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Profs & Pints DC: Putin's Endgame

Profs & Pints DC: The Six Wives of Henry VIII

Profs & Pints Annapolis: The Vikings of Legend

Profs & Pints DC: Prosecuting the Former President

Profs & Pints Nashville: The Webb Telescope's Big Quests

Profs & Pints Metro Detroit: The Dawn of Modern Astronomy

Profs & Pints Ann Arbor: The Search for Alien Life

Profs & Pints DC: Predicting Election Results

Profs & Pints Richmond: All the Light in the Universe

Profs & Pints DC: An Inside Look at the Webb Telescope

Profs & Pints DC: The Cosmic Imagination

Profs & Pints DC: The Doomsday Lecture

Profs & Pints DC: The World of Norse Gods-CANCELLED

Profs & Pints DC: Will the Jan. 6 Hearings Matter?-Door tickets remain available

Profs & Pints DC: The Fight Against Slavery in Washington- Door tickets remain available.

Profs & Pints Metro Detroit: It's a Conspiracy!-Door tickets remain available.

Profs & Pints DC: The World of Norse Gods-SOLD OUT

Profs & Pints Annapolis: Keeping Sharks Around-Door tickets remain available.

Profs & Pints Richmond: The Life of the Vampire- Door tickets available but limited.

Profs & Pints DC: The Economic History of Inflation- Door tickets remain available.

Profs & Pints DC: Know Van Gogh- Door tickets remain available.

Profs & Pints DC: Hamilton's History Remix-Door tickets remain available.

Washington, DC EDT

Profs and Pints DC presents: “Putin’s Endgame,” a look at the Russian president’s long-term foreign policy objectives, with Michael Kimmage, professor of history at Catholic University, fellow at the German Marshall Fund, an… read more

Wednesday, September 7 2022 6:00 PM — 8:30 PM EDT

Wed, Sep 7 2022 6:00 PM — 8:30 PM EDT

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Washington, DC EDT

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.

Monday, September 12 2022 6:00 PM — 8:30 PM EDT

Mon, Sep 12 2022 6:00 PM — 8:30 PM EDT

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Annapolis, MD EDT

Profs and Pints Annapolis presents: “The Vikings of Legend," with Jill Fitzgerald, associate professor of English at the United States Naval Academy and scholar of medieval literature including Viking myths and sagas.

Tuesday, September 13 2022 5:30 PM — 8:00 PM EDT

Tue, Sep 13 2022 5:30 PM — 8:00 PM EDT

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Washington, DC EDT

Profs and Pints DC presents: “Prosecuting the Former President,” a look at the criminal-law case against Donald Trump with constitutional law expert and ABC legal contributor Professor Kim Wehle of the University of Baltimor… read more

Wednesday, September 14 2022 6:00 PM — 8:30 PM EDT

Wed, Sep 14 2022 6:00 PM — 8:30 PM EDT

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Nashville, TN CDT

Profs and Pints Nashville presents: “The Webb Telescope’s Big Quests,” a look at the powerful new instrument’s search for the origins of the universe and evidence of extraterrestrial life, with Robert Scherrer, professor in … read more

Wednesday, September 14 2022 6:30 PM — 9:00 PM CDT

Wed, Sep 14 2022 6:30 PM — 9:00 PM CDT

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Hamtramck, MI EDT

Profs and Pints Metro Detroit presents: “The Dawn of Modern Astronomy,” with Eric H. Ash, professor of history at Wayne State University and scholar of the development of science and technology in the Renaissance era.

Sunday, September 18 2022 3:00 PM — 5:30 PM EDT

Sun, Sep 18 2022 3:00 PM — 5:30 PM EDT

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Ann Arbor, MI EDT

Profs and Pints Ann Arbor presents: “The Search for Alien Life,” with Oleg Gnedin, a professor of astronomy at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor who teaches a course on efforts to find signs of life beyond our planet.

Monday, September 19 2022 5:30 PM — 8:00 PM EDT

Mon, Sep 19 2022 5:30 PM — 8:00 PM EDT

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Washington, DC EDT

Profs and Pints DC presents: “Predicting Election Results,” a look at the tools of political prognostication and what they tell us about what will happen in November, with Matthew Green, professor and chair of the Department… read more

Monday, September 19 2022 6:00 PM — 8:30 PM EDT

Mon, Sep 19 2022 6:00 PM — 8:30 PM EDT

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Richmond, VA EDT

Profs and Pints Richmond presents: “All the Light in the Universe,” a look at how the James Webb Space Telescope and other technological advances are showing us previously invisible space phenomena, with Jack Singal, associa… read more

Tuesday, September 20 2022 6:00 PM — 8:30 PM EDT

Tue, Sep 20 2022 6:00 PM — 8:30 PM EDT

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Washington, DC EDT

Profs and Pints DC presents: “An Inside Look at the Webb Telescope,” with Ori Fox, who has been involved in the telescope’s launch, commissioning, and ongoing research as an instrument scientist at the Space Telescope Scienc… read more

Wednesday, September 21 2022 6:00 PM — 8:30 PM EDT

Wed, Sep 21 2022 6:00 PM — 8:30 PM EDT

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Washington, DC EDT

Profs and Pints DC presents: “The Cosmic Imagination,” a look at thinkers who have changed our conception of reality, with William Egginton, professor of humanities and director of the Alexander Grass Humanities Institute at… read more

Sunday, September 25 2022 3:00 PM — 5:30 PM EDT

Sun, Sep 25 2022 3:00 PM — 5:30 PM EDT

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Washington, DC EDT

Profs and Pints DC presents: “The Doomsday Lecture,” a look at bunker fantasies, apocalyptic fears, and other visions of life after the world ends, with David L. Pike, professor of literature at American University and autho… read more

Monday, September 26 2022 6:00 PM — 8:30 PM EDT

Mon, Sep 26 2022 6:00 PM — 8:30 PM EDT

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Washington, DC

Profs and Pints DC presents: “The World of Norse Gods,” with Lilla Kopár a professor of medieval literature and culture at Catholic University who teaches courses on Norse mythology. Norse gods and heroes seem to be popping up everywhere these days. The new hit film The Northman, Marvel movies, Ne…

Tuesday, July 5 2022 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: “Will the Jan. 6 Hearings Matter?” with Matthew Green, professor of politics at Catholic University and author of several books on Congress and American politics. The hearin…

Wednesday, July 6 2022 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: “The Fight Against Slavery in Washington,” with Adam Rothman, professor of History and American Studies at Georgetown University and principal curator of the Georgetown Slave…

Wednesday, July 13 2022 6:00 PM — 8:30 PM

Hamtramck, MI

Advance ticket sales have ended but plenty of additional tickets remain available at the door. Profs and Pints Metro Detroit presents: “It’s a Conspiracy!” a deep look at conspiracy theories and the question of how to distinguish justified suspicion from paranoid poppycock, with Mark Huston, assoc…

Sunday, July 10 2022 6:30 PM — 8:30 PM

Washington, DC

This talk has sold out. The speaker might return to give a similar one in September. Profs and Pints DC presents: “The World of Norse Gods,” with Lilla Kopár a professor of medieval literature and culture at Catholic University who teaches courses on Norse mythology. Norse gods and heroes seem to…

Monday, July 18 2022 6:00 PM — 8:30 PM

Annapolis, MD

Advance tickets sales have ended but plenty of additional tickets remain available at the door. Profs and Pints Annapolis presents: “Keeping Sharks Around,” with David Shiffman, marine conservation biologist, environmental policy consultant, and faculty research associate at Arizona State Universi…

Tuesday, July 12 2022 5:30 PM — 8:00 PM

Richmond, VA

Advance ticket sales have ended but a limited number of additional tickets remain available at the door. Profs and Pints Richmond presents: “The Life of the Vampire,” a look at the origins and evolution of a feared and beloved cultural icon, with Stanley Joseph Stepanic, who teaches a course on Dr…

Tuesday, July 26 2022 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: “The Economic History of Inflation,” with Trevor Jackson, assistant professor of economic history at George Washington University. From the Federal Reserve to the grocery st…

Wednesday, July 20 2022 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: “Know Van Gogh,” a scholarly look at the life, mind, and work of a beloved modern artist, with Lisa Lipinski, assistant professor of art history at the George Washington Univ…

Wednesday, June 29 2022 6:00 PM — 8:30 PM

August 2022

Washington, DC

Advance ticket sales have ended but plenty of additional tickets remain available at the door. Profs and Pints DC presents: “Hamilton’s History Remix,” a critical look at the musical and the people and events it depicts, with Richard Bell, associate professor of history at the University of Maryla…

Sunday, July 17 2022 3:00 PM — 5:30 PM