Arts & Humanities
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Edible Books: A Delicious Tradition
Presented by Hopkins at Home, Sheridan Libraries and Friends of the Johns Hopkins University Libraries
Discover the delightfully whimsical world of the Sheridan Libraries’ Edible Books Festival, the annual Johns Hopkins celebration where literary inspiration transforms into imaginative, entirely...
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Facilitating Active Citizenship: History of the Center for Social Concern
Presented by the Johns Hopkins Center for Social Concern and Hopkins at Home
Join Daisy Mitchell, Center for Social Concern's Community Data Specialist, as she explores the last six decades of JHU's legacy of service and community engagement. This history starts in 1958 with the creation of the ...
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The Sound of Care: Music Meets Medicine
• Virtual livestream broadcast from Alumni Weekend; presented by the Johns Hopkins Peabody Institute, the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing, the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, and Hopkins at Home
• Featuring Sarah Hoover, Lara Bruckmann, Kerry Devlin, and Junxin LiThe Peabody Institute leads ...
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Turn and Face the Strange: AI and the Arts
• Featuring Thomas Dolby, the Taylor A. Hanex Professorship in Music for New Media
• Presented by Hopkins at Home and the Johns Hopkins Peabody InstituteMarking a decade since the passing of musical legends like David Bowie and Prince and inspired by their legacy of constant reinvention, this v...
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Early Marylandiana: Historic Documents from the Founding of the Old Line State
Presented by Hopkins at Home, Sheridan Libraries and Friends of the Johns Hopkins University Libraries
In honor of two landmark anniversaries—America’s semiquincentennial and Johns Hopkins University’s sesquicentennial—a virtual program on Early Marylandiana invites audiences to explore the rich...
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Reimagining Eisenhower Library
Presented by Hopkins at Home Dean's Notebook Series and the Sheridan Libraries and Friends of the Johns Hopkins University Libraries
Curious about what’s happening inside the Milton S. Eisenhower Library construction site? Join Sheridan Libraries & University Museums Dean Elisabeth Long for a vi...
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Humble Beginnings: A Brief History of Johns Hopkins University
Presented by Hopkins at Home, Sheridan Libraries and Friends of the Johns Hopkins University Libraries
As JHU celebrates its sesquicentennial year, join Hopkins Retrospective Program Manager Allison Seyler as she takes us back to the beginning. With a nod to the week’s Commemoration Day celebrat...
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Dream State: Exploring Fiction Writing with Hopkins Faculty and Alumni
• Featuring Eric Puchner, Associate Professor in the Krieger School of Arts and Sciences Writing Seminars program, and Gabriella Fee, current Moser Writer-in-Residence
Join us for a virtual discussion and celebration of Eric Puchner’s acclaimed new novel, Dream State, a New York Times Bestseller...
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Adopt A Book: Highlighting Recent Acquisitions to Our Collections
Presented by Hopkins at Home, Sheridan Libraries and Friends of the Johns Hopkins University Libraries
Showcasing some of the most interesting, beautiful, and rare items recently purchased to support Hopkins research and teaching, the Sheridan Library's Adopt a Book program allows you to adopt s...
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The Ephemeral Renaissance: Rare Single-Sheet Broadsides at Sheridan Libraries
Presented by Hopkins at Home, Sheridan Libraries and Friends of the Johns Hopkins University Libraries
In this digital era of almost constant, rapid-fire information, our hold on knowledge seems more fleeting than ever. But this is hardly a novelty of the 21st century. The invention of “ephemera...
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Scary Funny: An Exploration of Horror Comedy
• Presented by Hopkins at Home •
• Featuring Luke Kelly-Clyne, A&S '10, Josh Ruben, and Mark Swift, A&S '93 •Join us this Halloween-season for a spirited exploration of how creators use fear and funny to make horror-comedy work.
Why do we love to scream and laugh—sometimes in the same breath? ...
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From Heidelberg to Baltimore: What JHU Owes Germany's Oldest University
Presented by Hopkins at Home, Sheridan Libraries and Friends of the Johns Hopkins University Libraries
Join us for an engaging "Lunch with the Libraries and Museums" event as Dr. Mackenzie (Mack) Zalin, Librarian for Classics, Comparative Thought and Literature, Jewish Studies, and Modern Langua...
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Black Alumni Weekend '25 | Exploring the History of African Americans at Hopkins
• Sponsored by the Society of Black Alumni; Presented by the Office of Alumni Relations Identity and Shared Interest team and Hopkins at Home •
Join Hopkins Retrospective and Alumni of multiple decades and divisions for an online interactive discussion about the African American experience at Ho...
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The Curatorial Mind: An Inside Look at the Conception of an Exhibition
Presented in partnership with Lifelong Learning and Hopkins at Home, Lunch with the Libraries & Museums is a series of free, online, public lectures through which staff from the Sheridan Libraries & University Museums discuss ongoing research, teaching, and curatorial work.
Join Hopkins Museums ...
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To Boldly Go: Disability, Diplomacy, and Star Trek’s Vision of the Future
• Presented by Hopkins at Home •
• Featuring Amb. Gina Abercrombie-Winstanley, SAIS '84 (MA), and Darcie Droudt-Véjares, KSAS '18 (MA), '21 (PhD) •Celebrate Star Trek Day 2025 with a thought-provoking discussion on the intersections of representation, inclusion, and diplomacy in Star Trek. Draw...
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Fifty Years of Jaws: A Blockbuster's Impact on Hollywood and a Species
• Presented by Hopkins at Home •
• Featuring Linda DeLibero (Senior Lecturer, Film and Media Studies) and David Shiffman (marine conservation biologist and author, "Why Sharks Matter") •Get ready to kick off summer with a jaw-dropping celebration of the 50th anniversary of JAWS where we’ll dive...
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Musical Treasures and Thieves
Presented by Hopkins at Home, Sheridan Libraries and Friends of the Johns Hopkins University Libraries
Join curator Sam Bessen for an exploration of music, literature, and thievery through the lens of historic bound volumes of sheet music. These 18th and 19th-century compilations, artfully leath...
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Trauma, Truth, and Triumph: Charleston's International African American Museum
• Presented by Hopkins at Home •
• Featuring Dr. Tonya M. Matthews, SOM '06 (PhD), President and CEO of the International African American Museum (IAAM) •Join us for "Trauma, Truth, and Triumph: The Story of Charleston's International African American Museum", featuring Dr. Tonya M. Matthews, S...
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The Great Gatsby at 100: Pasts Into Futures
• Presented by Hopkins at Home •
• Featuring Douglas Mao, Russ Family Professor in the Humanities •This event honors the centenary of The Great Gatsby with a lecture by Professor Douglas Mao, Russ Family Professor in the Humanities in the English Department of the Krieger School of Arts & Scien...
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Forcing Merriment and Mayhem Since 1921: A Century of the Johns Hopkins Pep Band
For over a century, the Johns Hopkins Pep Band has been bringing energy, spirit, and a touch of mayhem to Blue Jays athletics and beyond. Known for their legendary tagline—"Forcing Merriment and Mayhem"—this student ensemble has fueled school pride with unmatched enthusiasm and unconventional fla...
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Lunch with the Libraries & Museums | More than Words, More than Birds (w/ Q&A)
Presented by Hopkins at Home, Sheridan Libraries and Friends of the Johns Hopkins University Libraries
Using John Work Garrett’s own 1939 talk “Natural History in America Before Audubon” as a starting point, this presentation will focus on some of the renowned natural history titles in the Everg...
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Dean's Notebook Series: Building on the Breakthrough
• Presented by Hopkins at Home and the Peabody Institute of The Johns Hopkins University •
• Featuring Fred Bronstein, Dean of the Peabody Institute •Our Dean's Notebook series continues with an engaging live webinar featuring Fred Bronstein, Dean of the Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins ...
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Illuminations: Exploring JHU’s Medieval and Renaissance Manuscript Collections
Lunch with the Libraries & Museums - Illuminations: Exploring JHU’s Medieval and Renaissance Manuscript Collections
Presented by Hopkins at Home, Sheridan Libraries and Friends of the Johns Hopkins University Libraries
Dr. Earle Havens, Director of the Virginia Fox Stern Center for the History ...
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In The Stacks Presents: Songs From Inside
Presented by Hopkins at Home, Sheridan Libraries and Friends of the Johns Hopkins University Libraries
The Sheridan Libraries in collaboration with the American Prison Writing Archive and the Peabody Institute will present two In the Stacks concerts on consecutive days—in Baltimore and in Washin...