COMING THIS SPRING: March 9 - May
The Magic of Music
Music connects, transforms, heals and enlightens us. NLC’s new program explores the extraordinary impact of music on our world and ourselves. It adds meaning to our lives, sparks social change, supports brain health and harnesses technology – and it’s big business too! Our speakers will delve into the magic of music from different perspectives, and we wrap up with a special concert featuring local talent. You won’t want to miss a single event.
March 19: Tom Allen, Classical Musick Almynack, Stories About Music
March 26: AI and Music –
April 2: No event
April 9: Six String Nation Guitar, Jowi Taylor
April 10: Mary Lee, Anthropology of Music at Cobourg or PH Library
April 16: Dr. Frank Russo, Music as Medicine
April 23: Alan Cross, Songs of Protest, Music for Change
April 30: Stephen Stohn, The Business of Music
Concert, David Newland – Cathy
NLC is getting around! This time, we will feature a few different venues. Our opening event in The Magic of Music will take place on March 19th at Victoria Hall in Cobourg. All other Thursday events will be held at the Cobourg Columbus Community Centre. And we’ll have one afternoon presentation on April 10 at the Cobourg Library.
Thursday tickets are $25 each (buy a “Single Click” 6-event package for $150), and our limited-attendance Friday event is $20.
Buyers will be advised on the ticket page if an event will be recorded for future viewing.
NLC. Music for your mind.
How the world eats and why it’s changing: An overview
David Donnan teaches a graduate course on the Future of Sustainable Food & Agriculture at Northwestern University. A proud Canadian, he holds both an engineering degree and an MBA from the University of Toronto. Dave will set the stage for our program on food by exploring how politics, demographics, culture, technology and the environment are changing the food industry and how we eat. With 75% of the world's food generated from only 12 plants and 5 animal species, the global food system is highly vulnerable. But there is good news too, in breakthrough technologies, innovations in sustainability, and novel food processing techniques.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16, 7:30 PM
Geopolitics and the global food system
Jennifer Clapp is a Professor and Canada Research Chair in Global Food Security and Sustainability in the School of Environment, Resources and Sustainability at the University of Waterloo. Dr. Clapp will outline the key dynamics in the global politics of food, including the global hunger situation and key drivers of food insecurity that include conflict, trade practices, corporate concentration, and climate change. It will examine the impacts of recent geopolitical shifts in the global order and their implications for food security outcomes around the world. The talk will also consider the kinds of policy shifts required to transform food systems to make them more equitable and sustainable.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23, 7:30 PM
IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE NEXT EVENT
Our October 30 event, described below, will support the efforts of the Northumberland Fare Share Food Bank. A portion of ticket sales will be donated by NLC, and representatives from Fare Share will be on hand to collect food or a monetary gift from attendees who wish to provide their individual support.
Close to home: Food insecurity in Canada
Sara Edge is the Arrell Chair in Food, Policy & Society, and and Associate Professor at the University of Guelph. Dr. Edge’s presentation will explore the social and environmental drivers of food insecurity and related inequities and injustices across Canada’s increasingly diverse society. She will also discuss emerging innovations, including the vital importance of community, in strengthening sustainable and equitable food access.
FOR EVERY TICKET PURCHASED FOR THIS EVENT, A DONATION WILL BE MADE TO THE NORTHUMBERLAND FARE SHARE FOOD BANKS. Please bring a non-perishable food item when you attend.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30, 7:30 PM
When farming is your life
Paul Burnham and his family have been operating a family farm for six generations on County Road 2 between Cobourg and Port Hope. As we tour the fields, buildings and machinery, Paul will share the challenges of small-scale farming, educate us on the importance of soil management, and discuss the future of family farms in Canada.
The tour will last approximately 1–1.5 hours. Space is limited, so get your tickets soon.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25, 3:00 PM
Are we all “foodies” now?
Josée Johnston and Shyon Baumann are both sociology professors at the University of Toronto, known for their research and writing on food and consumer culture. In this talk, Dr. Johnston and Dr. Baumann will explore how ideas like authenticity and exoticism continue to serve as key criteria in defining “good food” – but that our tastes are increasingly shaped by algorithms, digital aesthetics, and powerful social messages. How might food culture become more inclusive, community-building, depolarizing, and sustainable, allowing more people to “eat well” in today’s world?
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 7:30 PM
The marketing of food
Sadaf Mollaei is the Arrell Chair in the Business of Food and an Assistant Professor at the University of Guelph. Dr. Mollaei is interested in studying the promotion of sustainability through interventions and sustainable marketing, especially among critical sub-group populations such as young adults and children. This talk will explore the evolving consumer experience at the retail level, examining how trends in health, ingredients, and sustainability shape what shoppers encounter on store shelves, from product labeling and assortment to marketing strategies. We will also discuss how consumers can navigate this complexity to make informed food choices amidst an abundance of options.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 7:30 PM
Futuristic farming
As the series closes, Thomas Graham offers a hopeful vision for the future of farming – grounded in science, innovation, and sustainability.
Drawing on his expertise in Controlled Environment Agriculture and bioregenerative life-support systems for long-duration human space exploration, he shows how cutting-edge research is transforming food production both in Ontario and across Canada.
From tackling food insecurity in remote (and not so remote) communities, to applying space science here on Earth, Dr. Graham will explore how advancing and emerging technologies are helping farmers grow more with less – using biological tools, big data, automation, and resource-efficient methods.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 7:30 PM
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