US vs Europe: What Has Changed?

Monday, July 21, 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM Changing US policies and politics in Europe may have left you wondering how the US is viewed in Europe. How are the politics and policies of the US impacting Europe and US business in Europe? Is being an American traveler in Europe a good idea right now?…

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Victims of Communism Museum In-Person Tour

Wednesday, July 23, 2025, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM After bidding good riddance to the Cold War 35 years ago, many discarded fears of global communism posing an existential challenge to American liberties.  The Victims of Communism Museum offers a stark reminder of the mind-numbing human costs that communism inflicted in the 20th century and documents its continuing depredations…

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Arlington’s Often Unknown History

Monday, August 4, 2025, 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM Step into the layered and often surprising history of Arlington, Virginia with this engaging virtual tour of its most revealing historical sites. Guided by longtime Arlington resident and travel journalist Barbara Noe Kennedy—author of 100 Things to Do in Arlington Before You Die—you’ll journey through centuries of…

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Let Encore Learning Take You Out to the Ballgame

Thursday, August 21, 2025, 4:05PM – Game end Join us as the Washington Nationals play their Eastern Division rivals, the New York Mets, at Nationals Stadium.  We have reserved 20 seats in section 203 (in the shade) for this game with an option to buy more if a waitlist develops. The ticket price is $38…

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Guided Tour of the Torpedo Factory Art Center, Alexandria

Monday, June 23, 2025, 12:00 PM – 1:15 PM The Torpedo Factory Art Center (https://torpedofactory.org/) occupies the site of a munitions plant built in 1918 on the Potomac that assembled many of the U.S. torpedoes used during WWII.  Over the last 50 years, it has been transformed into the nation’s largest number of publicly accessible artists’…

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Fall 2025 Course Preview

Thursday, September 4, 2025, 9:30 AM – 12:00 Noon Are you interested in expanding your world both socially and intellectually? Encore Learning helps you do both! We’ll give a brief overview of our organization, then our instructors will share information about their upcoming courses. Encore Learning is a non-profit adult learning community with about 1,000…

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