# Event Details

- **Event Name**: This Fine Piece of Water: An Environmental History of Long Island Sound
- **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 29 Apr, 2026 at 06:00 pm – Wed, 29 Apr, 2026 at 08:00 pm (-04:00)
- **Event Description**: Tom Andersen’s talk will show how the attitude the Dutch and English brought to North America led to decades of devastating pollution. But also how, after 370 years, attitudes about the Sound changed, in the nick of time to stave off environmental disaster.

Presenter Bio
Tom Andersen is author of  "This Fine Piece of Water: An Environmental History of Long Island Sound" (Yale University Press). A former newspaper reporter, he worked as director of communications for the Connecticut Audubon Society from 2012 until 2026.

Six-Part Lecture Series:

"Freedom: The Victories, Promises, and Potentials of 1776"

Dates: January 14-April 29, 2026 | every three weeks
Where: Lyman Allyn Art Museum 
Schedule: Reception, 6-7pm | Lecture, 7-8pm 

The speakers will explore the meaning of freedom in America, examining its historical implications for various segments of society, all from a local perspective. It will commemorate the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.

Ticket purchase includes beverages and light bites during the hour reception prior to the lecture. Guests can also access museum galleries and visit exhibitions while they mingle!
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/new-london/this-fine-piece-of-water-an-environmental-history-of-long-island-sound/200029761046135
- **Event Categories**: art, exhibitions, literary-art
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 6

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: New London
- **state**: CT
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Lyman Allyn Art Museum
- **lat**: 41.373788447714
- **long**: -72.102905807429
- **full address**: Lyman Allyn Art Museum, 134 Mohegan Ave, New London, CT 06320-4108, United States

## Event gallery

- **Alt text**: This Fine Piece of Water: An Environmental History of Long Island Sound
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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is This Fine Piece of Water: An Environmental History of Long Island Sound being held?
  - **A:** This Fine Piece of Water: An Environmental History of Long Island Sound takes place on Wed, 29 Apr, 2026 at 06:00 pm to Wed, 29 Apr, 2026 at 08:00 pm at Lyman Allyn Art Museum, 134 Mohegan Ave, New London, CT 06320-4108, United States.
- **Q**: Who is organizing This Fine Piece of Water: An Environmental History of Long Island Sound?
  - **A:** This Fine Piece of Water: An Environmental History of Long Island Sound is organized by Thames River Heritage Park.

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