Brownstone Puget Sound Supper Club, June 23, 2026: Dr. Janet Baseman
2026-06-23 17:30 - 19:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Family Pancake House, 17621 Redmond Way, Redmond, WA, 98052, United States
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Dr. Janet Baseman
Tuesday, June 23rd from 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Family Pancake House
17621 Redmond Way, Redmond, WA
$60 per person for dinner and wine, coffee and/or tea
Please join us for the Pacific Northwest’s Brownstone Supper Club! It will be an opportunity to build community and lasting relationships while engaging in an interesting conversation about the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic from the perspective of a local epidemiologist at the University of Washington.
About the Speaker
Janet Baseman, PhD, MPH is a Professor of Epidemiology and the Associate Dean for the Public Health Practice at the University of Washington’s (UW) School of Public Health. Her research is in the areas of infectious disease surveillance, public health informatics, and emergency preparedness and response systems. She teaches Field Epidemiology to graduate students and directs UW’s student outbreak response team. Prior to joining the UW faculty, she spent several years at a local public health agency doing boots on the ground public health work.
About the Talk
The University of Washington – and our surrounding communities – were “ground zero” for the COVID-19 pandemic’s entrance into the United States. Dr. Baseman will share what was really going on behind the scenes – including what was known at the time, how that understanding changed, and how those shifts influenced public health guidance and policy decisions.
We will also discuss the real impacts and tradeoffs these decisions had for individuals and communities, reflect on where communication fell short, and consider what it will take to rebuild the public’s trust moving forward.
We hope you can join us!
Venue, Location and Parking
Family Pancake House
17621 Redmond Way, Redmond, WA
Parking is plentiful and free.
Registration
$60 per person. Space is limited so be sure to secure your seat early.
For more information, please contact Susan at srlund@aol.com. Please
include “Puget Sound Supper Club” in the subject line.

Brownstone Supper Club, West Hartford, June 24, 2026: Jeffrey Tucker
2026-06-24 17:30 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Brownstone Supper Club at Butterfly Restaurant, 831 Farmington Ave, West Hartford, CT, 06119, United States
SHARE | PRINT | EMAILOn Wednesday, June 24, 2026, the beloved West Hartford Supper Club – the first in the nation – is pleased to celebrate our country’s 250th birthday with a book party. The book is Spirits of America by Jeffrey Tucker, who will be with us to sign copies and do a reading.
Butterfly is the venue (the real Chinese stuff) with friends of the Brownstone Institute. Come early for cocktails and meet Brownstone Institute friends, scholars, writers, and benefactors, and celebrate victories and discuss challenges ahead. The food is wonderful and the discussion brilliant. Casual and fun, even if some people come in fancier clothing.
Jeffrey Tucker is founder and president of Brownstone, senior economics columnist at Epoch Times, and author of 19 books. Spirits of America is probably the best seller among them, and the one most personally reflective and searching. It seeks to discern and discuss the particular traits of the American character that built a young nation into a model for the world.
The book began as a reflection on the provocative written half a century ago by Eric Sloane, a sometimes dark elucidation of American virtues that were threatened with extinction. Tucker’s book is an update with a brighter spirit about the prospects for a post-lockdown nation. Since its release, it has garnered wide praise for its honesty in grappling with the cultural and political challenges of our time.
Free copies will be available to all. Bring friends so that we can make this birthday and book party a very special occasion.

Brownstone Austin Supper Club June 24, 2026: Mary Parker & Cyndi Collen
2026-06-24 17:30 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Casa Garcia’s, 1901 W William Cannon, Austin, TX, 78745, United States
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June 24, 2026: Mary Parker & Cyndi Collen
Wednesday June 24th @ 5:30pm – 9:00pm
Casa Garcia’s, 1901 W William Cannon, Austin TX 78745
5:30pm – 9:00pm
Austin, Texas
$50 per person for appetizer, dinner, speaker
You’re invited to an eye-opening evening of honest conversation about what’s really happening in mental healthcare — how over-diagnosis has led to the over-medicalization of everyday emotional and behavioral struggles, and how a holistic approach is changing lives in ways pharmaceuticals simply can’t.
About Mary & Cyndi
Mary Parker, LPC-S is a licensed counselor, functional mental health practitioner, and author of Wired for the Wild: How ADHD Is Your Biological Superpower. With years of clinical experience supporting children and families navigating ADHD, Mary has developed a root-cause approach that integrates evolutionary biology, nutrition, nervous system science, and genetic individuality. She brings to every conversation the fire of a clinician who has fought for families, the precision of a researcher who has read the data, and the heart of a mother who has lived it.

Cyndi Collen, LCSW-S is a licensed clinical social worker, certified integrative mental health professional, and founder of Flourish Holistic Mental Wellness and the Mindful Wellness Center of Austin. A clinician and educator with hundreds of successful client outcomes, Cyndi champions holistic, somatic, and integrative approaches to anxiety and depression — and trains fellow therapists on the critical gap between SSRI research findings and what patients and providers are actually told.
About the Talk
Mary & Cyndi tackle one of modern medicine’s most pressing controversies — the over-medicalization of depression and ADHD. They dismantle the widely-promoted chemical imbalance theory, expose the hidden risks of psychiatric medications that patients are never told about, and make the case for holistic and functional approaches that deliver real, lasting results — without the prescription pad. They’ll also break down emerging policy efforts aimed at reining in psychiatric overmedication.
Venue, Location & Parking
Casa Garcia’s is at the intersection of W William Cannon and Menchaca. There is a large parking lot. We will be in the ‘Party Room’, which is to the left of the reception / hostess area.
Registration
$50 per person. Space is limited so be sure to secure your seat early. For more information contact Cyndi at cyndi@flourishholisticwellness.com. Please include “Austin Supper Club” in the subject line.

Brownstone Ashland Supper Club, June 24, 2026: Steve Bhaerman
2026-06-24 17:30 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Ashland Hills Hotel, 2525 Ashland Street, Ashland, 97520, United States
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Wednesday, June 24th, 5:30pm – 9:00pm
Venue: The Ashland Hills Hotel, Cosmos Room, 2525 Ashland St. Ashland OR 97520
$50 per person for salad, entree, and dessert. Beer and wine available for purchase.
Speaker: Steve Bhaerman (aka Swami Beyondananda)
Internationally-known comedian and uncommontator Steve Bhaerman aka Swami Beyondananda will be our guest speaker offering his brand of “comedy disguised as wisdom, wisdom disguised as comedy.” The Swami, who calls himself a “political nomad” (“I no mad at you, you no mad at me”) seeks to bring all sides together through heart-opening laughter and mind-expanding comedy. Swami will also be answering questions from the audience. So if you have an answerable question, Swami will have a questionable answer.
Brownstone Institute has been helping start supper clubs like this around the country. Several of us in Ashland felt inspired to take on the task to rebuild real community, have honest conversations and find our people again.
We meet each month in an elegant setting to enjoy getting to know each other. There will be time for meet & greet, followed by dinner and a noteworthy speaker. We invite you to join us in this new adventure.
Venue Location:
Ashland Hills Hotel
855-482-83102525 Ashland StreetAshland, Oregon 97520
There is plenty of available parking on-site.
Registration:
$50 per person. Space is limited so be sure to secure your seat early. For more information contact Bill at bkindman@mind.net

Brownstone Pittsburgh Supper Club, June 24, 2026: Tom Harrington
2026-06-24 18:30 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | DeBlaze at 131, 131 E main St., Carnegie, PA, 15106, United States
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Wednesday, June 24, 2026 6:30 – 9 pm
$53 includes appetizers and dinner
Pittsburgh Brownstone Supper Club is excited to welcome Senior Brownstone Scholar and Brownstone Fellow, Thomas Harrington, as he presents “Culture and Compulsivity: Can X and other Similar Platforms Really Help Us in our Struggle to Stay Human?”.
Culture is the soil in which we grow and develop as human beings. It precedes each of us into being and thus shapes us in fundamental ways. One of the essential tasks of adults in most societies throughout history has been to pass its structures and the knowledge they contain on to the rising generations, and should those structures begin to fail at the tasks generating social stability and transmitting vital cultural knowledge to the same young, to generate new cultural institutions that will do so in a more apt and efficient manner.
This latter labor is never easy as it requires that the would-be reformers truly understand the history of what it is that he or she is trying to re-make, a process that, in turn, requires a healthy allotment of time for mindful contemplation.
Consumerism, the dominant social ethos of our times, is different from all the other guiding ideologies that preceded it in its ferocious disdain for both contemplation and pre-existing cultural knowledge. It, and the profit-seeking media that serve its interests seek, above all, to play upon natural human fascination with novelty to generate compulsive behaviors that consign the citizenry to living in an eternally juvenile present, cut off from the historical wisdom needed to respond to the our social challenges we face in new and creative ways.
Is it reasonable to think that a new and renewed humanism can emerge from such spaces? Or should we perhaps be looking more intently in other places?
Thomas Harrington is Professor Emeritus of Hispanic Studies at Trinity College in Hartford, CT. His academic research centers on Iberian movements of national identity and contemporary Catalan culture, while his more public writing looks at how social elites make culture and tailor its contents to their strategic needs over time. He is the author of The Treason of the Experts: Covid and the Credentialed Class and the forthcoming Staying Human in a Soul-Stealing Age. Several of his other essays and a selection of his photography are published at his website, Words in The Pursuit of Light.

Brownstone Bandera, TX Supper Club, June 26, 2026: Daniel Mentz
2026-06-26 17:00 - 21:00 (America/Chicago) | Sovereignty Ranch, 165 Wyatt Ranch Rd E, Bandera, TX, 78003, United States
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165 Wyatt Ranch Rd., East Bandera, Texas
Dinner: Six-course farm-to-table meal at The Barn Restaurant
Optional Farm Tour: 5:00 PM | Dinner & Presentation: 6:30 PM
$80 per person
Speaker: Daniel Mentz
Speaker Bio:
Daniel Mentz, originally from Germany, moved to California in 2009 with the goal of building a career in the entertainment industry. After gaining valuable insight into its inner workings as an actor and filmmaker, he chose to pursue a different path aligned with his evolving values.
The events of 2020 deepened his focus on personal freedom, individual rights, and the structures that influence modern society. This led him to explore practical ways to live with greater autonomy and reduce reliance on centralized systems. Through dedicated research and study, he developed a strong interest in self-governance and personal responsibility.
Please join us for an immersive evening as we gather in person to explore ideas surrounding freedom, personal responsibility, and practical pathways toward greater independence. Guests will enjoy a farm-to-table dining experience prepared by Mollie Engelhart and the Sovereignty Ranch team.
If you arrive early, you can join Mollie Engelhart for a 45-minute farm tour and learn about regenerative agriculture, soil health, livestock integration, and the work being done at Sovereignty Ranch.
Price: $80
Dinner: Six-course farm-to-table meal at The Barn Restaurant
Optional Farm Tour: 5:00 PM
Dinner & Presentation: 6:30 PM
If you have any questions, please contact Mollie Engelhart at 818-939-7248 or email howdy@sovereigntyranch.com

Brownstone ﻿﻿Charlotte, NC Supper Club, June 30, 2026: Mayor Roberts Burns
2026-06-30 18:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Napa on Providence, 110 Perrin Place, Charlotte, NC, 28207, United States
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Speaker: Mayor Robert Burns
Tuesday, June 30 @ 6:00pm – 9:00pm
Napa on Providence, 110 Perrin Pl, Charlotte, NC 28207
$46 per person includes meal, soda or tea, venue fees, tax, and gratuity. Gluten Free & Vegetarian options included. Cash bar available.
Mayor Robert Burns
On Tuesday, June 30, 2026, the Charlotte Supper Club is pleased to welcome Mayor Robert Burns of Monroe, North Carolina, known for his bold leadership, commitment to limited government, and passionate defense of American founding values.
About the Talk
From Government Overreach to True Liberty: Reclaiming American Values
As bureaucratic overreach from Washington and state governments continues to expand, fundamental American principles; individual liberty, parental rights, and local self-governance – are being eroded. Mayor Robert Burns will discuss how America can reclaim its founding values and why limiting government power is essential for strong families and thriving communities.
Drawing on his leadership in Monroe, where a commitment to fiscal discipline, limited government, and personal responsibility has produced positive results, and his hands-on service during Hurricane Helene relief, Mayor Burns offers a compelling vision for returning power to the people and restoring constitutional government.
Come early and meet Brownstone Institute friends, scholars, writers, and benefactors. Celebrate victories and discuss challenges ahead. The venue is lovely, the seasonal menu is delicious, and the discussion brilliant.
About the Speaker
Mayor Robert Burns of Monroe, North Carolina, has become known for his bold leadership, commitment to limited government, and belief that people, not bureaucracy, know best how to build strong communities. From leading Monroe with fiscal discipline and a business-minded approach to personally helping coordinate Hurricane Helene relief efforts in Western North Carolina, Burns has shown what servant leadership looks like. Mayor Burns delivers a passionate message on defending constitutional freedoms, parental rights, faith, and the founding values that made America exceptional, calling on citizens to reclaim liberty and put government back in its proper place.
Venue, Location & Parking
Napa on Providence, 110 Perrin Pl, Charlotte, NC 28207. Private onsite parking.
Registration
$46 per person includes meal, soda or tea, fees, tax, and gratuity. Ticket sales close three days prior to the event so be sure to secure your seat early! For more information contact Amber Santiago at supperclub@pm.me. Please include “Charlotte Supper Club” in the subject line.

Brownstone Chattanooga Supper Club, July 7, 2026: John Holler
2026-07-07 17:30 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | State of Confusion, 301 E Main St, Chattanooga, TN, 37408, United States
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John Holler
State of Confusion (Pumphouse), 301 E Main St., Chattanooga, TN 37408 (423) 760-3473
$45 includes dinner including tax and gratuity. Cash bar available.
Please join us for an evening with John Holler, of Bee Creek Farm in Crossville, TN. Learn more about regenerative agriculture from a local farmer!
Topic: Why Regenerative Agriculture?
What is it and why does it matter? We’ll delve into the comparison of farming methods (and how they affect our food and our society), where we think the Regenerative revolution is going, and how you can get involved
John Holler is a co-founder of Bee Creek Farm in Crossville, TN. The farm was established in 2021 as a renovation of a previously conventional 240-acre cattle ranch. Today they graze a herd of over 120 cattle and operate a holistic apple orchard, all without the use of any pharmaceuticals or agrichemicals, based on the philosophy and methods of Regenerative Agriculture.
About the Venue:
The Chattanooga Supper Club will be hosted at State of Confusion Restaurant, which is known for its wood-fired dishes, ceviche and beer. Some free parking is available for State of Confusion patrons in a nearby parking lot (You’ll see a parking attendant at the lot entrance and State of Confusion signage).
For any questions, please contact Janet Gorbitz (our local host) at operations@brownstone.org.

Brownstone Greater Boston Supper Club, July 7, 2026: Gigi Foster
2026-07-07 17:30 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Rocco’s Restaurant and Bar, 193 Main Street, Wilmington, MA, 01887, United States
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Tuesday, July 7th | 5:30pm – 9:00pm
Wilmington, MA
$55 per person
Please join us for an evening of lively conversation, intriguing speakers, and fun! This month we are pleased to welcome Brownstone Institute Senior Scholar Gigi Foster, now on sabbatical in the US.
About Gigi Foster
Gigi Foster works in diverse fields including education, social influence, time use, lab experiments, behavioural economics, and Australian policy. Named 2019 Young Economist of the Year by the Economic Society of Australia, she publishes in both specialised and cross-disciplinary outlets, and her innovative teaching was awarded a 2017 Australian Awards for University Teaching (AAUT) Citation for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning. She has filled numerous roles of service to the profession and engages heavily on economic matters with the Australian community, as one of Australia’s leading economics communicators, in the media and at live events. She co-founded the think tank Australians for Science and Freedom in 2023, and is an author of dozens of academic articles and several books, including The Great Covid Panic (2021) and Do Lockdowns and Border Closures Serve the “Greater Good”? (2022).
About the Talk
The ethics, politics and economics of Western renewalThe modern West is in decline, as evidenced in our institutions, our culture, and the betrayal of our people by elites who disregard the needs ofa healthy society in favour of serving power. What to do? In thisBrownstone Supper Club talk, I will describe my approach to this uber-problem as an economist trained in the broad social sciences, from both a theoretical and a highly practical standpoint, focussing on desirable and feasible options for institutional redesign. Amongst other things I will discuss the mission and activities of the free think tank I co-founded and co-direct, Australians for Science and Freedom, and the newest attempt at Western renewal in which I am involved: a serious proposal for the secession of Western Australia from that country’s Commonwealth government. I will also briefly discuss the origin of Brownstone Institute’s first published book, The Great Covid Panic, released in September 2021, which I co-authored with Paul Frijters and Michael Baker.
Venue, Location & Parking
Rocco’s, 193 Main Street, Wilmington. Free parking. Overflow parking at Dunkin’ Donuts next door, or across the street @ Sherwin Williams.
Registration
$55 per person. Space is limited so be sure to secure your seat early!
For more information contact Brianne at BrianneKrupsaw@gmail.com
Please include “July Supper Club” in the subject line.

Brownstone Puget Sound Supper Club, July 21, 2026: Dann Mead Smith
2026-07-21 17:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Family Pancake House, 17621 Redmond Way, Redmond, WA, 98052, United States
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Dann Mead Smith
Tuesday, July 21st from 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Family Pancake House
17621 Redmond Way, Redmond, WA
$60 per person for dinner and wine, coffee and/or tea
The Puget Sound Brownstone Supper Club welcomes Dann Mead Smith as our Speaker when we meet again on July 21, 2026. Please join us at the Redmond Family Pancake House for Happy Hour anytime after 5:00 PM. We will order food around 5:30 p.m. The restaurant asks that we leave by 7:40 p.m. for their 8 o’clock closing.
Happy 250th Birthday, America!
Topic: “Order in The Court!”
We have a once-in-a-generation opportunity to bring balance to the Washington State Supreme Court.
FIVE SEATS (of nine) ON THE COURT ARE ON THE 2026 BALLOT.
Please join us for a dynamic evening with one of Washington State’s most respected leaders, Dann Mead Smith and his Special Guests!
Supreme Court Candidates Dave Larson and Scott Edwards are joining Dann to talk about why it is so important that we capture this generational opportunity to add new voices to the Supreme Court. There is a focused effort to support these candidates called Full Court Press. Plan to come early to visit with these judicial candidates, as well as each other!
Please register early to join us.
BIOGRAPHY
Dann Mead Smith
During over two decades as President, Dann Mead Smith honed the Washington Policy Center into the trusted action-focused think tank it is today. Scores of WPC recommendations are now law, putting paid to the claim that Dann built one of the most impactful think tanks in the country.
In 2021, he stepped away to establish his own firm. The Mead Smith Group under Dann’s leadership is now at the epicenter of efforts to save our state from the aftermath of forty years of one-party rule. It’s time to act to restore balance and common sense.
Dann’s primary client is Project 42, a 501c4 advocacy, capacity building, nonprofit organization that he co-founded in 2020. Some of the nonprofit groups launched and supported by Project 42 include: Change Washington, Citizen Action Defense Fund, League of our Own/WA and Full Court Press.

2026 Polyface Retreat : August 28-29, 2026
2026-08-28 08:00 - 2026-08-29 17:00 (America/New_York) | Polyface Farm, 43 Pure Meadows Lane, Swoope, VA, United States
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Friday and Saturday, August 28-29, 2026
Brownstone Institute at Polyface Farm in Swoope, VA
Brownstone Institute’s second retreat at Polyface Farms offers loyal Brownstone readers a chance to join us in an exciting opportunity to learn from the best minds on the subjects of health freedom, educational freedom, freedom from censorship, and more. This will all be held at the home of one of the world’s greatest leaders in regenerative farming.
You can join with these powerful thinkers to share knowledge and expertise, discover hidden histories, learn about the many industrial complexes that have gained so much power, and find ways around and through this crisis.
The event begins on Friday morning with an early morning registration and a delicious breakfast and ends Saturday afternoon.
Ticket pricing, individual: $265
($240 with early bird coupon discount of $25 until April 30, 2026).
Use coupon code 2026POLYBIRD during checkout for early bird pricing.
Optional Add-on:
Thursday Meet and Greet at Hotel 24 South. We encourage you to enjoy the local cuisine in Staunton’s quaint downtown area for dinner and then join us for a reception at Hotel 24 South.
This will be at 7-9 pm, Thursday, August 27, 2026.
Cost: $60 per person. (This will include snacks and bar).
Limited to 100.
Dress: Business casual.
More info: https://dev.brownstone.org/polyface-retreat-2026/

Friday, August 28, 2026 Polyface VIP Dinner
2026-08-28 18:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Blu Point Seafood Co., 123 W. Beverley, Staunton, 24401, United States
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This will include Dinner and Bar.
Cost: $250 per person.
Dress: Business casual.
There is a covered parking garage and also a parking lot within one block of the restaurant, in addition to on-street parking.

The Challenge Ahead: 6th Annual Brownstone Institute Conference and Gala
2026-11-06 08:00 - 2026-11-07 17:00 (America/New_York) | Chattanooga, TN, Chattanooga, TN, United States
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Friday and Saturday, November 6 – 7, 2026
Chattanooga, TN
Register Today: https://dev.brownstone.org/the-challenge-ahead/
