by Deborah Lanser
Introduction
SummerFest was generally a hit. Of the 82 members who answered the survey, 90% rated the course content as good or excellent and 94% had a favorable impression of the presenter. Of course, there was some constructive criticism and disappointment mixed in with the praise.
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by Deborah Lanser and Margaret Shuhala
Introduction
The Curriculum Committee provides us with the main reason we joined LLI: courses on a wide range of engaging subjects taught by presenters who are knowledgeable and passionate about their interests. The Committee is made up of producers, those LLI members who work with the presenters to bring their course ideas to fruition.
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by Rob Saffer
Rob Saffer is the host of Overlooked, a radio show that focuses on overlooked and under-heard jazz, improvisational, and other fringe music, from early roots to contemporary experiments. As an LLI member, he got to know Asher B. Edelman Professor of Music Joan Tower and the music of Bard composition students in Professor Tower’s classes.
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by Deborah Lanser
Introduction
The evaluation forms for this spring’s classes elicited many carefully considered and colorfully worded responses. Most courses were generally a hit, with ratings of 4 or 5 for both the content and presenter. Reactions to a few others were more mixed; ratings may have ranged between 1 and 5,
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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 to local consumers at their farm stand at reasonable prices. The stand is well worth a visit for anyone who relishes fresh local foods.
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by Gretchen Lytle
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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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by Deborah Lanser
Introduction
On May 16, President Robert Beaury proved once again that he knows how to throw an annual meeting. The 50 or so attendees began by enjoying a delicious breakfast organized by departing Hospitality Chair Irene Esposito and incoming Hospitality Chair Betti Steel. Then Bard Professor Joan Tower introduced three Bard music students,
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by Susan Phillips
Introduction
On the afternoon of Friday, April 5th, this year’s recipients of the Dean Stuart Stritzler-Levine Seniors-to-Seniors Scholarship shared information and answered questions about their senior projects in front of a small, but enthusiastic audience of LLI members. The occasion was the annual Seniors-to-Seniors Scholarship Recognition Tea,
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by Deborah Lanser
Introduction
The four-week SummerFest session will begin June 7, with a wonderful variety of interesting courses. Most classes will be held in person on Fridays, while one off-campus course will be held on a Monday. You can check out the schedule on May 22 when the ProClass catalog arrives.
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by Alan Katz
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The Republican National Committee and the Democratic National Committee have announced that Bard LLI will host one 2024 Presidential Debate on the Bard College Campus this autumn. Tickets will be available exclusively on ProClass.
Lottery Controversy
It is a well-established alternative fact that President Biden and former President Trump are only seeking re-election since they each failed in their past three attempts to be admitted into Bard LLI through the lottery process.
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