Culture

Acrostic Valentine Poems Consumed Crazy-In-Love Colonials

By Dylan Hostetter Nearly 300 years before pop love tunes crowded February airwaves, Virginians penned acrostic love poetry. First published in the Virginia Gazette, they became known as “the lovers’ literary crusade of 1768.”  Acrostic poets use the first letter of each line to spell a hidden message—in these poems, it was the name of […]
March 23, 2025

Braddock Tars: Common Sailors and the Braddock Expedition

Carlyle House Historic Park
March 23, 2025

Keyboard Conversations® with Jeffrey Siegel: Humor in Music

Center for the Arts at George Mason University
March 23, 2025

Keyboard Conversations® with Jeffrey Siegel: Humor in Music

Center for the Arts at George Mason University