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Join us for the opening reception of Leaves of Plates, an immersive exhibition created by our inaugural artists in residence, Guy Michael Davis and Katie Parker (Future Retrieval). After two months exploring the Lloyd Library collection with a focus on botany, exploration and alchemy they returned to the studio to create ceramic, cut paper and fabric works. This exhibition is the culmination of their work while simultaneously conveying the eclecticism at the heart of their work and the Lloyd’s collections.

Light refreshments. Free & open to the public.

Visit Future Retrieval’s ceramic studio and peer into their creative home base. In the same building as, Flamingo Haven Antique Mall and Apex Cabinetry, the studio is closer to Apex. Guests should park in the southern parking lot, before the sign on Mitchell, not the Flamingo Haven lot on Este. Click here for a map.

Registration Required.

Heather Chacón has conducted research to inform two chapters of her upcoming book, Health Movements: Medicine, Empire, and Commerce in 19th Century American Literature and Culture. In conjunction with John Uri Lloyd’s novels, she explored Lloyd’s literary and scientific archives as well as nineteenth and twentieth century medical literature to contextualize her literary analysis within a medico-historical perspective. 

Heather Chacón, Assistant Professor of English at Greensboro College, earned her Ph.D. from the University of Kentucky and has published in leading scholarly journals dedicated to American Literature and/or the medical humanities 

Free and open to the public. Doors open at 6:30.

World-renowned scholar Art Whistler of the University of Hawaii botany department and Lyon Arboretum will present a lecture on the flora of Samoa at the Lloyd. Whistler is known for his work on the botany of the Pacific Islands. His Herbal Medicine in Samoa is considered an authoritative work in its field, and was partly informed by Curtis Gates Lloyd’s field work in Samoa over 100 years ago.

There will be a light reception at 6:30 p.m., lecture at 7 p.m.

Free and open to the public. Registration required. 

 

With a diverse clinical and administrative background in healthcare Teaera Roland, FNP-BC, MSN, RN CCM has strived to integrate holistic care into her practice.  A recognized expert on cannabis and the elderly, Roland has presented to the Council on Aging and local medical providers. Her lecture focuses on Alzheimer’s disease along with other neurodegenerative diseases common with aging.

Free and open to the public.  CEU (1) hour, is approved by the Ohio Board of Nursing and the Ohio Counselor, Social Worker, Marriage and Family Therapist Board. Doors open at 6:30. Reservations required.

Reverend Damon Lynch, III, Pastor of New Prospect Baptist Church, has been a champion for the community, involved with projects including: Collaborative Agreement Refresh, AMOS Project, Opiate Coalition of Hamilton County, and Strive Partnership.  His lecture explores the value of including all members of the community in the implementation of Ohio’s medical marijuana programs.

Free and open to the public. Doors open at 6:30. Reservations required.

Registration required. $15 admission for non-members; $5 for Friends of the Lloyd Library with discount code.

Cannabis Symposium Program Schedule

11 a.m. Cannabis and Its Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Use through the Centuries with
Professor Theresa Culley. Marijuana has been used for centuries by indigenous
peoples in the New World as a critical component of their religious, cultural, and
medicinal practices. In this presentation, we will learn about these
ethnobotanical uses of marijuana, its importance to these societies, and how the
reputation of marijuana has changed through the centuries.

12 p.m. Lunch on your own.

1 p.m. Ohio’s Testing Labs and Cannabis Degree Program. Dr. Jonathan Cachat will
discuss Ohio’s Medical Marijuana Control Program, the production supply chain
and mandated public safety testing investigating cannabis products for molds,
fungus, pesticides, heavy metals and other potentially harmful contaminants. In
addition, he will discuss Hocking College’s cannabis lab technician two-year
Associate Degree -the nation’s first accredited degree program targeting the
cannabis industry.

2:30 p.m. Exhibition Tours with the Curators. Join Don E Wirtschafter, The Cannabis
Museum’s Executive Director, and Lloyd Library Librarian, Erin Campbell, for a
discussion of books and objects on display in Through the Rx Bottle, and the
story they tell.

3 p.m. Women, Cannabis and Medicine Prior to Prohibition with Elizabeth Crow.
Historically, women have used cannabis to address obstetrical and gynecological
issues, especially related to pain management. Discover the applications and
challenges faced by women who turned to this natural treatment. Elizabeth
Crow draws on artifacts, historic publications, medical literature, and writings
from Queen Victoria’s personal physician and Louisa May Alcott in her
exploration of medicinal cannabis and women.

About the Speakers

Theresa Culley, Ph.D., is a Professor and Head of the Biological Sciences
department at the University of Cincinnati. She is a plant biologist who
specializes in plant ecology, pollination, and population genetics. She has been
teaching an undergraduate course on Medical Botany for over 14 years and is
always intrigued by the fascinating world of plants.
Jonathan Cachat, Ph.D., is the former Director of Laboratory Sciences at Hocking College
where he oversees the Hocking College Analytical Testing Lab and Hocking
College’s new Laboratory Sciences academic program. Dr. Cachat obtained his
Ph.D. in neuroscience, focusing on psychopharmacology at Tulane University.
The Hocking College facility is the first accredited degree program specifically
for a cannabis curriculum.
Elizabeth Crow is the Project Director of The Cannabis Museum in Athens, Ohio.
Prior to joining the museum, Ms. Crow worked as a Registered Nurse. In her
current position, she is responsible for preserving artifacts and researching their
origins. She integrates many years of experience in natural medicine with the
materials that she documents and interprets from The Cannabis Museum’s
extensive medical collection.

 

 

Don E Wirtshafter, Executive Director of The Cannabis Museum, explores the history of cannabis’ prior uses, including medical, household and industrial. Wirtshafter draws from over 1,000 apothecary and trade bottles, historic literature and advertising, and decades of research to take the audience on a journey to a time when medicinal cannabis was legal and considered a safe, effective treatment.

Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Free and open to the public. Registration required.