Theater, Culture and Music
Lou Trapani is back on January 8 to discuss theater and culture, followed by Donald Fraser, the educator at the Mills Mansion presenting stories of the Titanic sinking from a unique point of view.
On January 15, journalist Anthony Musso will share his personal stories of some of the top 100 recording artists of the 1950s and 1960s.
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Off-Friday Classes add Variety to Bard LLI
by Carmela Gersbeck
If sitting in a classroom doesn’t appeal to you or you want to add some variety to your LLI experience, consider taking one of the many off-Friday classes. They were a success in the fall semester,
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Welcome
We are delighted to welcome you to membership in the Lifetime Learning Institute at Bard College. As Tom Esposito, LLI President, suggested in your acceptance letter, please take some time to visit our website, lli.bard.edu, where you can read our recent newsletters, view the LLI Annual Calendar and our Bard campus parking map,
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SummerFest is a delight
It’s summertime and the learnin’ is easy. Two periods, a long and social coffee break and fascinating teachers make for a perfect Friday morning.
The Bard campus is much quieter in June, so there are no issues with finding adequate parking. LLI is also able to use the rooms in Olin,
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What did you Think of Your Courses?
What did you think of your courses this semester? Did the content and presentation meet your expectations? Would you recommend the course to others? Might you have changed part of it? The Curriculum Committee really wants to know. You rely on the committee to produce the quality courses you enjoy each semester.
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Getting to Hegeman classrooms
Hegeman is located up the hill from Kline Commons, southwest from Olin and north of RKC. See the campus map or link to Google maps.
Bard LLI should use only these entrances shown below:
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Snow Plowing Eases Commute
It’s 3:30 a.m. and 36-year-old Ryan Potter, Bard Grounds Manager, fumbles with his alarm clock until it stops beeping. After putting on his thermal underwear and work clothes, he pours himself a travel cup full of coffee, grabs a buttered roll, and crawls behind the wheel of his 4WD.
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Registration Magic Revealed
Unlike many other LLIs and educational institutions, Bard LLI does not use a first-come, first-served method of assigning members to classes. Over many years we have developed a registration system that has worked well, is fair, and rewards those who have actively participated in the governance and management of the organization.
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Varied Subjects
We were lucky with snow this year. The first three Wednesdays of Intersession were snow free, and the snowstorm that threatened the final day ended early enough for the program to proceed as planned. All sessions were well attended–for most, 70+people came to each Intersession program, both morning and afternoon,
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Explore Creative Pursuits
Twice a year a bundle of goodies arrives by email from LLI. Open the course catalog for Spring 2019 and dig in to find a dizzying range of possibilities for stimulating the mind and body over the coming weeks: a favorite presenter back with new ideas; a chance to deepen one’s understanding of art or a period in history;
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