May
24
2024
Location: Baker Free Library, Bow
Fridays, 10 AM-Noon | July 12 – August 2
Leader: Don Melander | Facilitator: Paul Hague
High Plains Drifter (1973), Pale Rider (1975), The Unforgiven (1992), Gran Torino (2008)
I see these four films as a kind of...
May
24
2024
Location: Tucker Free Library, Henniker
1st Wednesdays, 1:30 - 3:30 PM | July 3 and August 7
Leader and Facilitator: John McCausland
The Reading Group meets throughout the year on the first Wednesday of each month to discuss books selected from Britain’s...
May
24
2024
Zoom
Wednesdays, 10 AM-Noon | July 10 – 31
Instructor: Sarah Traphagen
Facilitator: Don Melander
One real historical legend. One imagined literary giant. Both lawyers. This interdisciplinary course contemplates the law careers and enduring influence of President Abraham Lincoln and Atticus Finch...
Feb
06
2024
Thursdays, 4:30 - 6:30 PM | April 4 - 25 | ZOOM
Instructor: Eric Simon Facilitator: Amanda Marsh
This course serves as a companion to a journey to the Galapagos Islands to be led by Eric from May 19...
Feb
05
2024
Mondays, 10 AM - Noon | April 1 - May 20 | ZOOM
Leader: Don Melander | Facilitator: Alice Nye
Because Glenn Stuart is doing The History of Troilus and Cressida in his Shakespeare course this term, we are...
Aug
22
2022
Tuesdays, 1 - 3 PM | Oct 4, 11, 18, 25, Nov 1, & 8
Instructor: Glenn Stuart
*This is an in-person class. Location will be announced after registration.
Director Michael Bogdanov observed the following about producing Shakespeare’s plays: “The job of...
Aug
22
2022
Tuesdays, 10 AM - Noon | Oct 4, 11, 18, 25, Nov 1, & 8
Instructor: Eric Simon
In each presentation we discuss travel itineraries and view slideshows from several international trips. Each week we will discuss travel itineraries accompanied by...
Jun
03
2022
Fridays, July 8, 15, 22, 29 | 10 AM - Noon
Leader: Don Melander
This term we begin the first of four seminars on Alfred Hitchcock. In this course, we discuss:
The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934)
Rebecca (1940)
Saboteur (1942)
Shadow of...
Jun
03
2022
Wednesday, July 13 | 1 - 3 PM
NOTE: Different date than usual.
Leader: John McCausland
The American Novel Reading Group is rounding out its fourth year. The group selects novels from various lists of "100 best," and has read works ranging from...
Jun
03
2022
Tuesdays, July 5, 12, 19, 26| 10 AM - Noon
Facilitator: Eric Simon
At New England College, Eric Simon has led many educational travel courses that focus on biodiversity to destinations such as Belize, Guatemala, Cuba, the Amazon, Tanzania, the Galapagos, and...