LAURA AURICCHIO
July 26
2016
6:30 PM
PAST EVENTS
A selected list of public talks that have already happened. Click here for upcoming events.
October 16 2014
4:15 pm
October 19 2014
4 pm
October 22 2014
6 pm
The 2014 Lafayette Birthday Lecture
Skillman Library, Lafayette College, Easton, PA
Free and open to the public.
Scoville Library Revolutionary War Speaker Series
Scoville Memorial Library, 38 Main Street, Salisbury, CT
Free and open to the public.
NYC Book Launch @ The New School
in conversation with Luis Jaramillo, Director, School of Writing, The New School
Arnhold Hall, 55 West 13th Street, The New School, NY, NY
Free and open to the public.
October 24
2014
12 noon
October 29
2014
7:30 pm
October 30
2014
5:30 pm
November 1
2014
3 pm
November 7
2014
12 noon
November 12
2014
4:30 pm
November 13
2014
5:30 pm
November 20
2014
7 pm
November 21
2014
2 pm
December 9
2014
6:30 pm
January 29
2015
3 pm
January 30
2015
3:30 pm
February 19
2015
5:30 pm
March 12
2015
7 pm
LSU Museum of Art
100 Lafayette Street, Baton Rouge, LA
Coincides with the Louisiana Book Festival.
Admission is $10 for non-members, $5 for Museum Members.
National Portrait Gallery
8th and F Streets NW, Gallery E144, American Origins Exhibit, First Floor, East, Washington, DC
Free and open to the public.
Skidmore College
Davis Auditorium, Palamountain Hall, Sartoga Springs, NY
University at Albany, SUNY
Business Administration Building, Room 223, 1400 Washington Avenue, Albany, NY
Market House
200 Hay Street, Fayetteville, NC
Wine, cheese, book talk, and discussion courtesy of the Lafayette Society, the Fayetteville Area Transportation and Local History Museum, and City Center Gallery & Books.
Free and open to the public!
Lexington Historical Society Buckman Tavern
1 Bedford Street Lexington, MA
Free and open to the public.
Institut Français d'Amérique
Wilson Library, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
University of Richmond
Carole Weinstein International Center, International Center Commons
Richmond, VA
Free and open to the public.
George Washington's Mount Vernon
Michelle Smith Lecture Series, Mount Vernon, VA
Tickets available by subscription to the series. Click here for more information.
French Heritage Society
Boston Chapter
The mission of the French Heritage Society "is to ensure that the treasures of our shared French architectural and cultural heritage survive to inspire future generations to build, dream, and create." For information about membership in this not-for-profit organization please click here.
April 30
2015
6:30 pm
Thomas Jefferson's Monticello
Charlottesville, VA
Co-sponsored by Monticello and Alliance Française de Charlottesville.
June 4
2015
7 pm
York Hall
301 Main Street, Yorktown, VA
Book talk and signing held while the Hermione is in port.
Free and open to the public.
June 6
2015
10 am
Redwood Library and Athenaeum
50 Bellevue Avenue, Newport, RI
$10 for members, $20 for non-members.
Seating is very limited; please call 847-0295, ext. 112, for reservations.
June 10
2015
6 pm
Library of Congress
Madison Building, Montpellier Room, 101 Independence Ave, SE, Washington, DC
Books and Beyond author series.
Cosponsored by the Center for the Book and the Manuscript Division.
Free and open to the public.
Alliance Française de Washington DC
2142 Wyoming Ave, NW. Washington, DC
Organized in celebration of the arrival of the Hermione.
General admission $15; AFDC members $10.
June 17
2015
12 noon
June 17
2015
7 pm
Society of the Cincinnati
Anderson House, 2118 Massachusetts Ave, NW, Washington, DC
Book talk and reception organized in conjunction with the exhibition "Lafayette & L'Hermione: Symbols of French-American Freindship."
Free and open to the public.
June 16
2015
6 pm
June 25
2015
11:30 am
French Heritage Society: Philadelphia Chapter
Acorn Club, 1519 Locust Street, Philadelphia, PA
Luncheon lecture on the day the Hermione arrives in Philadelphia.
FHS/Acorn Club Members $65 / Non-Members $75
June 26
2015
6:30 pm
Philadelphia Reenactment Dinner
City Tavern, 138 South 2nd Street, Philadelphia, PA
This fundraising gala for the Hermione begins with cocktails aboard the ship followed by a recreation of a Continental Congress dinner held at City Tavern in 1781.
Table Sponsorship: $5,000 for 10 guests. Dinner Guest: $250 for an individual ticket.
July 6
2015
4 pm
The Mount: Edith Wharton's Home
2 Plunkett Street, Lenox, MA
This is the opening event of The Mount's Summer Lecture Series featuring an illustrated talk followed by tea and booksigning.
July 13
2015
1 pm
Castine Historical Society
Delano Auditorium, Pleasant Street at Battle Avenue, Castine, ME
Talk and booksigning as part of the Hermione in Castine celebrations.
Free and open to the public.
July 21
2015
6:30 pm
Setember 5
2015
6 pm
Boston Athenaeum
10 1/2 Beacon Street, Boston, MA
Talk, booksigning, and reception organized in conjunction with the exhibition "Lafayette:
An American Icon"
Members fee ($15); Non-members fee ($30)
Lafayette's Birthday Party!
Hale Byrnes House, 606 Stanton-Christiana Road, Newark, DE
Co-sponsored by The American Revolution Round Table of Northern Delaware Alliance Française de Wilmington & People to People-Delaware
Free and open to the public. Donations are encouraged.
Setember 17
2015
6:30 pm
Fraunces Tavern Museum
54 Pearl Street, New York, NY
Organized in conjunction with "Lafayette" exhbition.
Tickets $10 / free for members of the museum.
October 28
2015
6:30 pm
French Heritage Society: Atlanta Chapter
Co-hosted by Spalding Nix's Culture Club at the Atlanta Decoratve Arts Center (ADAC)
The mission of the French Heritage Society "is to ensure that the treasures of our shared French architectural and cultural heritage survive to inspire future generations to build, dream, and create." For information about membership in this not-for-profit organization please click here.
October 29
2015
6:30 pm
French Heritage Society: Dallas Chapter
The mission of the French Heritage Society "is to ensure that the treasures of our shared French architectural and cultural heritage survive to inspire future generations to build, dream, and create." For information about membership in this not-for-profit organization please click here.
July 26
2016
6 PM
January 24
2017
2-4 PM
Mid-Manhattan Library
455 Fifth Avenue at 40th Street, NYC
Part of the Author @ the Library series, this illustrated lecture gives us a rich portrait of the man from birth to death, a man driven by dreams of glory and felled by tragic, human weaknesses.
Free and open to the public. First come first served.
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The Grolier Club
47 East 60th Street, NYC
Roundtable in conjunction with exhibition "A True Friend of the Cause" Lafayette and the Anti-Slavery Movement. featuring Laura Auricchio (The New School), Francois Furstenberg (Johns Hopkins), and John Stauffer (Harvard), moderated by exhibition curators Olga Duhl and Diane Shaw (Lafayette College).
**SOLD OUT**
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May 4, 2017
9AM-4:30PM
Washington, DC
FRANCE IN THE WHITE HOUSE:
A Conversation on Historical Perspectives
Symposium on French-American exchanges in history, decorative arts, culture, and more, with a luncheon featuring food from State Dinners and French wines associated with early U.S. Presidents.
Full program available at this link.
Organized by the White House Historical Association with the Embassy of France.
May 10, 2017
4PM
Prospect Park, 9th St entrance,
Brooklyn
CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION OF PROSPECT PARK LAFAYETTE STATUE
Commemorates Unveiling by French Dignitaries During Wreath-laying ceremony featuring remarks by the Consul General of France, the Director of Art and Antiquities for the NYC Department of Parks and Recreation, and Laura Auricchio, author of The Marquis: Lafayette Reconsidered. Representatives from the Brooklyn Borough President's Office, Lafayette College, and the Prospect Park Alliance
Organized by the American Friends of Lafayette. More information here.
Free and open to the public. Rain or shine.