OSHER LIFELONG LEARNING INSTITUTE at George Mason University

Serving the Northern Virginia community by providing intellectual and cultural experiences for residents in their retirement years.

Fall 2009

Osher Lifelong Learning Institute Tallwood, 4210 Roberts Road Fairfax, VA 22032-1028 Mason MSN 5C1

Phone: 703-503-3384 y Fax: 703-503-2832 Email: [email protected] Web site: www.olli.gmu.edu

Affiliated with George Mason University Sites at Tallwood in Fairfax, Lake Anne in Reston and Mason’s Loudoun County campus in Sterling

Copyright © 2009 Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at George Mason University. Materials in this publication subject to OLLI- Mason copyright may be reproduced for noncommercial educational purposes if credit is given to OLLI-Mason.

All About OLLI

Courses and special events for all three sites are Who We Are listed together, with Loudoun happenings indicated

The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at by the prefix “L” in the title number, Fairfax by an George Mason University offers daytime courses, “F” and Reston by an “R.” Ongoing activities are lectures, special events and other activities during likewise listed together for all three sites. eight-week terms in the spring and fall, a four-week mid-winter term and a six-week summer program. How to Join

There are no exams, no credits, no college degree Any person may become a member beginning with required or offered and no age threshold. the fall 2009 term (through summer 2010) by regis- tering on line at www.olliatgmu.org or by filling in Course leaders are qualified members of OLLI and a registration form and submitting it to OLLI with others who enjoy sharing their knowledge. OLLI is the required check(s) or credit card information. particularly proud of its volunteer teachers and speakers, many of whom are well-known experts in Prospective full members have the option to join their fields. OLLI for the fall 2009 term for an introductory fee of $150. This rate entitles members to take unlim- Members pay annual dues, which entitle them to ited courses and activities at all three locations dur- attend as many activities as they wish, subject to ing the fall 2009 term. In order to continue mem- availability of space. There may be charges for re- bership for subsequent terms, these new members quired books and materials and for some special will need to pay an additional $250 with the winter events. 2010 registration, allowing them full membership privileges and unlimited courses and activities for OLLI publishes a weekly email newsletter (OLLI E- the winter 2010, spring 2010 and summer 2010 News), a catalog each term, an online membership terms. This introductory fee offer is not available for directory and the Member Handbook. A literary Loudoun-only memberships. To take advantage of journal, Fairfax Ink, is published annually, and from this introductory fee, please turn in a check and time to time, the Poets of Tallwood collection. registration form to the Tallwood office.

OLLI is one of many Osher Lifelong Learning Insti- New for fall 2009: All OLLI members have the op- tutes affiliated with The Bernard Osher Foundation tion of paying the membership fees in 12 monthly and is also a member of the Elderhostel Institute installments OR in a one-time payment. See page Network. OLLI is a nonprofit, equal-opportunity 40 for payment options details. 501(c)(3) organization and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color or national/ethnic origin. Prospective members may try us out by visiting up to two class sessions or activities that are not over- George Mason Privileges subscribed. Check with the Tallwood office about available seating. OLLI members are entitled to a George Mason ID card, which allows them library privileges and dis- counts at many campus facilities. A free George OLLI offers financial assistance for members or poten- Mason email account with access to the George Ma- tial members who would find it a hardship to pay the son Intranet is also available. To apply for an ID full membership fee. Contact the administrator at card, contact the Tallwood office or the site assis- tant at Reston or Loudoun. Tallwood for an application. All inquiries will be kept strictly confidential.

Where We Are

Most activities are held either at Tallwood, 4210 Important Registration Dates Roberts Road in Fairfax, at the Washington Plaza- Baptist Church at Lake Anne in Reston or on the Registration begins Tues., Aug 18 at 8:30 Registration ends on Wed., Sept. 2 George Mason campus in Loudoun. OLLI’s main office is at Tallwood, with satellite offices in Reston Register on line at www.olliatgmu.org and on the Mason campus in Loudoun (both open only during class hours). All sites are handicapped- Registrations may also be mailed to: accessible, and free parking is available. Maps and Osher Lifelong Learning Institute directions for all locations are printed on the inside 4210 Roberts Road back cover. Fairfax, VA 22032 ii Table of Contents

All About OLLI ...... ii Who we are, where we are located, how to become a member and financial information. Courses ...... 1 Description of courses offered in Fairfax, Reston and Loudoun. Special Events ...... 29 Description of special events offered in Fairfax, Reston and Loudoun. Ongoing Activities...... 37 Several ongoing activities in Fairfax, Reston and Loudoun for which registration is not required. Volunteer Opportunities ...... 39 Information on how to volunteer at OLLI. Registration and Membership...... 40 Guidance on how to apply for membership and register for courses and special events. Member Portal/Online Registration ...... 41 Guidance on how to use the registration portal to register for courses. Registration Form ...... 42 Use this form to register for courses and special events. Schedule ...... 43 A list of all Fairfax, Reston and Loudoun courses in calendar form. Friends of OLLI...... 44 A list of the Friends of OLLI contributors. Cover Photo by Stan Schretter Title page Tallwood photo by Gordon Canyock Lake Anne photo by Michael Coyne Loudoun photo by GMU Creative Services

Future Term Dates

Winter 2010 Jan. 25–Feb. 19 Spring 2010 Mar. 22–May 14 Summer 2010 June 21–July 30

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OLLI Organization OLLI Program

OLLI is a membership organization with its Board Program Committee

of Directors elected by the membership. All activi- Chair……...….…..……....…….…..Kathryn Russell

ties are managed by an executive director, staff and volunteers. Fairfax, Reston and Loudoun Ideas for classes may be submitted to the pro- members are represented. gram associate or appropriate Resource Group chair at any time. Board of Directors Resource Group Chairs President……….…..….………………Emmett Fenlon

Vice President……...... ………Manuel Pablo Art/Music………….…….…Rosemary McDonald, Treasurer…………...….…..…..…….... David Mason C. Carole Richard Secretary……………..……..…………Jack Underhill Economics/Finance……………..……Leo Brennan Valerie Braybrooke Bob Persell History/Current Events..……..…Emmett Fenlon, Debbie Halverson C. Carole Richard Bob Persell, Dick Young Paul Howard Al Roe Language/Literature/Theater……...…Doris Bloch, Suzy Jampoler Kathie West Jane Tombes, Kathie West Bob Lawshe John Woods Loudoun Program Committee …....Lynda Hollidge Rosemary McDonald Dick Young Religion/Ethics/Philosophy…...... Abbie Edwards, Kathleen Meyer Rod Zumbro Steve Goldman, Bob Lawshe Lilyan Spero, Honorary Member Reston Program Committee….....…….Luci Martel Thom Clement, Executive Director Science/Technology/Health……...... Jayne Hart Special Events……………………....Florence Adler Committee Chairs Audiovisual Support…..Paul Howard, Manuel Pablo Program Associate..……………………Beth Davis Communications…………………...Gordon Canyock Development…...……………...…………John Woods Special Events Subcommittee Finance………………………...…...……David Mason Chair…………………....……………Florence Adler Hospitality…..……………...…….. Sandra Dreisslein Landscaping…...…...……………Valerie Braybrooke Barry Berkey Lillian Justice Loudoun Coordinator……….………Suzy Jampoler Velma Berkey Barbara Lanterman Membership………………….….....Debbie Halverson Susanne Brooks Richard Lanterman Planning…………………..………Valerie Braybrooke Mary Coyne Louise Richardson Eric Henderson Lorraine Rosenberg Program………………..…..………...Kathryn Russell Ray Hine Norm Rosenberg Program, Special Events……..……...Florence Adler Program Review…………….…....…. Jack Underhill Program Review Committee Reston Coordinator……….…....………….…. Al Roe Chair…………………....…………...Jack Underhill University Liaison……………...…...Charles Duggan Abbie Edwards Staff RoseMary Gustin Executive Director…...…...……...... Thom Clement Rosemary McDonald Administrator…...………...……….....Maria Buczek Bruce Reinhart Financial Associate…….…...…………..Karen Nash Kathryn Russell Program Associate……...…………….....Beth Davis Reston Site Assistant…...... ………….Ann Youngren Communication Tallwood Site Assistant…....………….…Bill Walsh Tallwood office, phone………….…….703-503-3384 Loudoun Site Assistant…...... …………Kathy Breen Fax…………………………….....….….703-503-2832 Loudoun Program Assistant.....……Madeline Lynn Executive Director, Thom Clement....703-503-7866 Email…………………………….……[email protected] Catalog Production Web site…….....……………….....www.olli.gmu.edu Editor…...…………….…….………Mary Jane Steele Registration Web site……...... www.olliatgmu.org Proofreaders…….……Joan Axilbund, Doris Bloch, Lake Anne, Ann Youngren………..….703-863-3588 Karen Hauser, Carolyn Sanders, Anne Sprague Loudoun, Kathy Breen………………..703-993-4488 Formatter….……….....…...... …...... Beth Davis Mason mail stop number………..….……..MSN 5C1 Web site….……….....…...... …...... …...John West Mason @Loudoun mail stop number…….MSN 1G9 iv

Courses: Sept. 21 – Nov. 13 Fairfax/Reston/Loudoun • For location of class sites, see maps on inside back cover. • Unless otherwise noted, classes beginning with an “F” are held at Tallwood, an “R” at Washington Plaza Bap- tist Church at Lake Anne, and an “L” at the Mason campus in Loudoun. • Fairfax and Reston class hours are 9:30–11:00, 11:45–1:15, and 2:00–3:30, unless otherwise noted. • Loudoun class hours are 10:30–12:00 and 1:00–2:30, unless otherwise noted.

100 Art and Music F103 Beyond Beginning Ballroom Dance F101 The Wonderful World of the Tuesdays, 2:00–3:30, Sept. 22–Nov. 10 Woodlands (Note location) Symphony Orchestra Instructors: Louise Richardson, Bern Zeavin Thursdays, 11:45–1:15, Sept. 24–Oct. 15 Enjoy the fun and social connections as well as the (Four sessions) mental and physical benefits of ballroom dancing. Instructor: William Hudson We will have brief reviews of basic waltz, foxtrot and Come and join us in an exploration of the symphony. swing steps, but will concentrate on beginning Latin • Sept. 24: The Symphony Orchestra and the Role dances, including the rhumba, cha-cha, tango and of the Conductor. merengue. Prerequisite for this class is Beginning • Oct. 1: The Significance and Impact of Leonard Ballroom Dance offered in winter and spring 2009 Bernstein on American Music. sessions. Please wear your nametag and bear in mind • Oct. 8: The Interworkings of the Symphony Or- that leather-soled shoes will slide on the dance floor chestra. more easily. See inside back cover for directions to • Oct. 15: The Role of the Listener in the Concert Woodlands. Experience. Louise Richardson has been teaching ballroom danc- For 30 years William Hudson was conductor of both ing for Fairfax County for 11 years. She has loved danc- the symphony orchestra at the University of Maryland ing since her mom and dad started teaching her in her School of Music, its opera productions, and the head of elementary school years. Her father spent World War II the graduate orchestral conducting program. He re- in Brazil, so he also taught her many Latin dances as a cently retired as music director and conductor of the child. Bern Zeavin has many years of dance experience Fairfax Symphony Orchestra, serving for the past 37 with Arthur Murray, Instep Dance Studio and other years. For several years he conducted the Washington Northern Virginia dance studios. Ballet. He has been a guest conductor of orchestras around the world. Mr. Hudson brings to these lectures F104 Watercolor Painting his years of practical experience and provides an inside look at the world of ballet, opera and symphony orches- Thursdays, 2:00–3:30, Sept. 24–Nov. 12 tras. Instructor: Leonard Justinian Develop your unused skills and artistic talents in F102 Music Sampler the medium of watercolor painting. This class will provide an opportunity for watercolor painters of Tuesdays, 9:30–11:00, Sept. 22–Nov. 10 all levels to learn new techniques. Some supplies Coordinators: Kathleen Meyer, will be required. A supply list will be available in Kelly Ker Hackelman the office the week prior to class. Class limit: 15. Musical talent abounds at Mason; this course will Leonard Justinian has been painting, showing his give participants a sample of the various instru- works and receiving awards for over 60 years. He has ments, including voice, and genres being studied won many awards, including the coveted Grumbacher and performed at the school. Each week a knowl- award. He spends much of his time teaching watercolor edgeable and enthusiastic Mason professor, and of- painting privately and in classes in his studio in the ten their students of superior ability, will generously City of Fairfax. He also teaches watercolors on Fairfax share their musical gifts with us. The individual pres- Public Access cable TV, Channel 10. entations are varied, lively, informative and enter- taining.

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F105 Recorder Lessons Palmer McGrew has been a long-time member of Sing- ing for Fun and a substitute instructor/director for the Fridays, 9:00–10:00, Sept. 25–Nov. 13 class. He sings in his church choir and barbershop with (Note dates, Note time) the Fairfax Jubil-Aires, which he has at times directed. Instructors: Jayne Hart, Karen Wilson, Connie Greenspan, Mike McNamara, Leslie Vandivere R108 Meet the Artists This class is for beginners or near beginners who Thursdays, 2:00–3:30, Sept. 24–Oct. 15 want to learn to play either a “C” (soprano or Washington Plaza Baptist Church Sanctuary tenor) or “F” (alto or bass) recorder. No previous (Four sessions, Note location) music experience is needed. (But you are welcome Coordinator: Rosemary McDonald even if you already have music skills!) The basics of • Sept. 24: Americana In Song: 1750–1950. Musi- music—reading, keeping time, etc.,—will also be cal Americana is music that is native to America. taught. Each student will need a recorder. Music Its styles and sounds developed from a compli- will be available for purchase in class at a cost of cated mix of outside sources. This class will trace about $10. After you have mastered the basics, you the development of popular vocal music Ameri- are welcome to play with the OLLI Recorder Con- cana and provide examples of some of the most sort, which meets on Fridays from 10:00–11:30. interesting and representative works. This musi- The instructors have been playing with the Re- cal survey will be divided into patriotic, religious corder Consort for several years. They also have and popular selections and cover the period from many years of musical experience singing in groups roughly 1750 to 1950. and playing other musical instruments. Call Jayne James W. Keefe is a former choral music teacher, high Hart (703-273-2498) for further information. school principal and university professor of education.

He has conducted high school and college choruses, F106 Sketching Workshop and church and boys’ choirs. He is a current member Tuesdays, 2:00–3:30, Sept. 22–Nov. 10 of the Reston Chorale in which he sings tenor and ar- Moderator: Thomas Solak ranges some of the music for the group. Individuals who have taken any introductory • Oct. 1: Clarinet and Bassoon Music. Betty Bley sketching class with pencil and ink can continue and Nancy Blum will present a brief history and to enjoy sketching in a workshop environment discussion of these woodwind instruments, fol- based on cooperative participation. Pencil, ink, lowed by a performance demonstrating various charcoal and color media will be considered in ap- styles of woodwind chamber music. plications suggested by workshop members on a Betty Bley is a clarinetist with the Loudoun Symphony, rotating basis. Workshop participation is expected the Virginia Grand Military Band, Quintessence Wood- wind Quintet, the Turnbridge Trio and the Bella Mu- and homework will be given. The workshop allows sica Trio. She is also a private instructor, teaching ele- members the opportunity to present their work mentary through adult students in her Reston clarinet and receive feedback, encouragement and sugges- studio. In addition, she serves as an adjudicator for tions to refine their art pieces. Class limit: 12. solo and ensemble festivals and all-district band audi- tions. Nancy Blum teaches bassoon, clarinet, piano F107 Singing for Fun and theory students weekly at her Herndon studio. She Thursdays, 2:00–3:30, Sept. 24–Nov. 12 is a bassoon and clarinet specialist in Fairfax County schools and performs frequently as a piano accompa- Instructors: Linda George, Palmer McGrew nist and freelance bassoonist. Once again, OLLI’s choral group, singing in cho- • Oct. 8: The Many Voices of the Cello. The cello is rus and in ensembles, will emphasize popular mu- one of the most expressive of the orchestral instru- sic, Broadway show tunes and golden oldies. A ments and can produce many different kinds of great voice is not required. Dolores Ecklund will musical sounds over a wide range of notes. This accompany the singers on the keyboard. will be demonstrated through a combination of live Linda George has a degree in music and has taken performance and recorded music for solo cello. private lessons in piano and voice for many years. She frequently performs in churches and retirement com- The physics behind the sound production, the con- munities. Linda loves singing in choral groups and struction of the cello and the mechanics by which working with them, and she thoroughly enjoys the different sounds are produced will be presented. OLLI class. Allan Malmberg has been active as a chamber musi- cian, recitalist, orchestral soloist and conductor in

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many parts of the United States and Mexico. He has She will also cover the variety of music these vocal studied with Lorne Monroe, former principal cellist trios and quartets (and occasional larger groups) with the New York Philharmonic and the Philadelphia chose to perform and record. If you once had a fa- Orchestra, and with the well-known French cellist Pi- vorite group, you will probably rediscover them erre Fournier. While still in high school, Allan was a featured guest on a nationwide broadcast of the New here, as well as a few more that you may never have York Philharmonic as one of this country’s outstanding heard. young musicians. He is the cellist for the Chesapeake Beverly Cosham is a singer/actress whose career of String Quartet and has performed in numerous venues more than 30 years includes numerous stage roles, in the Washington area. concerts and critically acclaimed recordings. She has • Oct. 15: Hear that Swing! Join Big Band man also taught improvisation classes for children and Act- ing Up a Song for singers wishing to learn the art of Larry Aversano as he dusts off his flute, clarinet, interpretation and performance. She has taught sev- alto sax and piccolo, plays a few sets with collabo- eral OLLI courses. rative pianist Susan Rudy, and reminisces about his career with Tommy Dorsey, Les Elgart, Sammy Spear and Frank Sinatra. R111 Learning to Think Visually Larry Aversano toured with the major swing bands of Wednesdays, 10:00–11:30, Sept. 23–Oct. 14 the 1950s before moving to Miami to join the orches- (Four sessions, Note time) tra for the Jackie Gleason Show. He made numerous Instructor: Stan Schretter radio, television and club appearances with Frank Sina- Does it seem that your pictures just aren’t there tra, Steve Lawrence, Edie Gorme and Mel Torme, yet? You can see a good photograph, but you just among others. Locally, he has appeared at the Kennedy can’t capture that moment. This class will help Center, the National and Warner Theatres. Susan Rudy expand your photographic skills; you will walk is a pianist, harpsichordist and accompanist. She has away reinvigorated and with fresh insights into performed locally in classical recitals and musical thea- taking dynamic photos. This course will include tre and is on the music staff of PORTOpera of Port- lecture, on-site photography and critique of your land, Maine. images. Students should be thoroughly familiar with their camera, the uploading of their images R109 The Ongoing Pleasures of Music and computer review. Any type of camera— Mondays, 2:00–3:30, Sept. 21–Nov. 9 digital, film, compact or DSLR—can be used for Instructor: Gloria Sussman this course. There will be one class session de- Be transported into a world of listening with a voted to on-site shooting. Optional shooting ses- difference. No matter what your level of musical sions will immediately follow each class. Class understanding, there is always the opportunity to limit: 20. add another dimension to your listening ability. Stan Schretter is an avid photographer and a com- Each class is based on a single musical topic—a puter enthusiast who has instructed OLLI classes in composer, style, form or idea. Let the wide assort- digital photography for several years. ment of visual and aural samplings lead you to a deeper musical experience. R112 Documentary, Travel and Street Gloria Sussman has been providing the play lists for The Ongoing Pleasures of Music course since 2000 and Photography continues to enjoy the exploration. Wednesdays, 10:00–11:30, Oct. 21–Nov. 11 (Four sessions, Note time) R110 Better Together Instructor: Stan Schretter Thursdays, 9:30–11:00, Sept. 24–Nov. 12 Tired of shooting the standard travel photographs? Instructor: Beverly Cosham Learn to become a better travel photographer Do you remember the Andrews Sisters or the Mills while perfecting your visual skills. This class takes Brothers? How about the Hi-Lo’s or the Four Fresh- a look at refining your approach to travel, docu- men? Come and explore the evolution of popular mentary and street photography. You will examine American small vocal groups from the Ink Spots to the myths that run rampant in travel photography, the Manhattan Transfer and beyond. Cabaret singer analyze the mindset of photographers in a foreign Beverly Cosham will lead us on a nostalgic journey place and learn how to apply that to your photogra- through a century of these blended voices, simple phy. Every person you see on your trip has a story. to intricate harmonies and ever-changing styles. Students should be thoroughly familiar with their 3 100 Art and Music

camera, the uploading of their images and com- talented George Mason University economists re- puter review. Any type of camera—digital, film, turn to OLLI. In the complex economy of this cen- compact or DSLR—can be used for this course. tury with its global interactions, today’s econo- There will be one class session devoted to on-site mists delve into areas of research seldom consid- shooting, along with optional shooting sessions ered during our undergraduate days. Don Boudreaux, immediately following each class. Class limit: 20. Karol Boudreaux, Russell Roberts and others will See Course R111 for instructor background. each challenge your opinions, beliefs and con- cerns on a variety of subjects, many that we sel- R113 Aida and Tosca: Grand Opera at dom consider in economic terms. Prepare to be intrigued, provoked, dazzled and enlightened. its Grandest Presentations are always different, always exciting Thursdays, 2:00–3:30, Oct. 22–Nov. 12 and always educational. (Four sessions) Instructor: Lillian Naar F202 Financial Crisis: Where Do We Experience the spectacle of outstanding divas per- forming the great tragic heroines in Aida and Go from Here? Tosca. Introductory comments will be presented Thursday, 9:30–11:00, Oct. 1 by Lillian Naar. (One session) Lillian Naar has been a lifelong opera lover, attending Instructor: Katherine Hurley frequent performances at the Metropolitan Opera This program is structured to allow you to ask House in New York City and the renowned theaters of your questions about today’s financial conditions. Europe. A growing interest in the history and literature Baby boomers and retirees have experienced ma- of opera and its composers has taken her on a fascinat- jor losses in their investment accounts and in ing journey of research and discovery, which has given their housing equity. As a result of this experi- her great enjoyment. ence, many have lost confidence and are confused about all things financial. Economists, politicians L114 Drawing with Colored Pencils and professional money managers are filling the Thursdays, 10:30–12:00, Sept. 24–Nov. 12 media with sharply contrasting opinions about Instructor: Sigrid Blalock how to address these issues. Using water-soluble colored pencils, students will Katherine Hurley, president of Infinity Financial Group explore possibilities for brilliant color, texture with more than 20 years of industry experience, will lead and painterly images. Both dry and wet tech- the discussion about the causes of the global economic niques will be used. Subjects will include autumn crisis and the strategies to be considered for a recovery. leaves and trees, landscapes and still life. This course is for beginning and advanced students. F203 Navigating the Financial Materials needed: one set of water-soluble colored pencils (12 or more colors); one pad of 9” x 12” Quagmire watercolor paper (140 lb. weight); ruler; con- Thursdays, 9:30–11:00, Oct. 8–15 tainer for water and assorted brushes. (Two sessions) Sigrid Blalock is a continuing OLLI instructor with Instructor: J. Michael May degrees from Syracuse University and American Uni- One of the terms most commonly used in finan- versity and experience as an art teacher, painter and cial planning is “It All Depends,” says financial designer. consultant J. Michael May. • Oct. 8: Group teams will identify circumstances that must be considered in responding to “It All 200 Economics & Finance Depends.” Through a case study, you will gain an understanding of the challenges in determining a proper financial foundation on which to develop a F201 An Economics Potpourri plan. For this session, please bring a calculator Tuesdays, 9:30–11:00, Sept. 22–Nov. 10 for working on the case study. Coordinator: Leo Brennan • Oct. 15: Sustainable retirement plan distribution Back by popular demand, we are once again fortu- strategies depend on variables that are difficult to nate to have Donald Boudreaux and his team of

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predict, including: market conditions, taxes, inter- Reston since 1991. A national magazine named Joel as est rates and your own life expectancy and health one of the 250 best financial advisers in the country. issues. We will identify the five biggest risks to your Joel has been quoted in The Wall Street Journal, Kiplin- retirement funds and options to be considered in ger’s, The Washington Post, The Christian Science Moni- managing those funds. tor, The Baltimore Sun and other publications. In his pre-financial adviser life, Joel was a Foreign Service J. Michael May, CLU, ChFC, has specialized in helping officer and senior intelligence officer with the CIA. He retirees increase and protect their investments and served in a variety of assignments overseas and at retirement income for over 25 years. He has conducted home and taught at the National War College in Wash- numerous retirement and financial planning seminars ington, D.C. Joel chairs a large local federal credit un- for employees of corporations such as Marriott, Gan- ion and is a professional member of the World Future nett and Price Waterhouse Coopers. Society.

F204 The Investment Forum R206 Your Corporate Neighbors Wednesdays, 11:45–1:15, Sept. 23–Nov. 11 Tuesdays, 11:45–1:15, Sept. 22–Nov. 10 Instructor: Tom Crooker Coordinator: Al Roe The forum is an ongoing investment discussion This course will provide you with an opportunity to group that meets regularly throughout the year. learn more about the challenges that our corpo- Discussions are open and all members are encour- rate neighbors are facing in today’s economy and aged to participate. Both prepared and extempo- the contributions they are making to our commu- raneous discussions are offered. The focus is on nity. We will be hearing from: The Greater Reston topics of particular interest to retirees, including: Chamber of Commerce, Verizon, Rolls Royce and stocks, bonds, mutual funds, partnerships and the Dulles Airport Authority. In addition we have investment trusts. The Investment Forum has its invited Volkswagen, Airbus and Lockheed Martin. own Web site, www.olligmu.org/~finforum/ that These corporations support our neighborhoods provides further information for prospective mem- through employment, taxes and community in- bers. volvement. Based on the feedback and interest Thomas Crooker is a retired engineer who has taught at the college level and is a longtime student of the shown from the two previous corporate neighbors stock market. He has served as moderator of the forum programs, we are confident that you will find this for several years. program both interesting and of value.

F205 How to Help Your Money Outlive R207 International Trade and National You: Managing and Surviving Security Tuesdays, 2:00–3:30, Sept. 22–Oct. 13 Uncertainty (Four sessions) Thursdays, 9:30–11:00, Oct. 22–Nov. 12 Instructor: Steven Goldman (Four sessions) This course will examine the development and evo- Instructor: Joel Ticknor lution of U.S. trade control policy from the end of Deepen your understanding of investments, risk World War II to the present and explore what meas- management, asset allocation and spending to ures may be appropriate to address future chal- increase the probabilities of your money lasting at lenges. Specific issues will include trends in inter- least through your lifetime. This four-week course national strategic trade control cooperation; unilat- will explore the dimensions of investment risks eral controls and sanctions; approaches to address and returns and the complex financial challenges the transfer of technology by intangible means; the we face during a time of increased uncertainty impact of imports on critical industries; and cur- and longevity. We will discuss how to: rent policies that apply to major trading partners, • Better manage financial uncertainty. including India and China. • Develop a personal asset allocation strategy. Steven Goldman retired from federal service as direc- • Develop a personal investment policy. tor of the Office of Nonproliferation and Treaty Com- • Develop a personal portfolio spending policy. pliance at the U.S. Department of Commerce. Joel Ticknor, an OLLI member, is a Certified Financial Planner® practitioner and Accredited Investment Fidu- Log on to www.olli.gmu.edu for more information. ciary™ who has been a fee-only financial adviser in

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L208 Back to Basics Vee Johnson is the community outreach liaison and a consumer advocate with the Consumer Affairs Branch Tuesday, 1:00–2:30, Sept. 22, Nov. 10 of the Fairfax County Department of Cable Communi- (Two sessions, Note dates) cations and Consumer Protection. Instructor: Shirley Smith In view of recent declines in our portfolios we will engage in discussing the basic guidelines we should 300 History and International be following in investing: proper asset allocation, portfolio development, portfolio adjustment, re- Studies search sources, disciplines and the pros and cons of all asset classes. This will be a mini-review in two sessions for the self-directed investor. F301 “The Seat of War:” Abraham Shirley Smith is a retired teacher and non-professional Lincoln’s Washington City in the investing field. She believes in constant reading, review as well as research in order to be successful. Her Wednesdays, 9:30–11:00, Sept. 23–Nov. 11 Basic and Beyond the Basic courses in investing have Coordinators: Michael Kelly, Jennifer Epstein been enthusiastically received at all three OLLI loca- “The Seat of War” encapsulates the story of Wash- tions. ington City during the American Civil War and the presidency of Abraham Lincoln. Here, politi- L209 Avoid Being Targeted for Identity cal and military leaders pursued courses of action that led either to triumph or tragedy. What was Theft life like in Washington City during the war? How Tuesday, 1:00–2:30, Oct. 6–Oct. 27 was the city described by long time inhabitants as (Four sessions) well as by the tens of thousands of newcomers? Instructor: Vee Johnson Where did the departments of government con- Many OLLI members have had their identity com- duct the country’s business even as civil war con- promised or know someone who has. Vee John- tinued? Who dominated society after the depar- son, a frequent presenter at OLLI, is back by ture of the southern aristocracy? What would the popular demand to discuss this vitally important Lincolns have seen around town? What would sol- subject which affects us all. diers and civilians have seen of the Lincolns? How • Oct. 6: ID Theft and How to Minimize Your Risk. was Washington City transformed from a provin- This class will help you evaluate privacy risks so cial southern town with secessionist leanings into you can determine what changes you need to the embodiment of the Union cause? Explore the make to minimize your risk for identity theft. nation’s capital as Abraham Lincoln would have • Oct. 13: Identity Theft and Financial Crimes in known it, as National Mall and Memorial Parks Loudoun County. A representative from the Crimi- rangers offer the final course honoring the 2009 nal Investigations Division of the Loudoun County bicentennial of Abraham Lincoln’s birth. For Sheriff’s Office will present an overview of identity those wishing to complement the classroom lec- theft and other financial crimes in Loudoun tures, there will be an optional field trip to Lin- County. Information will be provided on how coln’s Washington City on Friday, November 13. these crimes are committed and what happens See Special Event F967. when a citizen files a report. Park Rangers Jennifer Epstein and Michael Kelly • Oct. 20: Credit Reports and How to Defend teach regularly at OLLI. Against Identity Theft. This class will review credit reports and show you how they can be used to de- F302 World War II and Beyond: Untold fend against identity theft. Information will also be furnished on how to dispute credit report errors. Stories, Unsung Heroes • Oct. 27: How to Cope with and Recover from Tuesdays, 11:45–1:15, Sept. 22–Nov. 10 Identity Theft. Class members will review laws and Coordinator: Carr Whitener resources dealing with identity theft so they can This seventh session of the Untold Stories, Un- develop a plan of action to limit the extent of sung Heroes series will again introduce the audi- damage to their financial resources and reputa- ence to aspects of World War II and the Korean tion if identity theft strikes. conflict that impacted on tens of thousands of

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citizens, soldiers, sailors, marines and airmen. Korean Battlefront to a MASH (Mobile Army Surgi- We are honored to have with us one of our British cal Hospital) Unit Located Near the Frontlines. allies who “stood at the battlements” at the very Richard Kirkland,** a fighter pilot in World War II, beginning of World War II—before America got was one of the first U.S. Air Force pilots to fly heli- heavily involved. Several of our speakers are pub- copters in a combat environment. Use of the heli- lished authors. We have asked them to bring cop- copter significantly reduced the amount of time ies of their book(s) to their lecture session. The needed to transport the wounded to professional books will be available for purchase from the au- medical care. thor after class. Please bring cash or checks. • Nov. 3: A 1950 Surprise: Chinese Enter the War. Note: authors are denoted by **. Bob Springer was a member of the U.S. forces that • Sept. 22: A Pilot’s Life in the Pacific Flying the P- ultimately succeeded in meeting this increased 38 Twin-boom Fighter. Richard Kirkland** joined threat to Allied forces in the bitter winter fighting the U.S. Army Air Corps when America entered following China’s entry into the Korean War. World War II. He completed pilot training and was • Nov. 10: Code Name “DOWNFALL”: a Million sent to the Southwest Pacific as a P-38 fighter pi- American Casualties? Norman Polmar,** histo- lot. From 1943–1944 he flew 103 combat missions, rian, author and recognized international defense dogfighting Japanese Zeros, attacking enemy analyst, will speak about the Japanese High Com- ships, ground installations and flying escort for our mand’s Plan to thwart the scheduled invasions of bombers. Japan, and the employment of the atomic bombs by • Sept. 29: A Combat Gunner’s Experiences in his the United States, which led to Japan’s capitulation. B-17 Bomber over Nazi-Occupied Europe. Joseph Bernard always wanted to fly. He was highly suc- F303 Confederate Invasions: The cessful. For his accomplishments he received the Silver Star, Air Medal and the Purple Heart. Union in Peril • Oct. 6: D-Day, June 6, 1944, Air Assault into Thursdays, 9:30–11:00, Sept. 24–Nov. 5 German-Occupied France. Col. John Marr, U.S. (Seven sessions) Army (Ret.), a member of the 82nd Airborne Divi- Instructor: Jim Anderson sion, parachuted on D-Day into Nazi-occupied Revisit one of the defining events in American his- France. At the end of the Normandy campaign his tory, the Civil War. We will examine the two major infantry regiment (507th) joined with the 17th Confederate invasions of northern territory: the Airborne Division. His regiment fought with the Antietam or Maryland Campaign in the fall of 17th from the Battle of the Bulge to the end of 1862 and the Gettysburg Campaign in the sum- the war in Europe. He was an invited guest at the mer of 1863. We will discuss the motivations be- recent June 6, 2009, D-Day ceremony in France. hind these bold gambles, the military maneuvers • Oct. 13: A Pilot’s Life as a Member of the Royal and battle tactics and the resulting political im- Air Force. In 1939 Wing Commander Stan Hub- plications that nearly resulted in independence bard, Royal Air Force (Ret.), a member of RAF for the Confederacy. Fighter Command, fought in the Battle of Britain, • Sept. 24: The Causes of the Civil War and the flying Spitfire and Hurricane aircraft. He also flew Early Military Campaigns. night raids in British bomber aircraft against Ber- • Oct. 1, 8: The Maryland Campaign and the Bat- lin and other targets in Nazi-occupied Europe. Af- tle of Antietam–the Bloodiest Day in U.S. History. ter the war he became an RAF test pilot and con- • Oct. 15: The Emancipation Proclamation, the Po- tinued in that profession for 19 years. He is now a litical Crisis in the North and the Military Strategy U.S. citizen. Debate in the South in the Spring of 1863. • Oct. 20: Experiences of a Combat Marine in Korea. • Oct. 22, 29, Nov. 5: The Confederate Invasion of Col. Peter Hilgartner, U.S. Marine Corps (Ret.)**, Pennsylvania in June 1863 and the Battle of Get- then a Second Lieutenant, fought against enemy tysburg, the Largest Engagement of the War. forces in central and western Korea. He also served Jim Anderson spent 27 years with the CIA, which in- as an artillery forward observer, for which he re- cluded six overseas tours in Europe, Africa, the Middle ceived the Bronze Star and the Combat V medal for East and the Far East. He holds degrees in history from Rhodes College and the University of Memphis. For the Valor. past four years, he has conducted corporate leadership • Oct. 27: Airlifting Wounded Soldiers from the training seminars featuring Civil War battlefield visits.

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F304 History of Terrorism and hanged). Nevertheless, he cautions that neither the Loyalist narrative nor the Republican narrative can, by Tuesdays, 2:00–3:30, Oct. 20–Nov. 10 themselves, convey the whole truth of Ireland’s turbu- (Four sessions) lent history. A retired U.S. Army officer, Kevin holds a Instructor: Patrick McGinty BS in electrical engineering from Northeastern Univer- Terrorism has been part of the human experience sity, and MS degrees in computer science and business since the beginning of recorded history and ar- management from George Washington University. He guably it competes with prostitution and espio- has worked as an engineer and manager at several gov- nage as the world’s oldest profession. We will be- ernment contracting firms around the Washington belt- gin this course with a definition of terrorism and way, most recently at Northrop Grumman. explore its many manifestations (revolutionary terrorism, state terrorism, state-sponsored terror- F306 One, Two, Many New Deals ism, etc.). We will then examine some of the more Thursdays, 11:45–1:15, Sept. 24–Nov. 12 notable examples of terrorism throughout history, Instructor: Jim Hubbard beginning with ancient times and continuing on The New Deal, the first six years of Franklin Roose- through the French Revolution, the anarchist velt’s presidency, was a period of social and eco- movement of the late 1800s and the Russian nomic reform, perhaps unparalleled in United Revolution. We will end the course with an analy- States’ history. Many observers see not one New sis of terrorism in modern times. Deal, but several uneasily fitted together. This Patrick McGinty, an OLLI member, is a retired naval course will take another look at the New Deal re- officer (surface warfare, intelligence sub specialist) with forms in agriculture, finance, economics and social an MA and PhD in history from Georgetown University. programs. We will explore the complexities within He has taught various history courses for the University the New Deal and the tensions among Roosevelt’s of Maryland University College. The history of terrorism, officials, between New Deal programs, and between history of violence in America and history of substance state and federal governments. We will consider abuse were his primary areas of concentration. New Deal successes and failures. This course might even provide some food for thought for our own F305 Irish History: Fintan the Wise to period of immense social and economic problems. Fianna Fail Jim Hubbard holds degrees in history from Holy Cross Mondays, 9:30–11:00, Sept. 21–Nov. 9 and the University of Wisconsin at Madison. He served Instructor: Kevin Deasy for 30 years as a financial manager in the federal gov- Descendants of the Irish Diaspora now number ernment. He has made several presentations at OLLI, most dealing with the United States’ role in Africa af- some 70 million people. Of these, some 30 to 40 ter World War II. million Americans—and many OLLI members— can claim some Irish heritage. If you’ve ever won- dered what all those restless Celts were up to F307 A Brief History of Mankind back before they left the Auld Sod, here’s your Tuesdays, 9:30–11:00, Sept. 22–Nov. 10 chance to find out. This broad survey of Irish his- Instructor: George Heatley tory covers 10,000 years, from pre-Celtic artifacts This is a more in-depth look at the material sum- and legends of Mesolithic/Neolithic Ireland to the marized in the summer 2009 class with the same rise and fall of the “Celtic Tiger” economy. In be- title. As the effects of geography, climate and hu- tween, you’ll find Fomorians, Gaels, Vikings, man nature on the story of mankind are better monks, Gallowglasses, Saxons, Normans, Span- understood, interest in long-term trends in his- iards, Frenchmen, High Kings, English Kings, in- tory have captured our imagination. The instruc- vasions, battles, population “Plantations,” risings, tor will endeavor to present some of the thinking spies, informers, Unionists, Republicans, Black- about mankind’s roots in paleoanthropology, hu- and-Tans, the Anglo-Irish War of Independence, a man migrations, patterns of human development nasty Civil War, Blueshirts, and World War II neu- and globalization. trality. All this leads up to an Irish Republic in the George Heatley is a member of OLLI who enjoys read- ing history. He has previously taught classes at OLLI European Union and “Troubles” that are still including Chinese History, Nomads, Silk Road, French smoldering in Ulster. History and Early Man. OLLI member Kevin Barry Deasy hails from a long line of Irish rebels (and is named for one who got caught

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F308 History of Media today in trade, innovation, diplomacy and secu- Thursdays, 2:00–3:30, Sept. 24–Nov. 12 rity. The second lecture will focus on politics Instructor: Bill Reader through the political cartoons of Geoff Pryor, We live in a communication age in which much of who spent 30 years proving “the pen is mightier what we know comes not from our personal obser- than the sword.” The third will look at Australia vation and hearing, but from printed or electronic and its Aboriginal art, including the “Culture media. What was life like before we had the first Warriors,” the largest exhibition of indigenous form of media—writing? What impact on society arts coming to the USA; the only venue will be did writing have? Many historians consider the Washington, D.C.’s, Katzen Arts Center at Ameri- invention of movable-type printing to be the most can University. The fourth topic will be “a walk important invention of the past millennium. What on the wild side,” which will highlight the unique impact did printing and the various print media aspects of Australia’s physical setting—its ani- that printing spawned—book, broadside, pam- mals, plants and weather, alternating between phlet, newspaper, journal and magazine—have on floods and droughts, fires and typhoons—and its society and our history? The nineteenth century rare, stunning beauty. Kathleen Burns spent five years in Australia as the saw the development of the telegraph, the photo- only American reporter in the Parliamentary press gal- graph, the telephone, the phonograph and the lery in Canberra. Returning to the USA, she was the motion picture. How did they impact society? The inaugural program director for Georgetown Univer- early and mid-twentieth century saw the emer- sity’s Center for Australian and New Zealand Studies gence of radio and television. What was their im- and served the first four directors. She has returned to pact? The late twentieth century saw the develop- Australia seven times for lecture trips, most recently in ment of the personal computer, the Internet and 2008. She is an active participant in the Australian and the cell phone. What impact are they having? New Zealand Studies Association of North America and Looking into the future, how will these media was a speaker at their 2009 conference in Calgary, Al- change our society? This course will seek to shed berta, Canada. She also taught in the Communications Department of George Mason University for three light on these questions. years. Bill Reader has a PhD in American social history from the University of Massachusetts, an MA in European intellectual history from the University of Maryland and R310 World War to Cold War: The U.S. a BA in European history from Catholic University. He in the Twentieth Century retired after 37 years with the federal government, where he worked as a visual information records man- Thursdays, 2:00–3:30, Sept. 24–Nov. 12 agement analyst under the assistant secretary of defense Reston Community Center (Note location) for public affairs. Prior to that, he worked for the De- Coordinators: Michael Kelly, Brad Berger fense Audiovisual Agency, the Census Bureau and the The twentieth century aptly has been termed the National Archives. American Century, as American ingenuity sparked great advances in science, industry, agriculture, F309 Aspects of Australia, the technology and the arts. The United States an- swered its highest calling, perhaps, by committing “Sunburnt Country” its treasury and its citizenry to liberating the Tuesdays, 2:00–3:30, Sept. 22–Oct. 13 world from tyranny and oppression. With great (Four sessions) rhetorical flair, our political leaders ennobled our Instructor: Kathleen Burns undertakings and extolled the virtues of our fight- Although Australia was “discovered” by Western ing on foreign fields. Millions of American men explorers in 1789, its actual history dates back and women selflessly heeded the summons and more than 60,000 years, with Aboriginal cave marched, flew and sailed into harm’s way to se- paintings depicting the lives of these early resi- cure others’ freedoms in far away lands. American dents. “Sunburnt Country” is a phrase from an sacrifices during the World Wars I and II truly iconic poem by Dorathea McKellar, which de- remade the world, but competing postwar politi- scribes the striking contrasts and contradictions cal philosophies dashed hopes for an enduring of this island nation and continent. The first lec- peace. While espionage and secrecy character- ture will cover the country’s history, from its ized the resulting Cold War, flare-ups in South- “convict culture” days to being a world player east Asia and elsewhere threatened to reignite

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national passions and reawaken the specter of R312 George C. Marshall: An nuclear war. Join Washington, D.C. park rangers from the National Mall and Memorial Parks as we American Leader explore the origins, battles, leaders and out- Tuesdays, 9:30–11:00, Sept. 22–Oct. 13 comes of the world wars; analyze why the hope (Three sessions and field trip) for postwar peace degenerated into a long and Instructor: Rachel Yarnell Thompson costly Cold War; and describe the changing face General George C. Marshall played a crucial role of Washington, D.C., which reflects the momen- in the history of the twentieth century. Serving as tous events of the twentieth century. U.S. Army chief of staff during World War II, Mar- Michael Kelly and Brad Berger are both rangers with shall led American forces to victory. As secretary the U.S. National Park Service. They have presented of state after the war, he helped conceive of and numerous courses and led many trips for OLLI. implement the Marshall Plan, perhaps the most enlightened government program of modern R311 Tales of the Silk Road times. Finally, he answered his government’s call Thursdays, 9:30–11:00, Oct. 22–Nov. 12 to serve as secretary of defense during the Korean (Four sessions) War. This Nobel Laureate was not only an impor- Instructor: Robert Springer tant leader, but also a virtuous man—an individ- “Going to China or maybe Siam ual of excellent character. As a five-star general, I want to see for myself Marshall was never tempted to abuse power, and Those far away places I’ve been reading about understood with great clarity that our nation’s In a book that I took, that I took from the shelf... military is always subject to the authority of an Those far away places with strange sounding elected president. Through lecture, video, primary names documents and archival photographs, participants Calling, calling me...” will learn more about Marshall’s remarkable ser- If you are interested in those far away places with vice, and the influences of his childhood and the strange sounding names, come join us on this youth that shaped the “great fundamentals” of his adventure to the old Silk Road, the ancient 5,000 life. The final session will convene at Dodona mile camel caravan route, which was the only link Manor, Marshall’s home in Leesburg. A $15 fee, between China and Europe for 1,500 years. It even- payable to OLLI with your registration, will in- tually was replaced by ship travel when Columbus clude a private guided tour of the home and a and others opened up the ocean passages from keepsake copy of a book on Marshall’s life and Europe to the East. This program is an extension work titled America’s Hero to the World: George of the OLLI spring 2009 Silk Road course and cov- C. Marshall. ers mostly new material, such as: stories of Central Rachel Thompson is the director of Special Programs Asian foreign adventurers, travelers and explorers; at the George C. Marshall International Center in the great, 500 year old museum in the Gobi desert Leesburg. For 31 years, Mrs. Thompson taught Ameri- can history and government in Fairfax County. She co- at Dun Huang; the Mummies of Urumchi; and the authored a biography of Marshall, and has written edu- Greco-Buddhist art at Ghandhara. Time permit- cational materials for many non-profit organizations, ting, we also will take a look at ancient archaeo- including WETA, the White House Historical Associa- logical sites in Iran, the five stans (Central Asia), tion and the Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute. and Tibet. For those interested in traveling in this She graduated from Carson-Newman College in Ten- area, we will talk about travel arrangements, ac- nessee and holds a master’s degree from George Mason commodations, costs and security concerns. University. Robert Springer is a professor emeritus at American University, where he taught for many years and was a department chairman. Before his university career he served in the U.S. Army. His academic career includes a number of publications. He was educated at West Point, Stanford University, Georgetown University and George Washington University. He and his wife, Sally, Register on line at www.olliatgmu.org have either lived in or traveled to most of the places he discusses. They recently were in Tibet, Bhutan, Nepal and Thailand.

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R313 Civil War in the Shenandoah museum shop, barn, overseer’s house, slave ceme- tery and scenic mountain views. Docents will lead Valley, the Battle of Cedar Creek, tours of the house followed by a self-guided tour of and Stately Homes the surrounding battlefield. Belle Grove witnessed Fridays, Sept. 25–Oct. 9, 10:00–11:30 the decisive Battle of Cedar Creek. A Battle reen- Bus Trip: Friday, Oct. 16, 8:45–5:30 actment will be staged October 17–18, 2009, and (Three sessions and Bus Trip) we may see some of the participants. There will be Coordinator: John Meier a brief stop at the Battlefield Foundation’s Visitor Three classes and a companion bus trip will help Center, which includes an exhibit of the 1864 Val- you understand the importance of the Valley to ley Campaign and a bookstore. Lunch is at the both the Confederacy and the Union and the im- Wayside Inn in Middletown. The inn served its pact of the Civil War on a key part of Virginia. first travelers in 1797, becoming a stagecoach • Sept. 25: Civil War in the Shenandoah Valley stop on the Valley Pike. Luncheon will include the 1861–1864: “Official chronologies record 326 in- house salad, rolls, an entrée choice, dessert and cidents of armed conflict in the…Valley during coffee, tea or iced tea. Please select one of the the Civil War…on average one conflict every 4–5 following entrées: days. [Almost]…a daily dance with death.” This A. Miss Irene’s Meatloaf served with potato session, led by a National Park Service Ranger, and fresh vegetable du jour. will briefly touch on the strategies, tactics, suc- B. Grilled Salmon Pommery, fresh Atlantic cesses and failures of both sides. The critical value salmon served with a pommery mustard of the Valley was best expressed by General sauce, rice and fresh vegetable du jour. “Stonewall” Jackson in 1862: “If this Valley is lost, Following lunch, we travel several miles through the Virginia is lost.” countryside to Marker-Miller Orchard for apples. • Oct 2: Virginia’s Breadbasket: From Plenty to (Buy a few to take home!) Our last stop is Long Want. This session, led by Bob Webb, will describe Branch Historic Home and horse retirement facility. the importance of the Valley’s resources to A young George Washington helped survey the prop- both sides and the Civil War’s impact on erty. The house boasts a collection of eighteenth and the civilian population. What were the attitudes and nineteenth century furnishings–dining room chairs sympathies before April 1861 (before Virginia se- identical to those at the White House and major ceded) and how did they change as the war pro- pieces attributed to Duncan Phyfe. Hand-painted gressed? How did inhabitants support each side and wallpapers and fine fabrics adorn the rooms. The how did they survive Northern and Southern incur- grounds contain beautiful gardens. The estate hosts sions? an annual hot air balloon festival October 16–18, • Oct 9: The Battle of Cedar Creek, October 19, 2009. (Perhaps we’ll see one fly!) The bus will leave 1864. This session, led a National Park Service promptly at 8:45 AM from Lake Anne Village Center Ranger, describes the most decisive battle in the in Reston. Please be at the bus no later than 8:30. Valley Campaigns of 1864. Attacking at dawn, Con- The fee of $59, payable to OLLI with your registra- federate forces led by Lt. Gen. Jubal A. Early very tion form, includes all tours, lunch at the Wayside nearly defeated numerically superior forces led by Inn, bus fare and driver gratuity. Please remember to Union Army Maj. Gen. Philip Sheridan. Sheridan’s indicate your entrée selection on your bus waiver dash, from Winchester to Middletown, rescued the found on page 39. situation and not only led to the destruction of Early’s army but materially aided the reelection of L314 Twilight of the Royals: Europe, Abraham Lincoln barely two weeks later. (An ani- 1850–1914 mated Battle map is at: http://www.civilwar.org/ Tuesdays, 10:30–12:00, Sept. 22–Nov. 10 cedarcreekmap/) Instructor: Doug Foard • Oct 16: Trip to Belle Grove Plantation, Cedar Monarchy, the institution that had welded to- Creek Battlefield and Long Branch Historic Home. gether the European state system, seemed more We travel first to Belle Grove, a National Trust firmly established on the continent in the latter property. Completed in 1797 for a sister of fu- half of the nineteenth century than ever before. ture President James Madison, the mansion was the From Russia’s Pacific coast to the western shores center of a 7500 acre farm. The property includes a

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of Ireland, the crowned heads of Europe were • Oct. 14: Walking Tour of Leesburg. Leesburg cheered and obeyed by their millions of subjects. was the county seat of Loudoun County during Much of that edifice of royalty came crashing the war just as it is now. We will meet in front of down as a result of World War I. This course will the Confederate Memorial at the courthouse examine the sources of the enduring tradition of (park in the public parking garage on Market monarchy in Europe and the forces at work before Street). We will take short walks with frequent the Great War that would undermine it. Particu- stops from there to the home of John Janney, lar attention will be paid to the Hapsburgs in Aus- with whom Robert E. Lee visited on his way to tria, the Hohenzollerns in Russia, the Ottoman Maryland in 1862. We will see Harrison Hall, where sultans and the Windsors in Great Britain. The Lee stayed while in Leesburg. We will also visit the unique French experience will also be examined post-war home of Elijah White. We will conclude as that nation grappled with its long-standing with a tour of Civil War graves in the Union Ceme- conflict between its imperial past and its republi- tery. can heritage. Steve Meserve is the author of The Civil War in Lou- Douglas Foard is a retired history professor and former doun County, Virginia: A History of Hard Times; con- executive secretary of Phi Beta Kappa, the nation’s old- tributing editor to the Library of Congress Civil War est academic honor society. He holds his PhD in history Desk Reference; photo researcher for Time-Life’s Im- from Washington University, and taught many years at ages of an American Tragedy: An Illustrated History of Ferrum College in Virginia and as an adjunct professor the Civil War; former associate editor of Civil War at George Mason. He has published frequently on the Magazine; and former editor of The Skirmish Line: The subject of Spanish history (The Revolt of the Aesthetes, Magazine of the North-South Skirmish Association. New York: 1985) and more recently, written a biography of Lord Loudoun for whom Loudoun County is named. L316 Disasters At Sea: Part 1

Wednesdays, 10:30–12:00, Sept. 23–30 L315 The Civil War in Loudoun County Rust Library in Leesburg Wednesdays, 1:00–2:30, Sept. 23–Oct. 14 (Two sessions, Note location) (Three sessions and field trip) Instructor: Andrew C.A. Jampoler Instructor and Tour Guide: Steve Meserve The newly remodeled and reopened Rust Library • Sept. 23: The People of Loudoun. In the first of in Leesburg will be hosting and co-sponsoring this three classroom sessions, we will discuss the class on historic naval disasters. plight of those residents loyal to the Union. One • Sept. 23: The Epic Naval Battle of Lepanto, 1571. out of every three voters in Loudoun County voted The Holy League’s fleet shattered the Ottoman against secession in 1861. These “Loyalists” would Turks’ navy in a decisive battle famous in art and suffer at the hands of the county’s secessionists poetry. Both sides appealed for and expected di- throughout the war, but they would suffer even vine assistance. The costly victory at sea helped more at the hands of the United States Army and establish the line between Muslim and Christian the government they supported. worlds for centuries. • Sept. 30: The Battles. The best-known battle fought • Sept. 30: The Wreck of Amphitrite, 1833. Amphi- in Loudoun County was Ball’s Bluff in October 1861. trite went down in a great summer storm in the Eng- Many people do not realize there were larger battles lish Channel, taking with her the lives of all aboard fought in Loudoun County in the fall of 1862 and the but three. The wreck of the convict transport and summer of 1863. In addition, John Mosby’s famous the death of more than one hundred women and an Partisan Rangers fought three of their largest battles unknown number of their children caused a sensa- in the county. This session will consider these lesser- tion in England, France and Scotland. known combats and the men who fought them. Andrew Jampoler, a graduate of Columbia College and • Oct. 7: The War’s Effect on Loudoun County. Columbia University’s School of International and Pub- While Loudoun fared well compared to some lic Affairs, is a retired naval aviator who has recently Virginia counties, the devastating effects of the returned to his academic roots to write full-time. He is war on the local economy were felt well into the the author of three books, Adak: The Rescue of Alfa twentieth century. This is a story of devastation, Foxtrot 586; Sailors in the Holy Land: The 1848 Ameri- can Expedition to the Dead Sea; and The Last Lincoln recovery, and the will of the people, both black Conspirator: John Surrat’s Flight from the Gallows. and white, to rebuild after the war.

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L317 Disasters At Sea: Part 2 400 Literature, Theater Wednesdays, 10:30–12:00, Nov. 4–11 (Two sessions) and Writing Instructor: Andrew C.A. Jampoler • Nov. 4: Black Rock and Blue Water, 1867. The F401 From Page to Stage Royal Mail Ship Rhone sank in the Caribbean dur- Saturdays, Sept. 12–19, Oct. 3, Oct. 17, 2:00–4:30 ing the terrible hurricane of October 1867. Break- Room 105A, GMU’s TheatreSpace ing for the safety of the open sea, Rhone ran hard (Four sessions; Note dates, time and location) aground on Black Rock at full speed and snapped Instructor: Howard Vincent Kurtz in half. The great storm struck soon after a sum- What goes into creating a theatrical production? mer yellow fever epidemic and was followed by a This course will offer a behind the scenes look at tsunami two weeks later. Recovery took years. the making of a play at George Mason University. • Nov. 11: Lost in the Ice, 1918. Lightship Cross Starting with the playwright’s inspiration, the de- Rip vanished off her station near Nantucket in signers creating the theatrical space, and actors February 1918 during the record “freeze-up” that rehearsing the play, all the elements of theater year. Caught in pack ice, the old, small vessel will come together in the GMU Players production drifted into the Atlantic and was never seen again. of Eugene O’Neill’s Ah, Wilderness!* Howard Vin- What precisely happened to Cross Rip and why? cent Kurtz, the director of the play, has invited us See Course L316 for instructor information. to attend one or all four of the Saturday pre- production rehearsals. There will be an opportu- L318 World War to Cold War: The U.S. nity for interaction between the actors and the in the Twentieth Century class during the last 30 minutes of each class. • Sept. 12: Reading by actors, designer presentation. Thursdays, 2:00–3:30, Sept. 24–Nov.12 • Sept. 19: Rehearsal and stage blocking directions. Reston Community Center (Note location) • Oct. 3: Designer run through and final staging. Coordinators: Michael Kelly, Brad Berger • See Course Number R310 for a description of the Oct. 17: Tech production, including sets and lights. class. Please note that there is a $25 fee for Lou- *See Special Event 961 for description and details doun members who wish to take this class. about the presentation of the play on Saturday, October 24. Class limit: 15. Howard Vincent Kurtz is an associate professor of thea- L319 Civil War in the Shenandoah ter in the College of Visual and Performing Arts and a Valley, the Battle of Cedar Creek winner of the George Mason University Teaching Excel- lence Award. Mr. Kurtz has directed many productions and Stately Homes at Mason, including The Dining Room, Shayna Maidel, Fridays, Sept. 25–Oct. 9, 10:00–11:30 The Heiress and Could Angels Be Blessed. Bus Trip: Friday, Oct. 16, 8:45–5:30 (Three sessions and Field Trip) F402 Readers’ Theater Coordinator: John Meier Thursdays, 11:45–1:15, Sept. 24–Nov. 12 Please see Course R313 for a description of this Coordinators: Kathie West, Karen Hauser class and directions for the field trip. Please note If you love the theater and are intrigued by the there is a $74 fee for Loudoun members who wish idea of trying to step into someone else’s shoes, to take this class. join our enthusiastic group and develop your read- ing skills, learn more about plays and play-reading and enjoy interacting with other “hams.” Each week members of the class either perform as one of the characters in a play or become part of the audience. In order to ensure successful perform- Register online at www.olliatgmu.org ances, participants should plan to set aside time to rehearse with the other performers before pre- senting the play to the class. While we don’t memorize scripts or include action, making

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scenes come alive between two or more charac- Shakespeare’s few political plays, and one that ters requires some practice. Class limit: 30. highlights two tragic figures: the doomed general and Volumnia, his mother, just as responsible as F403 A Close Reading of Virgil’s Coriolanus himself for his personal traits of char- acter and his tragic end. In discussing the play, Aeneid we will also look at the details of Shakespeare’s Thursdays, 2:00–3:30, Sept. 24–Nov. 5 life and times. Copies of the play will be available (Seven sessions) in the OLLI office. Instructor: Barbara Nelson Mike McNamara is a retired infantry colonel, and has When Virgil was dying in 17 BCE., he requested presented several of Shakespeare’s plays at OLLI: The that his incomplete masterpiece, which celebrated Tempest, Julius Caesar, Antony and Cleopatra; and has Roman values and created a rich cultural mythol- given classes in international poetry. He earned a BA ogy, be destroyed. Fortunately, Caesar Augustus from Rutgers University, an MA from the University of refused this request. Knowledgeable about the Ho- Kansas in English and an MA equivalent in military af- meric epics, Virgil brilliantly tells the story of Ae- fairs from the Royal College of Defence Studies in the neas’ escape from Troy, his journey and eventually UK. He is a co-moderator in the OLLI Poetry Workshop. his founding of Rome. Translator Robert Fagles has said, “The Aeneid is one of the saddest poems I F405 More Than the (W)right Stuff: know of in any language. It is hard, heroic, heart- Ann Petry Revealed breaking.” This seven-week course focuses on a Thursdays, 11:45–1:15, Oct. 22–Nov. 12 close reading of the 12 books of The Aeneid in (Four sessions) seminar format. Only the first class will be a lec- Instructor: Keith Clark ture to provide background information and addi- Though Richard Wright has garnered a much tional context for our study. Two books will be as- wider readership as the most prominent African signed for each of the following six weeks. Famili- American writer of the 1940s, Ann Petry, who was arity with the Homeric epics will be useful but is born in the same year as Wright, has always re- not necessary. Fagles’ translation of The Aeneid is mained in his shadow. But her 1946 novel, The recommended for this class and will be available at Street, remains a classic in the American literary the OLLI office. Class limit: 25. canon, and is the first novel by a black woman Barbara Nelson joined OLLI in the fall of 2007 after writer to sell a million copies. This course will in- retiring from teaching at Thomas Jefferson High School troduce a writer whose works still merit more for Science and Technology. She has led discussions of The Odyssey, The Oresteia and The Iliad in 2008-2009. popular and scholarly attention. In addition to She is a docent at the National Portrait Gallery, a dedi- reading her premier novel, we will also explore cated rower and gardener, and a life-long learner. several pieces from her collection Miss Muriel and Other Stories, another groundbreaking work that F404 Shakespeare’s Coriolanus has been relegated to the literary margins. Both The Street and Miss Muriel and Other Stories are Mondays, 11:45–1:15, Sept. 21–Nov. 9 in print and available at local bookstores or Instructor: Mike McNamara through online booksellers. Shakespeare’s last tragedy, Coriolanus, has stimu- Keith Clark is the associate professor of English and lated a resurgence of interest in the past few African American Studies at George Mason. His publi- years, given the play’s unusual military and politi- cations include Black Manhood in James Baldwin, cal themes. Coriolanus, a valiant general of Re- Ernest J. Gaines and August Wilson (University of Illi- publican Rome, is highly successful in war against nois Press, 2002) and Contemporary Black Men’s Fic- the Volscians. However, his proud, outspoken tion and Drama (University of Illinois Press, 2001). He manner and contempt for the plebeians of Rome, is currently writing a book based on Ann Petry's fiction. together with his limited ability to work within a political system, mark him for eventual disgrace and banishment. Seeking revenge, he reappears at the walls of Rome, this time leading the people he defeated, the Volscians, and is persuaded by his Log on to www.olli.gmu.edu family to spare the city. Coriolanus is one of

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F406 Portrait of the Artist as A Young teller of tales; playwrights and actors have created Sherlockian plays, films, radio programs, and tele- Man Lectures vision shows for more than 100 years; and there Mondays, 2:00–3:30, Oct. 5, Oct. 19–Nov. 9 are the Sherlockians and their societies, such as (Five sessions) the Baker Street Irregulars. The BSI, founded 75 Instructor: Cóilín Owens years ago, continue their “grand game” of pre- James Joyce’s A Portrait of the Artist as a Young tending that the world of Sherlock Holmes is real Man is one of the most influential novels of the and they attempt to explain, or explain away, the twentieth century. A largely autobiographical ac- inconsistencies and contradictions in the stories. count of Joyce’s own childhood and adolescence, We will use The Complete Sherlock Holmes, with it describes his struggles with the powerful forces an introduction by Christopher Morley, first pub- that shaped his consciousness: family, church and lished by Doubleday Doran in 1930 and still avail- nation. It is written in a sequence of styles appro- able in print from Barnes & Noble. Copies will be priate to the levels of psychological development available for purchase from the OLLI office. of the sensitive and intelligent hero. Its impres- Peter E. Blau is a geologist and journalist who discov- sionism, irony and mythological structures make ered the world of Sherlockians in 1948 and has been a it a classic of literary modernism. Its profound member of the BSI since 1959, currently serving as insights into the experience of growing up give it secretary of the society. He joined the Red Circle of universal appeal. These lectures will put the novel Washington, the local Sherlockian society, in 1970. in historical context, discuss its main ideas, give careful examination to selected passages and F408 Poetry Workshop summarize the scholarly fuss. Tuesdays, 11:45–1:15, Sept. 22–Nov. 10 • Oct. 5: Introduction and Chapter One: Child- Moderators: Mike McNamara, Jan Bohall hood and Early Education. The Poetry Workshop allows beginning and experi- • Oct. 19: Chapters Two and Three: Family, Sin enced poets the opportunity to read their work to and Punishment. others and to receive criticism from the group on • Oct. 26: Chapter Four: Repentance, Recovery how best to improve their poetry. Workshop mem- and Epiphany. bers should bring an original poem in draft or revi- • Nov. 2: Chapter Five: Stephen as Aesthete, Liter- sion, or a poem they admire by another poet, to ary Theorist and Potential Artist. each session for discussion. At each meeting, if • Nov. 9: Joyce’s Dublin: A Virtual Tour. time permits, the workshop will also briefly explore Cóilín Owens taught English at Cleveland State, Kent some major aspect of poetry and examine the mys- State and George Mason Universities for 35 years. He teries of how to get published. Some members took a slightly early retirement to devote his energies to have won prizes in poetry competitions and have the study of the early works of James Joyce. In the past had poems published. three years he has written two books, James Joyce’s Mike McNamara has been published in Mindprints, a Painful Case and How Joyce Writes: After the Race, and Literary Journal; Write On!!; Spitball, The Literary has the next three under development. He has given Baseball Magazine; Patrolling, The Journal of the 75th many courses for the Smithsonian Institution, Arlington Ranger Regiment and Fairfax Ink. He has won eight Learning in Retirement Institute, OLLI and other com- awards in the past four years in the Poetry Society of munity organizations in the Washington area. Virginia’s annual competition. Jan Bohall has been published in Passager: A Journal F407 Sherlock Holmes and Sir Arthur of Remembrance and Discovery; The Orange County Register; Write On!!; The Poet’s Domain; and Fairfax Conan Doyle Ink. She is a member of the Poetry Society of Virginia. Tuesdays, 11:45–1:15, Sept. 22–Nov. 10 Instructor: Peter E. Blau F409 Willa Cather and the Southwest This year marks the 150th anniversary of the birth Wednesdays, 9:30–11:00, Sept. 23–Nov. 11 of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, author of the Sherlock Instructor: Debbie Halverson Holmes stories and many more works. This course While both Death Comes for the Archbishop and will focus on the reasons Sherlock Holmes is as The Professor’s House, two of Cather’s most suc- popular today as when the stories were first pub- cessful novels, have been taught at OLLI, neither lished: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was an excellent study was set into the context of her broad and

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deep fascination with the southwestern region of War II to 1963–from the building of Levittown to the United States. We will examine both of these the assassination of President Kennedy. The major novels and a few of her short stories, showing how setting is the city/suburban culture of New York. the spiritual inspiration she derived from her per- We will read stories primarily by Cheever, Yates sonal experiences in that area translated into and Shirley Jackson. Copies of the stories will be multi-dimensional works of her art. No one can distributed the first day of class. read Cather without marveling at her writing skill, Janet Arthur has led OLLI classes in southern fiction her ability to place her reader on site and within and lyrics from great American songs. A former high the emotion of the moment, even if that moment school English teacher, she graduated from Duke Uni- occurred in centuries long gone. Persons taking versity and was a fellow in the Writing Project at UNC- Charlotte. She is a docent at the Folger Shakespeare this course may acquire any edition of these two Library. novels; used copies should be easily available. Debbie Halverson has developed a fond appreciation for the work of Willa Cather, especially for her writing R412 Literary Roundtable skill and insight into the human heart. This apprecia- Wednesdays, 11:45–1:15, Sept. 23–Nov. 11 tion comes in her OLLI years rather than when Debbie Reston’s Used Book Shop at Lake Anne was a student of American literature at Middlebury (Note location) College, proving that teaching at OLLI opens up vast Moderators: Janice Dewire, Carol Henderson new opportunities for intellectual growth. Debbie is This long-running short-story discussion class will currently membership committee chair and a past conclude the reading of an anthology begun two president of the Institute. years ago: The Story and Its Writer, sixth edition (2003), edited by Ann Charters. This book in- R410 Let’s Talk About Books cludes good stories, old and new, from around the Tuesdays, 11:45–1:15, Sept. 22–Nov. 10 world, as well as commentary on the stories from Moderators: Sue Schram, Sue Wensell the authors and other writers. Stories this term For book lovers this is a chance to talk about books. range from authors Katherine Anne Porter and This could include books you are reading now, favor- William Sydney Porter (O. Henry) to Tobias Wolff ites from the past, perhaps a special book from your and Virginia Woolf. Since these are the final selec- childhood (or one you’ve found for your grandchil- tions in the book, no new class members are be- dren), fiction of all genres, non-fiction OR you may ing accepted this term (in order to avoid asking want to just come to listen. Emphasis will not be on new members to purchase an 1800-page anthol- formal “book reports” but on sharing in a relaxed ogy). Class limit: 23. setting. Class limit: 20. Janice Dewire and Carol Henderson are enthusiastic Sue Schram and Sue Wensell, founders and former Literary Roundtable participants and former OLLI owners of Reston’s Used Book Shop, have shared their Board members who took on the moderator role several love of books since meeting in 1966. That love of years ago for this popular course, one of the longest books gave birth to Reston’s Used Book Shop in running at Lake Anne. 1978. The “Sues” spent 21 years enjoying the sharing of their knowledge of books and learning more from their customers. Having sold the shop to long-time R413 Tolstoy and Anna Karenina employees and friends, they now enjoy even more time Mondays, 11:45–1:15, Sept. 21–Nov. 9 to explore their love of books. Instructor: Jane Catron On one occasion an aspiring writer asked Ernest R411 The Fifties Zeitgeist in American Hemingway for advice about how to learn to write well. Hemingway responded, “Read Anna Karen- Short Fiction ina.” The next question was, “What else?” The an- Thursdays, 11:45–1:15, Sept. 24–Nov. 12 swer was, “Read Anna Karenina again.” This inci- Instructor: Janet Arthur dent serves to point out the novel’s singular A new biography of John Cheever and Richard achievement. It is peopled with a dazzling array of Yates’ film, Revolutionary Road, have turned at- realistic characters striving in various ways, some tention to the personal and domestic life pictured successfully, others not, to find happiness and pur- in fiction during the fifties. This course will define pose in life. The novel is set in the Czarist Russia of the fifties as the period from the end of World Tolstoy’s time and is highly autobiographical. To

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read or reread this masterpiece enriches one’s un- different topic, including current events in France derstanding of the human experience. Students are and French literature samplings. All students will asked to use the Signet Classic edition. be encouraged to speak about a subject of their Jane Catron retired from McLean High School where choice. she taught English for 26 years and received recogni- Beverley Persell lived in France as a child and at- tion for exemplary teaching. She holds a master’s de- tended school in Bourges. She earned her BA degree in gree from Georgetown University in liberal studies. French from Mary Washington College and is certified Leo Tolstoy was one of the four writers whose lives she to teach beginning French through advanced place- examined in her master’s thesis. This is the fourteenth ment. She has taught at the Congressional School in class she has taught for OLLI. Falls Church and at Flint Hill Prep School, where she was the Foreign Language Department Chairman. She L414 Creative Writing Workshop studied in France at several teachers’ institutes and Wednesdays, 1:00–2:30, September 23–Nov. 11 also at the University of Toulouse and the Sorbonne. She has been an OLLI member since 2004. Instructor: Madeline Lynn This round table affords a safe haven for writers of all levels to share their work with others, and to F502 Basic Beginning Spanish give and receive constructive feedback and cri- Tuesdays, 11:45–1:15, Sept. 22–Nov. 10 tique. In last winter’s workshop, memorable char- Instructor: Joanne Becker acters sprung from the pages of the participants’ It’s becoming more and more necessary to know short stories, personal essays and memoir pieces. how to speak and understand Spanish. This class We noted the ways, in all three forms, that char- will introduce you to basic Spanish expressions acter and action are enhanced by skillful weaving and vocabulary to help you cope in various situa- of both narrative and dialogue. Each of the fall tions. Some fundamental expressions will be classes will open with a half-hour discussion of the taught to help you with greetings, introductions, craft and technique of masters and teachers of asking for directions and making purchases in a the art, such as George Garrett, the former head store or market. You will learn how to recognize of the University of Virginia’s creative writing pro- words that are similar in Spanish and English. gram. In his essay, “Going to See the Elephant: Learn some tricks to help you decipher words and Our Duty as Storytellers,” Garrett writes: “We do understand what they mean. All topics will be cov- the work alone, as alone as can be… But there is ered at the discretion of the instructor according much we can tell each other and much that can to the needs and pace of the students. be gained by telling each other our experiences. Joanne Becker is a certified teacher in Virginia and We must work together to be ready, one at a taught in the Fairfax County school system for 22 years, teaching at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science time, for the necessary angel to arrive on the and Technology for the last ten years of her career. She scene and the mystery and magic of making to has studied and traveled in several Spanish-speaking begin.” countries, including home-stay study programs in Mex- Madeline Lynn received an MA in interdisciplinary ico and Spain. She has received certificates of achieve- studies in literature and drama from American Univer- ment in study programs for Spanish teachers at univer- sity. Her short stories have appeared in Nimrod Inter- sities in Spain, including the University of Salamanca, national Journal Awards 20, Kalliope and Union Street the University of Santiago de Compostela and Deusto Review. University in Bilboa.

F503 Advanced Conversational 500 Languages Spanish Class–Panel en Español Tuesdays, 2:00–3:30, Sept. 22–Nov. 10 F501 French Conversation Instructor: Bernardo Vargas The objective of the class is practicing the Span- Mondays, 11:45–1:15, Sept. 21–Nov. 9 ish language while discussing and analyzing Instructor: Beverley Persell newspaper articles or literature. The subjects to French conversation class is for those who have an be discussed will be presented by the students understanding of French and want to improve and the instructor. The instructor will lead the your conversation level. Each week we will have a class in interactive conversation. The class will

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be conducted in Spanish; however, English will lively writing and pointed argument (sometimes be used occasionally to clarify and explain gram- thought-provoking, sometimes seriously flawed), mar and idiomatic expressions. these and other authors (e.g., physics Nobel Lau- Bernardo Vargas, a trial attorney at law and economist, reate Steven Weinberg) have urged believers of all graduated from the Pontificia Catholic University Javeri- stripes and creeds to throw away the “God ana in Bogotá, Colombia. He held government jobs in crutch” and grow up. This course will look at old the area of education, including secretary of education and new arguments now being advanced for athe- of the state government in Bogotá, and general secre- ism by these and other thinkers, as well as some tary of the National Technological Institute of Colom- bia. For two years he studied at the International Gradu- of the counter-arguments and rejoinders from dif- ate School at the University of Pittsburgh, receiving a ferent faith communities and other thinkers (e.g., degree in public administration and economic and so- John Polkinghorne, David Aikman and Huston cial development. Currently, Mr. Vargas is an editor of Smith). You are invited to take a front-row seat an online Spanish newspaper . on the debate. Bruce O. Boston holds a PhD from Princeton Semi- R504 Conversational Spanish nary and has taught about a dozen courses for OLLI over the years. While willing to give the atheists their Tuesdays, 2:00–3:30, Sept. 22–Nov. 10 due, he remains a believer—but promotes no specific Instructor: Virginia Gonzalez doctrine. Since Spanish is such a popular language, we are offer- ing a Spanish class for beginners. We will learn vocabulary F602 The Christian Church: The First and phrases, which will help us get acquainted with everyday usage of this language. 200 Years Virginia Gonzalez was born in Mexico City. She finished Tuesdays, 2:00–3:30, Sept. 22–Oct. 13 her studies in Spanish literature and business at the (Four sessions) University of Mexico City. She worked as an editor of Instructor: John Rybicki an international medical journal for ten years, with re- The earliest Church as described in the Acts of sponsibility for the translation of articles submitted for the Apostles was not far removed from its Judaic publication. When she came to the United States she roots. First Hellenized Jews and then Gentiles taught Spanish to eighth graders and worked as a Span- ish tutor for students of all grades. She was a director of who became Christian had an immediate influ- conventions and exhibitor services for an association, ence on the Church’s development. The destruc- where she also reviewed the translations into Spanish of tion of Jerusalem in 70 CE and the spread of all the documents and commercial advertisements for Christianity dramatically changed the direction of the association. the early movement. This course will examine the early Church, its controversies and the develop- ment of doctrine and how it resolved problems. 600 Religion, Philosophy The focus will be on the early Church as described and Ethics in both biblical and non-biblical sources and the personalities who were influential in the Church’s early doctrinal developments. F601 The New Atheism John Rybicki is a frequent OLLI speaker whose popular religion courses have often included discussion sessions Wednesdays, 9:30–11:00, Sept. 23–Nov. 11 as well as lively, informative lectures. Over the past Instructor: Bruce O. Boston years he has taught numerous aspects of Christianity Over the past ten years, authors of a group of and comparative religious philosophy. He holds three books, articles and essays has been mounting a master’s degrees, including one in theology, and renewed and vigorous (some would say vicious) teaches at many organizations in the metropolitan area. assault on God, belief and religion in gen- eral. Such outspoken works as Richard Dawkins’ F603 Nicomachean Ethics: Part 1 The God Delusion; Christopher Hitchens’ God is Not Mondays, 9:30–11:00, Sept. 21–Nov. 9 Great; Daniel Dennett’s Breaking the Spell; and Sam Facilitator: Bob Lawshe Harris’ The End of Faith have challenged any and Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics is one of the pri- all arguments in support of any Deity; many theolo- mary texts in all of ethical theory. In it Aristotle gians have been put on the defensive. Through tries to answer a simple question, “How should I

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live my life?” or, “What kind of life is right for R605 Messianic Prophecies of the me”? It is a surprisingly difficult question and Ar- istotle’s answer may be surprising as well. In the Hebrew Scriptures: Jewish and work he focuses on actions not abstract theory. Christian Understandings We will read, discuss and study this text over the Tuesdays, 2:00–3:30, Oct. 20–Nov. 10 fall, winter and spring terms. Class members are (Four sessions) expected to have their own copy of Nicomachean Instructor: Steven Goldman Ethics and to read assigned portions of the work See course F604 for description and instructor prior to classes. During class we will discuss that background. week’s reading and try to figure out just what is going on. There will be no rushing; if a particular section takes a bit longer to get through, we will R606 Questions of Value, Patrick Grim spend the necessary time on it. After all, we’re Wednesdays, Sept. 23–Oct. 7, Oct. 21–Nov. 4, retired, or at least some of us are, anyway! We will 10:00–11:30 use the study group format; in-class participation (Six sessions, Note dates) is expected. Facilitators: Abbie Edwards, Bob Lawshe Bob Lawshe holds a bachelor’s degree from Rutgers Our lives are filled with everyday questions of fact and a master’s from American University. An OLLI and finance. Which investment brings the highest member, he has previously taught several classes in return? What school district is the house in? But philosophy at OLLI. what is it that gives something genuine value? What things are really worth striving for? What is F604 Messianic Prophecies of the it that makes life worth living? Are there values Hebrew Scriptures: Jewish and that transcend cultural differences? Questions of Value is a course for those who have ever felt the Christian Understandings tug of such questions or who wants to fine-tune Wednesdays, 11:45–1:15, Sept. 23–Oct. 14 their ability to see how the deeper questions of (Four sessions) ethics and values apply to the choices that make Instructor: Steven Goldman up their lives. The really fundamental questions of “These are the words which I (Jesus) spake unto our lives, says Professor Patrick Grim, are ques- you, while I was yet with you, that all things must tions of value. During this six-week course, we will be fulfilled, which were written in the law of watch and discuss six video lectures by Professor Moses, and in the prophets, and in the psalms, Grim from the Teaching Company course, Ques- concerning me.”(Luke 24:44) tions of Value, on different aspects of values. Our The New Testament declares that Jesus is the goal is not to answer any questions, but “to open promised Messiah foretold in the Hebrew Scrip- issues for thoughtful consideration.” We will use tures based on the fulfillment of prophecy. This the study group format; in-class participation is course will examine those claims and present Jew- expected. ish and Christian interpretations of the relevant Biblical texts. L607 Major Doctrines of the Bible: A Steven C. Goldman retired from federal service in 2007 as director of the Office of Nonproliferation and Treaty Comparative Perspective Compliance at the U.S. Department of Commerce. His Thursdays, 1:00–2:30, Sept. 24–Nov. 12 avocation for many years has been in the area of biblical Instructor: Steven Goldman studies. He now teaches at OLLI at Mason. “If a man die, shall he live again?” (Job 14:14). Note: This class will also be offered at Reston. See “Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I Course R605. may have eternal life?” (Matthew 19:16). “What is truth?” (John 18:38). “How then can man be justi- fied with God?” (Job 25:4). “He hath shown thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the Lord re- quire of thee.” (Micah 6:8). These are some of the Register online at www.olliatgmu.org grand questions that are addressed in the Bible. Yet there are major disagreements regarding how

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the answers the Bible provides are to be properly Bradley Morgan holds a BS from Georgia Tech and an understood. This course examines some of the ma- MS from UCLA. Stephan Marias holds a BS in produc- jor doctrines of the Bible and how Jewish and tion management and an MBA from UNISA in South Christian denominations, and those who have no Africa. Both have extensive business experience and faith, often reach different conclusions reading the both are also professionally certified by the Newfield program to teach Ontology and the Human Observer. same texts. Issues to be discussed include: the na- ture and character of God; the attributes and mis- sion of the Messiah; the immortality of the soul; 700 Current Events what God requires of human beings who wish to be declared righteous in His sight; and others. The course will also examine difficult biblical texts that present major ethical challenges. F701 Foreign Policy Roundtable See Course F604 for instructor background. Mondays, 2:00–3:30, Sept. 21–Nov. 9

Moderator: John Coffey L608 Series in Communication and This course examines selected topics in contem- Relationship porary American foreign policy. Each topic has Thursdays, 1:00–2:30, Sept. 24–Oct. 15 designated readings, which participants must (Four sessions) read and come prepared to discuss thoughtfully. Instructors: Bradley Morgan, Stephan Marias This is a discussion seminar. The moderator will Ontology of the Human Observer is a new discipline, not lecture, but rather lead discussion with ques- emerging from significant developments in philoso- tions and offer comments as appropriate. Partici- phy and biology in the latter half of the twentieth pants will receive the readings prior to the begin- century, and is described as “deceptively simple, yet ning of the course. Class Limit: 20. elegant and powerful.” Its focus is on providing a ● Sept. 21: What Is the National Interest? The fresh practical understanding of human beings and readings are: John Lewis Gaddis, “Ending Tyranny: the nature of human communication. Join Bradley The Past and Future of an Idea,” The American In- Morgan and Stephan Marias in workshop discus- terest, (Sept.–Oct., 2008); Justine Rosenthal, “A sions to learn more about expanding communica- Sit-Down with Brent Scowcroft,” The National In- tion in your world by being an Observer. terest, (Jan.–Feb., 2009). • Sept. 24: The Four Horsemen. Reasons and ways to ● Sept. 28: Where’s Europe Going? The readings avoid the four horsemen behaviors: contempt, blame, are: A. Wes Mitchell, “Perhapsburg: What the Euro- defensiveness and stonewalling will be discussed. pean Union Is and Isn’t,” The American Interest, • Oct. 1: Multi-Generational Communication and (Nov.–Dec., 2008); Geoffrey Wheatcroft, “Continental Misunderstanding. Every generation is shaped by Drifts,” The National Interest, (Mar.–Apr., 2009); national events, global crises, cultural upbringing William Drozdiak, “In Europe, Breaking Up Is So and family interaction. We will examine ways to Easy to Do,” The Washington Post, March 1, 2009. identify and bridge language gaps with other gen- ● Oct. 5: NATO: Looking for a Job? The readings erations. are: Rajon Menon, “NATO, R.I.P,” The American • Oct. 8: How to Build Authentic Relationships. Interest, (Nov.–Dec., 2008); Richard K. Betts, Ways to establish and maintain mutually nurturing “The Three Faces of NATO,” The National Interest, relationships will be discussed. Learn to distin- (Mar.–Apr., 2009). guish how “telling” and “requesting” is interpreted ● Oct. 12: Taming a Russian Bear: The readings by different individuals and discover the speech are: Michael Mandelbaum, “Modest Expectations: elements that foster trust and create synergy. Facing Up to Our Russia Options,” The American • Oct. 15: Live Your Life in Boldness. Distinguish Interest (May–June, 2009); Arkady Ostrovski, “Reversal between opinions and provable facts about your of Fortune,” Foreign Policy (Mar.–Apr., 2009). ● goals; identify the difference between boldness Oct. 19: China Rising or Falling? The Great De- and recklessness; learn the tools that keep you in bate. The readings are: Minxin Pei, “Looming Stag- action and avoid derailment. nation,” The National Interest, (Mar.–Apr., 2009); Jonathan Anderson, “Beijing’s Exceptionalism,” ibid.

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● Oct. 26: Managing Iran. The readings are: David • Oct. 26: Foreign Policy in the Twenty-first Cen- Kay, “The Iranian Fallout,” The National Interest, tury. Richard Armitage, president, Armitage In- (Sept.–Oct., 2008); Gary Sick, “The Republic and ternational. the Rahbar,” The National Interest, (Jan.–Feb., • Nov. 2: Supporting our Soldiers. Gen. Eric Shin- 2009); Robert Baer, “Iranian Resurrection,” The seki U.S. Army (Ret.), former commander in Iraq National Interest, (Nov.–Dec., 2008). and now the Secretary of Veteran Affairs. ● Nov. 2: U.S. Defense Strategy. The readings are: • Nov. 9: Obama’s Midterm Midterm: Evaluating Robert M. Gates, “A Balanced Strategy,” Foreign Af- the First Eight Months. Associate Professor Dr. fairs, (Jan.–Feb., 2009); T. X. Hammes, “The Art of Jeremy D. Mayer, School of Public Policy, George Petraeus,” The National Interest, (Nov.–Dec., 2008); Mason University. David Ignatius, “Petraeus’s Tougher Fight,” The Washington Post, May 13, 2009; Celeste Ward, F703 The Israeli—Palestinian Conflict “Countering the Military’s Latest Mantra,” The Wash- Thursdays, 9:30–11:00, Oct. 22–Nov. 12 ington Post, May 17, 2009. (Four sessions) ● Nov. 9: Civilian Elements of National Security. Coordinator: Jack Samarias The readings are: David Ignatius, “Welcome to the This conflict has been on everybody’s mind for the Toughest Job in Town,” The Washington Post, last 60 years. A number of wars have been fought, March 1, 2009; J. Anthony Holmes, “Where Are an incredible amount of time and effort has been the Civilians? How to Rebuild the U.S. Foreign Ser- spent and many alternatives have been suggested, vice,” Foreign Affairs, (Jan.–Feb., 2009); Matthew without results. This four-week seminar will at- Bogdanos, “Duties That Are Best Shared,” The tempt to analyze the situation, give insights and Washington Post, March 1, 2009; Carol Grigsby, provide some food for thought. Although the sub- “Binding the Nation: National Service in America,” ject will be presented from an Israeli perspective, Parameters, (Winter, 2008–09). we will discuss various points of view to provide John Coffey received his PhD in history from Stanford balance. Four different lecturers, knowledgeable University and taught for 20 years before spending 15 on the subject, will present a variety of perspec- years in government, retiring from the State Depart- ment in 2005. He has published widely in foreign and tives and a short history of the area. defense policy. F704 What’s in the Daily News? F702 America and the World Mondays, 9:30–11:00, Sept. 21–Nov. 9 Mondays, 11:45–1:15, Sept. 21–Nov.9 Moderators: Peter Van Ryzin, Dorsey Chescavage Church of the Good Shepherd (Note location) Do you have an opinion on what’s happening in Coordinator: Carlyn Elder the world today? Would you like to express and Join us as experts in their fields define the chal- share your views with others? If so, join other lenges we face in this ever-changing world. news junkies each week to discuss, debate and, • Sept. 21: Pakistan: The Center of Middle East yes, sometimes disagree, as to the significance Terror. Ashley Tellis, Carnegie Endowment for and meaning of events both great and small. All International Peace. views are welcomed in a spirit of give and take. Class limit: 33. • Sept. 28: Reacting to the Current Economic En- Peter Van Ryzin is an OLLI member and addicted news vironment. Matthew Teems, CFP (Certified Fi- junky. He graduated from Duke University and was a nancial Planner) and vice-president at Merrill- career Marine, including two combat tours in Vietnam. Lynch. He retired as a Colonel in 1990 and pursued a business • Oct. 5: Obama’s Russian Problem. Melvin A. career in the legal industry. Goodman, PhD, Center for International Policy. Dorsey Chescavage served for many years as an advo- • Oct. 12: Why Columbus Wouldn’t Recognize Latin cate for military families, testifying regularly before America Today. Faculty Fellow Arthur Domike, various Congressional committees, including Senate American University. and House Armed Services. She recently retired from the Jefferson Consulting Group, where she was a regis- • Oct. 19: Understanding World Affairs. Gwen tered lobbyist specializing in the area of military and Ifill, senior commentator, The News Hour, Public veteran’s health care. Broadcasting System.

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R705 All the News That’s Fit to Print on these topics as they relate to the Obama na- Thursdays, 11:45–1:15, Sept. 24–Nov. 12 tional security strategy. Moderator: Art Hill • Sept. 21: The U.S. Constitution and National We live in an age of information overload from TV, Security. radio, the Internet, magazines and newspapers. • Sept. 28: Morality and National Security. Many of us depend most on our newspapers to • Oct. 5: Obama’s Economic Agenda. bring us news about world events, popular trends Brig. Gen. John H. Johns, U.S. Army, (Ret.), served 26 years as a combat arms officer. In 1960, he began a and advances in science, business, sports and en- series of assignments focused on counterinsurgency tertainment. In this discussion group we will look strategy and doctrine, including eight years on the at hot topics of the day. All opinions are welcome U.S. Army general staff. After military retirement and a for what should be a lively news discussion. tour as a deputy assistant secretary of defense, General Art Hill is a retired attorney now active in community Johns was a professor of political science at the Na- organizations in Reston. He classifies himself as mod- tional Defense University, teaching national security erately news obsessed–with an emphasis on politics and strategy and national security decision-making. actions of government. • Oct. 12: Piracy in the Indian Ocean.

Bill Aird, leader of our final session, served 27 years in R706 Supreme Court: Current Cases the U.S. military. Bill, who has master’s degrees in en- Tuesdays, 9:30–11:00, Sept. 22–Nov. 10 gineering and education, was with the U.S. State De- Instructor: Ben Gold partment refurbishing the U.S. embassy building in This is a discussion class that will address cases Mogadishu, Somalia, prior to our military action in the Supreme Court will hear during its 2009– 1993. Join Bill for discussion and film excerpts con- cerning the complexity of a recurring national and in- 2010 term. The class will use instructor-provided ternational security issue. material consisting of case backgrounds, lower court decisions and edited briefs filed with the Supreme Court. For the selected cases, edited L708 The New Yorker: A Round Table copies of the oral arguments will also be made Discussion available. Because of the number of documents, Thursdays, 10:30–12:00, Sept. 24–Nov. 12 these materials will only be available over the Moderator: Marilyn Eckert Internet. Our discussion of each case will look at Informal discussions of articles from current or the parties on both sides, the likely position of archive copies of The New Yorker magazine will be each justice who will decide the case and the so- led by participants. Choices will vary among fea- cial and political context surrounding the case. ture articles, biography, fiction, cartoons and ad- All cases discussed will be decided no later than vertising. Reading material will be duplicated and the end of June 2010 so that you can see how well distributed one week before each class. Copies of you would do as a Supreme Court Justice. the article for the first class will be available in Ben Gold graduated from Stanford University with a the office. BA in political science. He was commissioned in the Marilyn Eckert will coordinate the series after leading U.S. Navy as a surface warfare officer and there earned the first class. She has taught Tai Chi classes and lec- an MS in computer science. After retirement from the tured on aging. She is a member of OLLI-Loudoun’s Navy he worked in the computer industry. He has Executive Committee. served as a docent at the Supreme Court for the past six years.

L707 Current Issues in National Security Mondays, 1:00–2:30, Sept. 21–Oct. 12 (Four sessions) Coordinator: Madeline Lynn The first three lectures of this session will be led Register on line at www.olliatgmu.org by Brig. Gen. John H. Johns. Join General Johns for up-to-the-minute information and discussion

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released, allowing the public to learn how U.S. 800 Science, Technology intelligence was able to monitor the Cold War and Health arms race. • Sept. 24: President Eisenhower Authorizes the F801 U. S. Forest Sustainability Corona Program. Success demanded the proper performance of seven untried technologies. The Wednesdays, 11:45–1:15, Oct. 21–Nov. 11 first 12 missions failed. Mission 9009 was (Four sessions) launched, and the world was changed forever. Coordinators: Fred Kaiser, Brian Payne • Oct. 1: The Corona System. An operation over U.S. forests are vitally important. They occupy 29 northern Virginia in 1968 shows its capability. percent of the area of the contiguous 48 states, Operations over the Middle East after the Six-Day yet supply 53 percent of our fresh water. They se- War illustrate how collection was managed. quester carbon dioxide, provide renewable and • Oct. 8: Ηow Satellite Photography Yields Intelli- energy efficient building materials, are home to gence Information. A revolution in map-making thousands of species of wildlife and provide out- followed the success of satellite photography. The door recreation for tens of millions of visitors Corona camera systems had a resolution of six each year. Although U.S. forests occupy essen- feet. What does that mean? tially the same area as in 1900, approximately 750 • Oct. 15: Τhe Need for High-Resolution Surveil- million acres, they now support four times as lance Imagery. The KH-11, the world’s first digital many people. Continued population growth and camera, was developed for the purpose of surveil- expansion of urban areas are placing added pres- lance imagery. The KH-11 was hit by two security sures on forests. Are U.S. forests sustainable, or is scandals. What were they about? deforestation inevitable? This course is based on Garrett Cochran, a CIA retiree and an OLLI member the forthcoming National Report on Sustainable was directly involved in the activities that will be dis- Forests-2010, which is being developed by the cussed. U.S. Forest Service in collaboration with other world experts on sustainable forest management. F803 Engineering Topics • Oct. 21: U. S. Forest Sustainability Concepts Mondays, 2:00–3:30, Sept. 21–Nov. 9 and Tentative Results of “National Report on Sus- Coordinator: Palmer McGrew tainable Forests–2010”. Guy Robertson, sustain- Eight highly regarded engineers from a variety of ability program leader, U.S. Forest Service. engineering disciplines will provide fascinating • Oct 28: Updated U.S. Forests Resource Inven- insights into diverse fields of engineering. Experi- tory and its Economic and Social Importance. enced in both the academic and practical sides, Brad Smith, associate national program leader, they come to us from backgrounds at Northrop- Forest Inventory and Analysis; and Linda Lang- Grumman, NASA, the Applied Physics Lab at Johns ner, chief analyst and resource assessment leader, Hopkins University, George Mason University, the U.S. Forest Service. University of Maryland, the Corps of Engineers and • Nov. 4: Ecological Factors Including Forest Dis- privately owned and operated engineering compa- turbance from Disease and Fire. Guy Robertson, nies. A former senior engineer who had responsibil- sustainability program leader, U.S. Forest Service. ity for the lower Mississippi River will talk about • Nov. 11: Preservation Efforts for the U.S. Na- the changing role of the federal government in wa- tional Forest System Forests, Grasslands and ter resources development and its impact on the Rangelands. Chris Brown Director of Wilderness, river system. A former NASA engineer will tell us Wild and Scenic Rivers, U.S. Forest Service. about protecting the space environment. An engi- neering company founder and owner will tell us F802 Photographing the Cold War about the challenges to engineers in today’s envi- Thursdays, 9:30–11:00, Sept. 24–Oct. 15 ronment. A modeler for requirements development Tallwood (Four sessions) will explain that interesting field. He will also dem- Instructor: Garrett Cochran onstrate a new agent-based simulation he has in- In 1995 the government declassified information vented. There will be lots, lots more. about Corona, the first spy satellite program. In 2002 information on two follow-on systems was

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F804 Muscles in Motion R805 Energy Policy and Electric Tuesdays, 2:00–3:30, Oct. 20–Nov.10 Vehicles (Four sessions) Tuesdays, 9:30–11:00, Oct. 20–Nov. 10 Coordinators: Jayne Hart and Jo-Anne Plavchan (Four sessions) One of the best ways to counter age-related Coordinator: Oscar Hayes changes of the body is to keep physically active. ● Oct. 20: Smart Grid Policy. Charlie Garlow. But what types of physical activities are best for This class will describe the latest concepts in you? This course will introduce you to different Smart Grid policy proposals. These include time- approaches to fitness. Dress in loose fitting of-day pricing of energy, which encourages off clothes and bring a large towel or exercise mat so peak usage of electricity; time-of-day pricing for that you can try out these techniques. energy delivered to the grid by the customer, ei- ● Oct 20: Stretch for Strength. Most muscles act ther from solar panels or Plug in Hybrid Electric in pairs, as one contracts, its partner stretches. Vehicle (PHEV) battery pack; or other methods. Utilizing this principle we will focus on improving The technology needed to make these features strength, flexibility and balance and controlled possible will also be discussed. breathing to relax, release tensions and diminish ● Oct. 27: Electric Vehicles. Charlie Garlow dis- chronic pain with movement. Carol Tilford is an cusses, in greater detail, PHEVs such as the Toy- ACE certified personal trainer, Yogafit and level ota Prius or Ford Escape Hybrid, but with a bigger two Stott Pilates instructor. battery pack and charging system that charge ● Oct 27: Pilates and Yoga. Yoga is designed to from a wall socket. We will also explore what types tone, strengthen and align the body, uniting of battery technologies are currently available, mind, body and breath. Pilates is a method that and the costs, drawbacks and benefits of each strengthens the core muscles. Combined, these (greater power and energy usually costs more). methods help with strength, postural alignment We will also take a look at the future of EVs and flexibility. Lisa Brunson is certified in Senior (electric vehicles), reviewing what models will be Yoga and Pilates and teaches both in a retirement available for purchase in the near future. community. Charlie Garlow is the vice president of the Elec- ● Nov 3: T’ai Chi Chih. Justin F. Stone, a Master tric Vehicle Association of Greater Washington, of T’ai Chi Chuan, modified the basic movements D.C., and has been the proud owner of several ear- of this traditional discipline for older participants lier electric vehicles. He is in the process of build- and called this “T’ai Chi Chih,” the essence of which ing another one. is “softness and continuity.” Marilyn Eckert, an ● Nov. 3: Imported Oil, a National Security Issue. OLLI member and experienced teacher, learned the Oscar Hayes. The United States imports two- steps of T’ai Chi Chih from Sr. Alice Holden at the thirds of its oil and pays approximately $364 bil- University of the Incarnate Word in San Antonio, lion annually for it–assuming oil priced at $100/ Texas. barrel. (Oil prices peaked at $145/barrel in ● Nov 10: Alexander Technique. AT teaches us to 2008.) We have designed our economy, military recognize ways in which we use ourselves that and industry to operate on imported oil to survive conflict with the natural design of our body. By and prosper. We borrow funds abroad to pay for releasing unnecessary tension and cooperating these imports. Is this sound national security with the body’s natural design, we can experience strategy? Shouldn’t we do something to reduce greater comfort and ease in all our activities. our demand and improve our own security? This Cheryl Terio-Simon is certified by the American session will present the issue and postulate what Society for the Alexander Technique and has stud- we can do to ameliorate this situation. ied with many distinguished American and British ● Nov. 10: How to Implement the New Energy Pol- teachers. icy. President Obama has articulated a new en- ergy policy. Oscar Hayes describes and explains the policy. What are its parts? What does each part really mean to us as consumers and citizens? Can it succeed? How long will it take to make a difference? What changes will it bring? What

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benefits will accrue for implementing it? What is version of the topographic mapping program that the citizen’s role in this new policy? How can we John Wesley Powell began in 1884. Mark holds a help make it more likely to succeed? BA from the University of Connecticut and an MS Oscar Hayes earned a bachelor of electrical engineering from George Mason University, both in geography. with honors from the University of Florida and an MS in • Oct. 12: Lise Meitner: Pioneer of the Nuclear electrical engineering from the University of Southern Age. Lise Meitner fought to get an education in California. After serving four years in the USAF, he physics at a time when women could not attend worked at Sylvania EDL and in 1969 became a co- institutions of higher learning. Eight years after founder of QuesTech, Inc. of McLean, Virginia. His 43- year career has emphasized government electronics sys- fleeing Nazi Germany, where she directed a phys- tems design rather than electrical power engineering. ics section at a prestigious research institute, Lise Meitner, a co-discoverer of nuclear fission, watched R806 Interesting People and Ideas of as her colleague Otto Hahn, alone, received the Nobel Prize for discoveries in which she had Science played a vital role. Mary Kornreich earned a doc- Mondays, 9:30–11:00, Sept. 21–Oct. 12 torate from the Massachusetts Institute of Tech- (Four sessions) nology and a law degree from Georgetown Univer- Coordinator: Mary Kornreich sity Law Center. She is a toxicologist and an envi- In four stimulating presentations, we become ac- ronmental lawyer. quainted with some fascinating scientists and ex- plore their ideas. R807 Charles Darwin • Sept. 21: Einstein, Bohr and the Quantum Me- Mondays, 9:30–11:00, Oct. 19–Nov. 9 chanics Enigma. Since it emerged in 1925, quan- (Four sessions) tum mechanics has remained a scientific and phi- Instructor: Abbie Edwards losophical enigma. We will discuss the nature of On Feb. 12, 1809, Charles Darwin was born to a quantum mechanics; the disagreements regarding prominent family in Great Britain. This year we its meaning and completeness among Einstein, celebrate his 200th birthday and the 150th anni- Bohr and others; and how the issues are regarded versary of the publication of his landmark book today. Sheldon Weiner has a PhD in physics from The Origin of the Species. This four-week course the University of Michigan. The loves of his life will focus on Darwin’s theory of evolution and the have been physics, string instruments and Betty circumstances that led to his thinking on the ori- (not necessarily in that order). gins of life. A two-hour documentary will be shown • Sept. 28: Anne Treisman and Daniel Kahneman, during the first two sessions. It interweaves the Prize-Winning Experimental Psychologists. Can drama of Darwin’s life with current documentary you listen to two conversations at once at a cock- sequences, introducing key concepts of evolution. tail party? Would you be happier if you were We will begin to understand the reasons why he richer? These topics are studied by Treisman and delayed presenting his theories to the public for Kahneman, a married couple working at Princeton 20 years after he returned home from his five year University. Demonstrations of their experiments voyage on the Beagle. The last two sessions will be will complement thumbnail sketches of their discussions on the book itself. What does it mean lives. Catherine Weir has taught, and published to us and how does the concept of evolution im- research in perception psychology. Her degrees pact what we understand about ourselves today? are from University College in London and Colo- This course will focus only on Darwin and his rado College, where she is a professor emerita. theories presented in this landmark book and will • Oct. 5: The Adventures of John Wesley Powell. not delve into the controversies which have sur- John Wesley Powell was a geologist, an ethnolo- faced since the book was first published. gist and early anthropologist. This Civil War hero Abbie Edwards has taught a variety of classes at OLLI relinquished positions as a geology professor and since 2001 including: Digital Photography, World Re- museum curator to lead expeditions into the ligions, Napoleon, Journey of Man, Guns, Germs and Rocky Mountains, Colorado and the Grand Can- Steel and Evolution. yon. He became director of the U.S. Geological Survey. Mark DeMulder works at the U.S. Geo- logical Survey and is responsible for the modern

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L808 Health and Well Being bee colonies, then managed, and finally “kept” Mondays, 1:00–2:30, Oct. 19–Nov. 9 these social insects. The first session will include a (Four sessions) presentation on man’s relationship with honey- Coordinator: Madeline Lynn bees, the dynamics of the hive, honeybee castes The doctors are in for this four-week series which and races, reproduction and hive dynamics. will present a wide variety of interesting health- • Sept. 25: Lunch and field trip to a bee yard. De- related topics. tails to be available on the first day of class. • Oct. 19: Preventative Healthcare for Seniors. Pre- • Sept. 28: This session will describe other polli- ventive strategies concerning lifestyle, exercise, nators and how their behavior differs from the nutrition, accident prevention, health assessments, social honeybee. It will also cover the importance medication, immunization, and mental and emo- of insects in agricultural production and backyard tional status will be discussed. Our speaker is Dr. gardens. Pravin Vora, who has 40 years of experience in • Nov. 2: The major challenges that face hobby medical practice and general surgery both in Eng- and commercial beekeepers will be discussed. land and the USA. Suzy will discuss the following questions: What is • Oct. 26: 1917–1918 Influenza Pandemic. Dr. Marilyn raw honey? Do bee products have medicinal prop- Eckert will explain the quirks of the 1917 influenza erties? What is organic honey? Is the “African virus and the state of medicine and public health at bee” coming to Virginia? the time. Michael Coyne, an OLLI member, will illus- • Nov. 9: This presentation will cover the different trate the poignancy of this earlier era via slides cre- methods for keeping bees used in emerging na- ated from research into family letters sent during the tions. There will also be a discussion on the global last eight months of his uncle’s life, which ended in honey market—where most of our commercial death from the flu in an army medical ward at Camp honey comes from—how purity of this product is Funston, Kansas. Discussion to follow. evaluated, and how the honey is produced. • Nov. 2: Issues in Family Relationships. Dr. Janette Several years ago Suzy Jampoler, geographer and educa- tor, took up beekeeping. Her hives help provide honey Muir, associate dean of the New Century College at and wax products for her granddaughters’ non-profit busi- George Mason University, has received a Mason ness, Hives For Lives, which supports cancer research. teaching excellence award. Her presentations create a lively dialogue in the classroom. Janette will dis- cuss the book she is writing on family relationships, L810 Basic Computers a topic of much importance to human emotional Mondays, 10:00–12:00, Sept. 21–Nov. 9 well being. (Note times) • Nov. 9: The Aging Eye. Causes and treatment of Instructor: Charlie Pryor cataracts, glaucoma, age-related macular degen- This course brings you into the best computer lab eration and other topics will be explained and dis- in Northern Virginia, where you sit at a computer cussed. Dr. Sarah Merrill, board certified ophthal- while an instructor and a coach make things a lot mologist, completed her ophthalmology training at simpler. This is a basic course for beginners who Georgetown University and is with the Virginia Eye are starting out in the exciting world of computing. Center in Lansdowne. She is a comprehensive oph- We will cover terminology, learn to use the mouse thalmologist with a special interest in cataract sur- and keyboard, understand files and folders, do word gery, pediatrics and aesthetic enhancement. processing, browse and search the World Wide Web, and learn to handle email using web- mail. Prerequisites: own a computer running Win- L809 Beekeeping for the Non- dows XP operating system; be able to use a mouse Beekeeper and keyboard; have access to the Internet e.g., Mondays, 10:30–12:00, Sept. 21–28, Nov. 2–9 Earthlink, AOL, Comcast, Openband; have a work- Field Trip: Friday, Sept. 25, 12:00–2:30 ing email account; and have received email from (Four sessions, Note dates and Field trip) others. Instructor: Susan McDonald Jampoler Charlie Pryor retired from the U.S. Army in 1988 and • Sept. 21: Honeybees have been important to man retired from his second career as a civil engineer in since prehistoric times. Man started by robbing 2005. He has taught at the university level, at Army engineer schools and continuing education courses in

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his civilian job. He has used computers at work and at Rosalyn Schanzer as she takes us along on a rol- home since 1984. licking visit to Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands to research her most recent National Geographic book about Charles Darwin. 900 Other • Oct. 14: Gems of Turkey. Turkey is a treasure of history, a melting pot of civilization and cultures. Fred and Marty Kaiser will describe their two visits F901 Trip Tales to Turkey. The presentation begins in Istanbul, Wednesdays, 11:45–1:15, Sept. 23–Nov. 11 where they visited the magnificent St. Sophia, origi- Tallwood nally the church of Divine Wisdom during the Coordinator: Virlinda Snyder Byzantium Empire, the Blue Mosque and Topkapi Enjoy traveling around the world through the eyes Palace. Then on to Troy, Ephesus, Panukkale, Cap- of fellow OLLI members. padocia and the capital city of Ankara. Shopping • Sept. 23: A Southeast Asia, Indian Ocean and opportunities were bountiful and the food was excel- South Africa Odyssey. Part 1 of 2. World travelers lent. OLLI members for ten years, Marty and Fred Lorrin and Ann Garson spent 46 days exploring have traveled extensively in Europe and in Africa. some far-flung destinations: from Singapore • Oct. 21: An India Pilgrimage. Sharon Roslund where they took a heart-stopping ride on the Sin- continues on from the spring session with Part II: gapore Flyer, the world’s highest ferris wheel, to Varanassi. Her documentary takes you via train Kuala Lumpur, the commercial and cultural heart through eastern India, where you will see a snake of Malaysia; then from Penang, Malaysia, a major charmer, an ancient arati ceremony on the banks trading port for tea, spices, and cloth they jour- of the Ganges and holy places of Hindu saints. neyed to Phuket, Thailand, hailed as the “Pearl of The trip was inspired by the life of Paramahansa the Andaman Sea.” A stop was made at the Mal- Yogananda, whose book Autobiography of a Yogi dives, then on to Mahe Island in the Seychelles, a would be good background reading. Chai tea will tropical paradise where turquoise waters lapped be served. against white-sand beaches and palm fronds • Oct. 28: Almost Devoured by Lions: Trip Tales swayed overhead. from the Wilds of Tanzania. Rosalyn Schanzer. • Sept. 30: Alaska-Into the Bush. From Anchor- Hours before we left for Africa an article in the age, Alaska, Dick Young and his wife, Willie, flew in Tanzania News announced that a bus had plunged a six-seater plane, through a narrow glacier-lined off a mountain into a ravine, and our guide’s name mountain pass to the bush town of Port Alsworth was on the list of victims. It turns out, there’s (pop. 100), where their son Dan works as a fisheries more than one person named Omary Rajab. We biologist in Lake Clark National Park. They observed were lucky that our Omary was safe. Why? Come the peak of the annual salmon run. From Port Als- find out during a glorious and dramatic slide show worth, they hiked to Tanalian Falls, boated to a sub- as Omary leads us to kissing hippos, gigantic bull sistence fish camp and took a float plane to Twin elephants, grooming baboons and lion Lotharios so Lakes to see the cabin of legendary wilderness man close to us that we can take pictures of their eye- Dick Preoenneke (One Man’s Wilderness). Dick lashes and their teeth. Get bowled over by our Young is a retired lawyer who joined OLLI two years guide’s trick of driving right up to spectacular bird ago and has taught several courses. species. Listen in as he regales us with African • Oct. 7: A Knock-Your-Socks-off Tour of Ecuador folktales; introduces us to a young sandal clad boy and the Galapagos Islands. Did you ever dream of who, to earn money to send his brother and sis- going eye to eye with Darwin’s mysterious “imps ters to school, helped lead tourists to the top of of darkness,” visiting exotic jungles dripping with Kilimanjaro; and showed us primitive villages full orchids, or climbing spectacular snow-capped vol- of the most colorful Maasai warriors. And how I canoes? Ever imagine swimming with baby seals was almost devoured by lions! and millions of tropical fish in crystal clear waters • Nov. 4: Eastern Mediterranean. In October 2008 or witnessing the mating dance of two blue-footed Sue Roose joined friends and took a cruise on the boobies from mere inches away or photographing eastern Mediterranean. She first enjoyed several hundreds of iridescent hummingbirds and butter- days in Rome and then cruised east to visit flies? Join award-winning author and illustrator Greece, Turkey, Egypt, Cyprus and Naples on the

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Royal Caribbean Legend of the Seas. Roman, hugely enjoyable and worthwhile journey. Greek and Egyptian ruins were the highlights of • Oct. 14: Joey Takes Grandpa to Paris. This is a the shore tours. Sue is a retired from the Federal trip tale of what happened when OLLI member Highway Administration and has been active in Michael Coyne decided to take a week-long pil- OLLI for about 5 years. grimage to Marcel Proust related-sites in Paris. • Nov. 11: A Southeast Asia, Indian Ocean and Because this was his first trip to Paris and his South Africa Odyssey. Part 2 of 2. This presenta- French competency was 57 years out-of-date, he tion will highlight the second segment of the voy- asked his language-fluent granddaughter to act as age Lorrin and Ann Garson took in spring 2009. his tour guide. Among the pictures of Paris, side- The three ports of call in India: Kochi, Mumbai walk cafes and Joey, there are photographs of places and Goa, demonstrate that country’s blending of such as Combray, entrances to the bank buildings history, cultures and faiths. South Africa afforded that have replaced the apartments where Proust us the opportunity to experience wildlife safaris, lived and died, and walking paths in the Champs Zululand and wine country sights. A visit to Reun- Elysees and Bois de Boulogne where the courtesan ion Island, like a green emerald emerging from Odette took her daily exercise. No previous knowl- the blue waters of the Indian Ocean, followed. A edge of Proust is required for enjoying this trip tale. visit to another volcanic island, Mauritius, fea- • Oct. 21, 28 are “open mic mornings.” Any OLLI tured coral reefs, mountain ranges and tropical members who have taken interesting trips or hos- botanical gardens. Come and enjoy the sights and tel adventurers with trip tales to tell, please come descriptions of these exotic locations. forward on the first day of Trip Tales and sign up to do a presentation. The added Trip Tales will be R902 Bridge Refresher announced in the Loudoun Notes. Mondays, 9:30–1:15, Sept. 21–Nov. 9 (Note time) Instructor: Ron Kral If you’d like to refresh your game, learn some newer conventions and practice your playing skills, join us for eight weeks of hands-on learn- ing. This class is for those who have played before but would like to improve their game. The class will consist of a 30-minute lecture, followed by one and one-half hours of play (a double session) with a brief lunch break. Please bring your lunch. Closing Policy Enrollment in this class is limited, but the maxi- mum allows for the occasional absence of some OLLI will not hold classes or events (and the class members. If all 32 class members are pre- Tallwood office will be closed) when county sent not everyone may get to play. Class limit: 32. schools are closed for the day because of inclem- Ron Kral has been a tournament bridge player for ent weather or area-wide emergencies. When more than 30 years. He is a certified “Easybridge!” pre- schools open late, OLLI will open at its normal senter, an American Bridge Teachers Association Mas- time, and classes will meet at their regular ter Teacher and has taught bridge at the Smithsonian times. Tune in to your TV or radio for closing Institution. He is a Gold Life Master possessing over announcements when the weather is bad or 2,500 ACBL Masterpoints. emergencies exist. You can also check the Tallwood answering machine (703-503-3384). L903 Trip Tales Tallwood and Lake Anne Campuses will follow Wednesdays, 10:30–12:00, Oct. 7–Oct. 28 Fairfax County Public Schools. The Loudoun (Four sessions) campus will follow Loudoun County Public Coordinator: Madeline Lynn Schools. • Oct. 7: Argentina on my Mind. Mary Coyne, Note: Fairfax and Loudoun County public schools OLLI Loudoun Events Chair, leads off the fall Trip are closed for non-weather reasons Oct. 12 and Tales series with a presentation of a recent expe- Nov. 2, but OLLI will be in session. dition to Argentina, which she found to be a

900 Fairfax/Reston/Loudoun 28 Special Events Fairfax/Reston/Loudoun For location of special event sites and directions, see maps on inside back cover. • Check with the coordinator if you have questions about a special event. • Special events for Loudoun members are indicated by an ‘L’ in the title number. • Include any fees for special events in separate checks with your registration form. F951 A Tour of the Workhouse Arts History Professor Emeritus Peter Henriques of George Mason University is the author of the highly praised vol- Center ume, Realistic Visionary: A Portrait of George Washing- Wednesday, Sept. 16, 10:30 ton. He is a member of both the editorial board for the (Note date, prior to start of term) George Washington Papers and of the Mount Vernon Coordinator: Florence Adler 703–455–6658 committee of George Washington Scholars. Dr. Henri- The Workhouse Arts Center is a project of the Lor- ques regularly conducts leadership institutes at Mount Vernon for various government and private groups. ton Arts Foundation. The expansive complex, once a correctional facility and now a center for arts, culture and history, has a rich past and an exciting F953 Let’s Spend a Day at the Zoo! new presence. It provides a home for more than Friday, Sept. 25, 9:00–4:00 150 of the finest professional and emerging artists Bus trip as well as cooperative studios, performance and Coordinator: Florence Adler 703–455–6658 theatre venues, dedicated gallery space and event When did you last visit the National Zoo without a facilities. We will carpool to the Center. Plan to child holding your hand? We will be walking the arrive no later than 11:00 as we are scheduled to Asia Trail, which meanders about a quarter mile start our tour at 11:15. We will learn about the past exhibits that are devoted to six endangered history of the site, have the opportunity to tour or threatened species. It is a “green” exhibit, in- the grounds, visit the artists’ studios, and the two- corporating recycled materials, solar-powered wa- story gallery building where we can take in the ter-heating systems and foot paths using natural latest exhibitions of local, regional and interna- tree resins instead of asphalt. The sloth bear and tional artists. They hope to have food service by giant panda habitat buildings are built into the the time of our visit: however, you may have lunch earth for better insulation. We plan to have the off the premises. There are no fees for our visit. cheetah conservation biologist, Craig Saffoe, Directions to the Center will be e-mailed after reg- speak to us at the Ed-Zoo-Cation Station about istration. his responsibilities of caring for the cheetahs as well as trying to breed them. We will also attend F952 George Washington’s Last the sloth bear feeding demo and have one of the keepers for the sloth bears spend some time talk- Lecture: “I am not Afraid” ing about them with our group. Bring your own Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2:00–3:30 lunch and beverage. Soda, water and snack vend- Coordinator: Velma Berkey ing machines are scattered throughout the park. While George Washington would never give a last There is a picnic area in Panda Plaza near where lecture in the mode of Randy Pausch, he was al- our bus will pull in for loading and unloading. ways “on stage” and knew that his examples One of the National Zoo stores is also located would be remembered. The manner in which he there. You can tour the rest of the zoo on your prepared for and faced his final debt of nature own during the time available to us. The bus will tells us much about the man and can also be in- leave promptly at 9:00 from Fair Oaks Mall, Park- spirational as we consider the best way to live— ing Lot No. 44, which is outside the circular road and die. A continuing OLLI returnee, Dr. Henri- across from the Macy’s closest to Sears. Please be ques’ presentations on George Washington never at the bus no later than 8:45. The fee of $22 pay- fail to bring new and unique perspectives on our able to OLLI at the time of registration includes first president. bus fare and the driver gratuity.

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F954 Greetings from the Chairman F956 Defeating Cancer Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2:00–3:30 Friday, Oct. 9, 1:00–2:30 Coordinator: Thom Clement Coordinators: Carr Whitener, Craig Zane Chairman Sharon Bulova, of the Fairfax County’s The Center for Applied Proteomics and Molecular Board of Supervisors, will speak about the chal- Medicine at George Mason is tackling the chal- lenges facing Fairfax County under current eco- lenge of finding a personalized treatment de- nomic conditions. She will also share her perspec- signed for the unique cancer of each individual. tive on progress of the 50+ Action Plan developed Dr. Lance Liotta, and Dr. Emanuel Petricon are in 2006 by the Fairfax County Agency on Aging. co-directors of the Center. Dr. Liotta will talk Sharon Bulova was elected Chairman of the with us about their research using nanotechnol- Board of Supervisors on Feb. 3, 2009. In Novem- ogy to defeat cancer. Their goal is to develop and ber 1987 she was first elected to represent the evaluate methods of personalized identification of Braddock District. Mrs. Bulova has served as the the precise molecular make-up of the person’s Board’s vice chairman and now chairs the Board’s cancer, which will be used to evaluate means for Budget Committee. Since 1988, Mrs. Bulova has its destruction, which could provide rapid patient been a member, and past chairman, of the North- benefits. Successful use of a personalized ap- ern Virginia Transportation Commission. She is a proach would be a “cutting edge” achievement. It founding member of the Virginia Railway Express involves the decoding of the cryptic messages hid- (VRE) Operations Board and has served as that den deep inside the human genome and proteo- board’s chairman four times. In 2008, Mrs. Bulova mic. Such messages are critical links to early dis- served as chairman of Greater Washington 2050, ease detection, after assessment and prognosis, a new regional initiative to improve the quality of leading to patient tailored treatment. Lance Li- life for Washington area residents in the next 50 otta, MD, PhD is co-director of the Center for years by fostering stronger regional cooperation Applied Proteomics and Molecular Medicine at and planning. The Greater Washington 2050 Ini- George Mason, where he is professor of life sci- tiative is led by the Council of Governments ences. Dr. Liotta is the former chief of the labora- (COG) and a coalition of public, business, civic tory of pathology and chief of the section of tu- and environmental stakeholders. mor invasion and metastases in the Division of Clinical Sciences, National Cancer Institute, Na- F955 Native Plants as an Alternative to tional Institute of Health. He holds more than 80 patents and has published more than 650 papers. Alien Invasive Plants Dr. Liotta is listed among the most highly-cited Friday, Oct. 2, 1:00–2:30 medical researchers in the world, as determined Instructor: Shelley Reynolds by the Institute for Science Information. How did invasive plants get here? Why do we pur- chase them? Why are they harmful to our environ- F957 Speak Up for a Child: The Role of ment? What are some native alternatives to these plants? The answers to these questions will be the the Volunteer Advocate focus of this session. Shelley Reynolds has been a Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2:00–3:30 master gardener volunteer in Prince William Instructor: Lisa Banks County for nine years. Her areas of interest are in Fairfax Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) landscape design, Japanese gardens, English cot- is a nonprofit organization that trains citizen volun- tage gardens, gardening for wildlife and native teers who are then appointed by a judge to represent plants as alternatives to invasive plants. She be- the best interests of an abused and neglected child came a master gardener in an effort to maintain in court. In Fairfax County alone, a new case of child her two-acre property in rural Haymarket and to abuse or neglect enters the court system once every create a National Wildlife Federation backyard 30 hours. In every case, the child benefits when an habitat. advocate steps forward to speak for his/her best in- terests. Lisa Banks, program manager for Fairfax CASA, discusses the role of the citizen volunteer as advocate. The session will explore the legal under- pinnings, social dynamics and other complex issues

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that make this form of advocacy both challenging F960 “It Smiles Even in its Tears:” and rewarding. Culpeper in the Civil War, Part II F958 The World’s Ten Greatest Ocean Friday, Oct. 23, 8:00–5:30 Bus Trip Liners of All Time Coordinators: Florence Adler 703–455–6658 Friday, Oct. 16, 1:00–2:30 Michael Kelly, Jennifer Epstein Instructor: James Browning Seeley As a follow up to F959, we will visit Culpeper and Did you know that the SS United States was built parts of its nearby battlefields to trace the Civil in Virginia? She was built in Newport News to U.S. War story of this Virginia Piedmont community, Navy specifications and was the fastest ocean liner including the Graffiti House on the Brandy Sta- of all time. Learn fascinating facts about the tion battlefield. Based on our past Fredericksburg greatest ocean liners of yesteryear, including: and Chancellorsville visits, please plan to wear Lusitania, Mauretania, Titanic, Aquitania, Nor- boots and bring a raincoat and an umbrella. For mandie, Queen Mary, Queen Elizabeth, United lunch, we will either do a bring-your-own bag States, France and Queen Elizabeth II. Each atten- lunch or eat in one of the restaurants in historic dee will receive a full color handout with pictures downtown on our own during a one-hour break. A and facts pertaining to each ship. James Brown- decision regarding this will be made by the rang- ing Seeley is a member of the Titanic Historical ers before registration and will be communicated Society and lectures on maritime history on land to the participants. The bus will leave promptly at and at sea. 8:00 from Fair Oaks Mall Parking Lot No. 44, which is outside the circular road across from the F959 “It Smiles Even in its Tears:” Macy’s closest to Sears. Please be at the bus no later than 7:45. The fee of $24, payable to OLLI Culpeper in the Civil War, Part I at the time of registration, includes bus fare, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2:00–3:30 driver gratuity, and tour of the Graffiti House. Instructor: Michael Kelly From a 1740s frontier settlement to a hotbed of the American Revolution, Culpeper, Virginia, was F961 Eugene O’Neill’s Ah, Wilderness! well known to George Washington. The area thus Saturday, Oct. 24, 2:00 enjoyed a proud history even before the railroad GMU Theatre Space brought prosperity and added importance in the Coordinator: Florence Adler 703–455–6658 early nineteenth century. Later, other notable fig- Eugene O’Neill’s comedy, Ah, Wilderness!, is a ures such as Lee, Jackson, Stuart, Grant, Meade, sharp departure from the gritty reality of the au- Custer, Whitman and Barton came to recognize thor’s renowned dramas. Taking place over the July the value of Culpeper. The 1860s transformed the Fourth weekend of 1906 in an idyllic Connecticut town and county into a war zone where armies of town, it offers a tender portrait of small-town family blue and gray fought more than 160 battles and values, teenage growing pains and young love. The skirmishes, trampled fields, commandeered build- play focuses on a young poet’s rebellion against the ings, and enriched the soil with blood. The shots conformity of middle-class life and the apparent fired at Cedar Mountain, Kelly’s Ford, Brandy Sta- self-deception that fosters it. The 17-year-old Rich- tion and Rappahannock Station respectively, were ard Miller’s weapon is the intellectual heritage he the opening rounds of the titanic battles of Sec- has discovered through reading, and his favorite ond Manassas, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg and ammunition is the quotes of Ibsen, Swinburne and the Wilderness. Join us as we analyze the pivotal Wilde among others. Yearning to explore life in all role played by a Piedmont town in the epic story its different manifestations, and intent on discover- of the Civil War in Virginia. See F960 for informa- ing the deep mysteries of life on his own with a lit- tion on the follow up bus trip. Michael Kelly is a tle help from his dead and not-so-dead predeces- ranger with the U.S. National Park Service. He has sors, the young Richard sets out on an odyssey into presented many courses and led many trips for the land of forbidden pleasures. O’Neill described OLLI. his play as “a sort of wishing out loud. It is the way I would have liked my childhood to have been.” The play, performed by the GMU Players, is directed by

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Howard Vincent Kurtz of the George Mason theater Emily’s Teas. The talk will be followed by a tast- faculty. There will be a post-performance discussion ing. Please bring your own cup and saucer. There with the director and members of the company. will be a charge of $5 for this event. Class min- Tickets are $8, payable to OLLI at the time of regis- ium: 10. tration. F965 What is George Mason Doing for F962 Fall Prevention People with Disabilities? Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2:00–3:30 Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2:00–3:30 Coordinator: Thom Clement Coordinator: Thom Clement Falls are not an inevitable part of aging—falls are This presentation describing George Mason’s As- preventable. Local experts from the Northern Vir- sistive Technology Initiative will explain the many ginia Fall Prevention Coalition will present key ways the university is meeting the needs of stu- components of a Fall Prevention Program devel- dents who have disabilities. The term assistive oped by the Center for Disease Control and Pre- technology means any item, piece of equipment or vention. The presentation will concentrate on the product system that is used to increase, maintain importance of exercise, medication management, or improve the functional capabilities of individu- vision checks and home modifications known to als with disabilities. Participants will see examples reduce the risk of a fall. of equipment and computer software that is being

used in classes all over the Mason campus, includ- F963 The Supreme Court ing: Bus trip • An alternative keyboard for people with a physi- Friday, Oct. 30, 10:00–3:00 cal disability such as quadriplegia. Coordinator: Ben Gold 703–860–8798 • Screen reading software for individuals with vi- Visit the Supreme Court, the most powerful and sion impairments. prestigious judicial institution in the world. At- • Software that provides a visual representation of tend a lecture in the courtroom, view an interest- outlined information for individuals with learning ing short film of interviews with the current sit- disabilities. ting Justices and tour some areas of the building The session will be led by Korey Singleton, man- not seen by the general public. Ben Gold has ager, Assistive Technology Initiative, Equity and served as a docent at the Supreme Court for the Diversity Services at George Mason University. past six years. Lunch will be on your own in the cafeteria at the Supreme Court. Because of secu- F966 Brass Rubbing rity restrictions on Capitol Hill, there will be a 2– Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2:00–4:00 3 block walk between the bus pickup and drop-off Coordinator: Thom Clement point and the entrance to the court. The bus will This brass rubbing workshop will begin with a talk leave promptly at 10:00 from Fair Oaks Mall Lot by an English lecturer about the history that sur- No. 44, outside the circular road near the original rounds the brasses, their symbols and their place Macy’s. Please be at the bus no later than 9:45. in medieval art. After instruction on the materials The fee of $20, payable to OLLI with your registra- available and the rubbing technique, participants tion form, covers the cost of the bus fare and will make a rubbing of their choice using a unique driver gratuity. and fascinating collection of church memorial engravings. Metallic wax crayons in gold, silver or F964 Tea Seminar and Tasting copper give impressive results and beautiful dis- Friday, Oct. 30, 1:00–2:30 plays. There will be a $9 fee to cover class materi- Instructor: Emily Murphy als. Class minimum: 20. Class limit: 36. What’s your Tea IQ? Don’t know? Join us for an enlightening afternoon learning about camellia sinensis. It is, after all, the plant that changed the course of American history. Emily Murphy is certi- fied by the Specialty Tea Institute and The Inter- national School of Protocol and is the owner of

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F967 Abraham Lincoln’s Washington The Sound of Music, My Fair Lady, The King and I, as well as delightful ditties from Gershwin, Cole City Porter and other Americana jewels. Linda is an Friday, Nov. 13, 8:30–4:30 OLLI member and instructor and teaches the Bus Trip long-running Singing for Fun class. Coordinators: Florence Adler 703–455–6658 Michael Kelly, Jason Martz L969 A Life of My Own: Meeting The American Civil War shook Washington City of its complacency as a provincial southern town Eleanor Roosevelt, a play with secessionist leanings and radically trans- Tuesday, Sept. 29, 1:00–2:30 formed it into the embodiment of the Union Instructor: Linda Kenyon cause. Another force driving the transformation Lives of luminaries are the focus of Ed Starr’s Sen- was Abraham Lincoln himself. What was city life ior’s Theater productions, and this revered first like during the war? How was the city described by lady, Eleanor Roosevelt, is one of Starr’s brightest long time inhabitants, as well as by the tens of lights. Active since World War I in educational and thousands of newcomers? Where did the depart- social reform, Eleanor was also a lecturer, newspa- ments of government conduct the country’s busi- per columnist and book author, and champion of ness even as civil war continued? What would the underprivileged and minority groups; during World Lincolns have seen around town? What would sol- War II she served as assistant director, Office of diers and civilians have seen of the Lincolns? Ex- Civilian Defense; after her husband’s death she ac- plore the city through the Lincolns’ eyes during cepted an appointment as U.S. delegate to the UN visits to familiar sites such as the Smithsonian General Assembly. The playbill for A Life of My Castle, the old Patent Office, the U.S. Capitol Own also notes: “…what is most fascinating about grounds, Pennsylvania Avenue and Mr. Lincoln’s her is how she transformed herself into the person own White House neighborhood. Experience a city we all came to admire and love. A shy and awkward under constant threat from hostile invasion by child, starved for recognition and love, she became entering the Civil War Defenses of Washington an inspiration to people of good will all around the and seeing where President and Mrs. Lincoln world.” This popular play is written in minimalist came under fire from Confederate forces. Al- style by Stephen LaRocque, a successful local play- though several sites remain visible from the bus, wright. It takes place on a train ride, and is per- parts of the tour include walks on city streets, formed with only two chairs, a suitcase and one sidewalks and unpaved park trails. Please be pre- remarkably gifted actress. pared for weather conditions and for limited walk- Linda Kenyon has been seen as the Duchess of ing/hiking. We will offer a choice of venues for York in Richard III with the Virginia Shakespeare lunch on your own from approximately noon until Company, and has worked with the Washington 1:00 PM. Please note: this trip is open to all full Stage Guild, Source Theater and the Maryland OLLI members, as well as participants in class Renaissance Festival. Linda has performed live ra- F301. The bus will leave promptly at 8:30 from dio theater, 1984 by George Orwell, and her voice Fair Oaks Mall Parking Lot No. 44, which is out- can be heard on the Discovery Channel in The Last side the circular road from the Macy’s closest to of the Czars and France’s Forgotten Shame. A Sears. Please be at the bus no later than 8:15. The chance encounter between Linda, then a college fee of $22, payable to OLLI at the time of registra- student, and Eleanor Roosevelt was the impetus tion, includes the bus fare and driver gratuity. for this play.

R968 Concert of Songs You Love L970 Land of the Midnight Sun, Friday, Oct. 23, 10:00–11:30 Norway Washington Plaza Baptist Church Sanctuary Thursday, Oct. 22, 1:00–2:30 Instructor: Linda George Instructor: Debbie Halverson Linda George is a classically trained, professional Spending a month in Norway when it’s always vocal soloist. This program will feature Linda light and summer weather is approaching, is an singing Broadway favorites, including songs from experience not to be forgotten. Pictures tell part

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of the tale and the speaker can fill in the rest. L973 A Tour of the Library of Congress Highlights include viewing the mountains as they fall into the sea from a dramatic boat ride cross- Geography and Map Division and ing the North Sea, staying in a rorbu (what’s a the Exhibit: “Exploring the Early “rorbu”?) and viewing the midnight sun right on Americas” the Arctic Circle during the summer solstice. This Friday, Nov. 13, 10:30–2:30 is Debbie’s fifth trip to Norway, but probably not Coordinator: Suzy Jampoler her last, and the first where pictures are shared. The group will meet in the lobby of the Madison Building for a tour of the Library of Congress L971 Discussion (Over Lunch) with (LOC) Geography and Map (G&M) Division. The Elderhostel Ambassador G&M staff will explain the Division’s collections, Wednesday, October 28, 12:00–1:00 show us original early maps of American explora- Instructor: Celeste Brodigan tion, maps of early settlement in the Middle At- Join fellow OLLI members for a briefing from lantic region, and Civil War maps. Lunch will be Elderhostel Ambassador Celeste Brodigan, about on your own in the LOC cafeteria. After lunch the some exciting upcoming domestic and interna- G&M staff will accompany us across the street to tional trips. All are invited to bring a “brown bag the Jefferson building for a guided tour of the lunch” to the OLLI break room, Wednesday, Octo- “Exploring the Early Americas” exhibit, which fea- ber 28; dessert and beverages will be provided. tures selections from the Jay I. Sislak Collection Other members who wish to share interesting of more than 3,000 rare maps, documents, paint- travel and learning experiences are welcome to ings, prints and artifacts. An exhibit of Civil War speak. Celeste Brodigan is a veteran traveler and maps by Jedediah Hotchkiss, who was with the an active member in the OLLI program at Lou- Army of Northern Virginia, will also be on view at doun. G&M. Transportation is on your own. Take Metro to the Capitol South Metro Station. The LOC L972 A Storytelling Performance Madison Building is on Independence Ave SE, be- Tuesday, Nov. 3, 1:00–2:30 tween 1st & 2nd Streets, Washington, D.C. Instructor: Laura J. Bobrow Well known stories and those never heard before, are interspersed with humorous anecdotes to cre- ate a presentation especially crafted for OLLI. Mas- ter storyteller Laura is a prize-winning poet and author. She is, in fact, that special combination, a writer who “talks out loud.” In addition to maga- zine articles and poetry, her publications include short stories and a children’s picture book, The Captain’s Beard. Laura Bobrow is the recipient of New Member Coffee a 2009 Storytelling World honors award for one of her CDs. She introduced storytelling to the prestig- ious International Platform Association in 1993 All new members are cordially in- and served on its board of directors for many years. vited for coffee and conversation at 10:00 Fri- A former board member of the Storytelling Center day, Sept. 25, at Tallwood. Here’s an opportu- of New York, she was the founder and, for four nity for you to meet some of our instructors, years, storytelling liaison for the popular storytel- staff, Board members and committee chairs, to ling festival LAUGHS (Loudoun’s Annual Unforget- get answers to any questions you may have and table Gigantic Hilarious Storyfest). Her work has to tell us about yourself and your interests. been recognized by cultural organizations such as Please join us! the New York Philharmonic Orchestra and the New York City Opera, which have included her perform- ances in their fund-raising auction catalogs.

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Women in the Struggle for America’s Independ- Fall for the Book Events ence, discusses her new book, Civil War Wives: The Lives and Times of Angelina Grimke Weld, OLLI will join George Mason University in celebrat- Varina Howell Davis, and Julia Dent Grant. ing this annual festival of literature. A complete list of events may be found at www.fallforthebook.org. Unless otherwise specified, all Fall for the Book ac- tivities will be held in George Mason venues. Bus ser- OLLI Loudoun Open House vice will be provided from Tallwood 45 minutes prior Wednesday, Sept. 9, 10:30–12:00 to the event time. Loudoun OLLI Loudoun will host an informal Open F974 Understanding Obama: Three House for current and prospective members. Views The exciting fall program will be outlined and Tuesday, Sept. 22, 1:30 you will have the opportunity to talk about the Research I, Room 163, Mason’s Fairfax Campus benefits of the OLLI community. Instructors Bus provided from Tallwood at 12:45 will be invited to discuss their courses, and the A trio of distinguished writers offer diverse per- social program for Fall 2009 will be outlined. spectives on the life and career of President This is a great opportunity to learn more not Barack Obama, including: Charisse Carney-Nunes, only about OLLI but also about each other. author of the children’s book I Am Barack Bring a friend. Obama; political consultant Cedric Muhammad, founder of the news-analysis daily BlackElector- ate.com; and journalist Niall Stanage, author of Redemption Song: An Irish Reporter Inside the Lunch to Launch Obama Campaign. OLLI Loudoun Clubs Friday, Oct. 1, 2009, 12:00–2:30 F975 Freedom Without Walls: The Suzy Jampoler’s home Presidents Come for a pot-luck lunch and organizational meeting for Loudoun OLLI Clubs. Learn more Thursday, Sept. 24, 1:30 about the existing clubs, Let’s Eat Out and Research I, Room 163, Mason’s Fairfax Campus the Classic Fiction Book Club. Meet other Bus provided from Tallwood at 12:45 OLLI Loudoun members interested in forming In conjunction with other festival events reflect- a History Club and Theater Club. To sign up, ing on the 20 years since the fall of the Berlin call Kathy Breen at 703-993-4488. Wall, historian Robert Dallek, author of Harry S. Truman, and journalist James Mann, author of The Rebellion of Ronald Reagan: A History of the End of the Cold War, look at the two men whose Online Registration Assistance presidencies bookended the Wall’s long and trou- bled history. This event is co-sponsored by Ger- OLLI is offering online registration assistance man Embassy’s Freedom Without Walls program. during fall 2009 registration. To learn how to easily register for classes through the OLLI F976 On the Homefront: Civil War Web site, come learn the process and leave Wives having completed your registration for the fall term. The OLLI registrar will be available be- Friday, Sept. 25, 1 p.m. tween 10:00 and noon on the following dates: Tallwood

Carol Berkin, professor of American history at Ba- Aug. 19 at Lake Anne Church. ruch College and the Graduate Center of the City Aug. 24 at Tallwood. University of New York and author of Women of Aug. 26 at Loudoun. America: A History and Revolutionary Mothers:

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Special Events Schedule Fairfax/Reston/Loudoun Wed., Sept. 16, 10:30 Wed., Sept. 23, 2:00–3:30 Fri., Sept. 25, 9:00–4:00 Meet at Workhouse Arts Center Tallwood Bus Trip F951 Tour of the Workhouse Arts Center F952 George Washington’s Last Lecture F953 Let’s Spend a Day at the Zoo!

Tues., Sept. 29, 1:00–2:30 Wed., Sept. 30, 2:00–3:30 Fri., Oct. 2, 1:00–2:30 Loudoun Tallwood Tallwood L969 A Life of My Own, a play F954 Greetings from the Chairman F955 Native Plants Fri., Oct. 9, 1:00–2:30 Wed., Oct. 14, 2:00–3:30 Fri., Oct. 16, 1:00–2:30 Tallwood Tallwood Tallwood F956 Defeating Cancer F957 Speak Up for a Child F958 The World’s 10 Greatest Ocean Liners Wed., Oct. 21, 2:00–3:30 Thurs., Oct. 22, 1:00–2:30 Fri., Oct. 23, 8:00–5:30 Tallwood Loudoun Bus Trip F959 It Smiles Even in its Tears, Lecture L970 Land of the Midnight Sun F960 It Smiles Even in its Tears, Bus Trip Fri., Oct. 23, 10:00–11:30 Sat., Oct. 24, 2:00 Wed., Oct. 28, 2:00–3:30 Reston GMU TheaterSpace Tallwood R968 Concert of Songs You Love F961 Ah, Wilderness! F962 Fall Prevention Wed., Oct. 28, 12:00–1:00 Fri., Oct. 30, 10:00–3:00 Fri., Oct. 30, 1:00–2:30 Loudoun Bus Trip Tallwood L971 Discussion with Elderhostel F963 The Supreme Court F964 Tea Seminar and Tasting Tues., Nov. 3, 1:00–2:30 Wed., Nov. 4, 2:00–3:30 Wed., Nov. 11, 2:00–4:00 Loudoun Tallwood Tallwood L972 Storytelling Performance F965 Disabilities at Mason F966 Brass Rubbings Fri., Nov. 13, 8:30–4:30 Fri., Nov. 13, 10:30–2:30 Bus Trip Meet at Library of Congress F967 Abraham Lincoln’s Washington City L973 Tour of Library of Congress Geography and Map Divisions Fall for the Book Fall for the Book Fall for the Book Tues., Sept. 22, 1:30 Thurs., Sept. 24, 1:30 Fri., Sept. 25, 1:00 Bus to GMU Bus to GMU Tallwood F974 Understanding Obama: Three Views F975 Freedom Without Walls F976 On the Homefront: Civil War Wives Bus from Tallwood at 12:45 Bus from Tallwood at 12:45

Annual OLLI Town Meeting Friday, Nov. 6, 10:00–12:00 Tallwood The opportunity for OLLI members to get together to brainstorm ideas will occur on Nov. 6. At the Town Meeting, Board members will provide current information regarding the state of the Institute with projections about possible future developments. Members will be given a format to discuss issues of particular concern to them, along with suggestions on improvements they would welcome. No con- flicting OLLI events will be scheduled during this time period. Refreshments will be served.

36 Ongoing Activities Fairfax/Reston/Loudoun • Ongoing activities for all sites—Fairfax, Reston and Loudoun–are listed. • All OLLI members are welcome at these ongoing activities. Registration is not required. • Check with the coordinator if you have any questions. Book Club at Tallwood Homer, etc. Second Wednesdays, Sept. 9, Dec. 9. 10:00–11:30 Fridays, Aug. 21–Dec. 18, 11:00–12:30 Oct. 14, Nov. 11, 1:45–3:15 (Note: No class on Nov. 6 and Nov. 27) Tallwood Tallwood Coordinators: Kathryn Russell 703–323–0168 Coordinator: Sibyl Vanneman 703–506–0699 Ceda McGrew 703–323–9671 This book club with a different twist—no outside On Sept. 9 we plan to discuss East of Eden by John reading required—meets every Friday to read Steinbeck. The Oct. 14 selection will be Things Fall aloud “great books” to each other. We have fin- Apart by Chinua Achebe; the Nov. 11 selection is Islam: ished Shakespeare’s plays and have started Don A Short History by Karen Armstrong. On Dec. 9, Guern- Quixote by Cervantes, the new translation (2003) sey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann by Edith Grossman. New members are welcome. Shaffer will be discussed. OLLI Personal Computer User Group Drama Club Third Saturdays (except May & Dec.) 12:30–3:30 Fridays, Sept. 25–Dec. 11, 10:00–11:30 Sept. 19, Oct. 17, Nov. 21, Dec. 12 (Note: No class on Nov. 6 and Nov. 27) Tallwood Tallwood Coordinator: Paul Howard [email protected] Coordinator: Kathie West 703–451–6419 Focusing on Windows computers and related elec- Drama Club is open to all OLLI members. We call tronics technology, we are partnering with an es- ourselves “The OLLI Players.” The club’s concept tablished organization to bring broad subject mat- is to provide lessons in acting, diction, improvisa- ter expertise to both groups. More details are tion, blocking and performance. The focus is on available on the group’s Web site, http:// becoming a better actor and learning the tips and www.olligmu.org/~opcug/. Target audience: be- techniques that go with becoming a truly great ginners to intermediate amateurs. Methodology: thespian! We perform comedy and serious scenes "users helping users." A one-time fee of $5 is pay- with all the emotion and giggles that the scenes able at the first meeting attended. require. We are now working on presentations of one act plays. We have great fun. Join us for a trip into theater that you can only imagine. OLLI Photography Club Aug. 28, Sept. 25, Oct. 23, Nov. 19, Dec. 17, 9:30–11:30 Tallwood History Club Coordinator: Dan Feighery 703–250–1491 First Wednesdays The Photography Club welcomes all members, Oct. 7, Nov. 4, 2:00–3:30 whether they have a basic camera or specialized Dec. 2, 10:00–11:30 equipment. Interests include documenting trips, Tallwood capturing the beauty of nature, seeing the com- Coordinator: Bob Persell 703–941–9349 monplace in unique ways and much more. Some The club welcomes OLLI members who are inter- folks take their film/digital chip to a local store ested in discussing historical events and sharing for processing. Others are interested in a digital reviews of articles, books or interesting topics. darkroom. We have discussions, instructions, field The club compiles a book list of suggested read- trips and help on technical aspects of photogra- ing, which can be viewed at www.olli.gmu.edu/ phy, as well as the artistic aspects of visual design. historyclubbooklist.pdf. If you’d like to receive Contact the coordinator, Dan Feighery, at email notification of upcoming History Club [email protected] for further information. meetings, contact [email protected].

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OLLI Travel Club Tallwood Bridge Club Second Fridays Wednesdays Oct. 9, Nov. 13, 10:00–11:30 Sept. 9–Sept. 16, 10:00–12:00 Tallwood Sept. 23–Nov. 11, 1:45–3:45 Coordinator: Shelly Gersten 703–385–2638 Nov. 18, Dec. 2–Dec. 16, 10:00–12:00, The club welcomes any and all OLLI members Tallwood who are interested in traveling, either domesti- Coordinators: Susanne Zumbro 703–569–2750 cally or internationally. OLLI has a vast wealth of Gordon Canyock 703–425–4607 experience in both traveling and living in other Drop in anytime and enjoy the friendly atmos- parts of the United States and the world. Come phere of “party bridge.” Skill levels vary from ad- share your experiences and learn from other vanced beginner to aspiring expert. Partnerships members about their travels and experiences. We are rotated every four hands. Note the time also try to find common interests so members can changes. We meet mornings when classes are not plan to travel together. in session and afternoons during the term.

OLLI Walking Group Reston Knitting and Needlework Club Weekly Tuesdays Tallwood/Pool Parking Lot Coordinator: Sheila Gold 703–860–8798 Coordinators: Doris Bloch 703–591–3344 Do you love to knit, crochet or needlepoint? Do Sherry Hart 703–978–0848 you want to learn? We welcome both beginners and During OLLI terms, the Walking Group at more advanced needleworkers. There is always Tallwood meets one morning a week, generally an someone who is happy to teach the new student. hour before the first morning class. We gather in Come and join us on Tuesday mornings. For times the pool parking lot and walk for about 45 min- and locations please contact Shelia Gold utes, arriving back at Tallwood in time for the [email protected]. start of classes. All levels of walking ability and speed are accommodated—our goal is camarade- Let’s Eat Out rie as well as exercise. We set the day of the week Last Fridays, Sept. 25, Oct. 30 for our walks during the first week of the term, Loudoun based on which day is most convenient for the Coordinator: Mary Coyne 703–729–6855 majority of participants. We also walk weekly be- In an OLLI Loudoun tradition, join us at a local tween terms, often for longer walks and at more restaurant for either breakfast or lunch on the varied locations. Contact Sherry Hart at last Friday of the month. This is a great time to [email protected] or Doris Bloch at get together and get to know your classmates bet- [email protected] for more information or ter. Exact time and location will be announced via to be added to the email list. email in the Loudoun notes. To join us, please sign up on the sheet in one of the classrooms or Recorder Consort call the OLLI Loudoun office.

Fridays, August 21–Dec. 18, 10:00–11:30 (Note: No meeting on Nov. 6 and Nov. 27) Loudoun Classic Fiction Book Club Tallwood Fourth Fridays Coordinators: Robert and Louise McLean Aug. 28, Sept. 25, Oct. 23, Nov. 20, 10:30–12:00, 703–768–6297 Cascades Library, Loudoun If you have been a part of the Consort or have pre- Coordinator: Sigrid Blalock 703–723–6825 viously played the recorder and would like to ex- On Aug. 28 the group will discuss Joseph Con- pand your abilities and play in the group, join us rad’s Lord Jim. The selection for discussion on on Fridays. Music may need to be purchased. If Sept. 25 is Things Fall Apart written by Chinua you are interested in learning to play the re- Achebe. For Oct. 23 we will discuss Hermann corder, please see Course F105. Hesse’s Siddhartha, and on Nov. 20 the discussion will cover The Castle of Ortranto by Horace Walpole.

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Volunteering is an Ongoing Activity Membership Chairman: Debbie Halverson [email protected] Loudoun Volunteer Coordinator: Mary Coyne [email protected] Reston Volunteer Coordinator: Janet Cochran [email protected] Without volunteers, OLLI would not exist. Volunteers defray costs. Volunteering offers opportunities for en- joyment beyond that of participating in classroom experiences and can be personally satisfying and reward- ing. Everyone has the talent to help in some capacity. Below is a list of areas where we need volunteers. Please either contact one of the coordinators listed above, or copy and fill in the form below and return it to the Tallwood office or the site assistant in Loudoun or Reston. Forms may also be mailed to the Tallwood office.

Volunteers needed!

Where would you like to volunteer? Please check the box of your choice, and we will contact you.

‰ Communications: Publishes E-News, catalog, handbook, brochures. Needs writers, editors, proofread- ers, graphic artists, computer specialists and Web page editors, digital photographers and videographers. ‰ Development: Helps with fund raising by people with marketing, advertising, grant writing and simi-

lar experiences. ‰ Facilities: Assesses the need for physical facilities, landscaping and equipment, and develops projects to meet those needs. ‰ Finance: Advises the treasurer on financial matters, assists in preparing the annual budget, revenue and operating expense reports. ‰ Hospitality: Hosts social events, including a coffee for new members, a holiday party in December and other events throughout the year. ‰ Liaisons: Assists in smooth functioning of classes and communicates pertinent information. ‰ Membership: Recruits new members, maintains a friendly and welcoming atmosphere and promotes volunteerism. ‰ Office: Assists the office staff with member support from 9:00 until noon and on a periodic basis.

‰ Program: Develops ideas for class topics and format and recruits instructors.

‰ Teaching: Subject area ______.

Name: ______Phone Number: ______E-mail: ______

Waiver for Bus Trips The undersigned: y Acknowledges that he/she expects to participate in one or more activities for the Fall 2009 term that entail bus transportation and associated programs at locations other than sites of the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at which classes and other activities are normally held. y Hereby waives and releases OLLI from any and all claims for injury or damage sustained by, through or as a result of such activities. y Holds OLLI harmless for any claims resulting therefrom.

Signature:______Date:______

Print Name:______Class or Special Event Number (s):______

For Class R313 or L319, circle your lunch choice: A. Miss Irene’s Meatloaf B. Grilled Salmon Pommery

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Registration Fees and Charges

• Online registration will begin at 8:30 on Tuesday, • Introductory fee for prospective members: For $150, Aug. 18. You may sign up for courses and events prospective full members may register for unlimited and apply for or renew your membership at courses and activities at all three locations during www.olliatgmu.org. Credit card payment is re- the fall 2009 term. This introductory fee offer is not quired for any fees when registering on line. available for Loudoun-only memberships or to for- mer OLLI members. To continue membership for • The registration form on page 42 may be used to the full year, individuals taking this option will need register, and to apply for or renew your member- to pay $250 the next term. Please pay by check and ship. Return the form with your check(s) to OLLI submit a registration form. by mail or in person. Faxed registrations will not be accepted. Registration ends on Sept. 2. Late regis- • Annual dues for a full OLLI membership are $350. trations are accepted on a space-available basis. This allows you to register for unlimited courses and

activities at all three locations for four terms (fall 2009, winter 2010, spring 2010 and summer 2010). Making Changes • Loudoun students may become members of OLLI On or after Sept. 3, you may add/drop online or by in Loudoun by paying an annual fee of $150. This filling in a Change of Schedule Request (available in allows you to register for courses taught in Lou- the office at Tallwood and during the term at the doun, indicated by an ‘L’ before the course or spe- Reston and Loudoun locations) for additional cial event number. Loudoun students can take courses and events that are not oversubscribed. A classes, special events and activities at all OLLI lo- list of closed activities will be posted at all locations cations by paying the $350 annual membership fee. and on the OLLI Web site.

• If the date on your address label is 1/1/10 or Need More Information? later, you are a continuing member and do not

If you have questions, call 703-503-3384 or stop by need to renew your membership. If the date on the the Tallwood office between 9:00 and noon or ask a label is 9/1/09, or earlier please pay your annual dues. staff member at any location after the term begins. • Payment options: 1) Pay in full by check or credit card at the time of registration, OR 2) Pay in 12 equal monthly installments by credit or debit card. Getting the Courses and Events You Want Your application for the installment plan must be z The most important thing you can do to get the approved before you can register for courses or courses and events you want is to list them in or- activities. Applications are available via the OLLI der of their importance to you when you register. web site (www.olli.gmu.edu) or by contacting the OLLI office. When courses or events are oversubscribed, enroll- ment is based first on the priority you assign to • If a special event or course with a fee is oversub- each selection. scribed, payments will be refunded by check. z You will receive confirmation showing the courses and events for which you have been en- • Members may obtain a full refund of their dues by rolled about one week before the term begins. If applying in writing to the executive director before you have an email address on file in the office, the beginning of the third week of classes in the your confirmation will be sent via email. If you do first term of the year of enrollment or re-enrollment. not have an email address on file, we will mail your • OLLI cannot provide a refund if you are unable to confirmation to your home. Confirmation cannot attend a special event for which you are registered. occur until after registration has closed.

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Member Portal and Online Registration What Can You Do with the Member Portal? Online Registration • Register for classes and view course information Follow these steps to register on line. • Drop or add a class 1. In the yellow box, “For Current OLLI Members”, • Join or renew your membership, unless you are click on Register for the Current Term. Log in joining as an introductory member or paying in using your user name and password. installments. See page 40 for more details. 2. To renew your membership or make a donation • Make a donation to Friends of OLLI to Friends of OLLI, fill in the appropriate box. • Edit personal information 3. Check the box next to courses or special events • View the OLLI membership directory you would like to attend. You will prioritize them later on the “My Schedule” Page. What About Security? 4. For more information about a course, select De- Credit card payments will be made on a secure Web tails and then when done return to the Registra- site run by VeriSign. No one in OLLI or VeriSign is tion Page. To see all of the courses listed by able to see your credit card number. day, time, or location, click the appropriate col-

To Access the Member Portal umn heading to sort by that criteria. 5. Once satisfied with your selections, click Submit Go to www.olli.gmu.edu and click on Member Por- Selections When Complete. To start over, click tal under Quick Links on the left side of the page or Cancel All Selections. access the portal directly at www.olliatgmu.org. 6. The “My Schedule” page will initially display To Join OLLI your selections in numerical order. For the best 1. Click Join OLLI. At the newly displayed mem- opportunity to get the courses you selected, pri- bership screen, enter the information required. oritize your classes and special events by select- 2. Click Submit. You will be transferred to a se- ing each course and using the up/down arrows cure Web site. Type your credit card number to put your courses in order of preference. and expiration date. We accept Visa and Courses with a higher priority should be listed MasterCard. Click Continue. first. Special Events are prioritized separately , 3. Verify the information displayed and then click make sure to prioritize them. I Authorize This Transaction. Your credit card 7. After prioritizing, click on Calendar View to will be charged at this time. view your requests in calendar format. If two or 4. A message will appear confirming your member- more courses occur at the same time, the regis- ship. A confirmation email is sent immediately. tration system will not allow you to submit your You can now create a User Name. registration. All conflicts must be resolved by deleting one or more courses. To remove a re- Get a User Name quest, click Select to choose the course to be 1. Click Get a User Account. At the next screen, removed and then click Delete. enter the information requested. Use the name 8. Once satisfied with course and priority selec- you entered when registering. Current members tions, click Submit. A confirmation email list- use the name on your catalog and the email ad- ing the courses and special events requested will dress where you receive your E-News. If you be sent immediately. have changed your email address, notify the of- 9. If a payment is needed, you will be taken to a fice BEFORE creating a user account. If the secure site to pay by credit card. We accept Visa user name you choose is already taken, you will and MasterCard. Type your credit card number need to select another. and its expiration date. Click Continue. 2. Select a case-sensitive password between 6 and 10. Verify your information and click I Authorize 12 characters. You also need to choose a secu- This Transaction. Your credit card will be rity question and answer. charged. A message will appear confirming your 3. Click Create a User Account. A confirmation payment. An email confirming the details of message will appear. You can now register for your payment will be sent immediately.

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Office Use Only Date Received______

Registration: Fall 2009 Dues Chk______|______CC__

Spec Chk______|______CC__ Check this box if there are changes since your last submission. Membership Data Spec Chk______|______CC__ Please Print FOLLIChk______|______CC_ Dr. Mr. Mrs. Ms. (CIRCLE ONE) ______, ______, ___ Date Entered______LAST NAME PREFERRED FIRST NAME MI Address ______, ______, ______, ______-______STREET CITY STATE 9-DIGIT ZIP Phone ______-______-______Email ______License Plate Number______

Emergency Contact ______Relationship ______Phone_____-_____-______

Check this box if you DO NOT wish to appear in the directory. If you are a new member, how did you hear about OLLI? ______

The following courses and activities have additional fees. Check your selections below. Please include a check for the classes and special events chosen or check here to have them charged to your credit card: R312 George Marshall $ 15.00 F961 Ah, Wilderness! $ 8.00 R313 Civil War in the Shenandoah Valley $ 59.00 F963 Tour of the Supreme Court $ 20.00 L318 World War to Cold War $ 25.00 F964 Tea Seminar and Tasting $ 5.00 L319 Civil War in the Shenandoah Valley $ 74.00 F966 Brass Rubbings $ 9.00 F953 Let’s Spend a Day at the Zoo $ 22.00 F967 Lincoln’s Washington City Bus Trip $ 22.00 F960 It Smiles Even in its Tears $ 24.00 Registration Data • Prioritize your selections! If you are willing to be a class liaison, please put a check in the Liaison column. • If you want to attend any session with an OLLI spouse or an OLLI friend, list your selections in the same order. (You may not both get in.) Number Liaison Course Title Number Special Event priority priority 1st 1st 2ndpriority priority 2nd

3rdpriority priority 3rd

priority priority 4th 4th

5thpriority priority 5th

6thpriority priority 6th

My membership is current (address label dated 1/1/10 or later)

My application to pay my annual membership fee by monthly installments has been approved and processed by the office.

Enclosed is my New member fee (no date on address label) $350 for full membership, OR $150 for Loudoun-only members...... $______Renewal fee (address label dated 9/1/09 or earlier) $350 for full membership, OR $150 for Loudoun-only members ...... $______Introductory fee toward full membership (no date on address label) $150, OR Continuation fee $250 ...... $______This introductory fee must be paid by check, and you must use the paper registration form rather than the online system. Enclosed is my contribution to Friends of OLLI ...... $______ Check here if to you do not want your name listed as a contributor in OLLI publications I am interested in receiving information about the financial assistance program. Enclosed is a check payable to OLLI for this total…………………….………………………………………………...……….$______OR VISA MasterCard: Name as it appears on the credit card ______Credit Card Number Expiration Date: ______

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Indicates another location or other dates or times. Please refer to listings. (Number of sessions shown in parenthesis). TIME Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Fairfax 9:30-11:00 F305 Irish History F102 Music Sampler F301 The Seat of War F202 Financial Crisis (1) F603 Nicomachean Ethics F201 Economics Potpourri F409 Willa Cather F203 The Financial Quagmire (2) F704 Daily News F307 History of Mankind F601 The New Atheism F205 Your Money Outlive You (4) F303 Confederate Invasions (7) F703 Israeli, Palestinian Conflict (4)

F802 Cold War Photography (4)

11:45-1:15 F404 Coriolanus F302 World War II and Beyond F204 Investment Forum F101 The Symphony (4) F501 French Conversation F407 Sherlock Holmes F604 Messianic Prophecy (4) F306 One, Two, Many New Deals F702 America and the World F408 Poetry Workshop F801 Forest Sustainability (4) F402 Readers’ Theater F502 Beginning Spanish F901 Trip Tales F405 Ann Petry (4)

2:00-3:30 F406 Portrait of an Artist (5) F103 Ballroom Dancing F104 Watercolors Friday Class

F701 Foreign Policy Roundtable F106 Sketching Workshop F105 Recorder Lessons F107 Singing for Fun F803 Engineering Topics F304 History of Terrorism (4) 9:00-10:00 F308 History of Media F309 Australia (4) F403 The Aenid (7) F503 Conversational Spanish Saturday Class F401 Page to Stage (4) F602 The Christian Church (4) 2:00-4:30 F804 Muscles in Motion (4) Reston 9:30-11:00 R806 People, Ideas in Science (4) R312 George C. Marshall (4) R111 Thinking Visually (4) R110 Better Together

R807 Charles Darwin (4) R706 Supreme Court Cases R112 Travel/Street Photos (4) R311 The Silk Road (4)

R902 Bridge Refresher R805 Energy and EVs (4) R606 Questions of Value (6)

11:45-1:15 R413 Anna Karenina R206 Corporate Neighbors R412 Literary Roundtable R411 Fifties Short Fiction

R902 Bridge Refresher R410 Let’s Talk About Books R705 All the News

2:00-3:30 R109 Pleasures of Music R207 International Trade (4) Friday Class R108 Meet the Artists (4) R504 Conversational Spanish R313/L319 Civil War in Shenandoah R113 Aida and Tosca (4) 10:00-11:30 (4) R605 Messianic Prophecy (4) R310/L318 WWII to Cold War Loudoun 10:30-12:00 L809 Beekeeping (4) L314 Twilight of the Royals L316 Disaster at Sea: Part 1 (2) L114 Drawing w/Colored Pencils

L810 Basic Computers L317 Disaster at Sea: Part 2 (2) L708 The New Yorker L903 Trip Tales (4)

1:00-2:30 L707 Issues in Nat’l Security (4) L208 Back to Basics (2) L315 Civil War in Loudoun (4) L607 Major Doctrines of the Bible L808 Health and Wellbeing (4) L209 Identity Theft (4) L414 Creative Writing L608 Communication (4)

Special Events Schedule found on page 36. Loudoun members, note for an additional fee you Ongoing Activities listing found on page 37. can attend R310 and R313. See L318 and L319.

43 Friends of OLLI Contributors January 1 – June 30, 2009

During the first half of 2009 (January through June), 72 OLLI members contributed $6049 to the Friends of OLLI Fund. In addition, the OLLI Silent Auction also contributed $6998. The level of giving to the Friends of OLLI fund is lower this year than normal, but our needs are great. Mem- bers are encouraged to make tax-deductible contributions. Unless otherwise indicated by the giver, contributions will be designated primarily for upgrading our facilities, equipment and expanding our rich program. These funds are also used to provide scholarships for Mason students each year. We are grateful to all those who have given us their generous financial support so far this year. We are pleased to recognize them below (unless they requested anonymity). Contributors Jean Olivia Elizabeth Osborn Olive Abel Theodore Parker Glen Adams Lavona Poe Ludwig Benner Robert Portland Jan & Bob Bohall Jerome Remson Vincent Boylan Diane Rosacker Valerie Braybrooke Lorraine & Norman Rosenberg Ron Campbell Catherine Sears Pat Carroll Soraya Sheikerz Jane Catron Ann Shell Diane Cohen Joyce Simmons Esther Daniels Robert Simon Jeanne Daussin Lilyan Spero Joyce & John Devoll Anne Sprague Louise Donargo Charlotte Stannard Sandra Driesslein Jack Underhill Doris Ewing Peter Van Ryzin Emmett Fenlon Audrey VanVliet Ginette Garretson Ann Wagner Beverly George Clifford Warfield Linda Gersten Audrey Webb Marion Grabowski Thelma Weiner Ann Greenwood Carr Whitener Deborah Halverson Judith Wilson George Heatley John Woods Robert Helland Jim Wright Joyce & Keith Hellems John Yeo Carol & Eric Henderson Craig Zane Harry Herchert Anonymous (7)

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Robert Lawshe ExxonMobil Foundation (matching grant) Paulette Lichtman-Panzer Verizon Foundation (matching grant) Charles Magrum OLLI Silent Auction Mary Lou McMorrow Of Note: OLLI received in-kind support from Ernestine & Benny Meyer George Mason University of facilities, utilities, Kathleen Meyer maintenance and housekeeping. Chester Myslicki 44