Dr. Wayne Bell to Discuss “The Evolution of Beauty” at Easton Library
On Monday, July 23, at 6:30 p.m., in the Easton branch of the Talbot County Free Library, Dr. Wayne Bell of Washington College will talk about “The Evolution of Beauty,” the book by Yale’s Richard Prum that has thrown into question science’s traditional understanding of Darwin’s Theory of Evolution.
In its review of “The Evolution of Beauty,” The New York Times said, “Prum, drawing on decades of study, hundreds of papers, and a lively, literate, and mischievous mind, means to prove an enriched version of Darwin’s sexual selection theory and rescue evolutionary biology from its ‘tedious and limiting adaptationist insistence on the ubiquitous power of natural selection.’ He feels this insistence has given humankind an impoverished, even corrupted view of evolution in general, and in particular of how evolution has shaped sexual relations and human culture.” The New York Times Book Review named “The Evolution of Beauty” to its list of “The Ten Best Books of 2017.”
Richard Prum is the William Robertson Coe Professor of Ornithology at Yale and Head Curator of Vertebrate Zoology at Yale’s Peabody Museum. Wayne Bell is a Senior Associate at Washington College’s Center for the Environment and Society; he received his Ph.D. from Harvard.
All library programs are free and open to the public. Patrons do not need to pre-register to attend Dr. Bell’s talk. For more information, please call the library at 410-822-1626, or visit www.tcfl.org.
Contact: Bill Peak, telephone: 410-822-1626
St. Michaels Library to Screen Animated Film
On Monday, July 23, at noon, the St. Michaels branch of the Talbot County Free Library will show an award-winning animated film, rated PG, on it big, professional screen. All library programs are free and open to the public. Patrons do not need to pre-register to attend this program. For more information, including the name of the film (which, due to licensing requirements, we cannot publicize here), please call the library at 410-745-5877, or visit www.tcfl.org.
Contact: Shauna Beulah, telephone: 410-745-5877
St. Michaels Library to Offer Story Time
On Wednesdays, July 25 and August 8 & 22, at 10:30 a.m., the St. Michaels branch of the Talbot County Free Library will offer a story time program for children 5 and under accompanied by an adult. All library programs are free and open to the public. Patrons do not need to pre-register to attend this program. For more information, please call the library at 410-745-5877, or visit www.tcfl.org.
Contact: Diana Hastings, telephone: 410-745-5877
We Are Builders
On Wednesday, July 25, at 4:00 p.m., the Easton branch of the Talbot County Free Library will offer a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) program for children 6 and older. LEGOS, Zoobs, and more! All library programs are free and open to the public. Patrons do not need to pre-register to attend this program. For more information, please call the library at 410-822-1626, or visit www.tcfl.org.
Contact: Laura Powell, telephone: 410-822-1626
The Magic of Mike Rose at the Easton Library
On Thursday, July 26, at 10:30 a.m., in the Easton branch of the Talbot County Free Library, professional magician Mike Rose will once again entertain children of all ages with his action-packed and utterly hilarious magic show. All library programs are free and open to the public. Patrons do not need to pre-register to attend Mike Rose’s show. For more information, please call the library at 410-822-1626, or visit www.tcfl.org.
Contact: Laura Powell, telephone: 410-822-1626
Easton Library to Screen Animated Film
On Friday, July 27, at 2:30 p.m., the Easton branch of the Talbot County Free Library will show an award-winning animated film, rated PG, on it big, professional screen. All library programs are free and open to the public. Patrons do not need to pre-register to attend this program. For more information, including the name of the film (which, due to licensing requirements, we cannot publicize here), please call the library at 410-822-1626, or visit www.tcfl.org.
Contact: Laura Powell, telephone: 410-822-1626
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