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Brownstone Bandera, TX Supper Club, May 29, 2026: Mikki Willis
2026-05-29 17:30 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Sovereignty Ranch, 165 Wyatt Ranch Rd E, Bandera, TX, 78003, United States
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165 Wyatt Ranch Rd., East Bandera, Texas
Comes with dessert and two beverages
Optional Farm tour at 5:30 pm; Dinner starts at 7:00 pm
$80 per person
About the Speaker:
Best-selling author and award-winning investigative filmmaker Mikki Willis is respected internationally for exposing corruption at the highest levels. His films have been used in high-profile criminal trials to exonerate innocent people from political persecution and to help secure victories in historic lawsuits against the most powerful forces in Big Media.
In 2005, he launched Elevate Film Festival, a global competition that challenged filmmakers to spotlight solutions to humanity’s greatest challenges. The one-of-a-kind event earned the title of “The World’s Largest Single-Screen Film Event.” Following a three-year tour, the festival evolved into Elevate Films, an independent, cause-driven production company.
Since then, Elevate has created hundreds of breakthrough productions, including record-setting viral videos, television series, documentaries, and feature films.
In 2020, Willis released the first installment of his documentary series, Plandemic, which was shared by more than one billion people worldwide, making it the most viewed documentary series in history.
Through his courageous work, Willis has gained an international following among audiences seeking alternative perspectives on health, governance, and the role of the media in shaping public perception.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. offered this endorsement:
“Mikki Willis is the Paul Revere of the rebellion against the burgeoning totalitarianism of the Biosecurity State. Willis’ incendiary film, Plandemic, planted the seeds of revolution in a billion open minds and ignited a global conflagration of critical thinking.”

Brownstone Chattanooga Supper Club, June 2, 2026: Melissa McDonald
2026-06-02 17:30 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | State of Confusion, 301 E Main St, Chattanooga, TN, 37408, United States
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Melissa McDonald
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 Melissa McDonald. In this talk, Melissa introduces five of her favorite herbs and the ways they support the body—from immune health to stress and overall vitality. Drawing from her experience as a Master Herbalist and Naturopath, she offers a simple, approachable introduction to herbal medicine, designed to build understanding and awareness.
About the Speaker:
Melissa is a natural health expert with a passion for empowering individuals to make meaningful changes that can dramatically improve their health and overall well-being. As a Master Herbalist and Naturopath, she takes a comprehensive, integrative approach to wellness.
She weaves her knowledge, faith, and experience together to educate and inspire others through classes and personal consultations, helping individuals care for the whole person—body, mind, and spirit—through practical, natural solutions.
Melissa and her family relocated to Chattanooga, Tennessee three years ago after selling their successful medicinal herb and elderberry farm outside of Kansas City. Today, she focuses on teaching, mentoring, and investing in real estate.
Outside of her work, Melissa enjoys gardening, hiking, pickleball, cooking, and spending time with family and friends.
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, June 2, 2026: Jan Jekielek
2026-06-02 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, June 2nd, 5:30pm – 9:00pm
Wilmington, MA
Please join us for an evening of lively conversation, intriguing speakers, and fun! This month we are pleased to welcome Jan Jekielek.
About the Speaker
Jan Jekielek is a NYT bestselling author and award winning journalist and filmmaker. He has worked with The Epoch Times for over 20 years, most recently as senior editor and host of the show American Thought Leaders.
Years ago Jan was studying the evolutionary biology of lemurs in Madagascar, when his life took an unexpected turn. Exposed to the realities of human rights violations in China, he started working with an underground railroad helping Chinese dissidents escape through the Golden Triangle to Thailand and ultimately to Western countries. It was then that he realized that telling unknown heroes’ stories was transformative, both for him and his readers.
Determined to tell true stories, Jan started working with The Epoch Times at a time when popular narratives in the West hid the dark underbelly of communist China. He did some of the earliest reporting on the Chinese regime’s continuing practice of forced organ harvesting from prisoners of conscience.
Over the last seven years, Jan has interviewed nearly a thousand thought leaders on camera, including heads of state, U.S. cabinet secretaries and agency heads, and congressional members.
Jan specializes in long-form content that tackles the grand narratives of our time. As a filmmaker, he has produced DeSantis: Florida vs. Lockdowns, The Unseen Crisis: Vaccine Stories You Were Never Told, and the ‘optimistic’ Holocaust documentary Finding Manny.
He is the author of the NYT bestselling book, Killed to Order: China’s Organ Harvesting Industry and the True Nature of America’s Biggest Adversary.
About the Talk
In China, wait times for life-saving organ transplants aren’t measured in years or months—but in weeks, sometimes even days. Evidence shows that many of these organs are not from voluntary donors at all, but instead imprisoned prisoners of conscience, mostly practitioners of the Falun Gong spiritual discipline and increasingly, Uyghur Muslims. This is the story of how a totalitarian, communist system can turn medicine into murder—where consent is absent, human beings are treated as inventory, and surgery is scheduled around execution.
Even more disquieting is the way this underlying logic of utilitarian bioethics—taken to an extreme in China—is spreading to the West. In Canada, for example, the rapid expansion of euthanasia under the Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) regime has been accompanied by a steady rise in organ procurement from MAiD patients, prompting serious concern that vulnerable individuals may be subtly pressured toward euthanasia and subsequent organ donation.
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 buy your ticket early!
For more information contact Brianne at briannekrupsaw@gmail.com Please include “June Supper Club” in the subject line.

Brownstone Manhattan Supper Club, June 10, 2026 : Bobbie Anne Flower Cox
2026-06-10 17:30 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Carmine’s, 2450 Broadway, New York, NY, 10024, United States
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Wednesday, June 10, 2026 | 5:30 – 9 pm
Carmine’s | 2450 Broadway (between 90th and 91st Streets), Manhattan
From 5:30-6 p.m. we will have drinks at the bar and mingle. We will be seated for dinner at 6 p.m. in the Bellini Room. Tickets are $80 and cover dinner only. Drinks can be purchased by individuals at their expense.
Speaker bio
Bobbie Anne Flower Cox is a New York civil rights and Constitutional law attorney, and a Fellow at the Brownstone Institute. She has been practicing law for over 25 years. Formerly with the international law firm, Nixon Peabody, LLP, Attorney Cox is now the principal at Cox Lawyers, PLLC. She has extensive experience suing government entities on behalf of her clients.
Attorney Cox won a historic lawsuit against New York Governor Kathy Hochul and the NYS Department of Health, striking down their unconstitutional “Isolation and Quarantine Procedures” regulation. She also fought another crucial lawsuit against the left’s Trojan Horse, known as “Proposal 1” (the so-called “Equal Rights Amendment”) and won. However, the Attorney General appealed and the Democrat-controlled appellate court reversed her win. Attorney Cox is an avid defender of our rights and our Constitution. She lectures extensively throughout New York, and around the country.
You can follow Attorney Cox at: – https://attorneycox.substack.com
– on Twitter @Attorney_Cox
You can support her work and make a donation at: www.CoxLawyers.com
Program:
“The New York Death Spiral… We Are At A Turning Point”

Attorney Bobbie Anne Cox fought against Governor Kathy Hochul’s “Quarantine Camps,” fought against the Democrats’ illegal redistricting, fought against the toxic “Prop 1” (aka “Equal Rights Amendment”), and now she’s fighting to #TakeBackNY from the chokehold we’re in. Attorney Cox will give a riveting talk about how NY politicians are eviscerating our rights and freedoms at an astounding rate, behind closed doors, and with barely any media exposing them. She will speak about the most egregious laws Albany has recently passed, dangerous bills in the pipeline, and what it all means for you and your family. Don’t miss this critical talk so you can be empowered to protect your rights and help #TakeBackNY in 202

Brownstone Utah Supper Club, June 11, 2026: Jeff Hays
2026-06-11 18:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Harvest Restaurant at Thanksgiving Point, 3003 N Thanksgiving Way, Lehi, UT, 84048, United States
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Jeff Hays
June 11, 2026 @ 6:00 – 9:00pm $59
Restaurant name and address
6:00 – 9:00 pm
Harvest Restaurant at Thanksgiving Point
3003 N Thanksgiving Way, Lehi, UT 84048
$59 per person for appetizer, salad, entree, and dessert, including tax and gratuity
About Jeff Hays
Jeff Hays is an award winning filmmaker, author, and television producer, who gained national attention in 2004 with Fahrenhype 9/11, a response to Michael Moore’s Fahrenheit 9/11. A followup documentary, On Native Soil (2006), focused on the perspective of surviving family members of 9/11 victims and their efforts to create the 9/11 Commission. Narrated by Kevin Costner and Hilary Swank, the documentary was acquired by LionsGate and NBC and was short-listed for an Academy Award.
Jeff’s collaborative efforts have led to many multi-part series covering subjects including health and nutrition (GMOs Revealed), medical issues (Covid Revealed, The Real Anthony Fauci), wealth-building (Crypto Revealed), religious, and political topics. Jeff Hays films was the Executive Producer for The Fix, an Academy Award-nominated documentary based on Johann Hari’s NY Times bestseller Chasing the Scream, about the ineffective “war on drugs.”
Based in Draper, Utah, Hays continues to produce media projects and speak on issues involving freedom, health, and emerging cultural change.
About the talk
Jeff Hays brings to our evening his knowledge and experience in the film and publishing industries. His ability to examine the many facets of major events and topics, get to the kernel of the matter, and present complex issues in understandable, entertaining, and informative ways will all be part of his talk, and our discussion, on June 11. Join us!
Venue, Location & Parking
Harvest Restaurant at Thanksgiving Point
3003 N Thanksgiving Way
Lehi, UT 84048
Located at Water Tower Plaza
Free, convenient parking
Registration
$59 per person for appetizer, salad, entree, and dessert, including tax and gratuity
Please secure your tickets early as we have less time between events, due to a one-week postponement of our supper club in May.
For more information contact:
Lori Weintz at lweintz@comcast.net or Matt Warnock at matt@rcherbals.com
Please include “Utah Supper Club” in the subject line

Brownstone Midwest Supper Club, June 15, 2026: Mark Fraley
2026-06-15 18:30 - 21:30 (America/New_York) | Lennie’s, 514 E. Kirkwood Ave, Bloomington, IN, 47408, United States
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June 15, 2026: Mark Fraley
Monday June 15 @ 6:30pm – 9:30pm
Lennie’s Restaurant, 514 E. Kirkwood Ave, Bloomington, IN
6:30pm – 9:30pm
$55 per person includes a buffet dinner, wine, beer and soft drinks.
Please join us for an evening of warm community, lively conversation and great food & drink. This month we are pleased to welcome Mark Fraley, Associate Director of the Political and Civic Engagement (PACE) Program at Indiana University Bloomington. He’ll give a talk titled “On Misunderstanding and Being Misunderstood”.
About Mark Fraley
Mark Fraley works at the intersection of contemplative practice and democratic deliberation. As Associate Director of the Political and Civic Engagement (PACE) Program at Indiana University Bloomington, he designs and facilitates programming around civic dialogue, viewpoint diversity, and democratic engagement. He co-founded IU’s Heterodox Academy campus community and chairs the IU Votes initiative. His practice draws on contemplative training as well as the tradition of structured public deliberation, and he brings both to bear on the challenge of genuine cross-ideological understanding.
About the Talk
We like to think we engage with ideas on their merits. In practice, we’re remarkably quick to reach for a label, and once the label lands, the conversation is over before it begins. This talk explores how pre-established frames shape the way we receive unfamiliar ideas, and how that dynamic produces a particular kind of isolation: the experience of speaking and not being heard.
Drawing on contemplative traditions and deliberative frameworks, Mark Fraley offers a framework for sitting with that discomfort rather than resolving it prematurely, and for approaching genuine disagreement with something closer to curiosity than defense.
Venue & Details
Lennie’s is a beloved Bloomington institution known for its warm atmosphere, exceptional cuisine, and craft beer selection. For over 30 years, Lennie’s has been bringing people together over delicious food and drink in a setting perfect for meaningful conversation.
Location & Parking
Lennie’s is located at 514 E. Kirkwood Ave in the heart of downtown Bloomington, Indiana. Free parking is available after 5PM in the Indiana University Von Lee Parking Lot at the corner of Sixth and Dunn, and in the Indiana University Parking Lot #402 at 4th and Dunn. There is also metered parking (metered until 9PM) available on streets surrounding Kirkwood Avenue. Several parking garages are within walking distance.
Ticket Information
$55 per person includes a tasty buffet dinner and drinks. Space is limited so secure your spot now!
Accommodations
Excellent hotels within walking distance of Lennie’s:
Grant Street Inn – A historic charming local inn
Graduate Bloomington – A boutique hotel celebrating Indiana University’s heritage
For more information contact Joni McGary at jonimcgary@me.com. Please include “supper club” in the subject line.

Brownstone Pittsboro, NC Supper Club, June 16: Tracy Hollister
2026-06-16 18:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Forest Hall at Chatham Mills, 480 Hillsboro Street, Suite 530, Pittsboro, NC, 27312, United States
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Forest Hall at Chatham Mills
Tuesday, June 16, 2026 @ 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
$48 includes full meal and non-alcohol drinks, cash bar available
On this special evening we are thrilled to welcome Tracy Hollister, Raleigh-based MAHA leader, research consultant, and passionate health freedom advocate.
About the Talk
How Can We Become Independently Healthy?
To help those of us who are disillusioned with allopathic sickcare find our way to personalized, root-cause healing and health freedom, Tracy will address a central question of our times: “How Can We Become Independently Healthy?” Drawing on her own health awakening journey, getting off 25 years of medications, and experiences with her North Carolina medical family, Tracy will share how we got to be so sick as a country, who is really “in the room” during a doctor visit, why trust in public health and doctors has plummeted, and how Kennedy’s HHS policies are making a difference.
Using mental health as an example, Tracy will then share a practical root-cause framework to help you take charge of your own health agenda. She’ll guide you through the booming world of root-cause healing– covering types of diagnostics, therapies, and practitioners –plus exactly where to learn about, fund, and connect with them. Ready to break free from sickcare? This is your roadmap.
About the Speaker
Tracy Hollister earned her Masters in Public Policy at Duke and is a Raleigh-based MAHA leader, research consultant, and health freedom warrior. She served as Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.’s Deputy Elector Director on his presidential campaign, leading efforts to vet electors and secure ballot access. Once Kennedy joined forces with Trump, she used her bridge-building and story-telling skills to spearhead the MAHA Voices video series to amplify Kennedy supporter’s stories to millions and help position Kennedy to be HHS Secretary. Motivated by her own COVID awakening journey, Tracy has elevated the voices of integrative practitioners and independent scientists by recruiting them to speak at national health freedom forums and a “COVID and the Academy” conference as well as both NC Brownstone supper clubs. In her own speaking engagements, Tracy has challenged prevailing narratives about COVID policies in national forums such as Braver Angels debates and conventions, where she engaged directly with former NIH Director Francis Collins. She also appeared on a “Why Should I Trust You?” podcast episode with three former CDC officials. As an alternative to the allopathic sickcare monopoly, Tracy is now structuring a model to connect people with root cause resources to facilitate their healing journeys.
Venue & Details
Forest Hall at Chatham Mills, 480 Hillsboro Street, Suite 530, Pittsboro, NC
Forest Hall is located in a historic label mill built in the early 1900s, the venue has wooden floors, exposed brick walls and large windows. The 3500 square foot hall is located on 32 acres of woods and meadows in historic downtown Pittsboro, NC- just 20 minutes away from Chapel Hill and 40 minutes from Raleigh or Durham. Catering is provided by 39 West Catering.
Ticket Information
$48 per person includes a lovely buffet style dinner and non-alcohol drinks. Cash bar available. Secure your spot now!

Brownstone Chicago Northshore Supper Club, June 17, 2026: Todd Ricketts and Kristin Jackson
2026-06-17 18:30 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Uptown Glencoe, 700 Vernon Ave., 2nd Floor, Glencoe, IL, 60022, United States
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June 17, 2026: Todd Ricketts and Kristin Jackson of Freespoke.com
Wednesday @ 6:30pm – 9:00pm
Uptown Glencoe, 700 Vernon Ave., 2nd floor, Glencoe, IL 60022
6:30pm – 9:00pm
$65 per person for appetizer, dinner, dessert; cash bar
Please join us for dinner and conversation with Cubs co-owner Todd Ricketts and his colleague Kristin Jackson, about Freespoke.com, their new search platform that’s bringing bias-free transparency back into online searches.
About the Speakers
Todd Ricketts, Founder, Freespoke.com; Co-owner, Chicago Cubs
Kristin Jackson, CEO and co-founder, Freespoke.com
About the Talk
Join us June 17th at 6:30 pm for the inaugural meeting of the Brownstone Institute Supper Club North Shore and learn how Todd Ricketts’ new search engine Freespoke.com is re-indexing the internet to remove censorship and put decision-making back into your own hands.
We’ve all been there. We need info. We enter search terms on Google. And we get back the info Google wants us to see, not necessarily what’s out there.
But no more. Enter Freespoke.com, a new search platform that serves up information without an agenda. Freespoke.com founder Todd Ricketts and his co-founder, Kristin Jackson, will share how their vision for transparent internet searches have become reality, plus other tools that Freespoke.com offers to put you in control of obtaining information versus the almighty algorithm. Todd is also co-owner of the Chicago Cubs and just might give us a glimpse into the season underway.
In the vein of a true supper club, ticket purchase includes a full sit-down dinner at Uptown Glencoe, followed by our guest speakers and time for Q&A.
Brownstone Institute is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization founded in 2021 to promote public policy focused on personal liberty, free enterprise, and open scientific discourse. Brownstone Supper Clubs have been springing up all over the country to foster discussion and friendship and have sponsored 70-plus presentations across the country. We are excited to bring this initiative to the North Shore of Chicago.
Buy tickets here. Space is limited.
Venue, Location & Parking
Uptown Glencoe, 700 Vernon Ave., 2nd floor, Glencoe, IL 60022. Local street parking, and parking lot ½ block south.
Registration
$65 per person. Space is limited so be sure to secure your seat early. For more information contact Beth and Carrie at brownstonescnorthshore@gmail.com.

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/
