2023-24 Falmouth Forum

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For more than 30 years, the Falmouth Forum, presented by the Friends of the MBL, has brought free cultural enrichment to our community. The 2023-2024 season will feature captivating speakers that will deliver powerful talks with a wide range of subjects.

Lectures are free and open to the public for in-person and virtual attendance. Free parking is available in any MBL lot. No registration required for in-person attendance.

Doors open at 7:00 PM, lectures start at 7:30 PM.

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The Falmouth Forum is supported by the Falmouth Forum Endowment, the Bakalar Endowed Director's Discretionary Fund, and The Falmouth Fund of The Cape Cod Foundation.

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9/22/23 - “Why We Should Care About the Arctic”

Melody Brown Burkins, Dartmouth College

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10/13/23 - How WHOI Helped write "Horse", An Inside Look at a Novelist's Research Journey

Geraldine Brooks, Author
Herman T. Epstein Endowed Memorial Lectureship
A book signing will follow the presentation. Books available for purchase on event night from

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11/10/23 - “Building Community Bridges: Creating an Economically and Ecologically Vibrant Cape Cod”

Dorothy Savarese in conversation with CAI’s Mindy Todd

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12/8/23 - “Beyond Survival: The Journey of a Holocaust Survivor”

Ruth Oppenheim, Holocaust survivor and author

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Scientists working at MBL Ecosytems Long-Term Ecological Research Station in Toolik Lake, Alaska

1/26/24 - “Why We Should Care About the Arctic, Part II: An Arctic Science Panel”

Anne Giblin, MBL; Jim McClelland, MBL; Sue Natali, Woodwell Climate; Rebecca Rowe, University of New Hampshire; Collin Ward, WHOI

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2/23/24 - “Before Brooklyn: The Unsung Heroes Who Helped Break Baseball’s Color Barrier”

Ted Reinstein, Journalist & Author
Michael Mizell Memorial Public History Lecture
A book signing will follow the presentation. Books available for purchase on event night from

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3/8/24 - "To Save and Protect"

Rear Admiral John W. Mauger, United States Coast Guard

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4/12/24 - “Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony: 1824-2023”

Thomas Forrest Kelly, Harvard University

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5/17/24 - “Regeneration of Complex Tissues: Axolotls Lead the Way, Can We Follow?”

Karen Echeverri, Marine Biological Laboratory
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The Falmouth Forum is supported by the Falmouth Forum Endowment, the Bakalar Endowed Director's Discretionary Fund, and The Falmouth Fund of The Cape Cod Foundation.

Support the Falmouth Forum Endowment Drive

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