23Sp G – Annals of the Former World

When: Wednesdays, 1:30 – 3 :30 PM | April 19, 26 and May 10, 17 Where: Zoom Instructor & Facilitator: Paul Hague Beginning in Spring 2023 and for as long as it takes, we will be reading and discussing John McPhee’s Annals...

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23Sp E – Women Artists – Impressionism to Pluralism

When: Wednesdays, 10 AM – Noon | April 12 – May 3 Where: Zoom Instructor: Gail Smuda | Facilitator: Mindy Fitterman Beginning with the women artists in the era of Impressionism, we will cover some of the women who are just now...

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23Sp D – Shakespeare

When: Tuesdays, 1:30 – 3:30 PM | April 11 – May 16 Where: In-Person at Congregational Church of Henniker: Parish Hall Instructor: Glenn Stuart | Facilitator, Dick Hesse We will share and discuss three distinct experiences of Othello: a video of the...

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23Sp B – *Astronomy and Cosmology

When: Mondays, 1:30 PM – 3:30 pm | April 10 – May 15 Where: In-Person at NEC Carriage House, Room 16 Instructor: Curtiss Rude | Facilitator: Don Melander Much has been learned in the field of astronomy in the past six years. New...

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23Sp A – Contemporary African-American Poetry

When: Mondays, 10 AM – Noon | April 10 – May 15 Where: Zoom Instructor: Don Melander | Facilitator: Alice Nye In this continuing course on poets, we are using Kevin Young’s Library of America Anthology African American Poetry: 250 Years of...

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G – Film Seminar: Alfred Hitchcock, 2nd Series

Fridays, 10 AM - Noon | Oct 7, 14, 21, 28, Nov 4, & 11 Leaders: Don Melander, Mary Lee Sargent This seminar meets round the year every Friday morning from 10 to noon, but folks may join or leave at...

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C-*The Stage Shapes the Play and the Play Shapes the Stage: How Shakespeare’s Plays Reveal Themselves Through Production

Tuesdays, 1 - 3 PM | Oct 4, 11, 18, 25, Nov 1, & 8 Instructor: Glenn Stuart *This is an in-person class. Location will be announced after registration. Director Michael Bogdanov observed the following about producing Shakespeare’s plays: “The job of...

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B-Travelogues with Eric

Tuesdays, 10 AM - Noon | Oct 4, 11, 18, 25, Nov 1, & 8 Instructor: Eric Simon In each presentation we discuss travel itineraries and view slideshows from several international trips. Each week we will discuss travel itineraries accompanied by...

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Film Seminar

Fridays, July 8, 15, 22, 29 | 10 AM - Noon Leader:  Don Melander This term we begin the first of four seminars on Alfred Hitchcock.  In this course, we discuss: The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934) Rebecca (1940) Saboteur (1942) Shadow of...

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Visit the Andres Institute of Art

Wednesday, July 20, rain date July 27 | 10 AM - ?? Guide:  Institute docent and Fran Philippe The Andres Institute of Art is located on the former Big Bear Mountain ski slope in Brookline, NH.  It was started in 1998 by owner/innovater, Paul...

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