Introduction
As we sit mostly closed up in our homes, our community is finding meaningful ways to reach out to each other. Perhaps the most ambitious project is Red Hook Responds which is recruiting volunteers, surveying its more vulnerable residents, developing a program to provide meals to those who need them,
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Although we are spending most of our time at home these days, we do have access to a wealth of resources to fill our pantries, maintain our health, and keep ourselves entertained. Here is a list of many available resources to help you through these difficult times. This list will also be available on the LLI website.
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Over the fall and winter semesters, members of the LLI class of 2019 were invited to attend Council meetings and comment afterwards about what they observed. This program was conceived of and organized by the Membership Development Committee, with the enthusiastic approval of Council members, as a way of providing members with a behind-the-scenes look at the inner workings of LLI.
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To All LLI Members and spring presenters
We are writing to let you know that the leadership of LLI, together with the Bard College Response Team, has been regularly monitoring the possible risks associated with COVID-19 in our local area. We are grateful to Erin Cannan, Bard Vice President for Student Affairs,
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How did things go for you with the new registration procedure? Smoothly, one hopes. But in the event you’re having difficulty navigating new or existing technology procedures, please be advised that there’s a team of willing and able technophiles available to help you.
They’re called TECHHELP, and you can reach them at TECHHELP@lli.bard.edu.
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Living life to the fullest — that might be your first impression when you meet Carmela Gersbeck. She is always ready to learn new things (isn’t that why we all love LLI?), bubbles over with enthusiasm, and has a down-to-earth willingness to pitch in.
Carmela joined LLI just this past September.
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Lou Trapani has been teaching at LLI for 15 years. His classes on dramatic literature and history of the theater are among the most popular ever presented –many of us have taken every single one.
He became interested in the theater world as a child growing up in Brooklyn at the time when New York television presented live drama.
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How were your classes this fall? Most people gave high ratings to our program. And that is thanks to our many participating members.
As we prepare for Intersession and then for Spring, think about joining in. Look how many of us helped make it happen this fall!
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It’s Fun
Class managers usually work in pairs and have very well-defined responsibilities. Barbara Schoenberg, a veteran class manager says, “The most fun is getting to work with another person and getting to know them.”
“People are kind of afraid of it,” Maddy Watterson says. But once they do it,
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On the evening of November 15th, Bard LLI honored its producers and presenters plus guests, at a tribute reception at Blithewood mansion, the 19th century landmark on the Hudson that now houses the Levy Economics Institute. As Curriculum Chair Anne Sunners explained, “We’re here to honor the producers and presenters who make LLI so satisfying and so successful.”
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