"Beer activist" Chris O'Brien, author of Fermenting Revolution: How to Drink Beer and Save the World, leads a "tutored tasting" of beers that have been brewed in ways that support their surrounding communities and the environment. Beers on tap include offerings from DC Brau Brewing Company, Flying Dog Brewery, Port City Brewing and Chocolate City Beer. Thursday, Jan. 12, at ... [Read]

In The Mind's Eye, Oliver Sacks offers case studies of people who have lost certain cognitive abilities yet who nonetheless lead fairly normal lives as their brains find ways to compensate for the damage. The neurologist and noted author has himself recently lost vision to one side. Thursday, Dec. 9, at 7 p.m. Sixth & I Historic Synagogue. 600 I ... [Read]