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SUMMARY:Save the Date: ESU 2025 Founder's Award Gala Honoring Dr. E. Quinn Peeper
DESCRIPTION:Winter Park Racquet Club 2111 Via Tuscany\, Winter Park\, Florida\, United States \n\n\n\nThe English-Speaking Union Founder’s Award GalaHonoring Dr. E. Quinn PeeperESU National ChairmanHis Britannic Majesty’s Honorary Consul to Louisiana \n\n\n\nSaturday\, March 15\, 2025Winter Park Racquet ClubWinter Park\, Florida
URL:https://www.esuus.org/atlanta/event/save-the-date-esu-2025-founders-award-gala-honoring-dr-e-quinn-peeper/
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SUMMARY:Jane Austen and You
DESCRIPTION:Speaker John King\, Jane Austen Society of North America (JASNA) Jane Austen and You \n\n\n\nJohn King talks about why Jane Austen\, a brilliant author and independent woman who lived 250 years ago\, is relevant today.
URL:https://www.esuus.org/atlanta/event/jane-austen-and-you/
LOCATION:Cathedral of St. Philip\, Gould Room\, 2744 Peachtree Rd. NW\, Atlanta\, Georgia\, 30305
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SUMMARY:Why I Started World Elephant Day
DESCRIPTION:Sponsored by the ESU Kansas City BranchFilmmaker and conservationist\, Patricia Sims\, talks about her journey to create the annual global awareness campaign\, World Elephant Day\, which she founded in 2012. Through her photography of Asian and African elephants\, Patricia portrays her conservation work with elephants\, her documentaries about elephants\, and her recent trip to Kenya to see how the impact of World Elephant Day has helped numerous conservation organizations protect these animals for more than a decade by creating a global movement to save elephants.  \n\n\n\nThis is a Happy Hour for the whole family. All ages will enjoy learning about Patricia’s quest to save and protect elephants\, the largest land mammals on earth. This ESU Happy Hour is sponsored by the ESU Kansas City Branch. ESU Happy Hour programs are online\, free\, and open to all members and the public. Registration is required. All ESU Happy Hours take place on Eastern time. \n\n\n\nRegister Here \n\n\n\nAbout Patricia Sims
URL:https://www.esuus.org/atlanta/event/why-i-started-world-elephant-day/
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SUMMARY:Happy Hour - I Stole a Monet for My Client
DESCRIPTION:Join this fascinating Happy Hour with guest speaker Debra Rhodes Smith who has written a memoir of anecdotes during her 34-year career as a certified arts appraiser and Fine Art Advisor. Many experiences are shared while amassing the art collections for some of the largest corporations and luxury hotels worldwide. In her book\, “Tales of Art Beyond the Frame\,” Smith describes one of her most interesting assignments involving the acquisition of a Monet for a client and through some quirky circumstances at a Sotheby’s auction\, she was able to obtain a million-dollar Monet for well under the valued price. All of Smith’s tales are true\, witty\, poignant\, intelligent\, informative\, sophisticated\, and a fresh perspective of the often-mysterious world of art. This ESU Happy Hour is sponsored by the ESU Sandhills\, NC Branch. ESU Happy Hour programs are online\, free\, and open to all members and the public. Registration is required.Register Here
URL:https://www.esuus.org/atlanta/event/happy-hour-i-stole-a-monet-for-my-client/
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SUMMARY:January Meeting Speaker Mark McDonald
DESCRIPTION:Mark McDonald\, Retired Georgia Trust President and CEO\, Author: Architecture of the Last Colony: Georgia’s Historic Places\, 1733-2000\, Cathedral of St. Philip\, Gould Room\, 2744 Peachtree Rd.\, NW\, Atlanta\, GA\, 30305.  Reception to Follow.
URL:https://www.esuus.org/atlanta/event/january-meeting-speaker-mark-mcdonald/
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SUMMARY:Happy Hour: Churchill's Citadel
DESCRIPTION:Sponsored by the ESU Charlottesville\, VA Branch \n\n\n\nKatherine Carter\, longstanding curator of the Churchill family’s country home\, will present her pivotal new account of Churchill’s activities during the 1930s\, highlighting how Chartwell\, his rural residence\, became the epicenter of his anti-Nazi endeavors. During the 1930s\, as Europe edged closer to conflict\, Winston Churchill was politically sidelined. However\, it was during this period that his home\, Chartwell\, in Kent\, transformed into the command center for his crusade against the rise of Nazi Germany. He convened with esteemed colleagues and sources\, such as Albert Einstein and T.E. Lawrence\, who bolstered his efforts while he diligently warned of the looming war. \n\n\n\nIn her newly published book\, Churchill’s Citadel: Chartwell and the Gatherings Before the Storm\, Carter narrates the compelling tale of these significant yet obscure gatherings at Chartwell. She introduces an intriguing ensemble of individuals—from renowned figures to political heavyweights\, envoys to intelligence agents—who influenced Churchill’s insights and tactical approach. Utilizing Chartwell as his stronghold\, Churchill collected critical information on Germany’s militaristic advancements\, positioning himself to alter history’s trajectory. \n\n\n\nThis ESU Happy Hour is sponsored by the ESU Charlottesville\, VA Branch. ESU Happy Hour programs are online\, free\, and open to all members and the public. Registration is required. All Happy Hours take place on Eastern time.  \n\n\n\nRegister Here
URL:https://www.esuus.org/atlanta/event/happy-hour-churchills-citadel/
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SUMMARY:Holiday Party
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a fun program for a year-end get together with fellow members and friends.  We will have a guest speaker Bridget Walsh who was our 2024 TLab Scholar \n\n\n\nHors d’oeuvres and Full Bar – You may pay at the door by cash or check but please RSVP to Johnnie Zarzeka by email by December 7th.
URL:https://www.esuus.org/atlanta/event/holiday-party/
LOCATION:Lenbrook Atlanta\, 3747 Peachtree Rd. NE\, Atlanta\, Georgia\, 30319
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ORGANIZER;CN="RSVP to Johnnie Zarzeka":MAILTO:jszarzeka@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:November Program with Spalding Nix
DESCRIPTION:Speaker – Spalding Nix\, Art Historian – Inspired by Georgia:  Paintings from the 18th and 19th Centuries
URL:https://www.esuus.org/atlanta/event/november-program-with-spalding-nix/
LOCATION:Cathedral of St. Philip\, 2744 Peachtree Rd. NW\, Atlanta\, GA 30305\, 2744 Peachtree Rd.\, NW\, Atlanta\, Georgia\, 30305
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SUMMARY:Town Hall Meeting
DESCRIPTION:ESU members are invited to Two Town Hall Meetings\n\n\n\nHosted by Executive Director Karen Karpowich\n\n\n\nJune 4\, 3:00 to 4:00 PM CT—SAVE THE DATEIntroducing the new Digital Membership Form and discussing the new rolling year membership for renewals and new members. Zoom meeting registration coming soon. \n\n\n\nJune 25\, 12:00 to 1:00 PM CT—SAVE THE DATEESU Leadership Training for all current and new ESU Branch Board members. Further details and agenda forthcoming.
URL:https://www.esuus.org/atlanta/event/town-hall-meetings/
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SUMMARY:Happy Hour: The Great Siege of Malta and the Fate of Empires
DESCRIPTION:Sixteenth century European historians will find this ESU Happy Hour fascinating and one of tremendous significance. The Great Siege of Malta\, a four-month battle from May 18 to September 11\, 1565\, is considered one of the most ferocious conflicts in military history. Rarely have the odds been so unequal and the stakes so high. \n\n\n\nIn 1565 Malta was the key to Europe. And during the summer of that year\, the future of Western Civilization was decided. The Ottoman Empire had extended its control over most of the Mediterranean. If the tiny island of Malta could be captured\, it could become the staging ground for the invasion of critical ports in Europe. \n\n\n\nIt was an epic struggle\, a remarkable tale of resolve and leadership\, of disunity in command\, and disunity among allies. Historically\, the Great Siege of Malta was one of the bloodiest and most fiercely contested battles of the sixteenth century. \n\n\n\nDr. Wayne Bowen\, Professor of History and Associate Dean for the College of Undergraduate Studies at the University of Central Florida\, draws us into this four-month siege on the island of Malta. This ESU Happy Hour is sponsored by the ESU Central Florida Branch. ESU Happy Hour programs are online\, free\, and open to all members and the public. Registration is required.
URL:https://www.esuus.org/atlanta/event/happy-hour-the-great-siege-of-malta-and-the-fate-of-empires/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Happy Hours
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SUMMARY:Town Hall Meeting
DESCRIPTION:ESU members are invited to Two Town Hall Meetings\n\n\n\nHosted by Executive Director Karen Karpowich\n\n\n\nJune 4\, 3:00 to 4:00 PM CT—SAVE THE DATEIntroducing the new Digital Membership Form and discussing the new rolling year membership for renewals and new members. Zoom meeting registration coming soon. \n\n\n\nJune 25\, 12:00 to 1:00 PM CT—SAVE THE DATEESU Leadership Training for all current and new ESU Branch Board members. Further details and agenda forthcoming.
URL:https://www.esuus.org/atlanta/event/town-hall-meetings/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240522T150000
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SUMMARY:Happy Hour: Discovering Faulkner’s American South in 1990s Pakistan with Dr. Saima Sherazi
DESCRIPTION:Sponsored by the ESU Central Pennsylvania Branch \n\n\n\nThe 1990s found agrarian societies in Pakistan undergoing profound transitions\, not unlike the American South in the first part of the twentieth century. William Faulkner’s “The Sound and the Fury” captures the stark confrontation between waning Southern aristocracy (the Compson family) and the ascendant middle class represented by the Snopes family. \n\n\n\nDr. Saima Sherazi will take us through the experience of coping with societal change\, especially when that change occurs in a setting with entrenched social hierarchies and gender roles. That setting could be rural Pakistan\, or the American South of the 1920s. In either place there is upheaval – urbanization and industrialization collide with traditional dynamics of gender and class.  Dr. Sherazi will share her experience of teaching Faulkner in an all-girls college in a still conservative Pakistan – far removed from the American South\, but nonetheless undergoing similar social upheavals. This ESU Happy Hour is sponsored by the ESU Central PA Branch. ESU Happy Hour programs are online\, free\, and open to all members and the public. Registration is required. All programs take place on Eastern Time.
URL:https://www.esuus.org/atlanta/event/happy-hour-discovering-faulkners-american-south-in-1990s-pakistan-with-dr-saima-sherazi/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Happy Hours
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SUMMARY:ESU Annual Conference
DESCRIPTION:The English-Speaking Union welcomes its members to Kansas City\, Missouri for the 2023 ESU Annual Conference. The conference\, under the theme of “Blueprint for Growth: Unity of Purpose\,” will cover diverse and enriching approaches for organizational growth in the ESU’s second century of programming. The conference program will include the ESU 2023 Annual General Meeting\, social events\, including receptions and meals\, breakout sessions\, panel discussions\, and local tours. We invite you to partake in the camaraderie and help us to advance our programs that support teachers\, students\, and recent immigrants. \nOur conference venue will be the Westin Kansas City at Crown Center\, 1 East Pershing Road\, Kansas City\, Missouri 64108. We are pleased to offer cultural activities as part of the conference\, available on a first-come\, first-served basis. Please contact Deborah Unger: dunger@esuus.org with any questions.
URL:https://www.esuus.org/atlanta/event/esu-annual-conference-2/
LOCATION:Westin Kansas City at Crown Center\, 1 East Pershing Road\, Kansas City\, MO\, United States
CATEGORIES:National
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