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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 its farm stand for reasonable prices. The stand is well worth a visit for anyone who relishes local foods.

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Blithewood Garden

by Gretchen Lytle
Introduction

Blithewood Garden is a handsome, classical Italianate formal garden that overlooks the Hudson River with the Catskill Mountains as a backdrop. At the beginning of the twentieth century, Francis L. V. Hoppin designed both the current mansion and its formal garden set on the hillside,

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Art in Conversation: LLI Wraps Up Interactive Tour Series

by L. Walker
Engaging with the Exhibition

On May 14, LLI hosted its fourth and final interactive art tour at the Hessel Museum. Designed to help members feel comfortable “talking about art,” the event brought together 34 attendees. Members broke into small groups to explore the Everything That Happens Will Happen Today exhibition,

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LLI Scholarship Winners: Creative, Resourceful, and Enthusiastic

by Deborah Lanser
Student Photos by Charles Hobson
Introduction

Nine impressive students described their senior projects and future plans to an engrossed audience of LLI members, Bard faculty, and students at the annual Dean Stuart Stritzler-Levine Seniors-to-Seniors tea on April 17. Each student had a compelling story to tell.

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Spring Zooming From Afar

by Barb Renfro
Introduction

Barb Renfro, reporting to you remotely from an undisclosed location (in the Pacific NW). I must admit I was disappointed that I would not be able to be there to take in-person classes, but I forged ahead with the wonderful alternative offered.


Opera at Dawn

So from my perspective,

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