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  • Who Tells Your Story? Re-thinking American History, presented by Rebecca Boggs Roberts
    2/3/25

    Who Tells Your Story? Re-thinking American History, presented by Rebecca Boggs Roberts

    Until recently, history has been taught from the limited perspective of a few prominent individuals. These mostly white, male narratives obscure how real social change occurs for most people in society. Yet including these overlooked narratives makes the process of writing history far more challenging. Glover Park Village welcomes award-winning author, Rebecca Boggs Roberts, to contribute her perspective and insight on addressing these challenges.

  • The Alien Earth - with Mitch Waldrop
    12/11/24

    The Alien Earth - with Mitch Waldrop

    Editor at Nature Magazine and National Science Foundation public affairs officer Mitch Waldrop is a science journalist who writes in ways that everyone can understand and enjoy. He explores a wide range of topics for many prominent magazines and is the author of numerous books focused on technology and science issues. In this video, he tells the story of how our world became such a green, nurturing place for modern life -- and how weird it was along the way.

  • Artful Afternoon with Deborah Coffey
    11/13/24

    Artful Afternoon with Deborah Coffey

    Deborah Coffey is a mixed media artist, educator and Mindfulness instructor who moved to Washington DC last year. Deborah has exhibited and taught art domestically and internationally throughout her career. In this conversation, we will look at how these moments become the inspirations for her painting and mixed media, and how the materials used are integral to the telling and interpretation of impressions gathered. She works in mixed media because it allows her to create mysteries.

  • African American and Quaker Cemeteries in Adams Morgan
    5/27/24

    African American and Quaker Cemeteries in Adams Morgan

    Local historian Mary Belcher provides a detailed history of the African American and Quaker cemeteries located in Adams Morgan.

    Mary Belcher is an artist, writer, and longtime resident of the Adams Morgan neighborhood, where she has worked with anthropologists and community activists since 2005 to preserve the African American and Quaker cemeteries at Walter Pierce Park.

    Her paintings, which feature DC cityscapes and neighborhood maps, delightfully encapsulate the community.

  • The Golden Era of The Washington Post
    3/7/24

    The Golden Era of The Washington Post

    During the “Golden Era at The Washington Post," Bob Levey was on a first-name basis with all the players - Woodward and Bernstein, Ben Bradlee, and Katharine Graham, and he was on deck throughout the Pentagon Papers and Watergate controversies. As a longtime Washington Post journalist, he offers his insights into the past glories and current challenges being experienced by newspapers around the globe.

  • Cosmology Lecture Featuring Mitch Waldrop - Part 2
    10/28/23

    Cosmology Lecture Featuring Mitch Waldrop - Part 2

    Mitch explores a wide range of topics for many prominent magazines, and he’s the author of numerous books focused on technology and science issues. Mitch is an extraordinary scientist, journalist and humanist who is constantly wanting to know “what it all means,” as he explains on his website.

  • Cosmology Lecture Featuring Mitch Waldrop
    10/22/23

    Cosmology Lecture Featuring Mitch Waldrop

    Editor at Nature Magazine and National Science Foundation public affairs officer, Mitch Waldrop, is a science journalist who writes in ways that everyone can understand and enjoy. Mitch is an extraordinary scientist, journalist and humanist who is constantly wanting to know “what it all means,” as he explains on his website.

  • ABCs of Staying Safe Online
    6/17/23

    ABCs of Staying Safe Online

    This is an informative discussion on how to recognize phishing (fraudulent) emails, avoid computer viruses and scams, and how to find trustworthy information online. As we conduct so much of our personal lives online, it is so important to understand the best practices for staying safe online. It seems that the fraudulent telephone calls, emails, and pop-ups never cease

  • Aaron Burr: Infamous Villain or Tragic Hero?
    6/10/23

    Aaron Burr: Infamous Villain or Tragic Hero?

    Journalist, columnist, and historian for Creators Syndicate Jamie Stiehm introduces a fascinating presentation to illuminate the little known side of this well known story. The intriguing Aaron Burr deserves his day in the court of history. This is his side of the duel that killed Alexander Hamilton.

  • Decluttering - with professional organizer Paige Trevor
    5/15/23

    Decluttering - with professional organizer Paige Trevor

    Paige Trevor, a Professional Organizer for more than 20 years, will come with solutions and tips to get started, keep going and learn to love the process of decluttering. The presentation will be dynamic and will have lots of time for questions and problem solving together.

  • Mrs. Madison and Mrs. Kennedy: First Ladies Who Defined the Office
    5/13/23

    Mrs. Madison and Mrs. Kennedy: First Ladies Who Defined the Office

    Journalist, columnist, and historian for Creators Syndicate Jamie Stiehm joins Glover Park Village to illuminate the lives of two fascinating women.

    She tells the compelling stories of Jacqueline Kennedy and Dolley Madison who each secured their husband's names and myths in the march of American history. What were their methods?

  • Untold Power: The Fascinating Rise and Complex Legacy of First Lady Edith Wilson
    4/10/23

    Untold Power: The Fascinating Rise and Complex Legacy of First Lady Edith Wilson

    Her new book tells the compelling story about Edith Wilson, a brilliant and complicated woman who was called upon to act as president when her husband, Woodrow Wilson, became incapacitated. The book has received rave reviews from the Wall Street Journal, National Public Radio, The Washingtonian, and several other outlets.

  • The Quanders – Since 1684, An Enduring African American Legacy
    2/4/23

    The Quanders – Since 1684, An Enduring African American Legacy

    A fascinating talk by Rohulamin Quander, a native Washingtonian and retired Senior Administrative Law Judge for the District of Columbia.

  • Launch of 2023 Brain Health Program
    1/20/23

    Launch of 2023 Brain Health Program

    The first session features Jessica Fredrickson, Brain Health Program Manager, of Goodwin Living reviewing these research-based methods to improve brain health. Join us for the introduction to the program and meet the other participants.