Happy Hour: C.S. Lewis and the Powerful Predicament of Language

C.S. Lewis (1898-1963) was one of the intellectual giants of the twentieth century and arguably one of the most influential writers of his day. Lewis wrote more than thirty books, reaching a vast audience and attracting thousands of new readers every year. In his last, best novel, C. S. Lewis gives voice to a potent […]

ESU 2024 Patron Trip: A Private View of Italy

A Private View of Italy – Our Italian Partner and Host Founded by art historian Count Stefano Aluffi-Pentini in 1996, A Private View of Italy encourages guests to appreciate the life of historic palaces and villas, and allows them to discover the inaccessible treasures that are hidden behind closed doors. Through the centuries the Italian […]

Happy Hour: The Life and Times of Margaret “Molly” Brown

An overview of the life and legacy of Margaret Tobin Brown, activist, philanthropist and suffragist whose 1889 home is an historic museum in downtown Denver, CO. Though known to many as "The Unsinkable Molly Brown" due to surviving the sinking of R.M.S. Titanic in 1912, Margaret's legacy is presented at her home with emphasis on […]