TUESDAY
Tonight: a major opportunity for baseball buffs. Join Lawrence D. Hogan, author of the new National Geographic book Shades of Glory: The Negro Leagues and the Story of African-American Baseball, for a lecture with Hall of Famer Monte Irvin and current Negro League Baseball Players Association President Stanley Glenn. At the Grosvenor Auditorium of the National Geographic Society, 1600 M Street, NW. For tickets and pricing, head here.
For literary snooty-pants types, two highfalutin young writers will be reading the work of another writer, who is sadly dead, but has recently been rediscovered as being important. Jonathan Lethem and Aleksandr Hemon will be reading from the work of Bernard Malamud, the dude who wrote The Natural, among many other titles. At the DCJCC at 7:30 p.m.
WEDNESDAY
Ana Marie Cox tells DCist that drinking is not allowed at the National Press Club. That’s okay. We can wait. In the meantime, join Ana at the NPC Ballroom for a discussion and Q&A about her book Dog Days. Afterwards, meet up at Lauriol Plaza to mourn the impending death of your Blackberry. For reservations, call Jean at 202-662-7129 or email opus@press.org. 529 14th Street, NW, 6:30 p.m.
