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EAT, DRINK & LEARN

2024-25 EAT, DRINK & LEARN SERIES – TICKETS NOW ON SALE!

Introducing the 15th annual Eat, Drink & Learn. Irvine is excited to welcome guest speakers from around the Mid-Atlantic, for seven evenings of engaging, nature-inspired fun! Join us for seven events featuring Expert environmental education, Delicious dinner and drinks, & Lively discussions – guaranteed.

SUBSCRIBE TO THE 2024-25 SERIES BEFORE SEPTEMBER 1 & GET 7 EVENTS FOR THE PRICE OF 6. SINGLE event TICKETS ALSO AVAILABLE.

SPECIAL FULL-SEASON PRICING: GET 7 EVENTS FOR THE PRICE OF 6!
FULL SERIES PRICING (7 events):
  • Member $330 per person
  • Non-member $390 per person
SINGLE EVENT PRICING:
  • Member $55 per person
  • Non-member $65 per person

Member price for Pacesetters and above.

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Presentation: Leading Double Lives: Secrets of the Pollinators

Speaker: Dr. Michael Raupp
Professor Emeritus, University of Maryland College Park

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Presentation: Maryland’s Wild Turkeys

Speakers: Bob Long, M.S. 
Project Manager, Maryland Department of Natural Resources

JANUARY 16, 2025

Presentation: Maryland Birds: Wonders and Woes

Speaker: Robert Mardiney, M.S.
Environmental Educator and Irvine’s former Director of Education

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Presentation: Maple Sugaring Through the Years

Speakers: Dr. Clare Walker and Brittany Roger, M.S.
Environmental Educators, Irvine Nature

MARCH 20, 2025

Presentation: Building Resilient, Equitable Food Systems

Speaker: Dr. Valerie Imbruce
Director of the Center for Environment and Society at Washington College

APRIL 24, 2025

Presentation: FunGal Eyes in the Forest

Speaker: Sarah Oktavec, B.S.
Owner, Back to Eden and FunGal Foraging Tours

MAY 15, 2025

Presentation: Wild Sex: How Nature Does ‘It’

Speaker: Kerry Wixted, M.S.
Maryland Master Naturalist and Environmental Educator

Irvine thanks Biohabitats for sponsoring the 2024-25 Eat, Drink & Learn series. We are grateful for their support.

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