25Sp | B – All’s Well That Ends Well

Tuesdays, 1:30 pm–3:30 pm | April 8–May 13 Location: 1st Congregational Church, Hopkinton Instructor: Glenn Stuart Helena, the orphaned daughter of a doctor, is under the protection of the widowed Countess of Rossillion and in love with Bertram, the countess’s son. Bertram...

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25SP | A – Alexander von Humboldt: The Consilience of Science and Art

Dates: Tuesdays, 10 am–11:30 am | April 8–May 6 Location: Zoom Instructor: Eric J. Simon Alexander von Humboldt was the most famous scientist of the 19th century, influencing generations of scientists and artists, including Charles Darwin, John James Audubon, and Ralph Waldo...

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24Fa | H – The Novel Reading Group

Wednesdays: 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm | Oct. 2 and Nov. 6 Location: Tucker Free Library, Henniker, NH Leader and Facilitator: John McCausland H - The Novel Reading Group LINEC’s popular novel group is currently reading books selected from Britain’s prestigious Booker Prize...

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24Fa | K – The Films of Ingmar Bergman, Continued

Fridays: 10:00 am – Noon | Oct. 4 – 18, Nov. 1 – 15 Location: Baker Free Library, Bow Leader: Don Melander | Facilitator: Paul Hague K - The Films of Ingmar Bergman, Continued The great auteur Ingmar Bergman’s films are difficult to watch because of their psychological depth and...

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24Su – E – The Novel Reading Group

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...

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24Su – D – Lincoln & Finch: Attorneys at Law

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...

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24Su – A – Poets of Place: Edwin Arlington Robinson’s Tilbury Town, Maine

 Location: Lyons Center, NEC  Mondays, 10 AM-Noon | July 8 - 29   Leader:  Don Melander  Facilitator: Alice Nye In the late 19th/early 20th centuries, Robinson wrote several series of poems, many of which are sonnets featuring fictional characters such as Richard Cory, Luke...

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24Sp- H In Darwin’s Footsteps

      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...

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24Sp- D The Novel Reading Group

      Wednesdays, 1:30 - 3:30 PM | April 3 and May 1        Leader and Facilitator: John McCausland        Location: Tucker Free Library in Henniker This discussion group meets throughout the year on the first Wednesday of each month. We...

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24Sp- A Epic Poetry: The Iliad

       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...

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