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All classes ONLINE through Fall EElderwiselderwise growth through lifelong learning FALLFALL 20212021 PROGRAMPROGRAM www.elderwiselearning.orgwww.elderwiselearning.org Tel:Tel: 734.340.4691734.340.4691 Email:Email: [email protected]@gmail.com 46244624 PackardPackard Road,Road, AnnAnn Arbor,Arbor, MIMI 4810848108 (Red (Red Cross Cross Building) Building) WELCOME TO ELDERWISE WHO WE ARE AND WHAT WE DO Elderwise is a nonprofit, independent, lifelong learning organization dedicated to offering continuing education to learners of all ages. Our mission is to provide a broad spectrum of classes and a significant range of topics to meet the needs and interests of a wide variety of individuals. Learning, educational enjoyment, and personal growth are the fundamental goals of every Elderwise program. We strive to provide an experience that values both intellectual and social interaction. OUR HISTORY Elderwise was established in 1992 through the efforts of Eastern Michigan University representatives and a group of nonacademic enthusiasts committed to developing continuing education programs. Today, Elderwise is member driven in organization, leadership, participation, financial support, and program development. LOCATION AND FACILITIES The Elderwise office is located in the Red Cross Building, 4624 Packard Road, Ann Arbor, between Carpenter and Golfside. Owing to pandemic Restrictions, the office is not regularly staffed. The best way to contact us is by phone at 734.340.4691 or by email at [email protected] LIMITATIONS ON CLASS SIZE Instructor preference may require placing a limit on class size. Please refer to the specific class description in this catalog. MEMBERSHIP The Elderwise membership fee of $30 covers the entire 10 months between September 1 and June 30 of the following year, and is not prorated per semester. Class fees for members are $10 per session. Nonmember fees are $15 per session. Membership entitles you to the reduced class fees, and voting privileges in the Elderwise organization. Members are also invited to attend Council, standing committee, and annual organizational meetings, and to bring a friend, free of charge, to one single-session class, or one session of a multi-session course. For guests, please call the office in advance at 734.340.4691. REGISTRATION You may register and pay by credit card online at www.elderwiselearning.org, by U.S. mail, or in person. If by mail or in person, please use the registration form found at the end of this catalog and make your check payable to Elderwise. Mailing address: Elderwise, Red Cross Building, 4624 Packard Rd., Ann Arbor, MI 48108. Questions? Contact our office at 734.340.4691, or by email at [email protected]. The class registration form included in this catalog provides lines for paying the membership and class fees, as well as a line for making a tax-deductible contribution to the Elderwise Annual Fund. Elderwise is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization. CLASS CANCELLATIONS Elderwise does not offer classes on Tuesday mornings in spring or fall, and neither Monday nor Tuesday mornings in winter. When a scheduled class is cancelled, we will post it on our website, and make every effort to notify registrants by email or by phone. 2 2 FALL 2021 PROGRAM OVERVIEW ART and ARCHITECTURE (AA) MUSIC and DANCE (MU) AA01 Orthodox Iconography: God Face to Face MU31 Maurice Ravel: Music’s Master Craftsman AA02 The Berthouville Silver Treasure MU32 Second Fiddle in the Second City: AA03 William Blake: Poet and Artist The Vee-Jay Records Story, 1953–1966 AA04 Britain’s Great Cathedrals, Part III MU33 Great Classical Composers: Franz Schubert AA05 Gallery Walks: Albrecht Drüer, Casper Friedrich, and More NATURE and ENVIRONMENT (NA) NA34 Washtenaw County’s Natural World: CULTURE and RELIGION (CU) A Twelve-Month Tour CU06 Saddle Weavers of the Gobi Desert NA35 Addressing Climate Change: CU07 Touring Russia and Ukraine Electrify Everything CU08 The Maltese Mystique NA36 A Story of Survival: The Mexican Wolf CU09 Northern India and Nepal: NA37 Colors of the Avian Rainbow and The Cradle of Buddhism Sounds from the Avian Rhapsody NA38 Feeding a Warming World FILM and VIDEO (FL) NA39 For the Love of Elephants FL10 Rabbit-Proof Fence: An Australian Thriller FL11 Tarkovsky’s Andrei Rublev (1966) POLITICS and POLICY (PO) FL12 My Octopus Teacher: Documentary PO40 Michigan’s New Citizens Redistricting Commission: Operation and Impact HISTORY (HI) PO41 Taking Apart the News (TATN) HI13 A Continent of Hunters PO42 Update on the Innocence Clinic: Recent HI14 The World’s First Voyagers Exonerations and Continuing Litigation HI15 Civil Rights, the Forgotten Years: PO43 Climate Change and Carbon Policy: African Americans in the 1940s A Panel Discussion HI16 Living Back-to-Back: Working Class Families PO44 Restorative Justice: Transforming the in Birmingham, England, 1840–1970 Criminal Justice System HI17 Growing Up in the Shadow of War PO45 One Year Later – Politics and Government in HI18 The Mystery of the Edmund Fitzgerald the Early Biden Era: A Panel Discussion HI19 1066: The Year That Changed Everything HI20 History Written on Stone: SCIENCE and TECHNOLOGY (SC) The Père Lachaise Cemetery SC46 Alzheimer’s in 2021: Latest Advances SC47 Staying Safe with Your Computer and Phone HOBBIES (HO) SC48 The Big Bang: Origin and Evolution HO21 Creative Writing Workshop of the Universe SC49 Advances on Medicine’s Ultimate Frontier: LIFESTYLE and WELLNESS (LS) Cancer Immunotherapy LI22 Lifestyle Medicine: A Positive Prognosis LI23 The Beauty of Bending: Healthy Joints THEATER (TH) with Pilates TH50 EMU Theater: The Comedy of Errors Pre-Performance Class and Performance LITERATURE (LI) TH51 Variety vs. Verisimilitude: Finding New Ways LI24 Charles Dickens: Bleak House to Stage Old Plays LI25 Book Club TH52 EMU Theater: A Year with Frog and Toad LI26 Where You Come From: Father and Son Poets Pre-Performance Class and Performance LI27 A Poetry Salon LI28 American Women Writers of Muslim Heritage TOURS and FIELD TRIPS (TO) LI29 Nomadland as Narrative and Social TO53 The Paint Creek Vineyard and Winery Commentary: A Book Discussion TO54 Historic Ann Arbor: Downtown Walking Tour LI30 The Life and Work of George Eliot TO55 A Fall Wildflower Walk at the Furstenberg Nature Area TO56 Food Gatherers: A Virtual Facility Tour TO57 UMMA Repatriation Exhibit: A Virtual Tour at the University of Michigan Museum of Art 3 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday 1 2 3 SEPT NO CLASSES NO CLASSES NO CLASSES LABOR DAY WEEKEND 6 7 8 9 10 AM DEVELOPMENT AM HI13 Continent of AM LI24 Charles Dickens: AM NA34 WashtenawCounty’s AND MARKETING Hunters 10-12 Bleak House 10-12 Limit 15 Natural World: A Twelve Month NO CLASSES COMMITTEE Tour 10-12 LABOR DAY PM Program Team PM PM PO40 MI Independent PM SC46 Alzheimer’s Meeting Citizens Redistricting in 2021, Diagnosis, Care, Commission 1-3 Prevention 1-3 13 14 15 16 17 AM AM CURRICULUM AM HI14 The World’s First AM LI24 Charles Dickens: AM COMMITTEE Voyagers 10-12 Bleak House 10-12 Limit 15 PM TO54 Historic Ann PM TO53 A Visit to the Paint PM LS22 Lifestyle Medicine: PM HO21 Creative Writing PM MU31 Maurice Arbor: A Downtown Creek Vineyard & Winery A Positive Prognosis 1-3 1-3 Limit 12 Ravel: Music’s Master Walking Tour 4-5:30 1-3 Off-Site Limit 12 Craftsman 1-3 Off-Site Limit 12 20 21 22 23 24 AM AM ADMINISTRATION AM TO55 Fall Wildflower AM LI24 Charles Dickens: AM & FINANCE Walk at Furstenberg 10-12 Bleak House 10-12 Limit 15 COMMITTEE Off-Site Limit 15 PM PM PO41 Taking Apart PM HI15 African Americans PM PM the News 1-3 in the 1940’s 1-3 27 28 29 30 AM AM COUNCIL AM CU06 Saddle Weavers AM LI24 Charles Dickens: of the Gobi Desert 10-11:30 Bleak House 10-12 Limit 15 PM LI25 Book Club 1-3 PM LI26 Where You Come PM HI15 African Americans PM From: Father and Son Poets in the 1940’s 1-3 1-3 Note: The EMU Theatre 1 production of William AM OCT Shakespeare’s Comedy of Errors will be on Sunday, October 17, at 2:00 p.m. PM 4 5 6 7 8 AM AM AA01 Orthodox AM SC47 Staying Safe AM HI16 Living Back-to- AM TH50 EMU Theatre Pre- Iconography: God Face to with Your Computer and Back in Birmingham, England Performance Class for The Face 10-12 Phone 10-12 1840–1970 10-12 Comedy of Errors 10-12 PM NA35 Addressing PM FL10 Rabbit-Proof PM HO21 Creative Writing PM LS23 The Beauty of PM AA02 The Berthouville Climate Change: Electrify Fence: An Australian 1-3 Limit 12 Bending: Healthy Joints Silver Treasure 1-3 Everything 1-3 Thriller 1-3 with Pilates 1-3 11 12 13 14 15 AM AM NO CLASSES AM AM TO56 Food Gatherers AM FL12 Film Documentary MEETINGS Virtual Facility Tour 10-12 My Octopus Teacher 10-12 PM FL11 Film Tarkovsky’s PM LI27 A Poetry Salon PM MU32 The Vee-Jay PM CU07 Touring Russia PM AA03 William Blake: Andrei Rublev 1-3:30 1-3 Limit 12 Records Story 1-3 and Ukraine 1-3:30 Poet and Artist 1-3 18 19 20 21 22 AM PO42 Update on the AM AA01 Orthodox AM AM AM Innocence Clinic 10-12 Iconography: God Face to Face 10-12 PM FL11 Film Tarkovsky’s PM PO41 Taking Apart PM PO43 Climate Change PM TO57 Virtual Tour of PM NA36 A Story of Andrei Rublev 1-3:30 the News 1-3 and Carbon Policy: A Panel the Repatriation Project Survival: The Mexican Discussion 1-3:30 Exhibit 2-3 Wolf 1-3 25 26 27 28 29 AM AM NO CLASSES AM PO44 Restorative AM AM MEETINGS Justice & Criminal Justice System 10-12 PM LI25 Book Club 1-4 PM NA37 Avian Colors and PM AA04 Britain’s Great PM LI28 American Sounds 1-3 PM HO21 Creative Writing Cathedrals, Part III 1-3:30 Women Writers of Muslim 1-3 Limit 12 Heritage