2026 Winter Luncheon Series
Join us on Wednesdays in January and February for engaging presentations followed by catered lunches
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
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 14
January 21
Investigative Journalism in an Era of Newspaper Decline
Kevin G. Hall, of West River, renowned journalist, awarded the Pulitizer Prize twice
Current North America editor of the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project
January 28
February 11
January 21
Stewarding Our Land, Water, Air and Heritage
Hamilton Chaney, Owner of Herrington Harbor Marina Resorts
February 4
February 11
February 11
Hiking Arundel With Your Dog and Your Friends
Jefferson Holland, Poet Laureate of Annapolis, columnist, musician and environmental advocate
February 11
February 11
February 11
Columbia Beach - Through the Decades
Julian Bethea and Isaac Clinton
February 18
February 18
February 18
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
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.