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Christmas Luncheon
2024-12-08 12:00 - 14:00 UTC
Christmas luncheon by the fireside at The Field Club with artists performing Classical and Christmas music. Lunch will be at 12 noon.

"The King, the Duke, the Rothschilds - Edwardian Country Houses in the Era of Downton Abbey" by Curt di Camillo
2024-11-21 12:00 - 14:00 UTC
Luncheon & Lecture

At the turn of the century, the Regency period was the zenith of the British Empire, London was the global capital, Rothschilds had the largest fortune in the world. The lecture examines the greatest country houses of England – Highclere Castle (setting for Downton Abbey), Blenheim Palace (home of the Dukes of Marlborough) and the glorious Rothschild houses. Lunch will be at The Round Hill Club at 12 noon.

The 150th Anniversary of the Paris Impressionist Exhibition
2024-10-23 12:00 - 14:00 UTC
Luncheon and lecture – The 150th Anniversary of the Paris Impressionist Exhibition will be held at Musee d’Orsay in 2024 – Page Knox will be at the Paris Anniversary Exhibition – her lecture on the Impressionists will include power point highlights.

Lunch will be at The Round Hill Club at 12 noon.

Oscar Wilde in New York 1882 - The Art of Celebrity
2024-09-19 12:00 - 14:00 UTC
Luncheon and lecture on OSCAR WILDE IN NEW YORK 1882 – The Art of Celebrity – how Wilde developed the “celebrity persona “, manipulated audiences and press, his famous photo shoot with photographer Napoleon Sarony – Lecture by Carl Raymond. Lunch will be at The Round Hill Club at 12 noon.

Town Hall Meeting
2024-06-04 15:00 - 16:00 (America/Chicago)
ESU members are invited to Two Town Hall Meetings

Hosted by Executive Director Karen Karpowich

June 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.

June 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.

Happy Hour: The Great Siege of Malta and the Fate of Empires
2024-06-12 15:00 - 16:00 (America/Chicago)
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.

In 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.

It 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.

Dr. 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.

Happy Hour: Discovering Faulkner’s American South in 1990s Pakistan with Dr. Saima Sherazi
2024-05-22 15:00 - 16:00 (America/Chicago)
Sponsored by the ESU Central Pennsylvania Branch

The 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.

Dr. 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.

ESU Annual Conference
2023-10-20 00:00 - 2023-10-22 23:59 UTC | Westin Kansas City at Crown Center, 1 East Pershing Road, Kansas City, MO, United States
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.
Our 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.
