ExplorersLifelong LearningInstitute Spring Semester 2018

Sponsored by

THE ROAD SCHOLAR INSTITUTE NETWORK

WELCOME TO EXPLORERS

Growing older in America is characterized by rapid changes. We are discarding negative stereotypes and seizing control of our lives. New social innovations are now the expected not the exception. The Explorers Lifelong Learning Institute is such an innovation. When we retire, we may miss the intellectual challenges and interpersonal relationships that made our lives interesting during our careers. Like our muscles, our minds need exercise to stay young. The Explorers Lifelong Learning Institute recognizes this need and invites people 50 years or older to join us in exercising our minds and keeping vital.

As older adults, we can be intense, self-motivated learners. We can explore new subjects and share our collective knowledge and experiences. The Explorers Lifelong Learning Institute encourages us to continue learning, to expand our horizons and to enhance our personal development. There are no academic admissions requirements, no examinations, no grades; learning is its own reward. Our greatest resource is the exuberant wisdom of our membership.

EXPLORERS MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION

• Attend Explorers academic courses as well as intersession programs

• Attend “Friday Coffee with…” programs

• Receive Explorers newsletter, The Compass

• Access Salem State University library

• Join the Peabody Essex Museum with $5 off PEM membership rates

• Enjoy the social experiences of classes, trips and special events

EXPLORERS LIFELONG LEARNING INSTITUTEOF SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY10 FEDERAL STREET, SUITE 10, SALEM, MA 01970978.744.0804

SPRING SEMESTER 2018

The Explorers Lifelong Learning Institute (LLI) is a member-directed learning group, one of over 400 such organizations in the United States and Canada that are affiliated with the The Road Scholar Institute Network. Since 1992, seniors in the greater Salem community, mostly retirees with diverse backgrounds, have joined Explorers by paying an annual membership fee.

Members and presenters join in active peer learning to share their knowledge and experience by creating, coordinating and participating in courses on a voluntary basis. We provide programs that are challenging, thought-provoking, sometimes controversial and frequently interactive. These vary in length from a day to a semester; range in format from lectures and discussions to hands-on workshops and field trips; and cover topics from the arts and sciences to current events and foreign affairs. Classes meet in rooms which range from small to auditorium-style accommodations. Some courses, designated “study groups” require active participation of attendees, such as preparing information to share with the class. Classrooms are located on the first floor of the Explorers Center at 10 Federal Street in Salem. They are equipped with visual aids, audio equipment and lighting as requested by course leaders.

The Explorers Lifelong Learning Institute offers two academic terms a year, beginning in September and March. Members may enroll in up to five courses per semester. Classes meet for two hours, either mornings or afternoons. Students and leaders often have lunch together between classes. Classes are held Monday through Thursday. On selected Friday mornings, a “Coffee Hour” features a guest lecturer. Between terms there are Intersession programs which feature events two mornings a week. Members and their guests are welcome to attend the coffees and all Intersession events.

On the cover: Mariner Compass Design by Kay Piemonte.

CODE OF CONDUCT Explorers provides programs which are challenging, thought-provoking, sometimes controversial and frequently interactive.

With this in mind we expect the following from our members and presenters: • that they be considerate and respectful.• that even in moments of disagreement they exercise good manners: keeping in mind that disagreement can be viewed as positive.• that they take responsibility for their words and actions.

We join in active peer learning in order to share our knowledge and experience and in order to learn and grow together.

MEMBERSHIP FEES

The 6 month, non-refundable single membership fee of $150 or spousal non-refundable fee of $260 admits new members from January 1, 2018 to June 30, 2018. Special charges may be requested for some individual courses. Please use the registration form in the centerfold of this catalogue to apply for membership and to register for courses. Registrations are accepted on a year round basis. In the event that a course is oversubscribed, enrollment will be based on a review of all applications received on or before Thursday, January 25, 2018. Notification will be sent to those confirmed; all others will be placed on a waiting list. Fee reductions are available based on need. Your request will remain confidential and should be mailed to: Fee Reduction Committee, c/o Explorers LLI, 10 Federal Street, Suite 10, Salem, MA 01970

Explorers Center Office Hours: Monday–Thursday, 8:30 am–4 pmTelephone: 978.744.0804 Email: explorers@verizon.netWebsites: salemstate.edu/explorers(Complete catalogue online) explorerslli.orgOffice Manager: Dawn Plona Newsletter Editor: John Arnold Webmaster: John Arnold

EXPLORERS BOARD OFFICERS President: Pat Franklin Vice President: Joan Tobin Immediate Past President: Jeanne Louizos Treasurer: Helen MacLaughlinSecretary: Claire Crosby

COMMITTEE CHAIRSCompass: Jane Casler Curriculum: Jeanne Louizos Development: Facilities: Elliot Wyner Fellowship: Leona O’Connor Membership: Marilyn Cassidy Publicity: Jane Casler Special Events: Janice WynerVolunteers: Salem State Liaison: Connie Nielson

AT LARGE MEMBERSLinda Andros Carol DamonNorton HalberGay Porter

TABLE OF CONTENTS MONDAY Book Club, Merry Glosband101 The Solar System, Our Galaxy, and the Larger Universe, Richard Luecke .......... 4 102 Art History, Barry Poretsky ........................................................................................ 4103 Everyday Law for Successful Living.......................................................................... 5 Christine Ouellette, Esq.; Stephen J. Spano, Esq.; Andrea A.J. Witt, Esq.; Elder Law Attorneys, Spano and Dawicki, LLC104 Current Topics in Health Care, Max Kaulbach ......................................................... 7105 Intermediate iPad Skills, Helen MacLaughlin .......................................................... 8106 Play Reading, John Archer ......................................................................................... 8107 Ancient Greece: The Foundation of Western Culture, Dr. Linda Medwid ............ 8108 The Immigrant Novel, Claire Keyes ........................................................................... 9109 The Power of Music, Ron Cohen ................................................................................ 9 TUESDAY201 Become A Better Photographer-Today!, Peter Grimshaw ..................................... 9202 “Two for the Show”, Bill Sano ................................................................................. 10203 Genealogy and Family History, Lauretta Cloherty ................................................ 10204 Private SNAFU and Other WWII Media, Tony Schettino .......................................11205 What’s So Funny About Hamlet?, Patti McWeeney ...............................................11206 The Irish Rebellion, Edward Finglas .........................................................................11207 Conversational Italian, Tony Porcello ......................................................................11208 Buddhist Art and Symbolism, Dr. Stefan Schindler .............................................. 12209 The Souls of Animals, Linda Weltner ...................................................................... 12210 The Jewish Enlightenment-Why You Are Who You Are, Herbert Belkin ............ 12Writers Group, Gay Porter WEDNESDAY301 Savvy Caregiver, Beverly Flanagan ......................................................................... 13302 Current Events, Max Freedman ............................................................................... 13303 Read Me, Do Not Let Me Die: The Poetry and Passion of Edna St. Vincent Millay, Dr. Rose Wolf ............................................................... 14304 Reunion and Freedom: The Presidency of Abraham Lincoln, John J. Fox ........ 14305 Literary Criticism/Genre Discussions, Dr. Ann McGreevy .................................. 15306 Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Humanity, Linda Andros ...................... 15307 Just for Laughs, Walter Booth ................................................................................. 15308 How to Read Tarot Cards, Dr. Stefan Schindler ..................................................... 16309 Conversational French, Trish Osborne, Susan Quinn, Lucille Ouellette ............. 16310 Greatest Opera DVDs, Carl Stecher ......................................................................... 16311 Continuing Spanish, Marilyn Cassidy ..................................................................... 16312 Mohandas Gandhi: His Life and Work, Fred Andrews .......................................... 17313 Inventions that Changed the Way We Live, Bill Kaufman .................................... 17 THURSDAY401 History of Israel through Film, Nicole Levy ........................................................... 17402 Watching Movies with Both Head and Heart, Part 1, Mike Evers ....................... 18403 Mass Production, The General Electric Union and Women’s Fight for Equality at GE, Susan Strauss .................................................................. 18404 What We Should Know About North Korea, Marilyn Day ................................... 19405 Movies From Another World, Edward Friedman ................................................... 19406 Intermediate Spanish, John and Judy Arnold ....................................................... 20407 Psychic Experiences: Does PSI Exist?, Pearl Brown, Diane Jenkins ................... 20408 When The Shooting Stops: The Film Editor’s Role, Davida Rosenblum ............ 20409 My Favorite Lecture – A taste of the Liberal Arts with a variety of .................... 21 lectures from Salem State University Faculty, Stephen Young410 German Conversation, Walter Haug ........................................................................ 21411 Changing our World, Tom Gale ................................................................................ 21

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2018 SPRING SCHEDULEOnly members are eligible to register for courses. Unless otherwise indicated, all classes will be held at the Explorers Center, 10 Federal Street.

Coordinator: Merry GlosbandNo sign up necessary. Book club meets on the first Monday of each month. Even if you have not read the month’s selection, you are most welcome to attend. We’d love to have you join us.

Book Club will not be counted as one of your five courses. It is limited to members only.

March 5: The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America’s Great Migration, by Isabel Wilkerson, Narrative non-fiction“In this epic, beautifully written masterwork, Pulitzer Prize winning author Isabel Wilkerson chronicles one of the great untold stories of American history: the decades-long migration of black citizens who fled the South for northern and western cities in search of a better life. From 1915 to 1970, this exodus of almost six million people changed the face of America. Wilkerson compares this epic migration to the migrations of other peoples in history. She interviewed more than a thousand people and gained access to new data and official records, to write this definitive and vividly dramatic account of how these American journeys unfolded, altering our cities, our country and ourselves.

With stunning historical detail, Wilkerson tells this story through the lives of three unique individuals: Ida Mae Gladney, who in 1937 left sharecropping and prejudice in Mississippi for Chicago, where she achieved quiet blue-collar success and, in old age, voted for Barack Obama when he ran for an Illinois Senate seat; sharp and quick-tempered George Starling, who in 1945 fled Florida for Harlem, where he endangered his job fighting for civil rights, saw his family fall and finally found peace in God; and Robert Foster, who left Louisiana in 1953 to pursue a medical career, the personal physician to Ray Charles as part of a glitteringly successful medical career, which allowed him to purchase a grand home where he often threw exuberant parties.” (Amazon quote)

Note: Due to the epic nature of this book, (538 pages), we are reading it as the March selection giving our readers an extra couple of months (our January/February hiatus) to finish reading it.Leader: Merry Glosband

BOOK CLUBMonday 10 – 11 am

April 2: The Sleepwalker’s Guide to Dancing: A Novel, by Mira Jacob, Fiction“Of all the family gatherings in her childhood, one stands out in Amina’s memory. It is 1979, in Salem India, when a visit to her grandmother’s house escalates into an explosive encounter, pitching brother against brother, mother against son. In its aftermath, Amina’s father Thomas rushes his family back to their new home in America. And while at first it seems that the intercontinental flight has taken them out of harm’s way, his decision sets off a chain of events that will forever haunt Thomas and his wife Kamala; their intellectually furious son, Akhil and the watchful young Amina. Now, twenty years later, Amina receives a phone call from her mother. Thomas has been acting strangely and Kamala needs her daughter back. Amina returns to the New Mexico of her childhood, where her mother has always filled silences with food, only to discover that getting to the truth is not as easy as going home. Confronted with Thomas’s unwillingness to talk, Kamala’s Born Again convictions, and the suspicion that not everything is what it seems, Amina finds herself at the center of a mystery so tangled that to make any headway, she has to excavate her family’s painful past. And in doing so she must lay her own ghosts to rest.” (Amazon quote)Leader: Nancy Brogden

May 7: Lab Girl by Hope Jahren, Autobiography“An illuminating debut memoir of a woman in science; a moving portrait of a longtime friendship; and a stunningly fresh look at plants that will forever change how you see the natural world

Lab Girl is a book about work, love, and the mountains that can be moved when those two things come together. It is told through Jahren’s remarkable stories: about her childhood in rural Minnesota with an uncompromising mother and a father who encourage hours of play in his classroom’s labs; about how she found a sanctuary in science, and learned to perform lab work done “with both the heart and the hands”; and about the inevitable disappointments, but also the triumphs and exhilarating discoveries of scientific work. Yet at the core of this book is the story of a relationship Jahren forged with a brilliant, wounded man named Bill, who becomes her lab partner and best friend. Their sometimes rogue adventures in science take them from the Midwest across the United States and back again, over the Atlantic to the ever-light skies of the North Pole and to tropical Hawaii, where she and her lab currently make their home.

Jahren’s probing look at plants, her astonishing tenacity of spirit, and her acute insights on nature enliven every page of this extraordinary book. Lab Girl opens your eyes to the beautiful, sophisticated mechanisms within every leaf, blade of grass, and flower petal. Here is an eloquent demonstration of what

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UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED ALL CLASSES ARE LIMITED TO 88

MONDAY

101 The Solar System, Our Galaxy, Limited to 28 and the Larger Universe Monday 9-11 am Class Leader: Richard LueckeMarch 5, 12, 19, 26

Earth is a small planet orbiting an ordinary star in a galaxy of 400 billion stars. And that galaxy, the Milky Way, is just one of 200 billion in the known universe. This course will examine that universe, highlight new developments, such as the hunt for Planet 9, and familiarize you with sky wonders visible from your back yard.Course Format: Lectures with heavy use of astronomical imagesSuggested books: 365 Starry Nights, Chet Ramos, paperback, about $16

102 Art History Limited to 20Monday 9-11 amClass Leader: Barry PoretskyMarch 5, 12, 19, 26; April 2, 9, 16, 23We will learn about the last artists born in the 19th C. These architects, sculptors, painters, et.al. were involved in every – ism of the 20th century. You are encouraged to disparage or advocate their accomplishments.Course Format: worksheets, discussion and visualsRequired books or supplies: pencils or pens

can happen when you find the stamina, passion, and sense of sacrifice needed to make a life out of what you truly love, as you discover along the way the person you were meant to be.” (Amazon quote)Leader: Bea Heinze June 4: Behold the Dreamers by Imbolo Mbue, Fiction“A compulsively readable debut novel about marriage, immigration, class, race, and the trapdoors in the American Dream—the unforgettable story of a young Cameroonian couple making a new life in New York just as the Great Recession upends the economy.

Jende Jonga, a Cameroonian immigrant living in Harlem, has come to the United States to provide a better life for himself, his wife, Neni, and their six-year-old son. In the fall of 2007, Jende can hardly believe his luck when he lands a job as a chauffeur for Clark Edwards, a senior executive at Lehman Brothers, Clark demands punctuality, discretion, and loyalty—and Jende is eager to please. Clark’s wife, Cindy, even offers Neni temporary work at the Edwardses’ summer home in the Hamptons. With these opportunities, Jende and Neni can at last gain a foothold in America and imagine a brighter future.

However, the world of great power and privilege conceals troubling secrets, and soon Jende and Neni notice cracks in their employers’ facades.

When the financial world is rocked by the collapse of Lehman Brothers, the Jongas are desperate to keep Jende’s job—even as their marriage threatens to fall apart. As all four lives are dramatically upended, Jende and Neni are forced to make an impossible choice.” (Amazon quote)Leader: Pat Kehler

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MARCH 19Achieving Your Estate Planning GoalsThis workshop will teach you about all the legal documents that can help you achieve your current and long-term estate planning goals. This class will cover the essential estate planning documents including HIPAA authorizations, health care proxies, powers of attorney, wills, and several types of trusts. The class will also cover supplemental planning documents that can complement your estate plan to further achieve your goals, including prenuptial agreements and beneficiary designation forms. Become educated on the essentials of estate planning while avoiding the pitfalls of a bad (or nonexistent) estate plan.Required books or supplies: Strongly recommend an iPad.

MARCH 26How “Income For Life” May Ruin Your LifeThis workshop will teach you how to avoid the seminars that are everywhere about providing you “guaranteed income for life”. These free lunch and free dinner seminars often lead to you lose the ability to keep yourself from going into the nursing home in the future and cause you to lose all your funds, funds that could have been protected for your spouse and family. Learn how “Income for life” can almost guarantee a nursing home for life. Learn how to create your own self-managed system for guaranteed income and flexibility.Required books or supplies: Strongly recommend an iPad.

APRIL 9Real Estate 101 and Housing OptionsWould you like to downsize? Are you considering selling your home? Confused about the various living options available to you? Wary of real estate brokers and listing agreements? Unsure of whether you should rent or buy? Not sure what the laws are regarding the proceeds from the sale of real estate based on the recent tax changes for 2018? This workshop will discuss real estate and residential living options from A-Z: how to select a broker, revisions to a standard listing agreement and other types of housing agreements, reviewing offers and Purchase and Sale Agreements, procedure at closing, and whether you truly need an attorney to represent you in the sale. Get tips on how to protect yourself in one of the biggest transactions of your life.Required books or supplies: Strongly recommend an iPad.

APRIL 16 Financial ExploitationThis workshop will teach you how to detect and prevent financial abuse to minimize its catastrophic effect on you and your independence. Financial exploitation is a reality, and while it is not a concept unique to any one group, there may be unique causes and increased risk factors which put you at a

103 Everyday Law for Successful Living

Monday 9-10:30 amMarch 5, 12, 19, 26; April 9, 16, 30; May 6Class Leaders: Christine Ouellette, Esq.; Stephen J. Spano, Esq.; and Andrea A.J. Witt, Esq. – Elder Law Attorneys, Spano & Dawicki, LLC

MARCH 5I Don’t Want to Lose My Home and Life Savings to the Nursing HomeThis workshop will teach you the facts, and myths, about nursing homes and how you can protect your home and life savings for you while you can benefit from them, based on the recently enacted laws and regulations for 2018. You will also learn about the tools that will allow your family and loved ones to create a plan for you in the future if you are not able to do it yourself. You will learn the simple steps you can take now to guard against going to the nursing home and the indispensable tools you must have in place to protect you and your assets in case you should go into the nursing home in the future. You will gain a better understanding of the scams and traps that can keep you from achieving your goal. You will learn that with the right professional guidance, you will never have to spend-down to qualify for Mass Health (Medicaid).Required books or supplies: Strongly recommend an iPad.

MARCH 12Probating (Settling) EstatesThis workshop will teach you about the probate process; known as Probating an Estate. When a loved one dies, the family or friends are left to pick up the pieces and “put the affairs in order.” You will learn all about the probate process: what to do if a person dies with a Will, and what to do if a person dies without a Will. You will also learn about a simplified probate process for small estates. We will discuss the do’s and don’ts for the estate’s fiduciary, once known as the Executor but today called the Personal Representative, including obtaining authority from the Court, paying bills, marshaling assets, making distributions, and finally options for closing the estate, including newly implement tax changes for 2018. Probate is a legal reality that most everyone faces, and one that no one should attempt to resolve alone.Required books or supplies: Strongly recommend an iPad.

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heightened risk of vulnerability. Scams abound from quick cash sales of real estate, to phone calls from purported IRS representatives, as well as families, healthcare workers and financial advisors whose goal is to infiltrate families to gain access to assets.Required books or supplies: Strongly recommend an iPad. APRIL 30Navigating The Slippery Path To Guardianship And ConservatorshipThis workshop will teach you about how to care for someone when you have absolutely no authority. Caring for an elder or disabled person is a rewarding but daunting experience. Caring for an elder or disabled person who doesn’t have a health care proxy and/or durable power of attorney is like taking a cross-country trip without a road map, cell phone or GPS! The caretaker who faces the process of obtaining a guardianship and/or conservatorship needs to understand the legal process including all the alternate routes, and recognize the potholes to avoid along the way. Required books or supplies: Strongly recommend an iPad.

MAY 6Understanding Medicare, Medicaid and MediGap InsuranceThis workshop will teach you about the Medicare and associated insurance programs after the new Federal changes implemented for 2018. Programs that are so bewildering and so complex that most hospitals, physicians, nursing homes and even attorneys do not understand them.Required books or supplies: Strongly recommend an iPad.

104 Current Topics in Health CareMonday 9:30-11 amClass Leader: Max Kaulbach, MDApril 16, 23, 30; May 7, 14April 16: Raymond Smith, PhD, MD, Anesthesiologist Anesthesia; this is no HumbugApril 23: Sandra Skinner, RN, MA Keep Seniors young at heart Nutrition and Wellness for SeniorsApril 30: Coleen Reid, MD, Chief of Palliative Care NSMC It’s Always too Early, until it is too Late.May 7: George Jacoby, M.D., Lahey Hospital and Medical Center The Crisis of Antibiotic ResistanceMay 14: David Roberts, MD, CEO and President of NSMC The Future of Health Care

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105 Intermediate iPad Skills Limited to 10Monday 11:30-1:30 pmClass Leader: Helen MacLaughlinMarch 5, 12, 19, 26Reach beyond the basics! Learn to communicate using Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc. Explore the world of internet apps. Be more productive with pages, keynote and numbers. Fine-tune your web-surfing using Bookmarks, Favorites, History.Course Format: Hands-on with video and notes.Suggested books or supplies: iPad for Seniors

106 Play ReadingMonday 11:30-1:30 pmClass Leader: John ArcherMarch 5, 12, 19, 26; April 2, 9Enter the exciting world of Drama. We will explorer/dissect some of the greatest plays ever written. From Aristophanes to Albee. Come Feel the emotions of fear, anger, revenge, hope and love. This six week class will focus on three plays.Course Format: We will read three playsRequired books or supplies: John will email the name of the first play two weeks before class.Required reading for first class: #1

107 Ancient Greece: The Foundation of Western CultureMonday 11:30-1:30 pmClass Leader: Dr. Linda MedwidMarch 5, 12, 19, 26; April 2, 9, 16, 23The ancient Greeks created the world’s earliest democracy. They also formulated ideas and created cultural institutions which today form the very fabric of Western culture including its art, architecture, literature, theater and philosophy. We shall study the history and culture of ancient Greece to better understand its myriad contributions to our world.Course Format: Lectures with keynote (PowerPoint) and discussion.Required books or supplies: Greek Realities by Finley Hooper, Wayne State University Press, 1967. Paperback. Reprinted many times (only in one edition). Used copies on Amazon from $1.99 and new from $26 and Library copies available.Required reading for first class: Chapter 3: The Dark Ages.

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108 The Immigrant NovelMonday 2-4 pmClass Leader: Claire KeyesMarch 5, 12, 19, 26; April 2, 9, 16, 23, 30; May 7This course will explore the rich topic of the immigrant experience as told in three novels: Alias, Grace by Margaret Atwood, Brooklyn by Colm Toibin and Lucky Boy by Shanthi Sekaran.Course Format: this course will be part lecture, part discussion.Topics to be covered: We will begin with Margaret Atwood’s novel which explores the experience of an Irish immigrant to Canada in the 19th century. What problems does the immigrant face and how does she overcome them—or not? How different is the experience of Toibin’s 20th century Irish immigrant? Lucky Boy which involves Mexican immigration brings the theme into the current century and delves deeply into contentious social and political issues.Required books: Margaret Atwood, Alias, Grace; Colm Toibin, Brooklyn; Shanthi Sekaran, Lucky Boy.Required reading for first class: Chapters 1-5 Alias, Grace.

109 The Power of MusicMonday 2-4 pmClass Leader: Ron CohenMay 7, 14, 21A look at the incredible role that music plays in all of our lives. How it makes us “feel” – how it affects our emotions – how it brings us JOY!!Course Format: Lecture – demonstration and discussion

TUESDAY

201 Become A Better Photographer – Today! Limited to 15Tuesday 9-11 amClass Leader: Peter GrimshawMarch 27; April 3, 10, 17, 24; May 1, 8, 15Using my own personal photographic library and examples of the great artists of the medium; I will discuss and engage in conversations and demonstrations on: natural lighting, composition, arrangements, subjects and still life. Also I wish to take the class out on picture-taking field trips.Course Format: Lecture/discussion with a few class outings to photograph historical Salem, The Willows, Winter Island; etc.Required books or supplies: No books or texts needed. I will be compiling Xerox handouts on tips and techniques. (A camera brought to class each time is highly recommended; but not absolutely required) (I also give advice on buying a new camera for your needs)Suggested books or supplies: Bringing your own point and shoot, DSLR with lenses, tablet or phone to class – every time.

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202 “Two for the Show”Tuesday 9:30-11 amClass Leader: Bill SanoMarch 6, 13, 20, 27Broadway’s amazing teams of lyricists and composers have wowed us for one hundred years. Did they always get along? What about their private lives? Here’s the story “behind the scenes.”George and Ira GershwinA collaboration cut short by George’s untimely death at age 38. Still they had time together to write the musicals Lady be Good, Of Thee I Sing, Strike up the Band, and the incomparable Porgy and Bess.Lerner and LoweHere’s a marriage made in heaven: Brigadoon, Paint your Wagon, everyone’s favorite, My Fair Lady, Gigi, and of course, Camelot.Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd WebberTo put it mildly, they did not always get along! We know them by Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Jesus Christ Superstar, and one of Broadway’s best ever musicals: Evita. What else did they write??John Kander and Fred EbbOh, yes, you know them! Cabaret, Chicago, Fosse, and my personal favorite: Kiss of the Spider Woman.Required reading for first class: Any bios of George and Ira Gershwin. Internet will do.

203 Genealogy and Family History Limited to 8Tuesday 9:30-11 amClass Leader: Lauretta ClohertyMarch 6, 13, 20, 27; April 3, 10Come explore the tools and techniques used to help start, or grow, your family tree. Genealogy combines detective work and the solving of a jigsaw puzzle. Sometimes the results come easily – sometimes it takes years of patience. All who begin the journey of tracing their ancestry share a common opinion – it is addictive!Course Format: Lectures, handouts, and discussion.Required reading for first class: Bring response to questionnaire e-mailed to class participants prior to first class.

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204 Private SNAFU and other WWII Media Tuesday 9:30-11 amClass Leader: Tony SchettinoMarch 6, 13, 20Exploration of short films created during WWII that were intended to entertain, inform and instruct the civilian and military populations. PG-13Course Format: videos and discussion

205 What’s So Funny About Hamlet?Tuesday 9:30-11 amClass Leader: Patti McWeeneyMarch 20, 27; April 3, 10In 1693 a critic wrote that Shakespeare’s “genius lay for Comedy and Humor. In Tragedy he appears quite out of his Element.” Really? Let’s explore his brilliant intermingling of comedy and tragedy, first with a romp through A Midsummer Night’s Dream, then onto more serious matters in Hamlet and finally, Romeo and Juliet.Course Format: Lecture with class participation in text readings and discussion. I use some PowerPoints and videos. We’ll read together and watch scenes from the plays and other fun things.Required books: Text of the 3 plays.Required reading for first class: A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Ideally people will read all 3 plays in advance, but it’s ok to start with Midsummer.Suggested books or supplies: Same as required – text of the plays.

206 The Irish RebellionTuesday 11:30-1:30 pmClass Leader: Edward FinglasMarch 6, 13, 20The years 1913-1923 saw the creation of an independent Irish state, as well as the partitioning of Ireland. This short course will focus on the 1916 Easter Rebellion, the seminal event in the Irish struggle for freedom.Course Format: Video/lecture/discussionSuggested books or supplies: Tim Pat Coogan, 1916: The Easter Rising London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 2001 ISBN 978-0-7538-1852-7

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207 Conversational Italian Limited to 12Tuesday 11:30-1:30 pmClass Leader: Tony PorcelloMarch 6, 13, 20, 27; April 3, 10This is an introduction to conversational Italian for beginning and intermediate students.Required book: Baron’s Learn Italian The Fast and Fun Way (3rd Edition) by Marcel Danesi – Amazon.comRequired reading for first class: Thumb through every page of your edition.

208 Buddhist Art and Symbolism Limited to 15Tuesday 11:30-1:30 pmClass Leader: Dr. Stefan SchindlerMarch 6, 13, 20, 27; April 3, 10, 17, 24; May 1, 8An introduction to Buddhism through Buddhist art and symbolism. We’ll show how key events in the life of the Buddha are represented in Buddhist iconography. We’ll then discuss key aspects of Mahayana and Tibetan Buddhism as displayed in various art works, with occasional reference to Taoism and Zen.Course Format: Slide shows and discussion.Suggested books or supplies: Wisdom and Compassion: The Sacred Art of Tibet, by Marylin Rhie and Robert Thurman.

210 The Souls of AnimalsTuesday 11:30-1:30 pmClass Leader: Linda WeltnerMarch 27; April 3, 10, 17, 24; May 1We’re desperate to find intelligent life in the universe, yet we have routinely overlooked the intelligent life that shares our planet Earth. Research in the 21st century has revealed that many animals are self-aware and that consciousness and cognition are not our own unique possessions. Come be amazed by the lives of primates, dolphins, wolves, dogs, ravens, crows, and others. We are not alone!Course Format: lecture, videos, discussion

211 The Jewish Enlightenment-Why You Are Who You AreTuesday 2-4 pmClass Leader: Herb BelkinMarch 6, 13, 20It took the Jewish Enlightenment – Haskalah – to move Jews out of their insular medieval ghettos into secular education and integration with their host communities. This course will follow the progress – and opposition to – the social, religious, and cultural changes that enabled Jewish Enlightenment to bring Jews into the modern world.Course Format: Lecture, class participationRequired books or supplies: Handouts on pertinent subjects.

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303 Read Me, Do Not Let Me Die: Limited to 12 The Poetry and Passion of Edna St. Vincent Millay Wednesday 9:30-11 amClass Leader: Dr. Rose WolfMarch 7, 14, 21, 28Edna Millay is almost forgotten today; yet her worship of nature, hatred toward injustice, and passion for love make her truly timeless. To see why, we’ll examine her writings with lecture, discussion, and reading of representative poems.Course Format: Lecture and discussion, plus shared readings of Millay’s poems (c’mon, don’t be shy!). One class will feature a video of the poet’s life.Required books or supplies: Savage Beauty by Nancy Milford (Random House, 2002, ISBN #97803756760815. Paperback and secondhand copies are available cheaply on eBay.Required reading for first class: Book One (pp.3-89) of Savage Beauty; this material may be skimmed, but please give a thoughtful reading to the poem “Renascence” at the end.Suggested books or supplies: A notebook if desired, but definitely “a heart to hold” the beauty and ecstasy of this poet’s work.

304 Reunion and Freedom: The Presidency of Abraham LincolnWednesday 9:30-11 amClass Leader: John J. FoxMarch 7, 14, 21, 28; April 4, 11, 18, 25; May 2, 9, 16, 23On March 4, 1861, Abraham Lincoln became President. As he began his presidency he carried two issues that had served as the base for his presidential campaign: reunion of a broken nation, and freedom for enslaved black Americans. The weights will be heavy but over the next four years and eleven days he will struggle to bind the Union and to eradicate the evil of slavery.Course Format: Lecture and discussionRequired books or supplies: There are no books required. It is suggested that those who enroll in the course might find it helpful if they read a book on Lincoln’s Presidency. These three are by major scholars: 1. Abraham Lincoln: Redeemer President by Allen C. Guelzo; 2. Lincoln by David Herbert Donald; 3. Abraham Lincoln by Michael Burlingame.

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WRITERS GROUP Limited to 10Tuesday 2-4 pmClass Leader: Gay PorterThe Writers Group meets weekly on Tuesday afternoons from 2-4 pm throughout the year. This group functions to support intermediate and above level writers as they develop their voice and broaden their skill set.Course Format: Writing is accomplished at home, shared, critiqued and discussed within the group.

The Writer’s Group will not be counted as one of your five courses. It is limited to members only.

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301 Savvy Caregiver Limited to 10Wednesday 9-11 amClass Leader: Beverly Flanagan, Healthy Living Program CoordinatorMarch 7, 14, 21, 28; April 4, 11A proven educational program for families and friends caring for someone with dementia who lives in the community, The Savvy Caregiver Program helps these caregivers better understand the changes their loved ones are experiencing, and how to best provide individualized care for them throughout the progression of Alzheimer’s or dementia.Course Format: six sessions, small groups with trained facilitators, DVD, Caregiver Manual, written materials and handouts—provided by Senior Care Inc.Required books or supplies: Provided by Senior Care Inc.

302 Current EventsWednesday 9-11 amClass Leader: Max FreedmanApril 11, 18, 25; May 3, 10, 17, 24, 31, June 6This class will discuss current events within the borders of the USA and any and all other countries, the objective being to elicit opinions from the class from all perspectives. These opinions MUST be clear concise no longer than 2 minutes and never insult or disparage a fellow class member. All classmates must be treated with respect. Please bring one or two ideas for each class. We will endeavor to use them all.Course Format: General DiscussionRequired books or supplies: newspaper, TV news, radio news, magazines

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305 Literary Criticism/Genre Discussions Limited to 10Wednesday 9:30-11 amClass Leader: Ann McGreevy, Ph.D.April 11, 18, 25In these 3 sessions we will discuss Biographies and Memoirs, books about Bookstores and Words, and Novels We Have Loved. Participants will bring books they have enjoyed.Course Format: small group discussion

306 Artificial Intelligence and the Future of HumanityWednesday 11:30-1:30 pmClass Leader: Linda AndrosMarch 7, 14, 21, 28; April 4, 11Is the power of our technology growing faster than our wisdom to manage it? We will examine the rise of Artificial Intelligence – (AI) and its potential to transform our future in ways we cannot yet imagine. Will AI eventually outsmart us replacing humans in work and perhaps altogether? Let’s explore what kind of future you want and whether we have the wisdom to shape it.Course Format: Lecture series: 2 hours total with extended time for questions, comments and discuss. A 15 minute break during each class lecture.Required books or supplies: Life 3.0: Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence Author: Max Tegmark ISBN-13: 978-1101946596 ISBN-10: 1101946598Required reading for first class: Introduction, Chapter One, Chapter Two

307 Just for LaughsWednesday 11:30-1:30 pmClass Leader: Walter BoothMay 2, 9, 16, 23, 30; June 6The laughs continue with six new shows from the past…It’s the Tonight Show, starring Johnny Carson and the NBC orchestra.Join Johnny and his guest:Dean Martin, Ronald Reagan, Jack Benny, Joey Bishop, Don Rickles, George Burns, Jerry Lewis, Rowan and Martin, Dinah Shore, Ed, Doc and More!; for a fun filled TV entertainment special series. You will be truly amazed by the great skits and animal acts that late night TV could ever offer. These shows aired at the 11:30 PM time slot just after the local news, so you might want to dress accordingly, as most watched just before falling off to sleep, but you won’t, I’ll throw a pencil at you, as Johnny used to do.Course Format: DVD and discussion

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308 How to Read Tarot Cards Limited to 10Wednesday 11:30-1:30 pmClass Leader: Dr. Stefan SchindlerMarch 7, 14, 21, 28; April 4, 11, 18, 25; May 2, 9We’ll learn the basics of how to read Tarot cards by doing “readings” in class. We’ll focus on the Celtic Cross life-spread (11 cards). We’ll also learn how to “dialogue” with Tarot by asking the cards specific questions; this is called The Dialogue Method.Course Format: Tarot “readings” and “dialogue” with discussion. In sum: Learning by doing.Required books or supplies: Aleister Crowley’s Thoth (Egyptian) Tarot deck (preferably the large size!), and the book Discoursing with the Gods: The Art and Practice of Tarot Divination by Stefan Schindler. Available through Amazon, or at Dark Star Philosophia in Rockport. The teacher will also bring copies to class for purchase.

309 Conversational French Limited to 18Wednesday 11:30-1:30 pmClass Leaders: Trish Osborne, Susan Quinn, Lucille OuelletteMarch 7, 14, 21, 28; April 4, 11, 18, 25; May 2, 9, 16Parlez-vous francais? Come and have fun and converse in French! Improve your vocabulary. Develop fluency in spoken French. Practice conversation using basic vocabulary. We will also explore the different learning technics available. All levels, beginners with a little high school to fluent are accepted.Required books or supplies: French/English Dictionary/notebook or binder.

310 Greatest Opera DVDs Limited to 35Wednesday 2-4 pmClass Leader: Carl StecherMarch 7, 14, 21, 28; April 4, 11, 18, 25; May 2, 9The best DVDs of five great operas – La Cenerentola, Carmen, Das Rheingold, Cavalleria/Pagliacci, Porgy and Bess)Course Format: viewing and discussion

311 Continuing Spanish Limited to 12Wednesday 2-4 pmClass Leader: Marilyn CassidyMarch 7, 14, 21, 28; April 4, 11, 18, 25; May 2, 9, 16, 23, 30; June 6Participants should have a strong, working knowledge of the language. Both conversation and grammar are targeted. Good humor and dedication required.Required books or supplies: TBDSuggested books or supplies: Spanish dictionary

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312 Mohandas Gandhi: His Life and Work Limited to 15Wednesday 2-4 pm Repeat Course Class Leader: Fred AndrewsApril 4, 11, 18, 25; May 2, 9, 16Let’s travel together back to Colonial India and meet the man who brought the British Empire to surrender – a jewel in the crown of the kingdom without weapons or violence. Is this idea timely again?Course Format: Reading and discussion. Emphasis on the exchange of ideas and impressions of members of the group. For example, discussion could center on the contrasts between the tactics and strategies used by Gandhi and Martin Luther King, as other non-violent strategies used by leaders of activists around the world.Required books or supplies: The Autobiography of Mohandas Gandhi ISBN #13-978-0-486-24953-5. Optional: The Essential Gandhi, ISBN #1-4000-305-1Suggested supplies: Notebook and the desire to discuss.Required reading for first class: Introduction and the transformation ideas.

313 Inventions that Changed the Way We LiveWednesday 2-4 pmClass Leader: Bill KaufmanMay 9, 16, 23, 30From the useful control of fire for heat and light to the Smart Phone, many significant inventions advanced mankind from the Stone Age through the Iron Age through many stages to the “Digital Information Age.” Many of these inventions will be described in a series of PowerPoint lectures. Examples of these life-changing inventions are printing, the battery, anesthesia, the internal combustion engine, the i-phone; and there were many more.Course Format: PowerPoint Lectures and discussion

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401 History of Israel through Film Limited to 15 Thursday 9-11 amClass Leader: Nicole LevyMarch 8, 15, 22, 29; April 5The class will be watching movies in honor of Israel’s 70th anniversary this year. The films shown in class will span from Israel’s beginnings to the present day – a brief synopsis of the historical period of Israel’s history will be provided.Course Format: Lecture, watch film, class discussion

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402 Watching Movies with Both Head and Heart, Part 1 Limited to 20Thursday 9:30-11 amClass Leader: Mike EversMarch 29; April 5, 12, 19, 26; May 3, 10, 17In this course, we’ll view four feature films completed after 2000, examining them for story construction, acting, production design, and cinematography. This is a two-part course; the second part will take place in the Fall, when we’ll examine other feature films for editing, sound and music, and directing.Course Format: Lecture, discussion, DVDs, online filmsThe format will be lecture and discussion and DVDs. I’ll cover each topic (story construction, acting, etc.) in two-week segments, which will offer time both for discussion and viewing a feature film illustrating the topic. I may use segments from other films for illustrative purposes.Required books or supplies: Hornaday, Ann. Talking Pictures: How to Watch Movies, New York: Basic Books, 2017. Either the hardcover (ISBN 9780-465094233) or the e-book (9780-46504240) can be used. Hornaday is a film reviewer for the Washington Post who honed her skills on the job, and she takes a user-friendly, not-overly-technical approach to her subject. Assignments will be chapters in her book covering story production, acting, production design, and cinematography.Required reading for first class: Introduction and Chapter One

403 Mass Production, The General Electric Union and Women’s Fight for Equality at GE

Thursday 11:30-1:30 pmClass Leader: Susan StraussMarch 8, 15, 22, 29Starting with changes in shoe manufacturing in the 19th century in New England we will examine mass production at General Electric, the formation of unions at GE and finally women’s fight for equality there.Course Format: Lectures and discussion. Possibly some visual aids.Suggested books:

1. Labor’s Untold Story Richard O. Boyer and Herbert M. Morris especially pages 290-380

2. Them and Us James J Matles and James Higgins especially pages 153-304

3. Pioneering Woman’s Committee Alex Brown and Laurie Sheridan, Feminizing Unions, Labor Research Review pages 63-78

4. Strategy for Failure: Affirmative Action in a Mass Production Context Susan R. Strauss, Union Voices, Eds Glenn Adler and Doris Suarez pages 151-170

Suggested reading for first class: Men Women and Work: Class Gender and Protest in the New England Shoe Industry by Mary H. Blewett, especially pages 68-141 and 221-325.

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404 What We Should Know About North Korea Limited to 30Thursday 11:30-1:30 pm Repeat Course Class Leader: Marilyn DayMarch 8, 15, 22, 29; April 5, 12Let’s take a look at a small, closed, militaristic society which has nuclear capabilities and is ruled by the third generation of the Kim family. We’ll use documentaries, memoir, film, and news articles to gain insight into a saber-rattling country still formally at war with South Korea.Course Format: Documentaries, film, books, and new articles with discussionRequired books or supplies: Dear Leader: Poet, Spy, Escapee—A Look Inside North Korea by Jang Jin Sung, Atria Books, 2014. ISBN 978-1-4767-6655-3. Available new and used, and on Kindle.Required reading for first class: Please begin to read Dear Leader.Suggested books or supplies: There will be a list of reviews of DVDs and books for further reading given in class. 405 Movies From Another WorldThursday 11:30-1:30 pmClass Leader: Edward FriedmanMarch 8, 15, 22, 29; April 5, 12, 19, 26; May 3, 10, 17, 24A mixture of witch comedies, ghost comedies and movies about people who return from the afterlife or who dream that they do. Course Format: One movie/weekEVERY WITCH WAY I Married A Witch – 77 Minutes (1942) Bell, Book And Candle – 106 Minutes (1958)A GHOST OF A CHANCE The Ghost And Mrs. Muir – 104 minutes (1947)FROM THE GREAT BEYOND Heaven Can Wait – 112 Minutes (1943) The Time Of Their Lives – 82 Minutes (1946) Ghost (Part I) – 128 Minutes (1990) Ghost (Part II) Carousel (Part I) – 128 Minutes (1956) Carousel (Part Ii) IT’S DREAM TIME The Wizard Of Oz – 103 minutes (1939) Spellbound – 111 minutes (1945) A Matter Of Life And Death (Stairway To Heaven) – 104 minutes (1946)

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406 Intermediate Spanish Limited to 16Thursday 11:30-1:30 pmClass Leaders: John and Judy ArnoldApril 5, 12, 19, 26; May 3, 10, 17, 24, 31; June 7“Intermediate” Spanish class (continued from Fall 2017). Focus on vocabulary and conversation; some grammar.Course Format: Emphasis on dialogues of everyday activities including travel.Required books or supplies: Spanish Conversation Premium 2nd Edition by Jean Yates, PhD McGraw Hill 2016Please note: (limited to students who were in this class fall 2017). Closed to others unless space available and with permission by teacher.

407 Psychic Experiences – Does PSI Exist?Thursday 11:30-1:30 pmClass Leaders: Pearl Brown, Diane JenkinsApril 5, 12, 19, 26

• We will look at historical research and it’s limitations.• We will also explorer current research and attitudes towards it.• We will share our own psychic experiences.

408 When The Shooting Stops: Limited to 22 The Film Editor’s Role Repeat Course Thursday 1:30-4:00 pm Class Leader: Davida RosenblumMarch 8, 15, 22, 29; April 5, 12, 19, 26; May 3The film editor is no less important to a film than the director, the script writer or the actors. However, it is little understood even by movie critics one of whom once wrote about the “darting” of the camera in the action scenes. Cameras don’t dart! This course describes the making of a film from script to distribution. It demystifies film editing and describes editing techniques and shows how it contributes to the final film. Movies to be shown include A Thousand Clowns, Fail Safe, The Pawnbroker and Annie Hall.Course Format: Class 1: Making a feature film from script to release, where the film editor comes in, what he actually does and why it can take 6 months to a year to edit a film.Classes 2-8 or 9: The showing of one of Rosenblum’s films each week with commentary in each class. Discussion if time.Required books or supplies: When The Shooting Stops by Ralph Rosenblum and Robert Karen, DaCapo Press, 1986, ISBN: 0-306-80272-4. Available new or used at Amazon and BNRequired reading for first class: Introduction and Chapter 3: From a recording medium to an Art FormSuggested reading: Chapter 4, Chapter 5

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409 My Favorite Lecture – A taste of the Liberal Arts with a variety of lectures from Salem State University faculty

Thursday 2-4 pmClass Leader: Stephen YoungMarch 8, 15, 22, 29; April 5March 8Gretchen Sinnett (Art Department) “Art and Social Change.”March 15David Silva (University Provost) “Exploring How Languages Work: Linguistic Brainteasers.”March 22Jennifer Jackman (Department of Political Science) “Changing Views of Wildlife: Will Public Policy Catch Up?”March 29Keith Ratner (Department of Geography) “Issues in Urban America.”April 5Darlene Crone-Todd (Psychology Department) “Behavior Change as an Evolutionary Process.”

410 German Conversation Limited to 5Thursday 2-4 pmClass Leader: Walter HaugMarch 8, 15, 22, 29; April 5, 12, 19, 26Practice speaking German of an intermediate or higher level of proficiency. Vocabulary and grammar will be addressed and discussed.Course Format: Each participant reads from a preassigned text. The text is then discussed as a group.Required reading for first class: supplied by leader

411 Changing our WorldThursday 2-4 pmClass Leader: Tom GaleMarch 29; April 5, 12, 19, 26Many unsung heroes are out in the world making a difference. I have produced over 200 programs in 10 years and produce at least one per month. We will look at activists from the past and present.Course Format: Videos and interactive discussionRequired books or supplies: Howard Zinn, A People’s History of the United States – it is all online. Jonathan Schell

“FRIDAY COFFEE WITH…” SPRING 2018 SCHEDULE Selected Fridays 10 am – NoonAll “Friday Coffee” speakers begin at 10 amOpen to all – No admission charge – No registration

March 16Inside the Middleton Jail-a Female Corrections Officer’s PerspectiveAllisson Hernandez- Assistant Director of Training, Essex County Correction Facility Having worked at the Middleton jail for ten years, our guest will give an inside look into prison culture. She will relate her experiences as a new hire and will offer a realistic view of the lives of both corrections officers and prisoners. Senior Corrections Officer, Allisson Fernandez has hired and trained over 250 new recruits of the 400 uniformed staff at Middleton Jail. March 23Revealing Massachusetts Hidden History–Our Submerged Heritage of Maritime ArchaeologyVictor Mastone, Director and Chief Archaeologist of the Board of Underwater Archaeological Resources of Massachusetts

There is a diverse range of underwater cultural artifacts in our state’s waters, including over 3000 shipwrecks; also Native American sites, now submerged, as well as wharfs, bridges, and aircraft. Studying these archaeological sites can help to better understand sea level rise and global warming.

Victor Mastone holds a Masters Degree in Anthropology from SUNY, Binghamton, and a BA from U Mass, Boston. He is affiliated with Salem Sound Coastwatch, and is a board member of the Massachusetts Archeological Society.

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April 6The Geography of Separate and Unequal: Mapping Modern Day Segregation in the Boston Area Marcos Luna, PhD, Professor, Department of Geography, Salem State University

Despite decades of legal and social change, racial segregation still exists in Boston and surrounding communities. Using geographical mapping techniques, our guest will demonstrate segregation’s material impact on the health, welfare, and sustainability of our communities. Dr. Marcos Luna is Coordinator of the Geo-Information Sciences graduate program at Salem State. His research focus is on environmental justice and applying Geographic Information Systems to the analysis of social and environmental inequities.

April 20Coach Your Mind: Create Success through the Power of ThoughtJill Kanter, President, Jill Kanter Associates

In this highly interactive session, our guest will practice several mind coaching techniques to encourage positive thought, release negative thought and deal most effectively with challenges. Participants will learn key principles to create more of what they want (such as enhanced performance and greater self-confidence) and less of what they don’t want (such as feeling overwhelmed).

For 25 years, Jill Kanter was an executive and team coach in large financial services, healthcare and higher education organizations. She founded her independent practice after earning her EdM from Harvard University.

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May 18A Primer on Local Sustainable Food-From both Sea and LandNiaz Dorry, coordinating Director of the Northwest Atlantic Marine Alliance (NAMA), Gloucester

Advocating Community Supported Fisheries (CSF) as well as Community Supported Agriculture (CSA), our guest will redefine “efficiency” in food production. Instead of promoting high volume, low value, single species animals or crops, she will relate how a shift toward low volume, high value production systems focuses on the diversity that nature provides, yielding much ecological, social, and economic value.

In her work throughout the country, Niaz Dorry seeks to advance the rights and ecological benefits of small-scale fishing as a means of protecting global marine biodiversity. Time Magazine has named her as a “Hero for the Planet”. May 25 The Hidden Domestic Lives of Puritan WomenLori Stokes PhD, Historian, Partnership of Historic Boston

The spiritual narratives of 17th-century Puritan women reveal that they were completely focused on interpreting events large and small for evidence of God’s outreach to the individual soul. For these women, raising children and creating homesteads in new colonial settlements, the domestic labor was unceasing. How did these women live both as independent spiritual seekers and as wives and mothers?

Lori Stokes is an independent scholar who specializes in the Massachusetts Bay Colony in the 17th-century. Dr. Stokes is an editor for a digital history project called “New England’s Hidden Histories”, dedicated to transcribing and studying newly discovered 17th-19th-century New England church records.

BULLETIN BOARD AND CANCELLATIONS

Bulletin Board: There is a bulletin board at the Explorers Office at 10 Federal Street, Salem for all the schedule updates, coming events, special Salem State events and other pertinent information.

Cancellations: If Salem State University cancels classes, Explorers classes will also be cancelled. If Salem State classes are delayed, Explorers classes will be cancelled.

Tune in to the following for updates: TV: Channels 4, 5, 7 and 25. There is also a recorded message on the Explorers telephone: 978.744.0804

Handicapped Information: Our quarters at 10 Federal Street are handicapped accessible, Please use the side entrance near the parking lot.

Explorers Center Office Hours: Monday–Thursday, 8:30 am–4 pm

Telephone: 978.744.0804

Email: explorers@verizon.net

Websites: salemstate.edu/explorers(Complete catalogue online) explorerslli.org

CURRICULUM COMMITTEECarol Damon Edward Finglas Harriet Flashenberg Joan Fox Frank HawkeJeanne Louizos, Chair Helen MacLaughlinTed NovakowskiAnthony PorcelloCatherine (Tina) ScoulogenisJudy SelesnickJoan TobinDonald ZaikConnie Nielson, Salem State University

Explorers on the Road:Road Scholar Institute Liaison: Don Tritschler

BUILDING EVACUATION PROCEDURES

When the directive comes for the building to be evacuated, you should stop whatever you are doing and head for the hall door as quickly as possible.

Because you need to be able to hear directions as you exit, there must be no talking.

Proceed directly to the hall. Do not stop for coats or personal belongings unless someone from the office or a board member tells you to do so.

When you enter the hall, turn right and exit to St. Peter Street, As you exit, you will be given directions where to gather outside the building.

If the hallway is not passable, go to a classroom with windows, open the windows, close the door and wait for evacuation.

Stay with your classmates and your class leader. In an emergency, it will be necessary to take attendance once everyone is presumed to be out of the building.

Do not re-enter the building unless everyone is given permission to do so.

If you are handicapped and unable to negotiate the steps to St. Peter Street, turn left and use the ramp exits located at: 10 Federal St. or at the far end of the building.

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t. P

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uld

like

to

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on

on

e o

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e fo

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mm

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