Wintertime, to some, can feel dull and stagnant. What better way to stimulate the brain than to learn something new? The Winter Luncheons at Captain Avery Museum offer locals immersive, engaging learning opportunities. On Wednesdays, January through February, Captain Avery Museum has been hosting a variety of presentations, with topics ranging from African Safaris to the Evolution of Fake Photography. A list of remaining presentations can be found below:
- Wednesday, January 29: Curating 400 Years of African American History across the Chesapeake Heartland will explore the intricate, multifaceted history of African Americans in the area and their ties to the Chesapeake Bay’s natural and cultural environments. Darius Johnson, a Digital Justice Fellow at Washington College Starr Center for the Study of the American Experience and trustee of the Board of the Maryland Historical Trust, aims to foster diverse interaction through local collaborations, descendant groups, and wider public participation.
- Wednesday, February 5: Fiction as Truth Telling: Capturing the Palestinian American Experience will teach patrons about Palestinian cultural stereotypes and changing viewpoints, which combine to create a complicated social fabric full of marriages, deaths, heartbreaks, and terrible secrets. This lecture is based on Author Susan Muaddi Darraj’s most recent book, Behind You is The Sea. Darraj is a tenured professor of English literature at Harford Community College and senior creative writing lecturer at Johns Hopkins University.
- Wednesday, February 12 – Photographer Tim Laur, a professor and retired U.S. Air Force Lieutenant Colonel, will give his take on “Fake Photography.” Laur’s lecture will revolve around the evolution of photography and how fake photography is impacting the original true form of art.
- Wednesday, February 19: Sustaining What Has Sustained Us: Understanding the Value of Coastal Landscapes will be led by Ebram Victoria, PhD candidate in Architecture, Urbanism, and the Built Environment at Morgan State University. It will serve as a guide for how displaced communities can return to the land that is as much in need of them as they are it. Those attending will examine methods for mapping memories, identifying current ecological assets, and involving several generations in maintaining what keeps them alive. Ebram’s work attempts to reinterpret nature—and water in particular—as a healing force that is essential to our survival.
- Wednesday, February 26: African Safaris Benefiting Locals will dive into the origins of safaris and how they have developed over time, leading to the greatest game lodges now being owned and operated by locals, significantly enhancing the quality of life for the local population. John Wakeman-Linn, PhD Economist, has lived twice in Africa, in Tanzania and Zambia. In addition, he has traveled to twelve African nations. Above all, he has spent the last 30 years on hundreds of safaris throughout Africa. Patrons will get an inside look at pictures and stories from John’s safari adventures.
Doors open at 11:00 am, with each lunch and lecture beginning at 11:30 am. Lunch consists of soup, a side of bread, dessert, and tea or coffee. Tickets can be purchased online and cost $35 for non-members, with a ten-dollar discounted price of $25 for members.
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