Writers LIVE: Eleanor Herman
Writers LIVE: Eleanor Herman talks about her book The Royal Art of Poison: Filthy Palaces, Fatal Cosmetics, Deadly Medicine, and Murder Most Foul. Roland Park Branch, 5108 Roland Avenue, Saturday, June 23, 2 p.m.
Writers LIVE: Eleanor Herman talks about her book The Royal Art of Poison: Filthy Palaces, Fatal Cosmetics, Deadly Medicine, and Murder Most Foul. Roland Park Branch, 5108 Roland Avenue, Saturday, June 23, 2 p.m.
Delve below decks into the sick bay aboard USS Constellation to witness medical practices used aboard during the Civil War. Ship’s Surgeon Bradford Stone will describe theories and practices used by physicians during the war.
Loyola University Maryland’s School of Education and Loyola’s Center for Montessori Education welcomes Sam Chaltain, education author and blogger, for his lecture, “Counting the Flamingos: A systems approach to unlocking human potential,” on Friday, June 29, 2018, from 1:30-3 p.m. in McManus Theater.
Did you know that for almost a century-and-a-half lightships, not lighthouses, were the primary aid to Chesapeake Bay navigation? Join Capt. Greg Krawczyk, USN (ret) aboard the Lightship 116 Chesapeake and learn more about the MANY lightships that served on the 17 Lightship Stations throughout the Bay - where they served and how long each station was needed.
Sponsored by The Scientific American Magazine and judged by some of the top scientists in the United States and Harry Houdini himself, The Jazz Age Psychic Contest of 1923-25 offered more money than the Noble Prize. This international search for a genuine psychic attracted one charlatan after another until a young and beautiful Boston psychic entered at Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's urging. The competition between the Margery and Houdini began one of the Jazz era's most famous rivalries.
Writers LIVE: Dr. Eric Holmes talks about his book The Power of Seed. Thursday, July 12, Hamilton Branch, 5910 Harford Road, 6 p.m.
SIPS and SNPS!
WHEN: Friday July 13th from 7pm-9pm
Through their ancestors stories, family historians Bush and Kemp take us on a compelling journey through African American history using genealogical research. The community is Edgefield, South Carolina, where an enslaved maternal line is traced to 1799. Follow the authors through years of meticulous genealogical research and DNA testing as they reclaim their family stories and inspire others to embark on their own family journeys.
A book signing will follow with Natonne Elaine Kemp.
This is a look at the evolution of battleship armor, especially during the Second World War, with a comparison of various battleships. Why were the battleships at Pearl Harbor so vulnerable, what did Yamato gain from being a quarter heavier than other nations battleships, was Hood really less armored than Bismarck?
A film by Tom Horton, Sandy Cannon-Brown and David Harp (Beautiful Swimmers Revisited). Join us for a screening of the film and conversation with the producer Sandy Cannon-Brown.
“If the consequences of global warming and rising sea levels and the worsening erosion and the high tides they bring seem a little hazy to you, come take a tour of Dorchester County where the future is now.” – Tom Horton
Co-sponsored by the Havre de Grace Green Team, Harford County Climate Action and Harford County Upper Chesapeake TWW.
Free and Open to the Public – Registration required.
Doctoral candidate Jonathan A. Hanna, Claremont Graduate University, explores the intellectual underpinnings of Maryland’s Federalists and their drive to ratify the new nation’s Constitution. Many state leaders in Maryland and throughout the new nation, known as Anti-Federalists, feared a strong federal government that would limit powers granted to the states. This is a timely presentation amidst current debates on interpreting the “letter” versus the “spirit” of the law.
Chris Kaltenbach, film writer for the Baltimore Sun, selects and presents Hollywood classics with lively talks about each film and a running commentary on their influence in American culture.
HAIRSPRAY – In 1960s Baltimore, dance-loving teen Tracy Turnblad (Nikki Blonsky) auditions for a spot on “The Corny Collins Show” and wins. She becomes an overnight celebrity, a trendsetter in dance, fun and fashion. Perhaps her new status as a teen sensation is enough to topple Corny’s reigning dance queen and bring racial integration to the show.