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March 2020
GEO’s Sip & Talk with New Liberty Distillery
What's the science behind the whiskey? Presented by the master distiller Robert Cassell and mixologist David Birkowski, whiskey enthusiasts will learn the differences in taste and between different bottles, how the whiskey is distilled as they get to taste Kinsey American 10, Rye, and Bourbon, New Liberty Bloody Butcher.
Find out more »June 2020
RESCHEDULED! International Feast in Taiwan with bāo • logy’s Founder and Co-Chef Judy Ni
SPEND THE EVENING IN TAIWAN! RESCHEDULED!
Join😷 fellow GEO members over a virtual three-course meal, and hear the founder and co-chef of Baology Judy Ni talk about her food, and her native country Taiwan.
July 2020
The Great Cities of the Persian Gulf with Tom Tauber – Marco Polo is Back
Travel with award-winning photographer Tom Tauber, and explore the Gulf Region through his camera. Tom will take us to some of the world’s most modern cities, Dubai and Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates, Doha in Qatar and Muskat in Oman.
Find out more »September 2020
A SPECIAL BORDER CROSSINGS DISCUSSION WITH MEZZO SOPRANO MISOON GHIM: MUSIC CONNECTS CULTURES
GEO's 130th Season continues with a virtual Border Crossings event presenting Misoon.
Born in South Korea, an opera singer, professor of voice, a breathing technique expert, and the mother of two, she is also a non-profit entrepreneur with a firm belief in the power of music that benefits the quality of life.
Misoon will talk about her journey - the cultural exchange between her native country and her hometown Philadelphia;
How classical music is perceived in different cultures, how the pandemic has affected the classical music sphere, and how breathing plays a crucial role as a key element of mindfulness and coping with life's challenges.
October 2020
“Ancient Worlds, Modern Wines” with Dr. Jill Weber, the Wining Archeologist
Join our board president Jill, an archaeologist and restaurateur hold a tasting about Ancient World Wines on October 11 at 2 PM, virtual OR in-person. We will be tasting an amber wine from Georgia, a white wine from Turkey, and red wine from Greece.
Find out more »The Immigration Station of Philadelphia’s Ellis Island: Pier 53 on Delaware River
GEO presents the story of Pier 53, the Ellis Island of Philadelphia. We would love to hear from YOU, the descendants of immigrants who came through Pier 53 in South Philadelphia! How, when, your ancestors arrived in Philadelphia?
Find out more »November 2020
Casper Molenaar: Then and Now – An International Photographer in the Footsteps of Kurt Hielscher
The Geographical Society of Philadelphia's 130th season continues with an Eastern Europe expert, a photographer from the Netherlands, Casper Molenaar.
Find out more »December 2020
A Virtual Tour of the Sacred Valley of Peru
Known as the Urubamba Valley, this unique area is home to several historically significant Peruvian sites: Cusco, Sacsayhuaman, Ollanta Tay Tambo, and Machu Pichu. People have flocked to see these sites for decades. Find out why on December 8th!
Find out more »March 2021
GEO’s Members/Friends Exclusive: Virtual Travel to South Africa, Zimbabwe, Botswana with Nino Mohan
We invite you to travel to South Africa, Botswana, and Zimbabwe while safely nestled in your home. As Nino Mohan expertly narrates each slide, we will take a deep dive into the exploration of travel destinations that most of us are unable to see in person in these times.
Find out more »April 2021
Göbekli Tepe: Beyond the Monuments – Marco Polo Series Returns with an Intriguing Presentation
Marco Polo Travel Series Returns with an Exclusive Event:
Following the last Ice Age, human culture entered a new era of adaptation and change termed the Neolithic. Early in this period, almost 12,000 years ago, people in ancient Anatolia built enigmatic structures that could be the world’s first megalithic ritual site - Göbekli Tepe. The ancient complex is so vast that, though archaeologists have been busy excavating it since its discovery in 1994, it still holds many secrets. Along the way, they’ve uncovered strange animal carvings, towering stone pillars, and the earliest known evidence of megalithic rituals. They’re still working to unravel the site’s biggest mysteries: Who built it, and why?