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WINTER 201 7 LIFE LoNg LEARNINg SoCIETy No HoMEWoRk • No TESTS • No STRESS JuPITER Remembering Patriots Day: Former Boston Police Commissioner, Ed Davis, gives a first-hand account of the Boston Marathon Bombings and the manhunt to find the terrorists. Award-winning historian and best-selling author, Michael Beschloss, discusses “Critical Moments of the American Presidency.” Last year’s Distinguished Speaker, Dr. Bennet Omalu Former Balanchine Dancer and Renowned Photographer, Steven Caras, Shares His Story of Survival. (561) 799-8547 or (561) 799-8667 • www.fau.edu/llsjupiter 3 Celebrating 20 Years t Florida Atlantic University’s Lifelong Learning Society, we aspire to provide students an experience that is transformative, one that promotes Aintellectual curiosity, and promotes lifelong learning. Our program embodies these qualities and offers unique opportunities for those who have a common interest in continuing their learning experiences and intellectual stimulation in an organization of likeminded people who value the joy of learning. For 20 years, we have provided quality programming and this past year has been another banner year of growth, with memberships and registrations reaching record levels. We have also implemented a new process that will streamline your entrance into your classes. This will be an exciting year for us as we celebrate our 20 th anniversary. We have a wonderful lineup of programs and courses. Michael Beschloss, an award-winning historian and best-selling author, sponsored by the René Friedman Distinguished Lecture Series Endowment, will present a lecture and this event will commemorate our anniversary. We hope that you will join us February 23, 2017 for Mr. Beschloss’ lecture and our celebration. Many individuals have taken advantage of the offerings afforded through our exciting program and courses are always developed with the goal of providing a high quality learning experience accessible to all. In addition, membership provides an opportunity for social interaction and new friendships with members who bring a lifetime of personal and professional experience to class. I welcome and encourage your participation in this program which will provide opportunities for you to grow intellectually and socially. Sincerely, Josette Valenza Josette Valenza, LLS Director Important Information: • If you are an annual LLS member, you should have received your PERMANENT LLS Jupiter membership card this past summer. Entrance to all classes requires you to present your card. A screen, which will be monitored by our LLS greeters, will show that you checked in for your registered class. Please don’t forget your card at home! If you lose your membership card, you will need to request a replacement card for $15. If you are an annual member and have not received your membership card, please contact the LLS office at 561-799-8667. • If you purchase multiple tickets for a one-day event, you will receive an email with an attachment containing your guest tickets. You can print and distribute these tickets to your guests. Each guest ticket can only be checked in once. Alternatively, you may check in your guests using your membership card. You will need to scan your card as many times as the number of guest tickets you purchased. When checking in with your card for multiple purchases, guests must be present. • To ensure that you receive receipts of your class registrations and guest tickets, please keep your E-MAIL address current in our registration system. New membership benefit: LLS is offering a $10 annual discount to every student who registers using the online registration system. During the 2016-2017 academic year, you will automatically get a $10 discount the first time you register. FAU Lifelong Learning Society in Jupiter does not endorse the ads in this catalog. 4 Winter 2017 Opening Week Day/Date Time Instructor Title Code Page Tuesday, January 3 2–3:30 p.m. Bernard & Clarke Joan Rivers: Behind the Mask of Comedy WPT1 7 Tuesday, January 3 7:30 –9:15 p.m. Kula The Great American Dance Band: 1920–1950 WPT2 8 Wednesday, January 4 11 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Goldberger What’s Up, Doc? WPW1 9 Wednesday, January 4 2– 3:30 p.m. Uryvayeva Russian Piano Fireworks WPW2 10 Wednesday, January 4 7–9 p.m. MacDonald The Songs of Elvis Presley WPW3 11 Thursday, January 5 11 a.m. –12:30 p.m. Bruce Major Intelligence Issues for the New Administration WPR1 12 Thursday, January 5 7–8:30 p.m. Maurer The Perfection of Deception WPR2 13 Friday, January 6 11 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Newmyer World War I: Never the Same Again WPF1 14 Friday, January 6 2–3:30 p.m. Sharland The History of British Theater WPF2 15 Saturday, January 7 1–2:30 p.m. Milne Blues, Barrelhouse and Ragtime WPS1 16 Winter 2017 Lectures Day/Date Time Instructor Title Code Page Thursday, January 12 9–10:30 a.m. Nikolopoulos Amphipolis W1R1 18 Thursday, January 12 11:15 a.m.–12:45 p.m. Caras Staying Power: A Balanchine Dancer’s Story of Survival W1R2 19 Saturday, January 14 3– 4:30 p.m. Coltman, Klugherz The Piano Trio W1S1 20 & Jaffé Tuesday, January 17 7–8:30 p.m. Epstein The Observational Humor of Jerry Seinfeld W1T1 21 Thursday, January 19 9–10:30 a.m. Poulson For Everglades! Forever Glades? W1R3 22 Thursday, January 19 11:15 a.m.– 12:45 p.m. Wagner America’s New President W1R4 23 Thursday, January 19 4–5:30 p.m. Feinberg Unconventional Responses to Unique Catastrophes: W1R5 24 Tailoring the Law to Meet the Challenges Tuesday, January 24 7–8:30 p.m. Cerabino An Evening of Storytelling with Frank Cerabino W1T2 25 Thursday, January 26 9–10:30 a.m. Offenkrantz Gustav Mahler: The Man and His Music W1R6 26 Thursday, January 26 11:15 a.m.– 12:45 p.m. Dunlea Henri-Philippe Pétain: Famous and Infamous W1R7 27 Thursday, February 2 10–11:30 a.m. Davis Remembering Patriots Day: The Hunt for the W1R8 28 Tsarnaev Brothers and the True Meaning of #BostonStrong Thursday, February 2 7–8:30 p.m. Morton A New President in the White House W1R9 29 Tuesday, February 7 7–8:30 p.m. Nurnberger How the Golem of Prague Inspired the Creation of “Superman” W1T3 30 Thursday, February 9 9–10:30 a.m. Feinman The Life and Presidency of Dwight D. Eisenhower W1R0 31 Thursday, February 9 11:15 a.m. –12:45 p.m. Silvin From Necessity to Glamour: The Evolution of Transatlantic Travel W1RA 32 Thursday, February 9 7–8:30 p.m. Friedenberg & Bowen The British Invasion: The Music that W1RB 33 Took Over Our Lives From 1964 to 1967 Saturday, February 11 1–2:30 p.m. Milne Ragtime and the American Folk Music Culture W1S2 34 Tuesday, February 14 11:15 a.m.–12:45 p.m. Daniel Andy and Teddy Are Arguing About Franklin: W1T4 35 Harry Truman and the White House Restoration, 1948 –1952 Thursday, February 16 11:15 a.m.–12:45 p.m. Rabil Israel and Hezbollah: Preparing for Israel’s Strategic Threat W1RC 43 Thursday, February 16 3:4 5– 5:15 p.m. Davis Ocean Entrées — Cooking with a Caribbean Flair W1RD 44 Thursday, February 23 3:4 5– 5:15 p.m. Hanisak The Indian River Lagoon Observatory W1RF 45 Network of Environmental Sensors Thursday, March 2 3:45–5:15 p.m. Page-Karjian Wildlife Disease in Marine Mammals and Turtles W1RJ 46 5 Winter 2017 Lectures continued Day/Date Time Instructor Title Code Page Thursday, March 9 3:4 5–5:15 p.m. Baxley Power from the Gulf Stream for South Florida: W1RL 47 The Environment and the Engineering Thursday, February 23 9:3 0–11:30 a.m. Beschloss Critical Moments of the American Presidency W1RE 48 Thursday, February 23 7–8:30 p.m. Scott Inside a Jazz Ensemble W1RG 49 Saturday, February 25 1– 2:30 p.m. Goldberger Court Cases Involving Sex W1S3 50 Tuesday, February 28 11:15 a.m. –12:45 p.m. Doll Strategy W1T5 51 Thursday, March 2 11:15 a.m.–12:45p.m. Kowel ZAPP! Electricity in Your Body and Your Home W1RH 52 Thursday, March 2 7–9 p.m. MacDonald, The Music of Cape Breton W1RK 53 Blazer and Walach Tuesday, March 7 1:30–3 p.m. Shamma How to Read a Poem: An Introduction to W1T6 54 Approaching Modern Poetry Winter 2017 Courses Day Time Instructor Title Code Page Mondays 9–10:45 a.m. Shapiro, O’Brien III Judaism, Christianity and Islam: W8M1 56 & Ahmad A Search for a Common Language 11:30 a.m. –1 p.m. Rabil Critical Challenges to American National Security W8M2 57 1:4 5–3:15 p.m. Hagood Shakespeare Retold W8M3 58 4– 5:30 p.m. Schug Economic Insights into Public Issues W4M4 59 4– 5:30 p.m. Lipton Paintings and Sculpture that Survey the Black Experience in W4M5 60 America from Slavery through the 21st Century, Part 1 7–9 p.m. Stone Dickens, Twain and Hemingway Go Hollywood W8M6 61 Tuesdays 9–10:30 a.m. Gurses Religion and Politics in the Middle East W8T1 62 11:15 a.m. –12:45 p.m. Bruce The Greatest Cold War Spies W6T2 63 1:3 0– 3 p.m. Muldoon Marketing Rules the World W4T3 64 1:3 0– 3 p.m. Stevens Jazz Masters W4T4 65 3:4 5–5:30 p.m. MacDonald Music Americana: In Search of Greatness W8T5 66 Wednesdays 9–10:30 a.m. W8W1 Great Decisions 2017 12–1:30 p.m.