October Joy of Learning Classes
Hello. It has been brought to our attention that there were some technical problems with the links for the Joy of Learning classes in this morning's newsletter!
If you already registered this morning, you have been manually registered and are all set, but if you are planning on registering and haven't done so yet, please use the corrected links in this email!
Thank you, and we apologize for any confusion.
Meditation and Mindfulness with Janet Gardner
4 Mondays, 10/3, 10/17, 10/24 and 10/31 3pm-4 pm (doesn't meet Columbus Day 10/10)
Limited to 25 people, please plan to attend all 4.
If you'd like to try meditation but don't know how to start--or if you meditate currently but would like to expand your practice--this is a chance to start finding a type of meditation that works for you. We will explore a range of meditation and mindfulness techniques, including seated silent meditation, guided meditation, meditation using mantras (repeated words or sounds) and walking meditation. Each class session will include both open discussion and brief practices of the various techniques.
Theater Design and Process with Mark Pearson
4 Tuesdays, 10/4, 10/11, 10/18 and 10/25 10:30am-12pm
Limited to 14 people, please plan to attend all 4.
Explore all aspects of theater design from Scenery and Lighting to Costumes and Props! Mark
Pearson, Executive Director of the College Light Opera Company, will take you on a creative
journey exploring the elements of theatre design by developing your own unique design for a
specific show. Learn about text analysis and developing a design concepts and creating cohesive designs for the stage. This will include lecture, hands-on participation and weekly assignments!
Discussion of Winesburg, Ohio by Sherwood Anderson, with David Webb
4 Wednesday, 10/5, 10/12, 10/19 and 10/26 10:30am-12pm
Limited to 20 people, please plan to attend all 4.
Sherwood Anderson had immense impact on writers that followed him (Hemingway, Faulkner,
Wolfe, Steinbeck), and much of his influence is attributable to Winesburg, Ohio (1919), an early work and largely considered his best; Anderson's choice to set this book in a small Ohio town contributes to this. It is both a collection of short stories and a novel with a clear "hero" in George Willard. We will read this book over four reading "assignments" of about 60 pages each and discuss in four classes. Please read "The Book of the Grotesque" (p. 21) through "Nobody Knows" (p. 62), before the first meeting. Copies will be available for checkout here, at the Reference Desk!
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Afghanistan: The Untamable Kingdom:1750 - 2022 with Michael McNaught
4 Wednesday, 10/5, 10/12, 10/19 and 10/26 1pm–2:15pm
Over the past thirty or forty years, few countries have had a more devastating impact on the
world stage than Afghanistan. Situated as it is at the crossroads of Asia and the Middle East, Afghanistan has been a thorn in the side of Western powers since the mid-18th century.
Underestimated and profoundly misunderstood by Western cultures, the country has been a source of endless political and military frustration to Britain, Russia, India, and most of its neighbors. This course will examine the historical background of today's events, and perhaps explain why Afghanistan has never been "tamed" by either the great powers, or any of its immediate neighbors, since the days of Alexander the Great.
Falmouth Genealogical Society, instructors Tim Martin and Ralph Wadleigh
4 Thursdays, 10/6, 10/13, 10/20 and 10/27 7-8 PM, in-person with a Zoom option
Oct. 6th: "Overview of Genealogy" - an amazing cooperative effort!
Oct. 13th: "Researching Sources" - introduction to online and offline resources.
Oct. 20th: "Building Your Family Tree" - and applying to lineage societies.
Oct. 27th: "Genetic Genealogy" - consumer DNA companies and interpreting the results.
A special series of presentations by Tim Martin and Ralph Wadleigh of the Falmouth
Genealogical Society-come to any or all! (Note: this is outside of library hours, and the rest of the library will not be open). The Zoom links for each session will be emailed upon registration.
