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Day Trip: America’s National Churchill Museum, Fulton, MO 150th Anniversary of the Birth of Sir Winston Churchill

Westminister College 501 Westminster Avenue, Fulton, Missouri, United States

Find out more The entire world is celebrating Sir Winston Churchill’s 150th birthday in 2024. Special events and programs are occurring around the globe to mark this historic milestone. Timothy Riley, Director and Chief Curator of America’s National Churchill Museum (ANCM) on the campus of Westminster College in Fulton, MO, is hosting a special reception for […]

Happy Hour: History of Christmas Carols

Sponsored by the ESU Central Pennsylvania Branch During this Christmas season, Christmas carolers bring the holiday season to life. Join this special Happy Hour and learn how this Christmas tradition began and changed over time. Beginning with Roman times, carols emerged from songs sung during the four seasons. During the Middle Ages, minstrels played carols. […]

Happy Hour: Churchill’s Citadel

Sponsored by the ESU Charlottesville, VA Branch Katherine 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 […]

Award-Winning Author Alice Mitchell’s Newest Work of Historical Fiction: The Golden Door

You are cordially invited to attend a free live interview with award-winning author, Alice Mitchell, at KD’s Books in Lee’s Summit, Missouri. Find out more The English-Speaking Union, Kansas City Branch (ESU) in partnership with the Kansas Chapter of the Daughters of The British Empire (DBE) are hosting a live, online interview with the author […]

Happy Hour: I Stole a Monet for My Client

Sponsored by the ESU Sandhills BranchJoin 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. […]

Happy Hour: Why I Started World Elephant Day

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 […]

ESU’s Showtime Shindig

The ESU is hosting another Showtime Shindig which is part of the ESU Theatre Club.  We will be seeing Andrew Lloyd’s Sunset Boulevard starring Grammy-nominated singer and Laurence Olivier-Award winning actress Nicole Scherzinger. We will be attending the show on Saturday, February 22nd at 2PM and having a light brunch before the show at the ESU’s […]

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2025 Shakespeare Competition Kansas City Branch Finals

Kansas City Public Library, Plaza Branch 4801 Main St, Kansas City, Missouri, United States

High School students in the KC Metro area will be competing for First Place. Find out more The finals of the 2025 ESU Kansas City Branch Shakespeare Competition will be held on February 23, 2025.  This event is free and open to the public.  Schools from across Kansas and western Missouri are participating in the Competition.  […]

Happy Hour: King George IV: The Worst Ruler in British History?

Sponsored by the ESU Richmond Branch.British historian, Sir Spencer Walpole, described King George IV (1762-1830) as “a bad son, a bad husband, a bad father, a bad subject, a bad monarch, and a bad friend.” The Duke of Wellington was more charitable of the king, “ was indeed the most extraordinary compound of talent, wit, buffoonery, […]

ESU 2025 Founder’s Award Gala Honoring Dr. E. Quinn Peeper

Winter Park Racquet Club 2111 Via Tuscany, Winter Park, Florida, United States

The English-Speaking Union Founder’s Award GalaHonoring Dr. E. Quinn PeeperESU National ChairmanHis Britannic Majesty’s Honorary Consul to LouisianaSaturday, March 15, 2025Winter Park Racquet ClubWinter Park, FloridaWith Special Guest Caroline Emma Stanley, Countess Derby of Knowsley Hall  Read the press release About the ESU Founder’s Award About the 2025 Honoree Dr. E. Quinn Peeper About ESU Holiday Weekend at […]

Happy Hour: Misadventures in the Wild: An Afternoon of Photos and Film with Kris Millgate

Sponsored by the ESU Sandhills Branch.Kris Millgate is an Emmy-Award winning multimedia journalist, bold storyteller, and certified Idaho Master Naturalist. She is a producer, writer, editor, and author of three books on her adventures. Kris will describe her amazing outdoor experiences from wildfires and water wars to tracking grizzlies and tagging trout. With a quarter-century […]

International Relations Council’s WORLDQUEST 2025

If you love trivia contests, this event is for you! The International Relations Council is hosting WORLDQUEST 2025 again this year and all ESU members and Friends of ESU are invited to attend. Teams of eight representing area businesses, universities, nonprofit organizations, community groups, ambitious students, and globetrotters put their global knowledge to the test. […]