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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 Northern Virginia: The Rise of Mexican Drug Cartels

Profs & Pints DC: A World Heritage of Tattooing

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

Profs & Pints Baltimore: Exploring Castles

Profs & Pints Northern Virginia: Pandemics That Changed Everything

Profs & Pints DC: Dead Men Tell Tales

Profs & Pints DC: Washington's Impressionist Art

Profs & Pints Charlottesville: Existence Beyond the Body

Profs & Pints Nashville: Prostitution in Civil-War Nashville

Profs & Pints DC: Poets of the First World War

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

Profs & Pints Baltimore: The Single Lesson

Profs & Pints Northern Virginia: The Single Lesson

Profs & Pints DC: The Six Wives of Henry VIII

Profs & Pints DC: Spirits Around the Place

Profs & Pints San Francisco: Exploring Mysticism

Profs & Pints Baltimore: Forensic Flaws

Profs & Pints Richmond: Ancient Magic and Witchcraft-SOLD OUT

Profs & Pints Nashville: A Trip to Hell

Profs & Pints Iowa City: The Hunted Witch-Door tickets remain available

Profs & Pints Baltimore: Meet the Monster-Door tickets remain available

Profs & Pints Northern Virginia: Medieval Monsters-Door tickets remain available

Profs & Pints Alameda: A Monster Made by Human Hands-Door tickets remain available.

Profs & Pints Northern Virginia: The Macabre Poe-Door tickets remain available

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

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

Profs & Pints San Francisco: Magic and Demons of Ancient Egypt--Door tickets remain available

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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Sterling, VA EDT

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 assistant professor at Am… read more

Sunday, November 3 2024 5:30 PM — 8:00 PM EDT

Sun, Nov 3 2024 5:30 PM — 8:00 PM EDT

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Washington, DC EDT

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 tattooing around the w… read more

Monday, November 4 2024 6:00 PM — 8:30 PM EDT

Mon, Nov 4 2024 6:00 PM — 8:30 PM EDT

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Washington, DC EDT

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 Un… read more

Tuesday, November 5 2024 6:00 PM — 8:30 PM EDT

Tue, Nov 5 2024 6:00 PM — 8:30 PM EDT

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Baltimore, DC EDT

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

Sunday, November 10 2024 4:00 PM — 6:30 PM EDT

Sun, Nov 10 2024 4:00 PM — 6:30 PM EDT

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Sterling, VA EDT

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

Sunday, November 10 2024 5:30 PM — 8:00 PM EDT

Sun, Nov 10 2024 5:30 PM — 8:00 PM EDT

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Washington, DC EDT

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

Monday, November 11 2024 6:00 PM — 8:30 PM EDT

Mon, Nov 11 2024 6:00 PM — 8:30 PM EDT

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Washington, DC EDT

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

Tuesday, November 12 2024 6:00 PM — 8:30 PM EDT

Tue, Nov 12 2024 6:00 PM — 8:30 PM EDT

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Charlottesville, VA EDT

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

Wednesday, November 13 2024 5:30 PM — 8:00 PM EDT

Wed, Nov 13 2024 5:30 PM — 8:00 PM EDT

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Nashville, TN CDT

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

Wednesday, November 13 2024 6:30 PM — 9:00 PM CDT

Wed, Nov 13 2024 6:30 PM — 9:00 PM CDT

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Washington, DC EDT

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

Thursday, November 14 2024 6:00 PM — 8:30 PM EDT

Thu, Nov 14 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

Thursday, November 14 2024 6:00 PM — 8:30 PM EDT

Thu, Nov 14 2024 6:00 PM — 8:30 PM EDT

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Baltimore, DC EDT

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

Friday, November 15 2024 6:00 PM — 8:30 PM EDT

Fri, Nov 15 2024 6:00 PM — 8:30 PM EDT

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Fairfax, VA EDT

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

Monday, November 18 2024 5:30 PM — 8:00 PM EDT

Mon, Nov 18 2024 5:30 PM — 8:00 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, November 18 2024 6:00 PM — 8:30 PM EDT

Mon, Nov 18 2024 6:00 PM — 8:30 PM EDT

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Washington, DC EDT

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.

Tuesday, November 19 2024 6:00 PM — 8:30 PM EDT

Tue, Nov 19 2024 6:00 PM — 8:30 PM EDT

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San Francisco, CA PDT

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

Tuesday, November 19 2024 6:00 PM — 8:30 PM PDT

Tue, Nov 19 2024 6:00 PM — 8:30 PM PDT

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Baltimore, DC EDT

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

Wednesday, November 20 2024 6:00 PM — 8:30 PM EDT

Wed, Nov 20 2024 6:00 PM — 8:30 PM EDT

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Richmond, VA

This talk has completely sold out in advance and NO door tickets will be available. 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 …

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

Nashville, TN

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 World Witchery: A Trove of North American Folk Magic. As Halloween approaches,…

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

Iowa City, IA

Advance ticket sales have ended but plenty of additional tickets remain available at the door. 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 th…

Tuesday, October 22 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: “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 Ma…

Tuesday, October 22 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: “Medieval Monsters,” with Lilla Kopár, a professor of medieval literature and culture at Catholic University who teaches courses on medieval monster lore and N…

Friday, October 18 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: “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 c…

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

Sunday, October 20 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: “Japanese Ghosts and Goblins,” a spooky evening of introduction to the spirits of Japanese folklore, with Michele M. Mason, associate professor of Japanese cultural st…

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

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

October 2024

San Francisco, CA

Advance ticket sales have ended but additional tickets remain available at the door. Profs and Pints San Francisco presents: “Magic and Demons of Ancient Egypt,” with Rita Lucarelli, associate professor of Egyptology at the University of California, Berkeley, faculty curator of Egyptology at its m…

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