Friday Afternoons with Elizabeth Catlett: Betty y Pancho

April 9, 2025

A moving portrait of the 50-year marriage of renowned sculptor Elizabeth Catlett and Mexican painter Francisco Mora by their son, filmmaker Juan Mora Catlett. (Betty and Pancho, Juan Mora Catlett, […]

Warehouse Scavenger Hunt

March 25, 2025

What better way to explore Community Forklift’s new store layout than with a scavenger hunt? The hunt is on during regular store hours and we’ll have live metal banjo music […]

Mondrian’s Dress

September 20, 2023

Join an in-depth presentation on issues of authorship and (mistaken) identity raised by Yves Saint Laurent’s 1965 series of so-called Mondrian dresses. Nancy J. Troy, Kress-Beinecke Professor at the Center […]

A Talk on Christian Science: Giving Freely of Ourselves, and What We All Gain

August 26, 2022

In discovering more of God’s universally loving nature, we naturally give more of ourselves. This unexpected way forward lifts everyone.

TEDxPearlStreet’s Mavericks & Moonshots.

May 17, 2022

Something magical is about to happen in Washington D.C. Join us on June 09, 2022, for an extraordinary event featuring ideas worth spreading. In 1962, President John F. Kennedy announced […]

Profs & Pints DC: Reflecting on Narcissists

January 2, 2022

Profs and Pints DC presents: “Reflecting on Narcissists,” a look at the myth, reality, and treatment of clinical narcissism, with Brian A. Sharpless, licensed clinical psychologist, visiting research fellow at […]

Profs & Pints DC: The Past and Future of Abortion

November 12, 2021

Profs and Pints presents: “The Past and Future of Abortion,” with Sara Matthiesen, assistant professor of history and women’s, gender, and sexuality studies at George Washington University and author of […]

For the Record: Ten Years of Luce Unplugged at SAAM

September 1, 2021

Luce Unplugged, DC’s favorite local music concert series, is celebrating ten years of rocking out! Let’s celebrate by looking back at some of the greatest hits with DC music aficionados […]

Profs & Pints: How the Brain Creates

August 26, 2021

Profs & Pints presents: “How the Brain Creates,” a look at scientific research on the human brain’s capacity for inspiration, with Dr. Daniel Z. Lieberman, professor of psychiatry and behavioral […]

Profs & Pints: The Damage Done by Darwin


Profs and Pints presents: “The Damage Done by Darwin,” a look at how the acclaimed naturalist’s racism and sexism undermined his work and haunts us to this day, with Rui […]