• Happy Hour: Elizabeth I: in Her Own Words

    he New York City Branch of the English Speaking Union invites you to join us on  May 13, 2026 at 5PM EDT ESU National Board Member Mary Coleman Way in […]

  • Happy Hour: The History of Shakespearean Theatre in Hawaii

    Wednesday, June 3, 2026 • 5:00 PM ETSponsored by the ESU Hawaii and Seattle Branches Did you know that Edwin Booth, brother of John Wilkes Booth (President Lincoln’s assassin), performed Shakespeare […]

  • June Networking Reception

    Join the ESU Seattle Branch for heavy appetizers, libations, and good company at an Eastside member home. See your newsletter for details of email seattle@esuus.org for more information — welcome!

    $20
  • Happy Hour: America: Made in Virginia

    Wednesday, June 24, 2026 • 5:00 PM ETSponsored by the ESU Richmond, VA Branch With the Commander of the American Forces from Virginia, four of the first five Presidents from Virginia, […]

  • July Monthly Members’ Reception

    Join the ESU Seattle Branch for an open bar, heavy appetizers, and good company at a Seattle member home. See your newsletter for details of email seattle@esuus.org for more information […]

    $20
  • Happy Hour: Halifax Resolves

    Virtual

    During the 250th Anniversary of the birth of our nation, many focus on the colonial activities centering around New England. A little-known event occurred in North Carolina in the little village […]

  • Shakespeare at Salmon Bay Park: The Tempest

    Salmon Bay Park 2001 NW Canoe Pl, Seattle, Washington, United States

    Join us for a free afternoon of Shakespeare at Salmon Bay Park on July 19 at 3:00 PM Shakespeare in the Park; Backyard Bard. (This is an abbreviated version of […]

  • Happy Hour: The Loyalist & the Patriot

    Virtual

    A Fight for Freedom and Our First Civil War Step into a gripping dialogue with acclaimed prize-winning historical biographer Flora Fraser and Doug Bradburn, President and CEO of George Washington’s […]

  • Happy Hour: Connecticut: “The Provisions State” (online)

    As ESU Happy Hours continue to salute America’s 250th birthday, we turn to the great state of Connecticut. By the mid-to-late 1700’s, western Connecticut had developed as a quiet, agricultural “backwater,” […]

  • Monthly Members’ Reception

    Join the ESU Seattle Branch for an open bar, heavy appetizers, and good company at a Seattle member home. See your newsletter for details or email seattle@esuus.org for more information, including the […]

    $20