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Programs are given at:
Seabury Retirement Community
200 Seabury Drive
Bloomfield, CT 06002
Duncaster
40 Loeffler Road
Bloomfield, CT 06002
Office:
85 Lawler Road,
West Hartford, CT
06117
Coordinator:
Bertina Williams
860 570 9079
Email:alp@uconn.edu
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Fall 2010 Seminar List
| FS-01 FUTURE OF THE NEWS
Kiki Eglinton, Coordinator *
Starts on September 22nd, 2010 and occurs
every week on
Wednesdays until September 29th, 2010.
* 10:00 AM-12:00 PM
These sessions, panel discussions, facilitated by Don Noel, will continue our focus on the news media - who reports the news, how, and through what venues; whether print media will service; and the future of news in Hartford. | | FS-02 OPERA
Glenda Garlo, Coordinator *
Starts on September 24th, 2010 and occurs
every week on
Fridays until October 29th, 2010.
* 9:30 AM-12:00 PM
Class members will present Glinka's "A life for the Tsar", Meyerbeer's "Les Huguenots", Massenet's "Thais", Wagner's "Lohengrim", and Rossini's "La Cenerentola", and look at the Bluebeard story in works by Bartok and Offenback. Maximum class size, 30 | | FS-03 SHORT STORIES
Carol Matske, Coordinator *
Starts on September 27th, 2010 and occurs
every month on
the last Monday of the month until November 29th, 2010.
* 10:00 AM-12:00 PM
Discussions of two short stories each session, chosen in advance by a volunteer member of the group; Participants will also learn about the authors of the stories. | | FS-04 JUSTICE-WHAT'S THE RIGHT THING TO DO?
Bill Olds and Ivan Backer, Presenters *
Starts on September 28th, 2010 and occurs
every week on
Tuesdays until November 2nd, 2010.
* 10:00 AM-12:00 PM
A series of 12 lectures, given over six weeks, by Harvard Professor Michael Sandel, will help viewers become more critically minded thinkers about moral decisions we face. These lectures explore key moral and policical issues by challenging our beliefs and ideas about what is right and wrong. Sandel does this by probing questions and what if scenarios posed to 1,000 Harvard students. Harvard University in partnershop with WGBH Public TV makes the course available to the public. Following the lectures we will have discussions led alternately by Bill OLds and Ivan Backer. | | FS-05 FINANCIAL PLANNING FOR ELDERS
Valerie Thomas, CLU, ChFC, and Atty. Elysa Braber Lipperman, Presenters *
Starts on September 29th, 2010 and occurs
every week on
Wednesdays until October 6th, 2010.
* 1:00 PM-3:00 PM
The presenters will discuss financial issues affecting elders and their families, such as preserving our hard-earned money from taxes and the cost of long-term care. Unique estate planning ideas will be discussed, as well as the positioning of investments in this volatile economic environment. | | FS-06 THE HOLOCAUST
Ivan Backer, Coordinator *
Starts on October 4th, 2010 and occurs
every week on
Mondays until October 18th, 2010.
* 1:15 PM-2:45 PM
This seminar consists of three lectures. The first will feature Dr. Avinoam Patt, Driector, Maurice Greenberg Center for Judaic Studies, University of Hartford, who will deal with the historical background, causes, and extent of the Holocaust; the second, by Rabbi Philip Lazowski, will deal with his own experiences as a survivor, and the third, by Ivan Backer, will describe the escape of his family from occupied Czechoslovakia. | | FS-07 WRITING YOUR MEMOIRS
Leta Marks, Presenter *
Starts on October 5th, 2010 and occurs
every week on
Tuesdays until October 26th, 2010.
* 1:00 PM-3:00 PM
Write and share your stories with a friendly writers' group. Each week we write short memoirs, bring them to the group to read, and delight in hearing one another. You too can come and participate in writing, talking about good writing, and giving/receiving positive, constructive conversations about your piece so we all feel energized to write more. | | FS-08 THE DARWINIAN REVOLUTION - at Duncaster
Jim Yaeger, Coordinator *
Starts on October 6th, 2010 and occurs
every week on
Wednesdays until November 10th, 2010.
* 10:00 AM-12:00 PM
This is a year-long course consisting of 24 DVD lectures by Professon Frederick Gregory of the University of Florida. The lectures introduce the remarkable story of Darwin's ideas, how scientists and religious leaders reacted to them, and the sea change of human thought that resulted. In the fall we will listen to the first 12 half-hour lectures in six two-hour sessions. Following each lecture there will be discussion led by ALP member Jim Yaeger, a retired Professor of Anatomy from the University of Connecticut Health Center | | FS-09 MOVIE BUFFS
Jim Hanley, Presenter *
Starts on October 7th, 2010 and occurs
every month on
the first Thursday of the month until December 2nd, 2010.
* 10:30 AM-12:00 PM
Participants view films at Cinestudio on the campus of Trinity College or elsewhere, at a time of their choosing, and then discuss them in class at Seabury with the knowledgeable director of Cinestudio. | | FS-10 CURRENT EVENTS
Brigitte Schultz, Presenter *
Starts on October 13th, 2010 and occurs
every week on
Wednesdays until November 10th, 2010.
* 1:00 PM-3:00 PM
The presenter, a political science professor at Trinity College, will be back to facilitate and lead an international current events discussion group. Participants are encouraged to follow international news in The New York Times to provide a common basis for discussion, and to feel free to supplement this with any other sourses of their choosing. | | FS-11 CREATIVE WRITING
Dorothy Sterpka, Presenter *
Starts on November 1st, 2010 and occurs
every week on
Mondays until November 29th, 2010.
* 1:00 PM-3:00 PM
This course, led by Dorothy Sterpka, a professor of writing at Central Connecticut State University, will focus on continuing to hone our writing skills in different modes - memoirs, fiction, poetry - by reading the works of others and by sharing the writings of each participant, followed by discussion of what has been read. | | FS-12 WHAT MAKES A MASTERPIECE
Hennie Stargardter and Myra Panitch, Presenters *
Starts on November 2nd, 2010 and occurs
every week on
Tuesdays until November 16th, 2010.
* 1:00 PM-3:00 PM
Explore ideas and techniques - shape, color, line - of artists through the ages, with focus on the Renaissance in Session 1 and the Impressionists in Session 2. During the first hour of each session you will create your own work after instructions by the leaders. In the second hour you will view slides and reproductions of related art work. The classes will be coordinated with a visit to the Wadsworth Atheneum (admission $7) in the third class meeting. | | FS-13 THE PLAY'S THE THING
Nancy Kramer, Facilitator *
Starts on November 4th, 2010 and occurs
every week on
Thursdays until December 9th, 2010, excluding 11/18/10, 11/25/10.
* 1:00 PM-3:00 PM
Continuing this popular seminar, Nancy will lead participants in reading plays aloud, and discussing the lives of the authors and the ideas in the plays. | | FS-14 THE ARTS AND CRAFTS MOVEMENT
Ruthanne Hartzheim, Presenter *
Starts on November 5th, 2010 and occurs
every week on
Fridays until November 19th, 2010.
* 1:00 PM-3:00 PM
The Arts and Crafts Movement initially developed in England during the latter half of the 19th century. Subsequently this style was taken up by American designers, such as Frank Lloyd Wright, G. Stickley, and E. Hubbard. We will examine this development through videos and discussion. | | FS-15 ALPERS' TRAVELS - Dec 13 time: 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Helen Lansberg, Coordinator *
Starts on November 8th, 2010 and occurs
every week on
Mondays until December 13th, 2010, excluding 11/15/10, 11/29/10.
* 10:00 AM-12:00 PM
This series consists of four travel descriptions: David Buddington will describe a trip to France, with visits to Sarlat-la-Caneda, Bordeaux, and Paris as well as a hiking trip along the Chemin St. Jacques; Peter Cruikshank will present a tape covering a Trans-Siberian Railroad trip from Moscow to Beijing, supplemented by pictures of a trip from Moscow to Valdivostok; Frank Shoring will describe 25 awesome and 25 awful travel sites; and Dick Carlson will describe a trip to the Amazon. | | FS-16 LESSONS FROM THE CLIMATE WARS; CONTROVERSIES & FUTURE PROSPECTS
Ann Steele, Coordinator * November 9th, 2010, including 11/23/10.
* 10:00 AM-12:00 PM
In the first session, Gary W. Yohe, Ph D., Woodhouse/Sysco Professor of Economics at Wesleyan University, will discuss controversies and recent experiences relating to climate change and what they portend for the future, as well as how to work on related problems at home and globally; at the second session Jennifer J. Pagach of the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection will talk about local climate impacts and how we can observe and address these changes, including changes noticed by ALP members. | | FS-17 APPRECIATING POETRY
Marilyn Johnson & Karl Mason, Presenters *
Starts on November 11th, 2010 and occurs
every week on
Thursdays until December 16th, 2010, excluding 11/25/10, 12/2/10.
* 10:00 AM-12:00 PM
An examination and exploration of a range and variety of poems and poets with special emphasis on appreciating the writers' skills. These explorations will be launched by reading the poems out loud, followed by class responses and comments about the writers' techniques, skills and meaning or lack thereof. | | FS-18 CHAMBER MUSIC
David Buddington, Presenter *
Starts on November 16th, 2010 and occurs
every week on
Tuesdays until December 14th, 2010, excluding 11/23/10, 12/07/10.
* 10:00 AM-12:00 PM
The presenter will discuss themes and structures of trios, quartets or quintets. Musical scores will be projected to assist in appreciating the music. If you would like your own copies of the scores contact the presenter at (860)633-1991 or dbuddington@hotmail.com. | | FS-19 MUSICAL THEATER
Joe Panitch, Presenter *
Starts on November 17th, 2010 and occurs
every week on
Wednesdays until December 15th, 2010, excluding 11/24/10.
* 10:00 AM-12:00 PM
Musical theater is a form of theater containing music, songs, spoken dialog and dance. Members of the class will select and present by videotape or DVD performances from the extensive repertoire. Maximum class size, 25. |
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