2026 Winter Luncheon Series
Join us on Winter Wednesdays for engaging presentations followed by a modest lunch
Doors open at 11:00 am. Lectures begin at 11:30 am and are followed by a lunch of soup with a side of bread, dessert, and tea and coffee.
Admission
Individual Luncheons
$25 for members;
$35 for non-members
Purchase Tickets
Upcoming Lectures
February 18
February 18
February 18
Investigative Journalism in an Era of Newspaper Decline
Kevin G. Hall, of West River, renowned journalist, awarded the Pulitzer Prize twice. Current North America editor of the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project.
February 25
February 18
February 18
Bringing Butterflies Home
Lynn Simarski will describe how she’s making her yard a haven for butterflies and other native life. Butterflies widely symbolize hope and rebirth
We have a special treat as a companion to Lynn’s talk and photographs. We will have a book signing by painter, gardener, and author of Paint Like a Butterfly, Jean Brinton-Jaecks.
March 4
February 18
March 11
Walk Around Arundel: 52 Places to Hike with your Dog and Other Best Friends
Jefferson Holland, Poet Laureate of Annapolis, columnist, musician and environmental advocate shares adventures from his new book on exploring Anne Arundel's many trails and the historical and ecological discoveries that await.
March 11
March 11
March 11
From the Potato Fields to the White House
Wilbert Bryant, former secretary of education for the Commonwealth of Virginia, retired Army colonel and author discusses his new book and how he rose from rural poverty to the George W. Bush White House powered by strong family ties and a belief in education. Julie Wakeman-Linn, co-author, editor and retired English Professor, will moderate the discussion.
March 18
March 11
March 18
Columbia Beach - Through the Decades
Julianne Bethea and Isaac Clinton recount the evolution of this historically Black Community and its legacy of galas, concerts, church services, boat races, contests and even an annual Regatta Queen.
Past Lectures
January 7
January 14
January 14
The Land Was Ours: African American Beaches from Jim Crow to Civil Rights
Andrew Karhl, Professor of History & African American Studies at the University of Virginia
January 14
January 14
January 14
Summers in the 60s, 70s and 80s In The Old Fishing Club and Our Place: What the Museum's Evolution (and mine as well) Teaches Us About the History of Shady Side and the Meaning of Historic Preservation
Paul Foer, Representative of "Our Place", author, and local business entrepreneur
January 21
January 21
January 21
Demonizers and Dividers: The Architects of Toxic Politics in America
Ken Walsh, independent historian, author, professorial lecturer at American University, former White House correspondent (for 30 years), and resident of Shady Side and Bethesda
January 28
January 21
January 21
Stewarding Our Land, Water, Air and Heritage
Hamilton Chaney, Owner of Herrington Harbor Marina Resorts