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We are excited to add a fourth WTR seminar, Writing to Remember (Green), to our collection of writing seminars. This will allow opportunities for more members to participate in these popular seminars.
There may be different expectations for participants depending on the seminar or workshop, but in all of them you will be actively engaged in sharing information, ideas and conversations. The Participant’s Handbook, Moderator’s Handbook, and Guidelines for Constructive Participation in Seminars contain comprehensive and useful information that will enhance your active learning experience.
In the list of seminars below, you may click on the seminar title to find a “Preview handout” if one is available.
Spring Seminars
The two seminars marked * below are scheduled to be held in person at Applewood. All others will be on line via Zoom.
| Seminar | Title | Moderators | Catalog page |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monday a.m. | |||
| 23S-MSG | Miles Davis: The life, the music, the legacy | Kip Fonsh | 18 |
| 23S-MIG | Migration: How human migration shaped world civilizations | Deborah Rubin | 16 |
| 23S-JAW | Joyce and Woolf: An introductory exploration of two novels about consciousness | Nancy Coiner and Helen Regan | 15 |
| Monday p.m. | |||
| 23S-MST | Migrations: The Stories Told: Reading stories of migration experiences | Bonnie Vigeland Nancy DiMattio | 17 |
| 23S-PBH* | Poems by Heart | Elizabeth Armstrong | 21 |
| 23S-WTRB | Writing to Remember (Blue): Writing your own story | Henia Lewin Carol Jolly | 23 |
| Tuesday a.m. | |||
| 23S-EAT | Early American Travel: The daring journeys of our ancestors on land and sea | Linda Honan | 8 |
| 23S-WTRG | Writing to Remember (Green): Sharing our stories by writing and responding | Francie Borden | 24 |
| 23S-JIC | Journey into Color | Jessie Tropp Martha Cohen | 14 |
| Tuesday p.m. | |||
| 23S-SCY | Sicily: Over three thousand years of human history | Patricia Tillona | 22 |
| 23S-GDH | Great Disasters in History | Jane McMurrich | 13 |
| 23S-GWP | Gaining Wisdom by Savoring Proverbs | Gene Fisher | 11 |
| Wednesday a.m. | |||
| 23S-NEL | Neoliberalism: Government and markets in an open society | Kathy Campbell Larry Ambs | 20 |
| 23S-ETH | Eating Through “Hollywood”: “Mmm! Mmm! Good!” | Michael Miller | 9 |
| 23S-MOA* | Modern Archeology: A new look at old sites | Elizabeth and John Armstrong | 19 |
| Wednesday p.m. | |||
| 23S-TGA | The Gilded Age: A prequel of today | Jim Harvey | 12 |
| 23S-YAT | You Are There: Personal encounters with history in the making | Nancy Denig | 29 |
| 23S-WTRP | Writing to Remember (Purple): Finding and using our voices in personal writing | Finnegan Alford-Cooper | 25 |
| Thursday a.m. | |||
| 23S-EOJ | The Enigma of Japan: Our worst enemy, our best friend | Janet Nichols | 10 |
| 23S-WTRR | Writing to Remember (Red): Autobiographical writing | Catharine Porter Patricia Callard | 28 |
| 23S-APG | America’s Great Public Gardens: Beyond the pretty pictures | Carol Walker | 7 |