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Woodbridge, VA

Venues

125 Mill Street, Occoquan, Virginia 22125
2201 Opitz Blvd., Woodbridge, VA 22191
2700 Potomac Mills Cir # 231, Woodbridge, VA 22192
2540 Kingswood Ct, Woodbridge, VA 22192
C & W Used Books (3.1 miles)
14853 Potomac Mills Road, Woodbridge, VA 22191
2904 Prince William County Parkway, Woodbridge, VA 22192
Lorton Library (3.4 miles)
9520 Richmond Highway, Lorton, VA 22079-2124
13065 Chinn Park Drive, Prince William, Virginia 22192
Bldg. 226, 9820 Belvoir Road, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060
Building 270, 9830 Flagler Road, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060
Kingstowne Library (7.3 miles)
6500 Landsdowne Centre, Alexandria, VA 22315-5011
6450 Sydenstricker Road, Burke, VA 22015-4274
6646 Loisdale Road, Springfield, VA 22150
6725 Springfield Mall, Springfield, VA 22150
6701 Frontier Drive, Springfield, VA 22150
Book Rack (9.0 miles)
7001-J Manchester Blvd, Alexandria, Virginia 22310
3225 Ruth B. Swann Drive, Indian Head, MD 20640
6312 Springfield Plaza, Springfield, VA 22150
7250 Commerce Street, Springfield, VA 22150-3499
Main St, Rose Hill, VA 24281
5935 Freds Oak Road, Burke, VA 22015
FBI Academy, MCB #4, Quantico, Virginia 22135
715 Broadway Street, Quantico, VA 22134
5840 Kingstowne Ctr Ste 140, Alexandria, VA 22315
Carolyn Johns Books (10.3 miles)
8101 Richmond Highway, Alexandria, VA 22309
Kings Park Library (10.3 miles)
9000 Burke Lake Road, Burke, VA 22015-1683
6209 Rose Hill Drive, Alexandria, VA 22310-6299
10647 Braddock Road, Fairfax, VA 22032
7001 Little River Turnpike, Annandale, VA 22003
8900 Little River Turnpike, Fairfax, VA 22031
6230-I North Kings Highway, Alexandria, VA 22303
4400 University Drive, Fairfax, VA 22030-4444
4400 University Drive, Fairfax, VA
Fall for the Book (12.7 miles)
4400 University Drive, Fairfax, Virginia 22030
4400 University Dr., Fairfax, VA 22030
5005 Duke Street, Alexandria, Virginia 22304-2903
6614 Fort Hunt Road, Alexandria, VA 22307-1799
Yesterday's Rose (13.0 miles)
9960 Main Street, Fairfax, VA
Comics MD (13.1 miles)
15901 Indian Head Hwy, Accokeek, MD 20607
15773 Livingston Rd., Accokeek, MD 20607
10360 North Street, Fairfax, VA 22030-2514
Prospero's Books (13.6 miles)
9129 Center Street, Manassas, VA 20110
Prospero's Books (13.6 miles)
9129 Center St, Manassas, VA 20110-5501
Historic Blenheim (13.9 miles)
3610 Old Lee Highway, Fairfax, VA
4701 Seminary Rd., Alexandria, Virginia 22304
3737 Seminary Rd, Alexandria, VA 22304
3737 Seminary Rd., Alexandria, VA 22304
2501 Duke Street, Alexandria, VA 22314
Borders - Fairfax (14.1 miles)
11054 Lee Hwy., Fairfax, VA 22030
Room 670, Skyline 6, 5109 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041
6101 Knollwood Drive, Falls Church, VA 22041-1798
7415 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church, VA 22042
Hooray for Books! (14.6 miles)
1555 King Street, Alexandria, VA 22314
Book Bank (14.6 miles)
1510 King Street, Alexandria, Virginia 22314
12000 Government Center Parkway, Suite 123, Fairfax, VA 22035-0012
12000 Government Center Parkway, Suite 324, Fairfax, VA 22035-0012
Sacred Circle Books (14.8 miles)
919 King Street, Alexandria, Virginia 22314
5871 Crossroads Center Way, Baileys Crossroads, VA 22041
11250 Waples Mill Road, Fairfax, VA 22030
501 King Street, Alexandria, VA 22314
717 Queen Street, Alexandria, Virginia 22314-2420
717 Queen Street, Alexandria, Virginia 22314-2420
106 S. Union Street, Alexandria, VA 22314
11749u Fair Oaks Mall Ste J204, Fairfax, VA 22033
12193 Fair Lakes Promenade Drive, Fairfax, VA 22033
4200 Campbell Ave., Arlington, Virginia 22206
Busboys and Poets (15.3 miles)
4251 South Campbell Ave, Arlington, VA 22206
6260 Seven Corners Center, Falls Church, Virginia 22044
2501 Commonwealth Avenue, Alexandria, Virginia 22301
Borders - Stafford (15.6 miles)
1240 Stafford Market Place, Stafford, VA 22556
300 S. Kensington St., Arlington, Virginia 22204
Goodwill Book Nook (15.7 miles)
4714 Columbia Pike, Arlington, Virginia 22204
McKay Used Books (15.8 miles)
8389 Sudley Rd, Manassas, Virginia 20109
Oakton Library (15.8 miles)
10304 Lynnhaven Place, Oakton, VA 22124
103 East Broad Street, Falls Church, VA 22046
10404 Portsmouth Rd, Manassas, VA 20109
14200 St. Germain Drive, Centreville, VA 20121-2299
120 N. Virginia Ave., Falls Church, VA 22042
223 Little Falls Street, Falls Church, VA 22046
709 West Broad St, Falls Church, VA 22046
8117 Sudley Road, Manassas, Virgina 20109
3651 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA 22305
905 West Broad Street, Falls Church, Virginia 22046
Bookhouse (16.6 miles)
805 N Emerson St, Arlington, VA 22205
5011 B Indian Head Highway, Oxon Hill, Maryland 20745
101 Maple Avenue East, Vienna, VA 22180-5794
2799 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA
Katsucon (16.9 miles)
2799 Jefferson Davis Highway, Crystal City, VA 22202
1800 North Lexington Street, Arlington, VA 22205
8051 Ashton Avenue, Manassas, Va 20155
2001 Parkway Boulevard, Stafford, VA 22554
2511 Jefferson Davis Hwy, Arlington, VA 22202
735 South 18th Street, Arlington, VA 22202
Govinda Gallery (17.2 miles)
120 American Way, National Harbor, MD 20745
2200-G Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA 22202
426 Maple Ave. E., Vienna, VA 22180
1700 Jefferson Davis Hwy, Arlington, VA 22202
7584 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22043
1015 North Quincy Street, Arlington, VA 22201
2 Garrett Avenue, La Plata, MD 20640
1201 S. Hayes Street, Arlington, VA 22202
1700 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA 22202
6200 Oxon Hill Rd., Oxon Hill, MD 20745
2499 N. Harrison Street, Arlington, VA 22207
11110 Mall Circle #1025, Waldorf, MD 20603
115 Atlantic Street, SW, Washington, DC 20032
8027 Leesburg Pike, Vienna, VA 22182
4000 Stringfellow Rd, Chantilly, VA 20151
3113 N. Kensington Street, Arlington, VA
7851 L Tysons Corner Center, McLean, VA 22102
2800 Clarendon Blvd., Suite 500, Arlington, VA 22201
Imagination Station (18.0 miles)
4524 Lee Hwy, Arlington, VA 22207
Borders - Manassas (18.0 miles)
11270 Bulloch Drive, Manassas, VA 20109
1961 Chain Bridge Road, McLean , VA 22102
3301 N. Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22201
210 McNair Road, Bldg 469, Fort Myer, VA 22211
Borders - Waldorf (18.2 miles)
3304-A Crain Highway, Waldorf, MD 20602
2107 N Pollard Street, Arlington, Virginia 22207
2190 N.Military Road, Arlington, VA 22207
2807 N. Glebe Road, Arlington, VA 22207
2807 N. Glebe Rd., Arlington, Virginia 22207
5000 Highway 301 South, Waldorf, MD 20603
2111 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22201
1550 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 600, Arlington, VA 22209
4368 Chantilly Center, Chantilly, VA 20153
2700 Crain Hwy, Waldorf, MD
C & W Used Books (18.9 miles)
13888 Metrotech Drive, Chantilly, VA 20151
Game Parlor (19.0 miles)
13936 Metrotech Drive, Chantilly, VA 20151
1835 N Nash St.,, Arlington, VA 22209
1900 Fort Meyer Drive, Arlington, VA
50 Village Street, Waldorf, MD 20602
1451 Chain Bridge Road, McLean, Va 22101
6829 Redmond Dr, McLean, VA 22101
9400 Piscataway Road, Clinton, MD 20735
2700 F Street NW, Washington, DC 20566
Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center, Room A200; 6300 Georgetown Pike, McLean, VA 22101-2296
1600 Alabama Avenue, SE, Washington , DC 20020
Leos Books (19.5 miles)
C Street at 22nd Street NW, Washington, DC 20520
C Street at 22nd Street NW, Washington, DC 20520
McLean Arts & Books (19.6 miles)
1350 Beverly Rd #115-217, McLean, VA 22101
100 Raoul Wallenberg Place, SW, Washington, DC 20024
100 Raoul Wallenberg Place, SW, Washington, DC 20024
1849 C Street, NW, Washington, DC 20240
37th & O Streets NW, Washington, DC 20057
37th and O Street, NW, Washington, DC 20057
37th and O Streets, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20057-1174
4901 V Street, NW, Washington, DC 20007
1000 Independence Ave. SW, Washington, DC 20013-7012
14390 Air & Space Museum Parkway, Chantilly, VA 20151
1776 D Street, Washington, DC 20006
1234 Ingleside Ave, McLean, VA 22101
3150 M Street NW, Washington, DC 20007
1234 Ingleside Ave., McLean, VA 22101
1244 Oak Ridge Avenue, McLean, VA 22101-2818
Pentagon Library (19.9 miles)
1155 Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-1155
USDA South Building, Room 1052, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250
3040 M Street NW, Washington , DC 20007
Bartleby's Books (19.9 miles)
1132 29th Street NW, Washington, DC
730 21st Street, NW, Washington, DC 20052
500 Seventeenth Street NW, Washington, DC 2006
950 Independence Ave. SW, Washington, DC
Marninart, Inc. (19.9 miles)
1804 Post Oak Trail, Reston, VA 20191
Bridge Street Books (20.0 miles)
2814 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC
1100 Jefferson Drive SW, Washington, DC 20560
3145 Dumbarton St. NW, Washington, DC 20007
3241 P Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20007
2398 Iverson St., Temple Hills, MD 20748
2110 I St NW, Washington, DC 20037
2121 I Street NW, Washington , DC 20052
1300 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC
The World Bank (20.0 miles)
1818 H Street, NW, Washington, DC 20433
Dumbarton Oaks (20.0 miles)
Dumbarton Oaks Research Library, 1703 32nd Street, NW, DC 20007
1101 24th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20037
700 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20408-0001
2000 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20006
600 Independence Ave. SW, Washington, DC
Presse Bookstore (20.1 miles)
1614 Wisconsin Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20007
1901 Fort Place SE, Washington, DC 20020
Reiter's Books (20.1 miles)
1990 K Street NW, Washington, DC 20006
1000 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC
1000 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20560
10th and Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20013
10th St. & Constitution Ave NW, Washington, DC
National Mall, Washington, DC 20004
Fourth Street & Independence Ave., S.W., Washington, DC 20560
World Wildlife Fund (20.2 miles)
1250 Twenty-Fourth Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20090-7180
National Press Club (20.2 miles)
529 14th ST NW, 13th floor, Washington, DC 20045
919 18th St NW 10th floor, Washington, DC 20006
1300 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, DC
3260 R Street, NW, Washington, DC 20007
1800 K street NW, Washington, DC 20006
600 14th Street NW, #100, Washington, DC 20005
1801 K Street NW, Washington, DC 20006
1703 32nd Street, NW, Washington, DC 20007
3265 S Street, NW , Washington , DC
815 16th Street NW, Washington, DC 20006
445 11th Street NW, Washington, DC 20004
805 Dahlgren Ave. SE, Washington, DC
Dumbarton House (20.3 miles)
2715 Q Street, NW, Washington, DC 20007
5200 Cathedral Ave, NW, Washington, DC 20016
Radio Free Asia (20.3 miles)
2025 M Street NW, Washington, DC 20036
555 12th Street NW, Washington, DC 20004
701 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC 20004
Newseum (20.4 miles)
555 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20001
400 Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20565
1417 22nd Street NW, Washington, DC 20037
4th and Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20565
1800 Block of Good Hope Road SE, Washington, DC 20020
1330 New York Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20577
915 15th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20005
2017 I Street NW ("Eye" Street), Washington, DC 20006
418 7th Street NW, Washington, DC 2004
1307 19th Street NW, Washington, DC 20036
1150 Seventeenth Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20036
6310 Georgetown Pike, McLean, VA 22101
1015 18th St NW, Suite 425, Washington, DC 20036
2319 Wisconsin Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20007
Flashpoint (20.5 miles)
916 G St NW, Washington, DC 20001
Anderson House (20.5 miles)
2118 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20008-2810
1201 17th Street, NW, Washington, DC
1201 17th Street NW, Washington, DC
800 F Street, NW, Washington, DC 20004
8th and F Streets, N.W., Washington, DC
Second Story Books (20.6 miles)
2000 P Street, Washington, DC 20036
1761 N Street, NW, Washington, DC 20036
901 G Street, NW, Washington , DC 20001
Library of Congress (20.6 miles)
101 Independence Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20540
1600 M Street NW, Washington, DC 20036
800 G St., NW, Washington, DC
1150 15th Street NW, Washington, DC 20005
1600 21st St NW, Washington, District of Columbia 20009-1003
1300 17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20036-1972
500 Fifth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20001
1717 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Suite 104, Washington, DC 20036
Kramerbooks (20.7 miles)
1517 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20036
11 Dupont Circle N.W., Washington, DC 20036
Textile Museum (20.7 miles)
2320 S Street, NW, Washington, DC 20008-4088
1775 Massachusetts Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036
3000 Whitehaven St NW, Washington, DC 20008
Trover Shop (20.7 miles)
221 Pennsylvania Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20003
Provisions Library (20.7 miles)
1611 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20009
1630 Connecticut Avenue NW, 7th floor, Washington , DC
1526 New Hampshire Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20036
Lambda Rising (20.7 miles)
1625 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington, DC 20009
403 7th Street SE, Washington , DC 20003
401 F St. NW, Washington, DC 20001
201 E Capitol St. SE, Washington, DC 20003
Fairy Godmother (20.8 miles)
319 7th Street SE, Washington, DC 20003
Cato Institute (20.8 miles)
1000 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20001-5403
Capitol Hill books (20.8 miles)
657 C Street, SE, Washington, DC 20003
Capital Hill Books (20.8 miles)
657 C Street SE, Washington, DC 20003
Constitution Avenue and First Street NE, Washington, DC
801 K Street, Washington, D.C., District of Columbia 20001
600 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20001
1811 R Street NW, Washington, DC 20009
1830 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20009
144 Constitution Avenue, NE, Washington, DC 20002-5608
1529 16th Street NW, Washington, DC 20036
1529 16th Street NW, Washington, DC 20036
Riverby Books (20.9 miles)
417 E. Capitol Street, Washington, DC
2142 Wyoming Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008
WorldFuture2008 (20.9 miles)
1919 Connecticut Avenue, NW (Washington Hilton), Washington, DC 20009
200 Maryland Avenue NE, Washington, DC 20002
111 G. Street NW, Washington, DC 20001
Busboys and Poets (21.0 miles)
1025 5th Street NW, Washington, DC 20001
1529C 14th Street NW, Washington, DC
Liber Antiquus (21.0 miles)
313 12th St SE, Washington, DC 20003
1541 14th Street NW , Washington , DC 20005
2 Massachusetts Ave, N. E., Washington, D.C., 20560-0570
1901 18th Street NW, Washington, DC 20009
1902 18th St. NW, Washington, District of Columbia 20009
4220 Silver Hill Road, Suitland, MD 20746
11620 Plaza America Dr, Reston, VA 20190
214 Massachusetts Ave, NE, Washington, DC 20002
3101 Wisconsin Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20016-5098
3935 Macomb St NW, Washington, DC 20016
1426 9th Street NW, Washington, DC 20001
2660 Woodley Road NW, Washington, District Of Columbia 20008
4701 Sangamore Rd, Bethesda, MD 20816-2508
American University (21.3 miles)
4400 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20016
330 7th Street NE, Washington , DC 20002
4400 Massachusetts Avenue NW (Butler Pavilion), Washington, DC 20016
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590
945 Rhode Island Ave, NW, Washington, DC 20001
3660 Alabama Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20020
4500 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington, DC 20016
4500 Massachusetts Ave, NW, Washington, DC 20016
135 New York Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20001
3416 Wisconsin Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20016
Idle Time Books (21.4 miles)
2467 18th St NW, Washington, DC 20009
Busboys and Poets (21.4 miles)
2021 14th Street NW, Washington, DC 20009
3001 Connecticut Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20008
3825 Wisconsin Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20016
3310 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Washington , DC 20008
Potter's House (21.7 miles)
1658 Columbia Road NW, Washington, DC 20009
1851 Fountain Drive, Reston, VA 20190
4200 Wisconsin Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20016
11925 Bowman Towne Drive, Reston, VA 20190-3311
11925 Bowman Towne Center Drive, Reston, VA
2225 Georgia Avenue NW , Washington, DC 20059
1300 H Street NE, Washington , DC 20002
800 Florida Ave NE, Washington, D.C. 20002
Adas Israel (21.9 miles)
2850 Quebec Street NW, Washington, DC
6900 Georgia Ave., NW (Bldg. 54 at Walter Reed Army Medical Center), Washington, D.C. 20307
3160 16th Street, NW, Washington , DC 20010
1623 Washington Plaza, Reston, VA 20190
Embassy of Austria (22.0 miles)
3524 International Court N.W., Washington, DC 20008
Union Station #112, 50 Massachusetts Ave NE, Washington, DC 20002
5501 Massachusetts Avenue, Bethesda, MD 20816
1443 Wiehle Avenue, Reston, Virginia 20190
Embassy of Hungary (22.1 miles)
2950 Spring of Freedom St., Washington, DC 20008
Sankofa Books (22.1 miles)
2714 Georgia Avenue NW, Washington, DC
Tempo Bookstore (22.3 miles)
4905 Wisconsin Avenue, Washington, District of Columbia 20016-4103
6201 Dunrobbin Drive, Bethesda, MD 20816
2600 Benning Road, NE, Washington , DC 20002
5333 Wisconsin Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20015
Politics and Prose (22.7 miles)
5015 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008
125 Michigan Ave. NE, Washington, DC 20017
4433 S. Park Avenue, Chevy Chase, MD
5811 Old Silver Hill Rd., District Heights, MD 20747
768 Center Street, Herndon, VA 20170-4640
4200 Kansas Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20011
4101 Benning Road NE, Washington, DC 20019 20019
5625 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20015
Avalon Theater (23.2 miles)
5612 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20015
487 Michigan Ave., NE, Washington, DC 20017
620 Michigan Ave., N.E, Washington, DC 20064
620 Michigan Ave., NE, Washington, DC 20064
620 Michigan Ave., NE, Washington, DC 20064
Michigan Ave and Brookland Ave, NE, Washington, DC 20064
5001 Central Avenue SE , Washington , DC 20019
Great Falls Library (23.5 miles)
9830 Georgetown Pike, Great Falls, VA 22066-2634
4215 Nannie Helen Burroughs Avenue NE, Washington, DC 20019
1801 Hamlin Street, NE, Washington, DC 20018
4801 Bethesda Avenue, Bethesda, MD 20814
4801 Bethesda Avenue, Bethesda, MD
The Writer's Center (23.8 miles)
4508 Walsh Street, Bethesda, MD 20815
4710 Bethesda Ave, Bethesda, Maryland
1217 Quincy Street, NE, Washington, DC 20017
7400 Arlington Road, Bethesda, MD 29814
4908 Fairmont Ave., Bethesda, MD 20814
4301 East-West Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814
8215 Old Georgetown Road, Bethesda, MD 20814
5401 South Dakota Avenue, NE , Washington, DC 20011
5904 Kolb Street, Fairmount Heights, MD 20743
3409 Rhode Island Ave., Mount Rainier, MD 20712
8005 Connecticut Avenue, Chevy Chase, MD 20815
4318 Chestnut St., Bethesda, Maryland 20814
Osiris Books (24.8 miles)
4233 Howard Avenue, Suite E, Kensington, MD 20895
Sterling Library (25.0 miles)
120 Enterprise Street, Sterling, VA 20164

Upcoming events

Politics and Prose: Denis Lipman (November 30 at 7:00pm)
Denis Lipman reads from A Yank Back to England: The Prodigal Tourist Returns.
Join British expat Denis Lipman as his American wife turns him into a reluctant tourist in his former homeland.
Added by DenisL.
Library of Congress: "What IF" Series: Booklife: The Private and the Public in the Future of Publishing (December 1 at 12:00pm)
Jeff VanderMeer reads from Booklife: Strategies & Survival Tips for the 21st-Century Writer.
What are the benefits and dangers of a confusion between the private creativity and the public career elements of a writer’s life caused by new media and a proliferation of “open channels”? What protective measures must a writer take to preserve his or her “self” in this environment? In addition ... (more)to the guerilla tactics implicit in storytelling through social media and other unconventional platforms, in what ways is a writer’s life now itself a story irrespective of intentional fictive storytelling? Examining these issues leads naturally to a discussion on the tension and cross-pollination between the private and public lives of writers in our transmedia age, including the strategies and tactics that best serve those who want to survive and flourish in this new environment. What are we losing, and what do we stand to gain?
Event location: Pickford Theater, 3rd floor of the Madison Building
Added by JeffVanderMeer.
Library of Freer and Sackler Galleries of Asian Art (Smithsonian Institution): Byzantium: Rome's Lost Empire (December 2 at 6:45pm)
Lars Brownworth reads from Lost to the West.
In the 5th century B.C., the Roman Empire had two capitals: Rome and Constantinople. While Rome was invaded by barbarians, Constantinople endured for another thousand years. The Byzantine story is fraught with palace intrigue, glittering wealth, heroic leaders, and villainous scoundrels.Without the Byzantines, ... (more)the Renaissance would have been much poorer, as most of the writings from Greek and Roman antiquity flowed from Byzantine pens, and the field of philosophy would lack the foundations of Plato and much of Aristotle. Roman law was codified by a 6th-century Byzantine emperor, and the architecture of the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem and St.Mark's in Venice is based on Byzantine models. From public hospitals to walk-in clinics, female doctors, and subsidized health care, Constantinople bequeathed a towering legacy. Historian Lars Brownworth's book Lost to the West (Crown) is available for signing after the program.
Event location: Eugene & Agnes E. Meyer Auditorium
Added by bachrach44.
National Museum of Natural History Library (Smithsonian Institution): Lidia Bastianich on Cooking and Life in the Heart of Italy (December 2 at 6:45pm)
Lidia Bastianich extends “Lidia’s Italy” to all Americans through her restaurants, recipes, cookbooks, and TV series. Through her delectable dishes, tales of Italian friends and family, and cooking tips, Lidia takes us on a tour of Italy’s lesser-known regions and the little-known treasures of ... (more)popular destinations in her latest book, Lidia Cooks from the Heart of Italy.
Event location: Baird Auditorium
Added by karenharris.
Folger Shakespeare Library: Author Appearance with Porn Star Aiden Shaw! (December 3 at 7:30pm)
About the Book: Sordid Truths chronicles Aiden Shaw's asent from being just another broke and very horny college boy, who dabbled with the idea that he chould sell his young body for hard cash, to becoming the internationally renowned adult film idol. After finishing just one year of his BA degree Shaw ... (more)was twenty-one and easily lured away from study by the lusty mix of sex and money in London. Within a short time on the scene, he gained infamy and was something of a celebrity wihtin his field. Peddling his flesh took him to the steamy underbelly of the U.K.’s decadent capital city in the late 80’s. Here he rubbed shoulders and other body parts with wealthy, weird, and wonderful eccentrics, famous- and famously closteded-Euro trash personalities and the celebrated elite. However, working as a prostitute turned minor league once gay porn sensation Chi Chi La Rue took polariods of Shaw naked and aroused and launched his career. His rise to stardom has been documented by the adult industry’s leading studios in more than fifty films that have won him numerous awards and even more notoriety as the complex and multi-talented character that he’s become known by many. About the Author: Aiden Shaw is the author of the bestselling memoir My Undoing: Love in the Thick of Sex, Drugs, Pornogrpahy, and Prostitution, which follows chronologically the events of Sordid Truths. Shaw is also the author of three novels, Brutal, Wasted, and Boundaries, as well as a volume of poetry, If Language at the Same Time Shapes and Distorts Our Ideas and Emotions, How Do We Communicate Love?
Added by booksense.
Folger Shakespeare Library: Author Appearance with TV News Journalist Jane Velez-Mitchell (December 12 at 1:00pm)
Lambda Rising is proud to host notable television news journalist, Jane Velez-Mitchell. About the Book In iWant, Jane Velez-Mitchell shares her candid and engaging story of the true adventure of her life, a journey of self-discovery that is still in full throttle. As she searches for the ultimate joy ... (more)and freedom that come from living a compassionate life, she challenges all of us to learn from her examples to end destructive behaviors and embrace a meaningful existence alongside one another. About the Author Velez-Mitchell is the host of the TV show “Issues with Jane Velez-Mitchell” which airs on HLN every night at 7p.m. eastern and 4 p.m. pacific. iWant is Velez-Mitchell's second book. It is a 12-step memoir describing her struggle to get sober and the unexpected journey that began after she walked away from alcohol in 1995. In 2007, Velez-Mitchell wrote a non-fiction book entitled “Secrets Can Be Murder: What America's Most Sensational Crimes Tell Us About Ourselves.” It's a psychological analysis of some of the most gruesome and fascinating crimes of recent times. In the courtroom for the entire Michael Jackson molestation trial in 2005, Velez-Mitchell appeared daily on “Nancy Grace.” She often appears on CNN's “Larry King Live” reporting on high profile criminal cases, including the Casey Anthony case and the murder of little Sandra Cantu. While working at “Celebrity Justice,” Velez-Mitchell's reporting earned the show two Genesis Awards from the Humane Society of the United States . On a personal note, Velez-Mitchell has come out as a gay American and is a vegan and an animal rights activist.
Added by booksense.
Folger Shakespeare Library: Author Appearance with TV News Journalist Jane Velez-Mitchell (December 13 at 1:00pm)
Lambda Rising is proud to host notable television news journalist, Jane Velez-Mitchell. About the Book In iWant, Jane Velez-Mitchell shares her candid and engaging story of the true adventure of her life, a journey of self-discovery that is still in full throttle. As she searches for the ultimate joy ... (more)and freedom that come from living a compassionate life, she challenges all of us to learn from her examples to end destructive behaviors and embrace a meaningful existence alongside one another. About the Author Velez-Mitchell is the host of the TV show “Issues with Jane Velez-Mitchell” which airs on HLN every night at 7p.m. eastern and 4 p.m. pacific. iWant is Velez-Mitchell's second book. It is a 12-step memoir describing her struggle to get sober and the unexpected journey that began after she walked away from alcohol in 1995. In 2007, Velez-Mitchell wrote a non-fiction book entitled “Secrets Can Be Murder: What America's Most Sensational Crimes Tell Us About Ourselves.” It's a psychological analysis of some of the most gruesome and fascinating crimes of recent times. In the courtroom for the entire Michael Jackson molestation trial in 2005, Velez-Mitchell appeared daily on “Nancy Grace.” She often appears on CNN's “Larry King Live” reporting on high profile criminal cases, including the Casey Anthony case and the murder of little Sandra Cantu. While working at “Celebrity Justice,” Velez-Mitchell's reporting earned the show two Genesis Awards from the Humane Society of the United States . On a personal note, Velez-Mitchell has come out as a gay American and is a vegan and an animal rights activist.
Added by booksense.
Folger Shakespeare Library: Dayton Duncan and Ken Burns signing The National Parks (December 19 at 2:00pm)
The National Parks, the companion volume to the new Ken Burns film, is a sweeping, magnificently illustrated history of the American national park system from the first sighting by white men in 1851 of the valley that would become Yosemite, to the most recent additions to the 84 million acres that comprise ... (more)this grand national treasure.
Ken and Dayton will be here at 2:00 p.m., Sat., Dec. 19, to sign and talk about their book.
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Friendship Heights Village Center: Tracy Chevalier (January 13 at 3:00pm)
"A voyage of discoveries, a meeting of two remarkable women, and extraordinary time and place enrich bestselling author Tracy Chevalier's enthralling new novel." Meet Tracy Chevalier, author of Girl with a Pearl Earring, and hear her discuss her new novel, Remarkable Creatures.
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S. Dillon Ripley Center - International Gallery - Smithsonian Institution: Ghosts of Pharaohs and Osiris at Egypt's Abydos (January 25 at 6:45pm)
The ancient site of Abydos offers a tantalizing glimpse into ancient Egyptian history. Among the many incredible finds at the site include the graves of the earliest Egyptian kings, a cult center for the god Osiris, a fleet of the world’s earliest surviving boats, and the first signs of writing in ... (more)Egypt. In his book Abydos: Egypt’s First Pharaohs and the Cult of Osiris (Thames & Hudson, 2009), David O’Connor offers new insights into this 4,000-year-old site, and discusses the origins of kingship in Egypt and the formation of the early state organization. O’Connor is a professor of Ancient Egyptian Art at the Institute of Fine Arts, New York University.
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National Academy of Sciences: A Revolution in Neuroscience: Glial Cells' Critical Role (January 28 at 6:45pm)
R. Douglas Fields discusses The Other Brain.
Neuroscientist R. Douglas Fields is the chief of the Nervous System Development and Plasticity Section at the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. He is also a leading researcher on glial cells, which integrate communication networks in the brain and control electrical activity. ... (more)In his book, The Other Brain, Fields explores recent and revolutionary research on glial cells and their links to health - including cancer, schizophrenia and depression, paralysis, and brain repair following injury and stroke.
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Borders - Baileys Crossroads: Linda Fairstein (March 11 at 7:30pm)
A critically acclaimed thriller writer, Fairstein's real life experience in the legal system has lead to the creation of some of the most compelling crime thrillers of our time. After rising through the courtroom ranks at a time when so few women were successful in law, she became a Manhattan prosecutor ... (more)and led the Sex Crimes Unit of the district attorney's office for twenty-six years. She continues to practice law and is a visible and active advocate for victims of violence. Meet Linda Fairstein and hear her discuss her new book, Hell Gate.
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