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Recreating Ancient Recipes With VAWAA

Starts Sat, Sep 25
3 Sessions
$235 per person
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Stories in the Stones: How to Read a Gravestone With Dr. Elise M. Ciregna

Starts Wed, Oct 27
4 Sessions
$265 per person
In this four-part course, learn how to decode the stories in gravestones and deepen your understanding of America’s cemeteries.
+ 3 other dates
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Mixology Around the World: Global Cocktails with Mixellany

Starts Tue, Sep 28
3 Sessions
$75 per person
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Nina Nightingale's Charm School: Basket Weaving

Tue, Sep 28
$15 per device
Join curiosity artist Nina Nightingale for an evening of crafting, history, and impolite discourse.
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Exploring Basque Culture and Cuisine w/ Devour Tours

Wed, Sep 29
$30 per device
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Special Access: Vertebrate Paleontology at The Academy of Natural Sciences

Wed, Sep 29
$20 per device
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Quilting Culture & Practice With Aaron Sanders Head

Starts Wed, Sep 29
6 Sessions
$235 per person
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Monster of the Month w/ Colin Dickey: Zombies

Thu, Sep 30
$12 per device
Explore the world's greatest monsters, myths, and legends with paranormal author and cultural historian, Colin Dickey!
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Looking for Lizards: Herping With Dr. Earyn McGee

Starts Thu, Sep 30
4 Sessions
$240 per person
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Searching for Russia’s Northern Lights

Russia
Nov 22–28, 2021
From $3,830 USD
Bear witness to the ethereal glow of the Northern Lights, explore Arctic Russia, and see life in the Polar Circle up close.
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Turkmenistan and the Gates of Hell

Turkmenistan
Mar 18–27, 2022
From $3,475 USD
On this sweeping, eclectic adventure through Turkmenistan, marvel at the towering white-marble structures of Ashgabat, roam through barren deserts and a world-class canyon, and spend the night camped out beside the flaming Gates of Hell.
+ 2 other dates
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Pyramids and Petroglyphs of Sudan

Sudan
Mar 22–Apr 1, 2022
From $5,680 USD
Journey along the Nile, across the Sudanese desert, and discover the pyramids and archaeological treasures of ancient civilizations.
+ 1 other date
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The Culinary Crossroads of Marseille

France
Jun 6–12, 2022
From $5,130 USD
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The Restaurant Preserving Dishes From Every Corner of Nepal

From blog to bistro, Prashanta Khanal’s focus is forgotten and overlooked foods.
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15 Places to Celebrate Hispanic and Latino Heritage

From taquerias to libraries, a few locations to kick off the month-long festivities.
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How a First Nations Restaurateur Found Her Family Through Food

For more than a decade, Salmon n' Bannock has been serving indigenous cuisine and stories in Vancouver.
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Found: An Early Merlin Tale, Hidden for Centuries

The fragments tell a new version of the magician's encounter with the enchantress Viviane.
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To Imagine a 39-Million-Year-Old Forest, Start Small—Very Small

Decades of work has revealed a "megadiverse" ancient landscape in northern Peru that was destroyed in a volcanic eruption.
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