Now at Bard LLI
Join the LLI Walking Group! Are you an LLI member? Do you like to walk and socialize? If your answer is yes, then you should check out our LLI walking group. We are on HIATUS for now. No sign-up is required. Just show up at the parking lot and get some fresh air and gentle exercise with other LLI members. Contact Vicki Hoener if you would like to help organize the group.
JUNE, 2024: Updated COVID Vaccination Policy:
LLI’s policy regarding COVID-19 is aligned with Bard’s which can be viewed here.
Out of consideration for others, we ask that no one attend class or any other LLI event if you are feeling unwell, including dealing with a persistent cough or the sniffles.
Looking Ahead:
LLI is always looking for volunteers to serve as Session Managers for our Thursday virtual classes and Class Managers for our Friday in-person classes. Click here to learn about being a Session Manager. We provide training and guarantee you will love the new friends you gain and the new skills you learn. Information on all current volunteer opportunities at LLI is here.
Need tech help as an LLI member? Email [email protected] for help (including getting LLI.bard.edu email addresses). DO NOT contact the Bard help desk, which is only for Bard students and faculty.
News + Notes
2025 Seniors-to-Seniors Tea
by Susan Phillips
Introduction
The 2025 Stuart Levine Seniors-to Seniors Scholarship Presentations
A modest crowd of Bard LLI members, Bard faculty, and students gathered in the early evening on May 9th in the Reem-Kayden Auditorium to hear presentations from the six seniors who received a scholarship to help with expenses to support their senior projects.
Summer Walk at the Bard Cemetery
by Gretchen Lytle
Introduction
It’s midsummer on the Bard campus and a good time for a shady walk. How about a return visit to the Bard cemetery for some peaceful time under the trees there. Walk north on the Main Campus up the pathway that runs between the Stevenson Library and the President’s House.
So That’s What a Curator Does!
by L. Walker
Introduction
How do museum exhibits come to life for the viewer? Twenty-seven LLI members got to find out, first hand, in our Interactive Discovery Day at the Hessel Museum on May 21st. As a backdrop,
Locavores, Rejoice!
by Deborah Lanser
Introduction
On the northern edge of Bard’s campus lies a 1.24-acre farm that harvests more than 20,000 pounds of organic produce for the Bard community every year. Some of that produce is sold at their farm stand for reasonable prices.
Munch and Music Marked Annual Meeting
by Felice Gelman
Introduction
Our annual LLI membership meeting on May 15 this year began with an enjoyable brunch, organized by our Hospitality Chair Betti Steel, giving our members a chance to socialize and enjoy spring weather before filing into Olin Auditorium to begin the day’s events.
Navigating Change and Finding Silver Linings
by Nanci Kryzak, president 2020-2022
Introduction
If you read Felice Gelman’s article about former president Tom Esposito in the May newsletter—and I hope you did!—you now have a concise history of Bard LLI’s impressive development in the decade before COVID.
Funny Bones: An Airbnb Review … by my Grandson
by Alan Katz
Introduction
I may only be 17 months old, but wherever I hang my bib is my home, and I get around. That being said, I can be somewhat exacting about my accommodations, and if my every id-driven whim is not immediately satisfied,
Here Comes SummerFest
by Deborah Lanser
Introduction
Mark your calendar for the arrival of the SummerFest catalog on May 21. As always, the Curriculum Committee is providing us with a broad feast of options. Art lovers may rejoice in the opportunity to visit local artists and revisit the masterworks of John Singer Sargent.
Tom Esposito on Creating a Lasting Organization
by Felice Gelman
Introduction
Tom Esposito, who was LLI President from July 2016 to July 2020, also served as first vice president the prior year and as treasurer for the four years before that. In all, his nine-year tenure on Council stretched from mid-year 2011 until mid-year 2020 — now more than one-third of LLI’s lifetime as an organization.
Upcoming Events
Our current 2025 calendar is now available here. You can also find it from the top navigation bar under News + Events and then select Annual Calendar on the left side of the wide, dropdown menu.
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In case of emergency on campus
Should there be a serious emergency – medical, fire, etc. – call TWO numbers in the order below.
First call: 9-1-1
For Dutchess County Emergency Services. It is available 24/7.
Second call: (845) 758-7777 or from emergency call boxes: 7777
For Bard College Emergency Medical Services (a trained campus emergency response team).
Bard EMS is always to be called second. While the service provides the fastest response, it follows the college academic schedule and is therefore not always available.
Welcome to Bard LLI
This site will show you what is going on at Bard LLI. This site changes often, so we hope you will visit regularly.
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