Happy Hour: Why I Started World Elephant Day

Sponsored by the ESU Kansas City Branch.

Filmmaker 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 to see how the impact of World Elephant Day has helped numerous conservation organizations protect these animals for more than a decade by creating a global movement to save elephants. 

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 […]

$89 – $199

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, obstinacy, and good feeling--in short, a medley of the most opposite qualities--with a great preponderance of good--that I ever saw in any character in my life." King George IV was known for his manners and charm but also for his drunkenness, spendthrift ways, and scandalous love life.

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 Gala
Honoring Dr. E. Quinn Peeper
ESU National Chairman
His Britannic Majesty’s Honorary Consul to Louisiana

Saturday, March 15, 2025
Winter Park Racquet Club
Winter Park, Florida

Happy Hour: Huck Finn’s America: Mark Twain’s Masterpiece and the Era That Shaped His Masterpiece with Andrew Levy

Sponsored by the ESU Indianapolis Branch. Award-winning author, Dr. Andrew Levy, explores the historical and cultural context in which Mark Twain wrote “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.” Levy delves into the social issues of Twain’s time, such as race relations, childhood, and the American identity, to provide a deeper understanding of the novel’s themes and its enduring relevance. Levy’s book “Huck Finn’s America: Mark Twain and the Era that Shaped His Masterpiece” examines how Twain’s personal experiences and the political climate of the late 19th century influenced his writing. Levy’s analysis offers a fresh perspective on a classic work, making it accessible and engaging for both scholars and general readers.