fall 2016 program - Elderwise Learning

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FALL 2016 PROGRAM
Elderwise, Red Cross Building, 4624 Packard Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48108
Tel: 734.340.4691; Email: [email protected]; Website: elderwiselearning.org
WELCOME TO ELDERWISE
WHO WE ARE AND WHAT WE DO
Elderwise is a nonprofit, independent, lifelong learning organization dedicated to offering continuing education
to learners of all ages. Our mission is to provide a broad spectrum of classes and a significant range of topics
to meet the needs and interests of a wide variety of individuals. Learning, educational enjoyment, and personal
growth are the fundamental goals of every Elderwise program. We strive to provide an experience that values
both intellectual and social interaction.
OUR HISTORY
Elderwise was established in 1992 through the efforts of Eastern Michigan University representatives and a
group of nonacademic enthusiasts committed to developing continuing education programs. Today, Elderwise
is member driven in organization, leadership, participation, financial support, and program development.
LOCATION AND FACILITIES
With the exception of specially arranged field trips and
off-site theater productions, all Elderwise classes are
held at the Red Cross Building, 4624 Packard Road,
in Ann Arbor, Michigan. There is ample free parking
adjacent to the building. Our facilities accommodate
a flexible range of classes, from small seminars to large
lectures, and are outfitted with audiovisual equipment.
LIMITATIONS ON CLASS SIZE
Space constraints and instructor preference may
require placing a limit on class size. Please refer
to the specific class description in this catalog.
MEMBERSHIP
The Elderwise membership fee of $40 covers the 12 months between September 1 and August 31 the
following year. Class fees for members are $8 per session. Nonmember fees are $15 for a one-session
class. Nonmember fees for multi-session courses are $15 for the first session and an incremental $10 for
each additional session. Membership entitles you to the reduced class fees, and voting privileges in the
Elderwise organization. As a member you are invited to attend Council and standing committee meetings,
and to bring a friend, free of charge, to one single-session class, or one session of a multi-session
course. For guests, we request that you call the office at 734.340.4691 in advance to determine space
availability. Individuals who must be accompanied by a care-giver or assistant also should call ahead.
The class registration form included in this catalog provides a line for paying the membership fee, as well
as a line for making a tax-deductible contribution to the Elderwise Annual Fund. Elderwise is a nonprofit
501(c)(3) organization. Simply include your membership fee with your class registration payment and return
both the form and your check (made payable to Elderwise) to: Elderwise, Red Cross Building, 4624 Packard
Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48108. Scholarships are available for qualifying individuals. If you have questions,
contact the Elderwise office at 734.340.4691 or by email at [email protected].
WEATHER ADVISORY
All Elderwise classes and activities will be cancelled on those days when the Ann Arbor Public Schools are
closed due to inclement weather. When a class is cancelled, we will post it on our website, and make every
effort to notify registrants by email or by phone.
ABSENCE AND LATE ARRIVAL
We ask that you call the office in advance (734.340.4691) if you will not be able to attend a class. We also ask
attendees to minimize any disruption created by late arrival.
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FALL 2016 PROGRAM OVERVIEW
ART and ARCHITECTURE
F1619 The Popes of Baroque Rome and Their Architecture
F1629 The World of Costume Design
F1649 The Art and Craft of Handweaving in America
F1654 The Art of Gustave Doré
F1655 Christmas Memories
F1664 Museum Tour: Art and the Spirit, Part II
MUSIC
F1602 Frédéric Chopin and Franz Liszt
F1611 Jazz and American Culture
F1622 Claude Debussy
F1638 Bobby Darin and Connie Francis
F1640 That Special Sound: History of the Saxophone
F1646 Celebrating Musical Theater
FILM and VIDEO
F1618 Motivation and Action: Making Choices
F1626 A Film Study: Since Otar Left
F1628 Film: Is There More Than Meets the Eye?
NATURE and THE ENVIRONMENT
F1623 Renewable Energy Resources in Michigan
F1635 Under the National Park Umbrella:
Where Wildlife and History Abound
F1642 Good Gardening for Pollination,
Sustainability, and the Human Spirit
F1645 Those Damn Dams
F1647 The A.E. Seaman Mineral Museum
F1659 Spiders and Their Kin
F1662 Ann Arbor’s Creature Conservancy
HISTORY, CULTURE, and RELIGION
F1601 Ethnicity and Religion in Contemporary China
F1610 A Spectrum of Ethics
F1611 Jazz and American Culture
F1612 A History of Orthodox Christianity
F1615 To Da Moon Alice! Golden Age of Space Flight
F1625 When Michigan Was Young
F1627 The Italian Hall Disaster of 1913
F1630 Detroit in World War II
F1631 Celebrating Four Centuries of Shakespeare
F1632 Down in the New D, Part II
F1633 Ancient Coins of the Western World
F1636 A Henry Ford Quiz Show
F1638 Bobby Darin and Connie Francis
F1640 That Special Sound: History of the Saxophone
F1643 The Opioid/Opiate Epidemic in America
F1650 Scotland’s Stevensons and Their Lighthouses
F1652 Amazing Amsterdam
F1655 Christmas Memories
F1656 Late Glacial Hunters in Michigan
F1657 Michigan and the War of 1812
F1660 Tour: The Hack House and Museum in Milan
F1661 All Day Bus Tour: River Raisin National Battlefield
Park and Monroe County Historical Museum
POLITICS, POLICY, LAW and CURRENT EVENTS
F1609 Facing the Wall: T.C. Boyle’s Tortilla Curtain
F1614 Taking Apart the News
F1617 The 2016 Elections: Two Panel Discussions
F1637 Inside the Volkswagen Emissions Scandal
SCIENCE, MATHEMATICS, and TECHNOLOGY
F1603 Trains and Trams of Western Switzerland
F1613 An Update on Exoplanets
F1615 To Da Moon Alice! Golden Age of Space Flight
F1637 Inside the Volkswagen Emissions Scandal
F1647 The A.E. Seaman Mineral Museum
F1648 The Connected Vehicle Revolution
F1653 iPhone and iPad Photography
THEATER PRODUCTIONS and CLASSES
F1629 The World of Costume Design
F1634 Master of the Dance: Robert Louis “Bob” Fosse
F1665 EMU Theater: Macbeth
F1666 PTD Productions: Noises Off
HOBBIES, GAMES, and SPORTS
F1604 Creative Writing Workshop
F1605 The Game of Mah-Jongg
F1624 Making Bobbin Lace
F1639 The Joy of Gardening
F1642 Good Gardening for Pollination,
Sustainability, and the Human Spirit
F1649 The Art and Craft of Handweaving in America
F1653 iPhone and iPad Photography
TOURS
F1659 Spiders and Their Kin
F1660 The Hack House and Museum in Milan
F1661 All Day Bus Tour: River Raisin National Battlefield
Park and Monroe County Historical Museum
F1662 Ann Arbor’s Creature Conservancy
F1663 Tour of the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library
F1664 Museum Tour: Art and the Spirit, Part II
LIFESTYLE, HEALTH, and WELLNESS
F1616 Why Zebras Don’t Get Ulcers
F1621 The Many Methods of Meditation
TRAVELOGUES
F1603 Trains and Trams of Western Switzerland
F1620 Trekking with Sherpas in Nepal
F1632 Down in the New D, Part II
F1635 Under the National Park Umbrella:
F1641 Along Europe’s Atlantic Shores
F1650 Scotland’s Stevensons and Their Lighthouses
F1651 The Regions and Provinces of Italy
F1652 Amazing Amsterdam
LITERATURE, POETRY and DRAMA
F1606 John Keats: Poems and Letters
F1607 Gustave Flaubert: Madame Bovary
F1608 Best-Seller Book Club
F1609 Facing the Wall: T.C. Boyle’s Tortilla Curtain
F1631 Celebrating Four Centuries of Shakespeare
F1644 Remembering Robert Frost
F1658 “Sleeping Beauty” and the Holocaust:
Jane Yolen’s Briar Rose
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FALL PROGRAM CALENDAR
Sat/Sun
3/4
Monday
Tuesday
NO CLASSES
6
Development and
Marketing 10-12
7
Ethnicity and Religion in
China 10-12
8
Trekking with Sherpas
in Nepal 10-12
The Popes of Baroque
Rome 1-3
Frédéric Chopin and
Franz Liszt 1-3:30
The Many Methods of
Meditation 1-3
12
Spiders and Their
Kin 10-12
13
Curriculum 10-12
14
Ethnicity and Religion in
China 10-12
15
John Keats: Poems
and Letters 10-12
Creative Writing
Workshop 1-4
The Game of
Mah-Jongg 1-3
Frédéric Chopin and
Franz Liszt 1-3:30
Trip: Hack House and
Museum 1-3
16
Trains and Trams of
Western Switzerland
10-12
Renewable Energy
in Michigan 1-3
19
Spiders and Their
Kin at Matthaei
Gardens 10-12
20
Tour: River Raisin
Battlefield and County
Historical Museum
8:45 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
21
When Michigan Was
Young 10-12
22
John Keats: Poems
and Letters 10-12
23
The Italian Hall Disaster
of 1913 10-12
A Film Study:
Since Otar Left 1-4
Gustave Flaubert’s
Madame Bovary 1-3
Film: Is There More
Than Meets the Eye?
1-4
5
Wednesday
Thursday
SEPTEMBER LABOR DAY
10/11
17/18
Making Bobbin Lace
1-4
24/25
1/2
OCTOBER
8/9
Sun. Oct. 23
EMU Play
Macbeth
Quirk Theater
2.00 p.m.
29/30
9
Trains and Trams of
Western Switzerland
10-12
Claude Debussy 1-3
26
Tour: Creature
Conservancy
10-12
27
Administration and
Finance 10-12
28
T.C. Boyle’s Facing the
Wall 10-12
29
30
Detroit in World War II
10-12
Best-Seller Book
Club 1-3
The Game of
Mah-Jongg 1-3
The World of Costume
Design 1-3
Madame Bovary 1-3
Four Centuries of
Shakespeare 1-3
3
Tour: Gerald Ford
Presidential Library
10-12
4
Council 10-12
5
T.C. Boyle’s Facing the
Wall 10-12
6
A Spectrum of Ethics
10-12
7
Master of the Dance:
Robert Louis “Bob”
Fosse 10-12
Creative Writing
Workshop 1-4
Down in the New D
Part II 1-3
History’s Mirrors:
Ancient Coins of the
Western World 1-3
Madame Bovary 1-3
Jazz and American
Culture 1-4
10
Where Wildlife and
History Abound
10-12
11
NO CLASSES
MEETINGS
12
A History of Orthodox
Christianity 10-12
13
10-12
14
An Update on
Exoplanets 10-12
Inside the Volkswagen
Emissions Scandal 1-3
Madame Bovary 1-3
Jazz and American
Culture 1-4
19
A History of Orthodox
Christianity 10-12
20
10-12
21
An Update on
Exoplanets 10-12
A History of the
Saxophone 1-4
Along Europe’s
Atlantic Shores 1-3:30
EMU: Macbeth
Pre-Play 1-3
26
Opioid/Opiate Epidemic
in America 10-12
27
10-12
28
An Update on
Exoplanets 10-12
Remembering Robert
Frost 1-4
Taking Apart the News EMU: Macbeth
1-3
Post-Play 1-3
A Henry Ford Quiz
Show 1-3
15/16
Friday
17
Bobby Darin and
Connie Francis
9:30 –12
Joy of
Gardening 1-4
18
NO CLASSES
MEETINGS
24
Good Gardening for
Pollination 10-12
25
NO CLASSES
MEETINGS
Creative Writing
Workshop 1-4
31
Those Damn Dams
10-11:30
Best-Seller Book
Club 1-3
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PLEASE NOTE: CLASSES SHOWN IN RED DENOTE A TIME OR VENUE CHANGE
Sat/Sun
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
1
Development and
Marketing 10-12
2
Why Zebras Don’t Get
Ulcers 10-12
To Da Moon! First
Golden Age of Manned
Space Flight 1-3
Celebrating American
Musical Theater 1-3
NOVEMBER
5/6
7
Film: Making
Choices
9.30 a.m.—12 noon
Connected Vehicle
Revolution 1-3
Sun. Nov. 13
PTD Play
Noises Off
Riverside
2:00 p.m.
19/20
26/27
14
Film: Making
Choices
9.30 a.m.—12 noon
Regions and
Provinces of Italy 1-3
21
Film: Making
Choices
9.30 a.m.—12 noon
8
Curriculum 10-12
To Da Moon! First
Space Flight 1-3
15
Administration and
Finance 10-12
To Da Moon! First
Space Flight 1-3
22
Council 10-12
9
Why Zebras Don’t Get
Ulcers 10-12
Handweaving in
America 1-3
Thursday
3
10-12
4
The 2016 Elections
Panel Discussion 10-12
Michigan’s Hidden
Treasures 1-3
PTD: Noises Off
Taking Apart the News Pre-Play at Riverside
1-3
1-3
10
Scotland’s Stevensons
and Their Lighthouses
10-12
11
The 2016 Elections
Panel Discussion 10-12
Tour: Art and the Spirit,
Taking Apart the News University of Michigan
1-3
Art Museum 1-3
16
PTD: Noises Off
Post-Play at Red Cross
10-12
17
Amazing
Amsterdam 1-3
Taking Apart the News The Art of Gustave
1-3
Doré 1-3
23
24
25
NO CLASSES
THANKSGIVING
NO CLASSES
THANKSGIVING
Creative Writing
Workshop 1-4
To Da Moon! First
Space Flight 1-3
Christmas Memories
1-3
28
29
30
Late Glacial Hunters
in Michigan 10-12
Best-Seller Book Club Michigan and the War
1-3
of 1812 1-3
Friday
“Sleeping Beauty” and
the Holocaust: Jane
Yolen’s Briar Rose 1-4
18
iPhone and iPad
Photography 10-12
Friday December 2
Round Table
Coffee Hour
1-3 p.m.
END OF SEMESTER ROUND TABLE COFFEE HOUR
Friday, December 2, 1:00 to 3:00 p.m.
THINGS I FOUND IN MY ATTIC
(and other funny stories)
This Fall, the end-of-semester theme is a show-and-tell focused on items uncovered in attics, basements, closets,
or other forgotten corners of our homes. Our semester finale will be a sharing of stories about the amazing,
amusing, unique, and even historic items we find in the out-of-sight, out-of-mind storage areas of our homes.
Feel free to embellish the history of these items with funny stories about family members,
eccentric relatives, odd neighbors, or others who have enriched or affected your lives.
Please join us for this engaging Elderwise social event. This informal Round Table Coffee Hour
provides an important opportunity to get together with old friends and meet new ones, and to
celebrate the conclusion of another exciting semester. We welcome all Elderwise members,
nonmember friends, and guests.
This collegial event is free of charge, but we do ask that you let us know if you plan to attend. For several weeks in
advance, sign-up sheets will be available on the table at the front of the classroom. Or, you may call the office at
734.340.4691 or send an email to [email protected].
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Registrations received by mail or by hand delivery will be processed in the order they are received.
To register for classes, please complete the registration form included with this catalog and send or
deliver it to Elderwise, Red Cross Building, 4624 Packard Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48108. Please enclose
or attach your check in the correct amount. If you have questions, please call the Elderwise office at
734.340.4691, or send an email message to [email protected].
MULTI-SESSION COURSES
F1601
Ethnicity and Religion in Contemporary China
Presenter:
Jiu-Hwa Upshur
Dates:
Wednesdays, September 7 and 14
Time:
10:00 a.m. to 12 noon
Fee:
Members $16; Nonmembers $25
There are approximately 1.3 billion citizens in China today. With the exception of some Muslim communities
in the Northwest (Xinjiang), who are both ethnically and linguistically Turkic, most Chinese, including the
Tibetans, are Mongolian. Culturally, 95% of the population is referred to as Han Chinese, after a founding
imperial dynasty that ruled between 202 B.C. and 220 A.D. The remaining 5% belong to some 53 ethnic
groups and, like the Tibetans and Uighurs, are scattered across the borderlands. The Tibetans practice
Tantric Buddhism, and their written language is derived from Sanskrit. The Turkic Uighurs live in northwestern
China. They are Sunni Muslims whose written language is in Arabic. In this course we will learn about the
Chinese government’s policies toward the Tibetans, Uighurs, and other minority peoples, as well as toward
Chinese Christian and other religious communities. Jiu-Hwa Upshur received her B.A. degree from the
University of Sydney, Australia, and her M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in history from the University of Michigan
where she specialized in modern Chinese history. Jiu-Hwa retired from the Department of History at Eastern
Michigan University in 2007.
F1602
Innovators Extraordinaire: Frédéric Chopin and Franz Liszt
Presenter:
Dates:
Time:
Fee:
Jeanette Coviak
Wednesdays, September 7 and 14
1:00 to 3:30 p.m. [Please note the 3:30 p.m. end time.]
Using a combination of lectures, slide illustrations, and
videos, we will explore the lives of Frédéric Chopin and
Franz Liszt – 19th century composers and innovators in
the world of music for the piano. Although they were
contemporaries, and many aspects of their lives were
similar, each in his own way pushed performance on the
piano to the forefront of classical music. Which of the two
was the most influential composer of that time? Many
experts will argue that point, but there is no doubt that
both Chopin and Liszt contributed tremendously to the art
of music, especially music dedicated to the virtuosity of
the piano. Jeanette Coviak has served on the Elderwise
Curriculum Committee for more than 15 years. Her love
of music began when she was given a piano at the age
of 12, and that love grew over the years with her marriage
to her late husband Jerry, who was an avid classical
music buff. When Jeanette discovered The Teaching
Company videos, she began to share their wealth of
information with Elderwise, a pursuit she continues today.
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F1603
Trains and Trams of Western Switzerland
Presenter:
H. Mark Hildebrandt
Dates:
Fridays, September 9 and 16
Time:
10:00 a.m. to 12 noon
Fee:
Mark Hildebrandt takes us on another photographic journey in search of electric-powered railways.
He strikes the mother lode in Switzerland, a nation of tidy cities that has invested heavily in this clean
and quiet means of traversing its many steep slopes. In these two sessions we will travel through the
French-speaking western regions. On September 9 we begin in Geneva, arriving by train from Paris.
We follow the north shore of 45-mile-long Lake Geneva to Lausanne, making two side trips along the way.
Next we head north to the region of Lake Neuchatel and the Jura Mountains. A highlight will be the sequence
of scenery as we wander off the beaten path to the foothill town of Orbe. On September 16 we resume our
travels along the north shore of Lake Geneva to Montreux with its cog railway to the summit at Roche de
Naye. Leaving Lake Geneva, we travel up the Rhone River Valley towards Martigny, a key jumping-off place
for Alpine resorts, ski lodges, and the village of Chamonix at the base of Mount Blanc – the highest peak in
the Alps. H. Mark Hildebrandt is a retired pediatrician who taught and practiced medicine in Ann Arbor for
50 years. He is a local history enthusiast with a lifelong interest in electric railroads and street cars. He is
the co-author, with Martha Churchill, of Electric Trolleys of Washtenaw County (2009). Mark is also the author
of A History of St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, Ann Arbor, Part II (2014).
F1604
Creative Writing Workshop
Presenter:
Jane Bridges
Dates:
Mondays, September 12, October 3, October 24, and November 21
Time:
Fee:
Class Size: Enrollment for this class is limited to 12 attendees.
For those seeking a start at putting pen to paper, published poet and retired schoolteacher Jane Bridges
offers a relaxing atmosphere in which to explore your ambitions. Whether you would like to record your
memories, create entertainments, produce factual accounts, or possibly even venture into the realm of
published writing, participation in this workshop can help. No textbooks and no lectures – just pen, paper,
and plenty of down-home supportive chatter. Sharing your drafts with like-minded peers and listening to
their reactions is a proven road to more effective writing. With a maximum of 12 eager learners, you will
never feel overwhelmed or overlooked; and you will meet new friends whose lively company you will enjoy.
Prior to each session, you should write a short piece of any sort and make 12 copies for distribution among
the participants. Don’t be shy. Jane Bridges grew up in Texas and New Hampshire, and in India. She has
lived in Ann Arbor for more than 50 years and has taught writing in both public and private schools. Jane’s
poems have been published, or accepted for publication, in the journals Paterson Literary Review, Sow’s
Ear Poetry Review, Third Wednesday, and The MacGuffin. Jane will draw upon her background to provide
overall guidance for the group. She will be assisted by experienced co-facilitator Carol Westfall.
F1605
The Game of Mah-Jongg
Presenter:
Stuart Baggaley
Dates:
Tuesdays, September 13 and 27
Time:
1:00 to 3:00 p.m.
Fee:
Invented by Confucius thousands of years ago? By Chinese army officers during the Taiping Rebellion?
Or, by two brothers from Níngpō in 1850? No one knows for sure, but the ancient board game of Mah-Jongg
remains a popular pastime for millions of people around the world. Meaning “sparrow” in Chinese, Mah-Jongg
appears to be enjoying a resurgence in North America. In this course Stuart Baggaley will present his
simplified version of this addictive game, and will guide class participants in hands-on instruction. Our
classes will include a brief lecture on the history and variants of the game. Stuart Baggaley is a British
World War II veteran (Royal Air Force), and a retired University of Michigan Medical School administrator
(Anatomy Department). Moving to Norway after the war, Stuart lived in Oslo for nine years before leaving
his position with the Fulbright Foundation and moving to the United States in 1957. He enjoys golfing,
running and, of course, Mah-Jongg.
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F1606
John Keats: Poems and Letters
Presenter:
Dates:
Time:
Fee:
Reqd. Text:
Leonore Gerstein
Thursdays, September 15 and 22
10:00 a.m. to 12 noon
John Keats: Poetry and Prose, Jeffrey N. Cox, editor
Norton Critical Editions. Available in paper and hard-bound editions.
Reasonably priced used copies are available at online booksellers.
In this class we will bring John Keats closer to us as a poet and a human being. We will discuss sections
from his longer poems, including but going beyond his most famous odes and sonnets. We will also
explore a selection of the vivid letters Keats wrote to friends, letters in which the young poet's approach
to writing and to life are delightfully on display. Leonore Gerstein received her B.A. degree in philosophy
and English literature at Jerusalem’s Hebrew University. She returned to the United States in 1964 and
earned her M.A. degree in speech and language pathology (1976) and her M.A. in English literature
(2003) from Eastern Michigan University. Leonore believes that reading poems collectively is a “natural.”
We listen to and learn from one another.
F1607
Gustave Flaubert: Madame Bovary
Presenter:
George Stewart
Dates:
Thursdays, September 22, September 29, October 6, and October 13
Time:
1:00 to 3:00 p.m.
Fee:
Flaubert's exquisite novel is famous as a ground-breaking work of literary realism. It tells the story
of Emma Bovary, a pretty but otherwise very ordinary young woman, whose dreams and personal
ambitions must contend with the realities of the time and place in which she lives and with her own
limitations. Lydia Davis' 2010 translation is excellent and highly recommended. For the first class,
please read all of Part One and the first two chapters of Part Two, roughly the first one-quarter of the
novel. George Stewart practiced law for many years in Kansas City, Chicago, Detroit, New York City,
and Ann Arbor. He is honing his retirement skills by reading, and rereading, great writers like Flaubert.
He looks forward to sharing the pleasures of Madame Bovary with like-minded readers.
F1608
Best-Seller Book Club
Presenter:
Shirley Southgate
Dates:
Mondays, September 26, October 31, and November 28
Time:
1:00 to 3:00 p.m.
Fee:
Using prepared questions and our own observations, the discussion each month will explore a book
from the “best-seller” list. Selected books for the Fall 2016 semester are:
Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow
My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante
Brooklyn by Colm Toibin
Please read Alexander Hamilton before the first class. A list of discussion
questions for each book will be sent to registrants prior to each Book Club
session. Shirley Southgate is a long-time member of both Elderwise and
the Best-Seller Book Club. She is an avid reader and looks forward to a
lively exchange of ideas, opinions, and interpretations.
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F1609
Facing the Wall: T.C. Boyle’s Tortilla Curtain
Presenter:
Dates:
Time:
Fee:
Reqd. Text:
Kathleen O’Dowd
Wednesdays, September 28 and October 5
10:00 a.m. to 12 noon
T.C. Boyle’s The Tortilla Curtain (Viking Press, 1995)
About $10 or less (used) via online booksellers.
Decades before Donald Trump’s proposed wall revealed the deep gulf in values cutting through American
society, T.C. Boyle's fictional wall surrounding their gated community was doing the same for the upscale
residents of California's Topanga Canyon in this timely and troubling novel. Boyle's egalitarian, eco-friendly
protagonist, Delaney Mossbacher, finds his righteous values severely challenged when his path crosses
that of Candido Rincon, an illegal immigrant camping out across the canyon in desperate pursuit of the
elusive American Dream. Lightly satirical, humorous, and tragic in turns, the novel illuminates the growing
and possibly irresolvable conflicts inherent in that dream and its promise in the 21st century. While we
probably won't arrive at any solutions or “right” answers, the diverse, realistic, and colorful characters
and plot twists should make for some lively discussion. Kathleen (Katie) O’Dowd is Professor Emerita
at Madonna University, where she taught in the Department of Language and Literature for 36 years and
served as Dean of the College of Arts and Humanities from 2004 to 2014. Katie’s special interests include
both early British literature and women’s literature.
F1610
Presenter:
Ken Phifer
Dates:
Thursdays, October 6, 13, 20, 27, and November 3
Time:
10:00 a.m. to 12 noon
Fee:
This course will begin with a short introduction to ethics, and then will deal with a different ethical theme each
week: personal ethics, health care ethics, political ethics, and business ethics. After the first introductory
week there will be short lectures, but interactive discussion will be the focus of each class. We will examine
both traditional ethical understandings and modern ethical dilemmas. Participants are encouraged to read at
least one book on ethics in order to prepare for the class discussion. The Encyclopedia Britannica also has
an interesting and accessible article on ethics. Ken Phifer is Senior Minister Emeritus of the First Unitarian
Universalist Congregation in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He is the author of several articles and books, and has
taught a wide range of courses, including "Religion and Violence" and “Sacred Texts” at Washtenaw
Community College, the University of Michigan's Osher Institute, and Elderwise Lifelong Learning.
F1611
Jazz and American Culture: A View from the Crescent City
Presenter:
George Klein
Dates:
Fridays, October 7 and 14
Time:
Fee:
In this course we will explore the development of jazz in America from the vantage point of Tom Sancton's
memoir: Song for My Fathers: A New Orleans Story in Black and White. This memoir is an account of
a white teenager's attraction to traditional New Orleans jazz in the early 1960s. Sancton takes clarinet
lessons from George Lewis and other African American musicians, eventually playing in Preservation
Hall and marching in Black brass bands, in spite of strict segregation laws then in effect. From Sancton's
experience we can look back to race and class dynamics in America, and to factors unique to New Orleans
that allowed the new music of jazz to emerge. These could include Free Creoles of Color, Congo Square,
Storyville, Caribbean influences and the prominence of marching bands in the city. We can also look
ahead to subsequent developments in jazz, such as swing, bop, and cool. Sancton's book can help us
create a context for understanding important aspects of American music and culture. We will hear samples
of recorded music throughout the presentation. George Klein has taught English and humanities at
Wayne State University and Eastern Michigan University, where he has directed Eastern Michigan's
study abroad office. George spent 30 years as a music program host at WEMU, and now is an
independent producer of jazz programs for taintradio.org and RadioFreeAmstersdam.com.
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F1612
A History of Orthodox Christianity
Presenter:
Father Nicolaos H. Kotsis
Dates:
Wednesdays, October 12 and 19
Time:
10:00 a.m. to 12 noon
Fee:
Christianity, with over 2.4 billion adherents, is the world’s largest religion. Over the course of 20 centuries,
it has undergone political and theological disputes resulting in numerous distinct branches. The largest of
these are Roman Catholicism, Protestantism, and Eastern Orthodoxy. In this class Fr. Kotsis will lead us
through the development of the Orthodox Church from the time of Christ to the present day. We will
examine the development of a Biblical canon, the conversion of the Roman Empire to Christianity under
the emperor Constantine, the series of seven principal Ecumenical Councils which worked out many of
the religion’s central doctrines, the spread of Christianity to the Balkans and Russia by Byzantine
missionaries, and the great schism of the 11th century which led to a lasting separation between
Constantinople and Rome. We will conclude with a survey of the various forms of persecution endured
by Orthodox Christians from 1215 to the present, and a description of the church’s place in the modern
world. Father Nicolaos Kotsis is the Proistamenos (Presiding Priest) of Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox
Church in Ann Arbor. He grew up in southeastern Michigan and holds a bachelor’s degree in history
from the University of Michigan and a master’s degree in divinity from Holy Cross. He was ordained to
the Orthodox priesthood in 2004, and assigned to Saint Nicholas Church, Ann Arbor, in 2005.
F1613
An Update on Exoplanets
Presenter:
Philip Hughes
Dates:
Fridays, October 14, 21, and 28
Time:
10:00 a.m. to 12 noon
Fee:
Humanity has speculated about the existence of planets around stars beyond the Sun (extrasolar
planets, or exoplanets) for centuries, but as of 1994 none had been detected. Since the first discovery
in 1995, we now know of over 2,000, with the number increasing almost daily. The study of exoplanet
atmospheres is a maturing field, and astrobiology (whether life exists beyond Earth, and how it can be
detected) is an established discipline. In this class we will explore how exoplanets are found, their
properties determined, and their atmospheres studied. We will assess what the future holds with regard
to the search for life beyond Earth. The class will address what exoplanet studies can teach us, first about
the formation of our own Solar System, and second about the implications for the future of life on Earth,
given the possibility of catastrophic solar flares and impacts by near-Earth asteroids or comets.
Philip Hughes teaches in the Department of Astronomy at the University of Michigan. His current research
interests include relativistic flows and wavelet analysis, with an emphasis on simulation and imaging.
F1614
Taking Apart the News (TATN)
Presenter:
Al Chambers
Dates:
Thursdays, October 27 and November 3, 10 and 17
Time:
1:00 to 3:00 p.m.
Fee:
The dates for this class, just before and just after Election Day, were chosen to enable us to summarize
and assess what seems to have been the Endless Election. What did we learn about the strengths and
failings of our extraordinary system? How did the media fulfill its responsibility while quite substantially
changing its methods? In addition to the elections and other current news items, we will also take a final
look at the Obama presidency, including its legacy and its struggles. This part of the discussion certainly
will include America’s changing role in the world, as well as the perceived (lack of) economic opportunity
and quality of life in the United States. In the days after the election, and regardless of the results, all of
these subjects will, without question, draw an even larger outpouring of news coverage, editorial opinion
and controversy than we already have experienced. We will also take another look at media’s financial
struggles and its ability to utilize the constantly changing technologies for the benefit of customers.
Al Chambers brings to these weekly TATN sessions his decades of experience as a journalist, corporate
communications executive, and independent consultant. Al guides the discussions with the important
objective of encouraging active participation from class participants.
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F1615
To Da Moon, Alice! To Da Moon!!!
The First Golden Age of Manned Space Flight
Presenter:
Michael R. Kapetan
Dates:
Tuesdays, November 1, 8, 15, and 22
Time:
1:00 to 3:00 p.m.
Fee:
How on earth did we do it? How and why did human beings for the first time leave the earth? And all
of it was witnessed first-hand by our generation. This class looks at the amazing personalities, the
confounding historical forces, and the incredible flying machines that transformed age old will-o'-the-wisp
lunar fantasies and penetrating scientific prophecies into Neil Armstrong's "one small step" onto the Sea
of Tranquility. And we ask what moral, spiritual, political, and personal lessons we may take away from
this astonishing enterprise. Michael Kapetan is an artist whose own work is informed by the scientific,
the aesthetic, and the spiritual as he creates holy images for churches and synagogues, and unique solar
sculptures that mark the turning of the seasons. He is retired from the University of Michigan’s Department
of Art. Mike’s longtime interest in space travel began as a youngster with two television programs:
Tom Corbett, Space Cadet and a Walt Disney's Tomorrowland series that featured presentations by
Wernher von Braun.
F1616
Why Zebras Don’t Get Ulcers
Presenter:
Mike Murray
Dates:
Wednesdays, November 2 and 9
Time:
10:00 a.m. to 12 noon
Fee:
Why Zebras Don’t Get Ulcers is authored by Stanford University biologist Robert Sapolsky and is
based on his idea that for animals (such as zebras), stress is generally episodic, while for humans,
stress is often chronic, and cumulative. Wild animals are less susceptible to stress-related disorders
such as ulcers, hypertension, clinical depression, and heart disease. In this course Mike will explain
why stress affects our bodies as well as our psyches. Professor Sapolsky’s book is recommended
reading, but not required: Why Zebras Don’t Get Ulcers, 3rd edition, Henry Holt and Company, LLC,
2004, paperback. Mike Murray is a licensed clinical psychologist and a specialist in the field of positive
psychology. He is also an expert on mindfulness and has studied and practiced Western and Eastern
methods of meditation for over 50 years.
F1617
The 2016 Elections: Two Panel Discussions
Presenters: Jeffrey Bernstein, Michael Homel, and Larry Kestenbaum
Dates:
Fridays, November 4 and 11
Time:
10:00 a.m. to 12 noon
Fee:
Elderwise concludes its popular coverage of the 2016 elections with two
sessions, one four days before and the other three days after the November 8 general election. In these
fourth and fifth panel discussions since October 2015, our trio of panelists will discuss the general election
campaigns, assess poll data, and note differences, if any, between pre-election assumptions and how voters
actually behaved. To what extent did both parties unify around their nominees? Did Hillary Clinton fulfill early
predictions and overcome an unfavorable image to become America’s first woman president? Did Donald
Trump mobilize enough of the white working class to win the upset he promised? Did partisan control of the
Senate and House change? During the second half of each of these sessions, it will be your turn to ask
questions of the local experts on the panel. Jeffrey Bernstein studies and teaches political science and
American politics at Eastern Michigan University. He specializes in public opinion and political behavior.
Michael Homel is Professor Emeritus of History at Eastern Michigan University. Mike’s special expertise
is in the fields of 20th century American history, and American urban history. Larry Kestenbaum is the
Washtenaw County Clerk/Register of Deeds, first elected in 2004. Larry is the creator and owner of
PoliticalGraveyard.com, the Internet’s most comprehensive source for American political biography.
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F1618
Motivation and Action: Three Films about Making Choices
Presenter:
Susan Nenadic
Dates:
Mondays, November 7, 14, and 21
Time:
9:30 a.m. to 12 noon [Please note the 9:30 a.m. start time.]
Fee:
Significant works of literature and film focus on a character’s actions and motivations. One of the reasons
classics become classics is because one can read or view them again and again, yet not all readers or
viewers will agree about what they have experienced. With this in mind, we will view three award-winning
films. The Heiress, a 1949 award-winning production, is based on Henry James' novella, Washington Square,
though its cinematic perspective has shifted. The second film will be Doubt, another award-winning play filmed
in 2008. Meryl Streep plays the role of a nun who is principal of a parochial school, where she believes the
priest is a pedophile. The final movie will be Locke. This 2014 film is particularly interesting because the entire
action takes place as Locke (Thomas Hardy) drives his car to the hospital where a one-night stand is giving
birth to his baby. Susan Nenadic taught high school English and history. She utilized film to train her students
to look at movies the way they would a piece of printed literature. Ms. Nenadic has published many historical
articles as well as a book, A Purse of her Own: Occupations of Nineteenth Century Women. She has a new
book coming out in the fall of 2016.
SINGLE SESSION CLASSES
F1619
The Popes of Baroque Rome and Their Architecture
Presenter:
Kingsbury Marzolf
Date:
Tuesday, September 6
Time:
1:00 to 3:00 p.m.
Fee:
After a troubled time in the history of the Roman Catholic Church, with the Avignon Exile followed by the
Schism, Martin V was chosen as pope in the year 1417. He returned to Rome and began the long and
arduous task of restoring the city to make it a suitable capital for the renewed church. For the next three
and one-half centuries, much building took place, including the construction of a new Saint Peter’s basilica
between 1506 and 1626. This class will review the reigns of 43 popes, ending in 1769, and will examine the
architectural work promoted by these men, along with the architects who served them. Kingsbury Marzolf
is an architect and native of Chicago. He earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of
Michigan, where he joined the architecture faculty in 1963. Over the past half century, Kingsbury has taught
the history of architecture and urban development at the University of Michigan and in Europe. He retired in
1999 and is currently Professor Emeritus of Architecture at the University of Michigan.
F1620
Reaching for the Sky: Trekking with Sherpas in Nepal
Presenters: Heather O’Neal and Pem Dorjee Sherpa
Date:
Thursday, September 8
Time:
10:00 a.m. to 12 noon
Fee:
Nepal has long been a travel destination for adventure seekers, and its varied and diverse landscape and
cultures lure travelers from around the globe. In this presentation, Heather O’Neal offers background and
insights about the geography and people of this small Himalayan nation. From her Junior-Year-Abroad in
Kathmandu, she will tell us stories about her travels and describe her trek to the Mount Everest base camp.
Pem Dorjee Sherpa will describe growing up in a remote village in Nepal’s high Himalayas, and how he came
to the business of trekking and mountaineering, including the details of his two Mount Everest expeditions.
On his second Everest climb in 2005, Pem and his wife Moni made world news when they were wed at
29,028 feet on the summit! Pem will also discuss the charitable projects he has started in his village, including
rebuilding the school damaged during the 2015 earthquake and bringing smokeless stoves to the villagers.
Heather O’Neal is the author of Writes of Passage through Nepal. She co-owns, with Pem Doree Sherpa,
The Himalayan Bazaar and Of Global Interest Adventure Travel. Her former Bed & Breakfast is now a
vacation rental home, The Himalayan Lodge. Pem Dorjee Sherpa was born in a remote village in the
Himalayan Mountains of Nepal. Pem is a two time climber of Mount Everest.
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F1621
The Many Methods of Meditation
Presenter:
Layla Ananda
Date:
Time:
1:00 to 3:00 p.m.
Fee:
You may think that meditation could be good for you, but perhaps you don’t know how to start, or you don’t
think you are capable. Or, you may have tried a particular method that did not seem to work for you, or that
you did not like. In this class we will learn that there are many ways to meditate, and that we can pick the
one that fits us best. Meditation can be long or short, with or without movement, quiet or with sound. It can
be practical, for health and well-being, or it can be spiritual . . . or both. Join us as Layla Ananda shares
some of the history of the practice of meditation, and the evolution of its many methods. Class participants
will have an opportunity to try several different practices to see which ones feel right. Previous experience
with meditation is not necessary . . . only the desire to learn. Layla Ananda, M.A., L.L.P., has learned and
practiced many methods of meditation over the past 30-plus years. She is a retired psychotherapist and
educator, most recently serving as a faculty member of the Psychology Department at Washtenaw
Community College.
F1622
Claude Debussy: Master of a New Musical Language
Presenter:
Henry Aldridge
Date:
Friday, September 9
Time:
1:00 to 3:00 p.m.
Fee:
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In the late 19 century, French composer Claude Debussy created a new musical language that critics
called “Impressionism.” Using whole-tone scales, bold harmonies, and vague melodic structures,
Impressionism sounded very different from prevailing styles and paved the way for 20th century music.
In this class, Professor Aldridge explores the life and innovative contributions of this fascinating composer,
using examples from Debussy’s piano music including the beloved Clair de Lune, chamber works, and
orchestral compositions. This presentation includes a video performance of Debussy’s famous symphonic
tone poem La Mer. Henry Aldridge is Professor Emeritus of Film Studies at Eastern Michigan University
and a popular Elderwise presenter. He received his B.A. and M.A. degrees from the University of North
Carolina, and his Ph.D. from the University of Michigan. Dr. Aldridge is an amateur musician and lifelong
admirer of classical music. He regularly plays the Barton theater pipe organ at the Michigan Theater.
F1623
Renewable Energy Resources in Michigan – Now and in the Future
Presenter:
John Sarver
Date:
Friday, September 16
Time:
1:00 to 3:00 p.m.
Fee:
Energy resources drawn from the sun and the wind are
growing rapidly in the State of Michigan, and all around the
globe. Renewable energy resources now provide 10% of
Michigan’s electricity. In this class John Sarver will discuss
several questions focused on present and future renewable
energy, including: Where are we now and where are we
heading? How much of our electricity can solar and wind
resources provide in the future? Is renewable energy going
to cost more? What are the positive and negative impacts of
using more solar and wind energy? Is solar energy a good
investment option for businesses, homeowners, and retirees?
Join us here for a lively discussion of these and other
important issues regarding the future of renewable energy in Michigan. John Sarver was a program
director in the Michigan Energy Office for 35 years where he worked on energy efficiency and renewable
energy programs and policies. John serves on the Board of Directors of the Great Lakes Renewable Energy
Association, and chairs their Education Committee. He has a Master’s degree in public policy from the
University of Michigan Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy.
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F1624
Making Bobbin Lace – You, Too, Can Learn
Presenters: Cyndie Maxwell and Kathleen Campbell
Date:
Monday, September 19
Time:
Fee:
Members $11; Nonmembers $18 [Includes a $3 materials fee.]
Size:
Enrollment for this class is limited to 10 attendees.
Lacemaking is a craft that has been practiced in European homes for centuries.
Today, most lace objects are made by machines, but there exist small, enthusiastic
groups of hobbyists who enjoy carrying on the earlier traditions. In this hands-on
workshop, you will discover how easily you, too, can make bobbin lace. If you can
count to four, and know your right hand from your left, you can create these
beautiful art forms. We will provide all the materials needed to learn the basic
moves, and at the end of the session you will leave with a completed hand-made
lace bracelet. Cyndie Maxwell is a retired high school teacher who has studied
bobbin lacemaking for 21 years and has been teaching beginning and intermediate levels of bobbin
lacemaking for the past five years. In 2013 Cyndie was certified in Torchon lace by the Dutch School for
Lace Teachers in Amsterdam and this year was certified by the Great Lakes Lace Group Inc. (GLLGI).
Kathleen Campbell, Cyndie’s instructor and mentor, has been making bobbin lace for the past 40 years,
and for the past 30 of those years has been teaching the craft to others. Kathleen became certified to
teach Torchon and beginning bobbin lace from the GLLGI in 1992.
F1625
When Michigan Was Young
Presenter:
Rochelle Balkam
Date:
Wednesday, September 21
Time:
10:00 a.m. to 12 noon
Fee:
In this presentation Rochelle Balkam shares the story of the early years of our state. Michigan was born
of the Northwest Ordinance of 1787, written at the culmination of the American Revolution. The document
carved out land that was to be divided into no more than five, and no fewer than three, territories. Two
terms of the Ordinance were firsts in territorial legal history: no slavery was allowed in the territories, and
there was a provision for free public education. The British, however, did not give up control until 1796.
Michigan became a separate territory in 1805. The War of 1812 helped to mold the character of Michigan,
with major battles taking place in Monroe, Detroit, and on Mackinac Island. Treaties with the Native
American populations opened new lands to American settlers arriving via the Erie Canal. The so-called
Toledo War brought the conflict to an end, with Michigan gaining most of the Upper Peninsula in return for
giving up claim to the southern region at the mouth of the Maumee River. “Boy Governor” Stevens T. Mason
fought valiantly for Michigan statehood, which was achieved in 1837 after the “Frostbitten Convention,”
held in Ann Arbor, removed the final barriers. Rochelle Balkam has taught Michigan history at Eastern
Michigan University (EMU) for 23 years. She holds an M.A. degree in history and an M.S. in historic
preservation from EMU. Rochelle is a former board member of the Historical Society of Michigan.
F1626
A Film Study: Since Otar Left
Presenter:
Ira Konigsberg
Date:
Time:
Fee:
The film Since Otar Left (2003) has a special relevance in this time of global migration and displacement.
The Georgian characters in the film romanticize about France, a country that has a significant pull on them
for both cultural and economic reasons. The pull, though, has the possibility for disillusionment and even
tragedy. But, Since Otar Left is really more than this. It is also a wonderful and touching story about a
family of three generations of women – a grandmother, a mother, and a daughter. This is what good films do.
They seem to start out being about one thing and end up being about so much more. Ira Konigsberg is
Professor Emeritus of Film and English at the University of Michigan. He has presented many film study
classes for Elderwise.
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F1627
Death’s Door: The Italian Hall Disaster of 1913
Presenter:
Steve Lehto
Date:
Time:
10:00 a.m. to 12 noon
Fee:
On Christmas Eve of 1913, more than six dozen people were crushed to death as they scrambled to flee
the second floor of the Italian Hall in Calumet, Michigan. Someone had cried "Fire!" at the top of the stairs.
There was no fire, but the tragedy permanently scarred the psyche of the region. Was the call of "Fire!"
a tragic error or a calculated action designed to cause chaos? In this presentation, Steve Lehto will
describe the bitter struggle raging at the time between striking workers and the mining companies and
will untangle conflicting news reports, transcripts and other documentation in an effort to set the record
straight regarding Michigan’s largest mass murder. He will review new evidence uncovered by his own
research into what songwriter Woody Guthrie called the "1913 Massacre." Steve Lehto is a writer, attorney,
and adjunct law professor working in southeastern Michigan. He served as a historical advisor for the PBS
film "Red Metal: The Copper Country Strike of 1913." Steve is the author of Michigan's Columbus: The Life
of Douglass Houghton (2009), Chrysler's Turbine Car: The Rise and Fall of Detroit's Coolest Creation (2012),
and Death's Door: the Truth Behind Michigan's Largest Mass Murder (2013).
F1628
Film: Is There More Than Meets the Eye?
Presenter:
Terry Gates
Date:
Time:
Fee:
In the Apu Trilogy, The World of Apu (1959) is a neo-realistic film directed by Satyajit Ray, and one that has
influenced cinema worldwide in both narrative and design (or, in this case, the absence of design). The film
uses non-professional actors and handheld cameras, creating effects somewhat like candid snap-shots of
images showing a character’s state of mind and mood, as well as showing persons and places in fresh-air
“real” locations. The film is especially regarded for its use of less dialogue in telling the story. When
produced, its humanism and its concerns with social and cultural conditions in India diverged strongly from
conventional Hollywood films. The World of Apu is theme-driven. It is also tender, sensitive, emotional and
intellectual. Terry Gates is a longtime member of Elderwise. She is an alumna of Marygrove College, the
University of Detroit, and the University of Michigan. Her academic background is literature of the world.
Terry is also a landscape designer. Currently, she spends much of her time in her backyard, “just sitting
and letting the grass grow.”
F1629
The World of Costume Design
Presenter:
Melanie Schuessler Bond
Date:
Time:
1:00 to 3:00 p.m.
Fee:
Learn about the world of costume design for film and stage through this fascinating
presentation by an experienced theater designer. Melanie Schuessler Bond will tell
us about the many different jobs costumers perform, and the methods they employ
to design and create everything from period elegance to fictional creatures from
outer space. We will discuss the design process, including research, sketching,
and rendering in color. We will also discover how production varies, depending on the
type of costume needed. It might involve such divergent methods as patterning, cutting,
fitting, and sewing for a period costume, or sculpting, casting, and animatronics for a
creature costume. Melanie Schuessler Bond is the faculty Costume Designer at Eastern
Michigan University. In addition to numerous university theater designs, her professional
costume design credits include productions at the Michigan Shakespeare Festival (Tartuffe,
Twelfth Night, and The Rivals), the Williamston Theater in Williamston, Michigan (Flap,
Talley’s Folly, Flyover, U.S.A., Five Course Love, The Art of Murder and currently Chapatti),
and Tipping Point Theatre in Northville (Southern Comforts and Crimes of the Heart).
Professor Bond’s full portfolio can be viewed online at http://www.faucet.net/costume.
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F1630
Detroit in World War II
Presenter:
Gregory D. Sumner
Date:
Time:
10:00 a.m. to 12 noon
Fee:
As the United States entered into World War II, President Roosevelt called for the country to be the great
“Arsenal of Democracy.” Nowhere did citizens respond with more vigor than in Detroit, the birthplace of
production miracles that would turn the tide against fascism. Locals were committed to the cause, putting
careers and personal ambitions on hold. Factories were retooled from the ground up. Industrialist Henry
Ford, First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, aviator Charles Lindbergh, legendary boxer Joe Louis, future baseball
Hall of Famer Hank Greenberg, and real-life Rosie the Riveters all helped drive the city that was “forging
thunderbolts” for the frontlines. In this presentation, Gregory Sumner takes us on a tour through those
years of dynamism, sacrifice, and conflict in which the Motor City was both a microcosm of the country at
large and a place utterly unique. Greg Sumner has been a professor of American history at the University
of Detroit Mercy since 1993. He holds a Ph.D. in history from Indiana University and a J.D. from the
University of Michigan Law School. Dr. Sumner has been a Fellow with the National Endowment for the
Humanities, and spent two semesters as a visiting Fulbright lecturer at the Universita di Roma Tre (2001,
2010). His books include Detroit in World War II (2015) and Unstuck In Time: A Journey through the Life
and Novels of Kurt Vonnegut (2011).
F1631
Celebrating Four Centuries of Shakespeare
Presenter:
Jeffrey Cordell
Date:
Time:
1:00 to 3:00 p.m.
Fee:
This class offers a general overview of William Shakespeare’s life and work. We will consider
Shakespeare’s life story, and his versatility and virtuosity as a literary artist. We will also consider why,
even after 400 years, we still read Shakespeare’s work and find him relevant. We will look at some of
the sources of his inspiration, and the influences on his writing. We will review the history of the
performances of his plays, and his presence and influence in our lives, and in the work of other literary
artists, down to the present day. Jeff encourages class participants to bring to the discussion, either in
hand or in mind, their own favorite passages, performances, and/or adaptations. Jeffrey Cordell holds
a Ph.D. in Renaissance literature from the University of Virginia. He has taught literature and academic
writing at Boston University, Harvard, and Alma College. Jeff is currently an assistant professor in the
Department of Language, Literature, Communications and Writing at Madonna University.
F1632
Down in the New D, Part II
Presenter:
Ken Stevens
Date:
Tuesday, October 4
Time:
1:00 to 3:00 p.m.
Fee:
This fall Ken Stevens takes us on a second virtual tour of Detroit. Once a city trying to come back,
Detroit is now a city that is back. It is still the gritty city with an oversized footprint and lots of empty space
that needs attention, but it is also a city with a thriving core where the streets are crowded, markets are
thriving, entertainment is booming, and optimism abounds. There is an influx of young professionals and
enthusiastic immigrants who are revitalizing old neighborhoods and replacing blight with business. With
fresh images and new material, Ken’s illustrated presentation takes you on a tour of today’s Detroit, around
the hub and out the spokes. It is a city like no other where a drive along a single street takes you through
turbulent history and allows you to experience the ruins while reveling in revival. Ken Stevens began
his theatre career in Cincinnati where he co-founded the Showboat Majestic and served as a Rockefeller
Fellow at Playhouse in the Park and the University of Cincinnati. In1972 Ken joined the faculty of Eastern
Michigan University where he created EMU’s musical theatre program and the graduate and undergraduate
programs in arts management. He retired from EMU in 2014 but has continued teaching arts management
classes and resumed leadership in the education program of the Michigan Legacy Art Park, a wilderness
sculpture park at Crystal Mountain Resort.
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F1633
History’s Mirrors: Ancient Coins of the Western World
Presenter:
Toby Teorey
Date:
Wednesday, October 5
Time:
1:00 to 3:00 p.m.
Fee:
Ancient and medieval coin collecting typically is undertaken for the love of both art and history. Some of
this collecting is done for investment purposes, but that approach is fraught with uncertainty and danger.
The historical record is often murky. The early coinage of the Greeks and Romans displayed incredible
artistic style, and produced historical records of the famous and infamous alike. In this class we will
explore the criteria for classifying ancient coins as “great” and “interesting,” based on Harlan Berk’s book
100 Greatest Ancient Coins (2008). In this class Toby Teorey will share several examples of coins that
fall into the “100 Greatest” category, and will discuss their historical background and significance. Other
examples from medieval England will illustrate how and why the rest of the European region took such
a long time to catch up artistically to the early Greek and Roman civilizations. Toby Teorey is the former
Chair of Elderwise Council. He is retired from the faculty of the College of Engineering at the University
of Michigan where he specialized in computer science. As a kid in California, Toby collected U.S. pennies.
He then became a big kid, and in the 1980s moved on to collecting ancient coins.
F1634
A Master of the Dance: Robert Louis “Bob” Fosse
Presenter:
Phil Simmons
Date:
Friday, October 7
Time:
10:00 a.m. to 12 noon
Fee:
Phil Simmons has lectured and taught master classes in dance all across the United States, focusing on
Bob Fosse’s style and his influence on musical theatre and the dance community. However, Phil reveals
that, until recently, he had never considered the factors which influenced Fosse himself. After some
detective work, Phil is eager to share with us what he has learned about the two people who were most
important in developing Fosse’s style: Jack Cole and Gwen Verdon. Phil invites you to join him for this
intriguing journey down “Bob Fosse Street.” Phil Simmons is a professor of musical theater at Eastern
Michigan University, and a card-carrying member of the Actors Equity Association. His passion is
teaching the next generation of actors, singers, and dancers to be happy, thriving, career-long performers.
F1635
Under the National Park Umbrella:
Presenter:
Don Chalfant
Date:
Monday, October 10
Time:
10:00 a.m. to 12 noon
Fee:
When we tour the vast reaches of the United States – by car, on foot, or from our living room arm
chairs – our destinations typically include the great National Parks – Yosemite, Yellowstone, the Grand
Canyon. What we often miss are the many other remarkable sites under the National Park umbrella –
the refuges, forests, grasslands, monuments, memorials, rivers, seashores, parkways, lakeshores, and
landmarks. In this presentation Don Chalfant shares his stunning photographic panorama of these
treasures. He will focus on their flora and fauna, breathtaking scenic views, and historic significance.
On the occasion of its 100th anniversary, Don welcomes you to join him in a tribute to the work of the
National Park Service and its mission to preserve, unimpaired, our natural and cultural resources.
Don Chalfant received his undergraduate and graduate degrees from the University of Michigan.
He retired from the Ann Arbor Schools in 1995, where he taught elementary students for many years.
In retirement, Don indulges his passion for the outdoors, and especially for birding. He has recently
added nature photography to his list of enthusiastic pursuits.
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F1636
A Henry Ford Quiz Show
Presenter:
Steve Stanford
Date:
Monday, October 10
Time:
1:00 to 3:00 p.m.
Fee:
Henry Ford scholar Steve Stanford returns with a unique approach to telling Henry Ford’s story. This is a
quiz show where everyone in the audience has an opportunity to participate. Steve will present questions
in a true/false and multiple-choice format. When the correct answer is revealed, Steve will fill in the details
with his important insights and interesting facts. Participants will have score sheets to track their progress,
and prizes will be awarded to those having the most correct answers. Whether you win, or not, you will
come away with informative fun stories about Henry Ford, his family, and his automobiles. Since 2008,
Steve Stanford has presented classes for Elderwise on Henry Ford, the Ford Motor Company, and related
subjects. Steve is a member of the Henry Ford Heritage Association and the Society of Automotive Historians.
He is also a docent at the Piquette Factory Museum.
F1637
Inside the Volkswagen Emissions Scandal
Presenter:
John German
Date:
Time:
1:00 to 3:00 p.m.
Fee:
Ever since vehicle emission standards were introduced over 45 years ago, manufacturers have worked
to optimize vehicles and emission control systems around these testing requirements. At the same time,
government agencies continue to update the requirements, in an attempt to ensure that emission reductions
also occur in the real world. Emission control systems have become vastly more sophisticated and efficient
over the years, and so has the related software, making it more difficult to detect whether manufacturers are
cheating on the official tests. Volkswagen stepped over the line in order to reduce the cost and fuel economy
tradeoffs with diesel engine NOx controls. In this presentation, John German will discuss how Volkswagen
was caught in that maneuver as a result of a relatively new innovation – a miniaturized emissions lab that fits
in the trunk of a car. John German is a Senior Fellow at the International Council on Clean Transportation
(ICCT), with primary responsibility for technology innovation and U.S. policy development. In that role, he
helped uncover the Volkswagen emissions scandal of 2015. John has a bachelor’s degree in physics from
the University of Michigan, and got half-way through an MBA program before he came to his senses.
F1638
Two Tragic Figures of Pop Culture: Bobby Darin and Connie Francis
Presenter:
Michael Homel
Date:
Monday, October 17
Time:
9:30 a.m. to 12 noon [Please note the 9:30 a.m. start time.]
Fee:
In the late 1950s, Bobby Darin and Connie Francis were young,
ambitious, and successful popular singers. In his early 20s, Darin
gained fame for “Beyond the Sea,” “Dream Lover,” “Mack the Knife,”
and several rock ‘n’ roll hits. At the same time, Francis’ recordings
of “Everybody’s Somebody’s Fool,” “Lipstick on Your Collar,”
“Who’s Sorry Now?” and other songs made her the best-selling
female vocalist of those years. But success was only part of the
story. Darin and Francis also experienced thwarted love, quests for
new musical directions, and life-shattering tragedies. This memory
lane has many twists and turns. Michael Homel is Professor
Emeritus of History at Eastern Michigan University. Mike specializes in 20th century
U.S. history and U.S. urban history. He is the author of Down from Equality: Black
Chicagoans and the Public Schools, and Unlocking City Hall: Exploring the History of
Local Government and Politics, and other publications on urban politics and education.
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F1639
The Joy of Gardening
Presenter:
Keith Germain
Date:
Monday, October 17
Time:
Fee:
In this class we will bring the gardening season to a close, with a focus on best practices for fall and
preparing for winter while “putting the beds to bed.” Bring all of your gardening problems and questions
to this class! Master Gardener Keith Germain will discuss new information and approaches, with a special
focus on insects and plant diseases. He will also discuss invasive species in the garden, as well as the art
and science of composting. If weather conditions permit, class members will enjoy an additional opportunity
for an end-of-the-season plant exchange. Keith Germain has over 50 years of gardening experience, and
plants his own quarter-acre garden with vegetables, herbs, and flowers. Over the years, Keith has worked
with several horticulture groups, as well as with plant and flower clubs. He has taught gardening courses
regularly with the Elderwise lifelong learning program since 1993.
F1640
That Special Sound: A History of the Saxophone
Presenter:
Martin L. Heger, Jr.
Date:
Time:
Fee:
For about three decades between 1900 and 1930, a saxophone craze swept
across the United States and everyone wanted to learn to play the saxophone.
Musical instrument manufacturers were only too happy to oblige. They produced
tens of thousands of saxophones, including nearly all of the various members of
the extended saxophone family envisioned by Adolphe Sax – and variants that
even Sax himself could not possibly have imagined! In this discussion of rare and
historic saxophones, Marty Heger will present his personal collection of vintage instruments, trace the
history of the saxophone instrument family, and explain how the 20th century saxophone craze erupted and
captured the imagination of generations of musicians, amateur and professional alike. Marty Heger is a
bank executive by day and a saxophonist by night. He is an alumnus of the University of Michigan, where
he studied both economics and saxophone performance. Marty has been playing the saxophone for more
than 40 years and has been collecting the instrument for more than 20 of those years. He is a member of
the Dearborn Saxophone Quartet, and frequently gives presentations on saxophone history to high school
and college students. Each summer Marty lectures and performs for the Adult Saxophone Ensemble at
Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp in Twin Lake, Michigan.
F1641
Along Europe’s Atlantic Shores
Presenter:
George Jabol
Date:
Thursday, October 20
Time:
Fee:
Join us as George Jabol presents a slideshow of his May 2015 trip to destinations along the Atlantic
shores of Europe, including England, France, Spain, Gibraltar, and Norway. The journey begins with
three days of sightseeing in and near London, including stops at The National Gallery and Windsor Castle.
Then, on the Holland America cruise ship Ryndam, George travels to Normandy and the quaint French city
of Bayeux, to see the Bayeux Tapestry and the Bayeux Cathedral. From Santiago de Compostela in Spain,
George shares his pictures of medieval buildings and the city’s cathedral. Next, Gibraltar and its resident
monkeys, and Lisbon, Portugal, with visits to the Jeronimos Monastery, the Maritime Museum, and the
Belem Tower. Belgium’s city of Ghent also turns out to be an unexpected and beautiful surprise. We wind
down in southeastern England at the locations of John Constable’s landscape paintings, and we conclude
our journey in Oslo, Norway, and the scenic ports of the Norwegian fjords. George Jabol received his B.A.
degree from Muskingum College in Ohio, and a Ph.D. in English language and literature from the University
of Michigan. Retired from a career with the federal government, George is currently self employed as a
consultant on Social Security disability benefits. He has traveled a good part of the world, and creates
photographic slide shows as a way to remember his trips and share them with others.
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F1642
Good Gardening for Pollination, Sustainability,
and the Human Spirit
Presenter:
Mark Charles
Date:
Monday, October 24
Time:
10:00 a.m. to 12 noon
Fee:
Many fruit and vegetable crops depend on specialized insects for pollination. However, researchers are
reporting substantial declines in the populations of these insects and, as a result, our food supply is at risk.
Join us as Mark Charles explains the role of pollination in producing edible plants, the factors behind the
decline in pollinating insects, and how we can help to improve the situation. He will emphasize the ways
we can promote pollination and sustainability in our own yards and gardens. In this presentation Mark will
also describe how simple changes can yield substantial results. And, as a bonus, we will learn about easy
ways we can add interest and beauty to our personal landscapes. Mark Charles has been eating fruit since
he discovered his grandmother's grape vines - six decades ago. These days he grows raspberries, hazelnuts, and dozens of other interesting plants. Mark has organized hands-on pollination workshops for
children, and is an enthusiastic member of the Michigan Botanical Club.
F1643
The Opioid/Opiate Epidemic in America
Presenter:
Charles Gehrke
Date:
Time:
10:00 a.m. to 12 noon
Fee:
Throughout its history the United States has periodically dealt with epidemics of illegal drug use and the
associated consequences. Today's drug use epidemic differs from those of the past in that it originated
with legally prescribed medications. The misuse, and then illegal use, of these legally prescribed
medications has led to a widespread use of illegal drugs. This pattern has resulted in an epidemic of drug
overdose deaths following in the wake of individual, family, and societal losses associated with addiction.
While the use of both legal and illegal narcotics originated with well-intended efforts to improve the treatment
of pain, the unintended and unforeseen consequences of that campaign have resulted in the current opioid/
opiate epidemic. In this presentation Dr. Gehrke will examine the background and evolution of the events
which have led to this epidemic, and will discuss what needs to be done to address it. Dr. Charles Gehrke
is Board Certified in Addiction Medicine, and has worked in the field for more than 25 years. His professional
activities include serving as medical director of an addiction treatment program and the monitoring program
of the Michigan health professions. Dr. Gehrke is currently a medical staff consultant at the Brighton Center
for Recovery located in Brighton, Michigan.
F1644
Remembering Robert Frost
Presenter:
William Horwath
Date:
Time:
Fee:
Will Horwath was not there, but Donald Hall told him about it. In 1961, after Robert Frost had given his
last reading in Ann Arbor, and as he was getting into the car that was waiting to scurry him away, the poet
looked back at the crowd that had gathered outside Hill Auditorium, raised his hand, and said, “Remember
me!” So, let’s do that. Let’s remember him by reading his poetry together. And, let’s begin at the beginning.
In 1913, on his 39th birthday and then living in England, Robert Frost sent us a gift of his poetry – A Boy’s Will,
followed in 1914 by North of Boston. These were his first major publications and critics agreed that no one
since William Wordsworth had written so powerfully in the language of the “common man.” Will Horwath
informs us that this class will not be the Herr Professor telling you everything he knows about Robert Frost.
It will be an experience in which we will read and share together some of Robert Frost’s enduring poems,
such as “The Death of the Hired Man,” “Home Burial,” “The Housekeeper,” and “The Self-Seeker.”
Will Horwath holds a Ph.D. in English language and literature from the University of Michigan. A native of
Pennsylvania and a former paratrooper, Will has taught literature and creative writing at Moravian College,
the University of Michigan, and Oakland University. He currently teaches at Madonna University in the
Department of Language, Literature, Communication and Writing.
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F1645
Those Damn Dams
Presenter:
Laura Rubin
Date:
Monday, October 31
Time:
10:00 to 11:30 a.m. [Please note the 11:30 a.m. end time.]
Fee:
This class is all about what dams do to rivers. And, what they do is not good. The Huron River is typical
of rivers and tributaries of the Great Lakes Basin. What was once a free-flowing river system is now
interrupted by dams on both the river’s main stem and its tributaries. Both state and national inventories
currently record 100 dams in the Huron River system. As the dams in the watershed age, and require
investment for repair, an increasing number of communities, dam owners, and government agencies face
decisions about what to do with these structures. The decision to remove or rehabilitate a dam involves
many considerations, as do decisions about the methods for restoring a free-flowing stream. Such
considerations include safety, environmental impact (possible toxins in the accumulated sediment), and
economic consequences. Laura Rubin will guide us through these complex and complicated issues, including
past actions and present opportunities for restoring, protecting, and preserving the health of the Huron River
System. Laura Rubin has served as Executive Director of the Huron River Watershed Council (HRWC) for
the past 16 years. She is a graduate of the University of Michigan where she earned her master’s degrees in
business and environmental studies. Laura leads the HRWC efforts to inspire the attitudes, behaviors, and
economies that will protect, rehabilitate, and sustain the Huron River System.
F1646
Celebrating American Musical Theater
Presenter:
Toby Teorey
Date:
Wednesday, November 2
Time:
1:00 to 3:00 p.m.
Fee:
Musical Theater has captivated the attention of American (and worldwide) audiences over many decades.
In this class we will share a collection of unforgettable footage of songs and dances from Broadway shows
with their original casts from the 1940s to the 1980s, including Oklahoma!, Damn Yankees, My Fair Lady,
The Music Man, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, South Pacific, Hello Dolly, Man of La
Mancha, Mame, Chicago, and 42nd Street. Some of Broadway’s greatest performances include Julie
Andrews in her early role in My Fair Lady, Celeste Holm in Oklahoma!, the explosive dance team of Gwen
Verdon and Bob Fosse, solos by Jerry Ohrbach (did we know he could sing before Law and Order?), and
a reprise of Zero Mostel’s “If I Were a Rich Man.” Class participants will be invited and encouraged to share
their personal experiences of attending and enjoying these productions. Toby Teorey is the former Chair of
Elderwise Council. Since retiring from the faculty of the College of Engineering at the University of Michigan,
where he specialized in computer science, he has developed an enduring interest in a broad spectrum of music.
F1647
Michigan’s Hidden Treasure:
The A.E. Seaman Mineral Museum
Presenter:
Robert Rann
Date:
Friday, November 4
Time:
1:00 to 3:00 p.m.
Fee:
Bob Rann returns to tell us more about Michigan’s Copper Country, one of the most mineral-rich regions in
the United States. The A.E. Seaman Mineral Museum at Michigan Technological University in Houghton actually
owes its existence to a series of complex geological processes that took place billions of years ago – processes
that created enormous deposits of iron and copper in the Upper Peninsula. Bob will be presenting on his
co-authored book (with Curator Emeritus George W. Robinson), The A.E. Seaman Mineral Museum: Its History
and Collections, and will provide an abundance of slides of the museum’s best specimens. The Seaman
Museum today ranks as one of the world’s great mineral collections, alongside such institutions as the
Smithsonian. The Seaman is, indeed, a hidden treasure. Despite its remote location, mineral enthusiasts
from across the country and beyond make pilgrimages to the quiet little burg of Houghton in search of the rare,
the exotic, and the wondrous among the museum’s collections. Robert Rann is a professor of Language and
Literature at Madonna University in Livonia. Outside the classroom, Bob pursues his love of Michigan’s Upper
Peninsula and the Keweenaw Copper Country through a study of their history, people, and culture.
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F1648
The Connected Vehicle Revolution
Presenter:
Debby Bezzina
Date:
Monday, November 7
Time:
1:00 to 3:00 p.m.
Fee:
Talking cars? In Ann Arbor? That’s right! Over a thousand vehicles are connected wirelessly and are
communicating with each other right now on the streets of Ann Arbor. These vehicles transmit a basic safety
message, sharing their speed, location, and direction with each other. Connected-vehicle technology is the
foundation for the future of transportation, and Ann Arbor is the base for connected-vehicle research. The
University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI) and the University’s Mobility Transformation
Center (MTC) are working collaboratively to develop a robust environment for the testing and deployment of
connected and automated vehicles in Ann Arbor. When fully deployed, connected-vehicle technology could
reduce unimpaired crashes by up to 80%. In addition to safety, connected-vehicle technology will improve
mobility and can provide strategic sustainability applications. Debby Bezzina holds a B.S. in Electrical
Engineering, a Master of Business Administration degree, and a Program Management Professional
Certification. Ms. Bezzina was the Senior Program Manager for the Safety Pilot Model Deployment at the
University of Michigan, and is currently the Senior Program Manager for the Ann Arbor Connected Vehicle
Test Environment at the University’s Transportation Research Institute.
F1649
The Art and Craft of Handweaving in America
Presenter:
Marion Tuttle Marzolf
Date:
Time:
1:00 to 3:00 p.m.
Fee:
Handweaving in the United States is a story of survival and adaptation from the early hand looms of colonial
and frontier cottages. The story traces the eclipse of those looms by industrial textile mills, to and through
handweaving’s survival in the arts and crafts education of America’s 20th century. Michigan was an important
center for the revival of weaving as a popular personal hobby, as well as for study at art schools like Cranbrook
Academy. Swedish immigrants with weaving knowledge also played an important role in the story. Handweaving
on foot-treadle looms continues today, but now there are also computerized weaving looms that offer opportunities
for complex structures and color patterns. Weaving today is part of the larger category called fiberarts. Marion
will bring to this class a few handwoven examples for class participants to see and handle. Marion Tuttle Marzolf
is Professor Emerita at the University of Michigan where she taught classes in journalismand American culture.
Since retiring in 1995, she has taught basic weaving, has served as president of the Michigan League of
Handweavers, and has exhibited at galleries statewide.
F1650
Scotland’s Stevensons and Their Lighthouses
Presenter:
Mary Borkowski
Date:
Thursday, November 10
Time:
10:00 a.m. to 12 noon
Fee:
This illustrated presentation by Mary Borkowski traces the history of how author Robert
Louis Stevenson's ancestors built the lighthouses of Scotland. The story of lighthouses
for mariners in Scotland’s treacherous waters began with Robert Louis Stevenson’s great
grandfather, Thomas Smith. The story continued with his grandfather, Robert Stevenson,
his uncles, father, and cousins, and ultimately spanned almost two centuries and four
generations of Stevensons. In this class we will learn about the Stevenson family history
while we explore the increasing need for lighthouses, not only in Scotland but around the
world, during the 18th century, and the development of their technology and construction.
With Mary’s expert photography, we will enjoy many views of Scotland’s present-day lighthouses.
Mary Borkowski is a retired landscape architect who spent 40 years with Atwell-Hicks before retiring in 2005.
Mary and husband Phil have been traveling to and photographing scenic lighthouses worldwide for more than
30 years. They often travel with the U.S. Lighthouse Society, and Mary is an active volunteer with that group.
They returned from their third trip to Scotland in late June, 2015.
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F1651
The Regions and Provinces of Italy
Presenter:
Marcella Corona
Date:
Monday, November 14
Time:
1:00 to 3:00 p.m
Fee:
Marcella Corona takes us on a tour of the Italian peninsula and will talk specifically about the diverse
landscapes and cultures of each of the Republic’s 20 Regions and their Provinces. We will experience
remarkable differences (historical, cultural, ethnic, and culinary) as we travel from northern through central
to southern Italy. And, we will note some of the striking similarities that underlie the Italian identity.
In northwest Italy we find the Piedmont and Liguria regions, and a mix of alpine, flatland, and coastal
landscapes. In the northeast we find Italy’s most spectacular mountain ranges, the plateaus, and the
beautiful city of Venice. Traversing central Italy, we feel the magnetism of Florence and Rome. Arriving in
southern Italy, we see active volcanoes and rugged mountains, soothing coastlines, and the historic cities of
Pompeii and Paestum. We will discover that Italy’s southern Regions and islands are very different, separated
from the rest of the country by history, geography, and economics, but similar as well with their deep roots in
tradition. Marcella Corona was born and raised in Italy, where she went to school, worked, and traveled
widely. She came to the United States at age 22 and received an associate’s degree from Henry Ford
Community College. Marcella has held professional positions and has managed her own travel agency.
F1652
Amazing Amsterdam – At the Heart of Dutch History and Culture
Presenter:
Gerlinda Melchiori
Date:
Time:
1:00 to 3:00 p.m.
Fee:
With this presentation, Gerlinda Melchiori presents the treasures of history, art
and culture of Amsterdam, a city technically situated below sea level. In historic
Amsterdam we will view canal architecture, churches and synagogues, visit a
famous shipbuilding museum, pass by the world’s first – and very famous –
stock exchange, and, of course, explore the city’s infamous night life. In the newly renovated Rijksmuseum,
we will pay particular attention to the country’s artists, such as Rembrandt and Rubens from the Dutch
Golden Age, and others, such as Van Gogh, at the museum dedicated to this famous impressionist.
No tour of amazing Amsterdam is complete without a visit to the spectacular gardens and flower auctions,
and other remarkable sites of the surrounding region. Gerlinda shares these treasures through her own rich
background in history, culture and the arts. Gerlinda Melchiori holds advanced degrees in European history
and business, and a doctorate in higher education management from the University of Michigan and has
served for more than 15 years as a consultant to universities around the world. Gerlinda is a lifelong student
of the arts and humanities; she welcomes an interactive audience for her presentations.
F1653
iPhone and iPad Photography
Presenter:
Terry Abrams
Date:
Friday, November 18
Time:
10:00 a.m. to 12 noon
Fee:
Many users of smart phones and tablet computers have discovered that their mobile devices can double as
simple and convenient cameras. These devices will take photographs of surprisingly good quality and have
an advantage that traditional cameras lack – immediate connection to the internet. In this presentation Terry
Abrams will explain how to take photographs with an iPhone or an iPad, manipulate them, and send them
electronically to friends anywhere in the world. You will learn about useful apps for processing your photos,
modifications you can make to your photos after taking them, and various methods of transmission. Terry will
demonstrate how to include images when texting or sending email messages and how to communicate through
social networks. The class will focus on the example of Apple’s iPhone, but the basic concepts apply to all
brands of smart phones. Terry Abrams has been a photography instructor at Washtenaw Community College
for 26 years. He has studied with renowned photographers Arnold Newman, Paul Caponigro, Michael Kenna,
and others. Terry’s photographs are exhibited widely, and he has 40 images on permanent display at the
Kellogg Eye Center in Ann Arbor. He specializes in landscape and travel photography and leads workshops
at scenic locations around the world.
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F1654
The Art of Gustave Doré
Presenter:
Boyd Chapin
Date:
Friday, November 18
Time:
1:00 to 3:00 p.m.
Fee:
From childhood, Paul Gustave Doré (1832-1883) was recognized as an artistic prodigy. He began his
professional career at age 15, and little more than a year later he had become the highest-paid illustrator
in France. Doré depicted scenes for books by Rabelais, Balzac, Milton, Dante, Cervantes, and Poe, as well
as scenes drawn from Biblical incidents, London street life, the Spanish countryside, and medieval fairy tales.
In all, he produced some 10,000 woodcuts and engravings. His oil paintings were also widely admired. But,
it was his dramatic black and white engraved images of menacing, nightmarish, supernatural worlds that
most displayed his genius and inspired later artists such as Van Gogh. In this presentation Boyd Chapin will
guide us through a sampling of works by this remarkable but lesser-known 19th century artist, drawing our
particular attention to Doré’s illustrations for Dante’s Inferno. Boyd Chapin is a graduate of Wayne State
University and a senior attorney with the Detroit firm of Garan Lucow Miller, PC. Boyd is a former docent with
the Detroit Institute of Arts and has an ongoing passion for all forms of art which he pursues through his own
work in pencil, oil, and acrylic.
F1655
Christmas Memories
Presenter:
Date:
Time:
Fee:
Steve Stanford
1:00 to 3:00 p.m.
Steve Stanford has been collecting vintage advertising art for a
number of years. His presentation on Christmas Memories is filled
with images, beginning with the Golden Age of advertising art from
the 1920s through the 1960s, when everything from Jello to tinsel
to ironing boards was pitched to consumers at Christmastime. Start
your Christmas shopping this year with a new appreciation for the
season, and memories of the wide selection of products that were
available for your gift-giving enjoyment through the years. Since
2008, Steve Stanford has presented classes on Henry Ford, the
Ford Motor Company, and related subjects. Steve is a member of
the Henry Ford Heritage Association and the Society of Automotive
Historians. He is also a docent at the Piquette Factory Museum.
F1656
Late Glacial Hunters in Michigan
Presenter:
Henry T. Wright
Date:
Monday, November 28
Time:
10:00 a.m. to 12 noon
Fee:
Some 13,500 years ago, the first Michiganders arrived in a land of glacial hills and ice-edge lake features
covered with a mosaic of tundra and spruce parkland. This was very different from the rich Carolinian
forests whose remnants we can see today along the Huron River. These earliest colonists adapted to
harsh and rapidly changing environments, determined to exploit their populations of caribou, elk, mammoth,
mastodon, peccary, and other animals. Their story has been revealed by the devoted efforts of generations
of University of Michigan museum researchers and students, and Michigan’s avocational archaeologists.
In this class we will trace the story of their discoveries using archival images from the University’s Museum
of Anthropology. Professor Wright will summarize what we have learned, ending with some predictions
about the directions of future research. Henry Wright has studied the Late Glacial inhabitants of the
central Great Lakes with Michigan Archaeological Society members since shortly after his arrival in Ann
Arbor as a University of Michigan freshman in 1960. His formal research has been on the archaeology of
early civilizations in Eurasia, and Africa, and around the Indian Ocean. He is a professor of anthropology,
and is Curator of Archaeology at the University’s Museum of Anthropological Archaeology.
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F1657
Michigan and the War of 1812
Presenter:
Adam Franti
Date:
Tuesday, November 29
Time:
1:00 to 3:00 p.m.
Fee:
The War of 1812 was the last war fought on Michigan soil. Occupying a strategic location amidst the
northern Great Lakes and exerting influence over thousands of Native Americans, Michigan was a prime
target for British and American forces. Michigan saw the first military actions of the war, at Mackinac and
at Detroit, and was also the site of the last treaty bringing an end to the fighting. In this presentation Adam
Franti will examine what happened here and how the war influenced the development of our state. He will
trace the background of the conflict, including its connections to the Napoleonic wars raging in Europe.
Mr. Franti will review the battles fought in the Great Lakes region, which ultimately frustrated the plans of
some Americans to annex Canada. He will also discuss the complex relationships between the British, the
Native Americans, and the American settlers. We will be introduced to many of the personalities who,
despite the war’s inconclusive outcome, went on to prominent careers in the 19th century political scene.
Adam Franti is a graduate assistant at Eastern Michigan University. He has worked as an intern at the
River Raisin National Battlefield near Monroe, Michigan; and he served for four years as a historical
interpreter at Fort Mackinac on Mackinac Island, where his interest in this unusual war was piqued.
F1658
“Sleeping Beauty” and the Holocaust: Jane Yolen’s Briar Rose
Presenter:
Date:
Time:
Fee:
Reqd. Text:
Kevin Eyster
Briar Rose by Jane Yolen (1992). New York, Tom Doherty Associates, LLC
Paperback edition, 2016. ISBN 978-0-7653-8294-8. At libraries, book stores and online booksellers.
In 1992, children’s and teen author Jane Yolen published Briar Rose as part of a Fairy Tale Series by Tor
Press (re-released in paperback April 19, 2016). In this novel Yolen uses a classic fairy tale to explore the
consequences of the Holocaust. As a staple of young adult literature with adult themes, the novel is
controversial. Its vocabulary, varying sexual orientations, and connecting the horrors of the Holocaust with
a German folktale have led to the book being banned, even burned. In this class we will consider and
discuss what Yolen accomplishes by bringing these disparate subjects together, as well as how the novel
serves as a significant social statement. Kevin Eyster is a professor and Chair of the Department of
Language, Literature, Communication and Writing at Madonna University. His special interests include
critical writing and literary analysis, American folklore and literature, and African American literature.
TOURS AND CLASSES WITH TOURS
F1659
Spiders and Their Kin
Presenter:
Dates:
Cara Shillington
Monday, September 12, class at the Red Cross Building
Monday, September 19, field trip at the Matthaei Botanical Gardens
Time:
10:00 a.m. to 12 noon
Fee:
This class and tour will provide a brief introduction to spiders and some of their lesser known relatives,
including scorpions, harvestmen and vinegaroons. Cara Shillington will describe some of the more interesting
aspects of their life histories and behaviors, including their varied and surprising mating habits and their
amazing web-building abilities. Her class presentation on September 12 will highlight many of the common
and easily recognized local spiders, some of which can be identified by examining the forms of their webs.
The field trip on September 19, an easy walk along outdoor paths at the Matthaei Botanical Gardens, will
provide an opportunity for us to develop identification and observational skills. Cara Shillington is a
professor of biology at Eastern Michigan University (EMU) whose area of expertise is behavioral and
physiological ecology. She teaches invertebrate biology at EMU, and has led students on field trips to tropical
and subtropical localities in Florida, the Bahamas, and Ecuador. Cara’s research focuses on the arachnids,
especially tarantulas, using these creatures as both model and muse.
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F1660
A Friend, A Fraud, a Founding Family:
Visiting the Hack House and Museum in Milan, Michigan
Presenter:
Anne Farmer
Date:
Time:
1:00 to 3:00 p.m. at Friend-Hack House Museum, 775 County Street, Milan
Fee:
Join us as we tour the beautiful 128-year-old Friend-Hack House Museum in Milan, Michigan,
also known as the “House that Sugar Built.” Retired teacher and current president of the Milan Area
Historical Society, Anne Farmer will lead us through the house and tell us the story of:
A Friend – the woman who had the house built
A Fraud – the scandalous story of where the construction money came from
A Founding Family – going back to Bethuel Hack, one of the original founders of Milan
This lovely home, built in the 1880s, is now listed with the National Register of Historic Places. After the
house tour, participants will be free to wander the property and go through the outbuildings, including the
three-hole outhouse that had a unique flushing system. And hopefully, the beekeeper will be available to
show you the site’s working hive of honeybees. Anne Farmer holds a B.S. degree in elementary education
and an M.A. degree in special education. Prior to retirement, she taught in the Milan school system for 26
years. Anne is a member of the Milan Garden Club, and for the past ten years has delivered Meals on
Wheels every Friday for Aid in Milan. Anne has been active in the Milan Area Historical Society for more
than 12 years, and this is her fifth year serving as president.
F1661
All-Day Bus Tour: River Raisin National Battlefield Park
and Monroe County Historical Museum
[This tour includes lunch at the Public House restaurant in Monroe.]
Presenters: Karin Risko of Bianco Tours, and Docents at the River Raisin National
Battlefield Park and Monroe County Historical Museum
Date:
Tuesday, September 20
Time:
8:45 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Fee:
Class Size: Enrollment for this tour is limited to 46 persons.
Two additional spaces are reserved for motorized wheelchairs.
Our all-day tour begins with a visit to the River Raisin National Battlefield Park in Monroe, Michigan.
This historic site preserves, commemorates, and interprets the battles of the War of 1812 and the aftermath
of those conflicts in Monroe and Wayne counties. The 1813 Battle of River Raisin (also known as the Battle
of Frenchtown) resulted in a great victory for Chief Tecumseh’s Native American Confederation and a
stunning defeat for the United States. The resulting rally cry, “Remember the Raisin,” spurred support for
the rest of the war. At the park, we will enjoy a docent-led tour, including a fiber-optic map tour, and ample
free time to further explore the many exhibits on display. We will have lunch (with a choice of dishes) at the
Public House restaurant in Monroe, an establishment dedicated to preparing delicious rustic meals from
scratch, using only fresh local ingredients. We will then travel to the heart of downtown Monroe to visit the
County Historical Museum, located in a vintage U.S. Post Office building on the site of General and Mrs.
George Custer’s original home. The museum houses one of the largest collections of 18th and 19th century
artifacts and maps relating to Native American Woodland culture, early French-Canadian settlers, Victoriana,
local Civil War veterans, and the life of General George Armstrong Custer and his family. Karin Risko is
a former history teacher and loves to share her enthusiasm for pivotal events in local history. Karin is the
co-author of Michigan Civil War Landmarks published by The History Press, and is currently working
on her new publication, A History Lover’s Guide to Detroit.
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F1662
Ann Arbor’s Creature Conservancy: A Tour
Presenters: Creature Conservancy Staff
Date:
Monday, September 26
Time:
10:00 a.m. to 12 noon at the Creature Conservancy, 4950 Ann Arbor-Saline Road
Fee:
Members $14; Nonmembers $21 [Fee includes an additional $6 for the tour.]
Tour Size:
This tour is limited to 30 registrants
Have you ever arrived at work to find an alligator on the doorstep? Well, it happens! This was the August 5,
2005, beginning of what has become The Creature Conservancy, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization just south
of Ann Arbor, Michigan. Al the Alligator was soon joined by a sloth rescued from a trailer park, a macaw left at
a pet boarding facility, ball pythons discovered in a tank in a dumpster, and iguanas found wandering loose on
the University of Michigan campus. In addition to giving a home to these and many other animals, the
Conservancy has given them teaching jobs as examples of poorly chosen pets. Since 2005, the Conservancy
has expanded by opening its doors to injured, non-releasable wildlife, and occasionally acquiring individual
animals in order to achieve educational goals. Join this tour and experience a remarkable community resource
where you will have the opportunity to meet and learn about the Conservancy’s residents. The program will
include docent presentations with Q&A and, when safe, interaction with several exotic animals. You will also
be able to explore the Conservancy grounds and see many other resident creatures. By creating personal
connections with animals, Conservancy staff hope that a greater understanding of and empathy for wildlife
will help people make more informed decisions on issues that impact the world in which we live.
F1663
Tour of the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library
Presenters:
Date:
Time:
Professional Staff
Monday, October 3
10:00 a.m. to 12 noon at the Ford Presidential Library
1000 Beal Avenue on the University of Michigan’s North Campus
Fee:
In 1965, while a member of the U. S. Congress, Gerald R. Ford began to donate his congressional
papers to the Bentley Historical Library at the University of Michigan, his alma mater (B.A. 1935).
As his presidency drew to a close, Ford offered to donate his presidential materials to a presidential
library that would be built on the University’s North Campus and would be administered by the
National Archives. The library opened to the public in 1981. Our Ford Presidential Library tour starts
with a short presentation about presidential libraries and how they are formed, along with details about
this specific library. The Gerald R. Ford Library is currently the only National Archives presidential library
that is physically separate from its presidential museum, although both of the Gerald R. Ford sites have
a common director. (Note: The Gerald R. Ford Museum is located in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Ford's
former congressional district and hometown.) At the Ford Library we will see a short film about
President Ford's life and career, followed by a guided tour of the entire library conducted by the library’s
professional staff.
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F1664
Art and the Spirit, Part II
Presenter:
Barbara Scoville
Date:
Friday, November 11
Time:
1:00 to 3:00 p.m. at the University of Michigan Museum of Art
Fee:
This fall we re-visit the concept of how the visual arts and spiritual expression have been intertwined
since the earliest history of human beings. Viewing new and different examples, our tour of the
galleries at the University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) will explore the way artists have
expressed the spirit at various historical points in time, as well as in a wide range of cultures.
The spirit appears most obviously in the religious works of the Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque
periods of Western art, but more subtly in American landscapes and modern and contemporary art.
During this tour, we will also see how expressions of the spirit are manifested in African and Asian art.
Barbara Scoville has always had a passion for art and the history of art. She earned a Master’s
degree in the history of art and continues to participate in art history classes at the University of Michigan.
Barbara has retired from a long career in oncology nursing and is now able to return to her “first loves,”
namely, art and art history. One of the great joys of her retirement (along with being a grandma) is being
a docent at UMMA.
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F1665
Eastern Michigan University (EMU) Theater:
Macbeth
A Tragedy by William Shakespeare
Directed by Lee Stille
Presenter:
Lee Stille
Dates/
Times/
Places:
Pre-Performance Class:
Friday, October 21, 1:00 to 3:00 p.m.
at the Red Cross Building
Matinee Performance:
Sunday, October 23, 2:00 p.m.
at EMU Quirk Theater
Post-Performance Class:
Friday, October 28, 1:00 to 3:00 p.m.
Fees:
Members $25; Nonmembers $34 [Fee includes one ticket to the play.]
Emeritus Faculty: Members $16; Nonmembers $25
[Fee includes 2 tickets to the play.]
Extra tickets are $9 each. Please see F1667 on this catalog’s Registration Form.
Macbeth tells the story of a brave Scottish general who
receives a prophecy from a trio of witches that he will one
day become Thane of Cawdor and King of Scotland. His
friend Banquo also receives a prophecy that Banquo will
father a line of descendants who will become kings.
Macbeth, spurred on by his wife, Lady Macbeth, murders
King Duncan, thereby taking the throne for himself.
Fearing the third prediction, Macbeth decides to murder
Banquo and his son, but Banquo’s son escapes.
Tormented by the ghost of Banquo, Macbeth falls into a
dark world of guilt and paranoia, leading him to commit
more and more murders to protect himself from enmity
and suspicion. Shakespeare’s Tragedy of Macbeth
forcefully dramatizes the damaging physical and
psychological effects of seeking power for its own sake.
Lee Stille has taught at Eastern Michigan University since
1996 in the areas of interpretation, performance studies,
and theatre arts. His work includes nearly 25 years of
individualized voice/speech/dialect training with more than
200 actors, performance artists, English language
students, comedians, teachers, politicians, and lawyers.
He has coached and consulted with more than 75 theatre
productions. Professor Stille’s current research interests
focus on voice, speech, and dialect training, and on the
dramaturgy and performance of William Shakespeare.
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F1666
PTD (Petie the Dog) Productions: Noises Off
A Farce by Michael Frayn
Directed by Joe York
Presenter:
Joe York
Dates/
Times/
Places:
Pre-Performance Class:
Friday, November 4, 1:00 to 3:00 p.m.
at the Riverside Arts Center
76 North Huron, Ypsilanti
Matinee Performance:
Sunday, November 13, 2:00 p.m.
at the Riverside Arts Center, Ypsilanti
Post-Performance Class: Wednesday, November 16, 10:00 a.m. to 12 noon
Fees:
Members $27; Nonmembers $36 [Fee includes one ticket to the play.]
Extra tickets are $11 each. Please see F1668 on this catalog’s Registration Form.
Other people’s misfortunes have always proven to be comic gold for the entertainment industry, and
Noises Off is no exception. The play revolves around an English acting troupe touring with a silly sex-comedy
called Nothing On, a farce in which lovers frolic, doors slam, clothes are tossed away, and embarrassing high
jinks ensue. Noises Off was created from playwright Michael Frayn’s idea that stage farces are often “funnier
from behind than in front.” Noises Off is a truly delightful (and insightful) comedy that reveals the backstage
world of a dysfunctional theater “family,” including out-of-control egos, memory loss, and, of course, the
inevitable passionate affair! Joe York has appeared in PTD Productions in a variety of roles, and looks
forward to directing Noises Off during the 2016 Season. He has both directed and performed in community
theaters for many years. Joe has written several full-length plays, and his poetry has been published in
journals across the country.
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REGISTRATION FORM—Elderwise Fall 2016 Program
Name _______________________________________ Email _____________________________________________
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Registration: Pre-registration is required for all Elderwise courses. We accept payment by check, cash, or money order. Please mail
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ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP FEE ($40 per person) [September 1, 2016, to August 31, 2017]
$ _______
ELDERWISE ANNUAL FUND
If you wish to make a tax-deductible contribution, please indicate the amount here.
M = fee for members
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32
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24
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40
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The Popes of Baroque Rome and Their Architecture (one Tuesday afternoon) ................... 8
Reaching for the Sky: Trekking with Sherpas in Nepal (one Thursday morning) ................... 8
The Many Methods of Meditation (one Thursday afternoon) ................................................. 8
Claude Debussy: Master of a New Musical Language (one Friday afternoon) .................... 8
Renewable Energy Resources in Michigan—Now and in the Future (one Friday afternoon) ... 8
Making Bobbin Lace—You, Too, Can Learn (one Monday afternoon) ($3 materials fee) .... 11
When Michigan Was Young (one Wednesday morning) ....................................................... 8
A Film Study: Since Otar Left (one Wednesday afternoon) .................................................. 8
Death’s Door: The Italian Hall Disaster of 1913 (one Friday morning) ................................. 8
Film: Is There More Than Meets the Eye? (one Friday afternoon) ...................................... 8
The World of Costume Design (one Wednesday afternoon) ................................................. 8
Detroit in World War II (one Friday morning) ......................................................................... 8
Celebrating Four Centuries of Shakespeare (one Friday afternoon) ..................................... 8
Down in the New D, Part II (one Tuesday afternoon) ............................................................ . 8
History’s Mirrors: Ancient Coins of the Western World (one Wednesday afternoon) ........... 8
A Master of the Dance: Robert Louis “Bob” Fosse (one Friday morning) ............................ . 8
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MULTI SESSION COURSES
F1601
F1602
F1603
F1604
F1605
F1606
F1607
F1608
F1609
F1610
F1611
F1612
F1613
F1614
F1615
F1616
F1617
F1618
$_______
Ethnicity and Religion in Contemporary China (two Wednesday mornings) .........................
Innovators Extraordinaire: Frédéric Chopin and Franz Liszt ( two Wednesday afternoons) .....
Trains and Trams of Western Switzerland (two Friday mornings) .........................................
Creative Writing Workshop (four Monday afternoons) ...........................................................
The Game of Mah-Jongg (two Tuesday afternoons) .............................................................
John Keats: Poems and Letters (two Thursday mornings) ...................................................
Gustave Flaubert: Madame Bovary (four Thursday afternoons) ..........................................
Best-Seller Book Club (three Monday afternoons) ................................................................
Facing the Wall: T.C. Boyle’s Tortilla Curtain (two Wednesday mornings) .............................
A Spectrum of Ethics (five Thursday mornings) ....................................................................
Jazz and American Culture: A View from the Crescent City (two Friday afternoons) ..........
A History of Orthodox Christianity (two Wednesday mornings) .............................................
An Update on Exoplanets (three Friday mornings) ................................................................
Taking Apart the News (TATN) (four Thursday afternoons) ..................................................
To Da Moon Alice! The First Golden Age of Manned Space Flight (four Tuesday afternoons) ......
Why Zebras Don’t Get Ulcers (two Wednesday mornings) ...................................................
The 2016 Elections: Two Panel Discussions (two Friday mornings) ....................................
Motivation and Action: Three Films About Making Choices (three Monday mornings) ........
Total
SINGLE SESSIONS CLASSES
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F1620
F1621
F1622
F1623
F1624
F1625
F1626
F1627
F1628
F1629
F1630
F1631
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F1646
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F1649
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F1651
F1652
F1653
F1654
F1655
F1656
F1657
F1658
F1659
F1660
F1661
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8
8
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11 each
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Under the National Park Umbrella: Where Wildlife and History Abound (one Monday morning) .. .
A Henry Ford Quiz Show (one Monday afternoon) ................................................................ .
Inside the Volkswagen Emissions Scandal (one Wednesday afternoon) ............................. .
Two Tragic Figures of Pop Culture: Bobby Darin and Connie Francis (one Monday morning) .... .
The Joy of Gardening (one Monday afternoon) ..................................................................... .
That Special Sound: A History of the Saxophone (one Wednesday afternoon) ................... .
Along Europe’s Atlantic Shores (one Thursday afternoon) ................................................... .
Good Gardening for Pollination, Sustainability, and the Human Spirit (one Monday morning) .
The Opioid/Opiate Epidemic in America (one Wednesday morning) .................................... .
Remembering Robert Frost (one Wednesday afternoon) ..................................................... .
Those Damn Dams (one Monday morning) ........................................................................... .
Celebrating American Musical Theater (one Wednesday afternoon) .................................... .
Michigan’s Hidden Treasure: The A.E. Seaman Mineral Museum (one Friday afternoon) .. .
The Connected Vehicle Revolution (one Monday afternoon) ..........................................
The Art and Craft of Handweaving in America (one Wednesday afternoon)......................... .
Scotland’s Stevensons and Their Lighthouses (one Thursday morning) .............................. .
The Regions and Provinces of ltaly (one Monday afternoon) ................................................ .
Amazing Amsterdam—At the Heart of Dutch History and Culture (one Wednesday afternoon) ..... .
iPhone and iPad Photography (one Friday morning)............................................................. .
The Art of Gustave Doré (one Friday afternoon) ...................................................................
Christmas Memories (one Wednesday afternoon) ................................................................
Late Glacial Hunters in Michigan (one Monday morning) ...................................................... .
Michigan and the War of 1812 (one Tuesday afternoon) ...................................................... .
“Sleeping Beauty” and the Holocaust: Jane Yolen’s Briar Rose (one Wednesday afternoon) . .
TOURS AND CLASSES WITH TOURS
Spiders and Their Kin (two Monday mornings) ............................................................. 16
F1662
F1663
F1664
Tour of Hack House and Museum in Milan, Michigan (one Thursday afternoon) .................
All Day Bus Tour: River Raisin National Battlefield and Monroe County Historical Museum
(Tour includes lunch at the Public House Restaurant, Monroe) (one Tuesday) .................
Ann Arbor’s Creature Conservancy (one Monday morning) (Includes $6 tour fee) ..............
Tour of the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library (one Monday morning) ................................
University of Michigan Museum of Art, Art and the Spirit, Part II (one Friday afternoon) ......
F1665
Eastern Michigan University (EMU) Theater: Macbeth
THEATER
F1666
F1667
F1668
Emeritus Faculty (includes two tickets to the play) ...............................................................
PTD Productions (Riverside): Noises Off
(Classes: one Fri. aft. & one Wed morn. Play: Sun. afternoon) (includes one ticket to the play) .....
Extra Tickets: Eastern Michigan University (EMU) Theater: Macbeth.................................
Extra Tickets: PTD Productions (Riverside): Noises Off .....................................................
Elderwise Credit Policy:
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Annual Membership Fee ($40)
[September 1, 2016 to
August 31, 2017]
$ ______
2) Registrants will be informed in advance of date and/or
time changes, class cancellations, or capacity registration.
For these circumstances, credits or refunds will be offered.
Contribution (Annual Fund)
$ ______
Scholarships are available for qualifying individuals.
Please call the office at 734.340.4691 for information.
Courses, Classes, Tours, Theater $ ______
1) Please notify the Elderwise office at 734.340.4691 if you
are unable to attend a program activity for which you are
registered. If we receive notification before the first class
session, class fees will be credited.
Class Size Limitation: Space constraints and instructor
preference may require placing a limit on class size.
TOTAL FOR FALL 2016
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