Fall Lecture Series 2022

211 Middle Country Road,Smithtown NY 11787

04 October, 2022

Description

October 4th - The History of Jazz Performance Workshop, with Transitions Saxophone Quartet A musical performance demonstrating the evolution of jazz through the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries. Transitions will present great classic jazz music and the artists that helped develop, define, and validate the genre as an important American art form. October 11th - A Second Helping, Whining and Dining on Long Island, with Tom Schaudel TBA October 18th - "Death By Fire and Ice: The Steamboat Lexington Calamity," with Brian O'Connor Author Brian O'Connor presents his new book, which tells the story of the steamboat Lexington that caught fire and sank on Long Island Sound in January 1840, with approximately 147 people on board. The tragedy remains the worst maritime disaster in the history of the Sound. Detailing the rise of steam navigation in the US and the public outcry that followed the Lexington disaster, the book examines the debate in Congress during the 19th century over its power to regulate steamboat safety and the balance it struck between the need to insulate the nation's shipping industry from liability for lost cargo while also protecting passengers. Copies of "Death By Fire and Ice" are available for preorder on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and other booksellers. All lectures are free and open to the public.