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Of the all buildings named for
women on Brenau’s historic
Gainesville campus, only one has a
namesake so indelibly etched into
its façade that there is no mistaking
whom it honors.
As it was originally designed, the
Lessie Southgate Simmons Memorial
hall — commonly known today as
the Simmons Visual Arts Center —
was to be the home of the YWCA and
include a chapel for Brenau students
and faculty, as well as the library and
the Brenau Museum. The college once
owned a valuable collection of curios
and objects of historical and artistic
interest gathered from all lands.
There was also a valuable collection
of minerals and other geological
specimens, which would later include
the famous Brenau Dare Stone.
So who is the woman whose name
is placed so prominently on this
campus? She was a president’s wife,
but she is not our now-famous Lucile.
She is, however, our own muse — her
name was Celestia “Lessie” Muse
Southgate Simmons, after all — and
by all accounts, she was a force to be
reckoned with.
Born July 5, 1863, in Louisburg,
North Carolina, Lessie was the
daughter of educators from prominent
Virginia and North Carolina families.
Her father was president of the
Louisburg Female Seminary.
Lessie showed a prodigious
intelligence from her early childhood.
In music — both piano and voice —
she was considered a child prodigy,
but according to some accounts, she
also excelled in oratory, gymnastics
and medicine.
WINTER 2019
Newsletter of the Brenau University Learning and Leisure Institute
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• Welcome 3
• Things You Should Know 4
• Gainesville Classes 5-7
Lessie Southgate Simmons (Painting by A. Edmonds)
Lessie Southgate SimmonsDuring the 2018-19 academic year, Brenau University is celebrating its 140th anniversary. I thought you might like to read some interesting history about the school. — KSA
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• Gainesville
Short Courses 8
• Braselton Classes 9-10
• Braselton
Short Courses 10
• Academic Schedule 11
WINTER REGISTRATION
Gainesville and Braselton
Wednesday, Nov. 14
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Over 20 years ago, a group of Hall County residents gathered in the Wilson Room of the John W. Jacobs Building
to talk about the idea of a lifelong learning program at Brenau. The group included local visionaries and business
leaders, lifelong Gainesville residents and individuals who were new to the area.
Some of the attendees had visited lifelong learning programs in other places. Others had attended Elderhostel programs
throughout the country and had experienced firsthand the benefits of lifelong learning. All of them, however, were
dedicated to the idea of creating a unique opportunity for learning on the Brenau University campus.
From their dedication, BULLI was born.
we invite you to become a part of the bulli family.
Welcome to BULLI
Knowledge and Education
Fun and Excitement
Companionship and Sense of Belonging
Friendship
Travel Opportunities
Health Benefits
BULLI Hiking Club
Members hike throughout
Northeast Georgia. Each hike is
graded for its difficulty and most
outings end up with the hikers
enjoying lunch together. To join
the group, call Polly Elliott at
770.867.5997.
BULLI Bards
The Bards is a poetry group that
meets regularly to read poetry
submitted by group members and
to hone their poetry skills. If you
are interested, call Bill Early at
678.450.2867.
Dinner Together
Would you like to enjoy dinner,
Dutch treat, in the company of
other members? This dining-
out group meets on the third
Thursday of each month at various
restaurants in the area. Members
sign up to serve as host/hostess for
the month of their choice.
BULLI Reads
Our book club members gather
to discuss favorite fiction and
nonfiction books on the second
Tuesday of every month, except
December and July. BULLI Reads
meets in the Brenau Trustee’s
Library, room 115 at 4:30 p.m.
Our members volunteer to be
discussion group leaders. BULLI
members are invited to share in
the conversations about books
and to enjoy the fellowship of
other reading enthusiasts. For
details, please contact Virginia
Hale [email protected].
BULLI Art Group
For those of you into creating
art, or those of you who would
like to hone your skills, the art
group meets on the first Friday of
the month at the BULLI House.
For more information, call Kathy
Amos at the BULLI House at
770.538.4705.
So what are you waiting for? Join BULLI Today!
BULLI – Where
Intellectual Curiosity
Meets Friendship
and Fun!
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Special Interest GroupsBULLI also has special interest groups that make the lifelong learning
experience richer. BULLI members can choose from:
things you should knowhow do i register for classes?
You may register in person at the BULLI House and Braselton Town
Hall or by mail or fax. Our fax number is 770.531.2054.
gainesville | wednesday, nov. 14Thurmond McRae Auditorium, 625 Academy St.,
adjacent to the Brenau Trustee Library
3:30 p.m. – social gathering 4 p.m. – registration
You may register at the BULLI House at 406 Academy St.
between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. through Wednesday, Nov. 20.
You may also fax your registration forms to 770.531.2054.
Call the BULLI Office at 770.538.4705 or drop by today!
braselton | wednesday, nov. 14Community Room, Police & Municipal Court Facility
(entrance in the rear of the building)
5040 Highway 53, Braselton
4:30-5 p.m. – social gathering
5-5:30 p.m. – free bulli mini class Long Live the Queen! Curious and Intricate Traditions
and Protocols that Will Happen Upon the Passing of
Queen Elizabeth II. Presented by Carter J. Wood, President
of Lyman Hall Chapter, Georgia Society, Sons of the
American Revolution.
5:30 p.m. – registration
If you are unable to attend the Braselton registration
meeting, you may drop by the Braselton Town Hall through
Tuesday, Nov. 19, or contact Braselton Town Manager
Jennifer Scott at 706.654.5720.
Registration on a space-available basis will be accepted after the
official registration dates, but those registering after will not receive
priority consideration in assigning classes. Registrants who do not
get in a desired course will receive a refund in the form of a voucher
that can be used another term of the school year or for any class in
the current term that is not already filled.
For more information, call 770.538.4705 or visit www.brenau.edu/lifetimestudy
how do i become a member?
BULLI is open to anyone who is interested in
becoming a BULLI member. Members become
part of a vibrant learning community. BULLI
is supported through its membership fees. The
membership fee for the remaining three quarters
of the academic year is $110. Your membership
gets you exclusive access to BULLI courses and
includes the following benefits:
• Curriculum catalog each term
• Opportunity to enroll in classes
• EBits email newsletter
• Discounted membership at the Brenau
Fitness Center
• Library privileges (including computer use)
at the Brenau Trustee Library
• Social events at minimum or no cost
• Field trips – International trips
bulli courses | winter term jan. 7 – feb. 15, 2019BULLI courses are noncredit and have
no exams or prerequisites. You may take
as many courses as you wish for $40 per
course. Short course fees are based on
course length. Instructors are a mixture of
university professors, community experts
and qualified BULLI members who
enjoy sharing their knowledge and skills
with others. Courses are held at various
locations on the Brenau campus and
Braselton town facilities.
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BULLI membership is required for all course registration.
PLEASE NOTE: Brenau University will
be closed Dec. 19-Jan. 1 for the holiday
break. All registrations must be completed
by Nov. 30 to insure that all administrative
processing can take place before closing.
MONDAY
Enhance Your Drawing:
Combining Drawing and
Mixed Media
10:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
Drawing is a skill that needs to be
worked on to improve, and that’s just
what we’ll do in this class. A famous
quote by painter Paul Klee — “A
line is a dot that went for a walk.”
— expresses the idea of the journey
and the movement from one point to
the other, which creates the line. In
this class, we will take the line with
our drawing skills and improve them
with the addition of other mediums,
among them being graphite, watercolor,
colored pencils and acrylic.
Jill Haack holds a B.A. in Graphic
Design from Eastern Illinois
University and an M.S. in Graphic
Arts. She teaches classes at the Atlanta
Botanical Gardens – Gainesville and
to private students, young and old. She
has taught several classes for BULLI.
The 50 Greatest Composers
and Their 1,000 Greatest Hits
1 – 2:30 p.m.
Join us as we count down the 50
greatest classical composers of all time.
We’ll start with Alexander Borodin at
No. 50, and over six weeks we’ll work
our way to No. 1. Will that No. 1 be
Mozart? Bach? Or Beethoven? Yes,
there will be “life nuggets” of all the
composers shared, and we will listen to
each composer’s greatest hits. We’ll talk
about what makes their music great, if
they were considered stars during their
time and why their music has met the
test of time. An extra feature of the
class will be performances of some of
the countless selections by these great
composers. Join us for a class in which
you will learn a little about a lot and
find out why music written centuries
ago still warms the heart and has you
humming those tunes in 2018.
Steve Coldiron has been involved
in music at First Baptist Church in
Gainesville since 2007, but his music life
began years before when he studied at
Wayne State University in Detroit, then
Southern Baptist Seminary in Louisville,
Ky., and Westminster Choir College in
Princeton, N.J. He finally made it to
the South and to Gainesville, where his
ready wit and broad musical knowledge
make him one of BULLI’s most popular
teachers. Get ready to laugh and learn!
Three Geniuses of Spanish
Art: El Greco, Velazquez
and Goya
2:45 – 4:15 p.m.
Explore the works and lives of three
great Spanish artists, while viewing their
definitive paintings. El Greco was the
spiritual Greek mystic brought to Spain
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TIME MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY
9 – 10:30 a.m.Strength in Motion
Wendy Peacock
BULLI Bards & Art Club
1st Fridays
10:45 a.m. –
12:15 p.m.
Enhance Your Drawing:
Combining Drawing
and Mixed Media
Jill Haack
Organs Out of Tune:
A Concert of Diseases
George Ordway
More Hidden Figures:
Women in Science
and Technology
Denise Lee
Laughter: Finding the
Funny in Everyday Life
Abigail Cutchshaw
Hiking
2nd &
4th Fridays
1 – 2:30 p.m.
The 50 Greatest
Composers and Their
1,000 Greatest Hits
Steve Coldiron
How the Renaissance
Re-Invented Theatre
Stanley Longman
Space Science: What
is Out There, What
Have We Done, What
Will We Do?
Frank Lock
The Increasing
Relevance of the
Garden of Eden
Edward Simmons
(Jan. 10, 17, 24 & 31)
Committee
Meetings
3rd Fridays
2:45 –
4:15 p.m.
Three Geniuses of
Spanish Art: El Greco,
Velazquez, and Goya
Tamra Glenn
Water, Water, Every-
where!
Linda MacGregor
More Bridge —
A Follow-up
Ruth Bruner / Lisa
DiCarlo
Hiking
2nd & 4th Fridays
to paint for the King, who then rejected
the artist’s work and left him to fend
for himself. Diego Velazquez created
art that portrayed royalty and peasants
with equal humanity, and his paintings
are like snapshots capturing an instant
in time. Francisco Goya, a man of great
passion, left a body of work that is a
broad record of Spanish life. Influenced
by personal tragedy and political turmoil
in Spain, Goya’s later works show some
of the bleakest views of mankind ever
painted. This course will induce each
artist’s distinctive styles and put their
masterpieces in historical perspective.
Tamra Glenn has taught high school
Spanish for over 30 years. She also
taught at the junior college level. Since
retiring, she has enjoyed engaging with
the Hispanic community in Gainesville
through her volunteer work and has
previously taught BULLI classes. Her
enthusiasm for Spanish art began when
she studied in Spain during college.
TUESDAY
Strength in Motion
9 – 10:30 a.m.
Do you want to feel terrific? Then you
need to focus on total body strength.
This low-impact class will help you
improve core strength, balance,
flexibility and posture for an overall
sense of well-being. Class is suitable for
all ages and fitness levels. Modifications
will be provided for certain exercises.
Wendy Peacock has been a fitness
instructor since 1996. She is certified
in group fitness, Pilates, strength,
step, spin and Zumba and has been a
certified personal trainer since 2013.
She has taught group fitness at Frances
Meadows since 2008.
Organs Out of Tune:
A Concert of Diseases
10:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
This unique course will update and
extend topics previously covered in
Organ Recital 1 & 2 and The Body
Human. Each class will begin with a
brief review of the normal structure and
function of an organ system, followed
by a discussion of diseases that affect it.
Special attention will be given to maladies
associated with the aging process, as well
as topics recently presented in genes and
cancer. Prior background in biology or
attendance at any of the previous courses
is not required to understand and enjoy
the material that will be presented.
George Ordway has a Ph.D. in
physiology from the University
of Kentucky and a Masters of
Physician Assistant Studies from UT
Southwestern Medical Center. He
is a retired professor of physiology,
who taught medical and allied health
students for 25 years, as well as many
BULLI courses, including Organ
Recital I and II, The Body Human,
How Healthy Are We?, Neuroscience I
and II, and Genes and Cancer.
How the Renaissance
Re-Invented Theatre
1– 2:30 p.m.
Theatre as an art form and social
institution died a slow death by the
early 6th century, the victim of both
church and civil decrees. Plays were
destroyed, actors were arrested and
excommunicated, and theatre buildings
became quarries for stones to build new
churches. Some time in the second half
of the 15th century, theatre began to
revive, aided by new knowledge of the
ancient world of the Greeks and the
Romans. Plays were revived and new
ones written. Academies and courts
brought them to life. Eventually, new
theatre buildings appeared, many of
them for public performances. All this
occurred in a variety of forms and
styles, especially in Renaissance Italy,
Golden Age Spain, Elizabethan England
and Neoclassical France. Of course,
that called for playwrights: William
Shakespeare, Ben Johnson, Lope de
Vega, Calderon, Moliere, Jean Racine
and more. Celebrate theatre in this
terrific new class.
Stanley Longman is a professor emeritus
and former head of the Department
of Theatre and Film Studies at the
University of Georgia. He is a playwright
and theatre historian, specializing in
Italian drama and theatre.
Water, Water, Everywhere!
2:45 – 4:15 p.m.
Explore Lake Lanier, including its
history and multiple uses, as well as its
role as the water supply for Gainesville
and Hall County. The course will
include an introduction to turning lake
water into drinking water and returning
treated, reclaimed water back to the
lake. We will address questions such
as, “Is the lake clean?” and gain an
understanding of the interstate water
issues involving Lake Lanier.
Linda MacGregor has a bachelor’s
degree in Environmental and Water
Resources Engineering from Vanderbilt
University. She is a licensed professional
engineer. She has worked in the water
business for 35 years — the first 20-
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plus years as a consulting engineer
and 10 years with the state of Georgia
as watershed protection chief and for
the Georgia Environmental Finance
Authority. Since February 2016, she has
been the director of water resources for
the City of Gainesville, responsible for
water, wastewater and storm water.
WEDNESDAY
More Hidden Figures: Women
in Science and Technology
10:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
We will explore the lives and
accomplishments of several women
— some known, most obscure —
who have contributed to advances
in technology and the sciences. From
Hypatia in ancient Greece to Countess
Ada Lovelace in Victorian England to
code-breaker Elizabeth Friedman in
World War II, we will see how, despite
obstacles to their participation, women
have shaped the world we live in today.
During the 28 years that BULLI
member Denise Lee worked with
programmers and engineers as a
technical writer, she developed an
interest in women in computers. She
has been researching the topic in more
detail since her retirement and is excited
to share what she has discovered with
others. Lee has been a teacher and
trainer since before graduating from
the University of Georgia. She holds
B.A. and M.A. degrees in English and
completed coursework for a doctorate
in adult education.
Space Science: What is Out
There, What Have We Done,
What Will We Do?
1 – 2:30 p.m.
NASA is back in the news!. How
much do you know about what they
are doing and why it is important?
This course will actively involve the
participants in learning about space
science from 1957 through 2100. Early
space exploration will be explored, as
well as what is currently being done.
We will together investigate predictions
about where humans may be in the
future and what we may be doing.
Frank Lock taught high school
astronomy, physics and chemistry for
36 years. He became a member of
the Network of Educator Astronauts
after applying for a NASA educator
astronaut position. As a result, Lock
has done numerous outreach events in
Georgia and Florida. He has been the
Gainesville Solar System Scale Model
tour guide since 2014.
More Bridge — A Follow-up
2:45 – 4:15 p.m.
You’ve learned the basics, now stretch
your playing abilities. Join us for a
continuation of the fall bridge class
taught by Ruth Bruner and Lisa DiCarlo.
Students will fine-tune their playing
skills by bidding more hands, practicing
their defensive game and exploring
conventions. The second manual in the
American Contract Bridge League Series,
Play of the Hand in the 21st Century,
will be available to students.
Ruth Bruner has extensive experience
playing duplicate and party bridge. She
has taught bridge in several Gainesville
City Schools. She has a B.A. in English
from Agnes Scott College, was certified
as a Georgia teacher in 1969. Lisa
DiCarlo, an excellent bridge player, is
enthusiastic about teaching new players
the wonderful game of bridge.
THURSDAY
Laughter: Finding the Funny in Everyday Life
10:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
What tickles your funny bone? What
humorous personal experiences do you
share with family and friends? In this
class, we will study comedy through the
ages, and we will explore why we laugh
and what it can do for our minds and
bodies. We will learn how to write jokes
and, for the adventurous, perform your
very own five-minute comedy routine.
Abigail Cutchshaw is a Gainesville
native and mother of five children. She
works as an early interventionist with
Babies Can’t Wait. Her specialty is
children with special needs. This past
summer, she taught a popular class on
smiling for BULLI.
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BULLI members had a great time hosting the Brenau tennis team at an ice cream social.
GAINESVILLE SHORT COURSESThe Increasing Relevance of the Garden of Eden
Four Sessions, 1 – 2:30 p.m.
Thursdays, Jan. 10, 17, 24 & 31
Although everyone recognizes references
to Adam, Eve and the Garden of Eden,
most of us don’t really know the story.
Nor do we realize that archeology,
genetics and related historical sciences
find historical significance in the story —
and that literature and religious studies
find timeless symbolism that speaks to
realities of our age. Historians, geneticists
and brain scientists have paid lots of
attention to the historical parallel to
eating from the tree of knowledge, known
as humanity’s Great Leap Forward. Brain
science and computer technology are
also reviving interest in the tree of life
as relevant to artificial intelligence and
possible downloading of the human mind
into permanent digital media.
Dr. Edward Simmons holds an M.A.
and a Ph.D. from Vanderbilt University.
He is on the history faculties at Brenau
and Georgia Gwinnett College. His
special interests include religious history,
Bible study and Big History. He is also
author of the 2017 Illumination Award
Gold Medal for Spirituality Winner
“Talking Back to the Bible: A Historian’s
Approach to Bible Study.”
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By the time Lessie married Thomas
Jackson Simmons on Nov. 11, 1891,
she had owned her own music school
in Durham, North Carolina, received
numerous offers to represent musical
conservatories and organizations, and
studied internationally with some of the
most esteemed teachers of music.
One New York paper said of her:
“(She) combines a rare degree of
excellence as elocutionist, pianist
and vocalist with a charming
personality, which has won for her the
proud distinction of being the most
accomplished woman in the South.”
How Lessie and Thomas came to
Brenau is quite an interesting story. After
serving as president of Union Female
College in Eufaula, Alabama, Thomas
Simmons and his bride moved to Rome,
Georgia, where he served as president
of Shorter College and she worked as
director of the conservatory and head
professor of voice.
In 1910, H. J. Pearce and Azor Van
Hoose, who were co-owners of Brenau,
had a falling out and Van Hoose left the
school. Pearce, who needed both money
and prestige in order for Brenau to
survive, offered Thomas part ownership
of Brenau. Van Hoose, then, became
president of Shorter.
When the Simmonses came to Brenau,
they came bearing gifts for the college.
Some 22 pianos, four Shorter professors,
a boundless wealth of rare and beautiful
furniture from Asia and Italy, a collection
of artifacts large enough to fill a small
museum, and an amazing collection of
art followed them there.
While Thomas tended to the everyday
business of running a college, Lessie set to
work to create a true conservatory — a
separate college for the study of classical
music and other arts — for Brenau.
Because of her wide influence in musical
circles, she was able to enlist some of the
best instructors of the day for her girls.
Her letters reveal her determination to
bring Brenau to its full flower as the
premier music school in the South.
By 1913, Lessie had 150 students in
the conservatory. She brought world-
famous musicians to perform in the
1,200-seat auditorium, which at the time
did not bear the Pearce name. People
came by train from across the Southeast
to the performances. She also began an
annual Chautauqua — a sort of summer
festival with lecturers, politicians and,
of course, music — on the Brenau front
lawn. But most importantly, she educated
women toward self-sustaining careers
in music and music education. Brenau
had rightfully earned the distinction of
being one of the premier colleges in the
Southeast for music.
By late 1913, Lessie was seriously
ill. She had worked tirelessly and was
having, as it was euphemistically called
in those days “female problems,” which
were draining her of energy and strength.
Lessie traveled to a Baltimore hospital,
where a hysterectomy was performed.
She came back to Brenau, determined to
continue her work — her passion — but
her strength failed her. After returning to
Baltimore, she died on May 19, 1914. Her
funeral was held in Wake Forest, North
Carolina, where she was buried. Lessie’s
tombstone reads: “Consummate Artist,
Eminent Teacher, Consecrated Christian.”
A heartbroken Thomas was
determined to commemorate Lessie’s
life and accomplishments at Brenau by
raising the funds to construct a building
in her honor. He donated the first
$5,000, and friends and supporters of
Brenau donated the remainder.
Today, it houses Sellars Art Gallery, as
well as the ceramics studio, laboratories
and several classrooms and offices.
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TUESDAY
Healthy and Delicious:
Hands-on Cooking
10:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
Join Chef Huff in his brand-new
demonstration kitchen at Wimberley’s
Roots at the Wimberley Center in
Winder, where you’ll prepare delicious
meals to enjoy and learn more healthy
food choices. The class timing is
perfect for lunch. This class has a $30
supply fee to cover food costs.
Chef John Huff is a Winder native
who received a Health and Exercise
Science degree from Furman University.
He then attended Johnson and Wales
University, finishing in the top of his
culinary arts graduating class. After
recently teaching culinary at Sims
Academy and Lanier Technical College,
Huff now shares his culinary and
nutrition passion with his community.
WEDNESDAY
Not Your
Grandmother’s Library
1– 2:30 p.m.
Do you remember your public library
fondly, with its dusty books and card
catalog? We think you’ll be even fonder
of the new public library. It has eBooks,
electronic magazines, downloadable
audio, free online language learning,
animated eBooks for kids and much
more. Oh, and your public library still
loves print books, too, just like you
do. Participants should bring a laptop,
smartphone, tablet or whatever they use
for downloadable content.
Braselton librarians Beth McIntyre,
Lori Hayes, Kelli McDaniel and
Alicia King will guide you through
the ins and outs of current library
opportunities and usage.
THURSDAY
Oh, My Goodness!
Is that Really True?
10:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
Fact or fiction? True or false? How do
you know? In this multispeaker course,
we’ll examine several different topics
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10:45 a.m. –
12:15 p.m.
Healthy and Delicious:
Hands-on Cooking
John Huff
Oh, My Goodness! Is that
Really True?
Multiple Speakers
1 – 2:30 p.m.
Complimentary
Health Practices for
Optimum Health
Lynn Hammond
(Jan 7, 14 & 21)
Not Your Grandmother’s
Library
McIntyre, Hayes,
McDaniel and King
Behind the Vat with
the Winemaker
Simone Bergese
(Jan. 31, Feb. 7 & 14)
Carol Shannon shows students in the Braselton Fall Gardening class how to select plants.
and explore what’s real, what’s not and
how to tell the difference.
Jan. 10: The Psychology of
Misinformation Exposure —
Dr. Bartosz Wojdynski, assistant
professor, Grady College of Journalism
and Mass Communication, University
of Georgia
Jan. 17: Food and Farming Myths —
Paul Pugliese, University of Georgia
Extension agriculture and natural
resources extension agent/coordinator
for Bartow County
Jan. 24: The Ins and Outs of Fake
News — Dr. Kate Keib, assistant
professor of communication studies,
Oglethorpe University
Jan. 31: Vaccine Beliefs and
Misinformation —
Dr. Saima Hussain, pediatrician,
The Longstreet Clinic
Feb. 7: Nursery Rhymes Decoded
— Carter J. Wood, president, Lyman
Hall Chapter, Sons of the American
Revolution
Feb. 14: Chemtrails and Climate
Change: Fake News or Good
Science? — Pam Knox, agricultural
climatologist, Department of
Crop and Soil Sciences, College of
Agriculture, University of Georgia
BRASELTON SHORT COURSESBy starting dates
Complimentary Health Practices for Optimum Health
Three Sessions, 1 – 2:30 p.m.
Mondays, Jan 7, 14 & 21
Explore the whats, whys and hows of
three beneficial health practices: Yoga,
Tai Chi, and Reiki. Each has entered
the mainstream of highly respected
wellness options but are not familiar to
everyone. Three certified practitioners
will spend one session each introducing
you to their particular specialty and
will guide you in the basic instruction
of each. This class is suitable for all
ability levels, and all may be practiced
while seated, if desired.
Facilitated by BULLI member Lynn
Hammond.
Behind the Vat with the Winemaker
Three Sessions, 1 – 2:30 p.m.
Thursdays Jan. 31, Feb. 7 & 14
This three-session class offers instruction
on the world of grape varieties taught
by Simone Bergese, chief winemaker at
Chateau Elan. His classes will be held
at Chateau Elan, and each week will
focus on a different wine style, origin
and taste profile.
Simone Bergese holds a degree in
oenology and viticulture from Turin
University in northern Italy. He was
hired as chief winemaker at Patria
Winery in Sicily in 2003 and then served
in the same capacity at Firriato Winery,
one of the best-known wineries in Italy.
During that time, Bergese produced
over 18 million bottles of wine and was
awarded several international awards.
Since joining Chateau Elan in 2013,
his wines have won over 50 awards at
prestigious wine competitions.
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BULLI member Chris Kopesel with her scarecrow creations, Betty Jo and Bobby.
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