2022 Spring Preview and Handouts

The Spring 2022 Preview will be held as a Zoom meeting on Sunday, November 21, 2-4 p.m. The meeting is open to all members and to the general public. All attendees, including moderators and others on the formal agenda, must REGISTER to receive the meeting link.

During the first part of the meeting, LIR Past President Nancy Denig, together with Betsy Siersma, will interview the moderators of the eighteen seminars and workshops lined up for the spring semester. Following that, there will be Zoom “breakout rooms” where you can talk further with the moderators. There will also be breakout rooms where you can get more information about winter programs or LIR committees, or just chat with a handful of friends.

Please DOWNLOAD THE AGENDA for a list of seminar titles, breakout rooms, and a note about how to use the breakout rooms.


Seminar Listing – Click on Title for the Handout

ModeratorTitleCourse Number
Kip FonshBeat Poets and Writers22S-BPW
Gene FisherThe Sayings of Jesus22S-TSJ
Turi MacCombieWatercolor Class22S-WTC
Jessie TroppPlastics: Saint or Sinner?22S-PSS
Jim HarveyThe Golden Age of the Arabs22S-GAA
Henny Lewin, Carol JollyWriting to Remember(Blues)22S-WTRB
Linda HonanShakespeare’s Competitors22S-SHC
Nina Scott, Katy Van GeelFood Matters22S-FMR
James ScottWest Virginia: State of Contrasts22S-FMR
Francie Borden, Nancy DenigRethinking American History22S-RAH
Larry AmbsThe Roosevelts’ Inner Circle22S-TOR
Christine HeckmanChildren’s Books, Adult Viewpoints22S-CBAV
Janet Nichols, Jim HarveyRevisiting the American Civil War22S-RAC
Kathy CampbellBuilding a WordPress Site22S-BWS
Finnegan Alford-CooperWriting to Remember (Purple)22S-WTRP
Lise ArmstrongSeamus Heaney22S-SHY
Gordon Wyse, Betty RomerMuseums: A World of Wonders22S-MWW
Catharine Porter, Trish CallardWriting to Remember (Red)22S-WTRR

Registration will open at Noon on November 22, 2021 – if you registered for the Preview you will receive an email when the Form is open.