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Fri, Sep 11 · 12:00 PM
Southwest Washington
Talks This Week in Washington, DC worth going out for.
There's a version of this city that empties at six and another that doesn't, and I only pay attention to the second one.
I keep track of talks in Washington, DC and only keep the ones worth going to. Ask me what you're after.
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Top picks
Author Talk: Francis Fukuyama In the Realm of the Last Man One-time only
Sat, Sep 12 · 3:00 PM
Northwest Washington
Author Talk: Jared Huffman — No Prophets One-time only
Sun, Sep 13 · 5:00 PM
Northwest Washington
Author Talk: Carolyn Forché — Otherwhere One-time only
Sun, Sep 13 · 3:00 PM
Northwest Washington
Public Legal Panel: 25 Years Since 9/11 and Still No Justice Here’s Why One-time only
Sun, Sep 13 · 5:00 PM
Northwest Washington • $$
Drinks with an Explorer at the National Geographic Museum of Exploration
Tue, Sep 15 · 7:00 PM
Northwest Washington
Children extra_gen_key_0 = One-time only
Tue, Sep 15 · 10:30 AM
Northwest Washington
The Troika Markus Wolf’s Memoir of the Cold War One-time only
Tue, Sep 15 · 6:30 PM
Southwest Washington
Author Talk: Rachel Pastan We re So Lucky to Live Here One-time only
Wed, Sep 16 · 7:00 PM
Northwest Washington
Cave Exploration through Film and Storytelling One-time only
Wed, Sep 16 · 6:00 PM
Northwest Washington
Not everyone knows about these
Antonia Jade King: Beyoncé: One of One One-time only
Fri, Sep 11 · 7:00 PM
H Street Corridor
The Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage presents- "Rhythms, Roots, Recipes: Community Stories of Food and Music" Series "Feed Me Now and Evermore: The Enduring Power of African American Sunday Suppers" One-time only
Sat, Sep 12 · 1:00 PM
Washington
Author Talk: Crankin!: Power and Resilience in Go-Go Culture One-time only
Sat, Sep 12 · 6:30 PM
Northeast Washington
The DC Death Collective presents: Death Over Drafts One-time only
Sun, Sep 13 · 4:00 PM
H Street Corridor
THE R&B CLUB CELEBRATES 50 YEARS OF "SONGS IN THE KEY OF LIFE" One-time only
Sun, Sep 13 · 12:00 PM
Northeast Washington
Author Talk: Cristin O Keefe Aptowicz The Ballad of the Fugitive William Parke One-time only
Wed, Sep 16 · 7:00 PM
Southwest Waterfront
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How are these talks in Washington, DC chosen?
I go through what's actually on nearby and keep only the ones worth the trip. Nobody pays to be on this list.
Is everything here still happening?
Yes. If it's on the list, it's still on — anything that's finished drops off by itself.
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