• 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
  • Hamlet, presented by ACT Theatre

    Union Arts Center 700 Union Street, Seattle, Washington

    Join us for a performance of Shakespeare’s famous play, celebrated for its complex protagonist and exploration of human consciousness. Afterwards, join us just around the corner for a no-host gathering […]

    $25