Scholars for Life presents 'Tomatoes and Tunes: Inspiration from Latin America'

August 7, 2025
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Central’s Scholars for Life speaker series will present a talk with Dr. Thomas Mione, a professor of Biology, who earned his doctorate in Plant Evolution at UConn and has been a professor for over three decades at Central. Mione will share his adventures hunting for and finding wild tomato relatives in the Andes Mountains and perform a few songs on the electric saxophone influenced by his time in Latin America.

A buffet dinner will be served at 5 p.m. and the talk will begin at 6 p.m. Admission is $20 for the meal and talk. Pay in person with cash or check or pay online at www.ccsu.edu/conedpayment/. (Use the link below to register first.)