Good Evening Friends and Colleagues, Just a friendly reminder that we have a handful of spots left for our Osher Map Library and Smith Center for Cartographic Education *Zoom Webinar conversation tomorrow afternoon with authors Matt Brown, Rhys B. Davies and illustrator Mike Hall who will discuss their newly published book: **Atlas of Imagined Places: From Lilliput to Gotham City*, a gorgeous volume of fictional geography drawn from the world’s most-loved literary fiction, films, and television series. *DETAILS: * *Saturday, January 22, 12:00pm – 1:15pm* Presented on Zoom and live captioned; free and open to the public. *You can register here for the Zoom Link: * https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-atlas-of-imagined-places-a-conversation-with-the-creators-tickets-214803140977 We hope you can join us. Warmly, Libby *This is the virtual opening event for our brand new gallery exhibit (which opened today!) North of Nowhere, West of the Moon: Myth, Fiction, and Fantasy in Maps.* *The OML gallery is open on USM's Portland Campus from 10am-4pm, Tuesday-Fridays, and Saturdays, 10-3. Gallery visits from folks external to USM are by appointment only (a timed ticket), and you can register for your free ticket here: https://omlscce.rezgo.com/ <https://omlscce.rezgo.com/>* *USM students, faculty, and staff may drop in any time during open hours to see the exhibit (all Saturday visits are by appointment). * Libby Bischof, Ph.D. Executive Director, Osher Map Library and Smith Center for Cartographic Education Professor of History Office: 113 Glickman Library, Portland Campus (inside the Osher Map Library) Office Phone: 207-780-4281 Email: [log in to unmask] Pronouns: she/her/hers http://www.oshermaps.org *Confidentiality Notice: The material transmitted herein is intended only for the use of the addressee and may contain information that constitutes work product or is confidential and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. Distribution or copying of this communication or reliance upon its contents by unauthorized participants is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by telephone or e-mail.*