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Registration for Fall Classes August 1 – 15

Members can register using the form below

Registration for Fall 2018 classes is now open. To register online, fill out the form below. You need to know your LLI Membership Number (it was on the email from LLI about registration).

As you fill out the form, remember the number and letter of the one class you most want,

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What Courses Are Planned for Fall?

In each of the five periods the Curriculum Committee tries to include classes on some aspect of art, literature, history, science, and political or social sciences as well as creative and physical activities.

Writing, hiking, and bookbinding are among the six non-Friday sessions.

Some of the highlights:


History and current affairs

In new angles for history buffs,

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Class Evaluations Count

 

By Bill Tuel

As we near the end of classes for our Spring 2018 semester, please do take the time to fill out your class evaluations. You will be receiving them by email or you can find them on bardlli.com. Your feedback is important.

At the end of the Fall 2017 semester,

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Spring Events and Changes

From LLI President Tom Esposito

I hope you are enjoying another interesting spring semester at Bard LLI. I know you join me in thanking Anne Sunners and her Curriculum Committee for their inspired course offerings. We are always particularly pleased when we are fortunate enough to have Bard students participate in our classes as they do in Joan Tower’s very popular course,

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Intersession 2018, Intersession 2019

By Gene Burns, Special Events Chair

The final presentation in our Int ersession 2018 program was held on January 31 in Weis Cinema, before a packed house…only 2 or 3 empty seats! New Yorker cartoon ist Danny Shanahan wowed us with a fascinating talk and exposition of dozens of cartoons as well as some of the many front covers he has produced for the magazine.

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New Yorker Cartoon Caption Winner – Kathy Oconnor

Kathy Oconnor, a new LLI member, was the winner of the Intersession cartoon contest. Danny Shanahan, New Yorker cartoonist, completed the final cartoon, with Kathy’s caption included, and presented it to her on February 28 at Bread Alone in Rhinebeck.

Kathy says: “I come from a family with a rich history of being known for their colorful and quirky sense of humor.”

This is not her first attempt at a New Yorker cartoon.

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