Events

MARS One Thousand One begins with a retrospective by veteran space reporter Miles O’Brien. He’s familiar to Americans as the reporter who covered so many missions for CNN and has gone on to serve as an independent science correspondent for PBS NewsHour. In this show, he plays himself from a future perspective. He introduces us to the concepts of the Mars IRIS 1 mission and its 1001-day voyage. Director Robin Sip and his team have painstakingly recreated a mission control, complete with launch team, and Miles reports on the mission’s progress from his anchor desk throughout the trip. MARS One Thousand […]

A rotation of seasoned writers will lead the weekly sessions. Participants will receive inspiration, ideas, examples, and prompts from various sources and will have in-class time to write and share their writing. Each class will include time to learn from, write with, and listen to fellow writers. Our guide for the fall semester will be Inventing the Truth, a collection of excerpts from famous memoir writers edited by William Zinsser. Presenter: n/a n/a LLI Coordinator: Elizabeth Crawford

Books, both fiction and non-fiction, are selected by the members, and the suggested books are assigned to a month from September through June. Members are encouraged to lead a discussion. The discussions are educational, interesting, and fun for all, including those who may not have finished reading the book. Presenter: n/a n/a LLI Coordinator: Lianetta Ruettgers

The American Civil War is generally accepted as heralding a new dawn of warfare and is frequently referred to as the first “modern war.” To this end, if one takes the time to diligently examine the totality of the conflict, it quickly becomes apparent that the American Civil War indeed spawned an incredible array of innovations, changes in warfare, and advancements in a number of military-related domains. This presentation will focus on a number of unique “Firsts” that the American Civil War introduced to the American military landscape. Presenter: Paul Severance Dr. Paul Severance is a distinguished historian and educator with […]

Steve Abramowitz's presentation will delve into the early life of Cole Porter, his entrance into the world of Broadway Musicals, what made his music so great, and why Hollywood ultimately produced two movies about his life. Along the way, we will also look at the stars and singers who appeared in his many plays and movies. In addition to success, we will examine a life that was based on secrecy and tragedy. Filled with great film clips and songs from a number of his plays and movies, this will be an informative and highly entertaining presentation. So join us as we […]

The Lunch Club invites LLI members to enjoy a meal together and become better acquainted with each other. There is no planned program. Wear your nametag and learn the names of your tablemates. Participants pay for their own lunch. For more information, email the LLI Coordinator: Mary Foster. Presenter: n/a n/a LLI Coordinator: Mary Foster

In the final section of “The Search for the Smallest Thing”, we’ll get heavily into subatomic particles. It turns out there are a lot of them, and a lot of them are made of even smaller particles like “quarks”. We’ll talk about particle accelerators and how they contribute to new discoveries. We’ll talk about the Four Fundamental forces that are the foundation of Physics. We’ll talk about the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle and how it complicates things. And finally we’ll talk about the Higgs Boson, which is responsible for all the mass in the Universe. Presenter: Mark Dodge Mark Dodge received his […]

A rotation of seasoned writers will lead the weekly sessions. Participants will receive inspiration, ideas, examples, and prompts from various sources and will have in-class time to write and share their writing. Each class will include time to learn from, write with, and listen to fellow writers. Our guide for the fall semester will be Inventing the Truth, a collection of excerpts from famous memoir writers edited by William Zinsser. Presenter: n/a n/a LLI Coordinator: Elizabeth Crawford