For more than 30 years, the Falmouth Forum, presented by the Friends of the 小蓝视频, 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 小蓝视频 lot.聽No registration required for in-person attendance.

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

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.聽

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Melody Brown Burkins
9/22/23 - 鈥淲hy We Should Care About the Arctic鈥

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

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Dorothy Savarese
11/10/23 - 鈥淏uilding Community Bridges: Creating an Economically and Ecologically Vibrant Cape Cod鈥

Dorothy Savarese in conversation with CAI鈥檚 Mindy Todd

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Ruth Oppenheim
12/8/23 - 鈥淏eyond Survival: The Journey of a Holocaust Survivor鈥

Ruth Oppenheim, Holocaust survivor and author

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Scientists working at 小蓝视频 Ecosytems Long-Term Ecological Research Station in Toolik Lake, Alaska
1/26/24 - 鈥淲hy We Should Care About the Arctic, Part II: An Arctic Science Panel鈥

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

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Ted Reinstein
2/23/24 - 鈥淏efore Brooklyn: The Unsung Heroes Who Helped Break Baseball鈥檚 Color Barrier鈥

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

Rear Admiral聽John W. Mauger, United States Coast Guard

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Thomas Forrest Kelly
4/12/24 - 鈥淏eethoven鈥檚 Ninth Symphony: 1824-2023鈥

Thomas Forrest Kelly, Harvard University

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Karen Echeverri
5/17/24 - 鈥淩egeneration of Complex Tissues: Axolotls Lead the Way, Can We Follow?鈥

Karen Echeverri, Marine Biological Laboratory聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽

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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.聽

Support the Falmouth Forum Endowment Drive