 Maus-creator Art Spiegelman will be at Politics and Prose on Friday. |
DCist’s guide to lectures and panel discussions in the D.C. area
This week isn’t quite as swamped as last, but is still stock full of intriguing events, including those discussing espionage, Nazi advertising, Darfur, religion, Surrealism and graphic novels.
Monday:
>> The 14th Street Busboys and Poets hosts author Diane Wilson at 6 p.m. If you can judge this book and author by its title, Holy Roller Growing Up in the Church of Knock Down, Drag Out; or, How I Quit Loving a Blue-Eyed Jesus, you can expect an evening of cynicism and chuckles.
Tuesday:
>> Election night at 6:30 p.m., Pamela Swett of McMaster University will be discussing Commercial Advertising in Nazi Germany. Some poor planning on the part of the German Historical Institute, but likely an interesting lecture nonetheless. Call 202-387-3355 or email events [at] ghi-dc.org for more info.
Wednesday:
>> There are a number of lectures this evening. At 6:45 p.m. at the S. Dillon Ripley Center, scientist, artist, physics professor and author Bulent Atalay will discuss the life and work of Leonardo daVinci in The Soul of Leonardo: Spirit of the Renaissance for $20.
>> At 7 p.m., art critic Michael Kimmelman will be giving a Clarice Smith Distinguished Lecture
titled An American Abroad: Culture and Society in Europe in the McEvoy Auditorium at SAAM. Free.
>> Head to the Natural History Museum’s Baird Auditorium at 7 p.m. for An Evening with Frank McCourt, the award-winning author of Angela’s Ashes. He will “reminisce about his impoverished youth in Western Ireland, the life lessons that he learned as a result of the experience, and the townsfolk of Limerick who influenced his life.” $28.
>> The K Street Busboys and Poets holds an author event at 6 p.m., at which Kevin Funk and Steven Fake will sign and discuss their book The Scramble for Africa: Darfur–Intervention and the USA. Busboys claims, “In a careful yet scathing indictment of this constellation of holier-than-thou government leaders, corporate media outlets, and spoon-fed NGOs, Steven Fake and Kevin Funk reveal the myriad ways in which the West has failed Darfur.” Sounds heavy, but enlightening.
Thursday:
>> Head to Grosvenor Auditorium at 7:30 p.m. to hear underwater photographer Brian Skerry discuss his experiences, including his coverage of the endangered harp seal, overfishing, the Kingman Reef, and the right whale. Crucial Waters costs $18.
