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Programs are given at:
Seabury Retirement Community
200 Seabury Drive
Bloomfield, CT 06002
Office: 85 Lawler Road, West Hartford, CT 06117
Coordinator: Bertina Williams
860 570 9079
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Spring 2009 Seminars
| SS-1 SHORT STORIES -
Carol Matzke, Coordinator.
Mondays, February 9, March 9, April 13, May 11. 1-3 pm.
Discussion of short stories, both old and new, selected by volunteer members of the group. A $7 contribution will cover the cost of photocopying.
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(10/11/2007) | | SS-2 CURRENT EVENTS DISCUSSION -
Ivan Backer, Facilitator.
Wednesdays, February 18; March 4,18; April 1, 10-12 am.
* Held at Duncaster, 40 Loeffler Road, Bloomfield *
Participants will choose topics for discussion, and volunteers will present background material....
(10/11/2007) | | SS-3 FABULOUS FIFTHS -
Bruce Bellingham, Presenter.
Wednesdays, February 18; March 4, 18. 1-3 pm.
The presenter will play portions of the Fifth Symphonies of Beethoven, Mahler, and Shostakovich, and discuss them with participants.
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(10/11/2007) | | SS-4 THE WHO, WHAT, WHEN, WHERE, WHY, AND HOW OF POETRY -
Bonnie Enes, Presenter.
Thursdays, February 26; March 12, 19, 26. 10 am-noon.
Participants will use writing prompts to learn how to let go of a poem and let it write itself, learn how to tighten poems, and discuss some of the poetry of contemporary poet...
(10/11/2007) | | SS-5 OPERA -
David Buddington, Coordinator.
Fridays, February 27; March 6, 13, 20, 27; April 3. 9:30-noon.
Members of the class will select and present by videotape or DVD operas from the known and lesser-known repertoire. Maximum class size, 25....
(10/11/2007) | | SS-6 MOVIE BUFFS -
Jim Hanley, Presenter.
Thursdays, March 5, April 2, May 7. 10:30 am-noon.
For titles of films to be discussed call the ALP office and listen to the message. Most films are shown at Cinestudio at Trinity College where people can see them at a time of t...
(10/11/2007) | | SS-7 ALTRUISM: WHY PEOPLE DO GOOD -
The Rev. Roger W. Floyd, Presenter.
Tuesdays, March 10, 17, 24. 10 am-noon.
The presenter will cover three areas: Personal experiences of altruism; Is altruism in our genes (Nature) or taught (Nurture); How can we increase our (and others') propensity ...
(10/11/2007) | | SS-8 CREATIVE WRITING -
Glyn Dowden and Ivan Backer, Facilitators. Wednesdays, March 11, 25; April 8, 22. 1-3pm.
A continuation of previous creative writing meetings, the group will meet to be a sounding board and to support each other as members share poems, memoirs or short f...
(10/11/2007) | | SS-9 KING ARTHUR MYTH/SYMBOL/HISTORICAL REALITY; INTERPRETATIONS -
Walter Mayo, Presenter.
Mondays, March 16, 23, 30; April 6. 10 am-noon.
The Presenter will discuss the early Arthurian stories, their development in literature through the ages, and modern interpretations in music and film.
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(10/11/2007) | | SS-10 WRITING YOUR MEMOIRS -
Leta Marks, Presenter.
Tuesdays, March 24, 31; April 7, 14. 1-3 pm.
This seminar will feature brief lectures and some writing drills, followed by students' writing memoirs and reading them before the group. The group offers comments as well as the leade...
(10/11/2007) | | SS-11 THE PLAY'S THE THING -
Nancy Kramer, Presenter.
Thursdays, April 2, 16, May 7, 21. 1-3 pm.
** At Duncaster, 40 Loeffler Road, Bloomfield. **
Participants will read plays aloud, discuss them, and view an occasional video. The leader will present material on the authors and le...
(10/11/2007) | | SS-12 CONNECTICUT FORUM -
Bill Olds, Coordinator.
Wednesdays, April 8, 15, 22, 29. 9:30 am-noon.
The Coordinator will show tapes of past sessions of the Connecticut Forum, and lead discussions on them.
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(10/11/2007) | | SS-13 THE FEDERAL COURT SYSTEM -
Judge Jon Newman, Judge Alfred Covello, and Prof. Adrienne Fulco, Presenters.
Tuesdays, April 14, 21, 28. 10 am-noon.
Judge Newman will tell us about U.S. appeal courts; Judge Covello, U.S. District Courts; and Prof. Fulco, the U.S Supreme Court.
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(10/11/2007) | | SS-14 SPRING HIKES -
Dick and Betty Carlson, Leaders.
Fridays, April 24, May 1, 15, 29.
Explorations of interesting sites in Connecticut.
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(8/12/2008) | | SS-15 A GARDEN POT POURRI -
Helen Lansberg, Presenter.
Mondays, May 4, 11, 18. 10 am-noon.
The presenter will talk about a variety of garden-related subjects, including Saint Fiacre (the patron saint of gardening), the history of an English garden from Elizabethan times to the pr...
(8/12/2008) | | SS-16 SUNKEN GARDEN POETS 2009 -
Ralph and Bernita Sundquist, Presenters. Wednesdays, May 13, 20, 27. 1-3 pm.
The presenters will provide an introduction to the poets chosen for the 2009 Sunken Garden Poetry Festival at the Hill-Stead Museum in Farmington. Their biographies will be pres...
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