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At the Close: Strong, Bright, Useful, and True Conversations

To mark the closing of the current Frary gallery exhibition, a panel of key individuals who helped it come together will explore universities' role in the creative ecosystem, Baltimore's unique art scene, and what it means to be an artist or culture worker right now.

Sept. 6, 1-3 p.m.

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September 16, 2025  |  5:45 - 8:15 p.m. EDT

Authors & Insights: "Rocket Dreams" Launch with Christian Davenport

Award-winning Washington Post reporter and author Christian Davenport will launch his latest book, Rocket Dreams, in the latest Authors & Insights. In conversation with former NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine, Davenport will explore the high-stakes race to return to the moon and, eventually, Mars—where ambition, innovation, and geopolitics collide.

Authors & Insights: "Rocket Dreams" Launch with Christian Davenport
Authors & Insights: "Rocket Dreams" Launch with Christian Davenport
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Inauguration Parade for U.S. President Calvin Coolidge , Washington DC, March 4, 1925
Parade, Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D.C. From Library of Congress; Harris & Ewing, photographer.
bike riders racing on Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C.
Bike race on Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D.C. From Library of Congress; Carol M. Highsmith, photographer.
people with signs, marching for civil rights on Washington, D.C. (1963) Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2003654393/
Civil rights march in Washington, D.C., 1963. Warren K. Leffler, photographer; From the U.S. News & World Report Collection. Library of Congress.
four street performers playing drums on Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C.
Street performers on Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D.C. From Library of Congress; Carol M. Highsmith, photographer.
inaugural parade and band on Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, DC
President Roosevelt's inaugural parade, Washington, D.C. Underwood & Underwood, publishers. From Library of Congress
dancers and musicians celebrate during a festival in Washington, D.C.
Festival on Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D.C. From Library of Congress. Carol M. Highsmith, photographer.
Woman Suffrage Parade, Washington, DC 1913. Collections of the Library of Congress (https://www.loc.gov/item/2013648100/)
Suffragette parade on Pennsylvania Ave., Washington D.C., March 3. Underwood & Underwood.