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Happy Hour: Four Award-Winning Poets Share Their Love of Poetry

November 6 @ 6:00 pm7:00 pm
Livestream
United States

Poetry tugs at our emotions and affects each of us differently. Listening to versus reading poetry can create different images and thoughts even for the same poem. Join this special ESU Happy Hour when we bring four award-winning poets together to share their love of poetry—Karen Karpowich, Susana…

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Online Professional Development Workshop for Educators: “Bringing Shakespeare to Life in Your Classroom with Dr. Nick Walton”

November 23 @ 11:00 am12:00 pm
Livestream
United States

Are you a New York City educator looking to bring the Bard to life in your classroom? The ESU is thrilled to announce this professional development workshop open to teachers participating in the National Shakespeare Competition, TLab, or any of the ESU’s education programs. Led by renowned Shakespea…

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Happy Hour: History of Christmas Carols

Happy Hour: History of Christmas CarolsDecember 11 @ 4:00 pm5:00 pm
Livestream
United States

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 pl…

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Happy Hour: Churchill’s Citadel

Happy Hour: Churchill's CitadelJanuary 8, 2025 @ 4:00 pm5:00 pm
Livestream
United States

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…

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Save the Date: ESU 2025 Founder’s Award Gala Honoring Dr. E. Quinn Peeper

March 15, 2025
Winter Park Racquet Club
2111 Via Tuscany
Winter Park, Florida 32789 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

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