James Patterson
In Conversation with Admiral (Ret.) William H. McRaven and First Sergeant U.S. Army (Ret.) Matt Eversmann
Walk in My Combat Boots: True Stories from America’s Bravest Warriors is a powerful collection of never-before-told war stories crafted from hundreds of original interviews with soldiers, sailors, airmen, and Marines by James Patterson, the world’s bestselling author, and First Sergeant U.S. Army (Ret.) Matt Eversmann, part of the Ranger unit involved in the infamous Battle of Mogadishu portrayed in the movie Black Hawk Down.
- Date:
- Feb 8, 2021 • 7:00 pm ET
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Ticket: $12
Free ticket + book with signed bookplate: $35
Free, for veterans and U.S. military service membersA link to access the program will be sent 2 hours before it begins.
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- Authors & Talks
Chani Nicholas
In Conversation with Fatimah Asghar
In celebration of the paperback release of her New York Times bestselling book You Were Born for This: Astrology for Radical Self-Acceptance, the counseling astrologer shows how your birth chart reveals your unique talents, challenges, and opportunities.
- Date:
- Feb 9, 2021 • 7:00 pm ET
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Ticket: $8
Ticket + Book: $25A link to access the program will be sent 2 hours before it begins.
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- Authors & Talks
The March on Washington: Keepers of the Dream
Premiere Screening and Panel Discussion
Sixth & I is proud to be a partner for the premiere screening of the documentary special The March on Washington: Keepers of the Dream.
Bill Gates
In Conversation with Rashida Jones
In this urgent, authoritative book, How to Avoid a Climate Disaster, Bill Gates sets out a wide-ranging, practical—and accessible—plan for how the world can get to zero greenhouse gas emissions in time to avoid a climate catastrophe.
- Date:
- Feb 17, 2021 • 7:00 pm ET
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Ticket + Book: $35
A link to access the program will be sent 2 hours before it begins
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- Authors & Talks
Shankar Vedantam
In Conversation with David Greene
In Useful Delusions: The Power and Paradox of the Self-Deceiving Brain, the host of the “Hidden Brain” podcast argues that, paradoxically, deceiving ourselves and others can play a vital role in human success and well-being.
- Date:
- Mar 2, 2021 • 7:00 pm ET
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Ticket: $6
Free Ticket + Book with Signed Bookplate: $33
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- Authors & Talks
Julia Turshen
In Conversation with Antoni Porowski
In Simply Julia: 110 Easy Recipes for Healthy Comfort Food, the bestselling cookbook author shares a healthier take on the simple, satisfying comfort food for which she’s known, plus menu suggestions, adaptations for dietary needs, and personal essays.
- Date:
- Mar 4, 2021 • 7:00 pm ET
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Ticket: $10
Ticket + Book with Signed Bookplate: $38
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- Authors & Talks
Mari Andrew
In Conversation with Mary Laura Philpott
From the writer and artist with over 1 million Instagram followers comes My Inner Sky: On Embracing Day, Night, and All the Times in Between, a collection of essays and illustrations that parallel the phases of the sky—twilight, golden hour, night, and dawn—with all of the moments, be they small, momentous, heartbreaking, anxiety inducing, or healing, that life brings our way.
- Date:
- Mar 8, 2021 • 7:00 pm ET
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Ticket (limited quantity): $12
Ticket + Book with Signed Bookplate: $28
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- Authors & Talks
Jake Cohen
In Conversation with Pati Jinich
In Jew-ish: Reinvented Recipes from a Modern Mensch, the self-described “nice Jewish Boy” reinvents the food of his Ashkenazi heritage and draws inspiration from his husband’s Persian-Iraqi traditions to offer fresh takes for a whole new generation of eaters.
- Date:
- Mar 9, 2021 • 7:00 pm ET
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Ticket: $10
Free Ticket + Book with Signed Bookplate: $35
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- Authors & Talks
Could DC be the 51st State?
In early 2021, a bill to make DC America’s 51st state was reintroduced in the Senate after passing the House for the first time in history last year. With President Biden – a statehood supporter – in the White House and Democrats in control of both chambers of Congress, is DC on its way to becoming the 51st state?
- Date:
- Mar 17, 2021 • 7:00 pm ET
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Free. RSVP required.
Donations appreciated and will be shared equally between WAMU and Sixth & I.
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- Authors & Talks
Giada De Laurentiis
In Conversation with Alex Guarnaschelli
In Eat Better, Feel Better: My Recipes for Wellness and Healing, Inside and Out, the Emmy award-winning television personality walks you through how to select food that can actually make you feel better and how to curate a personalized wellness routine to support a healthy mind, body, and spirit.