Patapsco Hikers

We will be meeting there at 3:30, you can buy your ticket here
Profs and Pints Baltimore presents: “Early American Witch Hunts,” a look at the colonial hysteria that led to the tragedy of Salem, with Richard Bell, professor of history at the University of Maryland.
[Doors open at 3. The talk starts at 4:30. The room is open seating.]
Salem, 1692: Two young girls living in the household of one of the town’s ministers are acting strangely and having fits. A doctor is summoned and tells the minister that his girls are suffering from the action of the Devil’s ‘Evil Hand’ upon them. News of the doctor’s diagnosis quickly spreads and confirms what many in town are already whispering: These girls are the victims of witchcraft. They have been cursed by witches living somewhere in Salem.
The notorious Salem witch hunts that resulted were hardly isolated incidents. Instead, they marked the culmination of anti-witch hysteria that had crossed the Atlantic with early colonists, inspiring laws banning witchcraft and the execution of accused witches elsewhere.
Learn in depth about witch hunts in the colonies from Dr. Richard Bell, a University of Maryland historian who has given terrific talks about the history underlying the Hamilton musical, Benjamin Franklin, the “reverse underground railroad,” and other subjects.
We’ll begin at the beginning, looking at what people in colonial America believed about witchcraft and how they carried out witch hunts to fight it. You’ll learn about the hallmarks of an American witch hunt and where else they had taken place.
Why is the 1662 outbreak of witch-hunting in Salem, a sleepy port town in Massachusetts, so well-known today? We’ll examine that infamous episode in depth, probing its most troubling corners and why that tragic episode claimed so many innocent lives. Among the questions Professor Bell will tackle: Did anyone face justice for their role in perpetrating this outrage? How have historians tried to explain the peculiar dynamics, impact, and legacy of what happened in Salem? (Advance tickets: $13.50 plus sales tax and processing fees. Doors: $17, or $15 with a student ID.)

This is a really cool lecture series, if you are into Bones, or forensics, you might want to check out this Halloween appropriate lecture.
I will get there at 5:30 for drinks and food before the talk! Buy tickets here
“Dead Men Tell Tales,” an examination of what happens to our bodies after we die and what stories our corpses tell, with Rhys Williams, forensic anthropologist and assistant professor in forensic science at Loyola University Maryland.
Ever wondered what happens after an unidentified body has been found in the woods and police have been summoned? Have you been curious about what can be discovered through the inspection and autopsy of decayed human remains?
You can get answers to even your grisliest questions when Profs and Pints brings forensic anthropologist Rhys Williams to The Perch in Baltimore’s Federal Hill. A specialist in burial location and digital imaging, Dr. Williams has worked with international forensic and archaeological teams to find and analyze both crime evidence and artifacts bound for museums. The Grim Reaper himself would be impressed by his knowledge of death scenes and what happens to our bodies when we die. (This talk will feature topics and images some viewers may find disturbing. Viewer discretion is advised.)
Dr. Williams will start by giving you a crash course on human decomposition, discussing the factors that determine how a body decomposes and at what speed.
You’ll learn how temperature and insect life play a big role—the warmer the environment, the more insects and the faster the rate of decay. How a body progresses through the stages of bloating, decay, and skeletonization also involves many other environmental and personal factors, though. They include the clothing on the body, rainfall, the presence of scavengers, soil pH, and microbiology. Whether a body is buried, and at what depth, determines how these factors come into play.
You’ll also learn how once a body has decomposed the exposed bones tell their own story, holding vast amounts of information revealing who the deceased once was. Examining the form, function, morphology and development of bone sheds light on sex, age, stature, and a wealth of medical and cultural history.
Dr. Williams will discuss how the analytical methods he describes can be applied to a body found in the woods, an archaeological burial, a mass grave, or in the process of identifying disaster victims.
As a class exercise, we’ll examine a forensic case together, looking at methods used in constructing the biological profile of an unidentified body. (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 itself starts at 6:30.)

We are doing the 1:00 time slot, which means PLEASE be there by 12:45...if you have never done this before it is a lot of fun! One might also want to check Groupon, sometimes they have deals. Tickets Here

NO Athleticism, or experience, needed...itis chill non-athletic fun :)...You hide behind targets and shoot arrows tipped with Styrofoam at each other....what is not to love? Come see what the fun is all about :)
Do you like dodgeball? Do you like Laser Tag? Did you enjoy the Hunger Games? Have you ever wondered what would happen if you combined them? If so this event is for you! If you have never played you really need to give it a go.....
We will be in the 1:00 time slot, so buy your ticket for that slot. You will need to go to the site and buy your ticket ahead of time and this is limited to 24 people for that time. This time slot is available to the public so get your ticket now. Price is $25 which includes equipment needed for playing. Come dressed in workout/sports/yoga/active wear.
Afterwards we can head over to Heavy Seas to celebrate our badassery!!
[Buy here 1:00 time slot) https://baltimore.dodgebow.com/product/dodgebow-individual-tickets/
https://baltimore.dodgebow.com/

We will meet at HomeSlyce Pizza place on Charles at 5:30 for drinks...and head up to the Monument around 6:30.
Don't miss the 54th Annual Lighting of the Washington Monument. Enjoy holiday entertainment, refreshments, fireworks finale choreographed to music.
Pre-event festivities start at 5:00 pm in Mount Vernon, I was thinking we could check out the festivities at the Walters Art Gallery if the weather is cold, or the outside ones if it is nice out. The ceremony begins at 5pm with the official lighting at approximately 7:20pm.
https://mountvernonplace.org/monument-lighting/
Baltimore's Monumental Occasion is going green with energy-saving LED lights replacing old-fashioned bulbs on the Monument this year. BGE Smart Energy Savers Program (www.bgesmartenergy.com) is a proud partner of the Monument Lighting, providing this year’s energy-efficient holiday lights to help Baltimore save energy and money. Coordinated by Downtown Partnership of Baltimore in conjunction with the Baltimore Office of Promotion & The Arts and the Department of Recreation and Parks. The event is sponsored by Saul Ewing. The media partners are WBAL-TV 11 and MIX 106.5.