DCist’s guide to lectures and discussions in the D.C. area
Monday:
>> The 14th Street Busboys hosts an author event tonight at 6:30 p.m. with Andrea Batista Schlesinger, who will discuss and sign, The Death of “Why?”: The Decline of Questioning and the Future of Democracy.
>> Or, at 7 p.m., join author Daniel Meyerson at the Corcoran for a public event about his book, In the Valley of the Kings: Howard Carter and the Mystery of King Tutankhamun’s Tomb, a book which “reveals a fascinating story of mania and greed, of fame and lost fortune, of history and its damnations.”
>> Also at 7 p.m. is another author event at Politics and Prose with Paul Butler and his book, Let’s Get Free: How Ordinary Citizens Can Take Back American Justice.
Tuesday:
>> The Portrait Gallery hosts a talk tonight at 6 p.m. with Joyce Hill Stoner, paintings conservator and director of the University of Delaware Preservation Studies Doctoral Program. At Erasing Boundaries, she’ll discuss potential collaborations between artists and conservators, as well as “her own conservation experiences with legendary artist Andrew Wyeth and his son, Jamie Wyeth.”
Wednesday:
>> Head to Sixth and I at 7 p.m. for a reading from The Waxman Report: How Congress Really Works with California Congressman Henry Waxman, who spent 30 years “as a watchdog for citizens and consumers … and is now Chair of the Energy and Commerce Committee of the House of Representatives.” $6 or get two free tickets with purchase of the book at Politics and Prose before the event.
Friday:
>> Designers: alert your bosses now about a Friday morning field trip. The 10th Annual National Design Awards are in town, and you’ve got your pick of five free lectures from 10 to 11 a.m. at various D.C. museums, including Design X Details: Materials and Their Effects (Corcoran), Design X Community: Transform Your Neighborhood (National Building Museum), Design X Information: Interpreting the Present and the Past (Smithsonian Castle), Design X Experience: The Future of Interaction Design (Hirshhorn), and Design X Tomorrow: The Future of Technology and Sustainability (American Indian).
