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Join acclaimed historian Lord Andrew Roberts for a fascinating look at the men who helped build — and ultimately unravel — Napoleon Bonaparte’s empire. In his new book, Napoleon and His Marshals, Roberts brings to life the extraordinary generals who served at Napoleon’s side, from the courageous Ney and flamboyant Murat to the tenacious Masséna, iron-willed Davout, and meticulous Berthier.

In 1804, Napoleon created the Marshalate, the highest military honor of the French Empire, and over the next decade elevated 26 of his most accomplished generals to the rank. Roberts explores their personalities, ambitions, rivalries, and complex relationships with their emperor, revealing how Napoleon’s leadership both inspired fierce loyalty and fueled destructive competition among his marshals. Ultimately, only two of the 26 would ride beside him at Waterloo.

Drawing on years of scholarship on Napoleon and his era, Roberts offers a dramatic and richly detailed portrait of the men whose military brilliance helped create Napoleon’s extraordinary empire — and whose rivalries helped bring it down.

This event is a co-production with The Chartwell Society of Oregon, a chapter of the International Churchill Society.

Introducing Laugh Track, a curated comedy series bringing your favorite (and soon-to-be favorite) nationally touring comedians to PAM CUT’s Tomorrow Theater. Focused on hilarious, unique, and emerging voices in comedy, Laugh Track is a can’t-miss monthly of unforgettable out-of-the-box laughs.

Welcome Curtis Cook for this edition of Laugh Tracks.

Curtis Cook is a stand-up comedian and WGA Award-nominated writer who has puked after a keg stand on a show called Flophouse, traveled through an Ebola checkpoint for a segment on Vice News, appeared on IFC’s Portlandia, performed stand-up on Comedy Central, and been featured on Vulture’s annual Comedians You Should and Will Know list.

In addition to performing, Curtis has written for the recent reboot of Crank Yankers, the Imogen Award-winning Hulu comedy titled This Fool, the NAACP Award-winning series Survival of the Thickest on Netflix, the GLAAD-nominated American Dad on TBS, and the hit show Adults on FX.

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