2024 Newsletters

Winter 2024

January 2024: Message from the President; An Invitation to Run for Council; Class Managers Needed for Spring 2024 Semester; New Members Have Their Say; Join Us for Winterfest 2024!; Blithewood Holiday Bash; Council Notes for December 2023; Highlights of the Bard Calendar; Upcoming Meetings and Important Dates for Members.

February 2024: Message from the President; A Foretaste of Spring Classes; Election Reminder; Meet Three WinterFest Presenters!; A Letter from Jonathan Becker; Become a Tour Guide at Blithewood Garden; The Bard Arboretum; In Memoriam; Council Notes for January 2024; Highlights of the Bard Calendar; Upcoming Meetings and Important Dates for Members.

March 2024: Message from the President; Meet the Candidates; Reviewing WinterFest; How to Drop a Class in ProClass; LLWHY?; Spring Socials Begin With Fisher Center Tour; Five Amazing People, and Seniors-to-Seniors Tea; LLI Nurtures Bard Students; VP Jonathan Becker’s Presentation to Bard Board of Trustees; Council Notes for February 2024; Highlights of the Bard Calendar; Upcoming Meetings and Important Dates for Members.

Spring 2024

April 2024: Message from the President; SummerFest Alert; 2024 Evaluations and Surveys, A Bard LLI Odyssey; April Blooms at Bard; Spring Pickleball at the Red Hook Courts; Council Notes for March 2024; Highlights of the Bard Calendar; Upcoming Meetings and Important Dates for Members.

May 2024: Message from the President; Election Results; The 2024 Annual Meeting; The Annual Survey is Coming; June is Membership Month; Here Comes SummerFest; Tour Two Student-Created Exhibitions; Backstage at the Fisher Center; Meet the 2024 Recipients of the Seniors-to-Seniors Scholarship; Funny Bones: Bard LLI to Host 2024 Presidential Debate; Bard LLI Special Interest Groups; In Memoriam; Council Notes for April 2024; Highlights of the Bard Calendar; Upcoming Meetings and Important Dates for Members.

June 2024: Message from the President; An Annual Meeting with a Latin Flair; Comments and Concerns about Spring Courses; Peace, Love, Rock ‘n Roll!; Visiting Blithewood Gardens; Good News for Locavores; Having Fun Outdoors; Highlights of the Bard Calendar; Upcoming Meetings and Important Dates for Members.

SUMMER 2024

July 2024: Message from the President; Curriculum: Where the Magic Happens; Funny Bones: We Want You!; Class Managers Wanted!; COVID-19 Policy Revisited; Bard’s Young Composers on the Radio; Open Play Bocce; Council Notes for June 2024; Highlights of the Bard Calendar; Upcoming Meetings and Important Dates for Members.

August 2024: Message from the President; Annual Survey Results; New Member Orientation Will be Conducted Through Campus Tours; Fall’s Coming Attractions; Fall Semester Offers Three Ways to Look at Immigration; Tech Corner: You’ve Got Questions? ProClass Has Answers!; Thoughts about SummerFest; SummerFest 2024 Offered Some Terrific Classes!; Our Peace, Love and Rock ‘n Roll Party Was a Blast!: Class and Session Managers Feted at Montgomery Place; Teaching from Time to Time; In Memoriam: Lou Trapani; Council Notes for July 2024; Having Fun Outdoors; Highlights of the Bard Calendar; Upcoming Meetings and Important Dates for Members.

September 2024: Message from the President: Celebrating 25 Years of Learning and Community; An Appreciation from President Leon Botstein; Coming to Campus; LLI Contacts for Help and Information 2024; Fall Luncheon with LLI Friends; How to Use Bookmarks; LLI’s Contribution Supports Student Programs; Carrie Mae Weems: Remember to Dream: Having Fun Outdoors; Council Notes for August 2024; Highlights of the Bard Calendar; Upcoming Meetings and Important Dates for Members.

FALL 2024

October 2024: Message from the President; An Appreciation from Jonathan Becker; The Right Man: Dean Stuart Stritzler-Levine; Special Fall Events; Notes from the Curriculum Committee; Lesser-Known Perks of Bard LLI Membership; Welcome Back Luncheon; North Campus Walk; I Wanna Be a Real Boy!; Montgomery Place Farm Stand: Worth a Visit; Funny Bones: Metamorphosis; Having Fun Outdoors; Council Notes for September 2024; Highlights of the Bard Calendar; Upcoming Meetings and Important Dates for Members.

November 2024: Message from the President; An Appreciation from Deirdre d’Albertis; LLI’s Origin Story; Fall Semester Reviews; Holiday Party; Share Thanksgiving with an International Bard Student; Notes from the Curriculum Committee; Everyone’s an Art Critic!; Studio Art Tour Class Shines; “Parler,” Let’s Talk; An Appreciation from Bard Vice President Debra R. Pemstein; Upcoming Walks; Funny Bones: Decisions, Decisions; Council Notes for October 2024; Highlights of the Bard Calendar; Upcoming Meetings and Important Dates for Members.

December 2024: