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Profs & Pints DC: Lessons from the Black Death

Washington, DC EDT

Profs and Pints DC presents: “Lessons from the Black Death,” a look at late medieval cities’ evolving responses to the bubonic plague, with Abigail Agresta, assistant professor of history at George Washington University and … read more

Tuesday, May 24 2022 6:00 PM — 8:30 PM

Tue, May 24 2022 6:00 PM — 8:30 PM

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CANCELLED-Profs & Pints DC: The History Behind Bridgerton

Washington, DC EDT

Profs and Pints is sorry to announce that it needs to cancel this event due to a problem at the venue. All current ticketholders will be receiving refunds in the coming days. Please look for the announcement of a rescheduled… read more

Wednesday, May 25 2022 6:30 PM — 8:30 PM

Wed, May 25 2022 6:30 PM — 8:30 PM

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Profs & Pints DC: Personality Disorders 101

Washington, DC EDT

Profs and Pints DC presents: “Personality Disorders 101,” a look at the myth, reality, assessment, and treatment of personality disorders, with Brian A. Sharpless, licensed clinical psychologist, visiting research fellow at … read more

Tuesday, May 31 2022 6:00 PM — 8:30 PM

Tue, May 31 2022 6:00 PM — 8:30 PM

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Profs & Pints DC: Reproductive Justice after Roe

Washington, DC EDT

Profs and Pints DC presents: “Reproductive Justice after Roe,” with Sara Matthiesen, professor of history and women’s, gender, and sexuality studies at George Washington University and author of Reproduction Reconceived: Fam… read more

Wednesday, June 1 2022 6:00 PM — 8:30 PM

Wed, Jun 1 2022 6:00 PM — 8:30 PM

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Profs & Pints Metro Detroit: Grimm and Grisly

Hamtramck, MI EDT

Profs and Pints Metro Detroit presents: “Grimm and Grisly,” a night of scary fairy tales and frightening folklore, with Julie Koehler, assistant professor of humanities at Michigan State University and scholar of the German … read more

Sunday, June 5 2022 6:30 PM — 8:30 PM

Sun, Jun 5 2022 6:30 PM — 8:30 PM

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Profs & Pints DC: How Zelensky Found His Voice

Washington, DC EDT

Profs and Pints DC present: “How Zelensky Found His Voice,” a linguistic portrait an unlikely Ukrainian president and world hero, with Ksenia Turkova, linguist, Voice of America journalist, former news anchor in Russia and U… read more

Monday, June 6 2022 6:00 PM — 8:30 PM

Mon, Jun 6 2022 6:00 PM — 8:30 PM

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Profs & Pints DC: A Return to the Gilded Age

Washington, DC, DC EDT

Profs and Pints DC presents: “A Return to the Gilded Age,” with Allen Pietrobon, assistant professor of Global Affairs at Trinity Washington University and former professorial lecturer of history at American University.

Tuesday, June 7 2022 6:00 PM — 8:30 PM

Tue, Jun 7 2022 6:00 PM — 8:30 PM

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Profs & Pints DC: Goddess of Spring and the Underworld

Washington, DC EDT

Profs and Pints DC presents: “Goddess of Spring and the Underworld,” an introduction to the Greek goddess Persephone in her many incarnations, with Sara Cleto and Brittany Warman, former instructors at Ohio State University … read more

Sunday, June 12 2022 3:00 PM — 5:30 PM

Sun, Jun 12 2022 3:00 PM — 5:30 PM

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Profs & Pints DC: How Mad Scientists Are Made

Washington, DC EDT

Profs and Pints DC presents: “How Mad Scientists are Made,” a look at monstrous experiments and quests for forbidden knowledge in literature, folklore, and film, with Sara Cleto and Brittany Warman, former instructors at Ohi… read more

Sunday, June 12 2022 6:00 PM — 8:30 PM

Sun, Jun 12 2022 6:00 PM — 8:30 PM

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Profs & Pints DC: The Six Wives of Henry VIII

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.

Tuesday, June 14 2022 6:00 PM — 8:30 PM

Tue, Jun 14 2022 6:00 PM — 8:30 PM

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Profs & Pints DC: Britain Beneath the Frosting

Washington, DC EDT

Profs and Pints DC presents: “Britain Beneath the Frosting,” a look at The Great British Baking Show, Brexit, and other ingredients of a troubled nation, with Sam Wetherell, lecturer on British and World History at the Unive… read more

Wednesday, June 15 2022 6:00 PM — 8:30 PM

Wed, Jun 15 2022 6:00 PM — 8:30 PM

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Profs & Pints Richmond: Hamilton's History Remix

Richmond, VA EDT

Profs and Pints Richmond 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 Maryland.

Thursday, June 16 2022 6:00 PM — 8:30 PM

Thu, Jun 16 2022 6:00 PM — 8:30 PM

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Profs & Pints DC: The Fertility Industry through a Microscope

Washington, DC EDT

Profs and Pints DC presents: “The Fertility Industry through a Microscope,” a look at how new means of human reproduction have given birth to big questions, with Sonia Suter, professor of law, scholar of emerging reproductiv… read more

Monday, June 20 2022 6:00 PM — 8:30 PM

Mon, Jun 20 2022 6:00 PM — 8:30 PM

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Profs & Pints Annapolis: Nation of Drunkards

Annapolis, MD EDT

Profs and Pints Annapolis presents: “Nation of Drunkards," a history of alcohol in America, with award-winning historian Matthew R. Pembleton, adjunct professorial lecturer at American University and author of Containing Add… read more

Tuesday, June 21 2022 5:30 PM — 8:30 PM

Tue, Jun 21 2022 5:30 PM — 8:30 PM

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Profs & Pints DC: The Birth of the Multimedia Blockbuster

Washington, DC EDT

Profs and Pints DC presents: “The Birth of the Multimedia Blockbuster,” on the transformation of Star Wars from movie into video game and template for a changed entertainment industry, with William O’Hara, assistant professo… read more

Tuesday, June 21 2022 6:00 PM — 8:30 PM

Tue, Jun 21 2022 6:00 PM — 8:30 PM

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Profs & Pints DC: The History Behind Bridgerton

Washington, DC EDT

Profs and Pints DC presents: “The History Behind Bridgerton,” a look at British life at the time depicted in the hit Netflix series, with Amy Froide, professor of history at the University of Maryland Baltimore County and sc… read more

Tuesday, June 28 2022 6:00 PM — 8:30 PM

Tue, Jun 28 2022 6:00 PM — 8:30 PM

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Profs & Pints DC: Know Van Gogh

Washington, DC EDT

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 University’s Corcoran Sch… read more

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

Wed, Jun 29 2022 6:00 PM — 8:30 PM

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Past Events

Profs & Pints DC: American Dream, American Division-Door tickets remain available.

Washington, DC

Advance tickets sales have ended but plenty of additional tickets remain available at the door. Profs and Pints DC presents: “American Dream, American Division,” a look at how our nation’s political landscape is being reshaped by declining faith in advancement through hard work, with Liz Suhay, pr…

Sunday, May 15 2022 3:00 PM — 5:30 PM

Profs & Pints DC: Mermaid Tales--Door tickets remain available.

Washington, DC

Advance ticket sales for this talk have ended but plenty of additional tickets remain available at the door. Profs and Pints DC presents: “Mermaid Tales,” a discussion of the enigmatic water spirits of East Slavic countries, with folklorist Philippa Rappoport of George Washington University. Be…

Tuesday, May 10 2022 6:00 PM — 8:30 PM

Profs & Pints DC: A Guide to the Potomac's Spring Life- 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 Guide to the Potomac’s Spring Life,” with T. Reid Nelson, assistant professor of fisheries ecology at George Mason University, and R. Christian Jones, professor and direct…

Monday, May 16 2022 6:00 PM — 8:30 PM

Profs & Pints Richmond: Seeking Our Earliest Ancestors-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: “Seeking Our Earliest Ancestors,” with Dr. Amy L. Rector of Virginia Commonwealth University, a paleoanthropologist who has spent more than 20 years investigating human…

Tuesday, May 17 2022 6:00 PM — 8:30 PM

Profs & Pints DC: Confronting Catastrophe-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: “Confronting Catastrophe,” a historical look at how our culture has responded to huge loss, with Cynthia A. Kierner, professor of history at George Mason University and autho…

Wednesday, May 18 2022 6:00 PM — 8:30 PM

Profs & Pints DC: Understanding Urban Warfare-Door tickets remain available.

Washington, DC

Advance ticket sales have ended but additional tickets remain available at the door. Profs and Pints DC presents: “Understanding Urban Warfare,” with Rita Konaev, deputy director of analysis and research fellow at Georgetown University’s Center for Security and Emerging Technology. The Russian mi…

Monday, May 23 2022 6:00 PM — 8:30 PM

Profs & Pints DC: Camus and Crisis-Door tickets remain available.

Washington, DC

Advance ticket sales have ended but plenty of tickets remain available at the door. Profs and Pints DC presents: “Camus and Crisis,” a look at what Albert Camus’s The Plague tells us about our own uncertain times, with Andrew Sobanet, professor of French and Francophone Studies at Georgetown Unive…

Wednesday, May 11 2022 6:00 PM — 8:30 PM

Profs & Pints DC: The Shift in the War on Ukraine- 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: “The Shift in the War on Ukraine,” a look at Russia’s new approach to attacking Ukraine and its implications for U.S. foreign policy, with Michael Kimmage, professor of histo…

Sunday, May 22 2022 3:00 PM — 5:30 PM

Profs & Pints Annapolis: When Pirates Prowled the Chesapeake- Door tickets remain available

Annapolis, MD

Advance ticket sales have ended but plenty of additional tickets remain available at the door. Profs and Pints Annapolis presents: “When Pirates Prowled the Chesapeake,” with Jamie L.H. Goodall, professor of history at Southern New Hampshire University, scholar of piracy in and around the Atlantic…

Tuesday, May 17 2022 5:30 PM — 8:00 PM

Profs & Pints DC: Regime Change in Russia?- 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: “Regime Change in Russia?” a look at Vladimir Putin’s prospects of being removed from power, with Brian K. Grodsky, professor of political science at the University of Maryla…

Tuesday, May 17 2022 6:00 PM — 8:30 PM