures and haunted spaces, with folklorist Philippa Rappoport of George Washington University.

Profs & Pints San Francisco: Exploring Mysticism

San Francisco, CA PST
Profs and Pints San Francisco presents: “Exploring Mysticism,” on mystical thought and experience throughout the centuries and its potential to bring enchantment to life today, with Niklaus Largier, professor of comparative … read more

Profs & Pints Baltimore: Forensic Flaws

Baltimore, DC EST
Profs and Pints Baltimore presents: “Forensic Flaws,” a critical look at how criminal investigations can go wrong, with Dr. Jeff Kukucka, professor of psychology at Towson University and consultant to crime labs, law offices… read more

Profs & Pints Alameda: Bridgerton and the Bodice-Ripper

Alameda, CA PST
Profs and Pints Alameda presents: “Bridgerton and the Bodice-Ripper,” an examination of the hit Netflix drama in the context of a centuries-old tradition of boundary-pushing erotic literature, with Julia Fawcett, associate p… read more
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Past Events

Profs & Pints DC: Japanese Ghosts and Goblins-Door tickets remain available

Profs & Pints DC: Japanese Ghosts and Goblins-Door tickets remain available

Washington, DC
Advance ticket sales have ended but plenty of addtional tickets remain available at the door. Profs and Pints DC presents: “Japanese Ghosts and Goblins,” a spooky evening of introduction to the spirits of Japanese folklore, with Michele M. Mason, associate professor of Japanese cultural studies at…
Monday, October 28 2024 6:00 PM 8:30 PM

Profs & Pints Charlottesville: Ancient Magic and Witchcraft

Profs & Pints Charlottesville: Ancient Magic and Witchcraft

Charlottesville, VA
Profs and Pints Charlottesville presents: “Ancient Magic and Witchcraft,” on beliefs in supernatural powers in the Greece and Rome of antiquity, with Barbette Spaeth, professor emerita of classical studies at the College of William & Mary. In the Greco-Roman world of the ancient Mediterranean exis…
Wednesday, October 30 2024 5:30 PM 8:00 PM

Profs & Pints Northern Virginia: The Rise of Mexican Drug Cartels-Door tickets remain available

Profs & Pints Northern Virginia: The Rise of Mexican Drug Cartels-Door tickets remain available

Sterling, VA
Advance ticket sales have ended but plenty of additional tickets remain available at the door. Profs and Pints Northern Virginia presents: “The Rise of Mexican Drug Cartels,” with Dan Schneider, who researches the fight against drug trafficking and teaches courses on transnational crime as an assi…
Sunday, November 3 2024 5:30 PM 8:00 PM

Profs & Pints Richmond: All-American Horror-Door tickets remain available

Profs & Pints Richmond: All-American Horror-Door tickets remain available

Richmond, VA
Advance ticket sales have ended but plenty of additional tickets remain available at the door. Profs and Pints Richmond presents: “All-American Horror,” on homegrown literature and film that used monsters and other frights for social commentary, with Joshua Barton, lecturer in English at Virginia …
Tuesday, October 29 2024 6:00 PM 8:30 PM

SOLD OUT-Profs & Pints DC: Your Prep for the 2024 Election Results

SOLD OUT-Profs & Pints DC: Your Prep for the 2024 Election Results

Washington, DC
This talk has sold out in advance and no door tickets will be available. Profs and Pints DC presents: “Your Prep for the 2024 Election Results,” a look at the power and limitations of political polls as voting results come in, with Michael Bailey, professor of American government at Georgetown Uni…
Tuesday, November 5 2024 6:00 PM 8:30 PM

Profs & Pints Northern Virginia: Early American Witch Hunts-Door tickets remain available

Profs & Pints Northern Virginia: Early American Witch Hunts-Door tickets remain available

Sterling, VA
Advance ticket sales have ended but additional tickets remain available at the door. Profs and Pints Northern Virginia presents: “Early American Witch Hunts,” a look at the colonial hysteria that led to the tragedy of Salem, with Richard Bell, professor of history at the University of Maryland. S…
Sunday, October 27 2024 5:30 PM 8:00 PM

Profs & Pints DC: A World Heritage of Tattooing-Door tickets remain available

Profs & Pints DC: A World Heritage of Tattooing-Door tickets remain available

Washington, DC
Advance ticket sales have ended but plenty of additional tickets remain available at the door. Profs and Pints DC presents: “A World Heritage of Tattooing,” with Lars Krutak, DC-based anthropologist, research associate at the Museum of International Folk Art, author or editor of several books on t…
Monday, November 4 2024 6:00 PM 8:30 PM

Profs & Pints DC: A Summoning of Halloweens Past-Door tickets remain available

Profs & Pints DC: A Summoning of Halloweens Past-Door tickets remain available

Washington, DC
Advance ticket sales have ended but plenty of additional tickets remain available at the door. Profs and Pints DC presents: “A Summoning of Halloweens Past,” on the origins and history of a frighteningly fun holiday, with Brittany Warman, former instructor at Ohio State University and co-founder o…
Tuesday, October 29 2024 6:00 PM 8:30 PM

Profs & Pints Baltimore: Early American Witch Hunts-Door tickets remain available

Profs & Pints Baltimore: Early American Witch Hunts-Door tickets remain available

Baltimore, MD
Advance ticket sales have ended but plenty of additional tickets remain available at the door. Profs and Pints Baltimore presents: “Early American Witch Hunts,” a look at the colonial hysteria that led to the tragedy of Salem, with Richard Bell, professor of history at the University of Maryland. …
Wednesday, October 30 2024 6:00 PM 8:30 PM

Profs & Pints DC: Washington's Spookiest Days-SOLD OUT

Profs & Pints DC: Washington's Spookiest Days-SOLD OUT

Washington, DC
Advance ticket sales have ended and no additional tickets will be available at the door. Profs and Pints DC presents: “Washington’s Spookiest Days,” on its seances and other efforts to communicate with the beyond during the early 20th century, with Mark Benbow, lecturer in American History at Geor…
Thursday, October 24 2024 6:00 PM 8:30 PM
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