BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ESU - ECPv6.17.3//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:ESU X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.esuus.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for ESU REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20270314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20271107T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20280312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20281105T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20270106T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20270106T180000 DTSTAMP:20260923T160630Z CREATED:20260923T155417Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260923T160630Z UID:11843-1799254800-1799258400@www.esuus.org SUMMARY:Happy Hour: Murder and the Manor House DESCRIPTION:January 6\, 2027\, 5 PM ET\, Sponsored by the ESU Charlottesville\, VA Branch \n\n\n\nDo you love a good mystery? For five decades\, Agatha Christie’s primary obsession was murder\, but her interest in houses was a close second\, particularly the English country house. Taken together\, some of her most popular works offer a keen look at the changing fortunes of English country houses in the 20th century. Beloved by readers worldwide\, Agatha Christie (1890-1976) is the best-selling novelist of all time. Her books have sold over a billion copies in the English language and a billion in translation. \n\n\n\nJoin Anne Kenny-Urban for an exploration of what Christie’s mysteries reveal about changes in the houses themselves and the people – both upstairs and downstairs – who lived and worked in them. This ESU Happy Hour is sponsored by the ESU Charlottesville\, VA Branch. The program is online\, free\, and open to ESU members and the public. Registration is required to receive the webinar link. \n\n\n\nREGISTER HERE \n\n\n\nAbout Anne Kenny-Urban \n\n\n\nAnne Kenny-Urban is the Executive Director at Agecroft Hall & Gardens\, a Tudor manor house that was built in Lancashire in the 16th century and then dismantled\, crated\, shipped and adaptively rebuilt in Richmond\, Virgina in the 1920s. Previously\, she worked for the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts for nearly a decade. Prior employers include Citibank\, Christie’s auction house in New York\, and the Art Institute of Chicago. \n\n\n\nMs. Kenny-Urban is a graduate of Princeton University. In addition\, she holds a master’s degree in art history from the University of Chicago and an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. In her free time\, she is an active community volunteer. Currently she serves as the President of the American Friends of Attingham which supports the work of The Attingham Trust\, a British educational charitable trust that organizes specialized courses to study British country houses\, their collections and settings\, and the history and contents of British royal palaces. She also serves on the boards of The Valentine Museum\, Hollywood Cemetery and the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart Foundation for Historic Preservation. \n\n\n\nCocktailCorpse Reviver #2:What could be more appropriate to go with an Agatha Christie murder mystery? The cocktail was created by Harry Craddock\, an American bartender who worked at the famous American Bar inside London’s Savoy Hotel during Prohibition. It’s a classic drink that belongs to a family of pre-Prohibition cocktails that were said to be created and consumed for the chief purpose of rousing the drinker from the dead—in other words\, meant to cure hangovers\, increase vigor and otherwise improve one’s morning. Ingredients3/4 oz London Dry Gin3/4 oz Fortified wine such as Lillet Blanc or Cocchi Americano3/4 oz Orange liqueur such as Cointreau or triple sec3/4 oz Freshly squeezed lemon juice1 dash (or rinse) AbsintheLemon twist for garnish \n\n\n\nInstructionsPrepare the glass: Rinse a chilled coupe or cocktail glass with a small splash of absinthe\, swirling it to coat the inside\, then discard any excess.Combine ingredients: Add the gin\, Lillet Blanc\, orange liqueur\, and lemon juice into a cocktail shaker filled with ice.Shake: Shake vigorously for about 10 to 15 seconds until well-chilled.Strain: Fine-strain the mixture into your prepared absinthe-rinsed glass.Garnish: Add a lemon twist on top.  URL:https://www.esuus.org/event/happy-hour-murder-and-the-manor-house/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.esuus.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/1-6-27-hh.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20270203T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20270203T180000 DTSTAMP:20261103T153546Z CREATED:20261103T153544Z LAST-MODIFIED:20261103T153546Z UID:12055-1801674000-1801677600@www.esuus.org SUMMARY:Happy Hour: How Jane Austen Got Wild DESCRIPTION:Jane Austen’s (1775-1817) reputation as a mild\, quaint\, sheltered “prim and proper” spinster is a Victorian-era myth and is undeserved. Generations of admirers and critics have tried to convince those not yet ready or willing to acknowledge her wild side. In this illustrated lecture\, guest speaker Prof. Devoney Looser will look closely at signal moments in Austen’s writings\, life\, and afterlife to make the case for how the great novelist became and stayed wild in her own lifetime and across the 250+ years since her birth.  \n\n\n\nJoin us for an unfiltered look at Jane Austen who is regarded as one of the most important and beloved authors in English literature. This ESU Happy Hour is sponsored by the ESU Seattle Branch. ESU Happy Hour programs are online\, free to attend\, and open to all members and the public. Registration is required to receive the webinar link. \n\n\n\nREGISTER HERE\n\n\n\nAbout Prof. Devoney Looser \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nDevoney Looser\, Regents Professor of English at Arizona State University\, is the USA Today Bestselling author or editor of twelve books\, most recently Wild for Austen: A Rebellious\, Subversive\, and Untamed Jane (St. Martin’s Press). Her previous titles include Sister Novelists (2022)\, The Making of Jane Austen (2017)\, and The Daily Jane Austen (2019). Looser—a Guggenheim Fellow and a National Endowment for the Humanities Public Scholar—has published essays in The Atlantic\, New York Times\, Salon\, Slate\, The TLS\, and the Washington Post\, and her lectures on Austen are available through The Great Courses and Audible. In addition to being a quirky Janeite book nerd\, Looser has previously played roller derby under the name Stone Cold Jane Austen.  \n\n\n\nCocktail: Regency Mocktail \n\n\n\nInspired by the 19th-century punch tradition with modern non-alcoholic ingredients \n\n\n\nIngredients: \n\n\n\n• 1 oz brewed black tea (strong\, cooled; Earl Grey or Assam are ideal) \n\n\n\n• 1 oz pomegranate juice (or non-alcoholic red wine for a richer base) \n\n\n\n• ½ oz lemon juice (freshly squeezed) \n\n\n\n• Dash of grated nutmeg \n\n\n\n• Optional: orange blossom water (1–2 drops for a floral Regency flair) \n\n\n\n• Garnish: lemon or orange wheel\, optional herbs like mint or thyme URL:https://www.esuus.org/event/happy-hour-how-jane-austen-got-wild/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.esuus.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/2-3-27-hh.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20271026T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20271104T235959 DTSTAMP:20260923T182107Z CREATED:20260923T181704Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260923T182107Z UID:11853-1824508800-1825372799@www.esuus.org SUMMARY:2027 National Patron Tour: Nelson and the Battle of Trafalgar DESCRIPTION:2027 National Patron Tour\nNelson and the Battle of Trafalgar:\nFrom Final Chapter to Immortal Memory\nWith Author and Lecturer Flora Fraser \nOctober 26 – November 4\, 2027\nPalma de Mallorca\, Spain – Casablanca\, Morocco\nAboard the Sea Cloud Spirit \nSet sail on an extraordinary journey through history aboard the magnificent Sea Cloud Spirit\, retracing the footsteps of one of Britain’s greatest naval heroes\, Admiral Horatio Nelson. This exclusive voyage\, co-hosted by the English-Speaking Union and Sea Cloud Cruises\, offers a unique blend of luxury\, adventure\, and intellectual stimulation. \nBy day\, explore picturesque ports and historic sites central to Nelson’s career and private life. By night\, dine under the stars and engage in stimulating conversation with fellow history and adventure enthusiasts. \nHighlights:\nSail from Palma de Mallorca\, Spain\, to Casablanca\, Morocco\, on board Sea Cloud Spirit\, ranked among the best luxury passenger ships in the world. This three-mast windjammer’s 28 sails are hoisted by hand for an authentic sailing experience.Enjoy lectures about Admiral Lord Nelson’s final battle by renowned biographer Flora Fraser.\nVisit key locations in Nelson’s Mediterranean campaigns.\nVisit the ports of Ibiza\, Valencia\, Cartagena\, Málaga\, and Cadiz\, before landing in Casablanca.\nExperience the thrill of sailing on a tall ship in Nelson’s wake.\nIndulge in luxurious accommodations and gourmet cuisine. \nAbout the ESU National Patron Tours: \nThe ESU National Patron Tours enhance our Patrons’ engagement with the ESU community through bespoke experiences of cultural enrichment\, educational exploration\, and unforgettable adventures. \n  \n \n \n \n\n \n Register Online\n Participant Agreement\n PDF Registration Form \n \n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n  URL:https://www.esuus.org/event/2027-national-patron-tour/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.esuus.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/seacloud.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR