Tuesday, January 20on January 20, 2026, 2:00pm–3:00pm2:00pm to 3:00pm
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Be sure to jump start your new year with us as we chat virtually with journalist and author Julia Hotz about her book The Connection Cure: The Prescriptive Power of Movement, Nature, Art, Service, and Belonging. The Connection Cure…
Register for Nature, Art, and Service as Medicine with Journalist Julia Hotz on 01-20-2026Registration requiredRegister for event
Wednesday, January 28on January 28, 2026, 7:00pm–8:00pm7:00pm to 8:00pm
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We are thrilled to welcome Liz Moore to discuss her latest work, The God of the Woods, an instant New York Times bestseller and one of NPR’s 2024 “Books We Love” highlights.Early morning, August 1975: a camp counselor discovers an empty…
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Thursday, February 05on February 5, 2026, 7:00pm–8:00pm7:00pm to 8:00pm
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Join us for an unforgettable experience as we chat online with Vanessa Riley about her newest book, Fire Sword And Sea, based on the folk story of the female pirate Jacquotte Delahaye.The Caribbean Sea, 1675. Jacquotte Delahaye is the…
Register for Swashbuckling Heroines and High Seas Adventures with Novelist Vanessa Riley on 02-05-2026Registration requiredRegister for event
Thursday, February 12on February 12, 2026, 2:00pm–3:00pm2:00pm to 3:00pm
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Feminist philosopher Dr. Lindsey Stewart’s book, The Conjuring Of America: Mojos, Mermaids, Medicine, And 400 Years Of Black Women's Magic, tells the stories of Negro Mammies of slavery; the Voodoo Queens and Blues Women of Reconstruction;…
Register for Mojos, Mermaids, Medicine, and 400 Years of Black Women’s Magic with Dr. Lindsey Stewart on 02-12-2026Registration requiredRegister for event
Tuesday, February 24on February 24, 2026, 2:00pm–3:00pm2:00pm to 3:00pm
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Tom D. Crouch, a Smithsonian veteran of almost 45 years, paints a robust picture of a unique American establishment and its lasting legacies in his book Smithson’s Gamble.Follow the fascinating growth and development of the world's largest…
Register for Smithson’s Gamble: The Incredible History Behind the World’s Largest Museum with Smithsonian Curator Emeritus Tom Crouch on 02-24-2026Registration requiredRegister for event