DOWNTOWN: Walter Isaacson Will Be Featured at The Hay-Adams Upcoming Author Series on November 6th

Photo by The Aspen Institute: Walter Isaacson

On November 6th, the award-winning Hay-Adams, located steps from the White House at 800 16th Street, NW, 20006, will host its next Author Series luncheon honoring Walter Isaacson to discuss his latest work, Leonardo da Vinci. The Hay-Adams’ Author Series, where literary crowds honor literary masters, is an on-going event, which welcomes outstanding writers in a historic setting, directly overlooking the White House at the Top of the Hay. One will enjoy exceptional food, drink and lively conversation. Tickets are priced at $90 per person (all inclusive), which includes a three-course, prix fixe menu with wine pairings. 

Photo: Dan Chung:  Vice President & General Manager Hans Bruland

The menu, themed around the book, will be created by Vice President & General Manager Hans Bruland and Executive Chef Nicolas Legret.

Additionally, Kramerbooks (http://kramers.com) will be on hand so guests will have the opportunity to purchase a copy of Leonardo da Vinci, which Isaacson can sign after the luncheon. Tickets go on sale October 13, 2017 and will be available online at http://hayadams.com/author-series/washington-dc-author-events or by calling (202) 638-6600.

Walter Isaacson, celebrated journalist, and biographer, is the president and CEO of the Aspen Institute, and formerly chairman and CEO of CNN and the editor of TIME magazine. In his latest biographical work, Leonardo da Vinci, Isaacson weaves a narrative connecting Da Vinci’s passionate curiosity with careful observation, and a playful imagination. Based on thousands of pages from Leonardo’s notebooks and new discoveries about his life and work, Isaacson shows how Da Vinci’s ability to stand at the crossroads of the humanities and sciences made him history’s most creative genius.

Born in New Orleans, Louisiana, Isaacson was educated at Harvard, where he received a degree in history and literature. He later attended the University of Oxford as a Rhodes scholar at Pembroke College, studying philosophy, politics and economics, graduating with first-class honors. He and his wife, Cathy Wright Isaacson, reside in New Orleans.

Top of The Hay

The luncheon will be held on Top of The Hay on Monday, November 6, 2017, from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. (doors open at 11:30 a.m.).

The Hay-Adams is located at 

800 16th Street, NW, Washington DC, 20006

 For reservations or more information call (202) 638-6600 or visit their website at www.hayadams.com.