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.

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

Melody Brown Burkins, Dartmouth College

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Geraldine Brooks
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 Eight Cousins Books.

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Dorothy Savarese
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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Ruth Oppenheim
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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Ted Reinstein
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 Eight Cousins Books.

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John W. Mauger
3/8/24 - "To Save and Protect"

Rear Admiral John W. Mauger, United States Coast Guard

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

Thomas Forrest Kelly, Harvard University

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Karen Echeverri
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. 

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