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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Intersession Week 4
11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
World War I and the End of the Golden Age

In the Gilded Age, new industries created vast wealth for a privileged few. Millionaires blithely spent $100,000 on costume balls and built $11 million summer cottages. But the crisis of World War I brought a storm of social change— changes like income tax,

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Intersession Week 3
11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Theater in a Conflict Zone: Cultural Resistance 

Cultural resistance, by creating art, is a key element in the fight for human rights. The presenter has worked for the past 11 years to support a theater and cultural center in the West Bank of Palestine.

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Intersession Week 2
11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Flex Your Memory to Master Names and Faces

Building relationships start with remembering someone’s name. Getting a name right inspires confidence from the outset and helps others remember you—a powerful advantage in any personal or professional situation. Come learn why we often retain many details about the people we meet but forget their names almost at once.

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Intersession begins January 9
11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.  
An Actor’s Life

Real people’s stories on pursuing a career in the theater. 

Presenter 

Lou Trapani is the artistic and managing director at The Center for Performing Arts at Rhinebeck.   

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Photo above is by Jacques Luiggi and it is a Bard College photo.

Look Forward to a Respite

As the new year begins, LLI members are fortunate to be able to look forward to a respite from the solitude that can sometimes accompany winter’s cold, short days.

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Evaluations Make a Difference

A lot goes into making a class great — a well-prepared presenter, good graphics or video images where appropriate, a classroom with equipment that works, lively discussion — and much more.  Your class evaluations are important and make a difference. The curriculum committee needs your unvarnished input into what went well and what didn’t.

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Curriculum Planning is a Team Process

Curriculum Committee Open Meeting on Tuesday, November 13th at 10 a.m.

Planning the LLI fall semester now underway began more than one year ago, as the 18-member Curriculum Committee, chaired by Anne Sunners, began to weave ideas, experts, space, and time slots into a complex and stimulating program.

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Your Feedback Helps LLI

The Curriculum Committee works hard to provide educational courses to LLI members. Your feedback is an important component of our planning.

For multi-presenter courses, please complete an evaluation form each week plus an overall evaluation form at the end of the term. For single presenter courses,

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