WINTER LECTURE SERIES

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For over twenty years, Jim Toomey has been bringing the sea into the homes of millions of newspaper readers through his comic strip Sherman’s Lagoon.

During Thursday's lecture, A Cartoonist at Sea: Two Years Sailing the World through Photographs and Cartoons, Jim will discuss what inspired him to draw a comic strip set under the sea and with a live-drawing demonstration, he’ll demonstrate how he creates his comic strip. ?

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UPCOMING WINTER LECTURES

Thursdays; 7pm – 8:30pm

Museum Campus

Thursday, February 16, 2023 from 7pm – 8:30pm

Topic: Cartoonist at Sea: Two Years Sailing the World Through Photographs and Cartoons

For over twenty years, Jim Toomey has been bringing the sea into the homes of millions of newspaper readers through his comic strip Sherman’s Lagoon. Jim will discuss what inspired him to draw a comic strip set under the sea, and with a live-drawing demonstration, he’ll demonstrate how he creates his comic strip.

In the second part of his talk, Jim will discuss his experiences living on a sailboat for two years with his wife, Valerie, their two kids and the family dog, and how he managed to continue publishing a daily comic strip about the ocean while living on the ocean.

Presenter: Jim Toomey | Writer & Cartoonist

Thursday, February 23, 2023 from 7pm – 8:30pm

Topic - Deadly Gamble: The Wreck of the Levin J. Marvel

The 128’ schooner Levin J. Marvel foundered in Herring Bay in southern Anne Arundel County on August 12, 1955. The three-masted ship was a carrier converted to a passenger cruiser. The captain was returning to Annapolis from an Eastern Shore cruise with 23 passengers and 4 crew aboard when he encountered the wind field of Hurricane Connie. With no auxiliary power and no canvas aloft, the captain made the decision to run before the wind to anchor off of Fairhaven.

Presenter: Kathy Bergren Smith | Author & Photo-Journalist

Thursday, March 2, 2023 from 7pm – 8:30pm

Topic – Sea Turtles and their hunters in the Caribbean: Lessons on Sustainability from the Cayman Islands to Chesapeake Bay

A century ago, sea turtles were once an extraordinarily desirable commodity both for food and decoration throughout the world. In this lecture, participants will learn why the Caribbean turtle fishery ended and how efforts to save turtles reveal important lessons about sustainability for other waterscapes, including the Chesapeake Bay.

Presenter: Dr. Sharika D. Crawford | Professor of History, U.S. Naval Academy

Admission is $10 per lecture and FREE for First Mate AMM members and above.

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