Expand Your Horizons Speaker Series: Friday,
March 9, 6 p.m.
Casino Gambling: Lessons from Mississippi
- This lecture is free and open to the public. Lecture takes place inside the Indian Temple Mound Museum. All seating is on a first come, first serve basis, and doors will open at 5:40 p.m.
- Dr Meyer-Arendt’s talk will discuss the process of legalizing casino gambling, geographic restrictions of gambling, Indian gambling, and the social impacts of gambling.
- Dr. Meyer-Arendt is a professor at the University of West Florida who teaches numerous classes on geography, tourism studies, and the environment.
- He is the author/co-author of numerous journal articles, most recently Direct and Indirect Mortality in Florida during the 2004 Hurricane Season in the International Journal of Biometeorology. His current research interests are coastal studies, environmental geography, coastal mapping, and tourism impacts
Green Earth Living Craft Class Series
Saturday, March 31, 10 a.m. - noon
Stick Weaving with Gail Lynn Meyer
· Learn how to make belts, sashes, and bookmarks with the art of stick weaving.
· During this fun class you will make a bookmark (including finishing and optional beadwork) and start a belt. Students will have the skills to finish the belt at home.
· Class costs $15 for the public, and $12 for Friends of the Museum Members. All materials are included with the price of the class.
· Advanced registration and payment by cash or check (Made out to “Friends of the Museums”) is required. Please call 850-833-9595 or email jlamott@fwb.org to sign up for the class or for more information.