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The Arts Club at Home: 

Short Story Round-Robin Live Reading and Discussion

Robert Frost:

"The Death of the Hired Man"

OPEN TO MEMBERS - FREE

The Literature Committee invites you to join us this month's installment in the short story reading-and-discussion series.  This time, we will read and discuss "The Death of the Hired Man" by Robert Frost in celebration of April as National Poetry Month.  This poem is one of the most poignant and best known by Frost, the only poet to win four Pulitzer Prizes for poetry.  He is considered to be one of the greatest poets of the 20th century.  

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Host: Dwane Starlin, Chairman of the Arts Club of Washington History Committee

Speaker: Caroline Welling Van Deusen, Arts Club of Washington History Committee member 

LINCOLN’S LAST BREATH is the story of the Civil War friendship of Mary Lincoln and Elizabeth L. C. Dixon, the woman seated next to Mary Lincoln in "Lincoln's Final Hours" deathbed paintings, who comforted Mary throughout the night at the Petersen House and witnessed Lincoln’s death. Caroline Van Deusen is Elizabeth L. C. Dixon's great-great granddaughter and first to publicly share family relics, letters, and keepsakes that retrace the lives of the Lincolns during the Civil War, from their first days in Washington until their last.  

Caroline Welling Van Deusen is the owner of E-Archives and http://TheGreeleyLetter.com She is author of “Diary of Elizabeth Dixon, 1845-1847” in White House History, Issue 33, by the White House Historical Association. To contact visit: https://bio.site/carolinewvandeusen

Dwane Starlin is a licensed DC tour guide, historical character interpreter and professional musician leading walking tours through the Greater Baltimore-Washington region. He is co-author of “Images of America: Burleith,” the DC neighborhood where he has lived since 1999. Dwayne was recently elected president of the Alliance for Preservation of the Civil War Defenses of Washington. To contact visit: http://dwanestarlin.com/

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CLUB DINING

Lunch, Dinner & Carry-Out

Thursday, April 15, 2021

Lunch seating - 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm

Dinner seating -  6:00 pm to 7:30 pm

Carry-out pick up - 12:00 pm to 7:30 pm

OPEN TO MEMBERS & GUESTS

Lunch & Carry-Out $30 per person

Dinner $50 per person

Per the District of Columbia health emergency guidelines seating is limited at table of 6 or less. Table are set 6ft apart for safe social distancing. Disposable utensils are available on request. All equipment is sanitized before each use. Advance reservation required.  Mask are required inside the club except while eating or drinking.

Enjoy a gourmet meal in the beautiful Arts Club dining rooms or outside on the patio (weather permitting) with a special three-course menu set by Chef, Patrick, offering a small seasonal a-la-carte selection.

For carry-out orders please call or email your order*.

Lunch price includes non-alcoholic beverages, coffee & tea.

Dinner price includes open bar and wine service, coffee & tea.

Dress Code: Casual

RSVP required no later than the previous day before by 5 pm

Same day cancellations and no-shows are charged a 50% cancellation fee.

 *Carry-Out Order:

call (202) 331-7282 ext 3 or email admin@artsclubofwashington.org

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