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January 1 to 31, 2024 - Programs

Day Week Month
January 1 Monday top
No programs are scheduled for this date.
January 2 Tuesday top
No programs are scheduled for this date.
January 3 Wednesday top
No programs are scheduled for this date.
January 4 Thursday top
7:00 p.m.
National Parks of Washington State: North Cascades, Olympic, and Mount Rainier
Thursday, ​January 4, 2024 - ​7:00 p.m. ​to 8:30 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
January 5 Friday top
No programs are scheduled for this date.
January 6 Saturday top
No programs are scheduled for this date.
January 7 Sunday top
No programs are scheduled for this date.
January 8 Monday top
6:45 p.m.
Keep Marching On: Life in the Civil War Armies
Monday, ​January 8, 2024 - ​6:45 p.m. ​to 8:00 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
January 9 Tuesday top
10:00 a.m.
Write Into Art: Creative Writing Inspired by Visual Art
Tuesday, ​January 9, 2024 - ​10:00 a.m. ​to 11:30 a.m. ET​
Online Course
6:30 p.m.
How the Brain Works: Decision-making, Dreams, and Emotions
Tuesday, ​January 9, 2024 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 7:45 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
Introduction to Music Theory with Conductor Ernest Johnson
Tuesday, ​January 9, 2024 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 8:30 p.m. ET​
Online Course
6:45 p.m.
Cinderella: Beyond Bippidy Boppidy Boo
Tuesday, ​January 9, 2024 - ​6:45 p.m. ​to 8:45 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
7:00 p.m.
Photographing Birds: The Basics
Tuesday, ​January 9, 2024 - ​7:00 p.m. ​to 8:30 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
January 10 Wednesday top
6:45 p.m.
The Court at War: FDR, His Justices, and the World They Made
Wednesday, ​January 10, 2024 - ​6:45 p.m. ​to 8:15 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
7:00 p.m.
Buddhism for Today
Wednesday, ​January 10, 2024 - ​7:00 p.m. ​to 8:30 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
January 11 Thursday top
6:45 p.m.
The Secret History of Women at the CIA
Thursday, ​January 11, 2024 - ​6:45 p.m. ​to 8:15 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
Surviving the Climate Crisis: Lessons from the Earth’s Past
Thursday, ​January 11, 2024 - ​6:45 p.m. ​to 8:00 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
January 12 Friday top
12:00 p.m.
Everyday Life in Renaissance Florence
Friday, ​January 12, 2024 - ​12:00 p.m. ​to 1:30 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
January 13 Saturday top
10:00 a.m.
Jane Austen: Reinventing the Novel
Saturday, ​January 13, 2024 - ​10:00 a.m. ​to 3:00 p.m. ET​
Online Seminar
January 14 Sunday top
8:00 a.m.
An Artful Weekend in New York: MoMA, the Neue Galerie, and the Guggenheim
Sunday, ​January 14, ​2024 - 8:00 a.m., ​to Monday, ​January 15, ​2024 - 10:30 p.m. ET​
In-Person Overnight Tour
January 15 Monday top
No programs are scheduled for this date.
January 16 Tuesday top
10:00 a.m.
Write Into Art: Creative Writing Inspired by Visual Art
Tuesday, ​January 16, 2024 - ​10:00 a.m. ​to 11:30 a.m. ET​
Online Course
10:30 a.m.
Painting Water with Watercolor
Tuesday, ​January 16, 2024 - ​10:30 a.m. ​to 1:30 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
Introduction to Photography
Tuesday, ​January 16, 2024 - ​10:30 a.m. ​to 1:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
12:00 p.m.
Off the Beaten Path in Poland
Tuesday, ​January 16, 2024 - ​12:00 p.m. ​to 1:15 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
5:00 p.m.
Elegant and Whimsical Letters in Watercolor
Tuesday, ​January 16, 2024 - ​5:00 p.m. ​to 8:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
6:00 p.m.
Introduction to Beading
Tuesday, ​January 16, 2024 - ​6:00 p.m. ​to 9:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
Simply Start Painting Watercolors
Tuesday, ​January 16, 2024 - ​6:00 p.m. ​to 9:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
6:30 p.m.
The Last Neanderthals
Tuesday, ​January 16, 2024 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 7:45 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
Introduction to Music Theory with Conductor Ernest Johnson
Session 2 of 2
Tuesday, ​January 16, 2024 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 8:30 p.m. ET​
Online Course
January 17 Wednesday top
12:00 p.m.
Michelangelo's David: The Marble Marvel of the Renaissance
Wednesday, ​January 17, 2024 - ​12:00 p.m. ​to 1:15 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
1:30 p.m.
Collage and Mixed Media
Wednesday, ​January 17, 2024 - ​1:30 p.m. ​to 4:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
6:30 p.m.
Inventor of the Future: The Visionary Life of Buckminster Fuller
Wednesday, ​January 17, 2024 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 7:45 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
Natural Lighting Conditions
Wednesday, ​January 17, 2024 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 9:30 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Workshop
Mixed Media Art Warmups
Wednesday, ​January 17, 2024 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 9:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
January 18 Thursday top
1:00 p.m.
Color Theory and Chroma-psychology
Thursday, ​January 18, 2024 - ​1:00 p.m. ​to 4:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Workshop
1:30 p.m.
Altered Books
Thursday, ​January 18, 2024 - ​1:30 p.m. ​to 4:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
6:30 p.m.
Principles of Abstraction
Thursday, ​January 18, 2024 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 9:30 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
Slow Shutter Speed Photography
Thursday, ​January 18, 2024 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 9:30 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
Stanley Kubrick: Exploring the Master Filmmaker
Thursday, ​January 18, 2024 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 8:30 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
6:45 p.m.
Revolutionary Road Trip
Thursday, ​January 18, 2024 - ​6:45 p.m. ​to 8:15 p.m. ET​
In-Person & Online Lecture
January 19 Friday top
12:00 p.m.
Caterina Sforza: Renaissance Virago
Friday, ​January 19, 2024 - ​12:00 p.m. ​to 1:15 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
January 20 Saturday top
9:30 a.m.
Understanding Your Digital Mirrorless or SLR Camera
Saturday, ​January 20, 2024 - ​9:30 a.m. ​to 1:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
10:00 a.m.
Seasonal Quick-Sketch for a Day
Saturday, ​January 20, 2024 - ​10:00 a.m. ​to 3:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Workshop
1:00 p.m.
Visual Journaling: Creativity Workout
Saturday, ​January 20, 2024 - ​1:00 p.m. ​to 4:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Workshop
January 21 Sunday top
10:15 a.m.
Introduction to Watercolor
Sunday, ​January 21, 2024 - ​10:15 a.m. ​to 12:45 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
2:00 p.m.
Architects Respond to Nature
Frank Lloyd Wright and the Myth of the Prairie
Sunday, ​January 21, 2024 - ​2:00 p.m. ​to 3:30 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
January 22 Monday top
1:00 p.m.
Basics of Quiltmaking by Hand
Monday, ​January 22, 2024 - ​1:00 p.m. ​to 3:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
6:00 p.m.
Drawing the Head and Face
Monday, ​January 22, 2024 - ​6:00 p.m. ​to 8:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
6:30 p.m.
Composition
Monday, ​January 22, 2024 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 9:30 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
Beginning Drawing
Monday, ​January 22, 2024 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 9:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
7:00 p.m.
Visions of Panama: Commerce, Culture, and Biodiversity
Monday, ​January 22, 2024 - ​7:00 p.m. ​to 8:30 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
January 23 Tuesday top
10:00 a.m.
Write Into Art: Creative Writing Inspired by Visual Art
Tuesday, ​January 23, 2024 - ​10:00 a.m. ​to 11:30 a.m. ET​
Online Course
10:30 a.m.
Beginning Drawing - In Person
Tuesday, ​January 23, 2024 - ​10:30 a.m. ​to 1:00 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
Painting Water with Watercolor
Session 2 of 2
Tuesday, ​January 23, 2024 - ​10:30 a.m. ​to 1:30 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
Introduction to Photography
Session 2 of 2
Tuesday, ​January 23, 2024 - ​10:30 a.m. ​to 1:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
1:30 p.m.
Intermediate Drawing - In Person
Tuesday, ​January 23, 2024 - ​1:30 p.m. ​to 4:00 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
5:00 p.m.
Elegant and Whimsical Letters in Watercolor
Session 2 of 2
Tuesday, ​January 23, 2024 - ​5:00 p.m. ​to 8:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
6:00 p.m.
Figure Sculpture - In Person
Tuesday, ​January 23, 2024 - ​6:00 p.m. ​to 9:00 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
Introduction to Beading
Session 2 of 2
Tuesday, ​January 23, 2024 - ​6:00 p.m. ​to 9:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
Simply Start Painting Watercolors
Session 2 of 2
Tuesday, ​January 23, 2024 - ​6:00 p.m. ​to 9:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
6:30 p.m.
Drawing on the Right Side of Your Brain - In Person
Tuesday, ​January 23, 2024 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 9:30 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
Contemporary Mosaics: Ancient Motifs, Modern Materials
Tuesday, ​January 23, 2024 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 9:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
Introduction to Photography - In Person
Tuesday, ​January 23, 2024 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 9:00 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
Introduction to Music Theory with Conductor Ernest Johnson
Session 3 of 3
Tuesday, ​January 23, 2024 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 8:30 p.m. ET​
Online Course
6:45 p.m.
Behind an Exodus: The Tycoons Who Helped Jews Leave Eastern Europe
Tuesday, ​January 23, 2024 - ​6:45 p.m. ​to 8:15 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
The Haunting World of Dolphins
Tuesday, ​January 23, 2024 - ​6:45 p.m. ​to 8:15 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
7:00 p.m.
The Bone Wars
Tuesday, ​January 23, 2024 - ​7:00 p.m. ​to 8:30 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
January 24 Wednesday top
12:00 p.m.
Classical Sounds of the Cinema: Magnificent Movie Music
Wednesday, ​January 24, 2024 - ​12:00 p.m. ​to 2:00 p.m. ET​
Online Course
1:30 p.m.
Knitting Socks in Three Weeks - In Person
Wednesday, ​January 24, 2024 - ​1:30 p.m. ​to 4:30 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
Collage and Mixed Media
Session 2 of 2
Wednesday, ​January 24, 2024 - ​1:30 p.m. ​to 4:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
6:00 p.m.
Calligraphy: Introduction to the Italic Hand
Wednesday, ​January 24, 2024 - ​6:00 p.m. ​to 8:30 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
6:30 p.m.
Beginning Oil Painting - In Person
Wednesday, ​January 24, 2024 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 9:30 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
Mixed Media Art Warmups
Session 2 of 2
Wednesday, ​January 24, 2024 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 9:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
Focus and Depth of Field
Wednesday, ​January 24, 2024 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 9:30 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
Spinoza: The Father of Modern Thought
Wednesday, ​January 24, 2024 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 7:45 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
6:45 p.m.
The Visual Language of Islamic Art
Wednesday, ​January 24, 2024 - ​6:45 p.m. ​to 8:00 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
7:00 p.m.
Portrait Painting in Oil and Acrylic
Wednesday, ​January 24, 2024 - ​7:00 p.m. ​to 9:30 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
January 25 Thursday top
1:00 p.m.
Complete Colored Pencils
Thursday, ​January 25, 2024 - ​1:00 p.m. ​to 4:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
1:30 p.m.
Altered Books
Session 2 of 2
Thursday, ​January 25, 2024 - ​1:30 p.m. ​to 4:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
6:30 p.m.
Principles of Abstraction
Session 2 of 2
Thursday, ​January 25, 2024 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 9:30 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
Slow Shutter Speed Photography
Session 2 of 2
Thursday, ​January 25, 2024 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 9:30 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
6:45 p.m.
Many Brains But No Bones: Octopuses and Their Relatives
Thursday, ​January 25, 2024 - ​6:45 p.m. ​to 8:15 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
Beyond Bollywood: 2000 Years of Dance in Southern Asian Art
Thursday, ​January 25, 2024 - ​6:45 p.m. ​to 8:00 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
January 26 Friday top
6:00 p.m.
Bordeaux Unearthed
Friday, ​January 26, 2024 - ​6:00 p.m. ​to 8:00 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
January 27 Saturday top
9:30 a.m.
Understanding Your Digital Mirrorless or SLR Camera
Session 2 of 2
Saturday, ​January 27, 2024 - ​9:30 a.m. ​to 1:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
10:00 a.m.
Freestyle Embroidery Basics - In Person
Saturday, ​January 27, 2024 - ​10:00 a.m. ​to 1:00 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Workshop
The World of the Crusades
Saturday, ​January 27, 2024 - ​10:00 a.m. ​to 4:00 p.m. ET​
Online Seminar
Art + History Museum Tour with Paul Glenshaw
Saturday, ​January 27, 2024 - ​10:00 a.m. ​to 3:30 p.m. ET​
In-Person Tour
1:30 p.m.
Introduction to Blackletter Calligraphy: Textura
Saturday, ​January 27, 2024 - ​1:30 p.m. ​to 4:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
January 28 Sunday top
7:30 p.m.
Masterworks of Five Centuries (Saturday/Sunday series)
Sunday, ​January 28, 2024 - ​7:30 p.m. ​to 9:30 p.m. ET​
In-Person Performance
January 29 Monday top
12:00 p.m.
Visual Literacy: How To Look at Art
Monday, ​January 29, 2024 - ​12:00 p.m. ​to 1:15 p.m. ET​
Online Course
1:00 p.m.
Basics of Quiltmaking by Hand
Session 2 of 2
Monday, ​January 29, 2024 - ​1:00 p.m. ​to 3:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
6:00 p.m.
Drawing the Head and Face
Session 2 of 2
Monday, ​January 29, 2024 - ​6:00 p.m. ​to 8:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
6:30 p.m.
Composition
Session 2 of 2
Monday, ​January 29, 2024 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 9:30 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
Beginning Drawing
Session 2 of 2
Monday, ​January 29, 2024 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 9:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
The Queen's Spymasters: William Cecil, Francis Walsingham, and the First Secret Service
Monday, ​January 29, 2024 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 8:30 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
January 30 Tuesday top
10:00 a.m.
Write Into Art: Creative Writing Inspired by Visual Art
Tuesday, ​January 30, 2024 - ​10:00 a.m. ​to 11:30 a.m. ET​
Online Course
10:30 a.m.
Beginning Drawing - In Person
Session 2 of 2
Tuesday, ​January 30, 2024 - ​10:30 a.m. ​to 1:00 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
Painting Water with Watercolor
Session 3 of 3
Tuesday, ​January 30, 2024 - ​10:30 a.m. ​to 1:30 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
Introduction to Photography
Session 3 of 3
Tuesday, ​January 30, 2024 - ​10:30 a.m. ​to 1:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
12:00 p.m.
Visual Literacy: How To Look at Art
Session 2 of 2
Tuesday, ​January 30, 2024 - ​12:00 p.m. ​to 1:15 p.m. ET​
Online Course
Franz Josef Haydn: First of the Great Classical Masters
Tuesday, ​January 30, 2024 - ​12:00 p.m. ​to 1:30 p.m. ET​
Online Course
Spices 101: Turmeric
Tuesday, ​January 30, 2024 - ​12:00 p.m. ​to 1:15 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
1:30 p.m.
Intermediate Drawing - In Person
Session 2 of 2
Tuesday, ​January 30, 2024 - ​1:30 p.m. ​to 4:00 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
5:00 p.m.
Elegant and Whimsical Letters in Watercolor
Session 3 of 3
Tuesday, ​January 30, 2024 - ​5:00 p.m. ​to 8:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
6:00 p.m.
Figure Sculpture - In Person
Session 2 of 2
Tuesday, ​January 30, 2024 - ​6:00 p.m. ​to 9:00 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
Introduction to Beading
Session 3 of 3
Tuesday, ​January 30, 2024 - ​6:00 p.m. ​to 9:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
6:30 p.m.
Drawing on the Right Side of Your Brain - In Person
Session 2 of 2
Tuesday, ​January 30, 2024 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 9:30 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
Contemporary Mosaics: Ancient Motifs, Modern Materials
Session 2 of 2
Tuesday, ​January 30, 2024 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 9:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
Introduction to Photography - In Person
Session 2 of 2
Tuesday, ​January 30, 2024 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 9:00 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
Exploring Alcohol Inks
Tuesday, ​January 30, 2024 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 9:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
Introduction to Music Theory with Conductor Ernest Johnson
Session 4 of 4
Tuesday, ​January 30, 2024 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 8:30 p.m. ET​
Online Course
6:45 p.m.
Pox Romana: The Plague That Shook the Roman World
Tuesday, ​January 30, 2024 - ​6:45 p.m. ​to 8:00 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
January 31 Wednesday top
10:00 a.m.
Abstract Watercolor for Beginners
Wednesday, ​January 31, 2024 - ​10:00 a.m. ​to 12:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
12:00 p.m.
Classical Sounds of the Cinema: Magnificent Movie Music
Session 2 of 2
Wednesday, ​January 31, 2024 - ​12:00 p.m. ​to 2:00 p.m. ET​
Online Course
Visual Literacy: How To Look at Art
Session 3 of 3
Wednesday, ​January 31, 2024 - ​12:00 p.m. ​to 1:15 p.m. ET​
Online Course
1:30 p.m.
Knitting Socks in Three Weeks - In Person
Session 2 of 2
Wednesday, ​January 31, 2024 - ​1:30 p.m. ​to 4:30 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
Collage and Mixed Media
Session 3 of 3
Wednesday, ​January 31, 2024 - ​1:30 p.m. ​to 4:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
6:00 p.m.
Calligraphy: Introduction to the Italic Hand
Session 2 of 2
Wednesday, ​January 31, 2024 - ​6:00 p.m. ​to 8:30 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
6:30 p.m.
Beginning Oil Painting - In Person
Session 2 of 2
Wednesday, ​January 31, 2024 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 9:30 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
Mixed Media Art Warmups
Session 3 of 3
Wednesday, ​January 31, 2024 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 9:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
Focus and Depth of Field
Session 2 of 2
Wednesday, ​January 31, 2024 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 9:30 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
6:45 p.m.
Birds of Prey: Living with Modern Dinosaurs
Wednesday, ​January 31, 2024 - ​6:45 p.m. ​to 8:15 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
7:00 p.m.
Portrait Painting in Oil and Acrylic
Session 2 of 2
Wednesday, ​January 31, 2024 - ​7:00 p.m. ​to 9:30 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course