Cultural Events Calendar

First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing is a literary podcast produced and hosted by Mitzi Rapkin. Each week, the podcast features an in-depth interview with a fiction, non-fiction, essay, or poetry writer. The show is equal parts investigation into the craft of writing and conversation about the topics of an author’s work.

Children of the Wild is a gorgeous, haunting love story set in the Virginia mountains and on the battlefields of World War I, France.

Brett Hurt and Jamie Metzl in conversation with Chadia El Meouchi

Artificial intelligence is advancing at breathtaking speed. This speed is increasingly raising profound concerns about jobs, privacy, security, misinformation, and even humanity's future.

But AI also offers extraordinary opportunities to cure disease, accelerate scientific discovery, protect the environment, expand human creativity, and help us better see and understand ourselves. So which future will we choose?

Join entrepreneur and author Brett Hurt and futurist and bestselling author Jamie Metzl for a wide-ranging conversation moderated by Chadia El Meouchi, exploring one of the defining questions of our time.

Free and open to the public.

Join Sabrina Rudin at Explore Books to celebrate the release of her new cookbook, Healthy with a Side of Happy.

Join us at Explore Books for a night of bites and conversation to celebrate the release of Healthy with a Side of Happy with creator and entrepreneur Sabrina Rudin, the founder and owner of Spring Café Aspen and creator behind @springbysabrina. In the book, Sabrina shares 100 plant-based recipes designed to nourish the whole family—from juices and smoothies to pastas, salads, and simple sweets. Rooted in her belief that food is medicine, the book pairs approachable recipes with pantry guides, meal prep strategies, and thoughtful kitchen practices.

The inspiring, untold story of three incredible women who spearheaded recreation, conservation and resilience in America's most beloved landscapes, for readers of Pam Houston and David Grann

First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing is a literary podcast produced and hosted by Mitzi Rapkin. Each week the podcast features an in-depth interview with a fiction, non-fiction, essay, or poetry writer. The show is equal parts investigation into the craft of writing and conversation about the topics of an author’s work.

The Wreck of the Mentor is the story of the American whaleship Mentor, wrecked in 1832 on a remote reef in the western Pacific.

In conversation with Jon Waterman, Miriam Horn discusses her new book—Homesick for a World Unknown—the first-ever biography of George Schaller, the founding father of wildlife science and conservation.

In conversation with Jon Waterman, Miriam Horn discusses her new book—Homesick for a World Unknown—the first-ever biography of George Schaller, the founding father of wildlife science and conservation.