Talks & Entertainment

Sasha Velour – The Big Reveal Live Show

Critically acclaimed gender-fluid drag queen, visual artist, speaker, illustrator, and newly minted author Sasha Velour brings an immersive evening of drag, storytelling, and live art in celebration of her forthcoming book The Big Reveal: An Illustrated Manifesto of Drag.

Elliot Page

In Conversation with Thomas Page McBee

With behind-the-scenes details and interrogations on sex, love, trauma, and Hollywood, Pageboy is the story of a life pushed to the brink and what it means to untangle ourselves from the expectations of others as we step into who we truly are with defiance, strength, and joy.

The Faith of Abortion Activists

Faith leaders and activists share how faith communities can lean on each other in partnership in the fight for reproductive rights and what people of faith can do to build resilience and maintain hope. Hear from Rev. Rob Keithan from All Souls Church Unitarian, Jamie L. Manson from Catholics for Choice, and Dora Muhammad from the AWARE Project in conversation with Rabbi Nora Feinstein from Sixth & I.

Luke Russert

In Conversation with Andrea Mitchell

Look for Me There chronicles the Emmy-winning journalist’s years-long journey of finding his place in the world in the face of crushing expectations, reexamining his relationship with his parents, and finally grieving his larger-than-life father, news legend Tim Russert, who died too young.

Slate Political Gabfest – Live

Emily Bazelon of The New York Times Magazine, John Dickerson of CBS News, and David Plotz of City Cast will have their signature discussion, debate, and banter in front of a live audience as they wrestle with the most important political, legal, and cultural questions of our age.

Jake Tapper

In Conversation with Kristen Welker

Following his instant New York Times bestsellers The Hellfire Club and The Devil May Dance, the CNN anchor’s heart-pounding new thriller All the Demons Are Heretakes us back to the 1970s, with two unforgettable characters encountering many of the real-life figures and events that defined one of the wildest and most dangerous decades in American history.

Battle of the Bagels

Who makes the best bagels in the District? You be the judge as you sample bagels from around the city and vote for your favorites. Enjoy mimosas, a bagel bar with spreads from Pearl’s, bagel trivia, and more.

B. Dylan Hollis

In Conversation with Dave Jorgenson

In Baking Yesteryear, a baking blast from the past, the TikTok star shares 101 expertly curated recipes that highlight the most unique tasty treats of yesteryear.

James McBride

In Conversation with Jason Reynolds

The National Book Award winner brings his signature hope, humor, and humanity to The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store, a novel about small-town secrets and the people who keep them.

Trivia Under the Stars

From sports and pop culture to geography and politics, we’ll test your knowledge of it all outdoors in the heart of NOMA at Wunder Garten.