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An Evening with Rick Steves: Sharpen Your
European Travel Skills

Evening Program 
Thurs., Dec. 3 at 6:45 PM
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Rick Steves

 Rick Steves

 

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Are you an experienced or aspiring world traveler, or simply interested in the culture and history of other lands? Get some smart tips from a top travel pro, as well as discover more about exotic locales in these upcoming programs on Travel and Culture.

Featured Event: Popular travel expert Rick Steves—acclaimed for his bestselling guidebooks and public television series—shares strategies on how to make the most of every mile, minute, and euro on your next European adventure.

Learn tips for planning a smart itinerary, getting off the usual tourist path, overcoming the language barrier, becoming a "temporary local," and eating and sleeping smartly. He also gives practical suggestions on using credit cards, cash, and ATMs, as well as outsmarting the crowds and avoiding the lines at popular attractions.

Steves equips and inspires you to travel with openness, curiosity, and willingness to immerse yourself in local cultures and customs—all of which, according to him, are the mark of a great traveler. Buy tickets>>


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 Baltic Riviera

 

 

 

 

 

The Baltic Riviera: Landscape and Memory
All-Day Program
Sat., Oct. 17 at 9:30 AM
The intertwined yet distinctive cultural heritages of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania reveal themselves in dazzling medieval guild halls, towering Gothic cathedrals, Russian Orthodox churches, Baroque palaces, and extraordinary art nouveau buildings. Art historian Ursula Rehn Wolfman leads a look at the region’s history and dazzling and diverse architecture. Buy tickets>>

 

 Silk Road

 

 

 

 

Along Central Asia’s Silk Road:
Culture, Traditions, History, and Legends

Evening Program with Light Reception
Tues., Oct. 20 at 6:45 PM
Zulya Rajabova, a Silk Road educator and travel expert, serves as guide for an evening focused on the history and culture of several Central Asian nations that grew along the fabled thoroughfare. Buy tickets>>

 

Resolving Conflicts

 

 

Resolving Violent Conflicts
Evening Program 
Wed., Oct. 21 at 6:45 PM
Why do people fight and die? Why does violence become the only solution to a problem for some groups and not for others? Two experts in conflict analysis and resolution explore what is being done to reduce and eliminate hostilities around the world in the future. Buy tickets>>

 

Italian Cooking

 

Italian Cooking with Jewish Soul
Evening Program with Reception - SOLD OUT!
Thurs., Nov. 5 at 6:45 PM

Fusion cuisine isn’t a modern invention. Food historian Francine Segan serves up a look at how Jewish culinary traditions entered the Italian kitchen centuries ago, particularly in the distinctive foods of Emilia-Romagna. Sample a few of those regional specialties at a reception after the program. Learn More>>

 

 

Russian Leaders

 

 

Russia’s Recent Leaders: A Reassessment
All-Day Program 
Sat., Nov. 14 at 9:30 AM
Historian George Munro looks how the presidencies of Gorbachev, Yeltsin, and Putin defined the political culture of post-Soviet Russia and shaped the country’s changing role on the world’s stage. Buy tickets>>

 

 

 Andalusia

 

 

 

 

Andalusia: Monuments and Memories of Islamic Spain
All-Day Program
Sat., Nov. 14 at 10 AM
The fabled cities of Seville, Cordoba, and Granada reflect a richly diverse cultural and artistic history. Art historian Lawrence Butler traces the Muslim, Christian, and Jewish influences that created cities of distinctive and enduring beauty. Buy tickets>>

 

 Breweries

 

 

 

Alexandria: Where DC’s Breweries Began 
Walking TourNEW!
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Sat., Dec. 5 at 10 AM
Sun., Dec. 13 at 1:30 PM
Fri., Dec. 18 at 3 PM
Join Garrett Peck, author of Capital Beer: A Heady History of Brewing in Washington, D.C, on a walk through Old Town’s alleyways, archaeological finds, ice wells, warehouses, and waterfront as you explore the beverage’s local heritage and its renaissance. Buy tickets>>

 

 Cyclodes

 

 

 

 

The Wonders of the Cyclades Islands:
Santorini, Naxos, Paros, and Delos

Evening Program - NEW!
Thurs., Dec. 10 at 6:45 PM
Join art historian Nigel McGilchrist on a virtual tour of Santorini, Naxos, Paros, and Delos. These islands in the Aegean Sea are famous for their beauty and natural resources, which contributed so greatly to the rise of Europe’s earliest art. Buy tickets>>

 

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