Index of Courses 2008

Aging with Grace & Dignity | Hot Topics | History | Theatre, Film & Music
Art & Architecture | Literature & Language | Photography | Bridge
Culinary Series | Brown Bag Lecture Series

AGING WITH GRACE & DIGNITY

a series on the biological, psychological, and sociological aspects of aging

• Why Balance Works: Staying Active as You Age, Work and Play
  Monday, June 9

• 10 Myths of Memory Loss
  Wednesday, June 11

• Aging in Place
  Tuesday, June 24

• Exercise to Fight Disease and Aging
  Wednesdays, July 9, 16, 23, 30

• End of Life Choices: A Conversation with Doctors
  Wednesday, July 9

• What is Psychoanalysis and How Does It Cure?
  Wednesday, July 30

• Drug Misuse and the Elderly Population
  Wednesday, August 6

• Good Communication is Good Medicine
  Monday, July 28

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HOT TOPICS

• Of Burqas and Bikinis: Afghani Women and the War on Terror
  Monday, July 14

• Ethics and the War Against Terrorism
  Monday, August 11

• Clinics Rising: Rural Health Care in Rwanda
  Monday, August 18

• From the White Man's Burden to Angelina Jolie:
  Understanding African Aid and Development
  Tuesday, August 26

• We Cannot Move from Planet Earth:
  Addressing Climate Change and Global Warming
  Wednesday, September 3

• International Affairs and U.S. Foreign Policy
  A Series of Conversations
  3 Thursdays: September 4, 11, 18

• Hot Topics & Current Events: A Great Conversations Discussion Group
  Thursdays (every other beginning June 5)
  June through August

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HISTORY

• The Klondike Trail: A Backpacker's Adventure
  Thursday, June 26

• The U.S. Supreme Court and How It Works
  Wednesday, July 16

• Spiritualism in Vermont: Religion, Politics and the Preternatural
  Wednesday, July 23

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THEATRE, FILM & MUSIC

• Playgroup: Readings and Discussions about Great Plays
  4 Tuesdays: May 20, June 10, July 15, August 5

• From “Gypsy” to Guettel: The Evolution of American Musical Theatre
  Thursday, June 12

• The Strange Career of Stravinsky's Rite of Spring
  Monday, June 16

• American Blues and the Whitest State in America
  2 Wednesdays, June 18 and 25

• Green Mountain Cinema: Vermont Films and Filmmakers
  2 Fridays, June 20 and 27

• From “Joseph” to Jean Valjean: The Evolution of the Megamusical
  Thursday, June 19

• Lake George Opera: La Traviata
  Tuesday, July 8

• Understanding Movies: The Theory of Film
  3 Tuesdays: July 15, 22, 29

• A Night on the Town: Dinner at Café at the Falls
  La Piazza at the Weston Playhouse
  Sunday, July 20

• Kitchen Tunks and Parlor Songs
  Monday, July 21

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ART & ARCHITECTURE

• Georgia O' Keeffe: An American Master
  Tuesday, June 17

• Introduction to Comics and Graphic Novels
  Monday, July 7

• Palm Beach Architecture and Historic Preservation
  Thursday, August 7

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LITERATURE & LANGUAGE

• Fyodor Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment
  Thursday, June 26

• The Last Mrs. Astor: A New York Story
  Thursday, July 10

• Creative Writing: Six Weeks to Sharper Writing Skills
  6 Tuesdays, July 22, 29; August 5, 12, 19, 26

• “I Cannot Live without Books”: Confessions of an Unrepentant Bibliophile
  Monday, August 4

• The History of the English Language
  3 Tuesdays, August 5, 12, 19

• Understanding the Language of Dreams
  4 Tuesdays, September 2, 9, 16 and 23

• French for Beginners
  6 Thursdays, July 10, 17, 24, 31; August 7 and 14

• Ici On Parle Français: Conversational French
  6 Thursdays, July 10, 17, 24, 31; August 7 and 14

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PHOTOGRAPHY

• Welcome to Your Digital Camera
  Section 1: Tuesday, June 10 and Thursday, June 12
  Section 2: Tuesday, July 15

• Shoot, Store and Send
  Wednesday, June 18

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BRIDGE

• Bridge Made Easy
  Thursdays, June 12, 19, 26; July 3, 10, 17

• Advanced Intermediate Bridge
  Wednesdays, August 13, 20, 27; September 3, 10, 17

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CULINARY SERIES

• Wok, Steam and Stir Fry: Chinese Cooking with Barbara Little
  Wednesday, June 4

• Flavors of Thailand: In the Kitchen with Debbie Hallett
  Tuesday, June 24

• Vermont Mediterranean: Cooking with Yuval Sela
  Tuesday, July 22

• Artisanal Cheeses of Vermont: An Afternoon with Ellen Ogden
  Monday, August 4

• American Masala: Indian Home Cooking with Suvir Saran
  Tuesday, August 12

• Fabulous French Cuisine: Cooking with Chef Michel Baumann
  Monday, September 8

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BROWN BAG LECTURE SERIES

12 noon - 1:00 pm at the First Congregational Church, Manchester
$5 admission at the door

• Travels through China
  Wednesday, June 11

• The Hidden Treasures of Rome
  Wednesday, June 25

• Lessons from Horace: A Roman Poet's Guide to Living in Modern Times
  Wednesday, July 9

• The Role of Bennington County in the Revolutionary War
  Wednesday, August 13

• Heating with Wood Pellets: The Benefits of Going Green
  Wednesday, August 27

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