Pirates: Separating Fact from Fiction Virtual Program
Welcome to CAST Virtual Programs! Provided by the CAST Senior Center, this programming was developed to reach a wide audience of senior citizens, providing an endless variety of interesting subjects via virtual programming. Our Virtual Programs take us across the country, experiencing and learning about places and people which we wouldn’t otherwise have the opportunity to experience. Scheduled every Tuesday afternoon, unless noted, at 1pm at the CAST Senior Center, our Virtual Programs are free and open to the public. There are no membership dues and everyone is welcome to attend. Programming is provided by the Senior Learning Network, AARP One Day University, and other online providers. Check out our virtual program schedule every month and join us! We look forward to seeing you! Overview: The so-called Golden Age of piracy was a time of heightened piratical activity in the Atlantic Ocean between 1650 and 1730. Infamous pirates like Black Sam Bellamy, Captain Kidd, Anne Bonny and Blackbeard operated in and around the port cities of the colonial Atlantic world, ports which were crucial to regional and global economies. This truly unique and unusual class will take you back to learn more about these outlaws of the sea, including the dangerous lives they led, their motivations to enter a world of intrigue, and the treasures they plundered. What enabled pirates to flourish for nearly a century and what led to their decline? This lecture will upend what you thought you knew about this Golden Age of piracy. Who they were, who were they secretly working for, and how they become “Disney-fied.” Did they really have peg legs and eye patches, bury their treasure, and force their victims to walk the plank? Climb aboard and find out for yourself!
Date and Time
Tuesday Apr 2, 2024
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CDT
Tuesday, April 2
1pm
Location
CAST Senior Center
600 North German Street
New Ulm, MN 56073
Fees/Admission
Free
Contact Information
507-354-3212
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