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si350 is hosting a lecture seriesPublished: Sunday, March 13, 2011, 7:42 AMBy Staten Island AdvanceSTATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- The New York Council for the Humanities has awarded a grant to si350 to host aseries of nine lectures that will examine Staten Island's social, cultural, political and economic diversity.The grant application was authored by Charles Markis of the U.S. National Parks Service, one of theorganizations that is part of the si350 celebration.All lectures -- the first in the series was held yesterday -- are free and open to the public. For moreinformation, visit si350.org or call 718-354-4530, x 238The remaining lectures are:April 7, 7 p.m.: "The Borough of Parks: From Olmsted and Robert Moses to the Future" at the GreenbeltNature Center, Egbertville.April 11, 6:30 p.m.: "Italians, Chinese and Other Old and New Immigrants to Staten Island" at WagnerCollege, Grymes Hill.May 15, 2 p.m.: "Once Land of Oysters: The Changing Food Pathways of Staten Islanders" at HistoricRichmond Town.June 12, 2 p.m.: "The Negro Leagues in Staten Island and New York: The House That Ruth Built and PopOpened! Negro League Baseball at Yankee Stadium" at Historic Richmond Town.August 28, 2 p.m.: "Staten Island, Brooklyn and the American Revolution" at the Fort Wadsworth VisitorCenter. To participate as a uniformed re-enactor, send an e-mail to Jason_Wickersty@nps.gov.Oct. 11, 4:30 p.m.: "An American Icon: Why We All Love the Little Red Schoolhouse" at the Center forPerforming Arts at The College of Staten Island.Nov. 6, time TBA: "The Loyalist Experience on Staten Island" at Conference House Park, Tottenville.Dec. 3, 1:30 p.m.: "The Final Landscape: The Religious Cemeteries of Staten Island" at St. Andrew'sPage 116 of 179