G – The Great Kate — A Helping of Hepburn

      Wednesdays, 1 - 3 PM | April 13 - 27         Instructor: Paul Brogan Katharine Hepburn holds the record for winning the most Best Actress Oscars —four of them.  Paul met her on the New Hampshire set of "On Golden Pond" in...

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D – The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

       Tuesdays, 1 - 3 PM | April 5 - May 24          Instructor: Carol Zink The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is one of the world’s most enduring political and human tragedies. It continues to flare up and capture media attention all over the world....

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B – Introduction to Contemporary Poetry

       Mondays, 1 - 3 PM | April 4 - May 9 (NOTE CHANGE: No class on April 18 but will have a make up class on May 16 from 1-3 PM)        Instructor: Deborah Brown Contemporary poems share these traits: an absence...

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A – The World’s Greatest Geological Wonders

Certain places on our planet stand out above others and epitomize the different types of amazing geologic phenomena that are found on Earth. These are the geologic wonders of the world, and in these lectures we  travel to and...

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Russia: From Czars to Commissars (and Back?)

Instructor: Carol Zink  Tuesdays, 1 – 3 PM  | October 5 – November 9 In this fast-paced survey of Russian history we study the major Czars from Peter the Great to the last Czar, Nicholas II; the origins and outcomes of...

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Understanding Today’s China

Instructor:  Elliott Berry Fridays, 1 –3 PM | October 8 – 22       Today China is increasingly viewed in the US and other parts of the western world as an emerging superpower that threatens the peace and stability...

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America’s Founding Fathers

Leaders:  Dick Hesse, Mary Lee Sargent Thursdays, 10 AM – Noon | October 7 – November 11 America’s Founding Fathers is a deep dive into the creation of the U.S. Constitution as it actually happened – not as many are led to...

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Great Composers

Leader:  Fran Philippe Wednesdays, 10 AM – Noon | October 6 – November 10 Launched in 2004, Keeping Score was designed by Michael Tilson Thomas to make classical music accessible to people of all ages and from all musical backgrounds.  Comprised of nine one-hour...

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Biology & Society

Instructor:  Eric J. Simon Tuesdays, 10 AM – Noon |  *September 28 and October 12 – November 2 We live in a golden age of biology. The scientific study of life affects each of us, our loved ones, and society at...

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World’s Greatest Geological Wonders: 36 Spectacular Sites

Leader: Paul Hague Mondays, 1-3 PM | October 4 – November 8 This course takes us to the world’s most spectacular geological wonders, explains the forces that formed them, and recounts the stories that have grown up around them. In the...

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