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LifeLong Learning Society • Christopher Newport University • Yoder Barn Theatre 660 Hamilton Drive • Newport News, VA 23602-6925 (757) 269-4368 • lifelonglearning.cnu.edu are listed on pages 2-9. In addition, courses, luncheons 2021 FALL PROGRAM and interest groups are listed on page 10. A number of LEARNING The LifeLong Learning Society of optional activities will be announced during the semester. Christopher Newport University is a membership organization dedicated to Membership Fee and Benefits persons of retirement age who seek Full membership ­for the 2021­-22 fall, spring opportunities for learning in and summer sessions is $235. This includes fall, an environment of sharing spring and summer courses; Monday afternoon LIFELONG and fellowship. There are no lectures and concerts; interest groups; and the opportunity to participate in optional activities, requirements as to previous such as field trips, by paying the activity fees. educational experience. Intellectual An associate membership for the 2021­-22 fall, curiosity is the only admission spring and summer sessions is available for $140. requirement. Managed by and for This includes the Monday afternoon lectures and SOCIET Y its members, LLS is a program of concerts; interest groups; and the opportunity to Christopher Newport University participate in optional activities, such as field trips and is a member of Road Scholar LLI Resource and luncheons, by paying the activity fees; no courses. Network. Through a variety of activities – including A member may bring a guest one time to any of the lectures, courses, study and discussion groups, Monday lectures or class meetings or to an optional lunches, dinners and field trips – persons of diverse activity if there is space available. Class locations and confirmations will be mailed backgrounds come together to share a common to you if your registration is received by August 13, 2021. interest in learning. There are no exams or grades in the courses, although some courses include Refund Policy assigned readings and the possible purchase of a Full refund of membership and/or course fees will text. All persons of retirement age are encouraged be granted if requested before September 7, 2021. to join if they are interested in being challenged by After that date, no refund will be given. A 20 percent new ideas in the company of other eager learners. handling charge will be deducted on all refunds. The LLS shares its program with the community by participating in joint learning efforts with other Economic Hardship educational and research institutions, retirement A fee waiver is possible, and inquiries are invited. groups, industries and museums and by co- Please call the LLS office at(757) 269-4368 for details. sponsoring three annual conferences. Distinguished Membership LLS members age 90 and up are eligible for honorary COVID-19 Vaccination Requirement membership if they have been a member for three of Christopher Newport University is requiring that the past five years. Please call for details. all students enrolling for the fall semester be fully vaccinated by August 1. Medical and religious 2021-22 Parking Decal Required exemptions are available; they must be requested A current parking decal is required to park in CNU and approved. LifeLong Learning Society is parking lots. One decal is included with your an important part of the Christopher Newport membership; additional decals can be requested community. Many lectures, classes and events on the registration page. offered to our members will be held on campus at the Freeman Center, the Torggler Fine Arts Center Office Location and the Ferguson Center. The university is planning 660 Hamilton Drive (Yoder Barn House) for a fall semester without the physical distancing Newport News, VA 23602 Phone: (757) 269-4368 constraints that have been in place until now; that will include facilities at the Yoder Barn. Therefore, Our office location is in the first house on the left at the corner of Oyster Point Road and Criston Drive. We are in LLS members attending any in person activities the brick house across the parking lot from the Yoder Barn. are required to be vaccinated, with the exception of approved medical and religious exemptions. Mailing Address LifeLong Learning Society Program Overview Christopher Newport University The 10-week semester consists of two five-week sessions, Yoder Barn Theatre Session A and Session B. Courses will meet either once 660 Hamilton Drive Newport News, VA 23602-6925

LIFELONG LEARNING SOCIETY LIFELONG or twice per week for either five or 10 weeks. The dates and times for the 43 five-week and 19 10-week courses 2 At this time, we plan to offer LLS Fall 2021 off the floor safely. Yoga mat, large towel and two blocks required. classes in person, COVID permitting. However, $30 course fee. if conditions deem in-person classes unsafe, we Instructor: Rose Winter, MPT, LMT, C-IAYT are prepared to remain online. 5. Exploring Poetry For those of you who may not be ready to return Mon., 11 a.m.-12:45 p.m. Limited enrollment in person, some courses and Monday afternoon This course is a general class for anyone interested in poetry, lectures will continue online and in-person whether you write it or only read and wish to understand it. It will simultaneously. Please see page 9 for these cover the technical side of poetry such as literary devices, poetry offerings. forms, types of poetry, the history of certain poetic movements and the study of individual poets. There will be some writing Online classes will be presented on Zoom. and sharing of poems, but without much comment. Instructor: Serena Fusek

6. Body Fusion: Tone and Stretch 10-week course Tues., Thurs., 9-10:15 a.m. Limited enrollment SESSION A COURSES This exercise class will focus on muscle strength, muscle endurance, flexibility, balance and coordination combined with September 6-October 8, 2021 the use of a variety of equipment. $30 course fee. Instructor: Lisa Powell, CNU 1. Continued Latin 10-week course Mon., Wed., 9-10:15 a.m. Limited enrollment 7. Arabic 10-week course In this class, we will continue our study of Latin grammar and Tues., 9-10:45 a.m. Limited enrollment vocabulary, with an introduction to some excerpts, original or This course will introduce learners to the script and the sound adapted, from Latin literature. Texts required for class: Ecce system of the Arabic language. It will also introduce them to basic Romani II, 3rd edition (ISBN: 0-13-116380-9) and Wheelock’s conversation and dialogue. Latin, 7th edition (ISBN: 978-0-06-199722-8). $30 course fee. Instructor: Dr. Diana Obeid, CNU Instructor: Dr. Alice Rubinstein, LLS 8. Sketching for Structure and Composition 2. Intermediate Yoga 10-week course Tues., 9-11 a.m. Limited enrollment Mon., Wed., 9:30-10:30 a.m. Limited enrollment Gain confidence and learn essential drawing skills. This is a Take your yoga practice to the next level on the mat. Students will foundation class for painting. Learn to sketch what you see using be challenged with more advanced postures. Fundamentals of yoga dry materials. Learn strategies to create strong compositions principles, poses, breath work and meditation are all explored in based on drawing with shapes and marks; making effective greater depth, as you grow on your own personal journey. If you value contrasts. You will work from direct observation and/or wish to enroll and have not taken yoga with Rose before, please independently from photographs. Includes terms and principles. contact the instructor. Yoga mat, large towel and two blocks You will receive a supply list after registration. All levels. required. $30 course fee. Instructor: Jenny Linn Loveland, BA, MA Instructor: Rose Winter, MPT, LMT, C-IAYT 9. Experienced or Seasoned Beginner Spanish 10-week course 3. Intermediate-Advanced Spanish 10-week course Tues., Thurs., 10-11:15 a.m. Limited enrollment Mon., Wed., 10:30-11:45 a.m. Limited enrollment This level is for beginners that have taken at least the three This course will help those who have some Spanish background beginners levels offered previously OR are willing to be to move forward and become better communicators. There will be challenged. This level will tackle more advanced verbs but always lots of opportunity to practice speaking and to work on listening using as many contextual applications as possible. We will include skills. Students will be assigned authentic reading selections and reading, comprehension and listening. Faster paced but always writing prompts to help their understanding of Spanish syntax with enough repetition and time. We will also include some writing and semantics and to see and use vocabulary in context. Previous exercises, games and other didactic strategies. $30 course fee. experience with the past tenses (academic or practical) is required. Instructor: Sandra Caballero, CNU New and returning students are welcome to sit in on a couple of classes to gauge its suitability. $30 course fee. 10. Strength and Stretch 10-week course Instructor: Lisa Schlickenmeyer Tues., Thurs., 11 a.m.-noon Limited enrollment This class addresses high-risk clients: those with multiple medical 4. Gentle Yoga 10-week course problems, either past or current; those who have not exercised Mon., Wed., 11 a.m.-noon Limited enrollment for a very long time and would have difficulty with a standard For those with some experience or beginners looking for a gentle program; those who are currently dealing with physical problems practice on the mat. Based on the Integral Yoga style, each class that limit movement, mobility, stamina; or those who are will begin with a warmup, move through a series of poses for experiencing pain. strength, flexibility and balance, and close with breath work, deep Instructor: Betty Peach, LLS relaxation, and meditation. Students should be able to get on and

3 11. Literature Born of Captivity language (envelope, rendezvous) and a focus on essential phrases Tues., 11 a.m.-12:15 p.m. for travel in French speaking countries, this course will prepare In the Arab world, when imprisonment became the obvious mode you for that dreamed-of trip! Online sources, role play, and simple of punishment to curb dissidents, the forms of writing associated oral exercises will serve as the basis for learning vocabulary and with incarceration became the new form of resistance. In this common phrasing. Recommended text: Hugo’s French in Three course, we will discuss five novels written by Arab authors months (pdf available online). $30 course fee. belonging to different Arab countries: (1) Tazmamart: 18 Years Instructor: Karen Waddill in Morocco’s Secret Prison (2) This Blinding Absence of Light (3) The Shell (4) That Smell: Notes from Prison and Other Stories 17. My Favorite Actors and (5) Just Five Minutes: Nine Years in the Prisons of Syria. Tues., 2:30-3:45 p.m. Instructor: Dr. Diana Obeid, CNU Each week the life and career of a prominent actor will be analyzed and profiled. Lectures will be supplemented with video clips of 12. Spanish Beginners 3 10-week course the actor’s most famous roles. Actors under consideration include Tues., Thurs., 11:30 a.m.-12:45 p.m. Limited Enrollment Meryl Streep, Tom Hanks, Josh Brolin, Julianne Moore, Marlon This level is for intermediate learners and is meant to guide Brando, Katherine Hepburn, Morgan Freeman, Gene Hackman, students to a more advanced level. We will incorporate reading Barbra Streisand, Al Pacino, Judi Dench, Michael Douglas, James and comprehension, as well as encourage more conversational Earl Jones, Jeff Bridges and Paul Newman. tools and develop skills. $30 course fee. Instructor: George Hillow, Emeritus CNU Instructor: Sandra Caballero, CNU 18. French Literature and Conversation 10-week course 13. Painting Studio Tues., Thurs., 2:30-3:45 p.m. Limited enrollment Tues., noon-2 p.m. Limited enrollment This course is designed for the advanced French speaker who is This is a color theory workshop. Learn how to set up your palette looking for a way to deepen understanding of French grammar based on the color wheel; analyze masterpieces and strengthen and strengthen speaking skills through literature. Thanks to your compositions; mix paint to achieve harmonizing and chro- plentiful online resources, students will discover enriching ways matic results. You will work from life, direct observation and/or to approach French grammar through the arts. One of our units on an independent basis using photographs. Includes terms and will focus on Victor Hugo’s poetry. As we explore its rich beauty, definitions. You will receive a supply list after registration. All levels. we will listen to modern music and enjoy artwork based on its Instructor: Jenny Linn Loveland, MA, BA themes. Class will be conducted mostly in French. Materials provided by instructor and/or available online. $30 course fee. 14. Seated and Standing Yoga 10-week course Instructor: Karen Waddill Tues., Thurs., 1-2 p.m. Limited enrollment This gentle yoga class improves flexibility, strength and balance 19. Traveling Professor Continues and is adaptable for all levels. This class begins seated in the chair Wed., 9-10:15 a.m. with breath work to center and focus. Still seated we warm up the Come along with the Traveling Professor as he continues down head, neck, spine and hips. We then move to standing postures the East Coast to Key West and illustrates and explains the sights with support of the chair, as needed. (Adaptations can be made and history at each stop along the way. There are some pretty cool to do postures without standing.) To end the class, we return to places out there and the Traveling Professor makes it a point to the chair for a period of breath work, mindfulness and relaxation. find them and loves to share his findings. Always something new $30 course fee. to see and learn about. Instructor: Melissa McGill, EdD, E-RYT Instructor: Dr. Harold Cones, Emeritus CNU

15. The American Civil War: The Year 1865 20. Computer I 10-week course Tues., 1-2:15 p.m. Wed., Fri., 9-10:15 a.m. Limited enrollment By 1865, the Civil War was entering its fourth year. The fortunes This is a beginner course for anyone who wants to learn how to use of war had shifted with both sides missing opportunities to secure a computer. Students will be introduced to the parts of a computer, victory and end the war. The events of the first five months of the desktop and Microsoft Office 2016. The classroom is equipped 1865 had a lasting effect on the North and South with the Hampton with Windows 10 desktop computers. Students should own or have Roads Peace Conference, capture of Richmond and Petersburg, access to a computer to practice their skills. Students are welcome surrender of the two main Confederate armies, President Lincoln’s to bring their own PC laptops to class. $30 course fee. assassination, and the continued debate over Reconstruction for Instructor: Neil Hesketh the South. This course examines the campaigns, participants and leaders who shaped the year 1865. 21. Introduction to Microsoft Office Instructor: Michael Moore, Civil War site curator, Wed., Fri., 10:45 a.m.-noon Limited enrollment Lee Hall Mansion This class will introduce students to the Microsoft Office suite of programs, including Word, Excel, Publisher and PowerPoint. 16. French for Travelers 10-week course Students will gain knowledge about what each program in the Tues., Thurs., 1-2:15 p.m. Limited enrollment Office suite can do, and learn how to create letters, lists, budgets, This course is designed for beginning French speakers. With an flyers and slide presentations both from scratch and using pre- emphasis on borrowed and shared words that pepper the English designed templates. Free open-source office alternatives will also

4 be reviewed. Basic computer mouse and keyboard skills will and overall sense of well-being. This class will practice be helpful with this course, as well as a general familiarity with mindfulness and Vipassana meditation. We will also sample other Windows 10. Concurrent and/or previous enrollment in the basic practices. Principles of meditation will be discussed and practiced. computer skills class is recommended, but not a prerequisite. Each practice begins with a brief introduction, yogic breathing $15 course fee. (pranayama) and guidance, we will then move into 10-30 minutes Instructor: Neil Hesketh of seated meditation (starting shorter and gradually increasing time each week). We conclude each session with an opportunity for 22. Islamic Life and Thought discussion. No prior experience necessary, regular practice encouraged. Wed., 11 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Instructor: Melissa McGill, EdD, RYT This course will discuss a host of topics ranging from law and intellectual life to cosmology, philosophy and Sufism 28. The Forgotten Continent of Africa (Islamic mysticism). Wed., 2:30-3:45 p.m. Instructor: Dr. Hussam Timani, CNU Presented on Zoom by The Mariners’ Museum Join The Mariners’ Museum and Park as we travel through the 23. Seated Chair Yoga 10-week course somewhat unknown continent of Africa. The continent is as diverse Wed., Fri., 1-2 p.m. Limited enrollment in its cultures as the grains of sand on a beach, and the Department This gentle yoga class improves flexibility and strength and is of Interpretation will be exploring topics not usually examined. adaptable for all levels. This class is conducted entirely seated Coordinator: Lauren T. Furey, Manager of Visitor in the chair. We begin with breath work to center and focus, then Engagement, Mariners’ Museum we warm up the muscles of the neck, shoulders, spine, hips, legs, arms, feet and hands. Class ends with a period of breath work, 29. Music Around the World Part 1: Music of Latin America mindfulness and relaxation. $15 course fee. Thurs., 9-10:15 a.m. Instructor: Melissa McGill, EdD, RYT In this course learners will explore music from several Latin American countries within its cultural and geographical contexts. 24. An Introduction to Classical Mythology Learners will become familiar with the different styles and Wed., 1-2:15 p.m. repertoires of Latin American music such as the bolero, ranchera, Greco-Roman mythology – the stories the Greeks and Romans bossa-nova, choro, merengue, nueva canción, huayno, bambuco, told about their gods, demi-gods and legendary heroes – have mambo, rumba, salsa, samba, son Cubano, bachata, milonga and enchanted and intrigued people since antiquity. This class will others. We will also study the historical background and social introduce the Greek and Roman deities and the more famous functions of these styles, as well as relevant composers, performers stories in the Classical mythological tradition. More specifically, and musical instruments of the region. the course will cover the following topics: the origins and Instructor: Mark Morgan functions of Ancient Greek mythology; the pantheon of Greek gods; mythological heroes and the hero pattern; the Trojan War; 30. Keeper of Stories and mythological prophets and musicians. Thurs., 9-10:45 a.m. Limited enrollment Instructor: Dr. Alice Rubinstein, LLS Are you the “keeper” of your family’s stories and just can’t get them written? Join us in this workshop as we explore traditional 25. Intermediate French, Part 3 10-week course and nontraditional approaches to writing family stories. Everyone Wed., Fri., 1-2:15 p.m. Limited enrollment is welcome. Do you want to improve your speaking skills in French, navigate Instructor: Heidi Hartwiger the airports, restaurants, train station, ask for directions, learn more about the French culture? If you have a background in 31. Watercolor Painting (Intermediate-Advanced) French grammar, speaking, reading and writing, then this course Thurs., 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Limited enrollment is for you! A variety of mediums, such as audio-visuals, written This course is recommended for those of intermediate to advanced practice, role playing, and cultural experiences will enhance your levels and are familiar with watercolor basics. Enhance creativity knowledge. $30 course fee. using watercolor techniques, paint properties, color dominance Instructor: Rebecca Benham-Langdon, CNU and color schemes, while continuing to develop skills in design and composition. List of required supplies given upon registration. 26. Oil and Acrylic Register for only one watercolor class in A session and one in Wed., 2-4 p.m. Limited enrollment B session. Take the time to try mediums, techniques and application methods Instructor: Oksana Davis pushing your practice in new directions, experimenting, breaking rules, making happy accidents and finally, beautiful paintings. 32. Dancing in the Sky List of required supplies given upon registration. Thurs., 1-2:15 p.m. Instructor: Oksana Davis We will be exploring the constellations as seen by a variety of Native American tribes and comparing their star stories to the 27. Introduction to Meditation 10-week course commonly known Greek myths associated with various star Wed., 2:15-3:15 p.m. Limited enrollment groups. Many retellings of legends by various authors will Meditation has proven benefits for the mind and body, including be included. improvements in concentration, sleep, anxiety, stress management Instructor: Dr. Kelly Herbst 5 33. Apple Product Workshop writing. We write, we share, we learn! Thurs., 2:30-3:45 p.m. Limited enrollment Instructor: Nancy Anderson, LLS This interactive workshop will provide more information and helpful tips for using your Apple products (iPhone and iPad) in 38. Harry Potter: The First Four Novels a safe and secure manner. Since these devices are used outside Fri., 1-2:15 p.m. your home, cybersecurity will be a background theme of the Why are Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone and its sequels the course. This course is designed for those with existing knowledge best-selling books of all time? What is it about this story that has (beginner to intermediate) and will cover a variety of topics grabbed reader attention like no other story in popular culture? In including, but not limited to: device setup, settings, updates, this course we will explore the first four of the Harry Potter books internet and data usage, camera, pictures, storage. Come with (Sorcerer’s Stone, Chamber of Secrets, Prisoner of Azkaban, and questions; this course will be driven by participants’ questions. Goblet of Fire) as fantasy, and what they have to say about love, Instructor: Robert P. Spiker death, power, corruption, authoritarianism and education. We will cover the final three novels in the series in the spring term. 34. Drawing Instructor: Dr. Kara Keeling, CNU Thurs., 2:30-4:30 p.m. Limited enrollment Explore your visual memory and develop your hand-eye skills 39. Watercolor Painting (Beginner-Intermediate) by learning lines and blocks, forms and proportions, right and Fri., 1:30-3:30 p.m. Limited enrollment approximate representation of an object as it is seen by the This course is recommended for those of beginner-intermediate eye, encouraging yourself in formation of ideas and feelings in levels. Learn to select, mix and apply. Enhance your skill in conjunction with the creative process of drawing. List of required composition. If you are no longer a beginner, continue to develop supplies given upon registration. your style. List of required supplies given upon registration. Instructor: Oksana Davis Register for only one watercolor class in A session and one in B session. 35. Art Detective Instructor: Oksana Davis Fri., 9-10:15 a.m. 10-week course Become an art detective to improve your own painting abilities 40. News from the Swamp to the Big Apple or develop a new appreciation for observing art! In this 10-week, Fri., 2:30-3:45 p.m. lecture-style course you will learn a fundamental step-by-step This course will discuss the ecological story behind Maya Lin’s technique to critique art. The first half of this course will help display of dead Atlantic white cedar trees in Madison Square Park you understand the importance of the art elements: line, shape, as part of a new art installation about the ramifications of climate form, space, color and texture. The second half will combine the change and what we’ve learned about how nature changes art elements with the art principles: pattern, balance, emphasis, with climate. contrast, variety, proportion, movement and rhythm. Discover each Instructor: Dr. Rob Atkinson, CNU art principle in your everyday life and apply your discoveries to your own works or observations of art. Each participant will create a personal reference notebook of these elements and principles. SESSION B COURSES For the artist, being a detective only improves your product. For - the artist and non-artist, the environment around you will never October 18 November 19, 2021 look the same! Investigate, expand and explore the beauty around us. Course 1 – Continued: Continuing Latin Instructor: Carol Van Deventer Mon., Wed., 9-10:15 a.m.

36. Healthy Aging in Retirement and Beyond Course 2 – Continued: Intermediate Yoga (Riverside Doctors Series) 10-week course Mon., Wed., 9:30-10:30 a.m. Fri., 11 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Hear from more Riverside Health System experts who specialize Course 3 – Continued: Intermediate-Advanced Spanish in the care of older adults, and learn the inside secrets that will Mon., Wed., 10:30-11:45 a.m. help you enjoy your best years in good health. The course will cover a wide range of topics, such as fitness, women’s health, Course 4 – Continued: Gentle Yoga mind and memory, heart health and more. Mon., Wed., 11 a.m.-noon Coordinator: Amy Duncan, Riverside Health Systems 41. Practicing Poetry 37. Writing for Historians 10-week course Mon., 11 a.m.-12:45 p.m. Limited enrollment Fri., 11 a.m.-12:45 p.m. Limited enrollment This course is for poetry writers. Writers will be given a prompt Interested in writing? This class is for you! In this course we write or topic on which to write and the resulting poem will be critiqued family history, discover our inner writing “voice” and share family by other students and by the instructor. Course 5, Exploring stories, receiving feedback from classmates and the instructor. Poetry, in Session A is not a prerequisite, however topics discussed Learn how to write making a narrative flow, to “show, not tell,” in Session A will be further explored as prompts for poems for and to see the past come alive. Practice relative points in grammar this course. and punctuation as we learn various aspects and nuances of Instructor: Serena Fusek

6 42. Intermediate Ukulele wood magazines. Tues., 9-10:15 a.m. Instructor: Dr. Jason Carney, CNU In this course, the class will explore intermediate level cords and strumming techniques for the ukulele by learning traditional and Course 16 – Continued: French for Travelers popular songs. Students will explore various musical styles as Tues., Thurs., 1-2:15 p.m. we learn songs from the Beatles, beach music, Hawaiian music and traditional jazz. For learners who have taken the beginning 47. VIMS – Science for the Bay, Impact for the World ukulele class. Tues., 2:30-3:45 p.m. Instructor: Mark Morgan Join scientists from the Virginia Institute of Marine Science to learn about the variety of research they conduct to better Course 6 – Continued: Body Fusion understand our waterways, what organisms thrive within and Tues., Thurs., 9-10:15 a.m. the influences we have on them. From economic and ecological impacts to recreational fishing and boating, VIMS scientists are Course 7 – Continued: Arabic interested in helping the Chesapeake Bay thrive for generations to come. Tues., 9-10:45 a.m. Coordinator: Candice Vinson, Outreach and Events Coordinator, VIMS 43. Sketching for Structure and Composition Tues., 9-11 am. Limited enrollment Course 18 – Continued: French Literature and Conversation Same as course 8. Tues., Thurs., 2:30-3:45 p.m.

Course 9 – Continued: Experience or Seasoned Course 20 – Continued: Computer I Beginner Spanish Wed., Fri., 9-10:15 a.m. Tues., Thurs., 10-11:15 a.m. 48. Internet and Email Course 10 – Strength and Stretch Wed., Fri., 10:45 a.m.-noon Limited enrollment Tues., Thurs., 11 a.m.-noon Learn to send and receive email messages (including attachments) and use the internet. The classroom is equipped with Windows 44. The Awful Fourteenth Century 10 desktop computers. Students should own or have access to a Tues., 11 a.m.-12:15 p.m. computer to practice their skills. Students are welcome to bring War, devastating climate change, a deadly pandemic, social unrest, their own PC laptops to class. $15 course fee. malfunctioning public institutions – an apt description of the recent Instructor: Neil Hesketh past? It also characterizes the entire 14th century in Europe. This course will explore that awful period in history when anything that 49. Brain Storm could go wrong did go wrong. Wed., 11 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Instructor: Dr. Theodora Bostick, Emeritus CNU, LLS Contrary to popular belief, we do have some control, however limited, as to how fast we age and in what “shape” we are in at Course 12 – Continued: Spanish Beginner 3 the end of our life span. We will discuss how we came to have Tues., Thurs., 11:30-12:45 p.m. the brain that we now have, its basic anatomy and physiology, and how it ages at different rates in each of us. Some class 45. Painting Studio time will be spent on how we may delay the aging process and Tues., noon-2 p.m. Limited enrollment hopefully delay or even prevent brain disease. Fortunately, there Same as course 13. are brain functions that improve with age and we can develop “cognitive reserve” to tide us over any problems with brain Course 14 – Continued: Seated and Standing Yoga function that should arise. Since I possess one of the most aged Tues., Thurs., 1-2 p.m. brains in LLS, I may often digress, tell lousy jokes, and forget what I wanted to say. “Get over it.” 46. The Literary History of Science Fiction Instructor: Dr. Bill Peach, LLS Tues., 1-2:15 p.m. After the industrial revolutions of the 1760s, the political Course 23 – Continued: Seated Chair Yoga revolutions of the 1790s and the 19th century dominance of Wed., Fri., 1-2 p.m. science, a new mode of imagination emerged in the Western European world: “science fiction.” Based, ostensibly, on the 50. NASA presents... verifiable, empirically-based claims of scientific theory, the Wed., 1-2:15 p.m. “science fiction” of Mary Shelley, Jules Verne and H.G. Wells NASA Langley Research Center is a truly unique place that has combined cold materialism with hot-blooded romanticism. grown and developed since it became the nation’s first civilian Indeed, science fiction imbued the nonhuman, microscopic, aeronautical research laboratory in 1917. Today, NASA Langley spectroscopic and telescopic worlds of science with humanity, develops, demonstrates and delivers innovative concepts, solutions adventure and romance. This class will survey the literary history and technologies to enable and inspire current and future missions of science fiction from its origins in the 1820s, its permutations while also addressing national priorities in aeronautic applications, in the Victorian period, through its maturity in interwar pulp- space exploration and Earth sciences. Join NASA experts as they

7 share how they are contributing to the agency and center’s current read articles from a variety of magazines and newspapers; search and future missions and how you can be a part of the journey. scholarly journals to research interesting topics. Discover what’s Coordinator: Katrina L. Young available — in the library and online — to all LifeLong Learners. Instructor: Matthew Shelley, Digital Instruction Librarian, 51. Oil and Acrylic Trible Library, CNU Wed., 2-4 p.m. Limited enrollment Same as course 26. 56. Migrations: Reality Meets Fantasy Thurs., 11 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Course 27 – Continued: Introduction to Meditation The award-winning British author Richard Adams recounts in Wed., Fri., 2:15-3:15 p.m. his novel, Watership Down, the heroic adventures of the brave characters Fiver, Hazel and their band of followers, as they 52. The Archaeology of the Holocaust abandon hearth and home in England’s north Hampshire to search Wed., 2:30-3:45 p.m. for their eventual promised land. Their grueling trek across the Dr. Freund is a field archaeologist and Jewish historian working British landscape will be supplemented with historical and contemporary all around the world on sites from many different periods and poetry and articles focusing on the universal topic of migrations. has pioneered a new noninvasive geoscience and archaeological Instructor: Christy Lumm method which has been used with success to explore sites associated with the Holocaust. These sites could never be 57. Watercolor Painting (Intermediate-Advanced) scientifically analyzed using traditional invasive excavation Thurs., 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Limited enrollment techniques. He has worked on discovering lost synagogues, Same as course 31. Please register for only one watercolor class in concentration camps and hidden archives that will tell us more A session and one in B session. about the Holocaust and which have been featured in television documentaries on PBS NOVA and Discovery Channel. In each 58. The Family Grant lecture he will introduce aspects of geoscience and archaeology Thurs., 1-2:15 p.m. and show how he used these techniques to uncover more about Ulysses S. Grant was a great general and a decent president. But what happened in different sites associated with the European perhaps his greatest talent was as a family man. Explore how he Holocaust 1938-1945. was never happier than when surrounded by his wife and children. Instructor: Dr. Richard Freund, CNU Instructor: Feather Foster

53. A Concise History of the Combat Tank 59. Android Product Workshop Thurs., 9-10:15 a.m. Thurs., 2:30-3:45 p.m. Limited enrollment At dawn on September 15, 1916, a British Army attack on This interactive workshop will provide more information and the German trench lines near the French village of Flers was helpful tips for using your Android products in a safe and supplemented by a fearsome new weapon which had been secure manner. Since these devices are used outside your home, developed by a Joint Army-Navy committee in great secrecy cybersecurity will be a background theme of the course. This over the previous eighteen months. The British called the new course is designed for those with existing knowledge (beginner to weapon the “tank,” a term which was adopted because, in order intermediate) and will cover a variety of topics including, but not to preserve secrecy, factory workers were told that the device was limited to: device setup, settings, updates, internet and data usage, a selfpropelled container intended to carry water to soldiers on camera, pictures, storage. Come with questions; this course will be the front. The combat debut of the tank in 1916 received mixed driven by participants’ questions. reviews. Twenty years later, the tank would become the dominant Instructor: Robert P. Spiker ground combat system of World War II, and it remains a mainstay of armies throughout the world. This course will concisely review 60. Drawing the history of the combat tank, from its beginnings to the present Thurs., 2:30-4:30 p.m. Limited enrollment day, considering both advances in technology evolution Same as course 34 of combined arms tactical doctrine.” Instructor: Col. Richard C. Payne, retired U.S. Army, LLS Course 35 – Continued: Art Detective Fri., 9-10:15 a.m. 54. Finding Fiction Thurs., 9-10:45 a.m. Course 36 – Continued: Riverside Doctors Series If at times the real world is too much for you, and you like slip Fri., 11 a.m.-12:15 p.m. away into “let’s pretend,” you might be a fiction writer. Join this fiction writing workshop. Find the keys that will help you unlock Course 37 – Continued: Writing for Historians your imagination and explore ways to craft your fiction. Fri., 11 a.m.-12:45 p.m. Instructor: Heidi Hartwiger 61. Watercolor Painting (Beginner-Intermediate) 55. Getting to Know the Trible Library Held in Yoder Barn Fri., 1:30-3:30 p.m. Limited enrollment Thurs., 9:30-10:45 a.m. Limited enrollment Same as course 39. Please register for only one watercolor class in Come explore what the Trible Library has to offer. Meet in the A session and one in B session. Yoder Barn to learn how to: locate and access books and e-books;

8 LLS Fall 2021 VIRTUAL Offerings SESSION B COURSES If classes are held in person, the following courses October 18-November 19, 2021 will be simultaneously offered virtually and in-person. 44. The Awful Fourteenth Century Tues., 11 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Instructor: Dr. Theodora Bostick, Emeritus CNU, LLS SESSION A COURSES 46. The Literary History of Science Fiction September 6-October 8, 2021 Tues., 1-2:15 p.m. Instructor: Dr. Jason Carney, CNU

11. Literature Born of Captivity 47. VIMS – Science for the Bay, Impact for the World Tues., 11 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Tues., 2:30-3:45 p.m. Instructor: Dr. Diana Obeid, CNU Coordinator: Candice Vinson, Outreach & Events Coordinator, VIMS 15. The American Civil War: The Year 1865 Tues., 1-2:15 p.m. 49. Brain Storm Michael Moore, Civil War site curator, Lee Hall Mansion Wed., 11 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Instructor: Dr. Bill Peach, LLS 19. The Traveling Professor Continues Wed., 9-10:15 a.m. 50. NASA Instructor: Dr. Harold Cones, Emeritus CNU Wed., 1-2:15 p.m. Coordinator: Katrina L. Young 22. Islamic Life and Thought Wed., 11 a.m.-12:15 p.m. 52. The Archaeology of the Holocaust Instructor: Dr. Hussam Timani, CNU Wed., 2:30-3:45 p.m. Instructor: Dr. Richard Freund, CNU 24. An Introduction to Classical Mythology Wed., 1-2:15 p.m. 53. A Concise History of the Combat Tank Instructor: Dr. Alice Rubinstein, LLS Thurs., 9-10:15 a.m. Instructor: Col. Richard C. Payne, retired U.S. Army, LLS 28. The Forgotten Continent of Africa Wed., 2:30-3:45 p.m. 56. Migrations: Reality Meets Fantasy Coordinator: Lauren T. Furey, Manager of Visitor Thurs., 11 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Engagement, Mariners’ Museum Instructor: Christy Lumm

32. Dancing in the Sky 58. The Family Grant Thurs., 1-2:15 p.m. Thurs., 1-2:15 p.m. Instructor: Dr. Kelly Herbst Instructor: Feather Foster

35. Art Detective 10-week course Course 35 – Continued: Art Detective Fri., 9-10:15 a.m. Fri., 9-10:15 a.m. Instructor: Carol Van Deventer Course 36 – Continued: Healthy Aging in Retirement 36. Healthy Aging in Retirement and Beyond and Beyond (Riverside Doctors Series) (Riverside Doctors Series) 10-week course Fri., 11 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Fri., 11 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Coordinator: Amy Duncan, Riverside Health Systems

38. Harry Potter: The First Four Novels Fri., 1-2:15 p.m. Instructor: Dr. Kara Keeling, CNU

40. News from the Swamp to the Big Apple Fri., 2:30-3:45 p.m. Instructor: Dr. Rob Atkinson, CNU

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MONDAY November 1, 1:30 p.m. The Art of Samuel Bak AFTERNOON Dr. Amy Morris, University VIRTUAL of Nebraska at Omaha LECTURES November 8, 1:30 p.m. My Work Among the Freedmen: September 6, 1:30 p.m. The Experiences of Harriet M. Buss Opening Lecture in the South During the Civil War Adelia Thompson, Chief of Staff, and Reconstruction Christopher Newport University Dr. Jonathan White, CNU

September 13, 1:30 p.m. November 15, 1:30 p.m. Fort Monroe: The Key to the South Captain’s Cabaret John V. Quarstein, Director Colin Ruffer, CNU Emeritus, USS Monitor Center, If a Monday afternoon lecture is held in person, The Mariners’ Museum it will be simultaneously offered virtually and in-person. Locations to be determined. September 20, 1:30 p.m. First Impressions: Inaugural Exhibitions and Programs at the Mary M. Torggler Center Holly Koons, Executive Director, Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center

Interest Groups: September 27, 1:30 p.m. 1. Scrabble Pandemics & Poe Monday, noon, weekly, Chris Semter, Edgar Allen in Yoder Barn 2. Book Club Poe Museum Monday, 10 a.m., monthly, in Yoder Barn October 4, 1:30 p.m. 3. Mahjongg (All-Levels) Offshore Wind Friday, 9:30 a.m., weekly, John Larson, Director, Public in Yoder Barn Policy and Economic Development, 4. Discussion Group Friday, 10 a.m., monthly, Dominion Energy Dominion Energy in Yoder Barn October 18, 1:30 p.m. To sign up for interest groups, Women Artists of the Renaissance see the registration page. Dr. Michelle Erhardt, CNU

October 25, 1:30 p.m. Oysters: A Long and Important Story for Hampton Roads Jackie Shannon, Oyster Restoration Manager, Chesapeakke Bay Foundation

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Session A: Please number courses in order of preference in each session (10-week courses only listed once) ____1 Continued Latin ____11 Literature Born of Captivity ____21 Intro to Microsoft Office ____31 Watercolor Painting ____2 Intermediate Yoga ____12 Spanish Beginners 3 ____22 Islamic Life and Thought ____32 Dancing in the Sky ____3 Intermediate-Advanced Spanish ____13 Painting Studio ____23 Seated Chair Yoga ____33 Apple Workshop ____4 Gentle Yoga ____14 Seated and Standing Yoga ____24 Classical Mythology ____34 Drawing ____5 Exploring Poetry ____15 American Civil War ____25 Intermediate French ____35 Art Detective ____6 Body Fusion ____16 French for Travelers ____26 Oil and Acrylic ____36 Riverside Doctors Series ____7 Arabic ____17 My Favorite Actors ____27 Intro to Meditation ____37 Writing for Historians ____8 Sketching ____18 French Lit. and Conversation ____28 Mariners’ Museum ____38 Harry Potter ____9 Seasoned Beginner Spanish ____19 Traveling Professor ____29 Music Around the World ____39 Watercolor Painting ____10 Strength and Stretch ____20 Computer I ____30 Keeper of Stories ____40 News from the Swamp Session B: Please number courses in order of preference in each session ____41 Practicing Poetry ____47 VIMS ____52 Archaeology of Holocaust ____57 Watercolor Painting ____42 Intermediate Ukulele ____48 Internet and Email ____53 Combat Tank ____58 The Family Grant ____43 Sketching ____49 Brain Storm ____54 Finding Fiction ____59 Android Workshop ____44 Awful Fourteenth Century ____50 NASA ____55 Trible Library ____60 Drawing ____45 Painting Studio ____51 Oil and Acrylic ____56 Migrations ____61 Watercolor Friday ____46 Science Fiction

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