Ringling College Continuing Studies 2021

SUMMER TERM: MAY 10-JULY 2 Registration Opens: Gold Member: April 20 • Silver Member: April 27

MEMBER TESTED AND MEMBER STRONG

Hello OLLI Community,

You know how we always talk about becoming an OLLI member or renewing your membership?

The reason we do this is that OLLI is a member-supported organization. Back when we applied to become part of the Osher network of lifelong learning institutes, we launched a campaign to secure as many members as were needed to meet Osher’s requirements. We exceeded our goals and were awarded an endowment from the Osher Foundation in 2018.

At one point our highest memberships were over 2,000. Over the years, our membership numbers have waxed and waned. That’s to be expected.

What we didn’t expect was a pandemic. A pandemic that would change our programming structure, adversely impact our membership, and disrupt a core tenet of our OLLI—community. OLLI is a community of learners, and let’s face it, maintaining a sense of community is easier when you can actually see and interact with your fellow members and friends.

Looking ahead to the start of the academic year in the fall, we’ll be on a mission to grow our membership. We will tell you more about these efforts later.

As COVID-19 vaccines options become more widespread, we anticipate being able to offer more classes in person at the Ringling College Museum Campus. We also plan to continue offering classes online via Zoom.

The Summer of 21 Summer is often the term with the fewest classes. This year is no exception. We have 21 classes on the books for online and in-person learning. In addition to classes, we’ve added a few special presentations and a bonus summer lecture that’s free to Gold Members.

As you consider your summer learning options keep this in mind, our instructors are the brainy and thorough types. They spend hours preparing their course materials. We sure hate having to cancel any class due to low enrollment. Let’s not disappoint them. Tell a friend about our summer program and have them join you in person or from the comfort of their sofa!

OLLI Remembers During the first quarter, we lost four instructors:Ronald Wulkan, Steven Derfler, Jack Winberg, and Charles Sprandel.

Each holds a special place in the hearts of their many students and friends. We are grateful that they chose to be a part of our OLLI community and beyond, and that each gave their time and talent to build and sustain our program.

As you read their remembrances on pages 18-19, reflect on the memories you have of each person and their contributions to your life as friends and instructors. We will miss them, may they rest in peace.

Appreciation As always, we are grateful for your support through your donations, memberships, and registrations. Your participation and engagement helps our program thrive and survive.

We look forward to a brighter summer, and hope to see more of you very soon!

Sincerely,

Sheila Reed, MPA

Interim Director, OLLI at Ringling College INDEX

2 Interim Director’s Note 3 Index 4 OLLI at Ringling College | Mission Academic Calendar | Locations Contact Information | Registration Options Staff | Advisory Council 5 Policies & Procedures 6 Membership 7 Course Grid

8 ART APPRECIATION 10 LANGUAGES Sarasota’s Public Art: A 24/7 Outdoor Museum Fun with Conversational Spanish Photographing at Home—You Don’t Have to Leave (For Advanced Beginners) Home to Make Beautiful Images 10-11 LITERATURE 8 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Shakespeare in the Time of COVID 1960s Films: The Decade that Changed Film Summer OLLI Book Club Intro to Improv The Legend of King Arthur

9 CULTURE & TRAVEL 11 MUSIC APPRECIATION Southern Italian Culture: Exploring the Enchanting The British Invasion: Here Come the Girls! Apulia Region The Poetry of Protest: French Songwriters Raise Their Voices 9 CURRENT EVENTS & GLOBAL ISSUES World-Changing Ideas: Exploring America’s Cultural 12 PHILOSOPHY & RELIGION Diversity Through TED Talks The Baha’i Faith: A Guide for the Perplexed

9-10 HEALTH & WELL-BEING 12 PSYCHOLOGY Responding to Grief It’s the Thought that Counts Health & Longevity: Hear From the Experts The Art of Observation The Epic of Medicine How Fear Works: Panic, Learning, and Mindfulness 12-13 SCIENCE A Guided Tour Through the Universe Science Wednesdays

14-15 Registration Forms 16 Bonus Lecture 17 Special Presentations 18-19 OLLI Remembrances

20 Making a Gift 21 Thank You to Our Donors 22-24 Instructors’ Bios 25 Ringling College Continuing Studies

OLLI AT RINGLING COLLEGE REGISTRATION OPTIONS

The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at Ringling ONLINE: College is a program of Ringling College of Art and Design. Visit www.rcad.augusoft.net and browse courses. If you have OLLI at Ringling College operates year-round and is supported more than one address, remember to use the address that is through student registrations and private contributions. associated with the credit card you are using. OLLI courses are non-credit and primarily based on a liberal arts curriculum. There are no grades and no tests; courses are BY MAIL OR IN PERSON: offered purely for the joy of learning. Students may attend Fill out the mail-in form. Enclose it with your check or credit classes at any of our locations, participate in OLLI Talks, card information. Mail your form to the address on the bottom Einstein’s Circle discussion groups, and attend lectures and left of this page or drop it off at the OLLI and S+DA office special events. Tuition varies depending upon course length. (Room 105).

MISSION BY PHONE: 941-309-5111

The mission of the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Ringling College is to enrich the lives of mature adults in Sarasota and Manatee counties by providing affordable and STAFF outstanding educational programs and social interaction Sheila Reed Danielle La Senna that cover a broad spectrum of topics and are rich in Interim Director Business Operations OLLI at Ringling College Manager intellectual stimulation, often interactive in scope, and [email protected] [email protected] worthy of academic consideration. Rhonda Stapleton Melinda Whitson 2021-2022 ACADEMIC CALENDAR Membership & Community Records & Accounts Specialist SUMMER: May 10-July 2, 2021 SPRING: Mar. 14-May 6, 2022 Education Coordinator [email protected] FALL: Sept. 27-Nov. 19, 2021 SUMMER: May 9-July 1, 2022 [email protected] WINTER: Jan. 10-Mar. 4, 2022 Diane Zorn Meghan Burrows Education Program Registration & COURSE LOCATIONS Coordinator Operations Assistant Ringling College Museum Campus [email protected] [email protected]

1001 S. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, FL 34236 Beverly Jennings

Administrative Assistant *ALL IN-PERSON CLASSES CANCELED AT THESE LOCATIONS. [email protected] The Center of Anna Maria Island* ADVISORY COUNCIL 407 Magnolia Ave., Anna Maria, FL 34216 Sam Samelson: Council Chair / OLLI East (State College of Florida, Lakewood Ranch)* Development and Nominating Committees 7131 Professional Parkway E., Sarasota, FL 34240 Julie Cotton: Co-Chair Strategic Program Planning Westminster Point Pleasant* Holly Freedman: Member Strategic Planning Committee 1533 4th Ave. W., Bradenton, FL 34205 Louise Gallagher: Co-Chair Strategic Program Planning Bev Harms: Development Committee CONTACT/MAIL INFORMATION Thomas Miller: Chair Membership Committee OLLI at Ringling College Mark Moulin: Council Vice Chair / Marketing Chair / 1001 S. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, FL 34236 Membership Committee

Phone: 941-309-5111 Jeff Ryder: Chair Curriculum Committee Email: [email protected] Steven Sandler: Curriculum Committee www.OLLIatRinglingCollege.org Office hours: 8 am to 4 pm • Monday-Friday Jack Sukin: Chair Development Committee

POLICIES & PROCEDURES

POLICIES & PROCEDURES Mask Requirement Cancellations and Schedule Changes Masks are mandatory for anyone visiting or attending classes If a class is canceled due to under enrollment, students at the Ringling College Museum Campus. Instructors and will receive a full refund. students are required to wear masks during the entire class session. Masks are also required for any in-person interaction Students will also receive a full refund if an instructor while visiting the OLLI and S+DA office. No food allowed in cancels a class prior to its start. classrooms. Beverages must have a lid. Once a class has started, and an instructor cancels a class for medical or personal reasons, students will receive a Building Evacuation Procedures prorated refund based on the number of classes held Upon receipt of an evacuation order, all employees and prior to cancellation. Students are expected to pay for students shall exit via the nearest unaffected exit. They shall course session(s) they attend. proceed quickly and quietly to the designated evacuation relocation point for the area they were in at the time of the Refund Policy evacuation order. If class is in session, it is the responsibility of If you drop a course within two (2) business days after the instructor to direct their students from their classroom to the first scheduled class session, you will receive a refund the appropriate egress route and relocation point. minus a 25 percent administrative fee. Learning Environment If you drop a course more than two (2) business days after Above all else, our ultimate goal is to provide a stimulating and the first scheduled class session, you forfeit your entire tuition. thoughtful learning experience.

There are no refunds for: Einstein’s Circle, Lectures, We are committed to creating an intellectually nurturing Membership Fees, Workshops, Special Events, or environment that encourages a collegial exchange of ideas and OLLI Adventures. concepts and enables us to broaden our perspectives and hone The $25 Silver Member fee cannot be refunded after a our opinions. Sometimes we agree with others’ viewpoints; student has registered for any multi-session course or sometimes we question them and feel the need to present workshop. The Silver Member fee of $25 can be refunded an alternative view. This honest give and take of scholastic if a class is canceled by OLLI. discourse, tempered with mutual respect and an open mind, makes for a rare and memorable learning experience. Transfer Policy We all play a role in maintaining this balance of civility and You may request a transfer to another course (within the academic freedom. same term), up to two (2) business days after the first scheduled class session, at no charge. A transfer can be Here’s how you can do your part: accommodated if there is space in the class. • ALLOW others to have their say. Wait List • RESPECT the rights of others to express their views. Once a student is placed on a wait list, he/she will be notified • LISTEN quietly while instructors or other students if a seat becomes available in the class he/she wishes to are speaking. attend. The student will have 24 hours to notify OLLI staff of • REFRAIN from quarrelsome interruptions to an their interest in the class. We will use the student-provided instructor’s presentation. contact information for notification by phone or email. If the • ENSURE cell phones are switched off during the class. student has not contacted the office within 24 hours, the • COMPLY with staff and instructor requests. next student on the wait list will be contacted.

OLLI Adventures Guest Policy An educational travel program that promotes and provides Guests are welcome to visit a class one time on a space- learning opportunities through local, state, and international available basis. When classes are closed (all seats filled), trips. (All travel programs suspended until further notice.) guests cannot be accommodated. A guest cannot “bump” a registered student from any class. Guests must register prior to the class by calling the office.No guest seating permitted in CONNECTIONS: The Documentary Film Series. Paid admission only. 5 OLLI MEMBERSHIP LEVELS

Being a member of the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at Ringling College of Art and Design means you’re a part of our dynamic community of lifelong learners. You can choose which level of membership is better for you. Both Gold and Silver membership options provide the opportunity to become a part of a nationally recognized lifelong learning institute dedicated to enhancing your learning experience, stimulating your intellect, and connecting you with a unique community of adults.

TO JOIN: Call 941-309-5111 or go to www.OLLIatRinglingCollege.org

GOLD MEMBER*SILVER MEMBER*NON-MEMBER(General Admission)

$85 annually $25 annually Fee per Event

BENEFITS

10% tuition discount on courses and other educational offerings Early registration privileges

Up to 3 free lectures per academic year

Annual course registration fee: More than 300 liberal arts, humanities, studio arts, and technology courses

Invitation to Shared Interest Groups (SIGs) Invitation to Special Events: Einstein’s Circle, lectures, CONNECTIONS documentary film series, workshops, and OLLI Adventures Free parking

Invitation to Gold Member appreciation celebration Connection to the academic and cultural resources of Ringling College, including campus library and campus galleries Rewarding volunteer opportunities

*Paid membership at the Gold or Silver level is required to register for courses. Membership is good for one year from date of purchase, per individual, and is non-refundable.

6 SUMMER COURSE CALENDAR

COURSES MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

9:00-10:20 Shakespeare in the Time Cultural Diversity TED Talks (4) Fun with Conversational of COVID (3) LI128 (p. 10) * CV125 (p. 9) * Spanish (6) LA111 (p. 10) It’s the Thought That Counts (6) PY127 (p. 12) Sarasota’s Public Art: 10:00-11:20 A 24/7 Outdoor Museum (2) AP128 (p. 8) ** A Guided Tour Through Photographing at Home (6) The Poetry of Protest: Intro to Improve (3) 11:00-12:20 the Universe (4) SI114 (p. 12) AP129 (p. 8) * French Songwriters Raise AE130 (p. 8) * Their Voices (4) MA124 (p. 11) Health & Longevity: Hear from The Art of Observation (2) the Experts (8) HW132 (p. 9) PY128 (p. 12) 1960s Films: The Decade that Southern Italian Culture: The Epic of Medicine (6) 1-2:20 Changed Film (8) AE129 (p.8) Exploring the Enchanting HW133 (p. 10) Apulia Region (3) TV106 (p. 9) The Legend of King Arthur (3) British Invasion: Here Come How Fear Works: Panic, LI130 (p. 11) * the Girls (6) MA123 (p. 11) Learning, and Mindfulness (2) HW134 (p. 10) The Baha’i Faith: A Guide for the Science Wednesdays (4) Perplexed (3) PL109 (p. 12) * SI108 (p. 13) Summer OLLI Book Club (4) 1-3 LI102 (p. 10) Responding to Grief (1) 1-4 HW131 (p. 9) *

Number in parenthesis indicates the number of sessions

*Classes with an asterisk take place at the Ringling College Museum Campus. All other classes take place online.

**Sarasota’s Public Art class will be held off site. See page 8 for details.

7 SUMMER COURSES: ART APPRECIATION | ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

ART APPRECIATION ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

NEW SARASOTA’S PUBLIC ART: NEW 1960s FILMS: THE DECADE A 24/7 OUTDOOR MUSEUM THAT CHANGED FILM Course #AP128 Course #AE129 Tuesdays: 10-11:20 am Tuesdays: 1-2:20 pm 2 Sessions: May 18 & May 25 8 Sessions: May 11-June 29 WALKING TOUR ONLY (MASKS REQUIRED) ONLINE Judy Levine and Stephanie Frasher Jeff Ryder Sarasota has more than 80 pieces of public art that are The 1960s was a decade of conflict and unrest. Films underwent accessible and free for everyone to enjoy. We walk past them a seismic change that introduced audiences to new stars like every day and likely do not know anything about them or the Dustin Hoffman, Peter Sellers, and Sidney Poitier. Each week artists. They are found from parks and busy intersections, to students will be asked to view a feature-length film on their the Bayfront and downtown. This class is a walking tour own time and ahead of the scheduled class. The instructor featuring public sculptures. Students will engage with the art, will provide an overview of the film as well as the screening of discuss its significance, and connect it to its environment. video clips from the film, followed by a discussion of the We will get to know the artworks that enrich our Sarasota film with the entire class. Films will include The Graduate arts legacy, 100 years in the making. Students must wear and Dr. Strangelove. Note: Students are responsible for renting masks and observe social distancing practices during the tours. their own film through Amazon Prime or another vendor, or NOTE: Class will meet outside Art Ovation Hotel, they may access the DVDs from their local library. 1255 N. Palm Ave., Sarasota at 10 am on May 18. (Rain dates: Gold Member: $85.50; Silver Member: $95.

May 19 and May 26) Gold Member: $40.50; Silver Member: $45. NEW INTRO TO IMPROV Course #AE130 NEW PHOTOGRAPHING AT HOME—YOU DON’T HAVE TO LEAVE HOME TO MAKE Fridays: 11 am-12:20 pm BEAUTIFUL IMAGES 3 Sessions: May 14-May 28 Course #AP129 RINGLING COLLEGE MUSEUM CAMPUS Wednesdays: 11 am-12:20 pm (MASKS REQUIRED) 6 Sessions: May 12-June 16 Will Luera RINGLING COLLEGE MUSEUM CAMPUS Discover the freedom of spontaneity and prepare to laugh! (MASKS REQUIRED) Intro to Improv will teach students to think quickly on their Craig Sterling feet, explore creativity, hone their comedic voice, and build We are spending a lot more time at home these days. You do self-confidence. Over the three-week course, students will focus not have to travel to exotic destinations or own fancy camera on the tenets of improvisation by learning how to play together, gear to make meaningful and artistic photographs. This course make others look good, be confident, support each other, and will teach you how to see and look beyond the obvious while have fun, all while learning some of the classic improv games photographing at home. Students may use any device—a made famous by shows like Whose Line Is It Anyway? By the camera or a Smartphone. Images must be saved in a JPG end of the session, every student will learn they already have format to a thumb-drive where they can be shared in class. what it takes to improvise successfully both onstage and off. No particular skill level is required—just a fondness of making To maximize the class experience, registration is limited to images. Each week students will be given an assignment and 12 students. Gold Members: $54; Silver Member: $60. will share feedback on each other’s images. Gold Member: $81; Silver Member: $90.

8 SUMMER COURSES: CULTURE & TRAVEL | CURRENT EVENTS & GLOBAL ISSUES | HEALTH & WELL-BEING

CULTURE & TRAVEL HEALTH & WELL-BEING

NEW SOUTHERN ITALIAN CULTURE: EXPLORING NEW RESPONDING TO GRIEF THE ENCHANTING APULIA REGION Course #HW131 Course #TV106 Monday: 1-4 pm Wednesdays: 1-2:20 pm 1 Session: May 24 3 Sessions: May 12-May 26 RINGLING COLLEGE MUSEUM CAMPUS ONLINE (MASK REQUIRED) Enza Cascella Lisa Frechette Apulia, called the “ballerina” of Italian tourism, draws This experiential workshop invites participants to gain a deeper international attention for its varied cultural influences, understanding of their unique grief process. Practical ways to architecture, cuisines, and wines. Explore the region’s rich respond to grief—physically, mentally, and spiritually—provide history, including ancient fortified mansions (“Masseria”), participants with an array of tools to ease suffering and adjust former homes of the nobility and today turned into to painful changes in their lives. Gold Member: $49; farmhouses, and the villages of Alberobello, known for Silver Member: $55. peculiar conic-shaped roofs featuring distinctive magical symbols. A rewarding (and tasty) adventure awaits! NEW HEALTH & LONGEVITY: HEAR FROM Gold Member: $54; Silver Member: $60. THE EXPERTS Course #HW132 Wednesdays: 11 am-12:20 pm CURRENT EVENTS & GLOBAL ISSUES 8 Sessions: May 12-June 30 ONLINE NEW WORLD-CHANGING IDEAS: Cheryl Brandi, Arthur Cohen, Louise Gallagher, Stephen Gillum, EXPLORING AMERICA’S CULTURAL Diana Goodman, Jerry Goodman, Alan Grindal, Isaac Kalvaria, DIVERSITY THROUGH TED TALKS Nancy Schlossberg, and Albert Tripodi Course #CV125 This class will feature a different topic each week and is Wednesdays: 9-10:20 am designed to help you improve and maintain your overall 4 Sessions: June 9-June 30 health and well-being for longevity. You will hear from experts RINGLING COLLEGE MUSEUM CAMPUS in the field about what you can do in your 50s, 60s, 70s, (MASKS REQUIRED) 80s, and beyond. You will have the opportunity to ask the Carlos Goebels experts questions. We hope you can join us for this new and Harvard psychologist Steven Pinker states that the TED informative class. Gold Member: $85.50; Silver Member: $95. Talk—a personal, thought-provoking way of public speaking—is today’s template for spreading and sharing MAY 12: Selected Topics in Medicine with a Focus on Geriatrics ideas. And not just any ideas—ideas worth sharing, ideas with Albert Tripodi that intrigue, ideas that can change the world. Join us MAY 19: You Are What You Don’t Poop - A discussion of for this stimulating program with lively group discussions the latest advances in gastrointestinal health with a special about cultural diversity in America. We will view TED emphasis on diet and the microbiome with Isaac Kalvaria Talk videos on topics such as immigration, Muslim life in MAY 26: The Heart with Arthur Cohen America, indigenous cultures, and the meaning of whiteness. JUNE 2: The Aging Brain with Alan Grindal Prepare to have your world changed. Gold Member: $63; JUNE 9: Sexuality for Singles and Couples Silver Member: $70. with Jerry and Diana Goodman JUNE 16: Using Meditation to Reduce Stress—The Underlying Cause of Many Health Issues with Stephen Gillum JUNE 23: Whole Health: What Is It and How Do I Get It? with Cheryl Brandi JUNE 30: I Want to be Nancy When I Grow Up with Louise Gallagher who interviews Nancy Schlossberg

9 SUMMER COURSES: HEALTH & WELL-BEING | LANGUAGES | LITERATURE

HEALTH & WELL-BEING LANGUAGES

THE EPIC OF MEDICINE NEW FUN WITH CONVERSATIONAL SPANISH Course #HW133 (FOR ADVANCED BEGINNERS) Thursdays: 1-2:20 pm Course #LA111 6 Sessions: May 27-July 1 Thursdays: 9-10:20 am ONLINE 6 Sessions: May 20-June 24 Albert Tripodi ONLINE This course traces the history of medicine as it relates to the Carlos Goebels history of mankind from prehistoric times to the 20th century. Bienvenidos (welcome) to the continuing exploration of The emphasis will be on Western medicine, but influences the Spanish language. We will practice speaking and listening from Eastern traditions will be included. A fervent attempt will to Latin American Spanish on topics including: la familia be made to learn history so we will not be destined to repeat (family), los viajes y las vacaciones (travel and vacations), and it. Parallels will be drawn throughout the course to “modern los pasatiempos y los intereses (hobbies and interests). medicine” as well as “alternative medicine.” Come to learn Attendance at former Spanish classes or some knowledge of about the origins of “scientific” medicine, folk remedies, the Spanish is preferred. The instructor will provide all handouts role of religion in medicine, and more. Gold Member: $81; for this course. Gold Member: $81; Silver Member: $90. Silver Member: $90.

LITERATURE NEW HOW FEAR WORKS: PANIC, LEARNING, AND MINDFULNESS Course #HW134 NEW SHAKESPEARE IN THE TIME OF COVID Thursdays: 1-2:20 pm Course #LI128 2 Sessions: May 13 & May 20 Tuesdays: 9-10:20 am ONLINE 3 Sessions: May 25-June 8 Melon Dash RINGLING COLLEGE MUSEUM CAMPUS (MASKS REQUIRED) Whether it’s fear of asking for a raise, or fear of water, flying, Stuart Mushlin spiders, or telling an inconvenient truth, we all have times when In this three-session course, we will read two tragedies and fear comes up. To be able to see what’s actually happening one comedy. In this order, weekly, is King Lear, Othello, and The is to empower yourself in a significant way. It is the first step Tempest. It is expected that class participants will have read the of conquering a fear—not just managing or avoiding it. Learn plays before the class. Discussions will focus on the principal what causes the healing of a fear in the quickest, most gentle, characters, the external and interior forces that helped shape permanent, and non-threatening way. It doesn’t have to be them, and the universal truths that these characters reveal. scary to overcome fear. Gold Member: $40.50; Particular attention will be paid to placing the characters in the Silver Member: $45. context of their own times and contrasting their times with our own. Vigorous class discussion is my goal for the course. Join us for the discussion. Gold Member: $54; Silver Member: $60.

10 SUMMER COURSES: LITERATURE | MUSIC APPRECIATION

NEW SUMMER OLLI BOOK CLUB MUSIC APPRECIATION Course #LI102 Wednesdays: 1-3 pm NEW THE BRITISH INVASION: HERE COME 4 Sessions: May 12, May 26; June 9 and June 23 THE GIRLS! (Note: Class meets every other week) Course #MA123 ONLINE Wednesdays: 1-2:20 pm Jeff Ryder 6 Sessions: May 12-June 16 If you enjoy reading and discussing books, then this is the ONLINE course for you. The Book Club will read four books with one Tony Moon book being discussed for 2.5 hours every other week. Two of In 1964 the U.S. had a veritable “invasion” of British recording the books will be contemporary fiction, one non-fiction, and artists. From The Beatles to The Hollies, England sent us many one classic. The first book will be selected by the instructor hit makers. They shoved aside their American counterparts and the other three will be selected by the class. Topics of and claimed victory! But...what about the girls? All the English discussion might include but are not limited to the theme, hit artists were male...or were they? We will discover that the plot, setting, and character. The first book will be The Orphan ladies were indeed included in the English invasion. Petula Clark Master’s Son by Adam Johnson. Gold Member: $63; and Dusty Springfield are a few that became popular. We will Silver Member: $70. also find that their U.S. counterparts were mostly groups—The Chiffons, Shirelles, Crystals, etc. Why the difference? Come to NEW THE LEGEND OF KING ARTHUR this exciting class, and we will explore and bring back some Course #LI130 ’60s memories. Gold Member: $81; Silver Member: $90. Tuesdays: 1-2:20 pm 3 Sessions: May 11-May 25 NEW THE POETRY OF PROTEST: FRENCH RINGLING COLLEGE MUSEUM CAMPUS SONGWRITERS RAISE THEIR VOICES (MASKS REQUIRED) Course #MA124 Jordan Shifrin Thursdays: 11 am-12:20 pm Hero of literature and film, King Arthur has been a cultural 4 Sessions: May 20-June 10 staple for decades. Was there really an English king named ONLINE Arthur? When did he live? Were the main characters known Tess Cieux through popular culture real people? The class may answer Join us on a musical journey of French songwriters. Take a the question or end with the mystery unsolved. Regardless, break from Brel and Brassens to venture off the beaten path the literature will be treated as both fiction and non-fiction and discover other committed wordsmiths, young and old, for this class. Gold Member: $54; Silver Member: $60. who take on the thorny issues of the day with their song. From anti-militaristic hymns to ecology laments to “me too” movement rants, learn about these songs, the authors’ lives, and their influence far and beyond their own generation and their own national borders. Copies in French and English of the songs discussed will be forwarded each week before the lesson. Gold Member: $63; Silver Member: $70.

11 SUMMER COURSES: PHILOSOPHY & RELIGION | PSYCHOLOGY | SCIENCE

PHILOSOPHY & RELIGION NEW THE ART OF OBSERVATION Course #PY128 NEW THE BAHA’I FAITH: A GUIDE FOR Thursdays: 11 am-12:20 pm THE PERPLEXED 2 Sessions: June 24 & July 1 Course #PL109 ONLINE Tuesdays: 1-2:20 pm Gail Condrick 3 Sessions: June 15-June 29 Calling all creatives—writers, photographers, social dreamers, RINGLING COLLEGE MUSEUM CAMPUS and artists! If you love to express yourself in words and art, or (MASKS REQUIRED) would like to learn new tips and techniques, this class is for Harvey Garver you. These sessions will include information to help you deepen The Baha’i Faith is a worldwide religion whose purpose is to your relationship with the natural world to enhance your well- unite all the diverse peoples of the world into one common being, creativity, writing, art, and to use images and words to cause and one common faith. This introductory course will transform from nature observer to nature lover. You will refine provide the circumstances that led to the founding of the your observation skills through private and group activities with Baha’i Faith in the mid-1800s, will include biographies of the other participants. Gold Member: $40.50; Silver Member: $45. founder and subsequent leaders, and describe the principal teachings which stem from the newly revealed spiritual principle: “The Oneness of Humankind.” Baha’is believe that SCIENCE there is only one God, one religion (that has been progressively revealed down through the ages) and that there is only one NEW A GUIDED TOUR THROUGH THE UNIVERSE race: the human race. Gold Member: $54; Silver Member: $60. Course #SI114 Tuesdays: 11 am-12:20 pm 4 Sessions: May 11-June 1 PSYCHOLOGY ONLINE Kenneth Bechis NEW IT’S THE THOUGHT THAT COUNTS Fasten your seat belts for a guided tour through the universe. Course #PY127 This four-session class includes 1. Our home territory in space: Tuesdays: 9-10:20 am the earth and moon. How did we get here? Where are we 6 Sessions: May 11-June 15 going? What we know, what we don’t know. 2. Our amazing ONLINE solar system: discoveries and mysteries. Oceans on Jupiter’s Judy Rosemarin moons, life in Venus’s atmosphere, thousands of undiscovered Have you ever said to yourself, “What was I thinking?” Thoughts Plutos, and Planet X. 3. Our Milky Way Galaxy: star nurseries, impact us every minute, but we are not always aware of them. black holes, rogue planets, pulsars, and spiral arms. In this brand new, highly practical, and useful class, you will 4. The Great Beyond: galaxy clusters, gravitational waves, learn that what you think impacts everything you feel, say, dark matter, dark energy, parallel universes, and the end of and do. You will also learn proven tips and techniques on how everything. Join us for this exciting journey. Gold Member: $63; to become your own mind master of your own thinking and Silver Member: $70. ways to improve your sense of peace, ease, and resilience. Gold Member: $81; Silver Member: $90.

12 SUMMER COURSES: SCIENCE

SCIENCE WEDNESDAYS MAY 26: Understanding the Balance System with Laura Wazen Course #SI108 Learn the anatomical structures in our body that allow the brain Wednesdays: 11 am-12:20 pm to determine where we are in space. Signs and symptoms of 4 Sessions: May 12-June 2 balance problems, as well as ideas on exercises and activities to ONLINE keep one’s balance system in shape will be presented. Alex Beavers, Alan Grindal, Jack Merriam, and Laura Wazen The objective of science is to gain an understanding of nature. JUNE 2: What Makes the Sarasota Area so Vulnerable to This enables us to develop tools that apply Nature’s Laws Climate Impacts? with Jack Merriam to improve our daily lives. Science Wednesdays is a series Our low elevation, especially of our roads, makes us vulnerable of lectures dealing with a broad range of sciences including to sea-level rise impacts such as sunny day flooding and physics, biology, health, and medicine. Gold Member: $63; storm surge. And our algal blooms are fed by nitrogen from Silver Member: $70. air pollution from our cars as well as fertilizers and sewage pollution. We will review the science of these and MAY 12: Quantum Field Theory: Is it the Best Description of other vulnerabilities. Everything… So Far? with Alex Beavers Quantum Field Theory (QFT) has evolved over the last 100 years into quite possibly the “best unifying theory” in physics (at least in my humble opinion). QFT ties quantum mechanics with classical physics and special relativity. In QFT, all particles that make up matter are excitations of a quantum field associated with each particle. For example, electrons are excitations in an electromagnetic field. In this presentation, we will attempt to describe what QFT means.

MAY 19: Alzheimer’s Disease: Realities and Opportunities with Alan Grindal Alzheimer’s disease is increasing exponentially as our population ages. It is among the most feared conditions of our older patients. Early recognition is paramount. This presentation will discuss the spectrum of cognitive change and signs of progressing dementia. Issues of management in both the early and late stages of the disease will be emphasized. Finally, recent innovations in diagnosis and treatment will be presented.

13 SUMMER REGISTRATION FORM

Early registration for Gold members begins April 20 | Registration for Silver members begins April 27 Please indicate your choice of course(s) from the list below, then complete all information on Mail-in Form (page 15).

MONDAYS WEDNESDAYS

1-4 pm 9-10:20 am Responding to Grief (1) HW131 * Cultural Diversity TED Talks (4) CV125 *

11 am-12:20 pm TUESDAYS Photographing at Home (6) AP129 *

Health & Longevity: Hear from the Experts (8) HW132 9-10:20 am Shakespeare in the Time of COVID (3) LI128 * 1-2:20 pm It’s the Thought That Counts (6) PY127 Southern Italian Culture: Exploring the Enchanting Apulia Region (3) TV106 10-11:20 am British Invasion: Here Come the Girls (6) MA123 Sarasota’s Public Art (2) AP128 ** Science Wednesdays (4) SI108

11 am-12:20 pm 1-3 pm A Guided Tour Through the Universe (4) SI114 Summer OLLI Book Club (4) LI102

1-2:20 pm 1960s Films: The Decade that Changed Film (8) AE129 THURSDAYS

The Legend of King Arthur (3) LI130 * The Baha’i Faith: A Guide for the Perplexed 9-10:20 am (3) PL109 * Fun with Conversational Spanish (6) LA111

* Classes with an asterisk take place at the Ringling College Museum 11 am-12:20 pm Campus. All other classes take place online. The Poetry of Protest: French Songwriters Raise

Their Voices (4) MA124 **Sarasota’s Public Art class will be held off site. See page 8 for details. The Art of Observation (2) PY128 Students attending on-site classes are required to wear masks at all times.

Number in parentheses indicates the number of sessions. 1-2:20 pm The Epic of Medicine (6) HW133 How Fear Works: Panic, Learning, and Mindfulness (2) HW134

FRIDAYS

11 am-12:20 pm Intro to Improve (3) AE130 *

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15 BONUS LECTURE

BONUS LECTURE

TEN FOODS THAT DEFINE FLORIDA Lecture #LC127 Thursday, June 17 • 3-4:30 pm ONLINE Gary Mormino The history of the way we eat and ate tells us a great deal about who we were and who we are today. In this illustrated lecture, you will learn how old tastes and new flavors evolved. You will be asked to consider the following questions: Should Florida’s official state pie be key lime, sweet potato, or pecan? The first Thanksgiving took place in St. Augustine, not Plymouth. What was on the menu? Why was corn, not wheat, the staff of life in Florida? Why did Floridians once consider grouper an inferior fish? And for the locals, what agricultural crop was Sarasota known for? Fee: Free to Gold Members (pre-registration required); $10 Silver Members & General Admission

Gary R. Mormino is the Frank E. Duckwall professor emeritus in history at the University of South Florida in St. Petersburg. Presently, Mormino is the scholar in residence at the Florida Humanities Council. He holds a doctorate from the University of North Carolina. In 2005, Mormino wrote Land of Sunshine, State of Dreams: A Social History of Modern Florida. The book was adapted for the PBS documentary, The Florida Dream, which received a regional Emmy. In 2012, Florida Trend conveyed the honor of “Florida Icon.” That same year he was honored by the Florida House in Washington, D.C., for his literary accomplishments. In 2015, he was the recipient of the Florida Humanities Council’s Lifetime Achievement in Writing.

16 SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS

SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS SEGREGATED SAND: FLORIDA’S BEACHES IN THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT BONES, MUSCLES, AND BRAINS: Lecture #LC129 YOUR AGING STRONG PLAN Friday, June 11 • 10-11 am Lecture #LC128 ONLINE Monday, June 7 • 10-11:30 am Josh Goodman ONLINE Lunch counters, schools, city buses, and movie theaters were Lynsey Duzgun and Paul Moore battlegrounds in Florida’s struggle to racially integrate public “Bones, Muscles, and Brains: Your Aging Strong Plan” is spaces and institutions, just like in other states. With more than a 90-minute program to educate and empower active 1,300 miles of very popular coastline, however, Floridians also adults to adopt a sustainable lifestyle aimed at preventing had to contend with the issue of segregation on public beaches. bone and muscle loss, preserving memory, and improving Debates over access to these sandy spaces produced all kinds mental health; all with the goal of maintaining health and of unusual episodes, including more than a few “wade-ins.” independence. Taught by a registered dietitian nutritionist This lecture will feature historical records, photographs, and and physical therapist, the program includes evidence-based film from the State Archives’ collections to explore this uniquely recommendations with practical nutrition and activity tips. Floridian chapter of the Civil Rights movement. Fee: $7 Gold Fee: $7 Gold Members; $10 Silver Members & Members; $10 Silver Members and General Admission General Admission A GRAND FLORIDA FRIENDSHIP: Lynsey Duzgun received her HENRY FORD AND THOMAS EDISON IN doctorate of physical therapy and SOUTHWEST FLORIDA her bachelor’s degree in biology Lecture #LC130 from Arcadia University (PA). Friday, June 18 • 10-11 am Lynsey is a physical therapist ONLINE at the Cancer Treatment Centers Josh Goodman of America in Philadelphia. Automobile magnate Henry Ford and inventor Thomas Edison With over 10 years of oncology rehab experience, first met in 1886 when Ford was just a young tinkerer trying she specializes in treatment of cancer related fatigue, to perfect a gasoline engine. They remained acquainted, and chemo–induced neuropathy, post-mastectomy rehabilitation, in 1913 they spent a vacation together in Florida at the home edema, and post-surgical recovery. She is also a certified of naturalist John Burroughs. That visit led to more visits, and vestibular therapist. soon both men had winter homes in the Fort Myers area. Never content to remain idle, they worked as much as they Paul Moore is a faculty member played, conducting experiments and engaging with the local in the College of Health Sciences community. Join us as we trace the story of Ford’s and Edison’s Department of Nutrition and time in Florida, including their impact on the state. Fee: $7 Healthcare Management at Gold Members; $10 Silver Members and General Admission Appalachian State University in Boone, NC. He is also the Josh Goodman is the Archives Director of Dietetic Internship Historian at the State Archives of at Appalachian State University. Paul has a doctorate Florida in Tallahassee. He holds in Leadership Studies from North Carolina A&T State bachelor’s and master’s degrees in University; a master’s of business administration degree history from Florida State University, from Georgia Southern University; and a master’s in Human and a doctorate in history from Tulane Nutrition from the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa. University in New Orleans. As Archives Historian, Josh supervises the digitization of historical records for the award-winning Florida Memory website and promotes the study of Florida history through community outreach and educational programs.

17 OLLI REMEMBRANCES

RONALD WULKAN OCTOBER 23, 1928 - JANUARY 20, 2021

Ronald Wulkan was born in He was vice president of advertising and public relations Pittsburgh, PA. At age 15, after lying of Western Pennsylvania National Bank; moderator of a about his age, he joined the 10th weekly Foreign Policy Association program on WQED- Infantry Pennsylvania State Guard TV; senior vice president of worldwide advertising and in 1943. He enlisted in the Regular public relations for ITT-Avis, Inc.; and the senior marketing Army at 17 and was an MP desk executive for Rolls-Royce Motors International.

sergeant in Sendai, Occupied Japan. For the last two decades of his career, he and his wife, Jill While attending the University of Pittsburgh, he won the Joli Wulkan, were partners in a marketing-publishing firm ROTC’s Distinguished Military Student Award in 1950. with Fortune 500 clients.

Ronald was a radio continuity writer at WWSW, edited In 2007, he wrote The Gook Lover, a novel about the several weekly newspapers in the Monongahela Valley, and Japanese Imperial Army’s brutal invasion of China, its later joined Scripps Howard’s Pittsburgh Press where he World War II defeat, the American Occupation, and the was named Outstanding News Reporter of the Year. He also launch of the Japanese automobile industry. served as a staff officer in the U.S. Army Reserve.

STEVEN L. DERFLER DECEMBER 22, 1951 - JANUARY 26, 2021

Steven Derfler was an I was having a miserable time. The guide knew it. international educational So when we got to the archaeological site of Masada, he consultant, public speaker, handed me a rock and said to see him later. Back at the archaeologist, historian, hotel, he washed it off, and it was the spout of a 2,000- researcher, teacher, and writer. year-old Roman oil lamp. From then on I was hooked.

For 45 years, he enjoyed Your classes are some of the most popular offered uncovering the histories of at the Academy, why do you think that is? ancient civilizations. Throughout his career, Steven I think that the subject matter is both timely and worked to bring the community together for education somewhat exotic. People are excited about their religious and celebration of ethnic and cultural diversity. roots and ancestry. My work puts flesh onto the bones In 2015, the Lifelong Learning Academy newsletter of the biblical narrative.

featured Steven in the “Instructor Spotlight” section. What inspires you? Here are excerpts from that interview: My family, my friends, my faith.

Tell me about your background, your training? Final thoughts: I knew as a senior in high school that I wanted to be involved in archaeology of the Mideast. My parents asked One of the things I love is: if I wanted an early high school graduation present. The first Sharing my knowledge and working with people who want to learn. thing that crossed my mind was a…’69 Fastback Mustang! They offered a trip to Israel instead. When we got to The only thing left for me to do is: the airport, I discovered that the second youngest person Fulfill the rest of my bucket list. On top is being the on the trip was...my father. best grandpa that I can be.

OLLI REMEMBRANCES

JACK S. WINBERG MAY 10, 1932 - FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Jack Winberg had a private Jack on travel psychiatric and neurology practice I was quite surprised to discover that, no matter how in Chicago. He was a professor in different people the world over may appear, or sound due the medical school and ran a lab to language differences, our basic shared humanity trumps at the University of Illinois and all. …This insight grew over the years, as I was fortunate University of Chicago where he was enough to travel widely—initially in Europe, then in Asia an alumnus. He served in the U.S. and Africa, encountering many widely-different cultures in Army doing research at the Walter Reed Hospital for Medical several countries. I regard the enrichment provided by these Research where he discovered a rapid test for strep. He was experiences as one of the most fortunate things I have been a forerunner in the research of Interferon and invented a able to have in life. portable biofeedback device that could monitor patients. Jack on being a musician Jack was a passionate cellist and enjoyed playing chamber Being a musician, and being able to create music both music in Chicago and with his Sarasota musicians. alone and with others in groups, is a fantastic privilege I feel

extremely fortunate to have. I am told that when I play, my In October 2020, Jack and his wife Judy Levine were facial expression changes and I seem to “go somewhere.”… featured in the OLLI Newsletter. Here are excerpts from I attempt to become one with the music and to express what that interview with Anne Moore. I think the composer is trying to say. Of course, this varies with each and every performance, since we can but express what is available to us at each moment, and that varies as life evolves. Becoming totally absorbed in making music is unlike anything else in life.

CHARLES SPRANDEL NOVEMBER 21, 1933 - MARCH 5, 2021

Charles Sprandel, our beloved Upon his arrival in Sarasota, Charles became involved with Great Books instructor, passed lifelong learning. First, as a student in the Great Books class away on March 5, 2021. in 2002; then in 2003, he was asked to take over the class.

Charles received his bachelor’s Charles always loved teaching. Many in his class were in history and political science repeat students having taken his class for years. Charles from Albion College and earned brought to the classroom the attitude of a fellow student his master’s degree in Japanese on a mission to interpret the readings and to draw from studies and comparative education from the University those readings special insights about what it means to be of Michigan. He taught at the University of Toledo following human. He was brilliant, humble, accepting, led without his two-year study in Japan working on his doctorate. instructing, and constantly introduced illuminating

thoughts to stimulate his students’ understanding. He was He continued his teaching and administrative work at the not only the students’ mentor but also their close friend. Maumee Valley Country Day School in Toledo. Charles was a teacher, admissions director, and served as principal of Charles will always be with us. Sometimes quietly. the elementary and middle school. He ended his career as Sometimes in waves. principal of the high school…a life well lived and dedicated In honor of Charles, donations can be made to Tidewell to education for over 29 years. Hospice in Sarasota.

19 MAKING A GIFT

MAKING A GIFT

Osher Lifelong Learning Institute and Studio + Digital Arts, which are part of the College’s Continuing Studies program, are a vital and vibrant part of the Sarasota community. We provide community art and educational opportunities taught by engaging teachers, speakers, and Ringling College faculty. Our new home on the Ringling College Museum Campus will become the gold standard for lifelong learning communities. This new facility provides a thought-provoking setting that creates opportunities for meaningful dialogue among our learning community through opportunities to engage with contemporary art and to participate in stimulating courses and lectures.

Gifts to Continuing Studies enable us to continue providing a wide array of class offerings, technology, and maker spaces that broadens and inspires the intellectual curiosity of our students at an affordable cost.

Your gift could support the mission; underwrite a session, workshop, or lecture series; or another area of your choosing. If you would like to make a gift, please go to www.ringling.edu/giving, or call us at 941-309-4733.

20 THANK YOU TO OUR DONORS

THANK YOU TO OUR DONORS

The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Ringling College is grateful to have generous, consistent donors. It is their extra financial support that allows us to offer an affordable and outstanding program. Donations are always appreciated. The following honor roll of donors represent gifts given between June 1, 2019 and May 31, 2020.

The Bernard Osher Foundation

Beverly A. Harms and Daniel Rose Sam and Susan Samelson

Shirley Foss John and Terry Rixse SRQ Magazine

Community Foundation Observer Scott Zelniker, of Sarasota County Zuheir and Susan Sofia UBS Financial Services, Inc. Day Hagan Asset Management

Charles Beye Thomas J. Landers Charles E. Albers and Julie A. Planck Carter and Carol Fox Jean M. Martin Hobart and Janis Swan Josephine Hennelly Gary Overstreet WEDU Arlene Horowitz Janna Overstreet WUSF IberiaBank Peter and Linda Pichetti

Anonymous Humana & Elite Health Daniel Idzik Jeffrey Ryder Gilbert Bosse, Jr. Nathan and Winifred Miller and Kathleen Osborne Charles and Laurey Stryker Carol DeChant Irwin and Andra Press Joseph and Joanne Swick

Anonymous Brian and Victoria Eckl Anthony and Janet Joseph Hein and Claire Rusen Ned and Sue Boston Donna Estevez Karen Wehner and James Jurick Steven and Joyce Sandler Karen Brower James and Roberta Fox Katherine L. Kaplan Paul and Anita Sarno Ronald and Sharon Burde Robert Frank Benjamin Keevil Mary Sellner John and Charlotte Calhoun Martin Fried David and Louise Klain Philip Shacter Sue Camins Thomas J. Gerson Martin and Cindy Kodish Harry and Carmenza Stephenson Carl and Liza Caruso Frederick Gewirtz Dale and Barbara Kowalyk Michael and Marsha Svirsky James and Kathleen Case David and Terri Goldbloom Susan Larson Steven and Joann Stein David and Janis Cohen Allen and Jo Goldis Kathleen Lorenz Paul and Deborah Tschirhart Douglas and Janine Cohen Jo M. Haraf Roz Lurie Patricia van der Vorm Steve Cohen Bruce Henke Geoffrey and Pamela Morris Michael Vlaisavljevich Nina Collins James W. Heslin, Jr. Thomas and Sue Miller Jerry and Joan Wexler Elliott Corn John Hockenberry Isabel Norton Lora Wey Julie Cotton Alfred and Mary Hernandez John Olivo Judith Levine and Jack Winberg Katherine Daley Richard Hurd Paulette Padanyi Mary Winckler Ann Diaz William Jones Rosemarna Pajerski Harry and Gayle Yaverbaum Barbara Duval Curtis Jordan Jay and Marion Richter

Thanks to our Gold Members for their generous support through their membership this year. If we inadvertently overlooked your name, please accept our apologies and contact us to make the correction. Donors to the Giving Challenge 2020 will be reflected in next year’s publication. 21 ABOUT OUR INSTRUCTORS

Alex Beavers has a doctorate in electrical engineering and a Melon Dash has a master’s degree in education from the master’s degree in business administration. Alex is a veteran University of Michigan. In 1983 she developed a universal model high-technology executive, entrepreneur, and author of of understanding fear and learning that has vast implications. 25 papers and two books. His board memberships include Melon has been featured in the New York Times, USA Today, Ringling College of Art and Design, Chai Energy, and Palma NPR, and the Today Show. (p. 10) Sola Consulting. His executive and entrepreneurial experience include Stanford Research Institute, Schlumberger, GE, Gail Condrick is an author, teacher, and archetypal consultant. Thomson Industries, and three high-tech ventures. (p. 13) Gail led a creative staff in the development of award-winning cable TV programming for 25 years. She is the author of Kenneth Bechis retired from Northrop Grumman as chief Walking the Grove, Your Destiny is in Your Closet, Deepen Your scientist in the Space Operations/Environmental Solutions Connection with Nature, and The Art of Observation. (p. 12) Division and Intelligence Systems Sector Distinguished Technical Fellow. He holds a bachelor’s degree in astronomy Stephanie Frasher, a new Sarasota resident, left behind a from Harvard, a master’s of science in physics from 16-year career as a docent at the National Gallery of Art in Massachusetts Institute of Technology, a doctorate in Washington, D.C. In addition to being a docent, she presented astrophysics from the University of Massachusetts, and is a outreach programs and did tours for the visually impaired. She former NASA Payload Specialist Astronaut. (p. 12) is now a part of the Sarasota Art Museum’s program of Field Guides. Her love of art and desire to engage with the public are Cheryl Brandi is a whole health educator and adult nurse her motivation to share with all. (p. 8) practitioner with years of experience in managing chronic diseases. Cheryl is also a recognized community educator on Lisa Frechette holds master’s in counseling psychology from topics related to disease prevention and brain health. She Assumption College (MA) and elementary education from holds a doctorate in nursing (University of San Diego), a Cambridge College (MA). Lisa has taught students both in post-master certificate as a nurse practitioner (University of private and public settings for over 25 years and specializes South Florida), and certification through the National in working with client issues of grief, anxiety, and addiction. Institute of Whole Health. (p. 9) Most recently she has authored the book Transforming to Joy; Responding to My Son’s Struggle with Addiction. (p. 9) Enza Cascella was a teacher for 25 years. She primarily taught English for Italian companies. Her interest in Italian food led her Louise Gallagher is a certified life coach and educator who recently into the making of mozzarella cheese. She feels, “food retired from a 25-year psychotherapy practice in Modesto, CA. reconnects me to my culture and other cultures.” (p. 9) She has a master’s degree in counseling from California State University, Fullerton and attended both University of Southern Tess Cieux is a native Chicagoan with French nationality. California and University of the Pacific (CA) for doctoral work She lived and worked in France for 24 years in the fields of in counseling. She volunteers with the Alzheimer’s Association teaching, tourism, and the environment. Tess travels to France educating the community about dementia and co-facilitating regularly to visit family and to explore the latest trends in support groups. (p. 9) cuisine, design, and fashion. She incorporates these unique insights into her classes. (p. 11) Harvey Garver became a Baha’i in 2002. He was elected to the Local Spiritual Assembly (the local administrative Arthur J. Cohen has active practices in both law and medicine. body). Harvey tutored several courses on the Baha’i Faith and After retiring from his private practice, Arthur continued to authored a book titled, What Comes After Nations. (p. 12) serve Manatee County as an attorney with special expertise in the resolution of complex medico-legal issues. He is the medical director of the Turning Points Clinic in Bradenton. Its mission is to provide services to prevent and reduce homelessness in Manatee County. (p. 9)

22 ABOUT OUR INSTRUCTORS

Stephen Gillum has practiced meditation for more than 35 Will Luera is the Director of Improvisation at Florida Studio years. He spent time studying in India, including three years Theatre, Artistic Director of Improv Asylum, Director of Big living in an ashram. His mentors were leading authorities in the Bang Improv, and serves as the Artistic Director Emeritus of field of mantra and meditation. Stephen practices his non- ImprovBoston. He is the co-creator of Healing Moments for theistic style that fuses Eckhart Tolle and Zen and focuses on Alzheimer’s, a non-profit organization that provides education, relaxing and observing the mind. (p. 9) advocacy, and ministry for persons with dementia and their caregivers. He sits on the board of CreArte Latino, a Latino- Carlos Goebels is a retired college educator and human centric cultural community center in the Sarasota area. Will resources director with extensive knowledge and experience in tours globally as an improv comedy actor, instructor, director Latin American culture, Spanish, French, ESL, public speaking, and performs and teaches regularly all across North America, and art. He earned a master’s degree from the University of South America, Europe and Asia. (p. 8) Maryland, College Park and has taught numerous college and adult education courses. (pp. 9, 10) Jack Merriam grew up in Florida and received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in natural science from the University of Diana Goodman has a nursing background specializing South Florida. He is the immediate past chair of the Citizen’s in psychiatric and high-risk obstetrical issues. Diana is Advisory Committee of the Sarasota Bay Estuary Program and now a facilitator and activist for the National Alliance is currently on the boards of Sarasota Bay Foundation and for Mental Illness. (p. 9) Suncoast Waterkeeper. (p. 13)

Jerry Goodman practiced obstetric gynecology for 34 years Tony Moon spent 55 successful years in the music business as in Cincinnati, Ohio before recently retiring to Florida. Currently, an artist, agent, songwriter, producer, and publisher. Moving Jerry is an assistant professor of obstetrics-gynecology to Nashville, Tony became guitarist and conductor for Brenda and instructor in physical diagnosis at Lake Erie College of Lee. He has won awards, with songs released by well-known Osteopathic Medicine at the Bradenton campus. (p. 9) artists. Tony currently administers an entertainment company and does music research for Sarasota’s Westcoast Black Alan Grindal is a neurologist, a consultant at the Memory Theatre Troupe. (p. 11) Disorder Clinic at Sarasota Memorial Hospital, and is on the clinical faculty of Florida State University Medical School. He Stuart Mushlin is a retired professor of medicine at Harvard has taught numerous courses at OLLI at Ringling College on Medical School/Brigham and Women’s Hospital (Boston, MA). brain science and history. (pp. 9, 13) Stuart’s undergraduate degree was in English with Highest Honors. Insights from literature provided the foundation of his Isaac Kalvaria is double board-certified in gastroenterology clinical care. He hopes to find durable truths from literature in and internal medicine. He received his degrees in Harare, our rapidly changing culture. (p. 10) Zimbabwe, and Cape Town, South Africa. He served on the University of Florida faculty before entering private practice Judy Rosemarin has a master’s degree in counseling and a in Sarasota. Isaac recently retired and is now involved master’s degree in social work. Judy is an executive coach and in consulting and public education in disorders of the co-author of Becoming an Exceptional Executive Coach. Judy gastrointestinal system. (p. 9) taught at New York University and Baruch College (NY) and was the original “CareerPlus” columnist for the New York Post. Judith Levine has photographed the art of Tibet, West Africa, (p. 12) Egypt, and Indonesia. She creates limited-edition jewelry and owns Phoenix Art Workshops. Judith has a bachelor’s degree Jeff Ryder is a two-time Emmy Award-winning writer for his in art and art education and a master’s degree in visual arts work on the “Guiding Light.” He also was vice president of from Montclair State University (NJ), where she was on the art Daytime Programming, director of mini-series, and director education faculty. (p. 8) of casting at NBC. He recently retired after 20 years as a professor and associate dean at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia. (pp. 8, 10)

23 ABOUT OUR INSTRUCTORS

Nancy K. Schlossberg is professor emerita of counseling Albert Tripodi has a bachelor’s from Cornell (NY) and a medical psychology at the University of Maryland and the author of degree from State University of New York Upstate Medical 10 books, the most recent titled, “Too Young to be Old: Love, University, where he was an associate clinical professor of Learn, Work, and Play As You Age.” Nancy’s work has been medicine. He practiced medicine in Syracuse (NY) and Sarasota featured in the national media including a 90-minute WGBH for 40 years. He presently volunteers and is medical director of PBS Pledge Special “Retire Smart, Retire Happy.” (p. 9) the Senior Friendship Center’s medical clinic in Sarasota. (p. 10)

Jordan Shifrin is a retired attorney. He has degrees in history Laura Wazen is a physical therapist and owner of Equinox from the University of Illinois and a J.D. degree from John Physical Therapy in Sarasota. Prior to moving to Florida, Marshall Law School (IL). Jordan is a film buff and devotee of she was supervisor of physical therapy services at Lenox American history and culture. His previous classes include The Hill Hospital in Manhattan. Recent accomplishments include Great American Musical, Hitchcock, Cowboys and Indians, and co-authoring a chapter in a medical book on the Evaluation Cops and Robbers. (p. 11) of the Dizzy Patient. (p. 13)

Craig Sterling was a resident artist at the Torpedo Factory Art Center near Washington, D.C. for 15 years. His photographs are included in national, international, public, private, and corporate collections, including The National Gallery of Art, Photo Archive Collection and The Smithsonian Institution. Craig has taught and lectured throughout his career. (p. 8)

24 WHO ARE WE? We are Ringling College Continuing Studies (RCCS)

S+DA offer visual arts learning OLLI at Ringling College is a EAC is the Englewood Art Center; experiences for preteens to adults. member of the prestigious Osher located to the south of Sarasota, Designed to engage students of all Lifelong Learning Institute network. EAC focuses on education, levels and advance skills, subjects OLLI programs include courses, exhibitions, and events. In addition range from painting, drawing, and workshops, and lectures. Courses to four galleries for exhibitions, the ceramics to photography, digital are held year-round online and EAC houses two well-equipped illustration, and more. Classes are at the Ringling College Museum 2D studio classrooms, a pottery held online, as well as on the Ringling Campus. OLLI courses are non- studio, a digital media studio, and College Museum Campus and at credit and based on a liberal arts a lending library. Ringling College of Art and Design. curriculum. There are no grades and no tests. Courses are offered purely for the joy of learning.

Ringling College PreCollege is a 4-week academic residential program for high school students ages 16-18. Students are enrolled in 2 immersion courses for in-depth study with Ringling faculty and 4 core studio courses to build a strong foundation. Students can also attend a series of elective mini-workshops and enjoy a robust Student Life program while on campus. Students who complete the program successfully earn 3-college credits which are fully transferrable.

WHERE ARE WE? S+DA and OLLI staff and courses are primarily located on the Ringling College Museum Campus. The Museum Campus shares its location with the Sarasota Art Museum, now housed in the historic Sarasota High School.

Ringling College Continuing Studies Englewood Art Center (EAC) 1001 S. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, FL 34236 350 South McCall Road, Englewood, FL 34223 (941) 955-8866 | [email protected] (941) 474-5548 | [email protected]

LEARN MORE Online course catalogs: Register for courses: Ringling College PreCollege: www.ringling.edu/scs https://rcad.augusoft.net/ www.ringling.edu/PreCollege

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