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Profs & Pints Northern Virginia: The Eunuchs of Imperial China

Profs & Pints DC: Wintery Fairy Tales

Profs & Pints DC: The Wickedness of the Three-Fifths Clause

Profs & Pints Baltimore: Baltimore's American Indian “Reservation”

Profs & Pints Baltimore: Hell and Gone

Profs & Pints Northern Virginia: Wintery Fairy Tales

Profs & Pints DC: The New Politics of Public Health

Profs & Pints Annapolis: Thomas Paine on Trial

Profs & Pints DC: Legal Guardrails for Trump 2.0

Profs & Pints Baltimore: Assisted Suicide for Mental Illness

Profs & Pints DC: The Presidency at a Crossroads

Profs & Pints Richmond: Existence Beyond the Body

Profs & Pints DC: Trump and the World

Profs & Pints Baltimore: When the Civil War Came to “Mobtown”

Profs & Pints Nashville: How C.S. Lewis Created Narnia

Profs & Pints Northern Virginia: Life at Earth's Poles-Door tickets remain available

Profs & Pints Alameda: Ghosts, Christmas, and Dickens-Door tickets remain available

Profs & Pints DC: You Better Watch Out-Door tickets remain available

Profs & Pints Northern Virginia: Slavic Solstice Magic-Door tickets remain available

Profs & Pints DC: The Green Knight and Medieval Yule

SOLD OUT-Profs & Pints Richmond: The Ghosts of Christmas Past

Profs & Pints DC: How Dickens Reshaped Christmas-Door tickets remain available

SOLD OUT-Profs & Pints Nashville: When Christmas Summoned Ghosts

Profs & Pints San Francisco: Unpacking Yuletide Traditions-Door tickets remain available

Profs & Pints Northern Virginia: Robert Frost's Winter Poems-Door tickets remain available

Sterling, VA EST

Profs and Pints Northern Virginia presents: “The Eunuchs of Imperial China,” on the complex lives of castrated men who played a vital role in China’s history, with Justin Jacobs, professor of history at American University a… read more

Sunday, January 5 2025 5:30 PM — 8:00 PM EST

Sun, Jan 5 2025 5:30 PM — 8:00 PM EST

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Washington, DC EST

Profs and Pints DC presents: “Wintery Fairy Tales,” an evening among ghosts, snow queens, and friendly bears, with Brittany Warman, former instructor at Ohio State University and co-founder of the Carterhaugh School of Folkl… read more

Monday, January 6 2025 6:00 PM — 8:30 PM EST

Mon, Jan 6 2025 6:00 PM — 8:30 PM EST

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Washington, DC EST

Profs and Pints DC presents: “The Wickedness of the Three-Fifths Clause,” a deep dive into the troubling hidden history of the Constitution, with Richard Bell, professor of history at the University of Maryland.

Tuesday, January 7 2025 6:00 PM — 8:30 PM EST

Tue, Jan 7 2025 6:00 PM — 8:30 PM EST

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Baltimore, MD EST

Profs and Pints Baltimore presents: “Baltimore’s American Indian ‘Reservation,’” on the city’s fascinating history as a destination for American Indian migrants, with Ashley Minner Jones, former professor of American Studies… read more

Wednesday, January 8 2025 6:00 PM — 8:30 PM EST

Wed, Jan 8 2025 6:00 PM — 8:30 PM EST

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Baltimore, MD EST

Profs and Pints Baltimore presents: “Hell and Gone,” on American belief in damnation and doomsday, with Lindsay DiCuirci, associate professor of English at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County and scholar of nineteen… read more

Sunday, January 12 2025 4:00 PM — 6:30 PM EST

Sun, Jan 12 2025 4:00 PM — 6:30 PM EST

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Sterling, VA EST

Profs and Pints Northern Virginia presents: “Wintery Fairy Tales,” an evening among ghosts, snow queens, and friendly bears, with Brittany Warman, former instructor at Ohio State University and co-founder of the Carterhaugh … read more

Sunday, January 12 2025 5:30 PM — 8:00 PM EST

Sun, Jan 12 2025 5:30 PM — 8:00 PM EST

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Washington, DC EST

Profs and Pints DC presents: “The New Politics of Public Health,” on the incoming Trump administration’s likely impact on federal health agencies and policies, with Richard Hughes IV, healthcare policy expert and professoria… read more

Monday, January 13 2025 6:00 PM — 8:30 PM EST

Mon, Jan 13 2025 6:00 PM — 8:30 PM EST

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Annapolis, MD EST

Profs and Pints Annapolis presents: “Thomas Paine on Trial,” an evening devoted to passing judgment on one of American history’s most complicated figures, with Matthew Dziennik, associate professor of British imperial histor… read more

Tuesday, January 14 2025 5:00 PM — 7:30 PM EST

Tue, Jan 14 2025 5:00 PM — 7:30 PM EST

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Washington, DC EST

Profs and Pints DC presents: “Legal Guardrails for Trump 2.0,” an examination of where laws and the judiciary offer checks to overreach by Donald Trump’s incoming administration, with Scott Michelman, Legal Director of the A… read more

Tuesday, January 14 2025 6:00 PM — 8:30 PM EST

Tue, Jan 14 2025 6:00 PM — 8:30 PM EST

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Baltimore, MD EST

Profs and Pints Baltimore presents: “Assisted Suicide for Mental Illness,” on a growing practice that raises huge ethical questions, with Mark Komrad, M.D., a psychiatrist and medical ethicist on the teaching faculty of the … read more

Sunday, January 19 2025 4:00 PM — 6:30 PM EST

Sun, Jan 19 2025 4:00 PM — 6:30 PM EST

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Washington, DC EST

Profs and Pints DC presents: “The Presidency at a Crossroads,” on the evolution and future of our nation’s highest office, with Barbara A. Perry, professor of presidential studies and co-chair of the Presidential Oral Histor… read more

Tuesday, January 21 2025 6:00 PM — 8:30 PM EST

Tue, Jan 21 2025 6:00 PM — 8:30 PM EST

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Richmond, VA EST

Profs and Pints Richmond 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 Medicin… read more

Wednesday, January 22 2025 6:00 PM — 8:30 PM EST

Wed, Jan 22 2025 6:00 PM — 8:30 PM EST

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Washington, DC EST

Profs and Pints DC presents: “Trump and the World,” on foreign policy and the new Trump administration, with Garret Martin, professorial lecturer in foreign policy and global security at American University and co-director o… read more

Monday, January 27 2025 6:00 PM — 8:30 PM EST

Mon, Jan 27 2025 6:00 PM — 8:30 PM EST

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Baltimore, MD EST

Profs and Pints Baltimore presents: “When the Civil War Came to ‘Mobtown’,” on the infamous Baltimore incident known as the Pratt Street Riot, with Anne Sarah Rubin, a professor of history at the University of Maryland, Balt… read more

Wednesday, January 29 2025 6:00 PM — 8:30 PM EST

Wed, Jan 29 2025 6:00 PM — 8:30 PM EST

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Nashville, TN CST

Profs and Pints Nashville presents: “How C.S. Lewis Created Narnia,” with Harry Lee Poe, emeritus professor of faith and culture at Union University and author of the acclaimed three-volume biography The Making of C. S. Lewi… read more

Wednesday, January 29 2025 6:30 PM — 9:00 PM CST

Wed, Jan 29 2025 6:30 PM — 9:00 PM CST

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Fairfax, VA

Advance ticket sales have ended but plenty of additional tickets remain available at the door. Profs and Pints Northern Virginia presents: “Life at Earth’s Poles,” a chance to become more familiar with whales, penguins, polar bears, and other denizens of our planet’s coldest climates, with Chris P…

Monday, December 16 2024 5:30 PM — 8:00 PM

Alameda, CA

Advance ticket sales have ended but plenty of additional tickets remain available at the door. Profs and Pints Alameda presents: “Ghosts, Christmas, and Dickens,” with Sara Hackenberg, professor of English and teacher of courses on Charles Dickens at San Francisco State University and faculty memb…

Wednesday, December 18 2024 6:00 PM — 8:30 PM

Washington, DC

Advance ticket sales have ended but plenty of additional tickets remain available at the door. Profs and Pints DC presents: “You Better Watch Out,” a look at terrifying holiday folklore around the world, with Brittany Warman, former instructor at Ohio State University and co-founder of the Carterh…

Tuesday, December 17 2024 6:00 PM — 8:30 PM

Fairfax, VA

Advance ticket sales have ended but plenty of additional tickets remain available at the door. Profs and Pints Northern Virginia presents: “Slavic Solstice Magic,” a look at traditional paganism-based East Slavic rituals to embrace the longest night and the onset of winter, with folklorist Philipp…

Wednesday, December 11 2024 5:30 PM — 8:00 PM

Washington, DC

Profs and Pints DC presents: “The Green Knight and Medieval Yule,” a look at the Arthurian holiday legend and pre-Christian belief in “green men,” with Larissa “Kat” Tracy, visiting faculty at University of Maryland, Baltimore County and former professor of medieval literature. The fourteenth-cent…

Monday, December 16 2024 6:00 PM — 8:30 PM

Richmond, VA

This talk has completely sold out in advance and no tickets will be available at the door. Profs and Pints Richmond presents: “The Ghosts of Christmas Past,” on the Victorian tradition of telling chilling tales over the holidays, with Joshua Barton, lecturer in English at Virginia Commonwealth Uni…

Wednesday, December 18 2024 6:00 PM — 8:30 PM

Washington, DC

Advance ticket sales have ended but plenty of additional tickets remain available at the door. Profs and Pints DC presents: “How Dickens Reshaped Christmas,” on the beloved British author's fascinating life and profound impact on a holiday, with John Pfordresher, an emeritus professor of English a…

Thursday, December 19 2024 6:00 PM — 8:30 PM

Nashville, TN

This talk has completely sold out in advance and no door tickets will be available. Profs and Pints Nashville presents: “When Christmas Summoned Ghosts,” on the centuries-old English tradition of telling terrifying tales during the holiday season, with Stephanie A. Graves, lecturer in English at V…

Wednesday, December 18 2024 6:30 PM — 9:00 PM

SF, CA

Advance ticket sales have ended but plenty of additional tickets remain available at the door. Profs and Pints San Francisco presents: “Unpacking Yuletide Traditions,” a look at the unexpected folkloric and historic origins of many American holiday practices, with Tim Tangherlini, professor of Nor…

Tuesday, December 17 2024 6:00 PM — 8:30 PM

December 2024

Sterling, VA

Advance ticket sales have ended but plenty of additional tickets remain available at the door. Profs and Pints Northern Virginia presents: “Robert Frost’s Winter Poems,” an exploration of a beloved poet’s thoughts on the season, with Michael Manson, former lecturer on literature at American Univer…

Sunday, December 15 2024 5:30 PM — 8:00 PM