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SUMMARY:Brownstone Midwest Supper Club\, April 13\, 2026: Dave Rollo
DESCRIPTION:SHARE | PRINT | EMAILLennie’s Restaurant\, 514 E. Kirkwood Ave\, Bloomington\, IN\n6:30pm – 9:30pm | $55 per person includes a buffet dinner\, wine\, beer and soft drinks. \nPlease join us for an evening of warm community\, lively conversation and great food & drink. This month we are pleased to welcome Dave Rollo\, Bloomington City Council Member. He’ll give a talk titled “A Civic Response to the Existential Threat of AI”. \nAbout the Talk \nDave believes civil society must play a central role in urging elected representatives to safeguard humanity. Concerned about the risks posed by AI\, he introduced a City Council resolution calling for a moratorium on artificial general intelligence. He will discuss the status of that resolution and why he believes citizens and local governments must act on the potential threats of AI now. \nAbout Dave Rollo  \nDave Rollo has served over two decades on the Bloomington City Council\, and has served on numerous city boards and commissions. His background is in biology\, and he has held research positions in molecular and microbiology. He is currently a policy advisor for a Washington\, DC non-profit working for sustainable economics.  \nVenue & Details \nLennie’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. \n  \nLocation & Parking \nLennie’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. \nTicket Information \n$55 per person includes a tasty buffet dinner and drinks. Space is limited so secure your spot now! \nAccommodations\nExcellent hotels within walking distance of Lennie’s: \n\nGrant Street Inn – A historic charming local inn\nGraduate Bloomington – A boutique hotel celebrating Indiana University’s heritage\n\nFor more information contact Joni McGary at jonimcgary@me.com. Please include “supper club” in the subject line.
URL:https://brownstone.org/event/brownstone-midwest-supper-club-april-13-2026-dave-rollo/
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SUMMARY:Brownstone Manhattan Supper Club\, April 14\, 2026: John Gilmore
DESCRIPTION:SHARE | PRINT | EMAILManhattan Supper Club \nTuesday\, April 14\, 2026 | 5:30 – 9 pm \nCarmine’s  \n2450 Broadway\, between 90th and 91st Streets in Manhattan \n$80 includes dinner. Drinks available for purchase at the bar. \nWe will meet at the bar from 5:30 – 6 pm\, and then go into the Bellini Room at 6 p.m. for the dinner. \nSpeaker: John Gilmore \nAbout the Speaker: \nJohn Gilmore is an advocate who has worked for 25 years on public policy issues concerning autism\, developmental disabilities\, and vaccine rights and safety. Since 2005 he has served as Executive Director of the Autism Action Network\, a national\, not-profit\, grassroots advocacy organization that influences legislation and policy on a wide range of issues affecting the autism community. Gilmore began this work following a vaccine injury of his infant son that caused extensive neurological damage later diagnosed as autism. He has collaborated with a wide range of organizations including Children’s Health Defense\, and in 2023 co-founded American Values 2024\, a federal Super PAC that worked to elect Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as President of the United States. He was recently appointed to the US Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee. Mr. Gilmore has a Master’s Degree in Public Policy from the Graduate School of Public Policy at UC Berkeley. He lives in Long Beach\, NY with his wife\, Jennifer\, and his adult son Luke who is diagnosed with autism. \nProgram description \nJohn will discuss the lack of meaningful development in our knowledge of autism over the past 25 years\, and the loss of a generation of American children as a result. Significant recent changes in the federal health agencies\, however\, hold the promise of new\, and\, hopefully\, productive change. Twenty-five years ago we did not know (officially) the cause or causes of autism. There were no treatments\, no prevention and no cures\, and the brand-new Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring Network (ADDM) estimated the autism prevalence rate was 1 in 150 among 8-year-olds. \nToday\, after the expenditure of several billion research dollars\, we do not know (officially) the cause or causes of autism\, there are still no treatments\, no prevention\, and no cures\, and the ADDM now estimates the autism prevalence rate is 1 in 31 among 8-year-olds (but they are not sure if the rate has really gone up). Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. recently marked a new direction in federal autism policy by replacing every member of the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee. Gilmore is one of the new appointed members of the committee\, The question is after 25 years of failure\, where are we going to go to answer the many unanswered questions about the leading disabling disorder among American children. \nPlease make plans to join us. Please contact us at services@brownstone.org if you have questions.
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SUMMARY:Brownstone Puget Sound Supper Club\, April 21\, 2026:  Corey DeAngelis
DESCRIPTION:SHARE | PRINT | EMAILPlease join us for our second Brownstone Supper Club in the Pacific Northwest!  It will be an opportunity to build community and lasting relationships while engaging in an interesting conversation about parental rights and how to protect our children from the radicals in the educational system. \nFamily Pancake House\n17621 Redmond Way\, Redmond\, WA\n5:30 pm – 7:30 pm \nWe meet in the private room. You’re welcome to come early to mingle.\n$60 per person for dinner and wine\, coffee and/or tea \nAbout the Speaker  \nCorey DeAngelis is a research fellow at The Heritage Foundation\, a senior fellow at Americans for Fair Treatment\, and a visiting fellow at the American Institute for Economic Research. \nHe has been labeled the “school choice evangelist” and called “the most effective school choice advocate since Milton Friedman.”  He is a regular on Fox News and frequently appears in The Wall Street Journal. \n  \nDeAngelis is also the president of the Educational Freedom Institute\, a senior fellow at Reason Foundation\, an adjunct scholar at Cato Institute\, a board member at Liberty Justice Center\, a senior advisor at Accuracy in Media\, and a senior fellow at American Culture Project. \nHe holds a Ph.D. in education policy from the University of Arkansas.  He is the national bestselling author of The Parent Revolution: Rescuing Your Kids from the Radicals Running Our Schools (Center Street\, 2024). \nAbout the Talk \nCorey will begin our conversation about “The Parent Revolution: Rescuing Your Kids from the Radicals Running Our Schools.”  We hope you can join us!  \nVenue\, Location & Parking\nFamily Pancake House\n17621 Redmond Way\, Redmond\, WA\nParking is plentiful and free. \nRegistration\n$60 per person.  Space is limited so be sure to secure your seat early.\nFor more information\, please contact Susan at srlund@aol.com.\nPlease include “Puget Sound Supper Club” in the subject line.
URL:https://brownstone.org/event/brownstone-puget-sound-supper-club-april-21-2026-corey-deangelis/
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SUMMARY:Brownstone Charlotte\, NC Supper Club\, April 21: Andrew Byrd
DESCRIPTION:SHARE | PRINT | EMAILBrownstone Charlotte Supper Club \nTuesday\, April 21 @ 6:00pm – 9:00pm \nNapa on Providence\, 110 Perrin Pl\, Charlotte\, NC 28207 \n$46 per person for dinner entree and non-alcoholic beverage. Gluten Free & Vegetarian options included. Cash bar available. \nAndrew Byrd \nOn Tuesday\, April 21\, 2026\, the Charlotte Supper Club is pleased to welcome Andrew Byrd\, Marine Corps veteran\, seasoned pastor\, and community leader passionate about people\, faith\, family\, and the future of our nation. \nAbout the Talk \nPreachers\, Patriots & Philanthropists: Loving and Leading When Seen and Unseen \nIn his talk\, “Preachers\, Patriots & Philanthropists\,” Andrew explores how every person can find themselves in one of these roles at different times in life. \n\nPreachers are those who declare truth—sometimes to eager listeners and sometimes to those who resist hearing it.\nPatriots recognize the unique heritage of our nation and the responsibility to preserve its principles for the next generation.\nPhilanthropists are not simply donors but people who live with a generous heart—seeing needs and responding with compassion and action.\n\nAndrew will challenge and encourage attendees to see leadership not as a title but as a daily responsibility. Real impact\, he reminds us\, often comes through small\, consistent actions that shape workplaces\, families\, and communities. \nThis conversation will inspire participants to lead courageously\, love generously\, and recognize that true leadership—whether seen or unseen—can make a lasting difference. \nCome 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. \nAbout the Speaker \nAndrew Byrd is a Marine Corps veteran\, seasoned pastor\, and community leader. In 2020\, he was hospitalized with COVID-19 and came close to being placed on a ventilator. After recovering\, the experience reshaped his perspective on leadership\, community\, and personal responsibility. He returned to ministry with renewed conviction—reopening his church\, engaging his community\, and encouraging thoughtful\, common-sense leadership in a rapidly changing world. \nHe is passionate about people\, faith\, family\, and the future of our nation. \nBrownstone’s Charlotte Supper Club is thrilled to welcome him. \nVenue\, Location & Parking \nNapa on Providence\, 110 Perrin Pl\, Charlotte\, NC 28207. Private onsite parking lot. \nRegistration \n$46 per person includes meal\, non-alcoholic beverage\, tax and gratuity. Space is limited 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.
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SUMMARY:Brownstone Pittsboro\, NC Supper Club\, April 21: Drs. Patricia Robitaille and Coleen Rickabaugh
DESCRIPTION:SHARE | PRINT | EMAILBrownstone Institute Supper Club\, Pittsboro\, NC \nForest Hall at Chatham Mills \nTuesday\, April 21\, 2026 @ 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM \nDr. Patricia Robitaille and Dr. Coleen Rickabaugh \nAbout the talk \nJoin us as we build our community around lively and in-depth discussions about topics that matter to all of us!  Dr. Patricia Robitaille and Dr. Coleen Rickabaugh\, from Ohio and the DC area respectively\, are travelling the country to discuss the critical reforms needed to the Health Care Quality Improvement Act (HCQIA) of 1986\, a federal law originally intended to address medical malpractice and improve patient care. However\, HCQIA is now often weaponized through sham peer reviews which silence ethical physicians who challenge profit-driven practices or administrative overreach. The doctors have recently appeared on podcasts\, including DemystifySci and a Substack interview by Jefferey Jaxen\, and are scheduled for the March Chicago Brownstone Institute Supper Club. They will outline the original intent of HCQIA\, how the misapplication of this federal law controls physicians and negatively affects patient care\, in addition to proposed legislative amendments aimed at removing hospital immunity\, restoring due process\, protecting whistleblowers\, and prioritizing patient safety over institutional control. Their insights\, formed by decades of frontline experience in emergency medicine\, emphasize the urgent need to rewrite this flawed legislation and to rebuild trust and integrity in the medical system. \nAbout the Speakers \nDr. Patricia Robitaille is an emergency physician with 35 years of experience in emergency medicine and 20 years of involvement in physician peer review and credentialing. As chairman\, she unified three credentialing committees from four hospitals\, to form a centralized\, system wide Medical Staff Credentialing Committee which was responsible for the evaluation of thousands of physicians. She has extensive experience as an emergency department chairman and head of human resources for her practice group. She has dedicated her clinical career to putting patients first. Having personally witnessed ethically concerning issues in healthcare arising from the corporatization of medicine\, particularly the misapplication of the federal Health Care Quality Improvement Act of 1986\, she is dedicated to reforming this law. She has sought to educate the public and healthcare professionals about these issues through her Substack and is collaborating on legislative efforts to reform HCQIA. \n  \nDr. Coleen Rickabaugh has 30 years of experience practicing emergency medicine. She served as the recruiter for their department and has been the volunteer medical director for emergency medical services\, directing pre-hospital care in Spotsylvania County Virginia. While her allopathic training had prepared her to treat true emergencies\, she quickly realized that many patients who presented to the emergency department were in desperate need of primary care. Having a holistic slant and a “whole person” philosophy of medicine\, she incorporated that into her practice model\, frequently educating patients about the dangers of over-reliance on pharmaceutical agents and coaching them on issues of immune health\, food as medicine\, and the importance of physical activity. She became increasingly disillusioned by the administrative usurpation of medicine\, the abandonment of ethics\, the substitution of protocol medicine for critical thinking\, and the lack of accessibility to proper care for many patients. These concerns peaked during the Covid pandemic. She became a Covid dissident and formed an underground alliance with one like-minded family practitioner in the community to treat patients early with immune support and assist them in navigating inpatient care with medical autonomy and informed consent. Having experienced moral injury\, she left clinical medicine to embark on healthcare advocacy issues\, partnering with Dr. Patricia Robitaille on a mission to reform the Health Care Quality Improvement Act that is failing as a patient safety mechanism and eroding the physician-patient relationship which is so vital for the optimization of patient health. \nVenue & Details \nForest Hall at Chatham Mills\, 480 Hillsboro Street\, Suite 530\, Pittsboro\, NC \nForest 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.  \nTicket Information  \n$55 per person includes a lovely buffet style dinner\, beer\, and wine.  Secure your spot now!
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SUMMARY:Brownstone Supper Club\, West Hartford\, April 22: Walter Kirn
DESCRIPTION:SHARE | PRINT | EMAILOn Wednesday\, April 22\, 2026\, the beloved West Hartford Supper Club – the first in the nation – is pleased to welcome Walter Kirn\, one of this country’s most respected and adored literary figures. Author of many books\, including Up in the Air\, which was turned into a major film\, Kirn is founder/editor of County Highway\, a Brownstone Fellow\, and the script writer to a new film on disease panic.  \nButterfly 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. \nWalter Kirn is among the most incisive political\, cultural\, and literary critics in public life today. In the tradition of Mark Twain and H.L Mencken\, he has the broad imagination to think outside prevailing opinion boxes and find the underlying themes. A graduate of Princeton\, he wrote about his educational experiences before turning to fiction and nonprofit\, with books including Thumbsucker and Blood Will Out.  \nKirn has been given no parameters for this private talk\, which is all the better\, so let’s arrive waiting to be surprised. This is your chance to meet a legend. Brownstone’s West Hartford Supper Club is thrilled to welcome him.
URL:https://brownstone.org/event/brownstone-supper-club-west-hartford-april-22-walter-kirn/
LOCATION:Brownstone Supper Club at Butterfly Restaurant\, 831 Farmington Ave\, West Hartford\, CT\, 06119\, United States
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SUMMARY:Brownstone Austin Supper Club April 22\, 2026:  Jenna McCarthy
DESCRIPTION:SHARE | PRINT | EMAILCasa Garcia’s\, 1901 W William Cannon\, Austin TX 78745  \n6:00pm – 9:00pm\nAustin\, Texas\n$55 per person for appetizer\, dinner\, speaker \nPlease join us for an evening of laugh-out-loud conversation and “I feel better already” community with humorist and freedom-fighter Jenna McCarthy. While Jenna has a long and accomplished resume\, she’s probably best known for being constantly confused with that other anti-vaxxer whose name sounds strikingly similar to her own. (Two different people. Just so we’re clear.)  \n  \nAbout Jenna \nJenna McCarthy is an internationally published writer\, corporate speaker\, screenwriter\, two-time TED presenter\, former radio personality\, and the author of more than twenty books including The War on Ivermectin and The War on Chlorine Dioxide\, both with Dr. Pierre Kory. Her writing has appeared in more than sixty magazines (remember those?)\, on dozens of websites\, and in several anthologies including the popular Chicken Soup series. Today\, she pens the popular Substack Jenna’s Side—where she has many\, many opinions—and writes a monthly column for the Independent Medical Alliance (formerly FLCCC). \n  \nAbout the Talk \nIn this fun and lively chat\, Jenna will share her evolution from “sit-down comedian” roasting marriage and modern life to snarky\, no-nonsense voice for a growing army of dissidents battling censorship\, exile\, propaganda\, government corruption\, and the beast that is Big Pharma (*not a sentence she ever thought she’d hear herself write or say). She’ll happily answer questions about her books\, suppressed medical treatments\, “doing your own research\,” whatever fresh nonsense dropped this week\, and how to keep your sense of humor intact when the world looks like a scene straight out of Idiocracy. \n  \nVenue\, Location & Parking\nCasa 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.   You are welcome to come before 6pm and gather in the bar.  \n  \nRegistration\n$55 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.
URL:https://brownstone.org/event/brownstone-austin-supper-club-april-22-2026-jenna-mccarthy/
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SUMMARY:Brownstone Pittsburgh Supper Club\, April 22\, 2026: Mike Costarell
DESCRIPTION:SHARE | PRINT | EMAILDeBlaze at 131 | 131 E Main St.\, Carnegie\, PA 15106 \nWednesday\, April 22\, 2026 6:30 – 9 pm  \n$50 includes appetizers and dinner \n  \nPittsburgh Brownstone Supper Club is pleased to have Mike Costarell present “COVID‑19 at Youngstown State University: A Faculty Account”. \n  \nIn this talk\, Costarell recounts events at Youngstown State University from March 2020 through February 2022\, including his address to the Academic Senate. Drawing on firsthand experience\, he examines how COVID‑era policies reshaped academic governance\, sidelined disciplinary expertise\, and narrowed the space for debate within a public university. \n  \nThe presentation concludes with twelve questions for higher education to confront as it reckons with emergency powers\, institutional conformity\, and whether universities remain capable of open inquiry under crisis conditions. \n  \nMike Costarell was born in the Youngstown\, Ohio area\, graduating high school in 1985 and then Youngstown State University in 1989 with a degree in civil engineering. \n  \nHe then spent the next 5 1/2 years in the United States Navy nuclear propulsion program\, earning qualification as in engineering watch officer\, submarine officer\, and achieved the nuclear engineer qualification. \n  \nFor the next 10 years he worked as a production supervisor\, process engineer\, and energy management consultant. During that time\, he also completed the requirements for the Ohio professional engineer credential and a master’s degree in mechanical engineering from Carnegie Mellon University. \n  \nHis subsequent 20-year academic career had many dramatic periods\, including DEI hiring processes\, negative promotion experiences\, and a departure from the OEA/NEA union. Fortunately\, that contrarian attitude came in valuable during the 2020 campus discussions on Covid 19. As part of his actions and several others\, YSU was one of only two public institutions to not require a vaccine to work or attend classes. \n  \nHe remains unvaccinated and an unashamed supporter of the Great Barrington Declaration.
URL:https://brownstone.org/event/brownstone-pittsburgh-supper-club-april-22-2026-mike-costarell/
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