UPDATE: In-person seating is full, and we are no longer accepting space on our waitlist.
The first Current events lecture of 2026 scheduled for Thursday January 29th will feature Jake Sullivan (former National Security Advisor) in conversation with Gil Barndollar (Athenaeum Proprietor). The topic will be “America Alone? Foreign Policy in Uncertain Times.”
The lecture will be livestreamed (free for members and $25 for non-members) and there will be a post-event reception.
For the 2026 Current Events Series, each program begins at 5:30 p.m. in the Shaw Research Library (unless otherwise noted). Reservations for each program are required as seating is limited. If unable to keep a reservation, please call again to release the seat for someone else. Attendance at programs is free for Athenaeum Proprietors, Subscribers, and Friends. Guests and members of the public are welcome to attend the entire series by becoming a Friend of the Athenaeum for as little as $25 per year, payable at the door. Admission to this individual program is $25.
You can still attend the event via our livestream. Please sign up below.
- The livestream registration window will close 48 hours ahead of the event.
- The livestream link will be sent to registered attendees on Wednesday, January 28.
If you have any questions, please contact events@portsmouthathenaeum.org.
Members: FREE
Proprietors, Subscribers, and Friends may attend this event in-person / livestream for free. Membership at the Proprietor and Subscriber levels includes one complimentary spouse/partner guest pass.
Non-Members: $25
Admission to a single event in person / livestream. The $25 admission fee includes a Friend of the Athenaeum membership, which allows for free admission / special discount to our programming for one year to an individual. For more information on membership levels, click here.
Image: Portrait of Jake Sullivan, White House National Security Advisor under President Biden. Courtesy of Wikipedia.
