Art historian John Daum explores the Renaissance that took place north of the Alps with the groundbreaking work of Jan Van Eyck, Grünewald's monumental Isenheim Altarpiece and the bizarre and totally unique world of Hieronymus Bosch. Daum has… Read More
Jim Kates, professor of geology at William & Mary, discusses why the beer you drink and the food you eat may contain radioactive pollution, remnants of the coldest part of the Cold War. Admission is free!
Dr. Rob Johnson, Group Leader at Janelia Research Campus discusses how scientists are using new experimental approaches and machine learning to understand how brains learn and use common sense. Admission is free! Come early and enjoy artfully prepared… Read More
Retired U.S. Air Force Colonel Richard F. Picanso talks about the mechanisms that drive the birth, growth and death of tropical cyclones, and how operational missions of the Hurricane Hunters flying unit have evolved with improved technology. There… Read More
Ron Vale, vice president and director of HHMI Janelia Research Campus, talks about the small protein-based machines that convert chemical energy into biological motion and why they are essential for medicine and biotechnology. He also discusses what scientists… Read More
Test your knowledge on books and authors. Team up with family and friends or play alone. Presented by the Loudoun County Public Library. FREE to participate. Come early for food from the Old Ox Scratch Kitchen and one… Read More
John Schwartz, retired FBI special agent and founder of the Center for Combating Elder Financial Abuse, explains the mindset of convicted financial predators and shares advice on how to protect yourself or a vulnerable relative. Come early for… Read More
Entire industries owe their origins to the fluke 19th-century discovery of fluorescent dyes. Jon Grimm, a senior scientist at HHMI's Janelia Research Campus, explores how dye synthesis sparked the evolution of organic chemistry and how 21st-century chemistry is… Read More
In the early 1400s, Florence gave birth to the Renaissance, one of the world's greatest creative awakenings. Discover the lasting achievements of Brunelleschi, Botticelli and Michelangelo as art historian John Daum explores this city of food, art and… Read More
Colonel Phil Walsh, an adventurer, engineer and U.S. Marine Corps veteran, shares stories and images from his transit of the Northwest Passage. He highlights the nature and people he encountered as well as the equipment, technology and conditions… Read More