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Profs and Pints brings professors and other college instructors into bars, cafes, and other venues to give fascinating talks or to conduct instructive workshops. They cover a wide range of subjects, including history, politics, popular culture, horticulture, literature, creative writing, and personal finance. Anyone interested in learning and in meeting people with similar interests should join. Lectures are structured to allow at least a half hour for questions and an additional hour for audience members to meet each other. Admission to Profs and Pints events requires the purchase of tickets, either in advance (through the link provided in event descriptions) or at the door to the venue. Many events sell out in advance.

Although Profs and Pints has a social mission--expanding access to higher learning while offering college instructors a new income source--it is NOT a 501c3. It was established as a for-profit company in hopes that, by developing a profitable business model, it would be able to spread to other communities much more quickly than a nonprofit dependent on philanthropic support. That said, it is welcoming partners and collaborators as it seeks to build up audiences and spread to new cities. For more information email [email protected].

Thank you for your interest in Profs and Pints.

Regards,

Peter Schmidt, Founder, Profs and Pints

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  • Profs & Pints San Francisco: Exploring Mysticism
    Bartlett Hall, San Francisco, CA
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  • Profs & Pints Alameda: Bridgerton and the Bodice-Ripper
    Faction Brewing, Alameda, CA
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    • Photo of Sarah Thompson
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