Profs & Pints DC: Democracy Born in Darkness

March 25, 2025

Profs and Pints DC presents: “Democracy Born in Darkness,” on the shady, partisan, violent origins of American political media, with Jon Grinspan, award-winning curator of political history at the Smithsonian’s […]

DC | Centenario de la Revolución Guna (Dule) de 1925 (Centennial of the Guna [Dule] Revolution of 1925)


DC | Centenario de la Revolución Guna (Dule) de 1925 (Centennial of the Guna [Dule] Revolution of 1925) Sunday, March 16, 1 PM National Mall and Online Join a delegation […]

Profs & Pints DC: The Bagpipe of Ireland and Scotland


Profs and Pints DC presents: “The Bagpipe of Ireland and Scotland,” on the intertwined roots of two cultures and an instrument that unites them, a talk and performance by Edward […]

Profs & Pint DC: When Washington Burned


Profs and Pints DC presents: “When Washington Burned,” a detailed look at the devastating 1814 British attack on the Capitol, with Denver Brunsman, associate professor of history at George Washington […]

Profs & Pints DC: Ireland’s Fight for Freedom

February 19, 2025

Profs and Pints DC presents: “Ireland’s Fight for Freedom,” with Kevin Matthews, assistant professor of European history at George Mason University and former London correspondent for Vatican Radio reporting on […]

Profs & Pints DC: The Archaeology of Ireland


Profs and Pints DC presents: “The Archaeology of Ireland,” a look at what major sites reveal about the island from prehistory to the present, with Victoria McAlister, assistant professor of […]

AJAX

February 7, 2025

DC’s Scena Theatre presents an epic theatrical event. Join us for a modern reimagining of the famous tragedy AJAX by the Greek writer / philosopher, Sophocles. This powerful and contemporary […]

Profs & Pints DC: The Love Lecture


Profs and Pints DC presents: “The Love Lecture,” with Laura Papish, associate professor of philosophy at George Washington University and teacher of a seminar on the philosophy of love, sex, […]

Profs & Pints DC: Medieval Sex


Profs and Pints DC presents: “Medieval Sex,” a look at the reality of medieval sex and sexuality through the lens of comic literature, satire, and obscenity, with Larissa “Kat” Tracy, […]

Profs & Pints DC: George Washington and Executive Power


Profs and Pints DC presents: “George Washington and Executive Power,” a fresh assessment of our first president’s approach to his own authority, with Denver Brunsman, associate professor and chair of […]