Learning is fun at Profs and Pints, a lecture series that connects seasoned scholars with lifelong learners. Grab drinks and food, and settle in for a talk from medievalist and Longwood University professor Kat Tracy on “The Ancient Origins of Valentine’s Day.” Tracy will share an assortment of lessons about the strange and dramatic origins of our sappiest holiday, including pre-Christian fertility rituals involving streaking and goat-skin whips, Roman mythology, and the tragic tale of a beheaded rebel saint.
Tuesday 2/7. $13.50-17, 5:30pm. Graduate Charlottesville, 1309 W. Main St. profsandpints.com
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