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 Author Kate Jacobs will be at the Borders in Baileys Crossroads Thursday for a discussion and book signing of her much-anticipated sequel. |
DCist's guide to lectures and discussions in the D.C. area
Politics and Prose and Busboys are back to full line-ups this week, as are many of the museums. We've highlighted some of the best below, but be sure to check the calendars for a complete picture.
Tuesday:
>> At 6:30 p.m., the K Street Borders will have a lecture and book signing by the Motley Fools themselves, titled The Motley Fool Million Dollar Portfolio.
>> Also at 6:30 p.m. is a book signing with Michael Soussan at the 14th Street Busboys. He'll be discussing his book, Backstabbing for Beginners, which is not about climbing the corporate ladder, but instead investigates how the U.N. dealt with Saddam Hussein.
Thursday:
>> From noon to 1 p.m., the Spy Museum focuses on Hitler's Man in Havana, with author and professor Thomas D. Schoonover. His book exposes research on Heinz August Lüning, who spied for the Third Reich in Cuba. Free.
>> At 7:30 p.m. tonight, head to the Borders in Baileys Crossroads for a book signing and discussion with best-selling author Kate Jacobs. Her new book, Knit Two
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Friday:
>> Stop by the Hirshhorn during your lunch hour for their weekly gallery talk. Starting at 12:30 p.m. in the Ring Auditorium, today's lecture features curator Evelyn Hankins speaking about the museum's Panza Collection. The exhibit closes this Sunday, so head over while you still can.
>> At 7 p.m., journalist Anthony Pitch will be at Politics and Prose discussing his book, They Have Killed Papa Dead!: The Road to Ford's Theater, Abraham Lincoln's Murder, and the Rage for Vengeance. The book promises to be enlightening, for it "uses unpublished diaries and letters to construct a fast-paced narrative of the Lincoln-assassination conspiracy and its aftermath."
Saturday:
>> At 2 p.m., artist and GMU professor Helen Frederick will be giving a talk at the Washington Printmakers Gallery about her new exhibit, Indefinite States of Emergency / Prints.
>> Also at 2 p.m. is a book discussion and signing in the Rasmuson Theater of the Museum of the American Indian titled, Views from the Field: Ian Record. Record teaches at the University of Arizona, and is the author of Big Sycamore Stands Alone: The Western Apaches, Aravaipa, and the Struggle for Place.
>> If you haven't been to the Anacostia Community Museum in awhile, check it out on Saturday at 11 a.m. Curator Portia Jones will be on hand to discuss their exhibition, Jubilee: African American Celebration. Free; reservations required, call 202-633-4844.
>> Today's Inside Media lecture at the Newseum features Dana Priest, Anne Hull and Roy Harris, Jr. speaking about Pulitzer's Gold: Behind the Prize for Public Service Journalism. 2:30 p.m. in the Knight TV Studio.
Sunday:
>> At today's weekend lecture at the National Gallery of Art, you'll hear author and historian Jonathan Lopez, and his thoughts on The Man Who Made Vermeers: Han van Meegeren's Life in Forgery.
>> Or, head to Politics and Prose today at 2 p.m. for author and GW professor T. Greenwood. Greenwood recently received an NEA grant, and her latest book, Two Rivers, was chosen as an IndieBound selection for this month. The book "spans from the Civil Rights Movement of the 50's and 60's to more current times, and introduces a wide spectrum of characters, capturing the complicated relationships and secrets between parents and children, lovers and friends."