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SummerFest Returns

Introduction

SummerFest will start the first week of June, with a wonderful variety of interesting courses. Most classes will be held on campus on Fridays, with one Friday Zoom class. There will be one off-campus in-person class on Wednesdays. You can check out the schedule on May 13 when the complete ProClass catalog will be available.

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Congressman Jamie Raskin in Conversation With Bard LLI

Introduction

On March 9, Bard LLI, in partnership with Oblong Books and the Bard Center for Civic Engagement, presented a special program via a Zoom webinar featuring US Congressman Jamie Raskin (D-Md., 8th District). Congressman Raskin is a former law professor at American University and a constitutional scholar. He is currently a member of the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the US Capitol,

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Let’s Party!

Introduction

We have made it through the pandemic and our members are eager to get together. Membership Development and Social Gatherings have organized several fun events.

First up is a Twilight Zone collage workshop hosted by LLI member Mary McClellan and artist Bev Lipper at Starr Library in Rhinebeck on Monday,

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Thrift 2 Fight, Purchase with a Purpose

Introduction

As of January this year, the Village of Tivoli has a new store. It is, however, more than a store. As its co-founders will tell you, it’s a movement. 

Before it had a home, Thrift 2 Fight was born as an idea. In 2019, cofounders Masha Zabara and Jillian Reed,

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Meet Robin Berger, Session Manager

Introduction

If you have taken LLI classes in the last three years, you have probably met or seen Robin Berger on campus or online. I first met her in an off-campus hiking class she helped organize and was impressed with her clear communications about class information, weather, cancellations, and driving directions.

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Why Would Anyone Want to be a Session Manager

Introduction

In March 2020, as I was preparing for spring classes at Bard, I received the disappointing news that the semester was canceled. I had really been looking forward to being back on campus and meeting up with some of the nice people I had met during my first semester.

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How to Change Class Registration in ProClass

Introduction

After the first or second week of classes, you may decide to change your class schedule—to drop a class and perhaps switch to another class. Registration remains open through March 19 at noon, and it’s easy to make changes.

How to Drop a Class

If you do decide to drop a class,

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Meet the Candidates for Council

Introduction

As you know, Council is the governing body of LLI, and its members are elected for two-year terms on alternate years. This year, LLI members will be choosing the president, first vice president, treasurer, and two members at large. Their terms of service will be from July 1, 2022 to June 30,

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A Night (or Two) at the Opera

Introduction

I’m on my way to Lincoln Center to see a new opera production. There’s been lots of chatter about it and I’m looking forward to an interesting evening.

A performance at the Metropolitan Opera House is always special, with the grand staircase, the crystal chandeliers, the gold and red balconies,

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LLI Isn’t Just for Learning

Introduction

After being weekenders for 18 years, my husband and I moved to the Hudson Valley full-time in May 2018 when we retired from our corporate jobs at JPMorgan. We had a couple of friends in the area, and one, Tom Grabeel, was a member of Bard LLI. He kept telling us that he thought we would like it,

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