Mark Penn
Ten years after his bestseller Microtrends, Penn identifies fifty new trends that will reshape the future of business, politics, and culture over the next decade in Microtrends Squared.
- Date:
- Apr 4, 2018 • 7:00 pm ET
- Admission:
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Ticket: $15
1 ticket + 1 book: $30
2 tickets + 1 book: $40
- Category:
- Authors & Talks
Cecile Richards
In Conversation with Karen Tumulty
From president of Planned Parenthood Federation of America and the Planned Parenthood Action Fund comes Make Trouble, a story about learning to lead and make change, based on a lifetime of fighting for women’s rights and social justice.
Aaron Diehl Trio
Best known as vocalist Cécile McLorin Salvant’s ace collaborator, pianist Aaron Diehl takes the stage with his trio in this all-instrumental showcase.
Cry Cry Cry
Cry Cry Cry (Lucy Kaplansky, Richard Shindell, and Dar Williams) revive their celebrated folk-pop collaboration for their first performances in nineteen years.
Humor Essayist Sloane Crosley
The bestselling author of I Was Told There’d Be Cake returns with Look Alive Out There, a collection of essays about finding one’s place in a world where things rarely go the way we expect.
- Date:
- Apr 10, 2018 • 7:00 pm ET
- Admission:
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Ticket: $15
1 ticket + 1 book: $28
2 tickets + 1 book: $40
- Category:
- Authors & Talks
Aca-Challenge Presented by the Alexandria Harmonizers
Hosted by Deke Sharon, the godfather of contemporary a cappella, DC’s Aca-Challenge has six outstanding aca-groups from all over the country competing for over $2,000 in prize money, determined by the votes of the audience.
- Date:
- Apr 14, 2018 • 7:00 pm ET
- Admission:
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$25 in advance
$30 day of show
$45 VIP Seating plus After-Party Admission
- Category:
- Music
Madeleine Albright
In Conversation with Jeffrey Goldberg
The first woman to serve as U.S. Secretary of State draws on her experiences as a child in war-torn Europe and her career as a diplomat to examine fascism in the twentieth century and how its legacy shapes today’s world in Fascism: A Warning.
Alex Wagner
In Conversation with Vann Newkirk II
In Futureface, the journalist raises questions about the American experience of race, immigration, exile, and identity, starting with her journey to understand her own DNA.
- Date:
- Apr 18, 2018 • 7:00 pm ET
- Admission:
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Ticket: $14
1 ticket + 1 book: $30
2 tickets + 1 book: $40
- Category:
- Authors & Talks
Crafting Connections
For women in their 20s and 30s
At this interactive demonstration and workshop, learn the basics of embroidery, knitting, or jewelry making from local artisans.
- Date:
- Apr 19, 2018 • 7:00 pm ET
- Admission:
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$25 in advance
$30 at the door
- Category:
- 20s & 30s Programming
UCB Intro to Improv
These concurrent two-hour workshops offer a crash course in long-form improv comedy or sketch comedy, taught by instructors from the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre.