Our next event— As we hope everyone can appreciate, ARCE DC has had to cancel its in-person meetings for the foreseeable future. We are now shifting to online lectures via Zoom until we can all safely meet in person again. Here's what we have planned April: The chapter will not offer a lecture this month, since ARCE's annual meeting will take place (virtually) April 22-25. May 22, 2021: Study Day & Fundraiser four lectures, 10AM-2:45PM, via Zoom Details to come for the rest of the year. Here are a few teasers— June 26, 2021 (Saturday): Juan Carlos Morena Garcia: Ancient Egyptian Markets October 15, 2021 (Friday): Peter Brand: Afterlife: The Post Mortem Adventures and Cultural Memory of Ramesses II November: André J. Veldmeijer: King Tut's Leather In the meantime, we hope you were able to "attend" the online lectures that ARCE headquarters is arranging. They're an exclusive benefit for ARCE members. If you're not a member, think about joining! (Choose Washington, DC, as your chapter.) Details are here at the ARCE headquarters website. The American Research Center in Egypt (ARCE) DC Chapter If you love anything to do with Ancient Egypt, this organization is the place for you! ARCE-DC offers monthly lectures by noted scholars as well as seminars, social events, tours, and museums trips—all focused on Ancient Egypt. Come meet others who share the same passion. ARCE-DC is the largest of ARCE's 13 chapters in the United States. Our in-person events are open to the public. To stay up to date with our events, like us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter 2020-2021 Talks Presented: September 18, 2020, 7PM: October 16, 2020, 7PM: November 13, 2020, 7PM: January 15, 2021, 7PM: February 19, 2021, 7PM: March 20, 2021, Noon (Saturday): 2019-2020 Talks Presented: September 13, 2019: October 18, 2019: Galina Belova: "The White Walls" of Memphis November 1, 2019: Nikolaos Lazaridis: Rockin’ to the Dawn, the Study of Ancient Rock Graffiti at Kharga Oasis January 24, 2020: Adela Oppenheim: Excavating the South Temple of Senwosret III at Dahshur February 21, 2020: Vanessa Davies: Egyptology's Diverse History—African American Voices July 22, 2020, 8PM: Sponsor-a-Speaker Program— In 2012 ARCE-DC established the Sponsor-a-Speaker program whereby a member can sponsor a speaker's honorarium, travel costs, and/or host a speaker for a home stay (usually one night). Sponsoring the cost of the venue rental is also welcome. This allows the chapter to bring the best speakers to D.C. Should you be interested in sponsoring a speaker or the venue rental, please let the chapter's board know at arce.dc.news@gmail.com President: Ann Williams Vice President: Robin Young Lectures Coordinators: Louise Rasnake, Shomarka Keita Annual Student Award Coordinator: Asmaa Alieldin Ali Abdelfattah Treasurer: Joe Chapman At-Large: Joseph Bothwell Questions? Email us at arce.dc.news at gmail Follow us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/arcedc And Twitter https://twitter.com/home |
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