Kate Livie
On Wednesday, October 23, 2019, Washington College Academy of Lifelong learning hosts Professor Kate Livie, for a Learn at Lunch presentation entitled: “Growing Up Chesapeake: a Native Eastern Shore Writer Reflects on the Bay’s Seasonal History, Culture, and Traditions.”
Kate Livie is a professional Chesapeake educator, writer, and historian. She has written extensively about regional travel, history, and foodways for publications from Wooden Boat to Baltimore Magazine to Edible Delmarva. Her 2015 book, Chesapeake Oysters: The Bay’s Foundation and Future, won the Maryland Historical Society’s Marion Brewington prize for Maritime History.
Kate is the former director of education and associate curator at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum. She lives in her hometown of Chestertown with her husband and counts herself lucky to live, work and play in the most wonderful place in the world—the Chesapeake Bay.
Kate Livie currently serves as adjunct faculty at Washington College, where she teaches courses about the Bay’s environment, economy, and culture for the Center for Environment and Society. An Eastern Shore native, Livie is passionate about the Chesapeake Bay’s people and places. Her informative presentation will use her experiences and images from growing up on the Eastern Shore, close to the environment, as a way of exploring the history surrounding the region’s rich seasonal traditions and culture.
The buffet lunch will begin at noon in Hynson Lounge, located in Hodson Hall on the campus of Washington College. For event parking, a shuttle service will run from the north student parking lot, which can be accessed from Rte 291 (Speer Road). The last shuttle leaves the lot at 11:55 am.
To attend Ms. Livie’s Oct. 23rd talk, reservations and payment are required by Thursday, October 17; there will be no refunds after this date. The cost is $20 for WC-ALL members and $25 for others. Make checks payable to WC-ALL, 300 Washington Ave, Chestertown, MD 21620, with name, phone number, and email for those attending. No phone or electronic reservations can be accepted.
For more information, contact the WC-ALL office at 410-778-7221.
Come learn about the courses being offered during the fall semester at Washington College Academy of Lifelong Learning (WC-ALL) at the Showcase on Thursday, August 15 at 4 p.m. in Hotchkiss Recital Hall on the second floor of the Gibson Center for the Arts on the college campus. You’ll also hear about the upcoming Learn at Lunch lectures and other special events. Enjoy refreshments while meeting instructors and talking with fellow learners. Free and open to the public. No RSVP required.
Schindler is not a traditional anthropologist. Specializing in primitive technology and experimental archaeology at Washington College, he uses a teaching approach that he calls “soul authorship” to immerse students in experiences that teach them first-hand about primitive technologies and ways of life practiced by our prehistoric ancestors. Today he applies prehistoric-focused approaches in experimental archaeology to address a major issue facing humans right now: diet. By reconnecting with the food of our ancient ancestors,Schindler believes that we can find solutions to building a more sustainable, healthful food system. In this quest, Schindler, who holds a Ph.D. from Temple University, completed a year-long research endeavor called the Food Evolutions Project. He traveled the world working with indigenous groups, traditional societies, and Michelin star chefs. Most recently he launched the Eastern Shore Food Lab at Washington College, a center dedicated to empowering the public to reconnect with their food, take control of what they eat, and learn to eat like humans again!
Participants on the trip will have an hour-long guided introductory Highlights Tour of the Museum and will also have access to the nearby Rodin Museum, the Perelman Building, and the Sculpture Garden. The Rodin Museum houses one of the most comprehensive collections of Rodin’s work outside of Paris, and the Perelman Building features galleries dedicated to modern and contemporary design, prints, drawings, photographs, costumes, and textiles. Lunch is on your own to allow participants maximum flexibility in determining how they wish to spend time after the guided tour. Food is available in the Museum’s cafeteria, its restaurant, Stir, or at one of the eateries located along nearby Fairmount Avenue.
Bill Leary received his BA, MA, and ABD from the University of Virginia and taught American history at the College of William and Mary, the University of South Alabama, and the University of Virginia where he also taught the University’s first course in African American history. He then worked for 20 years at the National Archives, primarily in the Still Picture Branch. From 1992 until his retirement, he worked at the National Security Council as Special Advisor to the National Security Advisor and then as Senior Director of Records and Access Management. After Leary’s retirement, President Obama appointed him to the Public Interest Declassification Board. Since moving to Chestertown in 2012, he has served on the Boards of the Historical Society of Kent County and Sumner Hall.
Washington College Academy of Lifelong Learning’s next Learn at Lunch will be on Tuesday, February 19, when Thomas G. West will present “Seeing What Others Cannot See…” West will discuss visual thinking, visual technologies, and the distinctive capabilities often seen among dyslexics and other different thinkers. The author of 3 books, his latest in 2017 is Seeing What Others Cannot See: The Hidden Advantages of Visual Thinkers and Differently Wired Brains. In it, West explores how different ways of thinking can help make discoveries and solve problems in innovative and unexpected ways. In his presentation, West will briefly profile some of the different thinkers he has encountered, including a prize-winning dyslexic paleontologist, a group of dyslexic master code-breakers in a British electronic intelligence organization, an expert livestock handler who has become a forceful advocate for those with autism, and a family of visual thinkers and dyslexics which includes 4 winners of the Nobel Prize in Physics.
