What's NEW FROM CHESAPEAKE FORUM?

  230 Years of Presidential Elections: Washington to Trump, 1788-2018

with Steve Goldman

Join Dr. Stephen A. Goldman on a visual tour of the entire scope of Presidential elections in the United States, from its founding in 1788 to the present day. 

Five Hundred Years of Fake News: From False Facts and Fictitious Fallacies to Forgotten Foibles

with Steve Goldman

"Fake News" is a phrase that has come to be used frequently over the past 3 years. Is this a new phenomenon, or has it been around for a long while? 

  The Many Faces of Fascism

with Ray Vergne

Although it affected, influenced, and dominated the lives of hundreds of millions of people in the XX Century, Fascism is difficult to define accurately and succinctly.     

The goal of this exercise is to better understand the phenomenon of Fascism, which so painfully scarred the history of the XX Century.

 Birds and Birding in our Eastern Shore Backyard

with Wayne Bell, PhD

This course is offered as a collaboration between Chesapeake Forum and the Pickering Creek Audubon Center.

This fall we will focus on common and not-so-common songbirds that grace our Eastern Shore backyards and parks. 

Airship 103

with Hunter Harris

Our Airship journey takes us  Montreal to Miami,  South Florida to Phoenix, then Southern California to British Columbia. Classes include photos, video, and true, accurate, and unmodified stories of adventure from the Airship Captain.

What is the Mind?

with Forest Hansen

Most people signing up for this course would say either that the mind is a sort of immaterial entity that exists in our heads or that it is the brain. We will review the philosophical and scientific origins of these two notions. 

  Taste and Taboo: Food Stories

with Nancy Hesser, Ph.D

The countless ways we relate to food and cooking – for fun, nurturing, connection, self-expression, and more – seem to inspire as many creative writers as master chefs. 

How Can You Confront the Future

with Hans Kuschnerus

We'll consider and discuss major concerns for the future in technology and in other life challenges. Future scenarios will be presented that anticipate changes in: transportation, Artificial Intelligence and the internet, healthcare, and climate change. 

Macbeth: The Scottish Play

with John Miller, Ph.D and Suzanne Sanders

Theatrical tradition would urge us to call Macbeth “The Scottish Play,” so that disaster doesn't befall us. But this bad luck tradition only comes into play (no pun intended) when the title is mentioned inside the theater where the performance is to be presented. 

Happy Hour Forum: Tapping into Chesapeake History With Bob Random

with Phil Hesser, PhD

You may be wondering about this fellow and why he had it in for the Eastern Shore. Phil

is going to lead you through some sleuthing to unmask this 19thcentury Baltimorean and his motives.

Why is Life?

with Rich Wagner

Join us as we conclude our spring semester course. We'll continue our discussion of the latest findings and theories about the nature of life and its origins on earth and (possibly) in the universe, including: Is the universe fine-tuned for life? 

Conversation: What's Good and Bad About Talbot County

with Bruce Jones

Discuss how Talbot County compares with other counties within Maryland with regards to education, rates of crime, housing availability, social services, transportation, infrastructure, and more.