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Profs & Pints Northern Virginia: Women as Heads of State

Profs & Pints Northern Virginia: Japanese Ghosts and Goblins

Profs & Pints DC: Medieval Monsters

Profs & Pints Annapolis: Meet the Monster

Profs & Pints Baltimore: Dead Men Tell Tales

Profs & Pints DC: Predicting Election Results

Profs & Pints Nashville: Sex and the Horror Film

Profs & Pints Baltimore: The Macabre Poe

Profs & Pints Northern Virginia: Haunted Landscapes of Middle-Earth

Profs & Pints DC: The Macabre Poe

Profs & Pints DC: Meet the Monster

Profs & Pints Nashville: A Trip to Hell

Profs & Pints Northern Virginia: Medieval Monsters

Profs & Pints Baltimore: Japanese Ghosts and Goblins

Profs & Pints Richmond: Ancient Magic and Witchcraft

Profs & Pints Northern Virginia: The Macabre Poe

Profs & Pints Baltimore: Meet the Monster

Profs & Pints Iowa City: The Hunted Witch

Profs & Pints San Francisco: Magic and Demons of Ancient Egypt

Profs & Pints Alameda: A Monster Made by Human Hands

Profs & Pints DC: Washington's Spookiest Days

Profs & Pints Northern Virginia: Early American Witch Hunts

Profs & Pints DC: Japanese Ghosts and Goblins

Profs & Pints DC: A Summoning of Halloweens Past

Profs & Pints Richmond: All-American Horror

Profs & Pints Charlottesville: Ancient Magic and Witchcraft

Profs & Pints Baltimore: Early American Witch Hunts

Profs & Pints Baltimore: Understanding Trauma--Door tickets remain available

Profs & Pints Northern Virginia: The Women of King Arthur Legends-Door tickets remain available.

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

Profs & Pints Charlottesville: The Presidency at a Crossroads

Profs & Pints DC: How Pirates Changed the World-Door tickets remain available

Profs & Pints Baltimore: Medieval Monsters-Door tickets remain available

Profs & Pints Richmond: Hacks for Human Cells-Door tickets remain available

Profs & Pints Northern Virginia: The Psychology of Nostalgia-Door tickets remain available.

Profs & Pints DC: Martin Luther and Women--Door tickets remain available.

Profs & Pints DC: Your Prep for the Vance-Walz Debate-Door tickets remain available

Sterling, VA EDT

Profs and Pints Northern Virginia presents: “Women as Heads of State,” a worldwide look at what difference it makes for countries to have women in charge, with Mariya Omelicheva, professor of strategy at National Defense Uni… read more

Sunday, October 6 2024 5:30 PM — 8:00 PM EDT

Sun, Oct 6 2024 5:30 PM — 8:00 PM EDT

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Fairfax, VA EDT

Profs and Pints Northern Virginia 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 the … read more

Monday, October 7 2024 5:30 PM — 8:00 PM EDT

Mon, Oct 7 2024 5:30 PM — 8:00 PM EDT

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Washington, DC EDT

Profs and Pints DC presents: “Medieval Monsters,” with Lilla Kopár, a professor of medieval literature and culture at Catholic University who teaches courses on medieval monster lore and Norse mythology.

Monday, October 7 2024 6:00 PM — 8:30 PM EDT

Mon, Oct 7 2024 6:00 PM — 8:30 PM EDT

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Annapolis, MD EDT

Profs and Pints Annapolis presents: “Meet the Monster,” an exploration of monsters and monstrosity in legend, literature, and our own minds, with Larissa “Kat” Tracy, visiting faculty at University of Maryland, Baltimore Cou… read more

Tuesday, October 8 2024 5:00 PM — 7:30 PM EDT

Tue, Oct 8 2024 5:00 PM — 7:30 PM EDT

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Baltimore, MD EDT

Profs and Pints Baltimore 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 … read more

Tuesday, October 8 2024 6:00 PM — 8:30 PM EDT

Tue, Oct 8 2024 6:00 PM — 8:30 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 of politics at The Catholic… read more

Tuesday, October 8 2024 6:00 PM — 8:30 PM EDT

Tue, Oct 8 2024 6:00 PM — 8:30 PM EDT

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Nashville, TN CDT

Profs and Pints Nashville presents: “Sex and the Horror Film,” with Stephanie A. Graves, lecturer in English at Vanderbilt University, scholar of horror, and co-author of Netflix's Chilling Adventures of Sabrina: Hell's Unde… read more

Wednesday, October 9 2024 6:30 PM — 9:00 PM CDT

Wed, Oct 9 2024 6:30 PM — 9:00 PM CDT

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Baltimore, MD EDT

Profs and Pints Baltimore presents: “The Macabre Poe,” a look at Edgar Allan Poe’s most gruesome and horrifying works and what inspired them, with Amy Branam Armiento, professor of English at Frostburg State University, imme… read more

Sunday, October 13 2024 4:00 PM — 7:00 PM EDT

Sun, Oct 13 2024 4:00 PM — 7:00 PM EDT

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Sterling, VA EDT

Profs and Pints Northern Virginia presents: “Haunted Landscapes of Middle-Earth,” on J.R.R. Tolkien’s use of horror, with Peter Grybauskas, who has written extensively on Tolkien and teaches courses on him at the University … read more

Sunday, October 13 2024 5:30 PM — 8:00 PM EDT

Sun, Oct 13 2024 5:30 PM — 8:00 PM EDT

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Washington, DC EDT

Profs and Pints DC presents: “The Macabre Poe,” a look at Edgar Allan Poe’s most gruesome and horrifying works and what inspired them, with Amy Branam Armiento, professor of English at Frostburg State University, immediate p… read more

Monday, October 14 2024 6:00 PM — 8:30 PM EDT

Mon, Oct 14 2024 6:00 PM — 8:30 PM EDT

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Washington, DC EDT

Profs and Pints DC presents: “Meet the Monster,” an exploration of monsters and monstrosity in legend, literature, and our own minds, with Larissa “Kat” Tracy, visiting faculty at University of Maryland, Baltimore County and… read more

Tuesday, October 15 2024 6:00 PM — 8:30 PM EDT

Tue, Oct 15 2024 6:00 PM — 8:30 PM EDT

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Nashville, TN CDT

Profs and Pints Nashville presents: “A Trip to Hell,” on tales and visions of the Underworld and how to get there, with Cory Thomas Hutcheson, folklorist, lecturer at Middle Tennessee State University, and author of New Worl… read more

Wednesday, October 16 2024 6:30 PM — 9:00 PM CDT

Wed, Oct 16 2024 6:30 PM — 9:00 PM CDT

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Fairfax, VA EDT

Profs and Pints Northern Virginia presents: “Medieval Monsters,” with Lilla Kopár, a professor of medieval literature and culture at Catholic University who teaches courses on medieval monster lore and Norse mythology.

Friday, October 18 2024 5:30 PM — 8:00 PM EDT

Fri, Oct 18 2024 5:30 PM — 8:00 PM EDT

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Baltimore, MD EDT

Profs and Pints Baltimore 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 the Universi… read more

Friday, October 18 2024 6:00 PM — 8:30 PM EDT

Fri, Oct 18 2024 6:00 PM — 8:30 PM EDT

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Richmond, VA EDT

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

Sunday, October 20 2024 4:00 PM — 6:30 PM EDT

Sun, Oct 20 2024 4:00 PM — 6:30 PM EDT

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Sterling, VA EDT

Profs and Pints Northern Virginia presents: “The Macabre Poe,” a look at Edgar Allan Poe’s most gruesome and horrifying works and what inspired them, with Amy Branam Armiento, professor of English at Frostburg State Universi… read more

Sunday, October 20 2024 5:30 PM — 8:00 PM EDT

Sun, Oct 20 2024 5:30 PM — 8:00 PM EDT

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Baltimore, MD EDT

Profs and Pints Baltimore presents: “Meet the Monster,” an exploration of monsters and monstrosity in legend, literature, and our own minds, with Larissa “Kat” Tracy, visiting faculty at University of Maryland, Baltimore Cou… read more

Tuesday, October 22 2024 6:00 PM — 8:30 PM EDT

Tue, Oct 22 2024 6:00 PM — 8:30 PM EDT

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Iowa City, IA CDT

Profs and Pints Iowa City presents: “The Hunted Witch,” on witchcraft belief and witch persecution in Europe and New England, with Waltraud Maierhofer, professor of German and Global Health Studies at the University of Iowa,… read more

Tuesday, October 22 2024 5:30 PM — 8:00 PM CDT

Tue, Oct 22 2024 5:30 PM — 8:00 PM CDT

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San Francisco, CA PDT

Profs and Pints San Francisco presents: “Magic and Demons of Ancient Egypt,” with Rita Lucarelli, associate professor of Egyptology at the University of California, Berkely, faculty curator of Egyptology at its museum of ant… read more

Tuesday, October 22 2024 6:00 PM — 8:30 PM PDT

Tue, Oct 22 2024 6:00 PM — 8:30 PM PDT

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Alameda, CA PDT

Profs and Pints Alameda presents: “A Monster Made by Human Hands,” on the origins and evolution of Judaism’s golem, with Michael M. Chemers, director of the Center for Monster Studies and professor and chair of the Departmen… read more

Wednesday, October 23 2024 6:00 PM — 8:30 PM PDT

Wed, Oct 23 2024 6:00 PM — 8:30 PM PDT

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Washington, DC EDT

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 George Washington U… read more

Thursday, October 24 2024 6:00 PM — 8:30 PM EDT

Thu, Oct 24 2024 6:00 PM — 8:30 PM EDT

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Sterling, VA EDT

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.

Sunday, October 27 2024 5:30 PM — 8:00 PM EDT

Sun, Oct 27 2024 5:30 PM — 8:00 PM EDT

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Washington, DC EDT

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 the University of M… read more

Monday, October 28 2024 6:00 PM — 8:30 PM EDT

Mon, Oct 28 2024 6:00 PM — 8:30 PM EDT

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Washington, DC EDT

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 of the Carterhaugh Sch… read more

Tuesday, October 29 2024 6:00 PM — 8:30 PM EDT

Tue, Oct 29 2024 6:00 PM — 8:30 PM EDT

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Richmond, VA EDT

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 Commonwealth Universi… read more

Tuesday, October 29 2024 6:00 PM — 8:30 PM EDT

Tue, Oct 29 2024 6:00 PM — 8:30 PM EDT

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Charlottesville, VA EDT

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 … read more

Wednesday, October 30 2024 5:30 PM — 8:00 PM EDT

Wed, Oct 30 2024 5:30 PM — 8:00 PM EDT

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Baltimore, MD EDT

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 EDT

Wed, Oct 30 2024 6:00 PM — 8:30 PM EDT

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Baltimore, MD

Advance ticket sales have ended but plenty of additional tickets remain available at the door. Profs and Pints Baltimore presents: “Understanding Trauma,” a look at how trauma affects us and what we can do about it, with Jillian Tucker, adjunct assistant professor of social work at Columbia Univer…

Sunday, September 29 2024 4:00 PM — 6:30 PM

Sterling, VA

Advance ticket sales have ended but plenty of additional tickets remain available at the door. Profs and Pints Northern Virginia presents: “The Women of King Arthur Legends,” with Brittany Warman, former instructor at Ohio State University and co-founder of the Carterhaugh School of Folklore and t…

Sunday, September 29 2024 5:30 PM — 8:00 PM

Baltimore, MD

Advance ticket sales have ended but plenty of additional tickets remain available at the door. Profs and Pints Baltimore 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 boo…

Friday, September 27 2024 6:00 PM — 8:30 PM

Charlottesville, VA

Profs and Pints Charlottesville presents: “The Presidency at a Crossroads,” on the evolution and future of our nation’s highest office, with Barbara A. Perry, Gerald L. Baliles Professor of Presidential Studies and Co-Chair of the Presidential Oral History Program at the University of Virginia’s Mi…

Wednesday, September 25 2024 5:30 PM — 8:00 PM

Washington, DC

Advance ticket sales have ended but plenty of additional tickets remain available at the door. Profs and Pints DC presents: “How Pirates Changed the World,” with Joshua M. White, associate professor of history at the University of Virginia and author of Piracy and Law in the Ottoman Mediterranean.…

Monday, September 30 2024 6:00 PM — 8:30 PM

Baltimore, MD

Advance ticket sales have ended but plenty of additional tickets remain available at the door. Profs and Pints Baltimore presents: “Medieval Monsters,” with Lilla Kopár, a professor of medieval literature and culture at Catholic University who teaches courses on medieval monster lore and Norse myt…

Thursday, October 3 2024 6:00 PM — 8:30 PM

Richmond, VA

Advance ticket sales have ended but plenty of additional tickets remain available at the door. Profs and Pints Richmond presents: “Hacks for Human Cells,” on genetics-based medicine and its future, with Angie Hilliker, an associate professor of biology at the University of Richmond whose lab resea…

Wednesday, September 25 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: “The Psychology of Nostalgia,” a look at research on the triggers and the effects of wistful recollections of the past, with Jeffrey Green, professor of psycho…

Monday, September 30 2024 5:30 PM — 8:00 PM

Washington, DC

Advance ticket sales have ended but plenty of additional tickets remain available at the door. Profs and Pints DC presents: “Martin Luther and Women,” a look at how the Protestant leader and the Reformation he unleashed altered gender roles, with Amy Leonard, associate professor of history at Geor…

Thursday, October 3 2024 6:00 PM — 8:30 PM

October 2024

Washington, DC

Advance ticket sales have ended but plenty of additional tickets remain available at the door. By buying door tickets at the venue rather than online you will avoid a processing fee. Profs and Pints DC presents: “Your Prep for the Vance-Walz Debate,” an overview of research on political persuasion…

Tuesday, October 1 2024 6:00 PM — 8:30 PM