Patapsco Hikers

https://www.ticketleap.events/tickets/profsandpints/baltimore-war-of-worldsTickets here, show at 630

Profs and Pints Baltimore presents: “Fake News and War of the Worlds,” a look at an infamous Orson Welles broadcast as an early lesson on mass media’s dangers, with Daniel H. Foster, associate professor and chair of liberal arts at Johns Hopkins University’s Peabody Institute.
On the evening of October 30th, 1938, somewhere between 6 and 12 million Americans tuned in the radio version of New York City’s experimental Mercury Theater. It was a decision that some, no doubt, came to regret. What they heard was an all-male chorus of talking heads—scientists, journalists, politicians, and military experts—repeatedly telling them that New Jersey was being invaded by Martians.
The ensuing hours were alarming ones for those who did not realize they were listening to Mercury Theater on the Air’s adaptation of the classic H.G. Wells science fiction novel War of the Worlds. The performance, directed by and starring Orson Welles, pushed the still young medium of radio drama further than many had pushed it before. Its masterful use of music, sound effects, and especially silence showed how radio could ignite the imagination and make listeners fear the worst.
Revisit that classic moment in media history, and learn what lessons it holds for us today, with Professor Daniel Foster, who over the years has taught the “War of the Worlds” broadcast as part of courses in radio, theater, and sound studies at several universities.
His talk will go beyond the trivia and urban legends surrounding the broadcast and focus on the broadcast itself, to reveal what really happened and why it mattered. He’ll look at the broadcast not just as a moment of public panic, but a daring work of art.
Aired during a period of rapid modern change, marked by the rise of dictators in Europe to the recent fiery destruction of the Hindenburg, the “War of the Worlds” broadcast tapped into widespread anxiety about new technologies and invading forces. Often labeled as an early case of “fake news,” it exposed deep questions about the institutions listeners trusted: education, the media, government, and the military.
To emphasize the mischief radio can bring to the world, Orson Welles, at the end of the broadcast and in person, compared the radio to a jack-o-lantern and warned us to beware this “invader of the living room.”
Answering questions about the performance, its historical context, and radio as a medium—new, blind, and global— isn’t merely an academic exercise. It can help us better understand how fake news works today and how to detect such lies before they cause irreparable harm. (Advance tickets: $13.50 plus sales tax and processing fees. Doors: $17, or $15 with a student ID. Bar doors open at 5 pm. The talk starts at 6:30).

Let's get a little exercise to start off our week, and then have F'ing amazing milkshakes! We will do the loop at the Hilton Area Parking Lot with a side excursion to see Hell House! This is a moderate hike, with optional caloric intake after :) https://www.thecrazymason.com/our-locations/old-ellicott-city-baltimore/
We will meet at the parking lot which is the first right after you enter the gate into the park.

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This is going to be a very unique happy hour, so please read the description completely. Come sign the wall, play pool, listen to a 30 yr old jukebox, or leave your bra on the ceiling lol.

Irv's Bar is the most unique bar in Maryland, and maybe the entire country. It is a basement bar, in Irv's house, that he has owned and bartended at since 1962, and did I mention he is 102? It is about as "local" bar as any bar could be. It is CASH ONLY...and come expecting basic beer options and simple mixed drinks...but what it lacks in mixology it more than makes up for in Americana charm!

Due to the nature of the bar (the bartender is 102) there could be a chance it wont be open (it's worth the risk)
- Enjoy a very unique, and last of its kind, piece of American history.
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I have only done this hike a couple of times, so it might be a bit of an adventure (aka, we could make a wrong turn or two lol)...it is a rocky hike through some of the most unique ecosystems on the East coast. It will be between 6-7 miles in total.

Soldiers Delight Natural Environment Area (NEA) is comprised of 1,900 acres of serpentine barren. The area has over 39 rare, threatened, or endangered plant species as well as rare insects, rocks and minerals. There are seven miles of marked hiking trails. Equestrians and cyclists are prohibited due to the sensitive nature of the area.
Rare grassland plant species are threatened by invasion of Virginia Pines. Currently, a five-year effort of removing 1,000 acres of pines and prescribed burning is underway to return the area to natural serpentine habitat.
Soldiers Delight
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