Page 86 The Dispatch/Maryland Coast Dispatch September 6, 2013 Chesapeake Bay Islands Focus Of New Seminar SALISBURY – Award-winning environmental writer Tom Horton and photographer David Harp explore the islands of the Chesapeake Bay during “Islands Out of Time,” the next installment of the Adventures in Ideas humanities seminar series at Salisbury University. Their presentation is 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 28, in Teacher Education and Technology Center Room 179. Topics covered include the wrenching dilemmas places like Smith Island, Md., and Tangier Island, Va., face due to storms, sea level rise and even human interaction. A native of Maryland’s Eastern Shore, Horton is the author of seven books about the Chesapeake Bay and covered the environment for The Baltimore Sun for 35 years. He writes for National Geographic, Rolling Stone, New York Times Magazine, Chesapeake Bay Magazine and others. He currently teaches in SU’s Environmental Studies Department. Harp is an editorial, stock and corporate photographer from Baltimore. His work has been published in Coastal Living, Smithsonian, The Skate Park Funding Transferred The Salisbury Skate Park Committee presented a check for $7,000 to the City of Salisbury last week to be used for the first phase of the future free and public concrete skate park. Pictured, from left, are Mayor Jim Ireton, Councilman Tim Spies, Councilwoman Terry Cohen and Director of Community Development for the City Debbie Stam. Presenting the check are committee members Andy Ball, Maury Humphreys and Bobby Schaller. Photo by Bobby Schaller New York Times and Baltimore Sun Magazine, in addition to many regional publications. Sponsored by the Charles R. and Martha N. Fulton School of Liberal Arts and Whaley Family Foundation, the Adventures in Ideas series is designed to replicate the college learning experience without grades or tests. Upcoming topics include “Gunfighter Nation: Violence and Nonviolence in America” with Donald Whaley on Saturday, Nov. 16, and “Alfred Hitchcock: Sight, Sound, Impact” on Saturday, Feb. 15. Admission is $30 per seminar or $75 for all three, and advance registration is required. Coffee, lunch and snacks are provided. To register, call 410-543-6450 or e-mail dmcarey@salisbury.edu. For more information, visit the SU website at www.salisbury.edu.