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Human Trafficking Awareness Event
Impact Church 10835 Tidewater Trl, Fredericksburg, VA, United States27.6 million people. That's 27,600,000 people around the world who are labor slaves. This is more than at any other time in human history. But we don't have to just […]
Great Lives Lecture- Sam Shepard
Dodd Auditorium George Washington Hall, University of Mary Washington, FredericksburgSam Shepard Lecture Date: January 30, 2024 The UMW Theatre Lecture After an introduction to the life and work of Sam Shepard, John will examine the many themes that animate […]
Great Lives Lecture- George Washington
Dodd Auditorium George Washington Hall, University of Mary Washington, FredericksburgGeorge Washington Lecture Date: February 6, 2024 The Roxanne M. Kaufman Lecture Young George Washington was raised by a struggling single mother, demanded military promotions, caused an international incident, and […]
Great Lives Lecture- Mary Lumpkin
Dodd Auditorium George Washington Hall, University of Mary Washington, FredericksburgMary Lumpkin: Enslaved Woman, Liberator Lecture Date: February 8, 2024 The Virginia Partners Bank Lecture Born in Virginia in 1832, Mary Lumpkin lived much of her young life in a […]
Great Lives Lecture- Franklin D. Roosevelt
Dodd Auditorium George Washington Hall, University of Mary Washington, FredericksburgFranklin D. Roosevelt Lecture Date: February 15, 2024 The Irene and Curry Roberts Lecture This revealing biography shows how Franklin Delano Roosevelt found his true self in his searing struggle […]
Great Lives Lecture- Picasso
Dodd Auditorium George Washington Hall, University of Mary Washington, FredericksburgPicasso Lecture Date: February 20, 2024 The Jon Properties/Van Zandt Restorations Lecture Few modern artists captured the popular imagination as did the Spanish painter Pablo Picasso (1881-1973). Picasso’s influence on […]
Great Lives Lecture- Stan Lee
Dodd Auditorium George Washington Hall, University of Mary Washington, FredericksburgStan Lee: Spider-Man and Marvel Comics Lecture Date: February 22, 2024 The Yuh Prosthodontics Lecture Join cultural historian Bob Batchelor on an exhilarating journey into the extraordinary life of Stan […]
Great Lives Lecture- Martin Luther King Jr.
Dodd Auditorium George Washington Hall, University of Mary Washington, FredericksburgMartin Luther King Jr. Lecture Date: February 27, 2024 The John and Linda Coker Lecture In hallowing Martin Luther King Jr., we have hollowed him. We have replaced his radical […]
Women’s History Month Lecture
University of Mary Washington, Chandler Ballroom 1301 College Ave, Fredericksburg, VAJoin the University of Mary Washington as they welcome York College of Pennsylvania Assistant Professor of History Dr. Jacqueline Beatty, author of IN DEPENDENCE: Women and the Patriarchal State in […]
Great Lives Lecture- Rosemary Kennedy
Dodd Auditorium George Washington Hall, University of Mary Washington, FredericksburgRosemary Kennedy Lecture Date: February 29, 2024 The Coldwell Banker Elite Lecture Rosemary, Joe and Rose Kennedy’s strikingly beautiful eldest daughter attended exclusive schools, was presented as a debutante to […]
Great Lives Lecture- Edith Wilson
Dodd Auditorium George Washington Hall, University of Mary Washington, FredericksburgEdith (Mrs. Woodrow) Wilson Lecture Date: March 12, 2024 The Chancellor's Village Lecture Beautiful, brilliant, charismatic, catty, and calculating, Edith Bolling Galt Wilson was a complicated figure whose personal quest […]
Great Lives Lecture- Billie Jean King
Dodd Auditorium George Washington Hall, University of Mary Washington, FredericksburgBillie Jean King Lecture Date: March 14, 2024 The UMW James Farmer Multicultural Center Lecture When Billie Jean King set out to be a champion tennis player in the 1960s, […]
Great Lives Lecture- Elizabeth Taylor
Dodd Auditorium George Washington Hall, University of Mary Washington, FredericksburgElizabeth Taylor Lecture Date: March 19, 2024 The Jubilation by Silver Companies Lecture No celebrity rivals Elizabeth Taylor’s glamour and guts or her level of fame. She was the last […]
Great Lives Lecture- George Remus
Dodd Auditorium George Washington Hall, University of Mary Washington, FredericksburgGeorge Remus: A Real-Life Gatsby Lecture Date: March 21, 2024 The UMW Dining Lecture In the early days of Prohibition, long before Al Capone became a household name, a German […]
Great Lives Lecture- Ten Caesars
Dodd Auditorium George Washington Hall, University of Mary Washington, FredericksburgTen Caesars Lecture Date: March 26, 2024 Ten Caesars is the story of the Roman Empire from rise to reinvention, from Augustus, who founded the empire, to Constantine, who made […]
Great Lives Lecture- Edgar Allan Poe
Dodd Auditorium George Washington Hall, University of Mary Washington, FredericksburgEdgar Allan Poe Lecture Date: March 28, 2024 The Russell and Barbara Stone ‘79 Mait Lecture It is a moment shrouded in horror and mystery. Edgar Allan Poe died on […]
Fredericksburg Area Museum Evening with an Expert: Whitney Nell Stewart
Fredericksburg Area Museum 907 Princess Anne Street, Fredericksburg, VA, United StatesThe Fredericksburg Area Museum (FAM) is pleased to announce our fall Evening with an Expert Lecture Series presented by Lewis Insurance Associates. This season’s series discusses topics closely related to […]