OSHER LIFELONG LEARNING INSTITUTE at George Mason University

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

Fall 2013

Loudoun Reston

Fairfax

Osher Lifelong Learning Institute Tallwood, 4210 Roberts Road Fairfax, VA 22032-1028 Phone: 703-503-3384  Fax: 703-503-2832 Email: [email protected] Website: www.olli.gmu.edu Affiliated with George Mason University Sites at Tallwood in Fairfax, in Reston near Lake Anne and Mason’s Loudoun County campus in Sterling

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All About OLLI...... ii

Courses 100 Art and Music ...... 1 200 Economics and Finance ...... 4 300 History...... 5 ϰϬϬ>ŝƚĞƌĂƚƵƌĞ͕ dŚĞĂƚĞƌĂŶĚt ƌŝƟŶŐ...... 11 500 Languages...... 15 600 Religious Studies...... 16 ϲϱϬ, ƵŵĂŶŝƟĞƐĂŶĚ^ŽĐŝĂů^ĐŝĞŶĐĞƐ...... 17 700 Current Events ...... 20 800 Science, Technology and Health ...... 21 900 Other Topics...... 25

Special Events ...... 26

K ŶŐŽŝŶŐĐƟǀ ŝƟĞƐ...... 36

D ĞŵďĞƌWŽƌƚĂůͬ KŶůŝŶĞZĞŐŝƐƚƌĂƟŽŶ ...... 39

ZĞŐŝƐƚƌĂƟŽŶ&Žƌŵ ...... 40

ZĞŐŝƐƚƌĂƟŽŶĂŶĚD ĞŵďĞƌƐŚŝƉ...... 41

Schedule...... 42

Friends of OLLI...... 44

Cover Photo taken of Crystal Creek in Colorado by Tom Hady Loudoun photo by Dan Feighery hŶŝƚĞĚŚƌŝƐƟĂŶWĂƌŝƐŚƉŚŽƚŽďLJdŚŽŵůĞŵĞŶƚ Tallwood photo by Gordon Canyock

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OLLI Organization OLLI Program

OLLI is a member-driven organization with its Board Program Committee

of Directors elected by the membership. All activities Chair…………………………………Kathryn Russell are managed by an executive director, staff and vol- unteers. Fairfax, Reston and Loudoun members are Ideas for classes may be submitted to the Program represented. Associate or appropriate Program Planning Group.

Program Planning Group Chairs Board of Directors Art/Music …… Rosemary McDonald, Marianne Metz, President………………………………………………… Martha Scanlon Nancy Riley, Ann Youngren Vice President……………………………………………Beth Lambert Economics/Finance ……………………………… Leo Brennan Treasurer …………………………………………………… Dave Mason History/Current Events ..…………………Emmett Fenlon, Secretary ………………………………………………… Janet Cochran Bob Persell, Dick Young Ray Beery Ernestine Meyer Ray Beery (Loudoun) Stephen Canner Manuel Pablo Richard Kennedy (Reston), Marilyn Hedtke (Reston) Humanities and Social Sciences……………Abbie Edwards, Gordon Canyock Bill Reader Richard Melanson Steve Goldman Nancy Scheeler Language/Literature/Theater ………………… Doris Bloch, Debbie Halverson Russell Stone Beth Lambert, Claire Smith Paul Howard Dick Young Nancy Scheeler (Reston) Glenn Kamber Bob Zener Loudoun Program…Kathleen McNamara, Barbara Wilan

John Woods Acting Executive Director Religious Studies ………………………………… Steve Goldman Reston Program…………………………………… Stan Schretter Science/Technology/Health………………… Jeff Rosendhal Other Key OLLI Positions Mary Kornreich (Reston) Audiovisual Support……………………………………Paul Howard Special Events………………………………………Florence Adler Communications……………………………………Gordon Canyock Eric Henderson (Reston) Development …………………………………… Lesley Bubenhofer Mary Coyne (Loudoun) Facilities ………………………………………………… Garrett Cochran Finance ……………………………………………………… Dave Mason Catalog Production Governance…………………………………………………… Bob Zener Editor……………………………………………………………Luci Martel Landscaping………………………………………Valerie Braybrooke Proofreaders …………………… Joan Axilbund, Doris Bloch, Loudoun Coordinator…………………………………Kathie West Gail Dezube, Lee Greene, Sandy Rittenhouse, Member Services…………………………………………………vacant Sheri Siesseger, Susan Van Hemel,

Member Services, Hospitality………………Sandra Driesslein Formatter….………………………………………………… Beth Davis OLLI Historian …………………………………………Palmer McGrew Webmaster…………………………………………Ernestine Meyer OLLI Representative to Arts at Mason ……………Pat Carroll Outreach………………………………………………………… Dave Ryan Program………………………………………………… Kathryn Russell Staff Reston Coordinator ……………………………… Carol Henderson Acting Executive Director………………………… John Woods Strategic Planning………………………………………Russell Stone [email protected] University Liaison……………………………………………Pat Carroll Administrator …………………………………… Kerin Braudaway [email protected] Contact Information Finance Associate………………………………………Karen Nash [email protected] Tallwood office, phone …………………………… 703-503-3384 Fax……………………………………………………………703-503-2832 Program Associate……………………………………… Beth Davis Email……………………………………………………… [email protected] [email protected] Website ……………………………………………www.olli.gmu.edu Reston Site Assistant ……………………… Arman Majumder Member portal ……………………………… www.olliatgmu.org [email protected] Mason mail stop number…………………………………MSN 5C1 Tallwood Site Assistant…………………………………Bill Walsh Mason@Loudoun mail stop number………………MSN 1G9 [email protected] Loudoun Site Assistant …...... …………………… Kathy Breen [email protected]

iv Courses: Sept. 16–Nov. 8 Fairfax/Reston/Loudoun

 &ŽƌůŽĐĂƟŽŶŽĨĐůĂƐƐƐŝƚĞƐ͕ ƐĞĞŵĂƉƐŽŶŝŶƐŝĚĞďĂĐŬĐŽǀ Ğƌ͘  hŶůĞƐƐŽƚŚĞƌǁ ŝƐĞŶŽƚĞĚ͕ ĐůĂƐƐĞƐďĞŐŝŶŶŝŶŐǁ ŝƚŚĂŶ͞ &͟ ĂƌĞŚĞůĚĂƚdĂůůǁ ŽŽĚ͕ ĂŶ͞ Z͟ ĂƚhŶŝƚĞĚŚƌŝƐƟĂŶWĂƌŝƐŚŝŶ Reston and an “L” at George Mason in Loudoun.  Class hours are (A) 9:40–11:05, (B) 11:50–1:15 and (C) 2:15–3:40 unless otherwise noted.  ĚĚŝƟŽŶĂůŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶŽŶƐŽŵĞŝŶƐƚƌƵĐƚŽƌƐĐĂŶďĞĨŽƵŶĚĂƚŚƩ Ɖ͗ ͬ ͬ ŽůůŝŐŵƵ͘ ŽƌŐͬ ƉƌŽĮ ůĞƐͬ ŝŶĚĞdž-profiles.html. &ϭϬϭ&ŝůŵƉƉƌĞĐŝĂƟŽŶ͗ ^ŚŽƌƚ&ŝůŵƐ F103 Beethoven & Episodes from Film Classics Mondays, 2:15–3:40, Oct. 14–Nov. 4 Mondays, 9:40–11:05, Sept. 16–Nov. 4 Four sessions Instructor: Ted Mosser Instructor: William Hudson In this course, participants will have an opportunity to see ● Oct. 14: Sonatas and Chamber Music. and discuss some critically acclaimed and entertaining ● Oct. 21: Concertos. short films as well as episodes from various renowned ● Oct. 28: Symphonies No. 1 through No. 8. film classics. Several genres and themes will be interwo- ● Nov. 4: Symphony No. 9. ven throughout the course, including music, comedy, war, For 30 years, William Hudson was conductor of the symphony competition, fame and the power of dreams. We will see ŽƌĐŚĞƐƚƌĂĂŶĚŽƉĞƌĂƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶƐĂŶĚŚĞĂĚŽĨƚŚĞŐƌĂĚƵĂƚĞ ŽƌĐŚĞƐƚƌĂůĐŽŶĚƵĐƟŶŐƉƌŽŐƌĂŵĂƚƚŚĞhŶŝǀ ĞƌƐŝƚLJŽĨD ĂƌLJůĂŶĚ among others: Paisan (stories about the Allied invasion of ^ĐŚŽŽůŽĨD ƵƐŝĐ͘ , ĞƌĞĐĞŶƚůLJƌĞƟƌĞĚĂŌĞƌϯϳ LJĞĂƌƐĂƐŵƵƐŝĐ Italy); An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge (a Civil War director and conductor of the Fairfax Symphony Orchestra. He short story); some episodes from Visions of Eight (on the conducted the Washington Ballet for several years and has Munich Olympics); Judoka (about an Olympic judo com- been a guest conductor of orchestras around the world. petitor); Lonely Boy (about singer Paul Anka); stories from O. Henry’s Full House; The Immigrant (a Charlie Chaplin F104 Music Sampler film); The Red Balloon and Akira Kurosawa’s Dreams. Tuesdays, 9:40–11:05, Sept. 17–Nov. 5 Ted Mosser ǁ ĂƐĂŚŝŐŚƐĐŚŽŽůŶŐůŝƐŚĂŶĚĮ ůŵĂƉƉƌĞĐŝĂƟŽŶ Coordinators: Kathleen Meyer, Kathryn Hearden, teacher for most of his adult life. He received his master’s Margaret Owens degree from Boston University (thesis on teaching film appre- Kathleen Meyer with Kathryn Hearden and Margaret ĐŝĂƟŽŶͿ͘ ^ŝŶĐĞƚŚĞŶŚĞŚĂƐƚĂƵŐŚƚĮ ůŵĂƉƉƌĞĐŝĂƟŽŶƚŽĂĚƵůƚƐ Owens from the George Mason School of Music coordi- and to high school students. nate this course, which will highlight examples of the F102 Understanding Opera, Part 1 musical talent that abounds at George Mason. Each ǁ ĞĞŬŬŶŽǁ ůĞĚŐĞĂďůĞĂŶĚĞŶƚŚƵƐŝĂƐƟĐƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŽƌƐĨƌŽŵ Mondays, 2:15–3:40, Sept. 16–Oct. 7 Four sessions ƚŚĞ' ĞŽƌŐĞD ĂƐŽŶ^ĐŚŽŽůŽĨD ƵƐŝĐ͕ ŽŌĞŶĂĐĐŽŵƉĂŶŝĞĚ Instructor: Glenn Winters by their most promising students, will generously share Discover the world’s greatest art form or simply deepen ƚŚĞŝƌŵƵƐŝĐĂůŐŝŌƐǁ ŝƚŚƵƐŝŶƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĂƟŽŶƐƚŚĂƚĂƌĞǀ ĂƌͲ LJŽƵƌĂƉƉƌĞĐŝĂƟŽŶŽĨŝƚ͕ ŐƵŝĚĞĚďLJĂŶŽƉĞƌĂƟĐĐŽŵƉŽƐĞƌ͕  ŝĞĚ͕ ůŝǀ ĞůLJ͕ ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟǀ ĞĂŶĚĞŶƚĞƌƚĂŝŶŝŶŐ͘ ƐŝŶŐĞƌĂŶĚĂƵƚŚŽƌ͘ dŚĞĮ ƌƐƚƚǁ ŽƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶƐŽĨs ŝƌŐŝŶŝĂ Opera’s 2013-2014 season, Verdi’s sparkling Shakespear- F105 Sketching & Drawing Workshop ean comedy Falstaff and Mozart’s immortal fantasy The Tuesdays, 11:50–1:15, Sept. 17–Nov. 5 Magic Flute, will form the basis for this course. Com- Kellar Annex Moderators: Josie Tucker, Kathie West, Susann Hamilton ƉůĞƚĞŵƵƐŝĐĂůĂŶĚĚƌĂŵĂƟĐĂŶĂůLJƐŝƐǁ ŝůůďĞŝůůƵƐƚƌĂƚĞĚ Class Limit: 14 with audio and video excerpts. Those who have taken a previous sketching/drawing Glenn Winters has been Virginia Opera’s community outreach ŵƵƐŝĐĂůĚŝƌĞĐƚŽƌƐŝŶĐĞϮϬϬϰ͘ &ŽƌƚŚĞĂĚƵůƚĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶƉƌŽŐƌĂŵ class can continue to learn in a cooperative workshop K ƉĞƌĂƟŽŶK ƉĞƌĂ͕ ŚĞƐƉĞĂŬƐƚŽƚŚŽƵƐĂŶĚƐŽĨs ŝƌŐŝŶŝĂŶƐĞĂĐŚ environment where they will have the opportunity to season. Dr. Winters, the author of The Opera Zoo: Singers, present their work and receive feedback, encouragement Composers and Other Primates, has composed two operas and suggestions. Pencil, ink and charcoal will be used, commissioned by Virginia Opera. He holds a DM degree from and homework will be assigned. Northwestern University. Josie Tucker ŝƐĂƌĞƟƌĞĚĞĚŝƚŽƌĂŶĚƉƵďůŝĐĂƟŽŶƐŽĸ ĐĞƌǁ ŚŽƐĞ hobby is sketching and drawing. Kathie West ŝƐĂƌĞƟƌĞĚ

1 Art and Music ƚŚĞĂƚĞƌƚĞĂĐŚĞƌǁ ŚŽƐĞŚŽďďLJŝƐƉĂŝŶƟŶŐĂŶĚĚƌĂǁ ŝŶŐ͘ Susann You do not need to read music or even to have ever sung Hamilton ŝƐĂƌĞƟƌĞĚďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐĞdžĞĐƵƟǀ ĞĂŶĚŝŶƚĞƌŝŽƌĚĞĐŽƌĂͲ before. Gayle Parsons will accompany the singers on the tor who also enjoys sketching and drawing. All are OLLI mem- piano. bers who have taken or taught several art courses and look Linda George has a degree in music and has taken private ĨŽƌǁ ĂƌĚƚŽƐŚĂƌŝŶŐƚŚĞŝƌĐŽůůĞĐƟǀ ĞŬŶŽǁ ůĞĚŐĞĂŶĚĐƌĞĂƟǀ ŝƚLJ͘ lessons in piano and voice for many years. She frequently per- ĨŽƌŵƐŝŶĐŚƵƌĐŚĞƐĂŶĚƌĞƟƌĞŵĞŶƚĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐ͘ Palmer F106 Broadway at OLLI McGrew͕ ĂŶK >>/ŵĞŵďĞƌ͕ ŚĂƐďĞĞŶĂůŽŶŐƟŵĞƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĞƌŝŶ Tuesdays, 1:45–3:45, Sept. 17–Nov. 5 Singing for Fun ĂŶĚĂƐƵďƐƟƚƵƚĞŝŶƐƚƌƵĐƚŽƌͬ ĚŝƌĞĐƚŽƌĨŽƌƚŚĞ E ŽƚĞƟŵĞƐ class. He sings in the West Point Alumni Glee Club and in bar- Coordinator: Dick Young bershop harmony with the Fairfax Jubil-Aires. ŽŵĞũŽŝŶŽƵƌĞŶƚŚƵƐŝĂƐƟĐŐƌŽƵƉƚŚĂƚŝŵŵĞƌƐĞƐŝƚƐĞůĨ weekly in musicals from Broadway and Hollywood. See F109 Watercolor Workshop again some memorable performances by Gordon Thursdays, 2:15–3:40, Sept. 19–Nov. 7 MacRae, Shirley Jones, Ruby Keeler, Fred Astaire, Dick Coordinator: Linda Gersten Powell, Ginger Rogers, Joel Grey and many more. This Class Limit: 15 term’s shows, selected by classmates during the Spring This workshop will provide an opportunity for watercol- term, will be Gypsy, Easter Parade, Porgy and Bess, Fini- or painters at all levels to meet and share skills while an’s Rainbow, Carousel, Beauty and the Beast, 42nd honing their watercolor techniques. Materials required Street and dŚĞ&ĂŶƚĂƐƟĐƐ. Presenters will be Wendy include: #1, #6 and/or #8 round watercolor brushes; a Campbell (who’s never seen a musical she didn’t love), ƉĂŝŶƚƉĂůĞƩ ĞĨŽƌŵŝdžŝŶŐĐŽůŽƌƐ͖ ǁ ĂƚĞƌĐŽůŽƌƉĂƉĞƌ͕ ϭϰϬůď͘  John Henkel (a movie nerd who’ll talk your ears off cold press (Arches is best but you can use less expensive about classic films), Marianne Metz (who has led OLLI ƉĂƉĞƌͿ͖ ĂŬŶĞĂĚĞĚĞƌĂƐĞƌ͖ Ă^ƚĂĞĚƚůĞƌǁ ŚŝƚĞƉůĂƐƟĐĞƌĂƐͲ classes on Gene Kelly and classic American songwriters), er and tubes of watercolor paint in white, charcoal Beverley Persell (aka OLLI’s French instructor), Martha black, cadmium yellow (medium), cadmium red Powers, (an OLLI newbie who is delighted to meet fellow (medium) and ultramarine blue, or a starter set of wa- Broadway musical buffs), Alan Rubin (formerly the EPA’s ƚĞƌĐŽůŽƌƐ͘ t ĂƚĞƌĐŽůŽƌĂƌƟƐƚƐĨƌŽŵƚŚĞ>ŽƌƚŽŶt ŽƌŬŚŽƵƐĞ Dr. Sludge), Kathie West (a mainstay of OLLI theatrical ƌƚƐĞŶƚĞƌǁ ŝůůƐŚĂƌĞƚŚĞŝƌĞdžƉĞƌƟƐĞǁ ŝƚŚƚŚĞĐůĂƐƐ͘ K Ŷ ĂĐƟǀ ŝƟĞƐͿĂŶĚDick Young ;ĂůŽŶŐƟŵĞŵƵƐŝĐĂůĂĮ ĐŝŽŶĂĚŽ October 17, Mike Flynn will join us and on October 31 who, at OLLI, is mostly a history guy). we’ll be joined by Marnie Maree. F107 Sketching and Drawing with R110 The Ongoing Pleasures of Pencil and Ink Music Tuesdays, 1:45–3:00, Sept. 17–Nov. 5 Mondays, 2:15–3:40, Sept. 16–Nov. 4 E ŽƚĞƟŵĞƐ Instructor: Gloria Sussman Kellar Annex This is a class dedicated to the enjoyment of the world’s Instructors: Josie Tucker, Kathie West, Susann Hamilton greatest classical music. With the help of DVDs and Class Limit: 12 YouTube, we will explore a wide variety of musical WĂƌƟĐŝƉĂŶƚƐǁ ŝƚŚŽƌǁ ŝƚŚŽƵƚƉƌĞǀ ŝŽƵƐĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞǁ ŝůů themes, composers and genres. We will listen to the learn basic techniques for drawing with pencil and ink ĂƌƟƐƚƐŽĨƚŽĚĂLJĂŶĚLJĞƐƚĞƌLJĞĂƌĂŶĚĐŽŵĞĂǁ ĂLJǁ ŝƚŚƌĞͲ and will be introduced to materials useful in drawing ŶĞǁ ĞĚĂƉƉƌĞĐŝĂƟŽŶĨŽƌƚŚĞŝƌĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƟŽŶƐƚŽƚŚĞƉĞƌͲ ƐŝŵƉůĞŽďũĞĐƚƐ͕ ƐƟůůůŝĨĞĂŶĚůĂŶĚƐĐĂƉĞƐ͘ ůĂƐƐƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂͲ forming arts. ƟŽŶŝƐĞdžƉĞĐƚĞĚ͕ ĂŶĚŚŽŵĞǁ ŽƌŬǁ ŝůůďĞĂƐƐŝŐŶĞĚ͘ Gloria Sussman has been teaching at OLLI since 2000 and ^ĞĞ&ϭϬϱĨŽƌŝŶƐƚƌƵĐƚŽƌŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ͘ ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞƐƚŽƉƌŽǀ ŝĚĞĞŶƚĞƌƚĂŝŶŝŶŐĂŶĚůŝƐƚĞŶŝŶŐƉƌŽŐƌĂŵƐĨŽƌ OLLI at Reston. F108 Singing for Fun Thursdays, 2:15–3:40, Sept. 19–Nov. 7 R111 iPad for Photography Woodlands Tuesdays, 9:40–11:05, Oct. 15–Nov. 5 Instructors: Linda George, Palmer McGrew Four sessions Once again, OLLI’s choral group, singing in chorus and /ŶƐƚƌƵĐƚŽƌ͗ ^ƚĂŶ^ĐŚƌĞƩ Ğƌ ensembles, will emphasize popular music, Broadway The many photography apps for the iPad make it a great show tunes and classic American songbook music. A ƉůĂƞŽƌŵĨŽƌƐĞůĞĐƟŽŶ͕ ĞĚŝƟŶŐĂŶĚĚŝƐƉůĂLJŽĨƉŚŽƚŽͲ great voice is not required, just a desire to sing for fun. graphs. Many newer cameras can send images directly to

2 Art and Music the iPad via Wi-Fi and all cameras are supported via the and the Annandale and Prince William Symphonies. Jane ƉƉůĞĐŽŶŶĞĐƟŽŶŬŝƚ͘ dŚŝƐĐůĂƐƐǁ ŝůůĞdžƉůŽƌĞƚŚĞƵƐĞŽĨ Hughes, oboe, is a music educator. Bill Jokela, a retired ƚŚĞŝWĂĚƐƵƉƉŽƌƟŶŐƚŚĞƉŚŽƚŽŐƌĂƉŚĞƌďŽƚŚŝŶĂŵŽďŝůĞ Army chaplain, plays bassoon. Allen Howe, a Reston phy- environment, such as traveling, and as a primary tool in sician, is the clarinetist and Ako Shiffer plays the French ĞĚŝƟŶŐĂŶĚĚŝƐƉůĂLJĞǀ ĞŶǁ ŚŝůĞĂƚŚŽŵĞ͘ t Ğǁ ŝůůŶŽƚĚĞĂů horn with ensembles in the Washington metro area. with using the iPad as a camera. Bring your iPad to class ● Oct. 24: The Chamasayan Sisters. Monika and Armine to follow along as Stan demonstrates its use, including Chamasayan, violinists, and Marina Chamasayan, pia- arranging your images to tell a story and uploading to the ŶŝƐƚ͕ ĂƌĞĂůůĂǁ ĂƌĚǁ ŝŶŶĞƌƐŽĨŶĂƟŽŶĂůĂŶĚŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂů Internet to immediately share with your friends. ĐŽŵƉĞƟƟŽŶƐŝŶƵƌŽƉĞĂŶĚƚŚĞhŶŝƚĞĚ^ƚĂƚĞƐ͘ dŚĞLJǁ ŝůů ^ƚĂŶ^ĐŚƌĞƩ Ğƌ, an OLLI member, is an avid amateur photogra- perform works from the for strings and piano. pher and has taught courses at OLLI for many years. L113 Photography as Art ZϭϭϮD ĞĞƚƚŚĞƌƟƐƚƐ Wednesdays, 11:50–1:15, Sept. 18–Oct. 9 Thursdays, 2:15–3:40, Sept. 19–Oct. 24 Four sessions Hunters Woods Community Center, CenterStage Coordinators: Mary Coyne, Dennis Govoni Six sessions ● Sept. 18: Shooting the Light. Dennis Govoni will discuss Coordinator: Rosemary McDonald the concept of the “Photographer’s Light Clock” and how ● Sept. 19: Beverly Cosham and Guest. Beverly Cosham, direction, quality of light and time of day play a signifi- much sought-ĂŌĞƌĐĂďĂƌĞƚƐŝŶŐĞƌĂŶĚĂĐƚƌĞƐƐ͕ ŚĂƐƉĞƌͲ cant role in a photograph’s outcome. He will show how formed at nightspots all over the country as well as at light during different times of the day can have a dra- ůƵĞƐůůĞLJ͕ dŚĞE ĂƟŽŶĂůdŚĞĂƚƌĞ͕ <ĞŶŶĞĚLJĞŶƚĞƌĂŶĚ matic effect on what the viewer sees and experiences. Lisner Auditorium. Leigh Spear, TAL of L.A. says, Dennis Govoni has been doing nature photography for “Cosham is a rare find. Possessed with a voice that is nearly 50 years. He started his photographic journey in probably one of the best natural instruments that we West Virginia while an undergraduate at Marietta Col- have heard.” lege. He is currently an active member of the Northern ● Sept. 26: Sonya Hayes and Frank Conlon. Sonya Hayes, Virginia Photographic Society, where he serves as co-chair violinist, made her solo debut with the Indianapolis Sym- of the Education and Training Committee. phony Orchestra at the age of 15. She has performed as ● Sept. 25: Finding Photographic Art in Ordinary Every ŐƵĞƐƚƐŽůŽŝƐƚǁ ŝƚŚƚŚĞE ĂƟŽŶĂů^LJŵƉŚŽŶLJK ƌĐŚĞƐƚƌĂ Day Things͘ ĂŶ&ĞŝŐŚĞƌLJ͛ ƐƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĂƟŽŶǁ ŝůůĨŽĐƵƐŽŶ (Young Peoples Concert Series). She was concertmaster ĂƩ ĞŵƉƟŶŐƚŽƐĞĞ͕ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƚŚĞůĞŶƐ͕ ŵƵŶĚĂŶĞŽďũĞĐƚƐ for the Mantovani Orchestra’s tour to China in 2011. from different viewpoints in different light. It concen- Frank Conlon, accompanist and concert pianist, is one of trates, not on LOOKING at things, but on form, shape, Washington’s best-known and favorite pianists. He texture, tone and color; SEEING those aspects in a some- ƚĞĂĐŚĞƐ͕ ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵƐĂŶĚĂĐĐŽŵƉĂŶŝĞƐĂƌƟƐƚƐǁ ŚŽƉůĂLJĂ what unexpected way. Dan Feighery, who has been the variety of instruments. coordinator of the OLLI Photography Club, has won ● Oct. 3: Evelyn Mo. Evelyn Mo is a 14-year-old piano Ăǁ ĂƌĚƐŝŶƉŚŽƚŽĐŽŵƉĞƟƟŽŶƐĂŶĚďĞĞŶƐĞůĞĐƚĞĚWŚŽͲ prodigy and a sophomore at Thomas Jefferson High tographer of the Year in local photo clubs. School for Science and Technology in Alexandria. Her ●Oct. 2: ^ŚŽŽƟŶŐ>ĂŶĚƐĐĂƉĞƐ͘ /ŶƚŚŝƐƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĂƟŽŶ͕ ZŽŐͲ recent awards include first prize at the 2012 Blount- er Lancaster will discuss what to look for in landscape ^ůĂǁ ƐŽŶzŽƵŶŐƌƟƐƚŽŶĐĞƌƚŽĐŽŵƉĞƟƟŽŶĂŶĚƚŚĞ ƉŚŽƚŽŐƌĂƉŚLJ͕ ƐŚŽŽƟŶŐŝŶǀ ĂƌŝŽƵƐĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶƐĨƌŽŵŽǀ ĞƌͲ ϮϬϭϮs ŝƌŐŝŶŝĂD ƵƐŝĐdĞĂĐŚĞƌƐƐƐŽĐŝĂƟŽŶ, ŝŐŚ^ĐŚŽŽů cast and cloudy to bright sunshine, and the small details WŝĂŶŽŽŶĐĞƌƚŽŽŵƉĞƟƟŽŶ͘ ǀ ĞůLJŶĂůƐŽƉůĂLJƐƚŚĞǀ ŝŽůŝŶ that can have a big impact on the final product. Roger and is currently the co-concertmaster of the American Lancaster ŝƐĂƉŚŽƚŽŐƌĂƉŚĞƌͬ ŝŵĂŐĞĂƌƟƐƚĨƌŽŵ&ĂůůƐ Youth Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra. Church, Virginia. His interests lie in landscapes, the nat- ● Oct. 10: Dr. Miroslav and Natasa Loncar, Classical Gui- ural world and the out-of-the-ordinary. A member of the tarists͘ dŚĞĂƌƟƐƚƐĂƌĞŶĂƟǀ ĞƌŽĂƟĂŶƐǁ ŚŽŚĂǀ Ğper- Northern Virginia Photographic Society, Roger has re- formed throughout Europe and the United States. Miro- ceived numerous awards for his photography and has slav has performed as solo artist with the Dubrovnik Fes- had photos published in photography journals. tival Orchestra, the Graz Philharmonic, the Meridian Sym- ● Oct. 9: Developing Your Personal Vision: Seeing In phony and the Mississippi Symphony. Black and White. Instructor to be announced. ● Oct. 17: The Phoenix Winds Quintet. Rosalie Morrow For more details on this course see the Web catalog. has been principal flutist in the New World Orchestra,

3 Economics and Finance >ϭϭϰt ĂƚĞƌĐŽůŽƌWĂŝŶƟŶŐ F202 Federal Deficits and Debt Thursdays, 11:50–1:15, Sept. 19–Nov. 7 Wednesdays, 9:40–11:05, Oct. 16–Nov. 6 Instructor: Sigrid Blalock Four sessions dŚŝƐĐůĂƐƐǁ ŝůůĨŽĐƵƐŽŶĐƌĞĂƟŶŐƚĞdžƚƵƌĞƐǁ ŝƚŚǁ ĂƚĞƌĐŽůŽƌ Instructor: Jim Cantwell paint. Beginning and experienced painters will discover This course will address several aspects of federal deficits, new techniques, using sponges and found objects to including the current debt level, how it has grown over show textures of subjects ranging from nature to por- time and projected debt levels over the next several dec- traits. Materials needed: one set of cake or tube water- ades. Because of their large and growing contributions to color paints, 12–ϭϴĐŽůŽƌƐ͖ ĂƐƐŽƌƚĞĚďƌƵƐŚĞƐ͖ ƉĂůĞƩ Ğ͖  federal deficits, Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid and container for water; one pad or block cold pressed wa- interest on the debt will be examined in some depth. tercolor paper, 9”x12”, 140 lb. wt.; one package silk Questions to be addressed include: Why does the federal ƐƉŽŶŐĞƐ͖ ƌƵůĞƌ͖ ƉĞŶĐŝů͖ ƉůĂƐƟĐƐŚĞĞƚƚŽĐŽǀ Ğƌǁ ŽƌŬƐƉĂĐĞ͘ debt matter, anyway? Is there a ratio of U.S. debt to na- Sigrid Blalock͕ ŝŶƐƚƌƵĐƚŽƌŽĨĚƌĂǁ ŝŶŐĂŶĚƉĂŝŶƟŶŐ͕ ŚĂƐĚĞŐƌĞĞƐ tional income where a debt-fueled economic crisis be- from Syracuse University and American University. Her teach- comes inevitable? What is the trade-off between fiscal ing experience includes several years with OLLI and the Smith- austerity and economic growth? Are America’s and our sonian Associates. grandkids’ futures in peril because of the growing debt? How might the debt impact current retirees? The federal &ϮϬϭE Ăǀ ŝŐĂƟŶŐ>ŝĨĞƐƚLJůĞŚĂŶŐĞƐ budget process will be examined. Class discussion will be Facing Seniors supplemented with presentations by experts from the Wednesdays, 9:40–11:05, Sept. 18–Oct. 9 George Mason faculty or National Debt Commission Four sessions members. Coordinator: Leo Brennan Jim Cantwell retired from the U.S. Senate Joint Economic This four-ƉĂƌƚƐĞƌŝĞƐĂĚĚƌĞƐƐĞƐĐĂƌĞŐŝǀ ŝŶŐŽƉƟŽŶƐĂŶĚ ŽŵŵŝƩ ĞĞ͘ , Ğǁ ŽƌŬĞĚĂƐĂŚĞĂůƚŚĞĐŽŶŽŵŝƐƚͬ ďƵĚŐĞƚĂŶĂůLJƐƚ ƐŽůƵƟŽŶƐ͕ ůĞŐĂůĂŶĚĮ ŶĂŶĐŝĂůĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĂƟŽŶƐ͕ ĂŶĚŚŽǁ ƚŽ ĂƚƚŚĞh͘ ^͘ , ŽƵƐĞŽĨZĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĂƟǀ ĞƐŽŵŵŝƩ ĞĞŽŶƚŚĞ organize your life and family to meet these concerns. J. Budget and at the Government Accountability Office. He was Michael May, financial planner and frequent presenter an assistant professor of economics at Texas A&M University at OLLI, will moderate panels on caregiving,with legal and a health economist with the American Medical Associa- and financial planning experts focusing on a broad range ƟŽŶ͘ , ĞŝƐĂŶK >>/ŵĞŵďĞƌ͘  ŽĨƉƌŽďůĞŵƐĨĂĐŝŶŐƐĞŶŝŽƌƐĂŶĚƉŽƚĞŶƟĂůƐŽůƵƟŽŶƐ͘ ● Sept. 18: Caregiving Concerns. A case study, followed F203 The Tom Crooker ďLJƋƵĞƐƟŽŶƐĂŶĚĂŶƐǁ ĞƌƐ͕ ǁ ŝůůĂĚĚƌĞƐƐĐĂƌĞŐŝǀ ŝŶŐĐŽŶͲ Investment Forum ĐĞƌŶƐĂŶĚĂƌĂŶŐĞŽĨŽƉƟŽŶƐƚŽŵĞĞƚĨĂŵŝůLJŶĞĞĚƐ͘ dŚĞ Wednesdays, 11:50–1:15, Sept. 18–Nov. 6 ƉĂŶĞůŽĨĞdžƉĞƌƚƐĂŶĚƚŚĞŝƌƐƉĞĐŝĂůƟĞƐŝŶĐůƵĚĞ͗ Sandra Moderator: Al Smuzynski Fields of Great Falls Assisted Living, memory care; ^ĐŽƩ  The Investment Forum, which meets weekly throughout Maguire, non-medical in-home care and assisted living the year, addresses investment topics of particular inter- placement; Helen Flynn, seniors’ real estate and Megan est to retirees. A weekly agenda is distributed, and each Descutner͕ ĐĞƌƟĮ ĞĚŐĞƌŽŶƚŽůŽŐLJĐĂƌĞŵĂŶĂŐĞƌ͘ session begins with an open discussion of recent events ● Sept. 25: Peggy O’Reilly͕ ĞƌƟĮ ĞĚůĚĞƌĐĂƌĞƩ ŽƌŶĞLJ͕  in the economy and financial markets and their impact will address the changing kaleidoscope of health care on investment decisions. Member presentations and dis- ƌƵůĞƐĂŶĚƌĞŐƵůĂƟŽŶƐ͕ ŚŝŐŚůŝŐŚƟŶŐƐŽŵĞŽĨƚŚĞŝƐƐƵĞƐ cussions typically include topics such as recent market her clients face. She will also discuss the myths and reali- indicators, discussions of individual stocks, bonds, funds ƟĞƐŽĨůŽŶŐ-term care coverage as it pertains to Medi- (mutual, exchange-traded and closed-end), REITS, op- care and Medicaid. tions, commodities, master limited partnerships, sec- ● Oct. 2: Michael May, Chartered Financial Consultant® tors, allocations and investment strategies. We use anal- and Chartered Life Underwriter,® will address key issues yses and data from the financial press. The forum web- facing his clients while providing a broad range of poten- site, www.olligmu.org/~finforum/, includes the agendas ƟĂůƐŽůƵƟŽŶƐĚƌĂǁ ŶĨƌŽŵŚŝƐĚĂŝůLJƉƌĂĐƟĐĞ͘ and articles of interest submitted by members. ● Oct. 9: This class will be devoted to answering ques- Al Smuzynski͕ ĂƌĞƟƌĞĚďĂŶŬƌĞŐƵůĂƚŽƌĂŶĚĂŶĂĚǀ ŽĐĂƚĞŽĨ ƟŽŶƐĨƌŽŵƚŚŽƐĞƐĞĞŬŝŶŐĂĚĚŝƟŽŶĂůŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶĨƌŽŵĂ affordable housing, currently serves on the boards of Virginia Community Capital and Community Capital Bank of Virginia. ŵƵůƟ-disciplined panel of experts. on issues covered in the first three sessions.

4 History F204 An Economics Potpourri F302 Films of the Great War, Part II Thursdays, 9:40–11:05, Sept. 19–Nov. 7 Mondays, 11:50–1:15, Sept. 16–Nov. 4 Coordinator: Leo Brennan Instructor: Bernie Oppel We are again fortunate to have a talented team from the dŚŝƐĐŽƵƌƐĞĐŽŶƟŶƵĞƐƚŚĞĮ ůŵĞdžƉůŽƌĂƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞt ŽƌůĚ George Mason Economics Department return to OLLI to War I, begun in the spring of 2013. Providing a three challenge our thinking. In the complex global economy dimensional complement to the ongoing NPS and other of this century, today’s economists delve into areas of ĐŽƵƌƐĞƐŽŶƚŚĞǁ Ăƌ͕ ŝƚŝƐĂŶŚŝƐƚŽƌŝĐĂůĞdžĂŵŝŶĂƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞ research seldom considered in the past. Prepare to be aspects of the war as seen through the medium of film. intrigued, provoked, dazzled and enlightened. World War I arguably set the stage for the remainder of ● Sept. 19: A Glimpse of the North Korean Economy. the 20th century. Its tumultuous impact even to the pre- Yong Yoon. sent day is significant. We go beyond the Western Front ● Sept. 26: Liberalism: How the Term Got Started and to explore other areas and topics. Most of the films are What It Originally Meant. Dan Klein. different from the spring course, but one or two of the ● Oct. 3: /ŵŵŝŐƌĂƟŽŶZĞƐƚƌŝĐƟŽŶƐ͗ ^ŽůƵƟŽŶŝŶ^ĞĂƌĐŚ earlier favorites may be repeated. The goal is to under- of a Problem. Bryan Caplan. stand how serious films produced about the war reflect- ● Oct. 10: &ƌŽŵƚŚĞWĞƌƐĞĐƵƟŶŐƚŽƚŚĞWƌŽƚĞĐƟǀ Ğ^ƚĂƚĞ͍  ed contemporary reality or perceived reality of the war. Jewish Expulsions and Weather Shocks, 1100–1800. The films look to balance the horrifying, the hopeless Mark Koyama. and the ugly with the humane and the courageous. Rang- ● Oct. 17: Economic Experiments on Trust and Exchange. ing from classics such as Paths of Glory to more recent Kevin McCabe. productions such as My Boy Jack and Capitaine Conan, ● Oct. 24: What About Trust?: Human Capital, Social the films reflect artistic merit, historical accuracy and re- ĂƉŝƚĂůĂŶĚ/ŶƐƟƚƵƟŽŶƐ. John Nye. alism. A few sessions will run five to 15 minutes over ● Oct. 31: Goldilocks and the Three Branches of Govern- schedule and there will be split sessions. Expect historical ment: How to Get Foreign Policy Just Right. ƵƐƟŶ background commentary and class discussion of the films Middleton. and the Great War. ● Nov. 7: Daniel Houser, Chair of the Economics Depart- Bernie Oppel͕ ĂŶK >>/ŵĞŵďĞƌ͕ ŝƐĂƌĞƟƌĞĚ&ŽƌĞŝŐŶ^Ğƌǀ ŝĐĞ ment, will surprise us with his latest economics challenge. K ĸ ĐĞƌĂŶĚƌĞƟƌĞĚŝƌ&ŽƌĐĞĐŽůŽŶĞů͘ , ĞŚŽůĚƐĂWŚŝŶŵŽĚͲ ern European/Russian history from Duke University and F301 Disunited We Stand: The taught history at the USAF Academy. Tortuous Road to Victory Mondays, 9:40–11:05, Oct. 14–Nov. 4 F303 World War II: Its Origins, Four sessions Course and Consequences /ŶƐƚƌƵĐƚŽƌ͗ ŽƵŐůĂƐ, ŽƩ Ğů Mondays, 2:15–3:40, Sept. 16–Nov. 4 By 1945, the Allied Powers (U.S., Britain, France, Russia) Instructor: William Reader had successfully concluded a global war on land, sea and World War II was the most catastrophic and consequen- in the air against the Axis powers (Germany, Japan, Italy) ƟĂůĞǀ ĞŶƚŽĨƚŚĞϮϬƚŚĐĞŶƚƵƌLJ͘ K ƵƚŽĨŝƚĐĂŵĞƚŚĞŽůĚ What has been frequently ignored and overlooked are War, the Communist regime in China, the bloody and the difficulties associated with approving and imple- turbulent end of European colonialism and the seeds of menting widely diverging agendas to achieve that victory. future wars. But World War II, because of the innova- This four-part course will examine the considerable fric- ƟŽŶƐŝƚƉƌŽĚƵĐĞĚĂŶĚƚŚĞƚŚŝŶŐƐŝƚƉŽƉƵůĂƌŝnjĞĚ͕ ĂůƐŽŚĂĚ tion that occurred between Allied political and military ƐŽŵĞŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƟŶŐĂŶĚĞǀ ĞŶďŝnjĂƌƌĞƐŽĐŝĂůĞī ĞĐƚƐƚŚĂƚ leaders, and how global rivalries, national ambitions and helped create the world we live in today. It gave us the personal ego almost overwhelmed the best intentions of electronic computer, the jet airplane, the rocket , the the victors. Classroom materials will include books, film cruise missile and the basis of cellular telephone tech- and posters. nology. The class will cover the key events—the Japa- Douglas Hottel, an OLLI member since 2010, is a retired Navy nese invasion of China, the Italian invasion of Ethiopia, officer and Department of Defense analyst. He received a BA in ƚŚĞƌĞŵŝůŝƚĂƌŝnjĂƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞZŚŝŶĞůĂŶĚ͕ ƚŚĞŶƐĐŚůƵƐƐ͕ D ƵͲ History/Political Science from Bethany College, WV; an MA in nich and the Nazi-Soviet Pact—that led up to the war. It International Affairs from Catholic University of America, and ǁ ŝůůĚŝƐĐƵƐƐŵĂũŽƌĞǀ ĞŶƚƐĂŶĚďĂƩ ůĞƐĂŶĚŚŽǁ ƚŚĞLJ an MA in National Security and Strategic Studies from the Na- affected the subsequent course of the war as well as the val War College. His previous presentations include The Battle ƐƚƌĂƚĞŐŝĞƐ͕ ƚĂĐƟĐƐĂŶĚǁ ĞĂƉŽŶƌLJƵƐĞĚƚŽǁ ĂŐĞŝƚ͘  of Britain and The National Intelligence Community.

5 History William Reader, an OLLI member, has a PhD in American so- Patrick Diehl, an OLLI member, spent 36 years in the CIA as an ĐŝĂůŚŝƐƚŽƌLJĨƌŽŵƚŚĞhŶŝǀ ĞƌƐŝƚLJŽĨD ĂƐƐĂĐŚƵƐĞƩ Ɛ͘ , ĞƌĞƟƌĞĚ ŽƉĞƌĂƟŽŶƐŽĸ ĐĞƌ͕ ŵŽƐƚůLJŽǀ ĞƌƐĞĂƐ͕ ĂŶĚƐĞƌǀ ĞĚĂƐĂŶŝŶƐƚƌƵĐͲ ŝŶϮϬϬϴĂŌĞƌϯϳ LJĞĂƌƐǁ ŝƚŚƚŚĞĨĞĚĞƌĂůŐŽǀ ĞƌŶŵĞŶƚĂŶĚŚĂƐ tor at the CIA training school. He has visited most of the major since taught OLLI courses on The History of Media, American ďĂƩ ůĞƐŝƚĞƐŽĨƚŚĞŝǀ ŝůt Ăƌ͘ dŽƉƌĞƉĂƌĞĨŽƌƚŚŝƐĐŽƵƌƐĞŚĞĐŽŶͲ Social and Cultural History, How a Few Simple Things Changed ƐƵůƚĞĚǁ ŝƚŚE ĂƟŽŶĂůWĂƌŬƉĞƌƐŽŶŶĞůĂŶĚƚƌĞŬŬĞĚƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƚŚĞ History, How a Few Overlooked Technologies Changed History ƌĞůĞǀ ĂŶƚďĂƩ ůĞĮ ĞůĚƐ͘ and America between the World Wars. For more details on this course see the Web catalog. For more details on this course see the Web catalog. F306 1864: The Campaign for Atlanta F304 The Utah War Tuesdays, 11:50–1:15, Oct. 15–Nov. 5 Tuesdays, 9:40–11:05, Sept. 17–Nov. 5 Four sessions Instructor: Ephriam Dickson Instructor: Dick Young In 1857, President James Buchanan ordered the Army to The North and South were both war-weary in May 1864 build several military forts in Utah in an effort to re- when the Union forces commenced their campaign to cap- establish federal authority within a territory viewed by ture Atlanta, a rail hub and manufacturing mainstay that many to be on the verge of rebellion. Sparked by con- was critical to the South’s military capability. The North ĐĞƌŶƐŽǀ ĞƌƚŚĞŐƌŽǁ ŝŶŐƉŽǁ ĞƌŽĨdŚĞŚƵƌĐŚŽĨ>ĂƩ Ğƌ- was gripped by frustration because the war inconclusively day Saints within the Great Basin Desert, the so-called dragged on after more than three years. There were stag- Utah War resulted in the deployment of nearly one-third gering casualties on both sides and the Union attempts to ŽĨƚŚĞĞŶƟƌĞh͘ ^͘ ƌŵLJ͕ ƚŚĞůĂƌŐĞƐƚŵŽǀ ĞŵĞŶƚŽĨƚƌŽŽƉƐ take Richmond failed. The South was holding on, hoping since the Mexican War a decade earlier. In response, for Lincoln’s defeat in the November election in the face of ƌŝŐŚĂŵzŽƵŶŐĂŶĚŚŝƐD ŽƌŵŽŶŵŝůŝƟĂƚŚƌĞĂƚĞŶĞĚƚŽ growing anti-war sentiments in the North, and also hoping ůĂƵŶĐŚĂƌĞůŝŐŝŽƵƐǁ Ăƌ͘ >ĞĂƌŶŵŽƌĞĂďŽƵƚƚŚŝƐůŝƩ ůĞ- to receive support from foreign powers that would profit known episode in American history and discuss its impli- from resumption of trade with the southern states. We will ĐĂƟŽŶƐĨŽƌƚŚĞůĂƌŐĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůĚĞďĂƚĞĂďŽƵƚƌĞůŝŐŝŽƵƐ study the campaign of General Sherman’s Union forces freedom, federal authority and the proper role of the that led to the North’s occupation of Atlanta – an event ƌŵLJŝŶĚŽŵĞƐƟĐĂī ĂŝƌƐ͘ which had an “impact [which] cannot be exaggerated” Ephriam Dickson has taught at OLLI at the University of Utah wrote historian James M. McPherson. for five years. He moved to Northern Virginia to join the pro- Dick Young, an OLLI Board member, has taught previous ũĞĐƚƚĞĂŵĨŽƌƚŚĞŶĞǁ E ĂƟŽŶĂůD ƵƐĞƵŵŽĨƚŚĞh͘ ^͘ ƌŵLJ͕ ƚŽ courses on the Civil War in the West and other subjects. He be located at Fort Belvoir. ĂƩ ƌŝďƵƚĞƐŵƵĐŚŽĨŚŝƐŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚŝŶƚŚĞǁ ĂƌƚŽŚŝƐĂŶĐĞƐƚŽƌƐ͛  ƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƟŽŶŝŶŝƚ͘ ^ƵƉƉůĞŵĞŶƟŶŐŽƚŚĞƌƐŽƵƌĐĞƐ͕ ƚŚŝƐĐŽƵƌƐĞ &ϯϬϱϭϴϲϰ͗ dŚĞĂƩ ůĞŽĨĞĚĂƌƌĞĞŬ will include entries from the diary of Dick’s great-grandfather, and the Shenandoah Campaign Capt. Henry Jackson McCord. Tuesdays, 11:50–1:15, Sept. 17–Oct. 8 Four sessions F307 ϭϳ ϳ ϲΘƚŚĞZĞǀ ŽůƵƟŽŶt ŝƚŚŝŶ͗  Instructor: Patrick Diehl The Struggle to Found a Nation This course covers the pivotal campaign in the Shenan- Tuesdays, 2:15–3:40, Sept. 17–Nov. 5 doah Valley in summer and fall of 1864. This campaign Instructor: Nick Timreck ǁ ĂƐƚŚĞ^ŽƵƚŚ॓ƐĂƩ ĞŵƉƚƚŽĚƌĂǁ hŶŝŽŶĨŽƌĐĞƐĂǁ ĂLJ /Ŷϭϳ ϳ ϲ͕ ƚŚĞŽŶƟŶĞŶƚĂůŽŶŐƌĞƐƐĚĞĐůĂƌĞĚŝŶĚĞƉĞŶĚͲ from the siege lines at Petersburg and to move the focus ĞŶĐĞĨƌŽŵ' ƌĞĂƚƌŝƚĂŝŶ͘ K ƵƌƌŝƟƐŚĨĂƚŚĞƌƐƌĞũĞĐƚĞĚƚŚĞ of the conflict far from Richmond. Some topics covered colonists’ desire for freedom, the war was fought and are General Earlyʼs raid on Washington, the important Americans were finally on their own by 1783. But was ďĂƩ ůĞƐŝŶƚŚĞ^ŚĞŶĂŶĚŽĂŚsĂůůĞLJŝŶ^ĞƉƚĞŵďĞƌϭϴϲϰ͕  ƚŚĞƌĞǀ ŽůƵƟŽŶĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞ͍ dŚŝƐĐŽƵƌƐĞǁ ŝůůĞdžĂŵŝŶĞƚŚĞ and the infamous Burning of the Valley by Union forces. ƉƌŽŐƌĞƐƐŽĨƚŚĞƌĞǀ ŽůƵƟŽŶďĞƚǁ ĞĞŶϭϳ ϳ ϲĂŶĚϭϳ ϴϵĂƐ &ŝŶĂůůLJ͕ ǁ ĞƐƚƵĚLJƚŚĞďĂƩ ůĞŽĨĞĚĂƌƌĞĞŬŝŶK ĐƚŽďĞƌ͕  ŵĞƌŝĐĂŶƐĂƩ ĞŵƉƚĞĚƚŽĨĂƐŚŝŽŶĂŶĞǁ ŝĚĞŶƟƚLJĂŶĚĞƐͲ 1864 and discuss what effects the Valley campaign had tablish the sovereignty of a new republic. There will be on the end of the Civil War. Although the course is ori- assigned readings on a weekly basis. ĞŶƚĞĚƚŽǁ ĂƌĚƐŵŝůŝƚĂƌLJƐƚƌĂƚĞŐLJĂŶĚƚĂĐƟĐƐ͕ ǁ Ğǁ ŝůůĂůƐŽ Nick Timreck is an academic assistant in the Department of ƚƌĞĂƚƚŚĞƉŽůŝƟĐĂůĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĂƟŽŶƐǁ ŚŝĐŚŵŽƟǀ ĂƚĞĚƚŚĞ /ŶƚĞƌĐŽůůĞŐŝĂƚĞƚŚůĞƟĐƐĂƚ' ĞŽƌŐĞD ĂƐŽŶ͘ , ĞŚŽůĚƐĂŶD ŝŶ movements of both armies. The class will also discuss U.S. history from George Mason. “Lessons Learned” and speculate on “What if . . .” scenarios. 6 History F308 “Nothing short of hell on ŶŽƌƚŚĞůĂƐƚƟŵĞƚŚĂƚŚĂƐŚĂƉƉĞŶĞĚĂŶĚƚŚĞƉĞŽƉůĞƉĂŝĚ ĞĂƌƚŚ͗ ͟ dŚĞ^ƵƉĞƌůĂƟǀ ĞƐŽĨϭϵϭϲ ƚŚĞŶ͕ ďĞĨŽƌĞĂŶĚĂŌĞƌ͘  Wednesdays, 9:40–11:05, Sept. 18–Nov. 6 Alan Gropman͕ ĂƌĞƟƌĞĚŝƌ&ŽƌĐĞĐŽůŽŶĞů͕ ŚĂƐĂWŚŝŶďůĂĐŬ Church of the Good Shepherd military history and was chairman of the Grand Strategy De- ŽŽƌĚŝŶĂƚŽƌƐ͗ D ŝĐŚĂĞů<ĞůůLJ͕ ƌĂĚĞƌŐĞƌ͕ ŵŵĞƩ &ĞŶůŽŶ ƉĂƌƚŵĞŶƚĂƚƚŚĞE ĂƟŽŶĂůĞĨĞŶƐĞhŶŝǀ ĞƌƐŝƚLJ͛ Ɛ/ŶĚƵƐƚƌŝĂůŽůͲ ZĞĐĂůůŝŶŐƚŚĞƌŝƟƐŚƐŚĞůůƐƚŚĂƚrent the earth about him, ůĞŐĞŽĨƚŚĞƌŵĞĚ&ŽƌĐĞƐ͘ , ĞŚĂƐǁ ƌŝƩ ĞŶĨŽƵƌŬƐĂŶĚŵŽƌĞ ƚŚĂŶϯϬϬŽƚŚĞƌƉƵďůŝĐĂƟŽŶƐ͘ German soldier Gustav Ebelhauser described the 1916 ĂƩ ůĞŽĨƚŚĞ^ŽŵŵĞĂƐ͞ ŶŽƚŚŝŶŐƐŚŽƌƚŽĨŚĞůůŽŶĞĂƌƚŚ͘ ͟  F310 John S. Mosby: the Man and the The 1914 crisis dissolved into the 1915 reality as 18 Myth Combined ŵŽŶƚŚƐŽĨǁ ĂƌĞƌĂƐĞĚƚŚĞŶĂŢǀ ĞŶŽƟŽŶƐǁ ŝƚŚǁ ŚŝĐŚŶĂͲ Thursdays, 11:50–1:15, Oct. 17–Nov. 7 ƟŽŶƐŚĂĚĞŶƚĞƌĞĚƚŚĞ' ƌĞĂƚt Ăƌ͘ E Žǁ ͕ ďŽƚŚƐŝĚĞƐ Four sessions acknowledged that 1916 promised a pivotal year of Instructor: John C. Carter ďĂƩ ůĞŽŶůĂŶĚ͕ ŝŶƚŚĞĂŝƌĂŶĚĂƚƐĞĂ͘ E ŽƐŽŽƚŚƐĂLJĞƌ͕ ŚŽǁ Ͳ John Singleton Mosby, also known as “the Gray Ghost,” ever, foretold that fate fixed 1916 as a year of “hell on was a man whose personal life intertwined with the leg- ĞĂƌƚŚ͟ ƐƵƉĞƌůĂƟǀ ĞƐ͘ /Ŷϭϵϭϲ͕ ' ĞƌŵĂŶLJĂŶĚ&ƌĂŶĐĞƐƚƌƵŐͲ end created by his supporters, his enemies and the gen- gled through the war’s greatest ďĂƩ ůĞŽĨĂƩ ƌŝƟŽŶ͕ ' ĞƌͲ eral public both during and after the Civil War. It is diffi- many and Great Britain fought the war’s largest naval cult, if not impossible, to separate the myth from the ĞŶŐĂŐĞŵĞŶƚ͕ ƚŚĞƌŝƟƐŚĂƌŵLJƐƵī ĞƌĞĚŝƚƐworst day of man; his legend preceded him in battle and all that he did ůŽƐƐĞƐŝŶŝƚƐĞŶƟƌĞŚŝƐƚŽƌLJ͕ ŝŵƉĞƌŝĂůZƵƐƐŝĂůĂƵŶĐŚĞĚŝƚƐ throughout his life. It affected his performance and even ůĂƐƚŵĂũŽƌĐŽŵďŝŶĞĚŽī ĞŶƐŝǀ ĞŽƉĞƌĂƟŽŶĂŶĚƚŚĞK Ʃ ŽͲ those of his adversaries. We will examine Mosby’s early man Empire enjoyed its strongest ƉŽƐŝƟŽŶďĞĨŽƌĞŝƚƐ life, his Civil War service and his postwar life. He was an eventual collapse. As in 1914 and 1915, the tenor of attorney throughout his adult life, serving both in the fed- ϭϵϭϲĨŽƵŶĚĞdžƉƌĞƐƐŝŽŶƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƚŚĞǁ ŽƌĚƐŽĨƉŽůŝƟĐŝĂŶƐ͕  eral government and in private practice. Mosby’s greatest military leaders, soldiers, sailors, doctors, nurses and feature was not his size—he was a fairly short man—but Đŝǀ ŝůŝĂŶƐƚŚĂƚĐŽŶƟŶƵĞƚŽŝŶĨŽƌŵůĂƚĞƌŐĞŶĞƌĂƟŽŶƐ͘  his presence, his aura and his ability to make almost any- National Park Service Rangers have participated with OLLI in one like and respect him. In each class we will look at one nearly 75 thematic courses, special events and trips since 2001. or two of his most notable Civil War exploits—especially &ϯϬϵ&ŽƌŵƵůĂƟŶŐE ĂƟŽŶĂů^ĞĐƵƌŝƚLJ his famous Fairfax Court House raid—and we will put it Strategy during Vietnam into context within the larger Civil War and what was happening in Northern Virginia. Wednesdays, 11:50–1:15, Sept. 18–Oct. 9 John C. Carter was born and raised in the Northern Virginia Four sessions area, graduated from Ferrum College and the University of Instructor: Alan Gropman Tennessee. He earned Master’s degrees at George Mason in The Vietnam War was, arguably, the worst disaster to history and psychology. He worked for over 35 years in uni- befall the United States since the American Civil War. It ǀ ĞƌƐŝƚLJĂĚŵŝŶŝƐƚƌĂƟŽŶ͕ ƌĞƟƌŝŶŐƌĞĐĞŶƚůLJĨƌŽŵŚƌŝƐƚŽƉŚĞƌ was a defeat, and defeats are costly morally as well as Newport University. ŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůůLJ͘ dŚĞh͘ ^͘ ŽƵƚŶƵŵďĞƌĞĚŝƚƐs ŝĞƚŶĂŵĞƐĞ adversaries and vastly out-produced them in materiel. R311 Civil War Potpourri: Part II dŚĞh͘ ^͘ ŵŝůŝƚĂƌLJŵĞŵďĞƌƐǁ ĞƌĞďĞƩ ĞƌĞĚƵĐĂƚĞĚ͕ ďĞƩ Ğƌ Mondays, 2:15–3:40, Sept. 16–Oct. 7 ĨĞĚĂŶĚŚĞĂůƚŚŝĞƌ͘ zĞƚƚŚĞh͘ ^͘ ƐƟůůůŽƐƚ͘ dŚĞƌĞĂƌĞŵĂŶLJ Four sessions reasons for the defeat, and we will deal with all of them, Instructor: Patrick McGinty but the most serious lapse was strategy. The United This class will focus on irregular warfare and terrorism. ^ƚĂƚĞƐŚĂĚĂĨĂƵůƚLJŶĂƟŽŶĂůƐĞĐƵƌŝƚLJƐƚƌĂƚĞŐLJ͘ ƚŝƚƐŵŽƐƚ We will begin the discussion of irregular warfare by basic, the strategy was: DO NOT LOSE! This is not a ban- examining prewar events in “Bleeding Kansas,” followed ner people will salute. The failure was fashioned by both ďLJ:ŽŚŶƌŽǁ Ŷ͛ ƐƌĂŝĚĂƚ, ĂƌƉĞƌ͛ Ɛ&ĞƌƌLJ͘ K Ƶƌǁ ĂƌƟŵĞĚŝƐͲ ƉŽůŝƟĐĂůƉĂƌƟĞƐ͕ ƚŚĞǀ ĂƌŝŽƵƐƉƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚƐĂŶĚƚŚĞŝƌŶĂƟŽŶͲ cussion will center on William Quantrill, “Bloody Bill” al security advisors, secretaries of defense and other Anderson and the massacres at Fort Pillow and Sand advisers. Congress, however, does not escape all blame ƌĞĞŬ͘ t Ğǁ ŝůůƉĂƵƐĞďƌŝĞŇLJƚŽĂƐŬƚŚĞƋƵĞƐƟŽŶ͗ t ŚĂƚ because from the fall of the French in the mid-1950s, it ǁ ĞƌĞƚŚĞƌƵůĞƐŽĨǁ ĂƌĨĂƌĞĂƚƚŚŝƐƟŵĞ͍ ;dŚĞĂŶƐǁ ĞƌŵĂLJ ŐĂǀ ĞƚŚĞĞdžĞĐƵƟǀ ĞĂďůĂŶŬĐŚĞĐŬ͘ dŚŝƐǁ ĂƐŶŽƚƚŚĞĮ ƌƐƚ ƐƵƌƉƌŝƐĞLJŽƵ͘ Ϳt ĞƚŚĞŶƐǁ ŝƚĐŚŽƵƌĨŽĐƵƐƚŽƉŽůŝƟĐĂůĂƐͲ ƐĂƐƐŝŶĂƟŽŶƐ;ďŽƚŚƐƵĐĐĞƐƐĨƵůĂŶĚƵŶƐƵĐĐĞƐƐĨƵůͿ͕ 

7 History chemical and biological warfare, arson and sabotage. transition from “The Lady of the Manor” to a displaced This course differs significantly from the Civil War Pot- person in postwar Germany. Her remarkable story of sur- pourri course offered during the fall 2012 term; there- vival during Soviet and German occupations includes a ĨŽƌĞ͕ ĂƩ ĞŶĚĂŶĐĞĂƚƚŚĞƉƌĞǀ ŝŽƵƐĐŽƵƌƐĞŝƐŶŽƚƌĞƋƵŝƌĞĚ year of travelling in a covered wagon along the shore of in order to take this one. the Baltic Sea through the bitter winter of 1944-1945. Patrick McGinty͕ ĂŶK >>/ŵĞŵďĞƌ͕ ŝƐĂƌĞƟƌĞĚŶĂǀ ĂůŽĸ ĐĞƌ The second is a historical perspective that weaves in the (Surface Warfare; Intelligence sub specialist) with an MA and political/military environment within which her story PhD from Georgetown University. He taught various history takes place, focusing on the major German and Soviet courses for University of Maryland University College from operations on the Eastern Front and the policies of the 1989 to 2007. The history of terrorism, history of violence in belligerent powers toward civilian populations and refu- America and the history of substance abuse in America were ŚŝƐƉƌŝŵĂƌLJĂƌĞĂƐŽĨĐŽŶĐĞŶƚƌĂƟŽŶ͘ gees. This perspective attempts to provide an explana- tion, with the benefit of 70 years of hindsight, on why R312 History of California things happened the way they did. This course has been Mondays, 2:15–3:40, Oct. 14–Nov. 4 taught at OLLI’s Tallwood and Loudoun locations. Four sessions Ed Janusz, an OLLI member for seven years, is an engineer by /ŶƐƚƌƵĐƚŽƌ͗ ZŝĐŚĂƌĚ^ƟůůƐŽŶ ĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶĂŶĚƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶĂŶĚĂŶĂŵĂƚĞƵƌŵŝůŝƚĂƌLJŚŝƐƚŽƌŝĂŶďLJ Picture this: a young screenwriter is pitching a movie Ăǀ ŽĐĂƟŽŶ͘ , ĞƌĞƟƌĞĚĂŌĞƌĂĐĂƌĞĞƌŝŶƚŚĞh͘ ^͘ ƌŵLJŽƌƉƐŽĨ Engineers and the aerospace and computer services indus- idea to a studio head. He enthuses that it takes place in tries. His book, &ĂĚŝŶŐĐŚŽĞƐĨƌŽŵƚŚĞĂůƟĐ^ŚŽƌĞƐ, was re- an imaginary land of contrasts and superlatives. The cently published. highest mountain in the country would be close to the lowest desert; a gang-scarred ghetto would be in the R314 The Silk Road: Golden Journey same city as the most ostentatious mansions in the coun- Tuesdays, 11:50–1:15, Sept. 17–Oct. 8 try; his land would lead the world in the highest tech in- Four sessions dustries but also lead the nation in agriculture; it would Instructor: Robert Springer be the symbol of private enterprise but the government The Silk Road is a system of historic overland trade would own half the land area. The hopeful writer stops routes linking the Orient and Europe. For 1,500 years it as the movie mogul thunders “Get Out!! You’re just de- provided the primary contact between the East and scribing my state of California.” How right he is. The reali- West and was the route followed by merchants, scholars ty of California must seem as if it came out of the over- and all manner of humanity. These caravans, which wrought imagination of a La La Land writer. In four OLLI crossed searing deserts and tortuous mountain passes, sessions we will be exposed to a cross section of the di- brought not only valuable cargoes, such as silk, spices verse geography, cultures and economies of the state ĂŶĚũĞǁ ĞůƐ͕ ďƵƚĂůƐŽŝĚĞĂƐ͕ ŝŶǀ ĞŶƟŽŶƐĂŶĚƌĞůŝŐŝŽŶƐƚŚĂƚ through part of its history--the period beginning with the changed the world. A general overview of the Silk Road, Gold Rush. We will look at how the environment, the ŝƚƐĞǀ ŽůƵƟŽŶ͕ ŚŝƐƚŽƌLJĂŶĚŝŵƉĂĐƚŽŶƚŚĞĐŝǀ ŝůŝnjĂƟŽŶƐŝƚ federal government, agriculture, mining, movies, and touched, will be presented. That will be followed by a high and low-tech industry and transportation impacted discussion of special topics related to China, Central Asia the diversity, conflicts and changes in the state. and the Middle Eastern countries through which the Richard Stillson grew up in California and has a PhD in eco- route passed. Topics include: nomics from Stanford. After a career at the International Mon- ● Syria, Lebanon, Jordan. Traveling ancient routes, today etary Fund, he retired to indulge his passion for history and and yesterday, including Petra. earned a PhD in history from Johns Hopkins. He teaches histo- ● The “Great Game.” dŚĞϭϵƚŚĐĞŶƚƵƌLJĐŽŵƉĞƟƟŽŶďĞͲ ry at George Mason. Dr. Stillson is the author of Spreading the News: A History of Information in the California Gold Rush. tween Russia and Great Britain for the control of Central Asia. The Afghan wars. R313 WWII: Along the Southern ● Greek, Buddhist and other art along the Silk Road. Robert Springer was a professor at the American University, ^ŚŽƌĞŽĨƚŚĞĂůƟĐ^ĞĂ where he was a department chairman for many years before Tuesdays, 9:40–11:05, Sept. 17–Oct. 8 taking emeritus status. He was a consultant and program di- Four sessions rector at the Institute for Defense Analysis. He has lived in, or Instructor: Ed Janusz travelled extensively in. most of the Silk Road countries. dŚĞǁ ĂƌĂŶĚŝƚƐĂŌĞƌŵĂƚŚĂƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĞĚĨƌŽŵƚǁ Žper- spectives. The first is based on the reminiscences of a woman, born in the Baltics, who is forced by the war to

8 History R315 The Struggle to Create L317 The War of 1812 Monumental Washington Mondays, 9:40–11:05, Sept. 16–Sept. 30, Oct. 14–Nov. 4 Wednesdays, 2:15–3:40, Sept. 18–Nov. 6 Seven sessions Rose Gallery at Reston Community Center, Lake Anne Instructor: Keith Young ŽŽƌĚŝŶĂƚŽƌƐ͗ D ŝĐŚĂĞů<ĞůůLJ͕ ƌĂĚĞƌŐĞƌ͕ ŵŵĞƩ &ĞŶůŽŶ This course examines the War of 1812 with Great Brit- The National Park Service proudly administers many of ain, a war which neither country wanted but were not this nation’s great historic and natural treasures. Its Na- able to avoid. Although the war ended in what was real- tional Mall and Memorial Parks unit is home for many ŝƐƟĐĂůůLJĂĚƌĂǁ ͕ ƚŚĞLJŽƵŶŐŵĞƌŝĐĂŶƌĞƉƵďůŝĐůĞĂƌŶĞĚ internationally recognized icons of freedom. Each day, some very valuable lessons. Andrew Jackson’s decisive thousands of visitors journey to places such as the Thom- victory at New Orleans on January 8, 1815, occurred as Jefferson Memorial or the World War II Memorial before news of the signing of the Treaty of Ghent without realizing the full extent of thought, effort and reached America. The official end of the war did not oc- dedication that ensured their existence, nor the firestorm ĐƵƌƵŶƟů&ĞďƌƵĂƌLJϭϲ͕ ϭϴϭϱ͕ ǁ ŚĞŶƚŚĞh͘ ^͘ ^ĞŶĂƚĞĂƉͲ of crisis, controversy, competition, criticism and com- proved the treaty. This course commemorates the bicen- plaint through which nearly every Washington, D.C. site tennial of the war and explains how it took place, just to emerged. These national memorials enjoy an enviable set the record straight. place within a select, exclusive club of survivors. Keith Young͕ ĂƌĞƟƌĞĚŶĂǀ ĂůŽĸ ĐĞƌǁ ŝƚŚĂŶŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚŝŶŵŝůŝƚĂƌLJ Moreover, they possess many fascinating details that history, lectures on many Civil War and World War II topics. most visitors miss in their rush to see everything in a day. L318 Let’s Do The ‘60s Join us for an insider’s view and learn everything there is Tuesdays, 11:50–1:15, Sept. 17–Oct. 15 to know about many of Washington’s landmarks. Five sessions E ĂƟŽŶĂůWĂƌŬZĂŶŐĞƌƐ ŚĂǀ ĞƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƚĞĚǁ ŝƚŚK >>/ŝŶŶĞĂƌůLJ Coordinators: Karen Carter, Ray Beery ϳ ϱƚŚĞŵĂƟĐĐŽƵƌƐĞƐ͕ ƐƉĞĐŝĂůĞǀ ĞŶƚƐĂŶĚƚƌŝƉƐƐŝŶĐĞϮϬϬϭ͘ ● Sept. 17: Dick Kennedy. He graduated from college, ZϯϭϲZĞĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶ͗ ϭϴϲϯ–1877 got married, started his first full-ƟŵĞũŽďŝŶE Ğǁ zŽƌŬ City and joined the Marines, all in 1966. For the rest of Thursdays, 9:40–11:05, Oct. 17–Nov. 7 Four sessions the decade, he lived in five states, had two of his three Instructor: Roger Brown children and survived Vietnam. The 12 years after the Civil War saw changes in American ● Sept. 24: Dan Brandel. In 1961, Dan worked as an en- society, economy, politics and constitutional order that gineer for a company that implemented nuclear bomb were far-reaching and transformative. Among the most tests for the Atomic Energy Commission, where he ran a significant were the social and economic gains made by ŶƵĐůĞĂƌĚĞƚĞĐƟŽŶƐƚĂƟŽŶŽŶ' ƵĂŵ͘ >ĂƚĞƌ͕ ĂƐĂWĞĂĐĞ four million recently liberated black Americans, several Corps Volunteer in India, he worked with an Indian small experiments in interracial democracy in the southern business designing electric circuits. He then returned to states, the consolidation of a centralized federal govern- ŽƐƚŽŶ͕ ǁ ŚĞƌĞŚĞǁ ŽƌŬĞĚĨŽƌE ^ĂŶĚĂƩ ĞŶĚĞĚE ŽƌƚŚͲ ment and the attempts by Washington to create a new eastern University and MIT. and more just racial order in the white-supremacist ● Oct. 1: Roz and Hal Lurie. On they go from the 50s to South. This course will explore these themes, which have ƚŚĞϲϬƐ͘ dŚĞLJůĞŌ' ůŽƵĐĞƐƚĞƌ͕ D ͕ ŽŶĞǀ ĞƌLJŽůĚƚŽǁ Ŷ͕ ƚŽ been developed and refined by historians over the past move in the 60s to Marblehead, MA, another very old 40years. Together, they form a new interpretation of a town. Roz said to please take note that “very old refers Reconstruction radically different from the older “tragic to the town, not to them.” era” version of a defeated South coerced by federal bay- ● Oct. 8: Mark Weinstein. The 1960s were the seminal onets misgoverned by a vindictive Republican Congres- years of Mark’s life. He graduated from Tufts University in sional majority, corrupt carpetbaggers and incompetent June 1960 with a BSEE and an Air Force ROTC commis- black freedmen. sion. The Air Force shaped the rest of his life. His first as- Roger Brown, Professor of History emeritus, American Uni- signments sent him to the National Security Agency, then versity, has taught courses in U.S. history for nearly 40 years. to San Antonio where he was up to his ears with Vietnam Recently at OLLI he has taught courses on the Development of activities and then on to Germany vs. the Russians. ŵĞƌŝĐĂŶWŽůŝƟĐĂůWĂƌƟĞƐ, The War of 1812,and &ŽƵƌůĞĐƟŽŶƐ Tom Eger. He was a student at Penn State where he re- that Changed American History. ceived a BS and MS in Electrical Engineering. As an engi- ŶĞĞƌ͕ ŚĞǁ ĂƚĐŚĞĚĂƌĞŵĂƌŬĂďůĞƚƌĂŶƐĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶŽĨĞůĞĐͲ tronics from the ground level. He lived in State College

9 History PA. where his two daughters were born. This was a very Trojan War. In the second lecture we will examine quiet college town during the war protests. Homer’s Iliad͕ ĐŽŵƉŽƐĞĚƐĞǀ ĞƌĂůŚƵŶĚƌĞĚLJĞĂƌƐĂŌĞƌƚŚĞ ● Oct. 15: Kathie West. Kathie will talk about her board- Trojan War, focusing on the main themes (rage, love, ing school, Emma Willard, and what it was like. She will honor, war) and characters (Agamemnon, Achilles, Ajax, focus on the school’s history and her experiences there. Hector, Calchas, Chryseis, Briseis, Diomedes, Ulysses) For more details on this course see the Web catalog. that will eventually show up in Shakespeare’s Troilus and Cressida. The third lecture will discuss the changing uses L319 Engineers of Victory of Troy stories in classical Greek dramas and in Vergil’s Wednesdays, 11:50–1:15, Oct. 16–Nov. 6 Aeneid, which transforms the Trojan losers into the no- Four sessions ble founders of a new Roman race in Italy. In the final Instructor: Mark Weinstein ůĞĐƚƵƌĞǁ Ğǁ ŝůůůŽŽŬĂƚƚƌĂŶƐĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶƐŽĨƐŽŵĞdƌŽũĂŶ Most discussions of WWII warfare either concentrate on ĂŶĚ' ƌĞĞŬĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌƐŝŶƚŚĞŚƌŝƐƟĂŶD ŝĚĚůĞŐĞƐĂŶĚ generals and their grand strategies or relate stories Renaissance, especially Achilles, Troilus and Criseyde. about an individual soldier or crew member on a single Diane Thompson ƌĞĐĞŝǀ ĞĚŚĞƌWŚŝŶŽŵƉĂƌĂƟǀ Ğ>ŝƚĞƌĂƚƵƌĞ ship or bomber. This course will cover how a leader’s at CUNY in 1981 and has been teaching English and world designs and vision of success were carried out by ordi- literature at Northern Virginia Community College ever since. ŶĂƌLJƐŽůĚŝĞƌƐ͕ ƐĐŝĞŶƟƐƚƐ͕ ĞŶŐŝŶĞĞƌƐĂŶĚďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐŵĞŶ She has studied Troy stories since graduate school and has through technology and management (T&M). The first ǁ ƌŝƩ ĞŶĂŬŽŶƚŚŝƐƚŽƉŝĐ͕ The Trojan War: Literature and T&M efforts began in 1940 and ran independently but in Legends from the Bronze Age to the Present. parallel with (1) President Roosevelt’s decision to refo- cus the U.S. manufacturing sector to support the forth- L321 The Journals of Lewis and Clark coming industrialized war and (2) in England, the devel- Thursdays, 9:40–11:05, Sept. 19, Oct. 3–Oct. 24, Nov. 7 ŽƉŵĞŶƚĂŶĚŽƌŐĂŶŝnjĂƟŽŶŽĨĂŶĞǁ Į ĞůĚ͕ K ƉĞƌĂƟŽŶĂů Note dates Six sessions ZĞƐĞĂƌĐŚ͕ ǁ ŚŝĐŚǁ ŽƵůĚƌĞǀ ŽůƵƟŽŶŝnjĞƚŚĞǁ ĂLJǁ ĂƌƐĂƌĞ Instructor: Carole Lyman planned, waged and won. The Casablanca Conference ' ƌŝnjnjůLJďĞĂƌĂƩ ĂĐŬƐ͊ , ŽƌƐĞƐƐƚŽůĞŶďLJ/ŶĚŝĂŶƐ͊ E ĞĂƌƐƚĂƌͲ laid the groundwork for the most massive planning and ǀ ĂƟŽŶŝŶƚŚĞŵŽƵŶƚĂŝŶƐ͊ Ƶī ĂůŽĂƐĨĂƌĂƐƚŚĞĞLJĞĐĂŶ ƐƵƉƉůLJŽƉĞƌĂƟŽŶŝŶŚŝƐƚŽƌLJ͘ dĞĐŚŶŽůŽŐLJŚĂĚƚŽďĞŝŶǀ ĞŶƚͲ see! Thrill to the adventures of the Lewis and Clark Ex- ed and produced within eighteen months to overcome ƉĞĚŝƟŽŶĂƐƚŚĞLJĞdžƉůŽƌĞƚŚĞ>ŽƵŝƐŝĂŶĂWƵƌĐŚĂƐĞĨƌŽŵ the Axis’ formidable and technologically advanced forc- ϭϴϬϰƚŽϭϴϬϲ͘ ŚƵĐŬůĞĂƚƚŚĞĐƌĞĂƟǀ ĞƐƉĞůůŝŶŐŽĨĂƉƚĂŝŶ es. Session One ĚŝƐĐƵƐƐĞƐŚŽǁ h͘ ^͘ ŝŶĚƵƐƚƌLJ͕ ƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌůLJ ůĂƌŬ͘ D Ăƌǀ ĞůĂƚƚŚĞE ĂƟǀ ĞŵĞƌŝĐĂŶŚĞƌŽŝŶĞĨƌŽŵƚŚĞ ƚŚĞĂƵƚŽŵŽƟǀ ĞŝŶĚƵƐƚƌLJ͕ ǁ ĂƐƌĞƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞĚĂŶĚŽƌŐĂͲ Snake Tribe who becomes their guide and walks all the nized, beginning in prewar 1940 to produce the full way to the Pacific with her baby on her back. The true needs of the “Arsenal of Democracy.” Session Two dis- story of Lewis and Clark, in the form of their original ĐƵƐƐĞƐŚŽǁ ƚŚĞƌŝƟƐŚĚŵŝƌĂůƚLJ͕ ŝŶĂĚĞƐƉĞƌĂƚĞƐĞĂƌĐŚ ũŽƵƌŶĂůƐ͕ ŝƐďĞƩ ĞƌƚŚĂŶĂŶLJĮ ĐƟŽŶĂůŶŽǀ Ğů͘  to stretch limited resources, grudgingly began to accept Carole Lyman͕ ĂŶK >>/ŵĞŵďĞƌ͕ ŝƐĂƌĞƟƌĞĚĂƩ ŽƌŶĞLJǁ ŝƚŚϮϱ ŝŶƉƵƚƐĨƌŽŵĂĐĂĚĞŵŝĂ͕ ƵƐŝŶŐƚŚĞŶĞǁ Į ĞůĚŽĨŽƉĞƌĂƟŽŶĂů years of experience in the federal government and nonprofit research to stem grim convoy losses. Sessions Three and sectors. Currently she is a docent at the Smithsonian Ameri- Four discuss individual technology leaps that provided can Art Museum. Her major at the University of Illinois was the Allied forces with the tools to overcome specific Axis Social Studies and she has had a lifelong interest in history ĐĂƉĂďŝůŝƟĞƐ͘  ĂŶĚĂƌƚ͘ ŌĞƌĂǀ ŝƐŝƚƚŽƚŚĞ>Ğǁ ŝƐĂŶĚůĂƌŬĞdžŚŝďŝƚĂƚƚŚĞ^ƚ͘  Mark Weinstein, an OLLI member, is a retired electrical engi- Louis Arch, she was inspired to read the original journals. neer and a docent at both Smithsonian Air and Space Muse- ums. He is a history buff and is intrigued by technology. In his L322 French Heritage in America wild youth and single days he flew a Piper Tri-Pacer. Thursdays, 11:50–1:15, Sept. 19–Oct. 10 For more details on this course see the Web catalog. Four sessions Instructor: Ray Beery L320 Memories of the Trojan War We are frequently reminded of the Irish and German Wednesdays, 2:15–3:40, Sept. 18–Oct. 9 contributions to America, less so that of the French. In Four sessions this course, we will dust off that history to refresh our- Instructor: Diane Thompson memoires. In colonial days, Europeans planted three The first lecture will cover the Mediterranean Bronze flags on our continent: New England, New Spain and Age of Greece and Troy—the historical context of the New France, which included big chunks of New York,

10 Literature, Theater and Writing Pennsylvania, Illinois and Louisiana. During the Revolu- class with our fellow characters. Rehearsals often take tion, we could not have prevailed without the armies of place between OLLI classes, but also can be done by Lafayette and Rochambeau and the fleet of Admiral De phone if there are just two characters. Props or costumes Grasse. Before the Civil War, Alexis de Tocqueville are not required, but the actors often dress for the part toured extensively and wrote a volume of observations in some way––perhaps with a hat or scarf. Time between still read in American history courses. American soldiers skits allows for kudos, comments and suggestions from fought in France in both World Wars, leaving a signifi- the audience. cant legacy in both countries. Mutual cooperation in all social spheres down to today contributed to the French &ϰϬϯD ĞŵŽŝƌt ƌŝƟŶŐ heritage in America. Tuesdays, 9:40–11:05, Sept. 17–Nov. 5 Ray Beery is an OLLI member and frequent teacher. He Kellar Annex studied French at the University of Kansas, visited Paris and Instructor: Dianne Hennessy King ǀ ŝŐŶŽŶǁ ŚŝůĞĂƐŽůĚŝĞƌŝŶƚŚĞƌŵLJŽĨK ĐĐƵƉĂƟŽŶ͕ ŝŶ' ĞƌͲ Class limit: 24 many (1953), then served as an Air Force officer at Laon Air Learn to write about your individual and shared history Base in Picardy from 1957-60, where he witnessed the com- in ways that will clarify your vision, whether you are ŝŶŐŽĨƚŚĞ&ŝŌŚZĞƉƵďůŝĐĂŶĚƚŚĞƉƌĞƐŝĚĞŶĐLJŽĨŚĂƌůĞƐĚĞ ůŽŽŬŝŶŐŝŶƚŽLJŽƵƌƉĂƐƚ͕ ĚŽĐƵŵĞŶƟŶŐLJŽƵƌƉƌĞƐĞŶƚŽƌ Gaulle. ĐŽŶƚĞŵƉůĂƟŶŐLJŽƵƌĨƵƚƵƌĞ͘ dŚĞƌĞǁ ŝůůďĞƐŽŵĞǁ ƌŝƟŶŐ exercises during class in response to prompts, such as F401 OLLI Players Workshop ƋƵŽƚĂƟŽŶƐ͕ ŵƵƐŝĐĂŶĚǀ ŝĚĞŽĐůŝƉƐ͘ t Ğ͛ ůůĂůƐŽƐŚĂƌĞƐŽŵĞ Mondays, 9:40–11:05, Sept. 16–Nov. 4 ideas on memoir techniques. Instructor: Kathie West Dianne Hennessy King is a cultural anthropologist, writing in- dŚŝƐŝƐĂĐŽŶƟŶƵŝŶŐĂĐƟŶŐĂŶĚƉƌŽĚƵĐŝŶŐǁ ŽƌŬƐŚŽƉĨŽƌ structor, editor and television producer. She is the coordinator serious theater-ŵŝŶĚĞĚƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂŶƚƐ͘ ͞ dŚĞK >>/WůĂLJͲ of the annual “Writing Your Personal History” symposium in ers” is now known as an amateur theater group affiliat- Vienna. This will be her seventh memoir class at OLLI. Dianne is ed with George Mason. This workshop will involve on the board of The Virginia Writers Club and is co-authoring a ŵĞŵŽƌŝnjĂƟŽŶŽĨƐŚŽƌƚƐĐĞŶĞƐĂŶĚŵŽŶŽůŽŐƵĞƐ͕ ǁ ŚŝĐŚ book, The Craft of Memoir, to be published in 2013. will then be presented as community outreach. There will also be unmemorized pieces that we can present. F404 To Kill a Mockingbird Maybe some of you have a scene or play you would Tuesdays, 11:50–1:15, Sept. 17–Nov. 5 like to see put on; bring it and we will try it. You will Instructor: Donna McCurdy ůĞĂƌŶƚŚĞŝŶƐĂŶĚŽƵƚƐŽĨƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĂƟŽŶ͕ ŵĞŵŽƌŝnjĂƟŽŶ To Kill a Mockingbird, which has captivated readers for ƐŬŝůůƐĂŶĚĂĐƟŶŐƚƌŝĐŬƐ͘ /Ĩǁ ĞĂƌĞĂƐŬĞĚƚŽƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĂƚĂ five decades, began as a short story. Harper Lee submit- hospital, senior center or other venues you must be ted the story in 1957 as one among a number of short willing to travel during the day. This workshop will be stories. J.B. Lippincott, Harper Lee’s New York publisher, ƚŚĞĞŵďŽĚŝŵĞŶƚŽĨĂůůŽĨZĞĂĚĞƌƐ͛ dŚĞĂƚĞƌĂŶĚĂĐƟŶŐ rejected the book because, according to Lippincott, it combined. The previous workshop group is invested in seemed more like a series of short stories than a unified the success of this one. Be able and willing to tout OLLI novel. In 1960 Lee expanded the short story and To Kill A and your talents! Mockingbird, the novel, was published. Join us as we ex- &ŽƌŝŶƐƚƌƵĐƚŽƌŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶƐĞĞ&ϭϬϱ͘ plore, through lecture, small group discussion and view- ing of selected scenes from the 1962 movie, the world of F402 Readers’ Theater Maycomb, Alabama, in the 1930s, a place where “People Mondays, 11:50–1:15, Sept. 16–Nov. 4 moved slowly…[where] There was no hurry, for there was Coordinators: Wendy Campbell, Roxanne Cramer, nowhere to go, nothing to buy and no money to buy it Manny Pablo, Kathie West with.” Find out why it was “a sin to kill a mockingbird” Class limit: 28 and find new meaning in the most widely read American OLLI’s unique brand of Readers’ Theater is great fun for novel ever. After all, as Atticus tells Scout, “You never re- the hams among us! If the idea of acting appeals to ally understand a person until you consider things from you, come and give it a try. Scripts are usually short his point of view . . . until you climb into his skin and walk skits, acts or scenes from longer plays. Parts are handed around in it.” A syllabus will be provided at the first class out each week for the following week. Occasionally a meeting with assigned reading for all subsequent classes; longer script needs a designated director. We do not all lecture notes and handouts will also be posted in ad- memorize parts; instead we rehearse them ahead of vance of each class on DocStore.

11 Literature, Theater and Writing Donna Macurdy, an OLLI member, is a retired Fairfax County This course is a close reading of The Odyssey in seminar high school English teacher. She has served as a teacher con- format, analyzing and discussing all 24 books (chapters), sultant to the Northern Virginia Writing Project at George using Robert Fagles’ 1996 translation (ISBN 0 14 02.6886 Mason. She is a member of the OLLI Language/Literature/ 3). The first class will provide background and context Theater Program Planning Group and recently taught The about the Trojan War, Odysseus’ personality and reputa- Great Gatsby. tion, and the role of the gods in the lives of mortals. Each F405 Poetry Workshop of the next six classes will have a reading assignment of Tuesdays, 11:50–1:15, Sept. 17–Nov. 5 approximately four books to prepare for discussion. Moderators: Mike McNamara, Jan Bohall James Joyce’s classic novel Ulysses is a modern adapta- Class Limit: 18 ƟŽŶŽĨ, ŽŵĞƌ͛ ƐOdyssey. In the eighth session, we will This workshop allows both novice and experienced po- play the tape of a university lecture on Ulysses and its ets the opportunity to share their work with others and ƌĞůĂƟŽŶƚŽThe Odyssey. Class members can then consid- to receive suggestions for improvement. Workshop er if they are interested in forming a club or joint study members should bring an original poem in draft or re- group to delve further into Ulysses with the help of lec- vised form to each session. Two poems should be sent ture tapes and other available material. Bob Zener is to the office for duplication one week before the first organizing this later effort. workshop and a third poem brought to the first session. Barbara Nelson ũŽŝŶĞĚK >>/ŝŶϮϬϬϳ ĂŌĞƌƌĞĂĚŝŶŐD ŝŬĞ Mike McNamara, an OLLI member, has been published in D ĐE ĂŵĂƌĂ͛ ƐĚĞƐĐƌŝƉƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞƉƌŽŐƌĂŵŝŶƚŚĞWashington several literary journals and magazines and has been a recipi- Post. She taught for over 30 years at the secondary level, with ent of awards in the Poetry Society of Virginia’s annual the last 20 years at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science competitions. and Technology. Barbara has taught other classes at OLLI, Jan Bohall, also an OLLI member, has had poems published including The Iliad, The Aeneid, Sophocles’ plays, Dante’s In- in various periodicals and has won awards in the 2012 and ferno, dystopian literature and other topics that interest OLLI 2013 Poetry Society of Virginia contests. learners. Bob Zener ŝƐĂƌĞƟƌĞĚůĂǁ LJĞƌǁ ŚŽŚĂƐƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĞĚ K >>/ĐŽƵƌƐĞƐŽŶĞŶǀ ŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚĂůĂŶĚĐŽŶƐƟƚƵƟŽŶĂůůĂǁ ĂŶĚŽŶ F406 Reimagining Sherlock Holmes literature. Tuesdays, 2:15–3:40, Sept. 17–Nov. 5 Instructor: Peter E. Blau F408 Gustave Flaubert: Madame “There is nothing new under the sun,” Sherlock Holmes Bovary once said. But he was wrong! We will compare the origi- Thursdays, 9:40–11:05, Sept. 19–Nov. 7 nal Sherlock Holmes stories with some of the many Instructor: Elisabeth Wolpert reimagined and reinvented versions, from 1893 to 2013, Arguably the greatest novel of 19th-century France, on stage, screen, radio, television and the Internet. We Madame Bovary ƌĂŝƐĞƐŬĞLJŝƐƐƵĞƐŝŶŚƵŵĂŶƌĞůĂƟŽŶƐ͕  ĞƚŚŝĐƐĂŶĚƐŽĐŝĂůũƵƐƟĐĞ͕ ĂƐǁ ĞůůĂƐƉƌŽďůĞŵƐĐŽŶĐĞƌŶŝŶŐ will use The Complete Sherlock Holmes, first published ƚŚĞƵƐĞĂŶĚŵŝƐƵƐĞŽĨůĂŶŐƵĂŐĞ͕ ŶŽǀ ĞůŝƐƟĐƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ͕  by Doubleday in 1930 and available from Barnes & No- ƚŽŶĞĂŶĚĮ ŐƵƌĂƟǀ ĞĞdžƉƌĞƐƐŝŽŶŝŶůŝƚĞƌĂƚƵƌĞ͘ &ůĂƵďĞƌƚ ble. (Make sure you have an edition with all 60 of the stories). speaks of our inability to think beyond the limits of our Peter E. Blau, a geologist and journalist, discovered the ĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶĂŶĚůĂŶŐƵĂŐĞ͖ ŽĨƚŚĞƌĂŵƉĂŶƚŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůŝƐŵ͕  world of Sherlockians in 1948 and has been a member of ĂĚĚŝĐƟŽŶĂŶĚŐƌĞĞĚŽĨŵŽĚĞƌŶƐŽĐŝĞƚLJ͖ ŽĨĨĂůƐĞƐƉŝƌŝƚƵĂůͲ The Baker Street Irregulars since 1959, currently serving as ity; of compulsive sexual graƟficaƟon—in sum, of the secretary. He joined the Red Circle of Washington, the local mediocrity of modern life and the inability to express Sherlockian society, in 1970. The society’s website is ourselves in words that are but products of our mass www.redcircledc.org. ĐƵůƚƵƌĞ͘ &ůĂƵďĞƌƚĚƌĂŵĂƟnjĞƐƚŚĞǁ ĂƐƚĞŽĨǁ ŽŵĞŶ͛ ƐƉŽͲ ƚĞŶƟĂůĂŶĚƚŚĞƚƌŝƵŵƉŚŽĨƚŚĞƐŚĂůůŽǁ ĂŶĚƚŚĞƉƌĞƚĞŶͲ F407 A Close Reading of The ƟŽƵƐ͘ zŽƵǁ ŝůůŶĞĞĚĂĐŽƉLJŽĨMadame Bovary. A limited Odyssey number of used copies will be available for sale in the Wednesdays, 9:40–11:05, Sept. 18–Nov. 6 K >>/Žĸ ĐĞĨŽƌΨϰĂŌĞƌ^ĞƉƚĞŵďĞƌϭ͘ Instructor: Barbara Nelson Elisabeth Wolpert was born and educated in France. Her doc- Homer’s Odyssey continues to be the standard by toral thesis dealt with 16th century French literature. She which heroic narratives are evaluated; it requires read- taught for 30 years before coming to Virginia to take care of ers to consider the complexities of leadership and the her grandson. She has enjoyed being a member of OLLI for importance of relationships between spouses, parents the past two years. and children, friends, and even humans and immortals. 12 Literature, Theater and Writing &ϰϬϵŝŐŚƚƌŝƟƐŚƵƚŚŽƌƐŝŶ^ĞĂƌĐŚ R411 Let’s Talk About Books of a Reader Mondays, 11:50–1:15, Sept. 16–Nov. 4 Thursdays, 2:15–3:40, Sept. 19–Nov. 7 Moderators: Sue Schram, Sue Wensell Instructor: Kay Menchel Class limit: 20 Each session of this eight-week class will be devoted to For book lovers this is a chance to talk about books you one British author and will be a mixture of biography are reading now, favorites from the past or, perhaps, a and literary analysis. No advance reading is required; special book from your childhood. Or you may want to we will look at excerpts from each author’s work during just listen. Emphasis will not be on formal book reports the class. The aim is to deepen your appreciation of ďƵƚŽŶƐŚĂƌŝŶŐŝŶĂƌĞůĂdžĞĚƐĞƫ ŶŐ͘ these authors and to introduce some of their lesser- Sue Schram and Sue Wensell, founders and former owners of known works. There will be plenty of film clips to Reston’s Used Book Shop, have shared their love of books demonstrate how the words of these literary lions have since meeting in 1966. At Reston’s Used Book Shop they spent 21 years sharing their knowledge of books with customers. been translated to the big and small screen. The au- thors we will study together are: George Eliot, Rudyard R412 Literary Roundtable Kipling, Virginia Woolf, E.M. Forster, Evelyn Waugh, Wednesdays, 11:50–1:15, Sept. 18–Nov. 6 George Orwell, Graham Greene and Alan Bennett. Reston’s Used Book Shop at Lake Anne Kay Menchel, who grew up in Yorkshire, England, is a lawyer Moderators: Janice Dewire, Carol Henderson who also has an MA in English literature from George Ma- Class limit: 23 son. She looks forward to sharing her passion for English This short-story discussion class will begin a new anthol- literature with OLLI members. ogy: One World: A Global Anthology of Short Stories, R410 The Bible as Literature: A ĂƐƐĞŵďůĞĚďLJĂĐŽůůĞĐƟǀ ĞĐĂůůĞĚƚŚĞK ŶĞt ŽƌůĚŐƌŽƵƉŽĨ ^ƚƵĚLJŽĨ, ƵŵĂŶ/ŶƚĞƌƉƌĞƚĂƟŽŶ ĂƵƚŚŽƌƐ͕ ŵŽƐƚƐƟůůůŝǀ ŝŶŐĂŶĚǁ ƌŝƟŶŐ͘ WƵďůŝƐŚĞĚŝŶϮϬϬϵ Mondays, 9:40–11:05, Sept. 16–Nov. 4 ďLJE Ğǁ /ŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůŝƐƚWƵďůŝĐĂƟŽŶƐ͕ ƚŚĞƐƚŽƌŝĞƐƌĂŶŐĞ Instructor: Chad Loewen-Schmidt ĂĐƌŽƐƐĐŽŶƟŶĞŶƚƐ͕ ĐŽƵŶƚƌŝĞƐ͕ ĐƵůƚƵƌĞƐĂŶĚůĂŶĚƐĐĂƉĞƐ͘  This course will challenge traditional methods of inter- Authors this term come from Malaysia, Nigeria, Came- pretation of the Torah and Christian New Testament roon and South Africa, among other places. Registrants and our ability to rethink what we have learned and provide their own copies of the book, available for $13 what drives our interpretations. All narratives, whether to $17 from bookshops and online vendors. fictional or factual in their orientation, are designed to Janice Dewire and Carol Henderson ĂƌĞĞŶƚŚƵƐŝĂƐƟĐ>ŝƚĞƌĂƌLJ ZŽƵŶĚƚĂďůĞƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂŶƚƐĂŶĚĨŽƌŵĞƌK >>/ŽĂƌĚŵĞŵďĞƌƐǁ ŚŽ meet certain conscious and unconscious needs—for took on the moderator role some years ago for this popular power, community, pleasure, escape, sympathy, etc. In course, one of the longest running in Reston. the same way that stories serve the interests of their tellers, our interpretations of those stories serve and R413 Three Victorians reflect our own culturally specific interests and needs. Thursdays, 9:40–11:05, Sept. 19–Nov. 7 The course will seek answers to two questions: 1) What Instructor: Kay Menchel and whose needs/interests was the Bible designed to This class will focus on three of the greatest and most meet? and 2) What drives us to interpret the Bible the ƌĞĐŽŐŶŝnjĂďůĞŶĂŵĞƐŽĨs ŝĐƚŽƌŝĂŶĮ ĐƟŽŶ͘ dŽŐĞƚŚĞƌǁ Ğǁ ŝůů way we do? These questions will help us create a dia- read Anthony Trollope’s The Warden, Charles Dickens’ logue between scholarly methods of “objective” histor- Great Expectations and Thomas Hardy’s Tess of the ical interpretation and our own “subjective” readers’ D’urbervilles. Through these three wonderful novels we impulses. The instructor will be using the following text will examine Victorian attitudes toward love, sex, mar- and recommends obtaining a copy: Who Wrote the riage, politics, religion and poverty. We’ll see life in the Bible? by Richard E. Friedman (ISBN 0060630353.) depths of the Dorsetshire countryside, in a quiet cathe- There will also be handouts. dral town and in the heart of Victorian London. We’ll Chad Loewen-Schmidt is an assistant professor of English at meet some of the most memorable characters in fiction Shepherd University who likes to cook almond roca for his and find both comedy and tragedy in all of the works. students! Although we will concentrate on the novels, there will be some film clips to show how Hollywood has interpreted these classics. ^ĞĞ&ϰϬϵĨŽƌŝŶƐƚƌƵĐƚŽƌŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ͘

13 Literature, Theater and Writing ZϰϭϰƌŝƟƐŚ&ŝĐƟŽŶ͗ :ƵůŝĂŶĂƌŶĞƐ͛  L417 Mystery’s Histories: Crime The Sense of an Ending &ŝĐƟŽŶ^ĞƚŝŶ, ŝƐƚŽƌŝĐĂůWĞƌŝŽĚƐ Thursdays, 11:50–1:15, Sept. 19–Sept. 26 Tuesdays, 2:15–3:40, Sept. 17–Nov. 5 Two sessions Instructor: Paul Gonzalez Instructor: Nancy Scheeler ƌĂƉŝĚůLJĞdžƉĂŶĚŝŶŐƐƵďŐĞŶƌĞŽĨĐƌŝŵĞĮ ĐƟŽŶ ƌŝƟƐŚƌĞƟƌĞĞdŽŶLJt ĞďƐƚĞƌƌĞĞdžĂŵŝŶĞƐŚŝƐůŝĨĞĂŌĞƌƌĞͲ ;ŵLJƐƚĞƌŝĞƐͿŝƐƚŚĞŚŝƐƚŽƌŝĐĂůĐƌŝŵĞĮ ĐƟŽŶŶŽǀ Ğů͘ ŐƌŽǁ Ͳ ceiving an unexpected legacy from the mother of his ŝŶŐŶƵŵďĞƌŽĨĂƵƚŚŽƌƐĂƌĞǁ ƌŝƟŶŐĐƌŝŵĞĮ ĐƟŽŶƐĞƚŝŶ first girlfriend. He finds that his memories are not relia- historical periods–ƌĂŶŐŝŶŐĨƌŽŵĂŶĐŝĞŶƚŐLJƉƟĂŶƟŵĞƐ ble, the truth is elusive and he is not who he thought he to early to mid-20th century. Historians find that well- was. Winner of the 2011 Man Booker Prize, The Sense of ĚŽŶĞŚŝƐƚŽƌŝĐĂůĐƌŝŵĞĮ ĐƟŽŶƉƌŽǀ ŝĚĞƐĂĨƵŶǁ ĂLJƚŽŝŶƚƌŽͲ an Ending is a compelling page-turner with a surprise duce students and others to historical periods and have ending. At once both philosophical and suspenseful, the used these books as supplements to their courses. Histo- ŶŽǀ Ğů͛ ƐϭϲϯƉĂŐĞƐďĞŐƚŽďĞƌĞĂĚŝŶŽŶĞƐŝƫ ŶŐ͘ K ŶĐĞƚŚĞ ƌŝĂŶƐĂƌĞĂůƐŽǁ ƌŝƟŶŐĂƌƟĐůĞƐĚŝƐĐƵƐƐŝŶŐƚŚĞǁ ƌŝƚĞƌƐĂŶĚ ƌĞĂĚĞƌĮ ŶŝƐŚĞƐ͕ ƚŚĞŝŵŵĞĚŝĂƚĞŝŶƐƟŶĐƚŝƐƚŽƌĞĞdžĂŵŝŶĞ ƚŚĞŝƌĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƟŽŶƐƚŽďŽƚŚĐƌŝŵĞĮ ĐƟŽŶĂŶĚƚŚĞƐƚƵĚLJŽĨ dŽŶLJt ĞďƐƚĞƌ͛ ƐŚŝŐŚůLJǁ ƌŽƵŐŚƚ͕ ƵŶƌĞůŝĂďůĞŶĂƌƌĂƟŽŶ͘  ŚŝƐƚŽƌLJ͘ dǁ ŽŵĂũŽƌĐŽůůĞĐƟŽŶƐŽĨƚŚĞƐĞĂƌƟĐůĞƐĐĂŶďĞ This course combines lecture and group discussion, with found in dŚĞĞƚĞĐƟǀ ĞĂƐ, ŝƐƚŽƌŝĂŶ͗ , ŝƐƚŽƌLJĂŶĚƌƚŝŶ some close reading to highlight Barnes’ skills. Because , ŝƐƚŽƌŝĐĂůƌŝŵĞ&ŝĐƟŽŶ͕ Volumes 1 (2000) and 2 (2007). the novel is short and spoilers abound, the instructor This is an expansion of the course offered in spring 2013 ƌĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚƐƌĞĂĚŝŶŐƚŚĞĞŶƟƌĞŬďĞĨŽƌĞƚŚĞĮ ƌƐƚ ĂŶĚǁ ŝůůĚŝƐĐƵƐƐǁ ƌŝƚĞƌƐŽĨƚŚŝƐƐƵďŐĞŶƌĞ͕ ƚŚĞŝƌĮ ĐƟŽŶĂů ĐůĂƐƐ͘ K ďƚĂŝŶŝŶŐƚŚĞs ŝŶƚĂŐĞƉĂƉĞƌďĂĐŬĞĚŝƟŽŶ;/^E ϵϳ ϴ characters and their principal series. It will also cover -0307947727) rather than an e-book version will facili- some of the key historical events either referenced by or tate tracking missed clues. Ăī ĞĐƟŶŐƚŚĞƐƚŽƌŝĞƐďĞŝŶŐƚŽůĚ͘ dŚŝƐŝƐĂĚŝī ĞƌĞŶƚǁ ĂLJŽĨ Nancy Scheeler completed coursework for a PhD in English studying history. and American Literature at the University of Maryland. This Paul Gonzalez, an OLLI member, is a lifelong aficionado of ĐůĂƐƐŝƐƚŚĞƐĞĐŽŶĚŝŶĂƐĞƌŝĞƐŽŶƌĞĐĞŶƚƌŝƟƐŚǁ ƌŝƚĞƌƐǁ Ğůů ĐƌŝŵĞĮ ĐƟŽŶǁ ŚŽŝƐĂůƐŽŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚĞĚŝŶŚŝƐƚŽƌLJ͘ ůƚŚŽƵŐŚŚŝƐ regarded in the U.K. but not widely known in the U.S. The first background is in the sciences and business (BS in Physics, focused on Rose Tremain’s The Road Home. MBA), he is extremely well-ƌĞĂĚŝŶĐƌŝŵĞĮ ĐƟŽŶ͕ ĞƐƉĞĐŝĂůůLJŝŶ those novels set in historical periods. L415 The New Yorker: A Roundtable Discussion L418 Writers’ Workshop: Mondays, 2:15–3:40, Sept. 16–Nov. 4 t ƌŝƟŶŐƚŚĞD ŝŶĚůŝǀ Ğ Coordinator: Michael Coyne Wednesdays, 9:40–11:05, Sept. 18–Nov. 6 dŚŝƐĐůĂƐƐǁ ŝůůďƌŽĂĚĞŶŝƚƐŝŶĨŽƌŵĂůĚŝƐĐƵƐƐŝŽŶƐŽĨĂƌƟĐůĞƐ Facilitators: Ed Sadtler, Bob Greenspan in The New Yorker to include material from the maga- Class Limit: 10 zine’s web site. While many magazines have gone digital This class uses a roundtable format that fosters an envi- only, The New Yorker ŝƐƐƟůůƉƌŝŵĂƌŝůLJĂƉƌŝŶƚƉƵďůŝĐĂƟŽŶ͕  ronment for writers of all levels to give and receive en- ďƵƚŝƚŶŽǁ ŚĂƐĂůĂƌŐĞŶƵŵďĞƌŽĨƵŶŝƋƵĞĂƌƟĐůĞƐŽŶůŝŶĞ͘  ĐŽƵƌĂŐĞŵĞŶƚ͕ ĨĞĞĚďĂĐŬĂŶĚĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟǀ ĞĐƌŝƟĐŝƐŵ͘ ůů ůĂƐƐŵĞŵďĞƌƐŵĂLJƐƵŐŐĞƐƚĂƌƟĐůĞƐĨƌŽŵĞŝƚŚĞƌƐŽƵƌĐĞ͘  ŐĞŶƌĞƐŽĨǁ ƌŝƟŶŐĂƌĞǁ ĞůĐŽŵĞ͕ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐƉŽĞƚƌLJ͕ Į ĐƟŽŶ͕  The coordinator will distribute the material by email to memoirs and historical pieces. All of these categories ƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂŶƚƐďĞĨŽƌĞĞĂĐŚĐůĂƐƐ͘ dŚĞĐůĂƐƐŝƐŝŶƚĞƌĂĐƟǀ Ğ͘  share the same underlying commitment: to write a com- ŝƐĐƵƐƐŝŽŶƵƐƵĂůůLJŐŽĞƐďĞLJŽŶĚƚŚĞĂƌƟĐůĞƐƚŚĞŵƐĞůǀ ĞƐ ƉĞůůŝŶŐǁ ŽƌŬƚŚĂƚĨƵůůLJĐŽŶǀ ĞLJƐƚŚĞĂƵƚŚŽƌ͛ ƐŝŶƚĞŶƟŽŶƐ͘ to include personal knowledge or experiences of class Ed Sadtler ŚĂƐďĞĞŶǁ ƌŝƟŶŐĂŶĚŽĐĐĂƐŝŽŶĂůůLJƉƵďůŝƐŚŝŶŐƉŽĞƚͲ ŵĞŵďĞƌƐƌĞůĂƟŶŐƚŽƚŚĞƚŽƉŝĐ͘ ry for many years. Bob Greenspan, ĂƌĞƟƌĞĚĂƩ ŽƌŶĞLJ͕ ŚĂƐ ǁ ƌŝƩ ĞŶĂŶƵŵďĞƌŽĨƐŚŽƌƚƐƚŽƌŝĞƐĂŶĚĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞĚĂƐĐƌĞĞŶͲ >ϰϭϲŝŐŚƚƌŝƟƐŚƵƚŚŽƌƐŝŶ^ĞĂƌĐŚ play. Both are OLLI members. of a Reader Tuesdays, 11:50–1:15, Sept. 17–Nov. 5 L419 Readers’ Theater in Loudoun Wednesdays, 11:50–1:15, Sept. 18–Nov. 6 Instructor: Kay Menchel Coordinators: Kathie West, Charles Duggan, Lynn Gramzow This is a repeat of course F409. Class Limit: 24 If you love the theater and are intrigued by the idea of trying to step into someone else’s shoes, join our group.

14 Languages Develop your reading and acting skills, learn more about basic knowledge of Spanish who wish more review and plays and play-reading and enjoy interacting with other practice. The objectives of this class are to review, prac- “hams.” Each week members of the class either perform tice and learn new material through discussions of con- as characters in a play or are part of the audience. Partici- temporary topics of interest involving communication in pants should plan to set aside time to rehearse with oth- the language. No textbook is required. This class will fo- er performers before presenting to the class. cus on advancing language use from previously learned material, followed by expanding vocabulary and gram- L420 Shakespeare’s Troilus & Cressida mar with new units of study and learning games. Stu- Wednesdays, 2:15–3:40, Oct. 16–Nov. 6 dents are not required to have participated in the winter Four sessions or spring courses. Instructor: Richard Wilan Melvy Jensen was born in El Salvador, where Spanish was her In an Elizabethan grammar school, such as Shakespeare ŶĂƟǀ ĞůĂŶŐƵĂŐĞ͘ ^ŚĞŚĂƐĂD ĂƐƚĞƌ͛ ƐĚĞŐƌĞĞŝŶ^ƉĂŶŝƐŚĞĚƵĐĂͲ ƐƵƌĞůLJĂƩ ĞŶĚĞĚ͕ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐŵŝŐŚƚĂƌŐƵĞŝŶ>ĂƟŶƐƵĐŚ ƟŽŶĨƌŽŵ>ŽƵŝƐŝĂŶĂ^ƚĂƚĞhŶŝǀ ĞƌƐŝƚLJĂŶĚĂD ĂƐƚĞƌ͛ ƐĚĞŐƌĞĞŝŶ ƋƵĞƐƟŽŶƐĂƐ͗ ^ŚŽƵůĚƚŚĞdƌŽũĂŶƐŚĂǀ ĞƌĞƚƵƌŶĞĚ, ĞůĞŶƚŽ ĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶĨƌŽŵ' ĞŽƌŐĞD ĂƐŽŶ͘ ^ŚĞƚĂƵŐŚƚ^ƉĂŶŝƐŚŝŶ&ĂŝƌĨĂdž the Greeks to end the war? In this play Shakespeare County Public Schools for 20 years. ĚƌĂŵĂƟnjĞƐƚŚĂƚĚĞďĂƚĞĂŶĚƐŚŽǁ ƐƵƐǁ ŚĂƚƚŚĞdƌŽũĂŶ War was really ůŝŬĞ͘ dŚĞƚǁ ŽƟƚůĞůŽǀ ĞƌƐƐĞĞŵ͕ ǁ ŝƚŚƵŶĐůĞ &ϱϬϯ^ƉĂŶŝƐŚŽŶǀ ĞƌƐĂƟŽŶĂů&ŽƌƵŵ WĂŶĚĂƌƵƐ͕ ĐĂƵŐŚƚďĞƚǁ ĞĞŶǁ ŚŽƚŚĞLJĂƌĞŝŶƌĞĂůƟŵĞĂŶĚ Wednesdays, 9:40–11:05, Sept. 18–Nov. 6 who they were to become in the Troy legend. Students Instructor: Bernardo Vargas Class Limit: 16 ǁ ŝůůŶĞĞĚĂĐŽƉLJŽĨƚŚĞƉůĂLJŝŶĂŶLJĞĚŝƟŽŶ͘ Richard Wilan received a BA from Amherst College, an MAT dŚŝƐŽŶŐŽŝŶŐĐŽŶǀ ĞƌƐĂƟŽŶĂůĨŽƌƵŵŵĞĞƚƐƌĞŐƵůĂƌůLJĚƵƌͲ from Harvard University and a PhD from the University of ŝŶŐƚŚĞLJĞĂƌ͘ dŚĞŽďũĞĐƟǀ ĞƐĂƌĞƚŽƉƌĂĐƟĐĞƚŚĞ^ƉĂŶŝƐŚ D ĂƌLJůĂŶĚ͕ ǁ ŚĞƌĞŚŝƐĚŝƐƐĞƌƚĂƟŽŶǁ ĂƐŽŶ^ŚĂŬĞƐƉĞĂƌĞ͛ ƐTroi- ůĂŶŐƵĂŐĞĂŶĚůĞĂƌŶĂďŽƵƚ^ƉĂŶŝƐŚͬ >ĂƟŶŽĐƵůƚƵƌĞ lus and Cressida͘ , ĞƌĞĐĞŶƚůLJƌĞƟƌĞĚĨƌŽŵE ŽƌƚŚĞƌŶs ŝƌŐŝŶŝĂ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚĂƌƟĐůĞƐ͕ ƉŚŽƚŽŐƌĂƉŚƐ͕ ǀ ŝĚĞŽƐĂŶĚƐƉĞĂŬĞƌƐ͘ ůƚͲ ŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJŽůůĞŐĞ͕ ǁ ŚĞƌĞŚĞƚĂƵŐŚƚǁ ƌŝƟŶŐĂŶĚ^ŚĂŬĞƐƉĞĂƌͲ hough classes are conducted in Spanish, English will be ean literature for many years. ƵƐĞĚŽĐĐĂƐŝŽŶĂůůLJƚŽĞdžƉůĂŝŶŐƌĂŵŵĂƌĂŶĚŝĚŝŽŵĂƟĐĞdžͲ pressions. Come join us and improve your Spanish while F501 Beginning French learning and having fun! Mondays, 11:50–1:15, Sept. 16–Nov. 4 Bernardo Vargas͕ ĂŐƌĂĚƵĂƚĞŽĨƚŚĞWŽŶƟĮ ĐŝĂĂƚŚŽůŝĐhŶŝǀ ĞƌͲ Instructor: Beverley Persell sity Javeriana in Bogotá, Colombia, is an editor of an online This class is for those who have never studied French or Spanish newspaper. ǁ ŚŽŶĞĞĚƚŽƌĞǀ ŝĞǁ ĂŌĞƌŵĂŶLJLJĞĂƌƐŽĨŶŽƚƵƐŝŶŐƚŚĞ language. Basic grammar and French culture will be ex- &ϱϬϰĂƐŝĐ>ĂƟŶ/;ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞĚͿ plained. You will be taught how to compose simple sen- Thursdays, 9:40–11:05, Sept. 19–Nov. 7 tences using the verbs “to be” (etre), “to have” (avoir) Instructor: Alana Lukes and “to go” (aller) and to build a vocabulary using adjec- dŚŝƐĐŽŶƟŶƵŝŶŐďĂƐŝĐĐŽƵƌƐĞŝƐĨŽƌĂŶLJŽŶĞǁ ŚŽĂůǁ ĂLJƐ Ɵǀ ĞƐ͕ ĨĂŵŝůLJŵĞŵďĞƌƐĂŶĚƉůĂĐĞƐ͘ &ƌĞŶĐŚĮ ůŵǁ ŝůůďĞ ǁ ĂŶƚĞĚƚŽůĞĂƌŶ>ĂƟŶďƵƚŶĞǀ ĞƌĚŝĚ͕ ĂƐǁ ĞůůĂƐƚŚŽƐĞ shown the seventh week and a French lunch will be ǁ ŚŽƌĞĐĂůůůŝƩ ůĞŽĨƉƌĞǀ ŝŽƵƐ>ĂƟŶƐƚƵĚŝĞƐďĞLJŽŶĚ͞ ĂŵŽ͕  served the eighth. amas, amat.” We take a modern, non-ƚƌĂĚŝƟŽŶĂů͕ ƐŝŐŚƚ͕  Beverley Persell learned French when she lived in France as a sound and Internet approach to this ancient language as child. She has taught French in five states and locally at Flint ǁ ĞĞdžƉůŽƌĞƚŚĞ>ĂƟŶŐƌĂŵŵĂƌ͕ ǀ ŽĐĂďƵůĂƌLJĂŶĚƌĞƐƚŽƌĞĚ Hill Prep School and The Congressional School. She majored in ƉƌŽŶƵŶĐŝĂƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞĮ ƌƐƚĐĞŶƚƵƌLJ͘ ůĂƐƐŵĞĞƟŶŐƐ French at Mary Washington College and studied at the Sor- employ a media version of the North American Cam- bonne, the University of Toulouse, School Year Abroad in ďƌŝĚŐĞ>ĂƟŶŽƵƌƐĞ͕ hŶŝƚϭ͕ ϰƚŚĞĚŝƟŽŶƚĞdžƚ͘ WƵƌĐŚĂƐĞŽĨ Rennes and The French Traveler Program for French teachers ƚŚĞƚĞdžƚĨŽƌŚŽŵĞƐƚƵĚLJŝƐŽƉƟŽŶĂů͘ ĨĞĞŽĨΨϱĨŽƌĂůů in Paris, Strasbourg, Aix-en Provence and Sarlat. students, whether or not previously enrolled, will be due. The fee offsets e-learning program costs. F502 Intermediate Spanish Alana Lukes͕ ĂŶK >>/ŵĞŵďĞƌ͕ ŚĂƐƚĂƵŐŚƚ>ĂƟŶĨŽƌŽǀ ĞƌϮϱ Tuesdays, 9:40–11:05, Sept. 17–Nov. 5 years at the middle school, high school and college levels. She Instructor: Melvy Jensen ŚĂƐƉƵďůŝƐŚĞĚĂƌƟĐůĞƐĂŶĚŐŝǀ ĞŶƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĂƟŽŶƐďŽƚŚůŽĐĂůůLJ Class limit: 24 ĂŶĚŶĂƟŽŶĂůůLJŽŶŚĞƌ>ĂƟŶĐůĂƐƐƌŽŽŵƚĞĂĐŚŝŶŐƚĞĐŚŶŝƋƵĞƐ͘ This class is for students who attended winter and spring sessions of Beginning Spanish and for persons with a

15 Religious Studies F601 Talmudic Ethics II :ĞƐƵƐŚƌŝƐƚŽĨ>ĂƩ Ğƌ-day Saints and its founder, Joseph Tuesdays, 9:40–11:05, Oct. 8–Oct. 29 Smith, Jr. In following weeks we will discuss the church’s Four sessions WůĂŶŽĨ^Ăůǀ ĂƟŽŶ͕ ƚŚĞƉƵƌƉŽƐĞŽĨŝƚƐƚĞŵƉůĞƐĂŶĚƚŚĞϭϯ Instructor: Leibel Fajnland ƌƟĐůĞƐŽĨ&ĂŝƚŚ͘ /ŶƚŚĞĨŽƵƌƚŚǁ ĞĞŬǁ Ğǁ ŝůůĞdžĂŵŝŶĞƚŚĞ Have you ever been curious about the Talmud, the ǁ ŽƌŬƐƚŚĂƚĨŽƌŵƚŚĞĐŚƵƌĐŚ͛ ƐĨŽƵŶĚĂƟŽŶ͗ The Holy Bible, ĐƌŽǁ ŶŝŶŐĂĐŚŝĞǀ ĞŵĞŶƚŽĨ:Ğǁ ŝƐŚŝŶƚĞůůĞĐƚƵĂůƚƌĂĚŝƟŽŶ͕  The Book of Mormon, The Doctrine and Covenants and but thought it was too complex and inaccessible to any- The Pearl of Great Price. one lacking extensive training? Not anymore. For this Vicky DelHoyo ŚĂƐĂ^ŝŶĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶĨƌŽŵƚŚĞhŶŝǀ ĞƌƐŝƚLJŽĨ course you need no prior knowledge of the Talmud and Utah and has been teaching church history and scripture no formal legal training. You will learn how the best Jew- courses for the past 15 years. ish minds struggled with hard choices on medicine, busi- ŶĞƐƐĂŶĚƉŽůŝƟĐƐĨŽƌƚŚŽƵƐĂŶĚƐŽĨLJĞĂƌƐĂŶĚLJŽƵǁ ŝůů R604 The Gospel According to Paul ƚƌĂĐĞƚŚĞŝƌƐĞĂƌĐŚĨŽƌƐĂƟƐĨLJŝŶŐƌĞƐŽůƵƟŽŶƐ͘ zŽƵǁ ŝůůĚŝƐͲ the Apostle cover how the Talmud offers its adherents a moral com- Tuesdays, 9:40–11:05, Sept. 17–Nov. 5 ƉĂƐƐƚŽŚĞůƉĮ ŶĚĚŝƌĞĐƟŽŶƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƚŚĞůĂďLJƌŝŶƚŚŽĨůŝĨĞ͘ Instructor: Steven C. Goldman Rabbi Leibel Fajnland, the director of the Chabad of Reston This is a repeat of F602. and Herndon, Virginia, is a frequent speaker on the topics of dŽƌĂŚ͕ dĂůŵƵĚ͕ :Ğǁ ŝƐŚŝĚĞŶƟƚLJĂŶĚ/ƐƌĂĞů͘ L605 Islam: Top Myths & The Reality Behind Them F602 The Gospel According to Paul Mondays, 9:40–11:05, Sept. 16–Nov. 4 the Apostle Instructor: Farhanahz Ellis Thursdays, 11:50–1:15, Sept. 19–Nov. 7 Is there more than meets the eye with regard to Islam? Instructor: Steven Goldman What’s myth and what’s reality? Have the opportunity Of the 27 books of the New Testament, 13 are letters ƚŽŐĞƚŚŽŶĞƐƚĂŶƐǁ ĞƌƐƚŽLJŽƵƌƋƵĞƐƟŽŶƐĂďŽƵƚƚŚĞƐĞ that claim to be written by Paul the Apostle. Further, the myths: Book of Acts devotes significant attention to Paul’s con- ● God: Who is this “Islamic” God? Where have we heard version to Christianity (after being one of its major oppo- about Allah before? nents), his missionary activities and his theological ● Jesus: Muslims don’t believe in him, right? Wrong! teachings. This course will focus on the major doctrines ● The Qur’an: Muhammad wrote it? Copied from exist- that Paul taught and how they are understood and im- ĞŶƚƐŽƵƌĐĞƐ͍ t ŚLJĞŝƚŚĞƌĂůůĞŐĂƟŽŶŝƐũƵƐƚŶŽƚŚƵŵĂŶůLJ plemented in often very different ways in the various possible. manifestations of Christianity. The course will also com- ● Islam’s intolerance of other faiths: What are Muslims pare and contrast Paul’s message with the teachings at- reminded of throughout the Qur’an and why they mus- tributed to Jesus in the four canonical Gospels and with n’t judge people? the doctrines set forth by other writers of the New Testa- ● Are the majority of Muslims Arabs? The answer may ment. Specific issues to be addressed will include: salva- surprise you, even if you think you know it. tion; relations with and the status of Jews who do not ● Islam and violence: Is there a link? Albeit many accept Paul’s understanding of the Gospel; lawsuits ͞ ƐŽƵƌĐĞƐ͟ ƐƵƐƚĂŝŶƚŚŝƐĂƐƚƌƵƚŚĨƵůĂƐƐĞƌƟŽŶ͕ Ğǀ ĞƌLJĚĂLJ among Christians; marriage, divorce and family relations; math proves it is not. Then why do we hold to this inac- homosexuality; the role of women in the church; slavery; ĐƵƌĂƚĞƐƚĂƚĞŵĞŶƚĂŶĚǁ ŚĂƚ͛ ƐƚŚĞƌŝƐŬŽŶƚŚŝƐĂĐƟŽŶ͍  the “Lord’s Supper” and how it is to be observed; and “Infidels”, “jihadist”, “holy war”: When did the meaning the “Second Coming” of Christ and the Resurrection. of these words change, and who changed them. Steven C. Goldman serves as chair of the Religious Studies Pro- ● Women: Does Islam oppress them? “Everybody” gram Planning Group at OLLI and has taught numerous courses knows it does, right? Come on, admit it, you want to ask. on alternative understandings of Biblical doctrine. But careful, the answer may astound you. Chaplain Farhanahz Ellis is the interfaith and outreach direc- R603 The Church of Jesus Christ tor for the All Dulles Area Muslims Society, the Muslim chap- ŽĨ>ĂƩ Ğƌ-day Saints lain at George Mason and a Peace Ambassador for Monks Mondays, 11:50–1:15, Oct. 14–Nov. 4 t ŝƚŚŽƵƚŽƌĚĞƌƐ͘ ^ŚĞ͛ ƐĂůƐŽĂǀ ŝƐŝƟŶŐĐŚĂƉůĂŝŶĂƚ/ŶŽǀ Ă, ĞĂůƚŚ Four sessions System. Instructor: Vicky DelHoyo t Ğǁ ŝůůďĞŐŝŶďLJƌĞůĂƟŶŐƚŚĞŚŝƐƚŽƌLJŽĨdŚĞŚƵƌĐŚŽĨ

16 Humanities and Social Sciences L606 The Idea of a Soul in Judaism Having a copy of the New Testament is encouraged but Tuesdays, 9:40–11:05, Sept. 17–Oct. 1, Oct. 15–Oct. 29 not required. Six sessions Jack Dalby͕ ƉƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚŽĨt ŚŝƚĞK ĂŬŽŵŵƵŶŝĐĂƟŽŶƐ͕ ŝƐĂŶ /ŶƐƚƌƵĐƚŽƌ͗ D ŝĐŚĂĞů>ĞĂǀ ŝƩ OLLI member and a self-taught student of the historical Jesus If bagels are Jewish soul food and klezmer is Jewish soul ĂŶĚĞĂƌůLJŚƌŝƐƟĂŶŝƚLJ͘ , ĞŚŽůĚƐĂ^ŝŶŽŵŵƵŶŝĐĂƟŽŶƌƚƐ music, there must be a Jewish soul! In fact, Jews have from James Madison University and has taken classes from ĐŽŶƚĞŵƉůĂƚĞĚƚŚĞŶĂƚƵƌĞŽĨƚŚĞƐŽƵůƐŝŶĐĞŝďůŝĐĂůƟŵĞƐ͘  the graduate History Department at George Mason. From the Bible through the Talmud to the Greek philo- sophical texts, the soul was a tangible, if not observable, F651 Chinese Potpourri phenomenon. Medieval Jewish philosophers used those Mondays, 9:40–11:05, Sept. 16–Oct. 7 ŝĚĞĂƐƚŽƐĞƚƚŚĞƉĂƩ ĞƌŶĨŽƌƐƵďƐĞƋƵĞŶƚŵƵƐŝŶŐƐĂďŽƵƚ Four sessions the soul. Kabbalah, especially the Zohar, added signifi- Instructors: Ning Yang, Lihong Wang cantly to the complexity and depth of how Jews under- This course is a new set of lectures on four intriguing stood the nature of the soul. Hasidism used many of the aspects of Chinese culture. ĞĂƌůLJ<ĂďďĂůŝƐƟĐĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚĞƐĂŶĚĚĞǀ ĞůŽƉĞĚŝŶŶŽǀ ĂƟǀ Ğ ● Chinese Characters and Calligraphy. Ning Yang leads ways of thinking about the soul. But in the last few cen- the audience into the world of Chinese characters from turies there has been a loss of interest in this aspect of their origin as pictographs through their various devel- what it means to be Jewish. Is this a permanent transfor- opmental stages. She will also introduce the materials ŵĂƟŽŶŝŶ:Ğǁ ŝƐŚƚŚŽƵŐŚƚŽƌũƵƐƚĂƐŚŽƌƚ-ƚĞƌŵĚĞǀ ŝĂƟŽŶ͍  used to create calligraphy – ŝŶŬ͕ ǁ ƌŝƟŶŐƉĂƉĞƌĂŶĚďƌƵƐŚ And what effects have the Jewish idea of the soul had on ǀ ĂƌŝĞƟĞƐ͘ WĂƌƟĐŝƉĂŶƚƐǁ ŝůůůĞĂƌŶƚŽǁ ƌŝƚĞϮϬŚŝŶĞƐĞĐŚĂƌͲ western thought? ĂĐƚĞƌƐĂŶĚŚĂǀ ĞĨƵŶĐƌĞĂƟŶŐĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌƐĨƌŽŵƚŚĞŝƌŝŵĂŐŝͲ D ŝĐŚĂĞů>ĞĂǀ ŝƩ ĞĂƌŶĞĚŚŝƐWŚŝŶƉŽůŝƟĐĂůƐĐŝĞŶĐĞĨƌŽŵ ŶĂƟŽŶ͘ Northwestern University and an MA in Jewish studies from ● Clothing and Social Status in Traditional Chinese Cul- ĂůƟŵŽƌĞ, ĞďƌĞǁ hŶŝǀ ĞƌƐŝƚLJ͘ , ĞŚĂƐƚĂƵŐŚƚ:Ğǁ ŝƐŚŚŝƐƚŽƌLJ͕  ture. In ancient China, social status was exhibited ƉŚŝůŽƐŽƉŚLJĂŶĚŵLJƐƟĐŝƐŵĂƚĂĚƵůƚĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶƉƌŽŐƌĂŵƐŝŶƚŚĞ through the clothes people wore. This lecture explores ĂůƟŵŽƌĞ-Washington area. the correlation of social status with color composition, pattern design and decorative accents in traditional Chi- >ϲϬϳ dŚĞ&ŝƌƐƚŚƌŝƐƟĂŶƐ nese clothing, including ethnic varieties, regional fea- Thursdays, 9:40–11:05, Oct. 3–Oct. 31 tures, textile types, imperial robes and court dress. Pro- Five sessions fessor Yang will touch upon contemporary fashion. Instructor: Jack Dalby ● Food, Nutrition and Chinese Traditional Medicine. Chi- New Testament scholar Geza Vermes notes, “The crea- nese traditional medicine is based on the concept that tion of the Christian Church is one of the most im- the body’s health reflects the natural balance – or imbal- portant stories in the development of the world’s histo- ance – of the forces of yin and yang within it. The Chi- ry, but also one of the most enigmatic and little under- nese categorize foods into four groups – hot, warm, cool stood, shrouded in mystery and misunderstanding.” In and cold – and Lihong Wang will provide insights into this academic-based course, we will explore the first these various food types and their medicinal effects to 100 years of the Christian era, beginning with the ac- supplement health. tions of Jesus’s disciples as they recover from the disas- ● Color and Chinese Traditional Architecture. Traditional ter of his crucifixion and come to believe in his resurrec- Chinese architecture featured a structured use of color. ƟŽŶ͘ /ŶĂĚĚŝƟŽŶ͕ ǁ Ğǁ ŝůůĚŝƐĐƵƐƐŚŽǁ ƚŚŝƐƐŵĂůůŐƌŽƵƉŽĨ Professor Yang returns to give a historical overview of the believers and other early missionaries set forth to color schemes used in Chinese architecture and the cor- ƐƉƌĞĂĚƚŚĞǁ ŽƌĚŽĨƚŚĞƌŝƐĞŶ:ĞƐƵƐĂŶĚƚŚĞŝƌĞdžƉĞĐƚĂƟŽŶ relation between color and social class. Different archi- of his imminent return. Other topics will include: tectural styles, layout and materials will be discussed. ● Whatareoursourcesfor understanding earlyChristianity? Ning Yang is an Associate Professor of Linguistics at Beijing ● How did the religion of Jesus become a religion about Language and Culture University. She earned her doctoral de- the risen Christ? gree at Radboud University in the Netherlands and worked as a ● , Žǁ ĚŝĚ^ƚ͘ WĂƵůĞǀ Žůǀ ĞĨƌŽŵĂŚƌŝƐƟĂŶƉĞƌƐĞĐƵƚŽƌƚŽ post-doctoral fellow at Hong Kong University. She is a visiting its greatest proponent? professor at the Confucius Institute at George Mason. ● How did the teaching of Paul compare to the teachings Lihong Wang is an Associate Professor at Beijing Language and of Jesus? Culture University and is presently serving as the Chinese resi- ● t ĂƐƚŚĞƌĞŽŶůLJŽŶĞŽƌŵĂŶLJĞĂƌůLJŚƌŝƐƟĂŶŝƟĞƐ͍ dent director of the Confucius Institute at George Mason. She earned her PhD in intercultural communication and foreign

17 Humanities and Social Sciences language education from Durham University in the UK. Johnnie Hicks has lived in Iran twice, where she taught at the dĞŚĞƌĂŶŵĞƌŝĐĂŶ^ĐŚŽŽů͘ ^ŚĞƌĞĐĞŶƚůLJƌĞƟƌĞĚĨƌŽŵ&ĂŝƌĨĂdž F652 The Ancient Greek Roots of County Public Schools and has been an adjunct instructor with Modern Science George Mason since 1990, developing and teaching graduate- level courses in Cross-ƵůƚƵƌĂůĚƵĐĂƟŽŶ, Counseling Global Tuesdays, 11:50–1:15, Sept. 17–Nov. 5 WŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶƐ and /ŶƚƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶƚŽD ŝĚĚůĞĂƐƚĞƌŶ^ƚƵĚŝĞƐ. Instructor: Irmgard Scherer Modern science began in the ancient Greek world when F654 Culture and Spirituality of a early “natural philosophers” asked questions about the universe and in particular were curious about the source Wabanaki Indian Tribe of Maine Thursdays, 2:15–3:40, Sept. 19–Oct. 10 of all things. Science then was called “natural philoso- Four sessions phy,” a term that existed unchanged until around the Instructor: Teresa Sappier 17th century, when scientia was born to indicate a break This course will take the audience on a brief historical of the natural sciences from the domain of philosophy ƚŽƵƌŽĨƚŚĞǁ ĂLJƐĂŶĚƚƌĂĚŝƟŽŶƐŽĨƚŚĞWĞŶŽďƐĐŽƚƉĞŽƉůĞ and metaphysics. This course investigates the roots of of Maine. As the class revisits the past of the instructor’s modern science in thinkers such as Thales, Anaximenes, people, it will be given a brief glimpse of the wisdom Empedocles, Anaxagoras, Heraklitus, Parmenides, and legacy of her ancestors. These sessions will bring Democritus and others, up to and including Plato and alive the memories of culture and spirituality which have Aristotle. We will learn, for example, that atomism origi- been shared with many non-E ĂƟǀ ĞƉĞŽƉůĞŝŶƚŚĞƐŽƵƚŚͲ nated as early as 430 BCE; that Lucretius anticipated west, Alaska, Virginia and Maine. indeterministic swerves of the atoms which much later ● Sept. 19: Brief History of the Wabanaki; Penobscot were taken seriously in quantum mechanics; and that ƵůƚƵƌĞ͗ K ƵƌdƌĂĚŝƟŽŶƐĂŶĚt ĂLJŽĨ>ŝĨĞ͘ Plato talked about the earth rotating around its own axis ● Sept. 26: K ƵƌŽŶŶĞĐƟŽŶƚŽK ƵƌD ŽƚŚĞƌƚŚĞĂƌƚŚ͘ (in Timaeus). We will see that the writings of the ancient ● Oct. 3: Brief Encounter with the Journey to the Drum. Greeks prove to be amazingly relevant in light of mod- ● Oct. 10: WĞŶŽďƐĐŽƚ/ŶĚŝĂŶE ĂƟŽŶdŽĚĂLJ͘ ern scientific insights. Teresa Sappier was a physician’s assistant in the southwest Irmgard Scherer is associate professor of philosophy emerita and Alaska, where she learned that many health problems at Loyola University in Maryland, where she taught core cours- were related to social relationships or the lack thereof. This es, honors ethics seminars and elective courses in her areas of prompted her to re-examine her culture and the spiritual ways specialty—Immanuel Kant and 18th century aesthetic theory. of her ancestors. These sessions will help the audience con- F653 Cultures and Religions of nect with their own ancestral cultures and spirituality. the Middle East R655 Ontology and Its Uses in Human Wednesdays, 9:40–11:05, Sept. 18–Nov. 6 ŽŵŵƵŶŝĐĂƟŽŶƐ Instructor: Johnnie Hicks Tuesdays, 11:50–1:15, Oct. 15–Nov. 5 Class limit: 40 Four sessions The term “Middle East” is often used to describe a re- Instructors: Bradley Morgan, Stephan Marias gion extending from Morocco in North Africa to the Ontology of the Human Observer is a new discipline, eastern borders of Iran. This term, however, suggests emerging from significant developments in philosophy something of a uniformity of culture and identity which ĂŶĚďŝŽůŽŐLJ͘ /ƚŝƐĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞĚĂƐ͞ ĚĞĐĞƉƟǀ ĞůLJƐŝŵƉůĞ͕ LJĞƚ fails to recognize the wide ranges of ethnic, linguistic, elegant and dynamic.” It focuses on providing a clear religious and historical diversity. Topics include: ƉƌĂĐƟĐĂůƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐŽĨŚƵŵĂŶďĞŝŶŐƐĂŶĚƚŚĞŶĂƚƵƌĞ ● WĞŽƉůĞ͕ WůĂĐĞƐĂŶĚWŽůŝƟĐƐŝŶƚŚĞD ŝĚĚůĞĂƐƚ͘ ŽĨŚƵŵĂŶĐŽŵŵƵŶŝĐĂƟŽŶ͘  ● Origins and Basic Concepts of Middle Eastern Religions. ● Oct. 15: The Four Horsemen. Reasons and ways to ● Understanding Arabs and “The Arab World.” avoid the four horsemen behaviors: contempt, blame, ● Ăƌǀ ŝŶŐE Ğǁ ŽƵŶƚƌŝĞƐŽƵƚŽĨƚŚĞK Ʃ ŽŵĂŶŵƉŝƌĞ͘ defensiveness and stonewalling; how they undermine ● Understanding Turks and “The Republic of Turkey.” ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝĐĂƟŽŶ͘  ● Understanding Kurds and Kurdistan: History, Home- ● Oct. 22: D ƵůƟ-' ĞŶĞƌĂƟŽŶĂůŽŵŵƵŶŝĐĂƟŽŶĂŶĚD ŝƐͲ land and Hope. understanding͘ ǀ ĞƌLJŐĞŶĞƌĂƟŽŶŝƐƐŚĂƉĞĚďLJŶĂƟŽŶĂů ● Understanding Persians: From Ancient Empire to events, global crises, cultural upbringing and family Modern Iran. ŝŶƚĞƌĂĐƟŽŶ͘ t Ğǁ ŝůůĞdžĂŵŝŶĞǁ ĂLJƐƚŽŝĚĞŶƟĨLJĂŶĚďƌŝĚŐĞ ● D ŽĚĞƌŶ/ƐƌĂĞůĂŶĚWĂůĞƐƟŶĞ͗ WĞƌĐĞƉƟŽŶƐ͕ WƌŽŵŝƐĞƐ ůĂŶŐƵĂŐĞŐĂƉƐǁ ŝƚŚŽƚŚĞƌŐĞŶĞƌĂƟŽŶƐ͘ and Perils.

18 Humanities and Social Sciences ● Oct. 29: , Žǁ ƚŽƵŝůĚƵƚŚĞŶƟĐZĞůĂƟŽŶƐŚŝƉƐ͘ /ĚĞŶƟĨLJ L658 Mastering the Art of how to establish and maintain mutually nurturing rela- ' ƌĂŶĚƉĂƌĞŶƟŶŐ ƟŽŶƐŚŝƉƐ͘  Wednesdays, 9:40–11:05, Sept. 18–Nov. 6 ● Nov. 5: Live Your Life in Boldness͘ ŝƐƟŶŐƵŝƐŚďĞƚǁ ĞĞŶ Coordinator: Robbie Milberg ŽƉŝŶŝŽŶƐĂŶĚƉƌŽǀ ĂďůĞĨĂĐƚƐĂďŽƵƚLJŽƵƌŐŽĂůƐ͖ ŝĚĞŶƟĨLJ E Ğǁ ƚŽŐƌĂŶĚƉĂƌĞŶƟŶŐ͍ dŚŝƐĐŽƵƌƐĞǁ ŝůů the difference between boldness and recklessness; learn give you updates and hands-on experience ƚŚĞƚŽŽůƐƚŚĂƚŬĞĞƉLJŽƵŝŶĂĐƟŽŶĂŶĚĂǀ ŽŝĚĚĞƌĂŝůŵĞŶƚ͘ to enhance your role as a grandparent for Bradley Morgan holds a BS from Georgia Tech and an MS newborns to toddlers, tweens to teens and every age in from UCLA. Stephan Marias ŚŽůĚƐĂ^ŝŶƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶŵĂŶĂŐĞͲ between. ŵĞŶƚĂŶĚĂŶD ĨƌŽŵhE /^ŝŶ^ŽƵƚŚĨƌŝĐĂ͘ ŽƚŚĂƌĞĐĞƌƟͲ ● Sept. 18: dŚĞWƐLJĐŚŽůŽŐLJŽĨ' ƌĂŶĚƉĂƌĞŶƟŶŐ͘ Our Į ĞĚďLJƚŚĞE Ğǁ Į ĞůĚE Ğƚǁ ŽƌŬWƌŽŐƌĂŵĂƐƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶĂůĐĞƌƟͲ speaker is Diane Wagner, a fourth-year doctoral student fied coaches in ontology. in clinical psychology at George Mason with an interest R656 Poverty in America ŝŶƉƌŽŵŽƟŶŐƉƐLJĐŚŽůŽŐŝĐĂůǁ Ğůů-being in older adults. Tuesdays, 2:15–3:40, Oct. 8–Oct. 22, Nov. 5 ● Sept. 25: Reading with Your Grandchildren. Jennifer Four sessions t ĞůƟ ǁ ŝůůƉƌĞƐĞŶƚƚŚĞĂƌůLJ>ŝƚĞƌĂĐLJƉŽƌƟŽŶ;Ϭ-5 years) Instructor: Glenn Kamber and Marcia Jackson will present the Early Reader and Throughout history, poverty in America has been a con- dƌĂŶƐŝƟŽŶĂůZĞĂĚĞƌƉŽƌƟŽŶƐ͘ ŽƚŚĂƌĞ>ŽƵĚŽƵŶŽƵŶƚLJ ƚĞŶƟŽƵƐŝƐƐƵĞ͘ t ŚLJĂƌĞƉĞŽƉůĞƉŽŽƌŝŶƚŚĞĮ ƌƐƚƉůĂĐĞ͍  Public Library Youth Services librarians. Must the poor “always be with us?” Is there a role or ● Oct. 2: ' ƌĂŶĚƉĂƌĞŶƚƐ͛ ZŽůĞŝŶĚƵĐĂƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞŝƌ' ƌĂŶĚͲ responsibility among us to help the poor–the general children. Karen Woodworth͕ K >>/ŵĞŵďĞƌĂŶĚĂƌĞƟƌĞĚ community, faith-ďĂƐĞĚŽƌŐĂŶŝnjĂƟŽŶƐ͕ ŐŽǀ ĞƌŶŵĞŶƚ͍ /Ŷ Fairfax County teacher, will present an overview on the addressing poverty in this “land of opportunity,” what, if ĐŚĂŶŐŝŶŐƌŽůĞŽĨŐƌĂŶĚƉĂƌĞŶƚƐŝŶĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶĂůƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ͘  any, balances ought to be struck between two powerful ● Oct. 9͗ /ŶƚĞƌŐĞŶĞƌĂƟŽŶĂůdƌĂǀ ĞůThe Lansdowne staff core American values – self-reliance and caring for oth- ŽĨǁ ŝůůƉƌŽǀ ŝĚĞŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶŽŶƚƌĂǀ ĞůŝŶŐǁ ŝƚŚŐƌĂŶĚͲ ĞƌƐ͍ t ŚĂƚĂƌĞƚŚĞƉŽůŝƟĐƐŽĨƉŽǀ ĞƌƚLJ͕ ŶŽǁ ĂŶĚŝŶƚŚĞ children ages 7-16. past? Come and contribute your views and experiences ● Oct. 16: Grandparent Cookology and Geo-caching. Part in what promises to be an enlightening and highly I. Bring your favorite recipes to share. Robbie Milberg charged series of discussions. will lead. Part II. Geo-caching. Come ready to learn Glenn Kamber͕ ĂŶK >>/ŵĞŵďĞƌ͕ ŝƐĂƌĞƟƌĞĚĨĞĚĞƌĂůƐĞŶŝŽƌ ĂďŽƵƚƚŚŝƐĨƵŶĂĐƟǀ ŝƚLJ͕ ƵƟůŝnjŝŶŐ' W^ŝŶĂŶƵƉĚĂƚĞĚƐĐĂǀ Ͳ ĞdžĞĐƵƟǀ Ğǁ ŚŽ͕ ĨƌŽŵϭϵϳ Ϯ-1988, managed public policy- enger hunt. Karen Carter will lead. making in the Office of eight Secretaries of Health and Human ● Oct. 23: Making Art Together. An interactive and in- ^Ğƌǀ ŝĐĞƐ;ƉƌĞǀ ŝŽƵƐůLJ, ĞĂůƚŚ͕ ĚƵĐĂƟŽŶĂŶĚt ĞůĨĂƌĞͿ͘ spiring presentation of hands-on art activities that will help grandparents enjoy quality time with grandchildren, R657 OLLIgopoly Trivia for Fun ages 3-14, while making something new and beautiful Thursdays, 9:40–11:05, Sept. 19–Oct. 10 together! Suggested activities are all affordable and re- Four sessions quire no prior art experience. Catherine Obreza Fetter- Instructor: Bruce Mercer man has led art enrichment programs for children and Class Limit: 50 adults for over 20 years in a wide variety of settings. First there was pub trivia in England, and then there ● Oct. 30: D ĞŵŽŝƌt ƌŝƟŶŐǁ ŝƚŚzŽƵƌ' ƌĂŶĚĐŚŝůĚ. Kathie were trivia nights in the States. Now it’s OLLI’s turn. Join West, ĂƌĞƟƌĞĚŶŐůŝƐŚĂŶĚƚŚĞĂƚĞƌŝŶƐƚƌƵĐƚŽƌĨƌŽŵ&ĂŝƌͲ fellow trivia lovers for fun and games as we form teams fax County Public Schools, has taught many classes at ŽĨƚǁ ŽƚŽƐŝdžƉůĂLJĞƌƐƚŽĐŽŵƉĞƚĞŝŶĂŶƐǁ ĞƌŝŶŐƋƵĞƐƟŽŶƐ OLLI. Age-ĂƉƉƌŽƉƌŝĂƚĞƐƵŐŐĞƐƟŽŶƐĨŽƌƐŚĂƌŝŶŐƚŚŝƐ ƚŚĂƚǁ ŝůůĐŚĂůůĞŶŐĞLJŽƵƌďƌĂŝŶĐĞůůƐ͘ Y ƵĞƐƟŽŶƐĐŽƵůĚďĞ ǁ ƌŝƟŶŐĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞǁ ŝůůďĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĞĚ͘ as simple as: What is the oldest state capital city in the ● Nov. 6: BallPark at One Loudoun. Take your grandkids US? Or as hard as: What is Donald Duck’s middle name? ĨŽƌĂĨƵŶĚĂLJ͛ ƐŽƵƟŶŐ͊ ĂůůWĂƌŬĂƚK ŶĞ>ŽƵĚŽƵŶŝƐĂ ůůLJŽƵŚĂǀ ĞƚŽďƌŝŶŐƚŽĐůĂƐƐŝƐĂŐŽŽĚĂƫ ƚƵĚĞ͕ Ăǁ ŝůůŝŶŐͲ planned 5,500-seat baseball park in Ashburn, Virginia, ness to have fun and a pencil with a good eraser! All lev- that will host the Loudoun Hounds Baseball and the els of knowledge are welcome. North American Soccer League. Speaker scheduled is Bruce Mercer, an OLLI member, enjoys learning new things, Dave D’Onofrio͕ ŝƌĞĐƚŽƌŽĨŽŵŵƵŶŝĐĂƟŽŶƐ͕ s /W^ƉŽƌƚƐ ĞƐƉĞĐŝĂůůLJƚŚŽƐĞŽďƐĐƵƌĞƟĚďŝƚƐƚŚĂƚƐƉĂƌŬĂƋƵĞƐƚĨŽƌŶĞǁ  knowledge. He has used some of these nuggets to create and Entertainment. ƚƌŝǀ ŝĂƋƵĞƐƟŽŶƐƚŚĂƚĂƌĞƐƵƌĞƚŽƉůĞĂƐĞĂŶĚƐƚƵŵƉLJŽƵ͘

19 Current Events F701 What’s in the Daily News? including the U.S. Border Patrol, U.S. Army, criminal Mondays, 9:30–11:00, Sept. 16–Nov. 4 ŝŶǀ ĞƐƟŐĂƚŽƌǁ ŝƚŚƚŚĞ/ŵŵŝŐƌĂƟŽŶ^Ğƌǀ ŝĐĞ͕ ƐƉĞĐŝĂůĂŐĞŶƚ E ŽƚĞƟŵĞ with the Secret Service and inspector for field opera- Moderators: Peter Van Ryzin, Dorsey Chescavage ƟŽŶƐǁ ŝƚŚsĞƚĞƌĂŶƐī ĂŝƌƐ͘ Class Limit: 36 ● Oct. 23: John Dupuy is the Assistant Inspector Gen- Do you have an opinion on what’s happening in the ĞƌĂů͕ K ĸ ĐĞŽĨ/Ŷǀ ĞƐƟŐĂƟŽŶƐ͕ ĞƉĂƌƚŵĞŶƚŽĨ, ŽŵĞůĂŶĚ world today? Would you like to express and share your Security, having recently moved over from the Depart- views with others? If so, join other news junkies each ment of the Interior. He will address the role of the week to discuss, debate and, yes, sometimes disagree as office of Inspector General in the government-wide are- to the significance and meaning of events both great and as of fraud, waste and abuse, as well as agency-specific small. All views are welcomed in a spirit of give-and-take. issues with Interior and Homeland Security. Peter Van Ryzin, an addicted news junky and OLLI member, ● Oct. 30: D ĂƌƚLJD ĂƌƟŶĞnjis the Assistant Director of was a career Marine who served two combat tours in Vietnam ƚŚĞŽĂƐƚ' ƵĂƌĚ/Ŷǀ ĞƐƟŐĂƟǀ Ğ^Ğƌǀ ŝĐĞ͕ hŶŝƚĞĚ^ƚĂƚĞƐ ďĞĨŽƌĞƌĞƟƌŝŶŐĂƐĂĐŽůŽŶĞůŝŶϭϵϵϬ͘ Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security. He will Dorsey Chescavage͕ ĂŶK >>/ŵĞŵďĞƌ͕ ƌĞƟƌĞĚĨƌŽŵƚŚĞ:Ğī ĞƌͲ discuss his quite-colorful uniformed career, including ƐŽŶŽŶƐƵůƟŶŐ' ƌŽƵƉ͕ ǁ ŚĞƌĞƐŚĞǁ ĂƐĂƌĞŐŝƐƚĞƌĞĚůŽďďLJŝƐƚ specializing in military and veterans’ health care. ŶƵŵĞƌŽƵƐŵĂƌŝƟŵĞůĂǁ ĞŶĨŽƌĐĞŵĞŶƚŝŶƚĞƌĚŝĐƟŽŶƐ͕ Į ƐŚͲ eries enforcements, search and rescue missions and aids &ϳ ϬϮWŽůŝƟĐĂůĂƌƚŽŽŶŝŶŐ͗ dŚĞWŽǁ Ğƌ ƚŽŶĂǀ ŝŐĂƟŽŶŽƉĞƌĂƟŽŶƐ͕ ĂƐǁ ĞůůĂƐŚŝƐĐƵƌƌĞŶƚĚƵƟĞƐŝŶ of the Pen ƚŚĞĮ ĞůĚŽĨĐƌŝŵŝŶĂůŝŶǀ ĞƐƟŐĂƟŽŶƐ͘ Tuesdays, 2:15–3:40, Oct. 15–Oct. 29 ● Nov. 6: James Tomscheck is the Assistant Commission- Jewish Community Center er, Office of Internal Affairs and Chief Security Officer, U.S. E ŽƚĞůŽĐĂƟŽŶ Customs and Border Protection, Department of Home- Three sessions land Security. He moved to this position in June of 2006 Coordinator: Kathleen Burns from his previous assignment as Deputy Assistant Direc- E Žǁ ŚĞƌĞŝƐƚŚĞŽůĚĐůŝĐŚĠ͕ ͞ dŚĞWĞŶŝƐD ŝŐŚƟĞƌdŚĂŶƚŚĞ tor, Office of Investigations, United States Secret Service. Sword,” more relevant than when the pen is in the He will discuss the evolution of Customs and Border Pro- ŚĂŶĚƐŽĨĂƐŬŝůůĨƵůƉŽůŝƟĐĂůĐĂƌƚŽŽŶŝƐƚǁ ŚŽďůĞŶĚƐĂƌƟƐƟĐ tection and his office’s role in that evolution. ƐŬŝůůǁ ŝƚŚƐĂƟƌĞ͕ ŚLJƉĞƌďŽůĞĂŶĚĂŵŝdžƚƵƌĞŽĨŚƵŵŽƌĂŶĚ ƉƵďůŝĐĂŶŐĞƌ͘ dŚĞĐŽƵƌƐĞǁ ŝůůĨŽĐƵƐŽŶƉŽůŝƟĐŝĂŶƐĨŽŝďůĞƐ F704 Great Decisions 2013 and the issues that ensnare them, as well as an histori- Thursdays, 9:40–11:05, Sept. 19–Nov. 7 ĐĂůƉĞƌƐƉĞĐƟǀ ĞŽŶƉŽůŝƟĐĂůĐĂƌƚŽŽŶƐ͕ ĂŐĞŶƌĞƐƚƌĞƚĐŚŝŶŐ Moderators: Gordon Canyock, Ted Parker back to the 19th century. As early as 1922, cartoonists Class limit: 22 were honored with Pulitzer Prizes. For over 50 years, the Foreign Policy Association has Michael Pope is a reporter for the Alexandria Port Packet Ga- sponsored discussion groups throughout the United njĞƩ Ğand author of The Hidden History of Alexandria and DC, States to investigate some of the world’s greatest chal- published in 2011. D ĂƩ t ƵĞƌŬĞƌ, winner of the 2012 Pulitzer lenges affecting our lives. This course is a repeat of the Prize for editorial cartooning, works for POLITICO, based in spring term course F702 and covers the same eight topics: Arlington, VA. He won the Herblock Prize from the Library of • Future of the Euro, Erik Jones. ŽŶŐƌĞƐƐĂŶĚƚŚĞĞƌƌLJŵĂŶWƌŝnjĞĨƌŽŵƚŚĞE ĂƟŽŶĂůWƌĞƐƐ • Egypt, Bruce Rutherford. &ŽƵŶĚĂƟŽŶ͕ ďŽƚŚŝŶϮϬϭϬ͘ Kathleen Burns will talk about the • NATO, Mark Webber. global dimensions of editorial cartooning and feature the • Myanmar and Southeast Asia͕ ĂƌďĂƌĂƌŽƐƐĞƩ Ğ͘ ǁ ŽƌŬŽĨdŽŵ^ĐŽƩ ͕ E Ğǁ ĞĂůĂŶĚ͛ ƐƚŽƉĐĂƌƚŽŽŶŝƐƚǁ ŚŽƌĞŐƵůĂƌͲ • , ƵŵĂŶŝƚĂƌŝĂŶ/ŶƚĞƌǀ ĞŶƟŽŶ͕ Thomas Weiss. ůLJƚĂƌŐĞƚƐƚŚĞĂĐƟŽŶƐŽĨĨŽƌŵĞƌWƌŝŵĞD ŝŶŝƐƚĞƌƐ, ĞůĞŶůĂƌŬ and Sir Robert Muldoon. She is a long-ƟŵĞK >>/ŝŶƐƚƌƵĐƚŽƌĂŶĚ • Iran, John Limbert. ŚĂƐŐŝǀ ĞŶĞĂƌůŝĞƌƚĂůŬƐŽŶƉŽůŝƟĐĂůĐĂƌƚŽŽŶŝŶŐŝŶƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂ͘ • China in Africa, David Shinn. • Threat Assessment, Gregory Treverton. F703 Law Enforcement Symposium II A briefing book and video covering each week’s topic Wednesdays, 11:50–1:15, Oct. 16–Nov. 6 will set the stage for class discussion. There is a $22 ma- Four sessions ƚĞƌŝĂůƐĨĞĞƉĂLJĂďůĞǁ ŝƚŚƌĞŐŝƐƚƌĂƟŽŶ͘ Coordinator: Dick Cheadle Gordon Canyock is a retired military intelligence officer, for- ● Oct. 16: Dick Cheadle ŶĂƌƌĂƚĞƐŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƟŶŐĂŶĞĐĚŽƚĞƐ mer State Department consultant and long-time OLLI member. from his 40 ½-year career in federal law enforcement, Ted Parker͕ ĂƌĞƟƌĞĞĨƌŽŵƚŚĞh͘ ^͘ ĞƉĂƌƚŵĞŶƚŽĨĚƵĐĂƟŽŶ͕  had a 40-LJĞĂƌĐĂƌĞĞƌŝŶĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶ͕ ǁ ŚŝĐŚŝŶĐůƵĚĞĚƚĞĂĐŚŝŶŐ

20 Current Events and managing at local, state and collegiate levels. He has been Ben Gold͕ ĂŶK >>/ŵĞŵďĞƌ͕ ŚĂƐĂŝŶƉŽůŝƟĐĂůƐĐŝĞŶĐĞĨƌŽŵ a member of OLLI for several years. Stanford University and earned an MS in computer science as ĂŶĂǀ ĂůŽĸ ĐĞƌ͘ ŌĞƌƌĞƟƌĞŵĞŶƚĨƌŽŵƚŚĞE Ăǀ LJ͕ ŚĞǁ ŽƌŬĞĚŝŶ &ϳ ϬϱĞĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŶŐƚŚĞ/ƐƌĂĞůŝ- the computer industry and has served as a docent at the Su- WĂůĞƐƟŶŝĂŶŽŶŇŝĐƚ preme Court for the past ten years. Thursdays, 11:50–1:15, Sept. 19–Oct. 10 Four sessions R707 All the News That’s Fit to Print Instructor: Arthur Green Thursdays, 11:50–1:15, Sept. 19–Nov. 7 “If you control the image, you control the historical nar- Moderator: Dick Kennedy ƌĂƟǀ Ğ͘ ͟ dŚƌŽƵŐŚŽƵƚƚŚĞĐŽƵƌƐĞŽĨƚŚĞĐĞŶƚƵƌLJ-old Israeli- This is a chance to discuss news and current events with WĂůĞƐƟŶŝĂŶĐŽŶŇŝĐƚ͕ ďŽƚŚĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐŚĂǀ ĞĚĞƉůŽLJĞĚ other seniors who are trying to understand our changing ƉƵďůŝĐĚŝƉůŽŵĂĐLJƐƚƌĂƚĂŐĞŵƐƚŽďĞƐƚƉŽƐŝƟŽŶƚŚĞŝƌŶĂƌƌĂͲ ǁ ŽƌůĚ͘ D ŽƌĞƚŚĂŶĞǀ Ğƌ͕ ǁ ĞŶĞĞĚƚŽƋƵĞƐƟŽŶŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ Ɵǀ ĞŝŶƚŚĞĐŽƵƌƚŽĨŐůŽďĂůƉƵďůŝĐŽƉŝŶŝŽŶ͘ ĂƉƚƵƌŝŶŐ that comes to us from TV, radio, the internet, magazines, ŵĂŝŶƐƚƌĞĂŵŵĞƌŝĐĂŶŵĞĚŝĂƉƌŝŶƚƉƵďůŝĐĂƟŽŶƐ͕ ƌƚŚƵƌ ďƵŵƉĞƌƐƟĐŬĞƌƐĂŶĚŶĞǁ ƐƉĂƉĞƌƐ͘ , Žǁ ƐŚŽƵůĚǁ ĞĮ ůƚĞƌ ' ƌĞĞŶŚĂƐĚĞƐŝŐŶĞĚĂWŽǁ ĞƌWŽŝŶƚΠƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĂƟŽŶƚŚĂƚ these sources? We will examine and discuss some of the graphically frames the iconic historical imagery from the ŚŽƚƚŽƉŝĐƐŽĨƚŚĞĚĂLJŝŶǁ ŽƌůĚĂŶĚŶĂƟŽŶĂůŶĞǁ Ɛ͕ ƐĐŝͲ early decades of the 20th century to today. You will be ence, business, sports and entertainment. All viewpoints challenged to think out-of-the-box and to place yourself and opinions are respected, needed and welcomed. As at the table when American policy makers grapple with Walter Cronkite once said, “In a democracy agreement is the complexity of the Middle East. ŶŽƚƌĞƋƵŝƌĞĚ͕ ďƵƚƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƟŽŶŝƐ͘ ͟ ● Sept. 19: The Tipping Point: American Media Coverage of Dick Kennedy ŝƐĂŶK >>/ŵĞŵďĞƌĂŶĚĂƌĞƟƌĞĞĨƌŽŵƚŚĞ^ĞŶͲ ŝŽƌdžĞĐƵƟǀ Ğ^Ğƌǀ ŝĐĞĂƚƚŚĞĞƉĂƌƚŵĞŶƚŽĨ, ŽƵƐŝŶŐĂŶĚhƌďĂŶ the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Adopts Another Narrative. Ğǀ ĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ͘ ŝĐŬĞŶũŽLJƐĂŶĂůLJnjŝŶŐƚŚĞŶĞǁ ƐĨƌŽŵŵƵůƟƉůĞ ● Sept. 26: t ŽƌĚƐŽD ĂƩ Ğƌ͗ ŶĂůLJƟĐĂůdžĂŵŝŶĂƟŽŶŽĨ sources and engaging in good discussions with colleagues. the Texts. ● Oct. 3: The Controversy: Do Successive American Ad- >ϳ Ϭϴs ŝƌŐŝŶŝĂůĞĐƟŽŶ/ƐƐƵĞƐ ŵŝŶŝƐƚƌĂƟŽŶƐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌƚŚĞ/ƐƌĂĞůŝ^ĞƩ ůĞŵĞŶƚƐ/ůůĞŐĂů͍ Thursday, 9:40–11:05, Sept. 26 ● Oct. 10: Resolving the Israeli-WĂůĞƐƟŶŝĂŶ, ŝƐƚŽƌŝĐĂů Tuesday, 9:40–11:05, Oct. 29 Conflict. Note dates Arthur Green ǁ ĂƐĂhŶŝƚĞĚ^ƚĂƚĞƐ/ŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶŐĞŶĐLJ^ĞŶŝŽƌ Two sessions Foreign Service Officer whose assignments placed him at the Coordinator: Ray Beery nexus of American Middle East foreign policy and the 24/7 The Virginia elections will be upon us in November. To ŐůŽďĂůƐŽĐŝĂůŵĞĚŝĂĐŽŵŵƵŶŝĐĂƟŽŶƐĞŶǀ ŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚ͘ , ĞŵĂŶͲ help understand the issues, we have invited two local aged the USIA Washington Foreign Press Center during the members of the House of Delegates to give us their ůŝŶƚŽŶĚŵŝŶŝƐƚƌĂƟŽŶĂŶĚĐƵƌƌĞŶƚůLJƐĞƌǀ ĞƐĂƐĂh͘ ^͘ ĞƉĂƌƚͲ ment of State/Bureau of North African and Near Eastern positions. Affairs Reserve Officer, Office of Public Diplomacy. ● Sept. 26: Ken Plum, Democrat from Reston, was in- strumental in founding OLLI at George Mason in 1991. R706 The Supreme Court: Current ● Oct. 29: Tag Greason, Republican from Ashburn, is a Cases West Pointer who moved into business and is seeking a Wednesdays, 9:40–11:05, Sept. 18–Nov. 6 ƚŚŝƌĚƚĞƌŵ͘ dŚŝƐǁ ŝůůďĞŚŝƐĮ ƌƐƚƟŵĞĂƚK >>/͘ Rose Gallery at Reston Community Center, Lake Anne Instructor: Ben Gold F801 Nuclear Power This is a discussion class addressing cases the Supreme Wednesdays, 11:50–1:15, Sept. 18–Oct. 9 Court will hear or has heard during its 2013–2014 term. Four sessions We will use instructor-ƉƌŽǀ ŝĚĞĚŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůĐŽŶƐŝƐƟŶŐŽĨ Coordinators: Palmer McGrew, Paul Murad case backgrounds, lower-court decisions and edited Virginia Commonwealth University professors will pre- briefs filed with the Supreme Court, including audio of sent a course on nuclear power. The principal instructor oral arguments for selected cases. Materials will be will be Sama Bilbao y Leon, assisted by members of her available only online, so Internet access is required. Our department. The classes will cover: discussion of each case will look at both sides of every • Small Modular Reactors (SMRs). SMRs, part of a new ĂƌŐƵŵĞŶƚ͕ ƚŚĞůŝŬĞůLJƉŽƐŝƟŽŶŽĨĞĂĐŚũƵƐƟĐĞĂŶĚƚŚĞƐŽͲ ŐĞŶĞƌĂƟŽŶŽĨŶƵĐůĞĂƌƉŽǁ ĞƌƉůĂŶƚƐ͕ ĂƌĞĞdžƉĞĐƚĞĚƚŽƉƌŽͲ ĐŝĂůĂŶĚƉŽůŝƟĐĂůĐŽŶƚĞdžƚŽĨƚŚĞĐĂƐĞ͘ vide a flexible, cost-Ğī ĞĐƟǀ ĞĞŶĞƌŐLJĂůƚĞƌŶĂƟǀ Ğ͘ 

21 Science, Technology and Health • Nuclear Propulsion. The history of nuclear propulsion and human-induced climate change. The course will ŝŶŶĂǀ ĂůĂŶĚĂǀ ŝĂƟŽŶĂƉƉůŝĐĂƟŽŶƐĂŶĚĨŽƌƐƉĂĐĞĞdžƉůŽƌĂͲ Žī ĞƌĂĐŽŵďŝŶĂƟŽŶŽĨĞdžƉĞƌƚ-ůĞĚƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĂƟŽŶƐĂŶĚƐƚƵͲ ƟŽŶ͘ /ŶŐĞŶĞƌĂůĞĂĐŚŶĂǀ ĂůƉƌŽƉƵůƐŝŽŶƐLJƐƚĞŵŝƐŝŵͲ dent-ůĞĚĚŝƐĐƵƐƐŝŽŶƐ͕ ǁ ŝƚŚƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ͛ ĂĐƟǀ ĞƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƟŽŶ ƉƌŽǀ ĞĚĨƌŽŵƉƌĞǀ ŝŽƵƐƐLJƐƚĞŵƐ͘ dŚĞƋƵĞƐƟŽŶŝƐŚŽǁ ůĂƌŐĞ ŝŶĞǀ ĂůƵĂƟŶŐƉŽƐƐŝďůĞǁ ŝŶ-ǁ ŝŶƐŽůƵƟŽŶƐĐĞŶĂƌŝŽƐ͘ t Ğ an improvement is needed to make these changes. ǁ ŝůůĞdžƉůŽƌĞƚŚĞŝŶƚĞƌƐĞĐƟŽŶƐďĞƚǁ ĞĞŶĐůŝŵĂƚĞĐŚĂŶŐĞ • /ŶĚƵƐƚƌŝĂůƉƉůŝĐĂƟŽŶƐŽĨE ƵĐůĞĂƌ^ĐŝĞŶĐĞ͘ This session and energy, the economy and access and availability of ǁ ŝůůĞdžƉůĂŝŶŵĂŶLJĞǀ ĞƌLJĚĂLJĂƉƉůŝĐĂƟŽŶƐŽĨŶƵĐůĞĂƌƐĐŝͲ fresh water–all of which are vital to a healthy society. ĞŶĐĞĂŶĚƚĞĐŚŶŽůŽŐLJ͕ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐƟƌĞŵĂŶƵĨĂĐƚƵƌĞ͕ ŶŽŶ- ĚĞƐƚƌƵĐƟǀ ĞƚĞƐƟŶŐ͕ ĂŐƌŝĐƵůƚƵƌĂůĂƉƉůŝĐĂƟŽŶƐĂŶĚůĞǀ Ğů F804 Beginner Chen-Style Tai Chi and thickness gauges. Thursdays, 2:15–3:05, Sept. 19–Nov. 7 • The Linear Non-dŚƌĞƐŚŽůĚ;>E dͿD ŽĚĞůĨŽƌZĂĚŝĂƟŽŶ E ŽƚĞƟŵĞ Health Effects. dŚĞ>E dŵŽĚĞůŝƐƵƐĞĚƚŽĞƐƟŵĂƚĞƚŚĞ Instructor: Jerry Cheng long-term, biological damage caused by ionizing radia- Class Limit: 20 ƟŽŶ͘ /ƚĂƐƐƵŵĞƐƚŚĂƚƚŚŝƐĚĂŵĂŐĞŝƐĚŝƌĞĐƚůLJƉƌŽƉŽƌƟŽŶĂů dĂŝĐŚŝ͕ ĂĨŽƌŵŽĨŵĂƌƟĂůĂƌƚƐƚŚĂƚŚĂƐďĞĞŶƉƌĂĐƟĐĞĚĨŽƌ for all dose levels. This model opposes the threshold ĐĞŶƚƵƌŝĞƐ͕ ŝƐŵĞĚŝƚĂƟŽŶŝŶŵŽƟŽŶƚŚĂƚĞŵƉŚĂƐŝnjĞƐďĂůͲ model, which holds that very small exposures are harm- ĂŶĐĞ͕ ƉŽƐƚƵƌĞĂŶĚĐŽŶĐĞŶƚƌĂƟŽŶ͘ dŚŝƐďĞŐŝŶŶŝŶŐĐůĂƐƐ ůĞƐƐ͕ ĂŶĚƚŚĞƌĂĚŝĂƟŽŶŚŽƌŵĞƐŝƐŵŽĚĞů͕ ǁ ŚŝĐŚĐůĂŝŵƐ will focus on chen-style tai chi, which promotes health ƚŚĂƚƌĂĚŝĂƟŽŶĂƚǀ ĞƌLJƐŵĂůůĚŽƐĞƐĐĂŶďĞďĞŶĞĮ ĐŝĂů͘  and fitness, strengthens the immune system, can relieve Sama Bilbao y Leon has a BS in mechanical engineering and ŶĞĐŬĂŶĚďĂĐŬƉĂŝŶ͕ ĐŽƌƌĞĐƚƐĚŝŐĞƐƟǀ ĞƉƌŽďůĞŵƐ͕ ĂŝĚƐ an MS in energy technology from Escuela Técnica Superior de ĞŵŽƟŽŶĂůĂŶĚƉƐLJĐŚŽůŽŐŝĐĂůǁ Ğůů-being, relieves stress Ingenieros Industriales de la Universidad Politécnica de Ma- and builds character. Please wear loose clothing and drid, an MS in nuclear engineering and engineering physics, a ƉůĂŶƚŽǁ ŽƌŬŝŶƐƚŽĐŬŝŶŐĨĞĞƚŽƌƐŽŌ͕ ŇĞdžŝďůĞƐŚŽĞƐ͘ PhD in nuclear engineering and engineering physics from the Jerry Cheng ǁ ĂƐďŽƌŶŝŶŚŝŶĂĂŶĚƐƚĂƌƚĞĚŚŝƐŵĂƌƟĂůĂƌƚƐ hŶŝǀ ĞƌƐŝƚLJŽĨt ŝƐĐŽŶƐŝŶĂŶĚĂŶD ĨƌŽŵǀ ĞƌĞƩ hŶŝǀ ĞƌƐŝƚLJ͘  training when he was six. He studied under several famous She received the American Nuclear Society’s Mary Jane ŚŝŶĞƐĞŵĂƌƟĂůĂƌƚƐŵĂƐƚĞƌƐ͕ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐŐƌĂŶĚŵĂƐƚĞƌ^ŚĂ Oestmann Women’s Achievement Award in 2011. GuoZheng, and won four gold medals at the 1997 Atlanta In- ƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůD ĂƌƟĂůƌƚƐŚĂŵƉŝŽŶƐŚŝƉ͘ , ĞƚĂƵŐŚƚƚĂŝĐŚŝĂƚ F802 Advances in Healthcare the University of Georgia for six years and the University of Wednesdays, 11:50–1:15, Oct. 16–Nov. 6 Texas for three years. Four sessions Coordinator: Gloria Loew F805 Public Health: A Community Join Inova physicians and medical staff as they present Responsibility and Response ĂŶŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟǀ ĞůĞĐƚƵƌĞƐĞƌŝĞƐ͘  Thursdays, 2:15–3:40, Oct. 17–Nov. 7 ● Oct. 16: The Pelvic Floor: Gravity is an Enemy. Dr. Ray Four sessions Wertheim, director of Minimally Invasive Gynecology at Instructor and Coordinator: Charles Konigsberg Inova Fair Oaks Hospital. Throughout history, humans have been challenged by ● Oct. 23: Colorectal Cancer: Treatment for a Preventa- epidemics that presented threats to their existence. ble Disease. Dr. Daniel Otchy, colon/rectal surgeon. From plague in the Middle Ages to the great influenza ● Oct. 30: ĂƌŝŶŐĨŽƌĂ>Žǀ ĞĚK ŶĞƚŚƌŽƵŐŚWĂůůŝĂƟǀ Ğ epidemic in 1918 to HIV/AIDS in the 1980s and beyond, Care. Dr. Thomas Sullivan͕ ďŽĂƌĚĐĞƌƟĮ ĞĚŝŶ, ŽƐƉŝĐĞ infectious diseases have shaped and influenced civiliza- ĂƌĞĂŶĚWĂůůŝĂƟǀ ĞD ĞĚŝĐŝŶĞ͘ tion. Have infectious diseases gone away? Chronic dis- ● Nov. 6: Latest Advances in Hip Replacement. Dr. James eases such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease and can- Reeves, orthopedic surgeon. cers are modern major disease issues resulting in death and disability. This course will provide a context to mod- F803 Climate and Society ern challenges to public health and consider some re- Thursdays, 11:50–1:15, Sept. 19–Nov. 7 sponses to those challenges. It will introduce public Coordinators: Alan Rubin, David Herring health with a historical spectrum from the past to the K Ƶƌǁ ŽƌůĚŝƐǁ ĂƌŵŝŶŐĂŶĚƌĞƐƵůƟŶŐĐŚĂŶŐĞƐŝŶǁ ĞĂƚŚĞƌ͕  present and present some responses to today’s public climate and environment are stressing human and natu- health challenges, including, chronic diseases, emerging ral systems. This course will present an introductory and re-emerging infectious diseases, pandemic influenza, overview of climate science with discussions on the the threat of bioterrorism and continuing challenges for differences between weather, natural climate variability some Northern Virginia residents to access health care.

22 Science, Technology and Health ● Oct. 17: /ŶƚƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶƚŽƚŚĞ, ŝƐƚŽƌLJĂŶĚƵƌƌĞŶƚŚĂůͲ course will cover: lenges in Public Health. Charles Konigsberg, MD, MPH is ● Liquid Fuel Rocketry, as developed by the American ĂƌĞƟƌĞĚƐƚĂƚĞĂŶĚůŽĐĂůƉƵďůŝĐŚĞĂůƚŚĚŝƌĞĐƚŽƌ͕ ŵŽƐƚƌĞͲ ZŽďĞƌƚ' ŽĚĚĂƌĚŝŶƚŚĞϭϵϯϬƐ͕ ŵŽƟǀ ĂƚĞĚ' ĞƌŵĂŶĂŶĚ cently based in Alexandria, Virginia, and OLLI member. Russian research. Subsequent German efforts led to ad- ● Oct. 24: /ŵƉƌŽǀ ŝŶŐƚŚĞ, ĞĂůƚŚŽĨŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐ- far ǀ ĂŶĐĞĚǁ ĞĂƉŽŶƌLJĚƵƌŝŶŐt ŽƌůĚt Ăƌ//͘ ZƵƐƐŝĂŶƐĐŝĞŶƟƐƚƐ more than medical care. Charles Konigsberg will share who survived the Stalin purges developed strategic mis- ĂŶĚĚŝƐĐƵƐƐƉŽƌƟŽŶƐŽĨƚŚĞǀ ŝĚĞŽ͞ hŶŶĂƚƵƌĂůĂƵƐĞƐ͟ ŽŶ siles and later designed the Soviet N-1 Moon rocket. the social determinants of health. A panel will review ● The Apollo Space Program. The Saturn rocket, the local and regional responses to health improvement. Apollo command module and its reentry is compared ● Oct. 31: Access to Health Care –Didn’t we solve that with the Soviet N-1 Moon rocket program that had fatal with health care reform? Patricia Mathews͕ džĞĐƵƟǀ Ğ flaws that prevented it from going to the moon. ŝƌĞĐƚŽƌŽĨƚŚĞE ŽƌƚŚĞƌŶs ŝƌŐŝŶŝĂ, ĞĂůƚŚ&ŽƵŶĚĂƟŽŶ͕ ǁ ŝůů භdŚĞ^ƉĂĐĞZĂĐĞĐŽŶƟŶƵĞĚďLJƵƐŝŶŐƚŚĞƐƉĂĐĞƐŚƵƩ ůĞ ĨƌĂŵĞƚŚŝƐŝƐƐƵĞĨƌŽŵĂƌĞŐŝŽŶĂůƉĞƌƐƉĞĐƟǀ Ğ͕ ĨŽůůŽǁ ĞĚďLJ to try to lower payload costs. Differences and compari- a panel of health care safety net leaders who will outline ƐŽŶƐǁ ŝƚŚƚŚĞŵĞƌŝĐĂŶĂŶĚZƵƐƐŝĂŶƐƉĂĐĞƐŚƵƩ ůĞĐĂƉĂͲ ƚŚĞŝƌĐŽŶƟŶƵŝŶŐĂŶĚĞǀ ĞƌŐƌŽǁ ŝŶŐĐŚĂůůĞŶŐĞƐ͘ ďŝůŝƟĞƐĂƌĞĞǀ ĂůƵĂƚĞĚ͘  ● Nov. 7: Public Health Preparedness in Today’s World. ● Current Developments. The space race presently in- From anthrax to pandemic flu planning, to SARS, to the ǀ Žůǀ ĞƐƵƐŝŶŐƐĐƌĂŵũĞƚĂŶĚĞdžŽƟĐƚĞĐŚŶŽůŽŐŝĞƐ͘ dŚĞƐĞ threat of bioterrorism and more, preparedness for pub- include the Russian AJAX and several American efforts, lic health is a major challenge. This session will delve including the NASP aerospace plane and vortex engines. into this challenge in a way that engages us but does not Paul Murad ŚĂƐĂ^D ĨƌŽŵƌŽŽŬůLJŶWŽůLJƚĞĐŚŶŝĐ/ŶƐƟƚƵƚĞ exaggerate the threat. and an MSAE and astrophysics degree from New York Univer- ƐŝƚLJ͘ , Ğǁ ŽƌŬĞĚŽŶƚŚĞƉŽůůŽĂŶĚƐƉĂĐĞƐŚƵƩ ůĞĂƚE ^ŝŶ R806 The History of Life on Earth – the 1960s and was employed for 18 years as a contractor. He returned to the government for 25 years to work on foreign Part I technology topics. Mondays, 9:40–11:05, Sept. 16–Nov. 4 Facilitator: Steve Greenhouse ZϴϬϴdŚĞWƌĂĐƟĐĂůhƐĞƐŽĨ^ƉĂĐĞ t Ğǁ ŝůůĚŝƐĐƵƐƐĞǀ ŽůƵƟŽŶĂŶĚŝƚƐĞdžƉůĂŶĂƚŽƌLJŵĞĐŚĂͲ Tuesdays, 11:50–1:15 Sept. 17–Nov. 5 ŶŝƐŵ͕ ŶĂƚƵƌĂůƐĞůĞĐƟŽŶ͕ ĂƐƚŚĞĚƌŝǀ ŝŶŐĨŽƌĐĞďĞŚŝŶĚƚŚĞ Coordinator: Jeff Rosendhal history of all living organisms and all that have ever dŚĞE ĂƟŽŶĂůĞƌŽŶĂƵƟĐƐĂŶĚ^ƉĂĐĞĐƚŽĨ lived: from the origin of life 4 billion years ago to the rise 1958 specifically mandated that one of the ŽĨŵĂŵŵĂůƐĂŌĞƌƚŚĞŵĂƐƐĞdžƟŶĐƟŽŶƚŚĂƚŽĐĐƵƌƌĞĚϲϱ ŽďũĞĐƟǀ ĞƐŽĨƚŚĞƐƉĂĐĞƉƌŽŐƌĂŵǁ ĂƐƚŽĚĞͲ million years ago. A follow-on course (Part II) is tenta- Į ŶĞĂŶĚĚĞǀ ĞůŽƉĂƉƌŽŐƌĂŵŽĨƐƉĂĐĞĂƉƉůŝĐĂƟŽŶƐ͘ dŚŝƐ Ɵǀ ĞůLJƐĐŚĞĚƵůĞĚĨŽƌƚŚĞǁ ŝŶƚĞƌƚĞƌŵ͘ &ĂĐƚŽƌƐĂī ĞĐƟŶŐ course will concentrate on lesser-known aspects of the Ğǀ ŽůƵƟŽŶǁ ŝůůďĞĚŝƐĐƵƐƐĞĚ͕ ƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌǁ ŝƚŚĂŶĞdžĂŵƉůĞ space program that have provided more immediate di- ŝůůƵƐƚƌĂƟŶŐŚŽǁ ŶĂƚƵƌĂůƐĞůĞĐƟŽŶǁ ŽƌŬƐ͘ ůůŵĂũŽƌĞǀ ŽůƵͲ rect benefits. Case studies in six diverse areas will be ƟŽŶĂƌLJƚƌĂŶƐŝƟŽŶƐǁ ŝůůďĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĞĚ͘ presented to show how such direct benefits have actual- Steve Greenhouse ŝƐĂƌĞƟƌĞĚĞůĞĐƚƌŝĐĂůĞŶŐŝŶĞĞƌǁ ŚŽǁ ŽƌŬĞĚ ly been realized, and how space is now playing an im- ŝŶƚŚĞƐƉĂĐĞĐŽŵŵƵŶŝĐĂƟŽŶƐĮ ĞůĚĨŽƌϯϱLJĞĂƌƐ͘ , ĞŚĂƐůŽŶŐ been fascinated by anthropology and especially paleoanthro- ƉŽƌƚĂŶƚƌŽůĞŝŶŵĂŶLJŽĨŽƵƌĞǀ ĞƌLJĚĂLJĂĐƟǀ ŝƟĞƐ͘ dŽƉŝĐƐ pology–ƚŚĞĞǀ ŽůƵƟŽŶŽĨŚƵŵĂŶƐ͘ t ŝƚŚŶŽĨŽƌŵĂůƚƌĂŝŶŝŶŐŝŶ and speakers are: this field, Steve has read extensively, traveled to the Galapa- ● dŚĞ, ŝƐƚŽƌLJ͕ WŽůŝƟĐƐ͕ ĂŶĚdĞĐŚŶŽůŽŐLJŽĨƚŚĞ>E ^d ŐŽƐ/ƐůĂŶĚƐĂŶĚƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƚĞĚŝŶĂĚŝŶŽƐĂƵƌĨŽƐƐŝůĚŝŐ͘ Program: William Stoney ;E ^͕ ƌĞƟƌĞĚͿƐƉĞŶƚĂƐŝŐŶŝĮ Ͳ ĐĂŶƚƉŽƌƟŽŶŽĨŚŝƐůĞŶŐƚŚLJE ^ĐĂƌĞĞƌĂƐƚŚĞƉƌŽŐƌĂŵ R807 The Space Race: Going to the manager of the LANDSAT program. Moon, Apollo and Beyond… ● What Have We Learned from LANDSAT?: Raymond Mondays, 11:50–1:15, Sept. 16–Oct. 7 Byrnes, liaison for satellite missions, U.S. Geological Survey. Four sessions ● Gathering Intelligence from Space: ' ĂƌƌĞƩ ŽĐŚƌĂŶ, a Instructor: Paul Murad ůŽŶŐƟŵĞK >>/ŵĞŵďĞƌ͕ ƐƉĞŶƚŵŽƐƚŽĨŚŝƐƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶĂů Sputnik started the Space Race. The on-going race be- career at the Central Intelligence Agency, where he was tween the U.S. Apollo and the Soviet N-1 Moon pro- ĚĞĞƉůLJŝŶǀ Žůǀ ĞĚŝŶƚŚĞĚĞǀ ĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚĂŶĚŽƉĞƌĂƟŽŶŽĨ ŐƌĂŵƐƉƌŽĚƵĐĞĚŶĞǁ ĂŶĚŝŶŶŽǀ ĂƟǀ ĞƚĞĐŚŶŽůŽŐŝĞƐ͘ dŚĞ spy satellites. (This will be sessions 3 and 4.)

23 Science, Technology and Health ● Satellite Meteorology: Kenneth Pryor, meteorologist, L810 From NanoTechnology to National Environmental, Satellite, Data, and Information Permanent Human Habitats in Service/National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. the Solar System ● Communications Satellites: The First Successful Space Tuesdays, 11:50–1:15, Oct. 22–Nov. 5 Industry: Daniel Swearingen, Comsat Corporation, retired Three sessions vice president for Engineering/Mobile Communications. Instructor: George Pick ● Ğǀ ĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚĂŶĚhƟůŝnjĂƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞ' ůŽďĂůWŽƐŝƟŽŶŝŶŐ ● Oct. 22: In the past 25 years radical new technologies System: James Doherty͕ ƌĞƟƌĞĚĐĂƉƚĂŝŶ͕ h͘ ^͘ ŽĂƐƚ emerged in many fields of engineering and science. Here ' ƵĂƌĚ͖ ĨĞůůŽǁ ͕ /ŶƐƟƚƵƚĞĨŽƌE Ăǀ ŝŐĂƟŽŶ͖ ŵĞŵďĞƌƌĞƐĞĂƌĐŚ ǁ ĞƐŚĂůůĐŽŶĐĞŶƚƌĂƚĞŽŶƚŚŽƐĞǁ ŝƚŚƐƉĂĐĞĂƉƉůŝĐĂƟŽŶƐ͕  ƐƚĂī ͕ /ŶƐƟƚƵƚĞĨŽƌĞĨĞŶƐĞŶĂůLJƐŝƐ͘ ƐƵĐŚĂƐŶĂŶŽƚĞĐŚŶŽůŽŐLJ͕ ƌŽďŽƟĐƐ͕ ĂƌƟĮ ĐŝĂůŝŶƚĞůůŝŐĞŶĐĞ͕  ● ^ƉĂĐĞt ĞĂƚŚĞƌ͗ ŶŵĞƌŐŝŶŐƉƉůŝĐĂƟŽŶ: Dr. Arthur ĂĚǀ ĂŶĐĞĚŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůƐ͕ ŚŝŐŚƚĞŵƉĞƌĂƚƵƌĞƐƵƉĞƌĐŽŶĚƵĐƟǀ ŝͲ Poland͕ ƌĞƟƌĞĚƐŽůĂƌƉŚLJƐŝĐŝƐƚĂƚE ^͛ Ɛ' ŽĚĚĂƌĚ^ƉĂĐĞ ty, three-ĚŝŵĞŶƐŝŽŶĂůƉƌŝŶƟŶŐĂŶĚůĂƐĞƌƚĞĐŚŶŽůŽŐLJ͘  Flight Center, is now Research Professor of Physics and භK Đƚ͘ Ϯϵ͗ ďƌŝĞĨƐƵƌǀ ĞLJŝƐƉƌŽǀ ŝĚĞĚŽŶƐƉĂĐĞĐƌĂŌƉƌŽͲ Astronomy at George Mason. He and other faculty have pulsion beyond the chemical rocket. These include ion, developed a graduate degree program in space weather. nuclear, solar propulsion and gravity assists. The high- lights of accomplishments in interplanetary travel will ZϴϬϵ, ŝƐƚŽƌLJŽĨD ĂƚŚĞŵĂƟĐƐĨƌŽŵ also be discussed. 2000 BCE to 300 CE ● Nov. 5: Asteroids and Near Earth Objects (NEOs) will Thursdays, 11:50–1:15, Oct. 3–Nov. 7 be presented in the first part. In the second part, human Six sessions ƐƉĂĐĞƚƌĂǀ ĞůĨƌŽŵƚŚĞ/ŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂů^ƉĂĐĞ^ƚĂƟŽŶ;/^^ͿƚŽ Instructor: Michael Flicker ůŽŶŐĞƌĚƵƌĂƟŽŶŝŶƚĞƌƉůĂŶĞƚĂƌLJĞdžƉůŽƌĂƟŽŶǁ ŝůůďĞĚŝƐͲ D ĂƚŚĞŵĂƟĐƐĂƐǁ ĞŬŶŽǁ ŝƚĐƌĞƉƚŽƵƚŽĨƚŚĞƉƌŝŵĞǀ Ăů cussed, along with concepts of permanent human space ƐŽƵƉƐŽŵĞǁ ŚĞƌĞĂƌŽƵŶĚϯϬϬϬ͘ dŚĞǁ ƌŝƩ ĞŶƌĞĐŽƌĚ habitats. ŽĨŝƚƐĞǀ ŽůƵƟŽŶƐƚĂƌƚĞĚĚƵƌŝŶŐƚŚĞƉĞƌŝŽĚϮϬϬϬ– 1500 George Pick has a diploma in mechanical engineering from ǁ ŝƚŚƚŚĞŐLJƉƟĂŶƉĂƉLJƌŝĂŶĚĂďLJůŽŶŝĂŶĐƵŶĞŝĨŽƌŵ The Technical University of Budapest, an MME from The Cath- ƚĂďůĞƚƐ͘ WƌĂĐƟĐĂůŵĂƚŚĞŵĂƟĐƐ͕ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐĐĂůĐƵůĂƟŶŐƚŚĞ olic University of America and an Honorary DESC from the ĂƌĞĂĂŶĚǀ ŽůƵŵĞŽĨƐŝŵƉůĞĮ ŐƵƌĞƐĂŶĚƚŚĞƐŽůƵƟŽŶŽĨ Technical University of Budapest. He was professor of me- ƚŚĞƋƵĂĚƌĂƟĐĞƋƵĂƟŽŶ͕ ǁ ĂƐĚĞǀ ĞůŽƉĞĚƚŽĂŝĚŝŶƐŽůǀ ŝŶŐ chanical and aero-space engineering at Catholic University of engineering problems. In the first lecture the number America, worked on space research at NASA Goddard, ocean- systems used during this period will be described, along ography at NESCO and spent 30 years with the Navy Depart- ment as research engineer and senior project manager. with the formulas used to solve algebraic and geometric ƉƌŽďůĞŵƐ͘ /ŶƚŚĞƐĞĐŽŶĚƚŽĮ ŌŚůĞĐƚƵƌĞƐ͕ ǁ Ğǁ ŝůůũƵŵƉ L811 Human Origins: Recent forward 1000 years to the period from 600 BCE – 300 CE ĂŶĚƚŚĞƵŶďĞůŝĞǀ ĂďůĞŇŽǁ ĞƌŝŶŐŽĨŵĂƚŚĞŵĂƟĐƐƵŶĚĞƌ Discoveries Thursdays, 9:40–11:05, Sept. 19–Sept. 26 ƚŚĞ' ƌĞĞŬƐ͘ dŚĞƐĞůĞĐƚƵƌĞƐǁ ŝůůĂĚĚƌĞƐƐƚŚĞŵĂƚŚĞŵĂƟĐƐ Two sessions of the Greek period chronologically through the work of Instructor: Jack Miller ŬĞLJĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƚŽƌƐ͘ ^ŝŶĐĞƚŚĞ' ƌĞĞŬƐĚŝĚƌĞĂůŵĂƚŚĞŵĂƟĐƐ͕  When and where did the human species arise? When ŝƚŝƐŶĞĐĞƐƐĂƌLJƚŽŝŶĐůƵĚĞƐŽŵĞŵĂƚŚĞŵĂƟĐƐŝŶƚŚĞůĞĐͲ did it spread to other parts of the world? This course will ƚƵƌĞƐ͘ ĂůĐƵůĂƟŽŶƐǁ ŝůůďĞŬĞƉƚƐŝŵƉůĞ͕ ďƵƚƐŽŵĞ ĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞƌĞĐĞŶƚĮ ŶĚŝŶŐƐŝŶĂƌĐŚĞŽůŽŐLJĂŶĚŐĞŶĞƟĐƐƚŚĂƚ memory of algebra and geometry will be helpful. In the ƉƌŽǀ ŝĚĞŶĞǁ ŝŶƐŝŐŚƚƐŝŶƚŽŚƵŵĂŶŽƌŝŐŝŶƐĂŶĚŵŝŐƌĂƟŽŶƐ͘  last lecture we will discuss the early Chinese number Archeologists have found chimp and gorilla fossils, a ƐLJƐƚĞŵ͕ ƚŚĞƚĞdžƚǁ ƌŝƩ ĞŶŽŶƚŚĞϮϬϬďĂŵƐƚƌŝƉƐ;ΕϭϴϬ ŵŽƌĞǁ ŝĚĞƐƉƌĞĂĚĨƌŝĐĂŶĚŝƐƚƌŝďƵƟŽŶŽĨŚƵŵĂŶƐŬĞůĞͲ BCE) and the E ŝŶĞŚĂƉƚĞƌƐŽŶƚŚĞD ĂƚŚĞŵĂƟĐĂůƌƚƐ ƚŽŶƐĂŶĚƚŚĞĞdžŝƐƚĞŶĐĞŽĨĂƟŶLJĮ ŶŐĞƌ-bone fragment in codified by Liu Hui in 263 CE. The Nine Chapters was the a cave near Denisova in western Siberia. DNA from this ƉƌŝŵĂƌLJŵĂƚŚĞŵĂƟĐĂůƚĞdžƚŝŶŚŝŶĂĨŽƌϭϬϬϬLJĞĂƌƐ͘ ƟŶLJďŽŶĞǁ ĂƐƵƐĞĚƚŽĚĞƚĞƌŵŝŶĞǀ ŝƌƚƵĂůůLJƚŚĞĞŶƟƌĞŐĞͲ Michael Flicker, an OLLI member, holds a PhD in physics and nome of this Denisovan person. Comparisons of human ŚĂƐďĞĞŶŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚĞĚŝŶƚŚĞŚŝƐƚŽƌLJŽĨŵĂƚŚĞŵĂƟĐƐƐŝŶĐĞŚŝƐ high school days. ŐĞŶŽŵĞƐĨƌŽŵƐĞǀ ĞƌĂůƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶƐǁ ŝƚŚƚŚŽƐĞŽĨƚŚĞ single Denisovan genome and single Neanderthal ge- nome have shown that all three species (or sub- species?) are closely related, with some interbreeding.

24 Science, Technology and Health In contrast, comparisons of various human genomes ƌĞƐŝůŝĞŶĐĞƚŽĐůŝŵĂƚĞĐŚĂŶŐĞĂŶĚƚŚĞŝƌĚĞƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞ with the chimp or gorilla genome reveal far more differ- ĨŽƌĞƐƚŚĂďŝƚĂƚ͘ ĂƌƚŚǁ ĂƚĐŚĞdžƉĞĚŝƟŽŶƐƐĞŶƚƚŽŽƐƚĂZŝĐĂ ences as expected, since these three species diverged tagged and counted leatherback turtles and worked with from their common ancestor much earlier. Evidence of park rangers to safeguard the eggs and hatchlings of this ĐŽŶƟŶƵŝŶŐŐĞŶĞƟĐĐŚĂŶŐĞƐŝŶŵŽĚĞƌŶŚƵŵĂŶƐŝŶƌĞͲ endangered species. ƐƉŽŶƐĞƚŽƐĞůĞĐƟǀ ĞƉƌĞƐƐƵƌĞƐĐŽŶƟŶƵĞƐƚŽŵŽƵŶƚ͘ Dolores Rothwell ďĞĐĂŵĞĂŶĂƌƚŚǁ ĂƚĐŚ/ŶƐƟƚƵƚĞǀ ŽůƵŶƚĞĞƌ Jack Miller is emeritus professor of molecular medicine and ĂŌĞƌƌĞƟƌĞŵĞŶƚ͘ WĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƟŶŐŝŶĂƌƚŚǁ ĂƚĐŚƉƌŽũĞĐƚƐůĞĚƚŽ ŐĞŶĞƟĐƐĂƚt ĂLJŶĞ^ƚĂƚĞhŶŝǀ ĞƌƐŝƚLJ͘ , Ğǁ ĂƐĂƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŽƌŽĨ ŵĞĞƟŶŐůŝŬĞ-ŵŝŶĚĞĚƉĞŽƉůĞĂŶĚǁ ŽƌŬŝŶŐŽŶĞdžĐŝƟŶŐĞŶǀ ŝƌŽŶͲ ŚƵŵĂŶŐĞŶĞƟĐƐĂŶĚĚĞǀ ĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚĂƚŽůƵŵďŝĂhŶŝǀ ĞƌƐŝƚLJĨŽƌ mental research projects. Sharing this knowledge has now many years and associate editor of LJƚŽŐĞŶĞƟĐƐ and Cell Ge- ďĞĐŽŵĞŚĞƌĂǀ ŽĐĂƟŽŶ͘ ŶĞƟĐƐĂŶĚŽĨ' ĞŶŽŵŝĐƐ͘ F901 Trip Tales L812 Healthcare Topics Mondays, 2:15–3:40, Sept. 16–Nov. 4 Thursdays, 11:50–1:15, Oct. 17–Nov. 7 Coordinator: Tom Hady Four sessions ● Sept. 16: Join Pat Cosslet in China on a 17-day trip Coordinator: Kathleen McNamara from Tiananmen Square to the Forbidden Palace and ● Oct. 17: Understanding Alzheimer’s disease. Julie from the Great Wall to the Yangtze cruise. Pat will also K ͛ ƌŝĞŶ͕ ZE ͕ D ^E ͕ ZZE ͕ E >͖ /ŶŽǀ ĂE ĞƵƌŽƐĐŝĞŶĐĞ/ŶƐƟͲ have some “do’s” and “don’ts” for those who yearn to tute program lead. see the Middle Kingdom. ● Oct. 24: Signs and Emergency Treatment of Strokes. ● Sept. 23: From Henry the Navigator to port wine, Por- Edward Puccio, MD, Director of Emergency Services, tugal has been important in world commerce. Stan and Inova Loudoun Hospital :ƵĚLJ^ĐŚƌĞƩ Ğƌtake us on a tour from Henry’s haunts in ● Oct. 31: The Spine: From A to Z. Ali Moshirfar, MD, Lisbon to the vineyards of the Douro River. Chairman, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Inova ● Sept. 30: Alana Lukes takes us on a whirlwind long Loudoun Hospital weekend in Berlin, Germany. Highlights include Museum ● Nov. 7: Parkinson’s Disease and Other Movement Dis- Island, the Reichstag and East Berlin. orders. Priyantha Herath͕ D ͕ ďŽĂƌĚĐĞƌƟĮ ĞĚŶĞƵƌŽůŽͲ ● Oct. 7: ůƐĂ>ŝƩ ůĞwill take us on a tour of New Zealand gist specializing in movement disorders ǁ ŚŽƐĞďĞĂƵƟĨƵůƐĐĞŶĞƌLJŝƐƌĞŵŝŶŝƐĐĞŶƚŽĨƚŚĞŶŐůŝƐŚ For more detail see the Web catalog. countryside to the spectacular Southern Alps. ● Oct. 14: Sue Roose takes us on a tour to the Grand >ϴϭϯĂƌƚŚǁ ĂƚĐŚ/ŶƐƟƚƵƚĞ͗ WƌĞƐĞƌǀ ŝŶŐ ĂŶLJŽŶ͕ ŝŽŶ͕ ƌLJĐĞ͕ ƌĐŚĞƐĂŶĚƐĞǀ ĞƌĂůŽƚŚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂů the Planet for the Future parks of the Southwest. Thursdays, 2:15–3:40, Sept. 19–Oct. 24 ● Oct. 21: Join Tom and Marilyn Hady on a journey to Six sessions some less-visited places in the North Pacific. Visit Kyoto, Instructor: Dolores Rothwell Tokyo, Hakodate and Kushiro in Japan. Then go to Petro- The mission of Earthwatch is to engage people world- pavlovsk in Russia and to remote Alaska: Dutch Harbor, ǁ ŝĚĞŝŶƐĐŝĞŶƟĮ ĐĮ ĞůĚƌĞƐĞĂƌĐŚĂŶĚŝŶĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶƚŽƉƌŽͲ Kodiak and Seldovia. ŵŽƚĞĂŶƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐŽĨƚŚĞƉƌŽďůĞŵƐĂī ĞĐƟŶŐŽƵƌ ● Oct. 28: Jean and Dan Feighery will share Venice in environment. Through a series of slide shows and lec- winter. Explore Saint Mark’s Square, the Doge’s Palace ƚƵƌĞƐǁ Ğǁ ŝůůĞdžĂŵŝŶĞƐŝdžĞdžƉĞĚŝƟŽŶƐ͘ ĐŚĞĞƚĂŚƉƌŽũĞĐƚ and the Rialto Market, but also lesser-seen sights: Orsoni in Namibia works to save the habitat and ensure long- Mosaici, a Remeri’s workshop, where a glass maestro term survival of these magnificent cats. Research data creates a one-of-a-kind sculpture, Teatro La Fenice and gathered in the Pantanal in Brazil shows the adverse the grandeur of evening walks along quiet canals and effect of agriculture and tourism on the bird and animal neighborhoods. life of this great swamp. Project Phiri teams in South ● Nov. 4: <ĂƟĞD ŝƚĐŚĞůůwill start in Turkey (Istanbul, Africa surveyed the density of brown hyenas in Pilan- Ephesus) followed by some island-hopping (Patmos, My- esberg Park and worked on a local game farm to locate konos, Santorini, Crete, Rhodes) and finish with Greece and destroy poachers’ traps. A project studied incon- (Athens, Meteora, Delphi, Olympia and more). ƐŝƐƚĞŶƚǁ ĞĂƚŚĞƌƉĂƩ ĞƌŶƐĂŶĚŚĂďŝƚĂƚůŽƐƐŽĨƚŚĞŵĂŵͲ ŵĂůƐŝŶE Žǀ Ă^ĐŽƟĂĂŶĚƚŚĞŝŵƉĂĐƚŽŶƚŚĞŝƌĨƵƚƵƌĞ͘ /Ŷ Australia a study was made of the status of koalas, their

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 &ŽƌůŽĐĂƟŽŶŽĨƐƉĞĐŝĂůĞǀ ĞŶƚƐŝƚĞƐĂŶĚĚŝƌĞĐƟŽŶƐ͕ ƐĞĞŵĂƉƐŽŶŝŶƐŝĚĞďĂĐŬĐŽǀ Ğƌ͘  ŚĞĐŬǁ ŝƚŚƚŚĞĐŽŽƌĚŝŶĂƚŽƌŝĨLJŽƵŚĂǀ ĞƋƵĞƐƟŽŶƐĂďŽƵƚĂƐƉĞĐŝĂůĞǀ ĞŶƚ͘  All OLLI members are welcome to register for these events.

Eagle Against the Sun, discusses its follow-up, In the Ru- ŝŶƐŽĨŵƉŝƌĞ͗ dŚĞ:ĂƉĂŶĞƐĞ^ƵƌƌĞŶĚĞƌĂŶĚƚŚĞĂƩ ůĞĨŽƌ Fall for the Book Postwar Asia͘ dŚĞŬĞdžƉůŽƌĞƐƚŚĞďĂƩ ůĞƐƚŚĂƚĐŽŶƟŶͲ ƵĞĚŝŶƐŝĂĂŌĞƌƚŚĞ:ĂƉĂŶĞƐĞƐƵƌƌĞŶĚĞƌŝŶϭϵϰϱ͗ ƚŚĞ K >>/ǁ ŝůůũŽŝŶ' ĞŽƌŐĞD ĂƐŽŶŝŶĐĞůĞďƌĂƟŶŐƚŚŝƐĂŶŶƵĂů U.S. soldiers who found themselves in China and Korea ĨĞƐƟǀ ĂůŽĨůŝƚĞƌĂƚƵƌĞ͘ ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞůŝƐƚŽĨĞǀ ĞŶƚƐŵĂLJďĞ instead of going home, the Vietnamese farmers who found at www.fallforthebook.org. For events requiring struggled through another war with the French and the ďƵƐƚƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚĂƟŽŶ͕ ƐĞƌǀ ŝĐĞǁ ŝůůďĞƉƌŽǀ ŝĚĞĚĨƌŽŵdĂůůͲ ŵĂŶLJ:ĂƉĂŶĞƐĞĐŝƟnjĞŶƐǁ ŚŽǁ ĞƌĞƐƚƌĂŶĚĞĚŽŶŵĂŝŶůĂŶĚ wood 45 minutes prior to the event, and there will also Asia. ďĞƌĞƚƵƌŶƐĞƌǀ ŝĐĞĂŌĞƌƚŚĞĞǀ ĞŶƚ͘ 954 Fall for the Book: David Baldacci 951 Fall for the Book: Dave Barry Friday, Sept. 27, 7:30 Sunday, Sept. 22, 6:30 Concert Hall, Center for the Arts, George Mason Sherwood Center, 3740 Old Lee Highway, Fairfax Buses will be provided from Tallwood to the Center for Due to limited parking at the Sherwood Center, a bus will ƚŚĞƌƚƐĂƚϲ͗ ϰϱ͕ ƌĞƚƵƌŶŝŶŐĂŌĞƌƚŚĞĞǀ ĞŶƚ. ĚĞƉĂƌƚĨƌŽŵdĂůůǁ ŽŽĚĂƚϱ͗ ϰϱ͕ ƌĞƚƵƌŶŝŶŐĂŌĞƌƚŚĞĞǀ ĞŶƚ. David Baldacci, author of over 25 bestselling books, in- Acclaimed humorist Dave Barry accepts the Fairfax Prize cluding the recent novel The Hit, accepts the Mason for his achievements in literature. Barry is the author of Award. The award is given annually to an author who more than 30 books, including Big Trouble, >ƵŶĂƟĐƐ͕  has brought literature to a wide-reading public. Baldac- Tricky Business, I’ll Mature When I’m Dead and, most ci’s work has been translated into more than 45 lan- recently, Insane City. His newspaper column has ap- guages and sold in more than 80 countries. Over 100 peared in more than 500 newspapers and he is a recipi- million copies of his books have been sold. He is also the ent of the Pulitzer Prize for commentary. Sponsored by co-founder, along with his wife, of the Wish You Well ƚŚĞ&ĂŝƌĨĂdž>ŝďƌĂƌLJ&ŽƵŶĚĂƟŽŶ͘ &ŽƵŶĚĂƟŽŶΠ͕ ǁ ŚŝĐŚƐƵƉƉŽƌƚƐĂĚƵůƚĂŶĚĨĂŵŝůLJůŝƚĞƌĂĐLJŝŶ the United States. Sponsored by Mystery Writers of 952 Fall for the Book: Peter Janney America. Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2:15–3:40 Tallwood 955 History of OLLI Peter Janney discusses his first book, Mary’s Mosaic: The Monday, Sept. 16, 11:50–1:15 CIA Conspiracy to Murder John F. Kennedy, Mary Pinchot Loudoun Meyer, and Their Vision for World Peace. The book, which Instructor: Ray Beery ƌĞĐĞŝǀ ĞĚƚŚĞ, ŽůůLJǁ ŽŽĚŽŽŬ&ĞƐƟǀ Ăůǁ ĂƌĚĨŽƌE ŽŶĮ ĐͲ Many new members have joined OLLI since its 20th anni- ƟŽŶ͕ ĞdžƉůŽƌĞƐƚŚĞŵLJƐƚĞƌLJďĞŚŝŶĚƚŚĞĚĞĂƚŚŽĨ:&<͛ ƐŵŝƐͲ ǀ ĞƌƐĂƌLJĐĞůĞďƌĂƟŽŶŝŶϮϬϭϭ͘ ^Ğǀ ĞƌĂůŽƌŝŐŝŶĂůŵĞŵďĞƌƐ͕  ƚƌĞƐƐƐŚŽƌƚůLJĂŌĞƌƚŚĞƌĞůĞĂƐĞŽĨƚŚĞt ĂƌƌĞŶŽŵŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ with good and long memories, hope you’ll enjoy the ta- Report and whether it was connected to the assassina- les we have to tell of “the early days.” There have been ƟŽŶŽĨ:&<͘  many ups, and a few downs, as OLLI grew from its first ϭϬϬŵĞŵďĞƌƐŝŶ>Z/͕ ƚŚĞ>ĞĂƌŶŝŶŐŝŶZĞƟƌĞŵĞŶƚ/ŶƐƟƚƵƚĞ͘  953 Fall for the Book: Ronald Spector If you are interested, you can get a preview of The OLLI Friday, Sept. 27, 1:00–2:30 Story at our website, www.olli.gmu.edu. dŚĞĐŽŶƟŶƵŝŶŐ Tallwood themes are constant growth, ever-expanding and im- Dr. Ronald Spector, professor of history at George Wash- ƉƌŽǀ ŝŶŐƉƌŽŐƌĂŵŽĨĐŽƵƌƐĞƐ͕ ĂŶĚĐŽŶƟŶƵŝŶŐƐƵƉĞƌďƌĞůĂͲ ington University and author of the award-winning book ƟŽŶƐǁ ŝƚŚŽƵƌŚŽƐƚ͕ George Mason.

26 Special Events Ray Beery, currently serving on the Board of Directors for the ŚĂƌŵŽŶLJĂŶĚƵƟůŝnjĞƚŚĞĐŚƵƌĐŚ͛ ƐƐŽĐŝĂůǁ ĞůĨĂƌĞĨƵŶĐƟŽŶƐ͘  ƚŚŝƌĚƟŵĞ͕ ǁ ĂƐ>Z/WƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚŝŶϭϵϵϵ-2000. However there are limits. We will look at the experience ŽĨƚŚĞŽƌŐĂŶŝnjĞĚŚƌŝƐƟĂŶƌĞůŝŐŝŽŶƐǁ ŝƚŚƐƉĞĐŝĂůĞŵƉŚĂƐŝƐ ϵϱϲdŚĞ/ƌĂƋƐƟŵĂƚĞ͗ t ŚLJĂŶĚ, Žǁ  on the Chinese Catholic Church, which has confronted It Went Wrong ŽƉƉŽƐŝƟŽŶďŽƚŚǁ ŝƚŚŝŶŚŝŶĂĂŶĚƚŚĞsĂƟĐĂŶŝŶƉƌŽͲ Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2:15–3:40 ŵŽƟŶŐƚŚĞĨĂŝƚŚǁ ŝƚŚƚŚĞŵĂŝŶůĂŶĚ͘ Reston Lawrence C. Reardon ƌĞĐĞŝǀ ĞĚŚŝƐWŚŝŶƉŽůŝƟĐĂůƐĐŝĞŶĐĞ /ŶƐƚƌƵĐƚŽƌ͗ ' ĂƌƌĞƩ ŽĐŚƌĂŶ from Columbia University and is currently chair and associate dŚĞϮϬϬϮĞƐƟŵĂƚĞŽĨ/ƌĂƋ͛ Ɛt ĞĂƉŽŶƐŽĨD ĂƐƐĞƐƚƌƵĐͲ ƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŽƌŽĨƉŽůŝƟĐĂůƐĐŝĞŶĐĞĂŶĚĐŽŽƌĚŝŶĂƚŽƌĨŽƌƐŝĂŶƐƚƵĚŝĞƐ ƟŽŶ;t D ͿƉƌŽŐƌĂŵŝƐŽŶĞŽĨƚŚĞŐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚĨĂŝůƵƌĞƐŝŶ at the University of New Hampshire. He wrote The Reluctant ƚŚĞůŽŶŐŚŝƐƚŽƌLJŽĨh͘ ^͘ ŝŶƚĞůůŝŐĞŶĐĞĐŽůůĞĐƟŽŶĂŶĚĂŶĂůLJͲ Dragon: The Impact of Crisis Cycles on Chinese Foreign Eco- ƐŝƐ͘ t ŚLJĂŶĚŚŽǁ ĚŝĚƐŽŵƵĐŚŐŽǁ ƌŽŶŐ͍ dŚĞŽďũĞĐƟǀ Ğ nomic Policy (University of Washington Press, 2002.) ŽĨƚŚŝƐƚĂůŬŝƐƚŽƐŚŽǁ ƚŚĂƚƚŚĞĞƐƟŵĂƚĞǁ ĂƐŶŽƚĂŶĂďĞƌͲ ƌĂƟŽŶďƵƚƚŚĞĐŽŶƐĞƋƵĞŶĐĞŽĨŵŝƐƚĂŬĞƐĂŶĚĚĞƐƚƌƵĐƟǀ Ğ 959 Preview: Trip to Las Vegas, Zion ƉŽůŝƟĐŬŝŶŐƐƚƌĞƚĐŚŝŶŐŽǀ ĞƌŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶĂĚĞĐĂĚĞ͘  Park and Bryce Canyon Park, ' ĂƌƌĞƩ ŽĐŚƌĂŶŝƐĂůŽŶŐƟŵĞK >>/ŵĞŵďĞƌ͘ , ĞĨŽƌĞĐĂƐƚƚŚĂƚ June 2014 WMD would not be found in Iraq. Friday, Sept. 20, 1:00–2:30 Tallwood 957 “On Again, Off Again, On Again”: Coordinators: Jim Anderson, Dick Cheadle Jefferson & Washington :ŝŵŶĚĞƌƐŽŶ͕ ŝĐŬŚĞĂĚůĞ͕ D ŝŬĞ<ĞůůLJĂŶĚŵŵĞƩ  Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2:15–3:40 Fenlon are organizing an OLLI bus trip to Las Vegas, Zion Tallwood E ĂƟŽŶĂůWĂƌŬĂŶĚƌLJĐĞĂŶLJŽŶE ĂƟŽŶĂůWĂƌŬĚƵƌŝŶŐƚŚĞ Coordinator: Velma Berkey Į ƌƐƚǁ ĞĞŬŝŶ:ƵŶĞϮϬϭϰ͘ ZĞŐŝƐƚƌĂƟŽŶĨŽƌƚŚŝƐƚƌŝƉǁ ŝůůďĞ George Washington and Thomas Jefferson, who are ar- ŝŶƚŚĞƌĞŐŝƐƚƌĂƟŽŶƉĞƌŝŽĚĨŽƌƚŚĞǁ ŝŶƚĞƌĐĂƚĂůŽŐƵĞ͘ dŚŝƐ guably the most important of our Founding Fathers, had Žǀ Ğƌǀ ŝĞǁ ǁ ŝůůŝŶĐůƵĚĞĚĞƚĂŝůĞĚŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶĂďŽƵƚŝƟŶĞƌͲ ĂůŽŶŐ͕ ĨƌƵŝƞƵůĂŶĚĮ ŶĂůůLJĐŽŶƚĞŶƟŽƵƐƌĞůĂƟŽŶƐŚŝƉ͘ hƐŝŶŐ ĂƌLJ͕ ĐŽƐƚ͕ ůŽĚŐŝŶŐ͕ ǁ ĞĂƚŚĞƌĂŶĚůŽŐŝƐƟĐƐ͘ ŐƌĞĂƚŝŶǀ ĞƐƟŐĂƟǀ ĞƉŽǁ ĞƌƐ͕ ƌ͘ WĞƚĞƌ, ĞŶƌŝƋƵĞƐĚĞůǀ ĞƐ See 984 for Jim Anderson’s ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ͘ into why these two men became reluctant enemies and See F703 for Dick Cheadle’s ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ͘ ǁ ĞƌĞĞǀ ĞŶƚƵĂůůLJĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞůLJĞƐƚƌĂŶŐĞĚďLJƚŚĞƟŵĞŽĨ Washington’s death. Yet, following Washington’s death, 960 Obamacare Geekonomics: AKA Jefferson in a sense reconciled himself to Washington What’s It (ACAPPA) All About ǁ ŝƚŚŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚŝŵƉůŝĐĂƟŽŶƐĨŽƌƚŚĞǁ ĂLJƚŚĞĨƵƚƵƌĞ ALFIE?? would view both men. Monday, Sept. 23, 11:50–1:15 Peter Henriques received his PhD in history from the Universi- Loudoun ty of Virginia and is Professor of History Emeritus at George Instructor: Bruce D. Phillips Mason. He is the author of ZĞĂůŝƐƟĐs ŝƐŝŽŶĂƌLJ͗ WŽƌƚƌĂŝƚŽĨ This class will briefly examine why Obamacare as policy George Washington. As a recipient of the George Washington was created—rising state/local health care costs and Memorial Award from the George Washington Masonic Me- declining coverage in the 2000-2010 period. Costs were ŵŽƌŝĂůƐƐŽĐŝĂƟŽŶŝŶϮϬϭϮ͕ ƌ͘ , ĞŶƌŝƋƵĞƐƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĞĚƚŚĞŝƐͲ ƟŶŐƵŝƐŚĞĚ>ĞĐƚƵƌĞ^ĞƌŝĞƐĂƚŽůŽŶŝĂůt ŝůůŝĂŵƐďƵƌŐ;ϮϬϭϭ-12). ƌŝƐŝŶŐďĞĐĂƵƐĞĐŽŵƉĂŶŝĞƐǁ ĞƌĞƐŚŝŌŝŶŐĐŽƐƚƐĨƌŽŵĞŵͲ ployers to employees, insurance companies were raising 958 Unbelieving Atheists: Organized rates, especially for high-cost claims, and jobs were Religion in China ŐƌĂĚƵĂůůLJƐŚŝŌŝŶŐƚŽǁ ŽŵĞŶĂŶĚƐŵĂůůďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐĨŽůŬƐ who could not afford rising health care costs. We will Friday, Sept. 20, 1:00–2:30 Tallwood cover what demographics is doing to the system: pres- Coordinator: Rosemary Reardon sures on Medicare/Medicaid/Welfare to Work/TANF Over the decades, the Communist Party in China has pro- (Food Stamps). We will also cover the kinds of insurance ŵŽƚĞĚĂŶĂƚŚĞŝƐƟĐĐƌĞĚŽŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐƚŚĞĞƌĂĚŝĐĂƟŽŶŽĨĂůů ƉŽůŝĐŝĞƐŶŽǁ Ăǀ ĂŝůĂďůĞ͗ ŚŝŐŚĚĞĚƵĐƟďůĞŚĞĂůƚŚƉůĂŶƐ͕  feudal beliefs as a way to promote a strong, modern standard fee-for-service plans and the concepts of conci- country. Since the opening to the outside world in the erge medicine. Some state programs will also be high- ϭϵϴϬƐ͕ ƚŚĞƐƚĂƚĞŚĂƐĂƩ ĞŵƉƚĞĚƚŽĂĐĐŽŵŵŽĚĂƚĞŚŝŶĂ͛ Ɛ lighted. growing religious believers in order to promote social

27 Special Events Bruce D. Phillips did his PhD work in economics at the Univer- warship anchored in the Hudson River. He sailed for sity of Maryland. He was the Chief Economist/Research Direc- England and lived there the rest of his life. Yet, ƚŽƌŽĨƚŚĞh͘ ^͘ ^ŵĂůůƵƐŝŶĞƐƐĚŵŝŶŝƐƚƌĂƟŽŶĨƌŽŵϭϵϳ ϵ-2000. ŚĂŵƉĞ͛ ƐĞī ŽƌƚƐƚŽĐĂƉƚƵƌĞƌŶŽůĚǁ ĞƌĞŶŽƚĨŽƌŐŽƩ ĞŶ͘  &ŽůůŽǁ ŝŶŐĞĂƌůLJƌĞƟƌĞŵĞŶƚĨƌŽŵŐŽǀ ĞƌŶŵĞŶƚ͕ ŚĞƐĞƌǀ ĞĚĂƐƚŚĞ William Sprecher ƌĞƟƌĞĚĨƌŽŵƚŚĞĨĞĚĞƌĂůŐŽǀ ĞƌŶŵĞŶƚϭϳ  s WŽĨZĞŐƵůĂƟŽŶƐĂƚƚŚĞE ĂƟŽŶĂů&ĞĚĞƌĂƟŽŶŽĨ/ŶĚĞƉĞŶĚĞŶƚ LJĞĂƌƐĂŐŽĂŌĞƌϯϰLJĞĂƌƐŽĨƐĞƌǀ ŝĐĞ͘ , ĞŚĞůĚĂǀ ĂƌŝĞƚLJŽĨƉŽƐŝͲ Business (www.nfib.com) in Washington, D.C. from 2000 to ƟŽŶƐŝŶƚŚĞĮ ĞůĚŽĨŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůĂī ĂŝƌƐ͘ , ĞŚĂƐĂŬĞĞŶŝŶƚĞƌͲ 2010. He has taught at the Georgetown University School of est in the history of Northern Virginia. Business and the Department of Economics at the University of Maryland in College Park. 963 Legalizing Marijuana Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2:15–3:40 961 NASA’s Findings on Mars Reston Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2:15–3:40 Instructor: Bob Bohall Reston Cannabis (marijuana) is an historically illegal drug widely Instructor: Lawrence McKinley ƵƐĞĚĨŽƌƌĞĐƌĞĂƟŽŶĂůĂŶĚŵĞĚŝĐĂůƉƵƌƉŽƐĞƐ͘ /ƐŵĂƌŝũƵĂŶĂ Since our first close-up pictures of Mars in 1965, space- a gateway that increases the probability that users will ĐƌĂŌǀ ŽLJĂŐĞƐƚŽD ĂƌƐŚĂǀ ĞƌĞǀ ĞĂůĞĚĂǁ ŽƌůĚƐƚƌĂŶŐĞůLJ eventually escalate to “harder” drugs? How does the familiar, yet different enough to challenge our percep- danger of marijuana usage compare with alcohol and ƟŽŶƐŽĨǁ ŚĂƚŵĂŬĞƐĂƉůĂŶĞƚǁ ŽƌŬ͘ dŚŝŶŬD ĂƌƐŝƐĞĂƐLJƚŽ tobacco? What are the pros and cons of legalizing can- understand? Like Earth, Mars has polar ice caps and nabis? What are the results of over three decades of the ĐůŽƵĚƐŝŶƚŚĞĂƚŵŽƐƉŚĞƌĞ͕ ƐĞĂƐŽŶĂůǁ ĞĂƚŚĞƌƉĂƩ ĞƌŶƐ͕  War on Drugs? What might be the economic, public volcanoes, canyons. We will summarize the “follow the ŚĞĂůƚŚ͕ ƉƵďůŝĐƐĂĨĞƚLJĂŶĚŚƵŵĂŶƌŝŐŚƚƐŝŵƉůŝĐĂƟŽŶƐŽĨ water” strategy and discoveries uncovered on Mars legalizing marijuana in the United States? Why have the since 1965 up to and including our newest planetary ĐŝƟnjĞŶƐŽĨϭϴƐƚĂƚĞƐĂŶĚƚŚĞŝƐƚƌŝĐƚŽĨŽůƵŵďŝĂĂůůŽǁ ĞĚ rover “Curiosity” (landed August 2012). “Following the the medical use of marijuana? Are they crazy or are they water” begins with understanding observed features like smart? Course members may wish to review website dry riverbeds, ice in the polar caps and rock types that ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶĂǀ ĂŝůĂďůĞĨƌŽŵƚŚĞƌƵŐŶĨŽƌĐĞŵĞŶƚŐĞŶͲ only form when water is present. Understanding how ĐLJ;Ϳ͕ ƚŚĞE ĂƟŽŶĂůK ƌŐĂŶŝnjĂƟŽŶĨŽƌƚŚĞZĞĨŽƌŵŽĨ D ĂƌƐƚƌĂŶƐŝƟŽŶĞĚĨƌŽŵǁ ĂƚĞƌƚŽĂĚƌLJĂŶĚĚƵƐƚLJĞŶǀ ŝͲ Marijuana Laws (NORML), Drug Policy Alliance (DPA) and ronment uncovers answers that explain why Mars un- other sources. Note: No free joints or marijuana cookies. ĚĞƌǁ ĞŶƚĚƌĂŵĂƟĐĐŚĂŶŐĞƐƚŽďĞĐŽŵĞƚŚĞĨŽƌďŝĚĚŝŶŐ͕  Bob Bohall, an OLLI member and grandfather, is an economist yet promising planet we observe today. with interests in history, human be- havior and Lawrence McKinley is a docent at the Smithsonian Air and public health. Space Museum, trained by the Smithsonian’s Center for Plan- etary Studies curators and a reƟred Army helicopter pilot. He has spent the last seven years providing updates on Mars to 964 Gravity Friday, Oct. 4, 1:00–2:30 all types of visitors. Tallwood ϵϲϮ:ŽŚŶŚĂŵƉĞ͗ ZĞǀ ŽůƵƟŽŶĂƌLJ Instructor: Paul Murad Gravity has an enduring effect on all of us. It is one of t Ăƌ, ĞƌŽΘE ĂƟǀ ĞŽĨ>ŽƵĚŽƵŶ the laws of Mother Nature that we want to break so that Monday, Sept. 30, 11:50–1:15 ǁ ĞĐĂŶŐŽƵƉǁ ĂƌĚƚŽǁ ĂƌĚƚŚĞĐŽƐŵŽƐĂŶĚƐĂƟƐĨLJŵĂŶͲ Loudoun kind’s curiosity to touch the stars. Basically gravity is well Instructor: Bill Sprecher understood; however, there are some strange events :ŽŚŶŚĂŵƉĞ͛ ƐĞdžƉůŽŝƚƐĚƵƌŝŶŐƚŚĞZĞǀ ŽůƵƟŽŶĂƌLJt Ăƌ ƚŚĂƚǁ ĂƌƌĂŶƚĚŝƐĐƵƐƐŝŽŶ͘ dŚŝƐƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĂƟŽŶǁ ŝůůĂĚĚƌĞƐƐ regarding Benedict Arnold have been noted for many several anomalies where different foreign and American years. In 1780, Major General Benedict Arnold, who ƐĐŝĞŶƟƐƚƐŚĂǀ ĞƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĞĚĞdžƉĞƌŝŵĞŶƚƐƚŽůŝŵŝƚŐƌĂǀ ŝƚĂͲ was regarded by many contemporaries to be a highly ƟŽŶĂůŝŶŇƵĞŶĐĞ͘ dŚŝƐǁ ŝůůŝŶĐůƵĚĞƚŚĞE ĂnjŝĞůů͕ ƚŚĞWŚŝůĂͲ ĐĂƉĂďůĞŽŶƟŶĞŶƚĂůƌŵLJŽĸ ĐĞƌ͕ ĚĞƐĞƌƚĞĚƚŽƌŝƟƐŚ delphia experiment, the Russian super-ĐŽŶĚƵĐƟŶŐƐƉŝŶͲ ĨŽƌĐĞƐĨŽƌĂǀ ĞƌLJƐƵďƐƚĂŶƟĂůƐƵŵŽĨŵŽŶĞLJ͘ ' ĞŶĞƌĂů ning disk and many other events. The problem is that George Washington wanted him captured and subse- with experimental evidence, there are insufficient theo- ƋƵĞŶƚůLJƚƌŝĞĚĨŽƌĚĞƐĞƌƟŽŶ͘ ^ĞƌŐĞĂŶƚŚĂŵƉĞĨŽƵŶĚ ries to explain these unusual events. When this infor- ƌŶŽůĚŶĞĂƌE Ğǁ zŽƌŬŝƚLJĂŶĚĂƩ ĞŵƉƚĞĚƚŽĐĂƉƚƵƌĞ ŵĂƟŽŶǁ ĂƐŝŶŝƟĂůůLJƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĞĚĂĚĞĐĂĚĞĂŐŽ͕ ƚŚĞĂƵĚŝͲ Śŝŵ͘ , Žǁ Ğǀ Ğƌ͕ ƌŶŽůĚǁ ĂƐĂďůĞƚŽďŽĂƌĚĂƌŝƟƐŚ ĞŶĐĞĂƚE ĂƟŽŶĂůZĞĐŽŶŶĂŝƐƐĂŶĐĞK ĸ ĐĞƚŚĂƚďƵŝůĚƐŽƵƌ

28 Special Events ƐĂƚĞůůŝƚĞƐLJƐƚĞŵƐ͕ ǁ ĂƐĐĂƉƟǀ ĂƚĞĚĂďŽƵƚǁ ŚĂƚƚŚĞLJĚŝĚ 967 From Whence Cometh PCs? ŶŽƚŬŶŽǁ ĂďŽƵƚŐƌĂǀ ŝƚĂƟŽŶĂůĞdžƉĞƌŝŵĞŶƚƐ͘ Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2:15–3:40 &ŽƌŝŶƐƚƌƵĐƚŽƌŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶƐĞĞZϴϬϳ ͘ Reston Instructor: Lorrin Garson 965 Novelist & Former D.C. Where did the PCs we use today WƌŽƐĞĐƵƚŽƌůůŝƐŽŶ>ĞŽƩ Ă come from? Who were their ancestors? What does com- Monday, Oct. 7, 11:50–1:15 ƉƵƚĞƌƉƌŽŐƌĂŵŵŝŶŐŚĂǀ ĞƚŽĚŽǁ ŝƚŚƚĞdžƟůĞƐ͍ t ŚŽƐĂŝĚ͕  Loudoun “I think there is a world market for maybe five comput- /ŶƐƚƌƵĐƚŽƌ͗ ůůŝƐŽŶ>ĞŽƩ Ă ĞƌƐ͟ ͍ t ŚĂƚǁ ĞƌĞƚŚĞŶĂŵĞƐŽĨƚǁ ŽƉƌĞƩ LJƐĞĐƌĞƚĂƌŝĞƐ ůůŝƐŽŶ>ĞŽƩ Ăǁ ŝůůƚĂůŬĂďŽƵƚŚĞƌǁ ŽƌŬŝŶƚŚĞh͘ ^͘ Ʃ ŽƌͲ ǁ ŚŽŚĂĚĐŽŵƉƵƚĞƌƐŶĂŵĞĚĂŌĞƌƚŚĞŵ͍ t ŚŝĐŚŚŝŐŚ- ŶĞLJ͛ ƐK ĸ ĐĞŝŶ͘ ͘ ͕ ĂŶĚŚĞƌƚƌĂŶƐŝƟŽŶƚŽǁ ƌŝƟŶŐŶŽǀ ĞůƐ ranking naval officer coined the expression “computer ƚŚĂƚĚƌĂǁ ŽŶŚĞƌĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ͘ &ŽƌϭϮLJĞĂƌƐ͕ >ĞŽƩ Ăǁ ĂƐĂ bug”? Which well-known computer company first made federal prosecutor in Washington, D.C., where she spe- its computer cases out of wood? How much did the first ĐŝĂůŝnjĞĚŝŶƉƌŽƐĞĐƵƟŶŐƐĞdžĐƌŝŵĞƐ͕ ĚŽŵĞƐƟĐǀ ŝŽůĞŶĐĞĂŶĚ Wǁ ĞŝŐŚ͍ t ŚĂƚĐŽŶŶĞĐƟŽŶĚŽĞƐŝůů' ĂƚĞƐŚĂǀ Ğǁ ŝƚŚ crimes against children. She was dubbed “the female IBM? Who invented the mouse? Which computers pro- John Grisham” for her first book, >Ăǁ ŽĨƩ ƌĂĐƟŽŶ, duced by Apple were failures? This is an updated version which The Washington Post called “a racy legal thriller … ŽĨĂƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĂƟŽŶŐŝǀ ĞŶĚƵƌŝŶŐƐƵŵŵĞƌƚĞƌŵ͘  ƚĂŬŝŶŐŽŶĂƐƟůů-taboo subject.” The sequel, ŝƐĐƌĞƟŽŶ, OLLI member Lorrin Garson is a chemist by profession. He was hailed as a “first-rate thriller” by David Baldacci and and his wife Ann have shared photos taken all over the world named one of the Top 10 Books of 2012 by Strand Mag- ŝŶƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĂƟŽŶƐĂƚK >>/ĂŶĚ>ŽƌƌŝŶŚĂƐŐŝǀ ĞŶŵĂŶLJůĞĐƚƵƌĞƐƚŽ azine. Her third book, Speak of the Devil, was published computer user groups over the years. He’s a regular columnist for the Potomac Area Technology and Computer Society this August. Allison also reality-checks TV crime shows WK ^d^ŶĞǁ ƐůĞƩ Ğƌ͘ for what they get right and wrong. Her blog, The Prime- Time Crime Review, has been named one of the best 968 Making the Visual Verbal in Live ůĞŐĂůďůŽŐƐŝŶŵĞƌŝĐĂďLJƚŚĞŵĞƌŝĐĂŶĂƌƐƐŽĐŝĂƟŽŶ for three years in a row. Her weekly recaps are also car- Theater Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2:15–3:40 ried by the Huffington Post. Tallwood ůůŝƐŽŶ>ĞŽƩ ĂĂƩ ĞŶĚĞĚD ŝĐŚŝŐĂŶ^ƚĂƚĞhŶŝǀ ĞƌƐŝƚLJĂŶĚ, ĂƌͲ Instructor: Marianne Metz vard Law School. She lives in Washington, D.C . with her two ƐŽŶƐĂŶĚŚĞƌŚƵƐďĂŶĚ͕ D ŝĐŚĂĞů>ĞŽƩ Ă͕ ǁ ŚŽĂůƐŽƐĞƌǀ ĞĚĂƐĂ dƌĂĚŝƟŽŶĂůůLJ͕ ďůŝŶĚŽƌůŽǁ -vision theatergoers have ĨĞĚĞƌĂůƉƌŽƐĞĐƵƚŽƌĂŶĚŝƐŶŽǁ ĂĚĞĨĞŶƐĞĂƩ ŽƌŶĞLJ͘ called upon their sighted companions to verbally de- scribe the visual aspects of plays, musicals and operas. 966 Gay Marriage: What Next? dŚĞƐĞĚĞƐĐƌŝƉƟŽŶƐǁ ĞƌĞŽŌĞŶŚĂƉŚĂnjĂƌĚĂŶĚƵŶƐĂƟƐĨLJͲ Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2:15–3:40 ing, and they ran the risk of annoying nearby members Jewish Community Center of the audience. More recently, blind or low-vision thea- Instructor: Bob Zener tergoers have been able to call upon trained profession- The Supreme Court’s recent decisions on gay marriage ĂůƐǁ ŚŽƉƌĞƉĂƌĞĂŶĚƉƌŽǀ ŝĚĞǀ ĞƌďĂůĚĞƐĐƌŝƉƟŽŶƐƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ůĞĂǀ ĞŵĂŶLJƋƵĞƐƟŽŶƐƵŶĂŶƐǁ ĞƌĞĚ͘ dŚĞƐĞƐƐŝŽŶǁ ŝůůƌĞͲ individual headsets. These audio describers generally view and explain the Court’s decisions and outline the “set the stage” before a show begins, describing stage issues that remain to be decided. This session will sup- layouts and sets, actors’ appearances and costumes. plement the course, The Supreme Court and the Sexual Then, once the show gets underway, they provide play- ZĞǀ ŽůƵƟŽŶ, that Bob Zener presented at Tallwood in the by-ƉůĂLJĚĞƐĐƌŝƉƟŽŶƐŽĨƚŚĞƐŝŐŶŝĮ ĐĂŶƚǀ ŝƐƵĂůĂĐƟŽŶ͕ ŚĞůƉͲ 2013 spring session. However, he plans to present the ing their listeners enjoy the performance as fully as their ŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůŝŶĂŵĂŶŶĞƌƚŚĂƚĚŽĞƐŶŽƚĚĞƉĞŶĚŽŶĂƩ ĞŶĚͲ fellow audience members who can see it. In this infor- ance at the previous course. mal session, you’ll get a taste of what audio-described Bob Zener, an OLLI member, spent 18 years with the Depart- theater is like, and will learn where to take advantage of ŵĞŶƚŽĨ:ƵƐƟĐĞ͕ ǁ ŚĞƌĞŚĞďƌŝĞĨĞĚĂŶĚĂƌŐƵĞĚŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶϭϬϬ ĂƵĚŝŽĚĞƐĐƌŝƉƟŽŶĚƵƌŝŶŐƚŚĞϮϬϭϯ-2014 season. cases in the federal courts of appeals. He wrote several briefs Marianne Metz has been audio describing theatrical perfor- ĨŽƌƚŚĞ^ƵƉƌĞŵĞŽƵƌƚƚŚĂƚŝŶǀ Žůǀ ĞĚĐŽŶƐƟƚƵƟŽŶĂůŝƐƐƵĞƐ͘  mances for a decade, offering this service to the Kennedy Center, Arena Stage, Ford’s Theatre, and other Washington area venues. She is also an OLLI member and instructor and a co-chair of the Art and Music Program Planning Group.

29 Special Events ϵϲϵ&ĞĚĞƌĂů&ƵŶĚŝŶŐĨŽƌůƚĞƌŶĂƟǀ Ğ ĚĂŝůLJƌŽƵƟŶĞƐǁ ŝƚŚD ĂƟƐƐĞĂŶĚ' ĞŽƌŐŝĂK ͛ <ĞĞī Ğ͍ ŝƐͲ Medicine cover how with dŚƌŽƵŐŚŶƌƟƐƚ͛ ƐLJĞƐ͗ >ĞĂƌŶŝŶŐƚŽ Friday, Oct. 11, 1:00–2:30 >ŝǀ ĞƌĞĂƟǀ ĞůLJ͕ ǁ ƌŝƩ ĞŶďLJ:ŽĂŶ, ĂƌƚŽĨD ƵƐĞƵŵK ŶĞ͘ Tallwood Joan Hart has a MA degree in art history and has been teach- Instructors: Eugenie V. Mielczarek, Brian D. Engler ŝŶŐĂƌƚĂƉƉƌĞĐŝĂƟŽŶĨŽƌƐĞǀ ĞƌĂůLJĞĂƌƐŝŶƚŚĞt ĂƐŚŝŶŐƚŽŶ͕ ͘ ͘  This is a study of 20 years of federal funding for alterna- area, including Arlington County senior centers and Oasis in Ɵǀ ĞŵĞĚŝĐŝŶĞ͘ t ŚĂƚŚĂǀ Ğǁ ĞůĞĂƌŶĞĚ͍ , Žǁ ĚŽĞƐƚŚŝƐ Montgomery County. ĞŵƉŚĂƐŝƐĂī ĞĐƚƚŚĞĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶŽĨŚĞĂůƚŚƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶĂůƐ͍  , Žǁ ŵƵĐŚĚŽh͘ ^͘ ƚĂdžƉĂLJĞƌƐƉĂLJĨŽƌƚŚĞĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶŽĨ 972 Lyrics From the Heart Friday, Oct. 18, 1:00–2:30 ƉƌĂĐƟƟŽŶĞƌƐŽĨŵĞĚŝĐĂůŵŝƐĐŽŶĐĞƉƟŽŶƐ͍ Tallwood Eugenie V. Mielczarek is emerita professor of physics at George Mason. Her background is in materials research and Coordinator: Kathie West biological physics. A wonderful opportunity to see what the OLLI Players Brian D. Engler ŝƐĂĸ ůŝĂƚĞĨĂĐƵůƚLJĂƚ' ĞŽƌŐĞD ĂƐŽŶ͘ ƌĞƟƌĞĚ do. Come listen to Lyrics From the Heart told with story h͘ ^͘ E Ăǀ LJĐŽŵŵĂŶĚĞƌ͕ ŚŝƐĮ ĞůĚƐŽĨƐƚƵĚLJĂƌĞŽƉĞƌĂƟŽŶƐƌĞͲ and feeling but without the music. A new way to listen ƐĞĂƌĐŚĂŶĚďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐĂĚŵŝŶŝƐƚƌĂƟŽŶ͘ to and enjoy lyrics from some of your favorite musicals. ϵϳ ϬŵĞƌŝĐĂŶKƉĞƌĞƩ ĂƐ͗ dŚĞD ƵƐŝĐ 973 By Container Ship from New of Victor Herbert Jersey to Pernambuco Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2:15–3:40 Monday, Oct. 21, 11:50–1:15 Reston Loudoun Instructor: James Keefe Instructor: Lee De Cola dŚĞŵĞƌŝĐĂŶŽƉĞƌĞƩ ĂŝƐĂŵƵƐŝĐĂůĨŽƌŵďĂƐĞĚŽŶƚŚĞ dŽƐĂƟƐĨLJŚŝƐĐƵƌŝŽƐŝƚLJĂďŽƵƚůŝĨĞ European prototype that flourished at the beginning of aboard a huge cargo ship, Lee booked passage for 17 the 20th century. It was preceded by vaudeville and fol- days from Bayonne, New Jersey, to the principal cargo lowed by the Broadway musical comedy. Victor Herbert port of Pernambuco, Brazil, aboard Hamburg-Süd’s Cap ǁ ĂƐŝƚƐĨŽƌĞŵŽƐƚƉƌĂĐƟƟŽŶĞƌ͘ , ĞƌďĞƌƚ;ϭϴϱϵ–1924) was Jervis, an 850-foot container vessel. It makes a 49-day an Irish-born, German-raised American composer, cellist ĐŝƌĐƵŝƚďĞƚǁ ĞĞŶƚŚĞhŶŝƚĞĚ^ƚĂƚĞƐĂŶĚƌŐĞŶƟŶĂ͕ ƐƚŽƉͲ and conductor. Although Herbert enjoyed important ca- ping at six ports along the Eastern seaboard. reers as a cello soloist and conductor, he is best known Lee De Cola ƌƵŶƐĂƚĂƚŽ/ŶƐŝŐŚƚ͕ ĂĐŽŶƐƵůƟŶŐĂŶĚƚƌĂŝŶŝŶŐ ĨŽƌĐŽŵƉŽƐŝŶŐŵĂŶLJƐƵĐĐĞƐƐĨƵůŽƉĞƌĞƩ ĂƐƚŚĂƚƉƌĞŵŝĞƌĞĚ enterprise that uses and teaches fundamental principles of on Broadway from the 1890s to World War I. He was ĚĂƚĂŐƌĂƉŚŝĐĚĞƐŝŐŶ͘ /ŶϮϬϭϬŚĞƌĞƟƌĞĚĂŌĞƌϮϭLJĞĂƌƐĂƐĂƌĞͲ also prominent among the Tin Pan Alley composers and ƐĞĂƌĐŚƐĐŝĞŶƟƐƚĂƚƚŚĞh͘ ^͘ ' ĞŽůŽŐŝĐĂů^Ƶƌǀ ĞLJŝŶZĞƐƚŽŶ͕ s ŝƌŐŝŶͲ ŝĂ͕ ǁ ŚĞƌĞŚĞĚŝĚƐƉĂƟĂůĂŶĂůLJƐŝƐŽĨĞŶǀ ŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚĂŶĚŚĞĂůƚŚ͘  was later a founder of the American Society of Compos- >ĞĞĐƵƌƌĞŶƚůLJƚĞĂĐŚĞƐĂƚǀ ĂƌŝŽƵƐƵŶŝǀ ĞƌƐŝƟĞƐŝŶƚŚĞt ĂƐŚŝŶŐͲ ers, Authors, and Publishers. ƚŽŶ͘ ͘ ĂƌĞĂ͘ , ŝƐĨĂǀ ŽƌŝƚĞĂĐƟǀ ŝƟĞƐĂƌĞƉůĂLJŝŶŐƚŚĞĐůĂƌŝŶĞƚ Dr. James W. Keefe is a former choral music teacher, and kayaking. ŚŝŐŚƐĐŚŽŽůƉƌŝŶĐŝƉĂů͕ ƵŶŝǀ ĞƌƐŝƚLJƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŽƌŽĨĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶ ĂŶĚĂE ĂƟŽŶĂůĚƵĐĂƟŽŶƐƐŽĐŝĂƟŽŶĚŝƌĞĐƚŽƌŽĨƌĞͲ ϵϳ ϰWĂƉĞƌĐƌĂŌŝŶŐĨŽƌƚŚĞ, ŽůŝĚĂLJƐ search. He has conducted high school and college cho- Tuesday, Oct. 22, 11:50–3:40 ruses, as well as church and boys’ choirs. A member of Reston the Reston Chorale, he sings tenor and arranges music. Instructor: Jean Keefe Class limit: 12 ϵϳ ϭdŚƌŽƵŐŚĂŶƌƟƐƚ͛ ƐLJĞƐ͗ >ĞĂƌŶͲ This is a three-ŚŽƵƌĐůĂƐƐĨŽĐƵƐĞĚŽŶŐĞƫ ŶŐƌĞĂĚLJĨŽƌ ŝŶŐƚŽ>ŝǀ ĞƌĞĂƟǀ ĞůLJ ƚŚĞŚŽůŝĚĂLJƐ͘ /ƚǁ ŝůůŝŶĐůƵĚĞŵĂŬŝŶŐĐĂƌĚƐ͕ ŐŝŌƚĂŐƐĂŶĚ Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2:15–3:40 favors to use at Christmas. Some samples are posted on Tallwood ŚƩ Ɖ͗ ͬ ͬ ƉŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚ͘ ĐŽŵͬ ƌĞƐƚŽŶŝĂŶͬ Žůůŝ-ƉĂƉĞƌĐƌĂŌŝŶŐ-fall- Coordinator: Florence Adler 2013. More samples will be posted closer to the actual Want to bring the beauty of art into your everyday date. There is a $10.00 fee for materials payable to OLLI ǁ ŽƌůĚ͕ ĞŶƌŝĐŚLJŽƵƌůŝĨĞĂŶĚƉŽǁ ĞƌƐŽĨĐƌĞĂƟǀ ŝƚLJ͍ t ŽƵůĚ ĂƚƚŚĞƟŵĞŽĨƌĞŐŝƐƚƌĂƟŽŶ͘ dŚĞŝŶƐƚƌƵĐƚŽƌǁ ŝůůƉƌŽǀ ŝĚĞ you like to take an art walk with Monet, or experience everything needed for the class projects. Class minimum ƚŚĞĂƌƚŽĨĐŽŶƚĞŵƉůĂƟŽŶǁ ŝƚŚsĞƌŵĞĞƌ͕ ŽƌĞŶŚĂŶĐĞLJŽƵƌ ŝƐĨŽƵƌƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂŶƚƐ͘

30 Special Events Jean Keefe ŚĂƐďĞĞŶĂŶŝŶƐƚƌƵĐƚŽƌŝŶĐƌĞĂƟǀ ĞƉĂƉĞƌĐƌĂŌŝŶŐ 976 An Evening at Downton Abbey ĨŽƌŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶƚĞŶLJĞĂƌƐ͘ ^ŚĞŚĂƐƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĞĚĂƚŶĂƟŽŶĂůĐƌĂŌ Robert Crawley, Earl of Grantham, ĐŽŶǀ ĞŶƟŽŶƐ͕ ĂƐǁ ĞůůĂƐŝŶůŽĐĂůƌĞƚĂŝůƐƚŽƌĞƐ͘ Ğǁ ĂƌĞ͗ ŚĞƌŚŽďͲ and Lady Cora Crawley ďLJŝƐŚŝŐŚůLJĞŶƚĞƌƚĂŝŶŝŶŐĂŶĚĂĚĚŝĐƟǀ Ğ͘ request the pleasure of your company at an evening entertainment Wednesday, the twenty-third of October 975 The Science of Flight: How two thousand thirteen ĂƚϮ͗ ϭϱŝŶƚŚĞĂŌĞƌŶŽŽŶ Things Fly Tallwood Manor Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2:15–3:40 The favor of a reply is requested Reston As Lord and Lady Grantham find themselves much occu- Coordinator: Mary Kornreich pied with the filming of Season 4, scheduled to air in , Žǁ ĚŽĞƐĂŶĂŝƌƉůĂŶĞŽƌĂƐƉĂĐĞĐƌĂŌƐƚĂLJĂůŽŌ͍ , Žǁ  America beginning 5 January 2014, they have asked Lady ĐĂŶƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐĂƐŝŶƐƵďƐƚĂŶƟĂůĂƐĂŝƌƐƵƉƉŽƌƚĂůůƚŚĂƚ Cora’s American cousin to host an evening’s entertain- weight? Why do you become “weightless” in space? ment a la Downton Abbey. Please join Kathleen Pablo, How can you propel yourself there with no air to push Carson the butler, Mrs. Hughes the head housekeeper ĂŐĂŝŶƐƚ͍ dŚĞƐĞĂŶĚŵĂŶLJŽƚŚĞƌƋƵĞƐƟŽŶƐĂƌĞĂŶƐǁ ĞƌĞĚ and a number of guests in period dress as they interpret in The Science of Flight or How Things Fly. This lecture for you the refreshments you have seen or heard men- ĂŶĚĚĞŵŽŶƐƚƌĂƟŽŶŝƐĚĞǀ ŽƚĞĚƚŽĞdžƉůĂŝŶŝŶŐƚŚĞďĂƐŝĐ ƟŽŶĞĚŽǀ ĞƌƚŚĞƉĂƐƚƚŚƌĞĞƐĞĂƐŽŶƐ͘ dŚĞ͞ Ğǀ ĞŶŝŶŐ͟ ǁ ŝůů ƉƌŝŶĐŝƉůĞƐƚŚĂƚĂůůŽǁ ĂŝƌĐƌĂŌĂŶĚƐƉĂĐĞĐƌĂŌƚŽŇLJ͘ /ƚŝƐ be typical of a soiree at Downton with all the dining and ƌĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚĞĚĂƩ ĞŶĚĞĞƐǀ ŝƐŝƚƚŚĞ^ŵŝƚŚƐŽŶŝĂŶŝƌĂŶĚ entertaining customs, and some inside stories about life Space Museum’s How Things Fly web page and its gal- above and below stairs. Enjoy music of the era and learn lery of hands-ŽŶĂĐƟǀ ŝƟĞƐĂŶĚůĞĂƌŶŵƵĐŚŽĨƚŚĞŵĂƚĞƌŝͲ ƚŚĞĨŽdžƚƌŽƚ͕ ƚŚĞǁ ĂůƚnjĂŶĚƚŚĞůĂĐŬŽƩ Žŵ͘ (Guests are ĂůďĞĨŽƌĞĐŽŵŝŶŐƚŽĐůĂƐƐ͘ ƐŬƋƵĞƐƟŽŶƐĂŶĚŐĞƚƚŚĞŵ encouraged to “dress Edwardian” ..gloves, or perhaps a answered all before class. The site on the internet is ĚƌĞƐƐLJŚĂƚ͕ ŽƌĂůŽŶŐĚƌĞƐƐŽƌƐŬŝƌƚŽƌďůĂĐŬƟĞ͘ dŚŝƐŝƐ ŚƩ Ɖ͗ ͬ ͬ ŚŽǁ ƚŚŝŶŐƐŇLJ͘ Ɛŝ͘ ĞĚƵͬ ĨŽƌĐĞƐ-flight. ŽƉƟŽŶĂůĂƐƚŚĞŚŽƐƚƐƌĞĐŽŐŶŝnjĞƚŚĂƚŵĞƌŝĐĂŶƐĂƌĞĂĐĂƐͲ ^ĂŵƉůĞĐƟǀ ŝƟĞƐ͗ ual people.) ● Four Forces of Flight: For example, when an airplane Event limit: 40 ŇŝĞƐ͕ ƚŚĞǁ ŝŶŐŝƐĚĞƐŝŐŶĞĚƚŽƉƌŽǀ ŝĚĞĞŶŽƵŐŚůŝŌƚŽŽǀ ĞƌͲ WĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƟŽŶĨĞĞ͗ ΨϭϬ͘ ϬϬƉĂLJĂďůĞƚŽK >>/ĂƚƟŵĞŽĨ come the airplane’s weight, while the engine provides ƌĞŐŝƐƚƌĂƟŽŶ͘ enough thrust to overcome drag and move the airplane ĨŽƌǁ ĂƌĚ͘ ^ƉĂĐĞĐƌĂŌĂƌĞŐŽǀ ĞƌŶĞĚďLJƚǁ ŽĨŽƌĐĞƐ͗ ƚŚĞ 977 Transportation and Redevelop- thrust of a rocket engine overcomes the weight of the ment Priorities in Fairfax County object to move the rocket forward. Friday, Oct. 25, 1:00–2:30 ● ŝƌĐƌĂŌŽŶƚƌŽů^ƵƌĨĂĐĞƐ. How does a pilot control an Tallwood airplane; the meaning of pitch, roll and yaw. Coordinator: Melvin Goldfarb ● Instruments. How does a pilot stay oriented? Chairman Sharon Bulova of the Fairfax County Board of ● Aerodynamics. Propulsion and the impact of gravity. ^ƵƉĞƌǀ ŝƐŽƌƐǁ ŝůůĚŝƐĐƵƐƐƚŚĞƚƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚĂƟŽŶĂŶĚƌĞĚĞǀ ĞůͲ ● ^ƉĂĐĞĐƌĂŌŝŶK ƌďŝƚ. How doe it move from place to ŽƉŵĞŶƚƉƌŝŽƌŝƟĞƐĂŶĚĐŚĂůůĞŶŐĞƐĨĂĐŝŶŐ&ĂŝƌĨĂdžŽƵŶƚLJ͘  place in three-dimensional space? Topics will include the Silver Line Metro Project, redevel- The instructor is any one of a group of “explainers” un- ŽƉŵĞŶƚĂŶĚƌĞǀ ŝƚĂůŝnjĂƟŽŶŝŶdLJƐŽŶƐĂŶĚŽƚŚĞƌƉůĂŶƐ ĚĞƌƚŚĞĚŝƌĞĐƟŽŶŽĨD ŝĐŚĂĞů, ƵƐůĂŶĚĞƌ͕ ^ŵŝƚŚƐŽŶŝĂŶŝƌ throughout the county. Chairman Bulova will also share Θ^ƉĂĐĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶ' ĂůůĞƌLJD ĂŶĂŐĞƌ͘ ůůƚŚĞ͞ ĞdžƉůĂŝŶĞƌƐ some of the lighter issues on her plate and a few stories ĂƌĞŚŝŐŚůLJŵŽƟǀ ĂƚĞĚƐĐŝĞŶĐĞ͕ ƚĞĐŚŶŽůŽŐLJ͕ ĞŶŐŝŶĞĞƌŝŶŐ from her years on the Board of Supervisors. ĂŶĚŵĂƚŚĞŵĂƟĐƐĞĚƵĐĂƚŽƌƐǁ ŚŽĂƌĞŚŝŐŚƐĐŚŽŽůŽƌĐŽůͲ Prior to serving as Chairman, Sharon Bulova was Supervisor of lege students. They have an affinity and love to com- ƚŚĞƌĂĚĚŽĐŬŝƐƚƌŝĐƚĨƌŽŵϭϵϴϴƵŶƟůϮϬϬϵ͘ ^ŚĞŚĂƐƐĞƌǀ ĞĚĂƐ municate and teach the science of flight. They answer ŚĂŝƌŵĂŶŽĨƚŚĞŽĂƌĚ͛ ƐƵĚŐĞƚŽŵŵŝƩ ĞĞĨŽƌϮϬŽĨŚĞƌϮϰ ƚŚĞƋƵĞƐƟŽŶƐĨƌŽŵƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐĂŶĚƚŚĞŐĞŶĞƌĂůƉƵďůŝĐŽŶ years in office. As a member and past chairman of the North- line at: ŚƩ Ɖ͗ ͬ ͬ ŚŽǁ ƚŚŝŶŐƐŇLJ͘ Ɛŝ͘ ĞĚƵͬ ĨŽƌĐĞƐ-flight. ern Virginia Regional Commission, Mrs. Bulova champions regionalism to address our metropolitan area concerns. She is a member, and past chairman, of the Northern Virginia Trans- ƉŽƌƚĂƟŽŶŽŵŵŝƐƐŝŽŶĂŶĚĂĨŽƵŶĚĞƌŽĨƚŚĞs ZĐŽŵŵƵƚĞƌ rail system.

31 Special Events 978 In Search of Jack the Ripper ϵϴϬŵŽƟŽŶƐŝŶ, ŝƐƚŽƌLJ Monday, Oct. 28, 11:50–1:15 Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2:15–3:40 Loudoun Tallwood Instructor: Ronald A. Goodbread Instructor: Peter N. Stearns ůĞĐƚƵƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĂƟŽŶĂŶĚWŽǁ ĞƌWŽŝŶƚΠƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĂƟŽŶďLJ ŵŽƟŽŶƐŚĂǀ ĞĂƌŝĐŚŚŝƐƚŽƌLJ͕ ďƵƚǁ Ğ͛ ǀ ĞŽŶůLJƌĞĐĞŶƚůLJ a former criminal defense lawyer and trial judge, Ronald begun to trace this history explicitly. This talk will focus A. Goodbread, with period photographs, maps, docu- ŽŶƚŚĞŚŝƐƚŽƌLJŽĨĞŵŽƟŽŶƐ–ŚŽǁ ĞŵŽƟŽŶƐĐŚĂŶŐĞŽǀ Ğƌ ments and details of Jack the Ripper’s five (or more) ƟŵĞĂŶĚǀ ĂƌLJĨƌŽŵƐŽĐŝĞƚLJƚŽƐŽĐŝĞƚLJ͖ ŽŶǁ ŚĂƚƐŽŵĞŽĨ murders in 1888. Preliminary conclusions about Lon- the major findings are to date; on “big theories” like the don’s Whitechapel Mystery will be offered. Clues and Đŝǀ ŝůŝnjŝŶŐƉƌŽĐĞƐƐŽƌŵŽĚĞƌŶŝnjĂƟŽŶĂŶĚĮ ŶĂůůLJŽŶŚŽǁ  ƐƵƐƉĞĐƚƐǁ ŝůůďĞĚŝƐĐƵƐƐĞĚ͘ ĂŶǁ Ğ͕ ĂƚůŽŶŐůĂƐƚ͕ ŝĚĞŶƟĨLJ ĂŶĚǁ ŚLJƚŚĞŚŝƐƚŽƌLJŽĨĞŵŽƟŽŶƐŚĂƐďĞĐŽŵĞƐŽƉŽƉƵůĂƌ͘  modern history’s first well-known serial killer? dŚĞĐŽŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐƐĞĐƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞƚĂůŬǁ ŝůůĚŝƐĐƵƐƐƚŚĞůŽŐŝĐĂů Judge Ronald A. Goodbread (Ret.) of the D.C. Superior Court next steps in the field and why it’s desirable for non- previously spent over 20 years as a well-known criminal de- specialists to have some idea of what the history of fense lawyer in D.C., Virginia and Maryland. He is also a veter- ĞŵŽƟŽŶƐŝƐĂůůĂďŽƵƚ͘  an OLLI presenter. Peter N. Stearns ŝƐWƌŽǀ ŽƐƚ͕ džĞĐƵƟǀ Ğs ŝĐĞWƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚĂŶĚhŶŝͲ versity Professor at George Mason. Author or editor of 120 979 Learning to Connect with the books, he has published widely in modern social history, in- ͞ ŽŶŶĞĐƚĞĚ͟ ' ĞŶĞƌĂƟŽŶ ĐůƵĚŝŶŐƚŚĞŚŝƐƚŽƌLJŽĨĞŵŽƟŽŶƐ͕ ĂŶĚŝŶǁ ŽƌůĚŚŝƐƚŽƌLJ͘ ZĞƉƌĞͲ Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2:15–3:40 ƐĞŶƚĂƟǀ ĞƌĞĐĞŶƚŽƌĨŽƌƚŚĐŽŵŝŶŐǁ ŽƌŬƐŝŶĐůƵĚĞ͗ ^ĂƟƐĨĂĐƟŽŶ Reston Not Guaranteed: Dilemmas of Progress in Modern Society; Instructor: Kate Kamber ŽŝŶŐŵŽƟŽŶƐ, ŝƐƚŽƌLJand ĞŵŝůŝƚĂƌŝnjĂƟŽŶŝŶŽŶƚĞŵƉŽƌĂƌLJ ' ĞŶĞƌĂƟŽŶ;' ĞŶͿŝƐŽŶĞŶĂŵĞƵƐĞĚĨŽƌ World History. ƚŚĞŐĞŶĞƌĂƟŽŶŽĨĐŽŚŽƌƚƐďŽƌŶǁ ŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞ past two decades, in the midst of sweeping technologi- ϵϴϭŵŽƟŽŶƐŝŶ, ŝƐƚŽƌLJ ĐĂůĂĚǀ ĂŶĐĞŵĞŶƚƐĂŶĚĐŽŶƐƚĂŶƚůLJƐŚŝŌŝŶŐĐƵůƚƵƌĂůŶŽƌŵƐ͘  Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2:15–3:40 Almost all members of Gen Z are highly “connected,” a Loudoun ŚĂǀ ŝŶŐŚĂĚůŝĨĞůŽŶŐĞdžƉŽƐƵƌĞƚŽĐŽŵŵƵŶŝĐĂƟŽŶĂŶĚŵĞͲ Videoconference from Tallwood dia technology, earning them the nickname “digital na- Instructor: Peter N. Stearns Ɵǀ ĞƐ͘ ͟ t ŚŝůĞĐŽŶǀ ĞƌƐĂƟŽŶƐĂďŽƵƚƚŚĞĚŝŐŝƚĂůĚŝǀ ŝĚĞƚLJƉŝͲ This is a videoconference of Special Event 980. cally tend to concentrate on the differences in technical ƐŬŝůůƐĂĐƌŽƐƐŐĞŶĞƌĂƟŽŶƐ͕ ƚŚŝƐƐĞŵŝŶĂƌǁ ŝůůŚŝŐŚůŝŐŚƚƚŚĞ 982 Family History Basics: Get ŽŌĞŶŽǀ ĞƌůŽŽŬĞĚƉĞƌĐĞƉƚƵĂůĚŝī ĞƌĞŶĐĞƐďĞƚǁ ĞĞŶ' ĞŶ Started! and Boomers (digital immigrants) in the following areas Friday, Nov. 1, 1:00–2:30 of interest: Tallwood ● D ĂƐƚĞƌŝŶŐD ŽďŝůĞƟƋƵĞƩ Ğ. Coordinator: Manuel Pablo ● WĞƌĐĞƉƟŽŶƐĂďŽƵƚK ŶůŝŶĞWƌŝǀ ĂĐLJ. Brian Goldsmith has been actively diving into his family ● Personal Sharing Pressures. history for about eight years, since his grandfather came ● D ĞƚŚŽĚƐŽĨī ĞĐƟǀ ĞŽŵŵƵŶŝĐĂƟŽŶ. to live close to his family in Fairfax. The “stuff” from his ● The Downfall of “Planning Ahead” thanks to mobile. move uncovered unknown and interesting stories! Alt- ● Employer-ŵƉůŽLJĞĞdžƉĞĐƚĂƟŽŶƐ͘ hough his uncle is the real “family genealogist,” Brian ap- dŚĞŐŽĂůŽĨƚŚŝƐƐĞŵŝŶĂƌŝƐƚŽƉŽŝŶƚŽƵƚƚŚĞƐĞǀ ĂƌŝĂƟŽŶƐ preciates the role of “family historian” and has learned ŝŶ' ĞŶƉĞƌƐƉĞĐƟǀ ĞƐƐŽƚŚĂƚŽŽŵĞƌƐĐĂŶůĞĂƌŶŚŽǁ ƚŽ how to uncover and share stories, making the process of ďĞƐƚĐŽŶŶĞĐƚǁ ŝƚŚƚŚĞ͞ ĐŽŶŶĞĐƚĞĚ͟ ŐĞŶĞƌĂƟŽŶ͘ family history rewarding and valuable. Brian has docu- Kate Kamber is a digital account manager at Intermarkets, Inc. mented some of his findings in a book he published, a digital media firm in Reston, VA. At the University of Virginia, American Goldsmith, which he then circulated to his 23 she gained a broad understanding of how social media has closest related families. He also created a tool called Fam- changed the lives of Americans in different ways, with personal ily Passport, a simple booklet that helps to organize the experiences shaped by age, race, gender and socio-economic structure of forebears, which helps when relations get status. Her insights were featured last spring in the NPR piece, “What We Have Here: A Failure to Communicate.” complicated to understand or remember. Brian will talk about his personal journey and then give some pointers

32 Special Events about how you can get started in researching and display- ĂƵŐŚƚĞƌŽĨD ŽŶƟĐĞůůŽ͗ , Ğƌ>ŝĨĞĂŶĚdŝŵĞƐ (University of ing your family history. North Carolina Press) which examines the early years of America through the life of Thomas Jefferson’s eldest daugh- ter. Dr. Kierner was one of four finalists for this year’s $50,000 983 Books! Books! Books! George Washington Book Prize, given annually to a work of Monday, Nov. 4, 11:50–1:15 literature honoring America’s founding era. Loudoun Coordinators: Sigrid Blalock 703-723-6825 Kathleen McNamara 703-999-0348 986 Taste and Terroir in Loudoun Class limit: 15 County Ʃ ĞŶƟŽŶ͗ Ăǀ ŝĚƌĞĂĚĞƌƐ͘ t ŚĂƚĂƌĞLJŽƵƌĞĂĚŝŶŐ͍ WĂƌƟĐŝͲ Thursday, Sept. 12, 9:30–5:00 pants should be prepared to give a brief synopsis of the Carpool ŬƐƚŚĞLJĂƌĞƌĞĂĚŝŶŐ͕ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐƟƚůĞ͕ ĂƵƚŚŽƌ͕ ĚĂƚĞŽĨ Coordinator: Eric Henderson ƉƵďůŝĐĂƟŽŶĂŶĚĐƌŝƟƋƵĞŽĨĐŽŶƚĞŶƚ͘ :ŽŝŶƚŚŝƐŶĞǁ ĚŝƐĐƵƐͲ Tour limit: 25 sion group to share your current reading choices and dĞƌƌŽŝƌŝƐĚĞĮ ŶĞĚĂƐƚŚĞ͞ ĞŶǀ ŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚĂůĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶƐŝŶ ůĞĂƌŶǁ ŚĂƚ͛ ƐŶĞǁ ŝŶĮ ĐƟŽŶĂŶĚŶŽŶĮ ĐƟŽŶ͘ which grapes are grown that give a wine its unique fla- vor and aroma.” The group’s first stop will be at scenic 984 The Life and Times of William F. Doukenie Winery, nestled in the foothills of the Blue Ridge not far from Purcellville. Doukenie staff naturalist “Buffalo Bill” Cody Leanne Wiberg will lead a geology tour of the winery Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2:15–3:40 and talk about how the rocks and soil of the Blue Ridge Reston region affect wine produced there. We’ll have lunch at Instructor: Jim Anderson Grandale Farm Restaurant, located on a historic oper- /ŶĂůŝĨĞƚŚĂƚǁ ĂƐƉĂƌƚůĞŐĞŶĚĂŶĚƉĂƌƚĨĂďƌŝĐĂƟŽŶ͕ t ŝůͲ ĂƟŶŐĨĂƌŵĂŶĚĨĞĂƚƵƌŝŶŐůŽĐĂůŝŶŐƌĞĚŝĞŶƚƐ͘ /ŶĂĐŚĂƌŵŝŶŐ liam Frederick Cody came to embody the spirit of the dining room, we’ll enjoy soup or salad, a choice of en- t ĞƐƚĨŽƌŵŝůůŝŽŶƐ͕ ƚƌĂŶƐŵƵƟŶŐŚŝƐŽǁ ŶĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞŝŶƚŽĂ trée, dessert, coffee and hot or iced tea. Please arrive at ŶĂƟŽŶĂůŵLJƚŚŽĨĨƌŽŶƟĞƌůŝĨĞƚŚĂƚƐƟůůĞŶĚƵƌĞƐƚŽĚĂLJ͘  OLLI’s Loudoun site no later than 9:30. We will form car- dŚŝƐůĞĐƚƵƌĞǁ ŝůůĞdžĂŵŝŶĞŽĚLJ͛ ƐĨĂƐĐŝŶĂƟŶŐůŝĨĞĂƐĂ ƉŽŽůƐƚŚĞƌĞ͘ dŚĞĨĞĞŽĨΨϱϱ͕ ƉĂLJĂďůĞƚŽK >>/ĂƚƟŵĞŽĨ buffalo hunter, army scout, stage actor, showman, entre- ƌĞŐŝƐƚƌĂƟŽŶ͕ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞƐǁ ŝŶĞƌLJĨĞĞƐ͕ ůƵŶĐŚĂŶĚƚĂdžĞƐ͘ &ƵƌͲ preneur and businessman. In the process we will ƚŚĞƌĚĞƚĂŝůƐĂŶĚĚƌŝǀ ŝŶŐĚŝƌĞĐƟŽŶƐǁ ŝůůďĞĞŵĂŝůĞĚĂŌĞƌ ĂƩ ĞŵƉƚƚŽƐĞƉĂƌĂƚĞĨĂĐƚĨƌŽŵĮ ĐƟŽŶ͕ ǁ ŚŝůĞŶŽƚĚĞͲ ĐŽŶĮ ƌŵĂƟŽŶŽĨƌĞŐŝƐƚƌĂƟŽŶ͘ ƚƌĂĐƟŶŐĨƌŽŵƚŚĞ͞ ƐƚŽƌLJ͟ ŽĨƚŚŝƐŝĐŽŶŝĐŵĞƌŝĐĂŶ͘  Jim Anderson has lectured at OLLI on several Civil War and WůĂŝŶƐ/ŶĚŝĂŶŚŝƐƚŽƌLJƚŽƉŝĐƐ͘ , ĞŝƐĂƌĞƟƌĞĚ/Žĸ ĐĞƌǁ ŚŽ ϵϴϳ dŽƵƌŽĨƚŚĞD ĂƌŝĂŶƵWŽŶƚ^ĐŽƩ  holds degrees in history from Rhodes College and the Univer- Equine Medical Center sity of Memphis. For the past six years, he has conducted Friday, Sept. 20, 10:30–12:00 ůĞĂĚĞƌƐŚŝƉƐĞŵŝŶĂƌƐĨĞĂƚƵƌŝŶŐŝǀ ŝůt ĂƌďĂƩ ůĞĮ ĞůĚǀ ŝƐŝƚƐĨŽƌĂ Carpool ƌĂŶŐĞŽĨŐŽǀ ĞƌŶŵĞŶƚĂŶĚďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐŽƌŐĂŶŝnjĂƟŽŶƐ͘ Coordinator: Mary Coyne Tour limit: 50 985 Martha Jefferson Randolph: A The group will meet at the Virginia Tech Equine Medical Woman Making History Center at Morven Park (17690 Old Waterford Road, Leesburg VA 20176) to begin the tour at 10:30. We will Friday, Nov. 8, 1:00–2:30 Tallwood split up into two groups to tour the facility, which spe- Coordinator: Florence Adler cializes in veterinary services for all breeds of horses. We Daughter of a president, wife of a governor, and mother ǁ ŝůůƐĞĞǀ ĂƌŝŽƵƐĂƌĞĂƐ͕ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐĞŵĞƌŐĞŶĐLJĂŶĚĐƌŝƟĐĂů of 12, Martha Jefferson Randolph had a famously ĐĂƌĞ͕ ĚŝĂŐŶŽƐƟĐŝŵĂŐŝŶŐ͕ ƐƵƌŐĞƌLJĂŶĚŝŶƚĞƌŶĂůŵĞĚŝĐŝŶĞ “perfect temper” and read and spoke four languages. ĂŶĚƌĞƉƌŽĚƵĐƟǀ ĞŵĞĚŝĐŝŶĞ͘ D ĞŵďĞƌƐŵĂLJǁ ŝƐŚƚŽůƵŶĐŚ She also helped shape her father’s public image in on their own in one of Leesburg’s fine restaurants. Direc- Washington and beyond, and struggled as a debt-ridden ƟŽŶƐĂŶĚĂƌŽƐƚĞƌǁ ŝůůďĞĞŵĂŝůĞĚƚŽƌĞŐŝƐƚƌĂŶƚƐƐŽƚŚĂƚ ƉůĂŶƚĂƟŽŶŵŝƐƚƌĞƐƐŝŶƉŽƐƚ-ƌĞǀ ŽůƵƟŽŶĂƌLJs ŝƌŐŝŶŝĂ͘  those who wish to carpool can contact one another. Cynthia A. Kierner is a professor of history at George Mason, where she teaches early American and women’s history. She will be discussing her latest book Martha Jefferson Randolph,

33 Special Events 988 Let’s Go to the Zoo! and short story writer. He was awarded the Nobel Prize Friday, Oct. 4, 9:00–3:00 ŝŶ>ŝƚĞƌĂƚƵƌĞĨŽƌŚŝƐ͞ ďŽůĚĂŶĚďƌŝůůŝĂŶƚƌĞŶŽǀ ĂƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞ Bus Trip drama and the stage.” Six Characters in Search of an Au- Coordinators: Florence Adler 703-455-6658 thor, directed by Alex Henneberger and performed by Joan Axilbund 703-938-6382 the Mason Players as part of the School of Theater’s Stu- Event limit: 20 dio Series, is Pirandello’s absurdist, meta-theatrical play What do you know about breeding corals? Have you ev- ĂďŽƵƚƚŚĞƌĞůĂƟŽŶƐŚŝƉďĞƚǁ ĞĞŶĂƵƚŚŽƌƐ͕ ƚŚĞŝƌĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌƐ er seen an octopus being fed? Have you visited with ĂŶĚƚŚĞĂƚĞƌƉƌĂĐƟƟŽŶĞƌƐ͘ ŶĂĐƟŶŐĐŽŵƉĂŶLJƉƌĞƉĂƌĞƐ ďĞĂƌĐƵďƐ͍ , ŽƉĞĨƵůůLJƚŚĞƐĞƋƵĞƐƟŽŶƐǁ ŝůůďĞĂŶƐǁ ĞƌĞĚ to rehearse a play by Pirandello. As the rehearsal is about ŝŶĂŶŽƵƟŶŐƚŽƚŚĞE ĂƟŽŶĂůŽŽ͘ K ƵƌĮ ƌƐƚǀ ŝƐŝƚǁ ŝůůďĞƚŽ to begin, the play is unexpectedly interrupted by the arri- the Invertebrate House, a “hidden treasure” at the zoo val of six strange people. The director of the play, furious ǁ ŚĞƌĞǁ Ğǁ ŝůůĞdžƉůŽƌĞƚŚĞĐŽŵƉůĞdžĂŶĚĨĂƐĐŝŶĂƟŶŐǁ ŽƌůĚ at the interruption, demands an explanation. They ex- of corals, invertebrate organisms and underwater ani- plain that they are unfinished characters in search of an ŵĂůƐǁ ŚŝĐŚŝŶĐůƵĚĞƐĞĂƐƚĂƌƐ͕ ĂŶŽĐƚŽƉƵƐ͕ ŶĂƵƟůƵƐĂŶĚ author to finish their story and as they begin to reveal ĐƵƩ ůĞĮ ƐŚ͘ Joan Axilbund, an OLLI member and volun- details of their story he begins to listen. Tickets are $10 teer at the Zoo, will be our guide. Be aware that this trip payable to OLLI at the time of registration. entails extensive walking, much of which will be on hilly terrain, so wear comfortable shoes and bring water with 991 A Trip to Harpers Ferry: “As you. It is recommended that you bring your own lunch, Helpless as Rats in a Cage” although snack shops, food carts and vending machines Friday, Oct. 11, 8:30–5:30 are found throughout the park. A map of the zoo is avail- Bus Trip able at ŚƩ Ɖ͗ ͬ ͬ ŶĂƟŽŶĂůnjŽŽ͘ Ɛŝ͘ ĞĚƵͬ s ŝƐŝƚͬ njŽŽŵĂƉ͘ ĐĨŵ. Be Coordinators: Florence Adler 703-455-6658 at the bus at 8:45; the bus will leave promptly at 9:00 Michael T. Kelly from Fair Oaks Mall, Parking Lot No. 44, which is outside Event limit: 53 the circular road across from the Macy’s closest to Sears. A Union soldier feeling as if he were a caged rat perfectly dŚĞĨĞĞŽĨΨϯϵƉĂLJĂďůĞƚŽK >>/ĂƚƚŚĞƟŵĞŽĨƌĞŐŝƐƚƌĂƟŽŶ captured the mindset shared by more than 12,000 Fed- includes bus fare and the driver gratuity. erals besieged at Harpers Ferry, Virginia, during General Robert E. Lee’s 1862 Maryland Campaign. The site of 989 Waterford Homes Tour and both John Brown’s infamous 1859 raid, and the Civil ƌĂŌƐdžŚŝďŝƚ War’s largest mass surrender of U.S. troops, Harpers Fer- Friday, Oct. 4, 9:30–3:00 ry also remains connected to numerous historic events Bus tour from Loudoun ĂŶĚƉĞƌƐŽŶĂůŝƟĞƐ͘ ZĞǀ ĞƌĞĚďLJdŚŽŵĂƐ:Ğī ĞƌƐŽŶĨŽƌƚŚĞ Coordinator: Mary Coyne ďĞĂƵƚLJŽĨŝƚƐŶĂƚƵƌĂůƐĞƫ ŶŐ͕ ƚŚĞĐŽŶŇƵĞŶĐĞŽĨƚŚĞWŽƚŽͲ Tour limit: 30 ŵĂĐĂŶĚ^ŚĞŶĂŶĚŽĂŚZŝǀ ĞƌƐĂůƐŽƌĞĐĞŝǀ ĞĚƌĞĐŽŐŶŝƟŽŶďLJ dŚĞt ĂƚĞƌĨŽƌĚ&ĂŝƌŝƐƚŚĞŽůĚĞƐƚũƵƌŝĞĚĐƌĂŌƐĨĂŝƌŝŶs ŝƌͲ George Washington and others as being ideally suited ginia and offers music and dance, reenactments, demon- for industrial and military purposes. Harpers Ferry stood ƐƚƌĂƟŽŶƐŽĨƚƌĂĚŝƟŽŶĂůŵĞƌŝĐĂŶĐƌĂŌƐďLJϭϱϱƌĞŶŽǁ ŶĞĚ ĂƚƚŚĞĐĞŶƚĞƌŽĨǀ ŝƚĂůĐŽŵŵƵŶŝĐĂƟŽŶĂŶĚƐƵƉƉůLJƌŽƵƚĞƐ͘  ĂƌƟƐĂŶƐ͕ ƉůƵƐƚŚĞƉŽƉƵůĂƌƚŽƵƌŽĨƉƌŝǀ ĂƚĞŚŝƐƚŽƌŝĐŚŽŵĞƐ͘  Its proximity to all the important Shenandoah Valley ag- &ŽŽĚǀ ĞŶĚŽƌƐĂŶĚǁ ŝŶĞƚĂƐƟŶŐƐĂƌĞĂǀ ĂŝůĂďůĞŽŶƚŚĞ ricultural resources guaranteed its importance during the grounds. The bus will leave promptly from the Loudoun ŝǀ ŝůt Ăƌ͘ ƌĞĂƚĞĚĂE ĂƟŽŶĂůD ŽŶƵŵĞŶƚŝŶϭϵϰϰĂŶĚůĂƚͲ OLLI site at 9:30 and will return by 3:00. Please be at the ĞƌĚĞƐŝŐŶĂƚĞĚĂE ĂƟŽŶĂů, ŝƐƚŽƌŝĐĂůWĂƌŬ͕ , ĂƌƉĞƌƐ&ĞƌƌLJŝƐ Loudoun OLLI site no later than 9:15. The fee of $40, ĂƵŶŝƚŽĨƚŚĞE ĂƟŽŶĂůWĂƌŬ^Ğƌǀ ŝĐĞǁ ŚŝĐŚƉƌĞƐĞƌǀ ĞƐĂŶĚ ƉĂLJĂďůĞƚŽK >>/ĂƚƚŚĞƟŵĞŽĨƌĞŐŝƐƚƌĂƟŽŶ͕ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞƐƟĐŬͲ interprets the region’s many layers of history. We will ets to the fair, bus fare and the driver gratuity. spend the day exploring sites in the town, along the riv- ĞƌƐĂŶĚŽŶƚŚĞŶĞĂƌďLJďĂƩ ůĞĮ ĞůĚ͘ WůĞĂƐĞǁ ĞĂƌĂƉƉƌŽƉƌŝͲ 990 Six Characters in Search of an ate footwear for walking and bring foul-weather gear for Author ƚŚĞĂŶƟĐŝƉĂƚĞĚ<ĞůůLJͬ ĚůĞƌǁ ĞĂƚŚĞƌũŝŶdž͘ dŚĞƌĞĂƌĞĨĞǁ  Saturday, Oct. 5, 2:00 ĐŽŶǀ ĞŶŝĞŶƚĞĂƟŶŐŽƉƟŽŶƐ͕ ƐŽƉĂĐŬĂůƵŶĐŚĨŽƌĂƉŝĐŶŝĐŝŶ George Mason University’s TheaterSpace the field and consider packing a light snack such as trail Coordinator: Florence Adler 703-455-6658 mix for use throughout the day. We will provide maps >ƵŝŐŝWŝƌĂŶĚĞůůŽǁ ĂƐĂŶ/ƚĂůŝĂŶĚƌĂŵĂƟƐƚ͕ ŶŽǀ ĞůŝƐƚ͕ ƉŽĞƚ before arrival at the park. The bus will leave promptly at

34 Special Events 8:30 from Fair Oaks Mall Parking Lot No. 44, which is out- 994 Geology Hike in Great Falls Park side the circular road across from Macy’s closest to Sears. Friday, Oct. 18, 10:00–3:00 Please be at the bus no later than 8:15. The fee of $27, Carpool ƉĂLJĂďůĞƚŽK >>/ĂƚƚŚĞƟŵĞŽĨƌĞŐŝƐƚƌĂƟŽŶ͕ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞƐďƵƐ Coordinator: Florence Adler 703-455-6658 fare and driver gratuity. Event limit: 20 Dr. Barbara Frank, aka “Doc Rock,” invites us to join her 992 Fun Game Day to Benefit Friends ŽŶĂŚŝŬĞ͕ ƐƚĂƌƟŶŐĂƚƚŚĞs ŝƐŝƚŽƌƐĞŶƚĞƌĂƚZŝǀ ĞƌďĞŶĚ of OLLI (FOLLI) Park at 10:00. We will follow the trail along the Potomac Wednesday, Oct. 16, 1:00–4:30 River into Great Falls Park. There, the Potomac River, E ŽƚĞƟŵĞĂŶĚůŽĐĂƟŽŶ ƐĞƉĂƌĂƟŶŐD ĂƌLJůĂŶĚĂŶĚs ŝƌŐŝŶŝĂ͕ ĚƌŽƉƐϳ ϴĨĞĞƚŝŶĂ Gainesville (easy access off Routes 66 to 29) magnificent waterfall. The park has many features indic- Carpool aƟve of present-day erosion, especially well-developed Coordinators/Hosts: Suzanne and Evan Brooks potholes and balanced rocks. The exposed metamorphic Event limit: 30 and igneous bedrock reveals a history of mountain- Join us for lots of fun and to benefit Friends of OLLI building from 500-225 million years ago, produced by ;&K >>/ͿĚƵƌŝŶŐĂŶĞŶũŽLJĂďůĞĂŌĞƌŶŽŽŶ' ĂŵĞĂLJǁ ŝƚŚĂůů the collision of the African and North American plates. sorts of new games to learn and old games to challenge Please bring a picnic lunch which we will eat in Great LJŽƵ͘ ĞůŝĐŝŽƵƐĂƉƉĞƟnjĞƌƐĂŶĚďĞǀ ĞƌĂŐĞƐǁ ŝůůďĞƉƌŽǀ ŝĚͲ Falls Park before we hike the trail described in her chil- ed. Play our games or bring your own. Games available dren’s book The Pothole Mystery and the Secret of Bal- for players: mah jongg, bridge, backgammon, cards, Risk, anced Rocks at Great Falls Park. We will carpool to River- Scrabble, Diplomacy, Waterworks, Taboo, Yahtzee, puz- bend Park. Plan to arrive no later than 9:45, as the hike njůĞƐ͕ t ŝŶŐƐŽĨt Ăƌ͕ >ĂƐƚE ŝŐŚƚŽŶĂƌƚŚ;ŚƵŵĂŶƐĂƩ ĞŵƉƚ ǁ ŝůůďĞŐŝŶƉƌŽŵƉƚůLJĂƚϭϬ͗ ϬϬ͘ ŝƌĞĐƟŽŶƐĂŶĚĂƌĞŐŝƐƚƌĂͲ to survive being killed by Zombies), Age of Steam (rail ƟŽŶƌŽƐƚĞƌǁ ŝůůďĞĞŵĂŝůĞĚƐŽƚŚĂƚƚŚŽƐĞǁ ŚŽǁ ŝƐŚƚŽ ĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶĂŶĚĐƵƚƚŚƌŽĂƚĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐƐͿ͕ ŽŶŇŝĐƚŽĨ, ĞͲ carpool can contact one another. ƌŽĞƐ͗ ^ƚŽƌŵƐŽĨ^ƚĞĞů͕ <ƵƌƐŬϭϵϰϯ;t ĂƌŐĂŵĞŽĨƚĂĐƟĐĂů Dr. Barbara Frank is a former geology professor at the Univer- combat on Eastern Front) and more. There will be a fee sity of Maryland in Munich, Germany. She taught geology and ŽĨΨϮϬ͕ ƉĂLJĂďůĞƚŽK >>/ĂƚƟŵĞŽĨƌĞŐŝƐƚƌĂƟŽŶ͕ ǁ ŝƚŚĂůů environmental science for 15 years and led geology study ŵŽŶŝĞƐŐŽŝŶŐƚŽ&K >>/ĂƐĂĚŽŶĂƟŽŶ͘ ŝƌĞĐƟŽŶƐĂŶĚĂ tours throughout Europe. ƌĞŐŝƐƚƌĂƟŽŶƌŽƐƚĞƌǁ ŝůůďĞĞŵĂŝůĞĚƐŽƚŚĂƚƚŚŽƐĞǁ ŚŽ wish to carpool can contact one another. 995 The Merchant Saturday, Oct. 26, 2:00 993 A Lesson at Glenfiddich Farm George Mason’s Harris Theatre Coordinator: Florence Adler 703-455-6658 Cookery School In The Merchant, Titus Maccius Plautus spins a simple Friday, Oct. 18, 10:30–2:00 father and son rivalry over the same woman into a glori- Carpool ous web of confusion into a raucous romp. Plautus, born Coordinator: Mary Coyne about 254 BCE in Umbria, went to Rome, engaged in Event limit: 16 work connected with the stage, lost his money in com- t Ğǁ ŝůůƌĞƚƵƌŶƚŽƚŚĞďĞĂƵƟĨƵůϭϴϰϬƐĨĂƌŵŚŽŵĞŽĨK ůͲ ŵĞƌĐĞ͕ ƚƵƌŶĞĚƚŽǁ ƌŝƟŶŐƉůĂLJƐĂŶĚŶŽǁ ŝƐĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĞĚƚŽ wen Woodier, the well-known cookbook author and be among the best known writers of ancient Roman food writer, for a hands-ŽŶĂŶĚĚĞŵŽŶƐƚƌĂƟŽŶĐůĂƐƐĨĞĂͲ comedy. The play, part of the Mainstage Series, is per- ƚƵƌŝŶŐĂĨŽƵƌŽƌĮ ǀ ĞĐŽƵƌƐĞůƵŶĐŚŽĨƐĞĂƐŽŶĂůƐƉĞĐŝĂůƟĞƐ͘  formed by the Mason Players and directed by Edward And then we will enjoy the delicious results! Glenfiddich Gero, associate professor of theater at George Mason Farm Cookery School is located at 17642 Canby Road, since 1991, and 14-ƟŵĞŶŽŵŝŶĞĞĂŶĚĨŽƵƌ-ƟŵĞƌĞĐŝƉŝͲ Leesburg (703-771-3056). There will be a fee of $55 pay- ĞŶƚŽĨƚŚĞƉƌĞƐƟŐŝŽƵƐ, ĞůĞŶ, ĂLJĞƐǁ ĂƌĚĨŽƌŚŝƐǁ ŽƌŬŝŶ able to OLLI at the Ɵme of registraƟon. Shakespeare and contemporary and musical theater. dŝĐŬĞƚƐĂƌĞΨϭϱ͕ ƉĂLJĂďůĞƚŽK >>/ĂƚƚŚĞƟŵĞŽĨƌĞŐŝƐƚƌĂͲ ƟŽŶ͘

35 Ongoing Activities Fairfax/Reston/Loudoun

 K ŶŐŽŝŶŐĂĐƟǀ ŝƟĞƐĨŽƌĂůůƐŝƚĞƐ—Fairfax, Reston and Loudoun–are listed.  ůůK >>/ŵĞŵďĞƌƐĂƌĞǁ ĞůĐŽŵĞĂƚƚŚĞƐĞŽŶŐŽŝŶŐĂĐƟǀ ŝƟĞƐ͘ ZĞŐŝƐƚƌĂƟŽŶŝƐŶŽƚƌĞƋƵŝƌĞĚ͘  ŚĞĐŬǁ ŝƚŚƚŚĞĐŽŽƌĚŝŶĂƚŽƌŝĨLJŽƵŚĂǀ ĞĂŶLJƋƵĞƐƟŽŶƐ͘ Book Club Cooking Club Wednesdays, Sept. 11, Nov. 13, Dec. 11, 10:00–11:30 Monthly dates to be determined Oct. 9, 1:30–3:00 Tallwood Tallwood Coordinator: Debbie Halverson Coordinator: Ceda McGrew 703-323-9671 This is a club for OLLI members who enjoy preparing On September 11 we plan to discuss The Presidents food and sharing hands-on, homemade dishes in a Club by Nancy Gibbs and Michael Duffy. The October 9 small-ŐƌŽƵƉƐĞƫ ŶŐĚƵƌŝŶŐƚŚĞĚĂLJ͕ ƐŽŵĞƟŵĞƐŝŶŵĞŵͲ ƐĞůĞĐƟŽŶǁ ŝůůďĞWild by Cheryl Strayed, followed on ďĞƌƐ͛ ŚŽŵĞƐĂŶĚŽƚŚĞƌƟŵĞƐĂƚdĂůůǁ ŽŽĚŽƌĂůƚĞƌŶĂƟǀ Ğ November 13 by , ŽƚĞůŽŶƚŚĞŽƌŶĞƌŽĨŝƩ ĞƌĂŶĚ ƐŝƚĞƐ͘ t ĞŽŌĞŶŚĂǀ ĞĂƚŚĞŵĞĨŽƌŽƵƌŵĞĞƟŶŐƐ͕ ďƵƚŽƵƌ Sweet by Jamie Ford. On December 11 we will discuss ĨŽƌŵĂƚŝƐŇĞdžŝďůĞ͘ t ĞĂůƐŽƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƚĞŝŶŽƚŚĞƌĨŽŽĚ- The End of Your Life Book Club by Will Schwalbe. All ƌĞůĂƚĞĚĞǀ ĞŶƚƐ͕ ƐƵĐŚĂƐĞƚŚŶŝĐĐŽŽŬŝŶŐĚĞŵŽŶƐƚƌĂƟŽŶƐ͕  OLLI members are welcome. ƌĞƐƚĂƵƌĂŶƚŽƵƟŶŐƐĂŶĚŐƌŽĐĞƌLJƐƚŽƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĂƟŽŶƐ͘ /Ĩ ƚŚĞƐĞĂĐƟǀ ŝƟĞƐĂƉƉĞĂůƚŽLJŽƵ͕ ƉůĞĂƐĞĐŽŶƚĂĐƚĞďďŝĞĂƚ Bridge Club [email protected] ĨŽƌŵŽƌĞŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ͘ ůůK >>/ Wednesdays members are welcome. Sept. 4–Sept. 11, Nov. 13–Nov. 20, Dec. 4–Dec. 18, 10:00–12:00 ƌĂŌĂŶĚŽŶǀ ĞƌƐĂƟŽŶ' ƌŽƵƉ Sept. 18–Nov. 6, 1:45–3:45 Weekly Tallwood ĂLJͬ ƟŵĞƚŽďĞĚĞƚĞƌŵŝŶĞĚ Coordinators: Susanne Zumbro 703-569-2750 Tallwood Gordon Canyock 703-425-4607 Coordinators: Doris Bloch 703-591-3344 Drop in and enjoy the friendly atmosphere of “party Pam Cooper-Smuzynski 703-455-2716 bridge.” ƌŝĚŐĞŵĞĞƚƐŽŶt ĞĚŶĞƐĚĂLJƐŝŶƚŚĞĂŌĞƌͲ dŚĞŵĞĞƟŶŐƐĐŚĞĚƵůĞŝƐŇĞdžŝďůĞ͕ ďƵƚǁ ĞƉůĂŶƚŽŵĞĞƚ noons when classes are in session and in the mornings ǁ ĞĞŬůLJƚŽǁ ŽƌŬŽŶŽƵƌĐƌĂŌƉƌŽũĞĐƚƐĂŶĚƚŽƐŚĂƌĞƉƌŽĚͲ when classes are not in session. Skill levels vary from ƵĐƚƐŽƵƌĐĞƐ͕ ĞdžƉĞƌƟƐĞĂŶĚŝŶƐƉŝƌĂƟŽŶ͘ dŚĞĚĂƚĞ͕ ƟŵĞ advanced beginner to aspiring expert. Partnerships are ĂŶĚƉůĂĐĞŽĨŽƵƌŵĞĞƟŶŐƐĐĂŶďĞĨŽƵŶĚŝŶƚŚĞK >>/ rotated every four hands. Ongoing Events Calendar for the week. We cordially invite any interested OLLI members to drop in and see ůĂƐƐŝĐ&ŝĐƟŽŶŽŽŬůƵď ǁ ŚĂƚǁ ĞĂƌĞĐƌĞĂƟŶŐ͘ &ŽƌĨƵƌƚŚĞƌŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ͕ ĐŽŶƚĂĐƚ Fourth Fridays Doris Bloch at [email protected] or Pam Sept. 27, Oct. 25, Nov. 22 Cooper-Smuzynski at [email protected]. Loudoun, Room 205 Coordinator: Sigrid Blalock 703-723-6825 dŚĞŬƐĞůĞĐƟŽŶĨŽƌ^ĞƉƚĞŵďĞƌϮϳ ŝƐDoctor Faustus History Club First Wednesdays ďLJdŚŽŵĂƐD ĂŶŶ͕ ĂŶĚƚŚĞƐĞůĞĐƟŽŶĨŽƌK ĐƚŽďĞƌϮϱŝƐA Oct. 2, Nov. 6, 2:15–3:40 Handful of Dust by Evelyn Waugh. On November 22 Dec. 4, 10:00–11:30 ƚŚĞŬƐĞůĞĐƟŽŶŝƐThe Thirty-Nine Steps by John Tallwood ƵĐŚĂŶ͘ dŚĞůĂƐƐŝĐ&ŝĐƟŽŶŽŽŬůƵďǁ ĞůĐŽŵĞƐŶĞǁ  Coordinator: Beth Lambert 703-620-9367 members. The club welcomes OLLI members who are interested in discussing historical events and sharing reviews of ĂƌƟĐůĞƐ͕ ŬƐŽƌŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƟŶŐƚŽƉŝĐƐ͘ dŚĞĐůƵďŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶƐ a list of books that members have found worthwhile,

36 Ongoing Activities which can be viewed at www.olli.gmu.edu/ ƐĞƐƐŝŽŶ͘ t ĞďƌŝŶŐĐŽƉŝĞƐŽĨŽƵƌǁ ƌŝƟŶŐĂŶĚŐĞŶƚůLJĚŝƐͲ historyclubbooklist.pdf. If you would like to receive cuss each other’s work. Our main purpose is memoir ĞŵĂŝůŶŽƟĮ ĐĂƟŽŶŽĨƵƉĐŽŵŝŶŐ, ŝƐƚŽƌLJůƵďŵĞĞƟŶŐƐ͕  ďƵƚǁ ĞŝŶĐůƵĚĞĮ ĐƟŽŶ͕ ƉŽĞƚƌLJĂŶĚƉĞƌƐŽŶĂůĞƐƐĂLJ͘  contact [email protected]. We're a small group, mostly students from Dianne , ĞŶŶĞƐƐLJ<ŝŶŐ͛ ƐD ĞŵŽŝƌt ƌŝƟŶŐĐůĂƐƐ͘ /ĨLJŽƵΖƌĞŝŶƚĞƌͲ Homer, etc. ĞƐƚĞĚƉůĞĂƐĞĐŽŶƚĂĐƚĞƩ LJĨŽƌŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ͘ Fridays Aug. 2, Aug. 23–Oct. 25, Nov. 8–Nov. 22, Dec. 6–Dec. 13 Personal Computer User Group 11:00–12:30 Third Saturdays Tallwood Aug. 17, Sept. 21, Oct. 19, Nov. 16, Dec. 14, 1:00–3:30 Coordinator: Jan Bohall 703-273-1146 Tallwood We get together to read aloud and talk about tradi- Coordinator: Paul Howard [email protected] ƟŽŶĂůĂŶĚĐŽŶƚĞŵƉŽƌĂƌLJĐůĂƐƐŝĐƐ͘ t Ğ͛ ǀ ĞƌĞĐĞŶƚůLJƌĞĂĚ We focus on Windows computers, tablets, handheld the first volume of Sigrid Undset’s trilogy, <ƌŝƐƟŶ>Ăǀ Ͳ devices, digital photography, related technology, Linux ƌĂŶƐĚĂƩ Ğƌ͗ dŚĞt ƌĞĂƚŚ, and are now reading the sec- ĂŶĚŶĚƌŽŝĚŽƉĞƌĂƟŶŐƐLJƐƚĞŵƐĂŶĚK ƉĞŶ^ŽƵƌĐĞƐŽŌͲ ond, The Wife͕ ŝŶĂŶĞǁ ƚƌĂŶƐůĂƟŽŶ͘ ƌŽƉŝŶĂƚƚŚĞdĂůůͲ ware, in partnership with PATACS (Potomac Area Tech- wood Annex any Friday morning—new members are nology and Computer Society). Our aim is to bring Ăůǁ ĂLJƐǁ ĞůĐŽŵĞ͘ &ŽƌŵŽƌĞŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶĞŵĂŝůƚŚĞĐŽŽƌͲ ďƌŽĂĚƐƵďũĞĐƚŵĂƩ ĞƌĞdžƉĞƌƟƐĞƚŽďŽƚŚŐƌŽƵƉƐ͘ K Ƶƌ dinator at [email protected]. target audience encompasses beginners to intermedi- ate amateurs and our methodology is “users helping <Ŷŝƫ ŶŐĂŶĚE ĞĞĚůĞǁ ŽƌŬůƵď ƵƐĞƌƐ͘ ͟ ůƵďĚƵĞƐŽĨΨϱĂƌĞƉĂLJĂďůĞĂƚƚŚĞĮ ƌƐƚŵĞĞƟŶŐ Tuesdays ĂƩ ĞŶĚĞĚŝŶĞĂĐŚĐĂůĞŶĚĂƌLJĞĂƌ͘ D ŽƌĞĚĞƚĂŝůƐĂƌĞĂǀ ĂŝůͲ Aug. 6–Dec. 17, 10:00 able on the group’s website, www.olligmu.org/ Reston ~opcug. Coordinator: Sheila Gold 703-860-8798 Do you love to knit, crochet or needlepoint? Do you Photography Club want to learn? We welcome both beginners and more Second Fridays advanced needle workers. There is always someone Sept. 13, Oct. 11, Nov. 8, Dec. 13, 9:30–11:30 who is happy to teach the new student. Come and join Tallwood us on Tuesday mornings at the Lake Anne Coffee Shop Coordinator: Ed Parker ŝŶZĞƐƚŽŶ͘ &ŽƌŵŽƌĞŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶƉůĞĂƐĞĐŽŶƚĂĐƚ^ŚĞŝůĂ Meet with others interested in photography. Develop at [email protected]. ƐŬŝůůƐďLJƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƟŶŐŝŶƚŚĞŵŽŶƚŚůLJƚŚĞŵĞƉŚŽƚŽƐƵďͲ missions. Be informed, and perhaps inspired, by expert Mah Jongg Club speakers. The Photography Club welcomes all mem- First and Third Wednesdays bers, whether they use a basic camera or specialized Sept. 4, Nov. 20, Dec. 4, Dec. 18, 10:00 equipment and whether they are new to photography Sept. 18, Oct. 2, Oct. 16, Nov. 6, 1:30 or have had years of experience. We discuss technical Tallwood ĂƐƉĞĐƚƐŽĨƉŚŽƚŽŐƌĂƉŚLJĂƐǁ ĞůůĂƐƚŚĞĂƌƟƐƟĐĂƐƉĞĐƚƐ Coordinator: Liz Bateman of visual design. Contact Ed Parker at park- We welcome all members who want to learn the game [email protected] ĨŽƌĨƵƌƚŚĞƌŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ͘ of Mah Jongg, or already know how to play. Stretch your mind and have fun with a game that is (maybe) Recorder Consort easier than Bridge, but definitely challenging! For more Fridays ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ͕ ĐŽŶƚĂĐƚ>ŝnjĂƚ[email protected]. Aug. 2, Aug. 23–Oct. 25, Nov. 8–Nov. 22, Dec. 6–Dec. 13, 9:00–11:30 D ĞŵŽŝƌt ƌŝƟŶŐ' ƌŽƵƉ Tallwood Weekly Coordinator: Kathy Wilson 703-635-8738 Tallwood If you have been a part of the Consort or have previ- ŽŽƌĚŝŶĂƚŽƌ͗ ĞƩ LJ^ŵŝƚŚ ously played the recorder and would like to expand We meet, usually Wednesday, except during the fall your abilities, join us on Fridays. There will be some on- ĂŶĚƐƉƌŝŶŐƚĞƌŵƐǁ ŚĞŶƚŚĞD ĞŵŽŝƌt ƌŝƟŶŐĐůĂƐƐŝƐŝŶ and off-campus performances and music may need to

37 Ongoing Activities be purchased. If you are interested in learning to play t ŚĂƚ͛ ƐŝŶƚŚĞĂŝůLJE Ğǁ Ɛ͍ ŽŶƟŶƵĞĚ the recorder, contact Kathy. Mondays Aug. 19–Sept. 9, Nov. 11–Nov. 18, Dec. 2–Dec. 16, The Tom Crooker Investment Forum 10:00–11:30 Wednesdays Tallwood Aug. 21–Sept. 11, Nov. 13–Nov. 20, Dec. 4–Dec. 18, Facilitator: Don Allen 703-830-3060 10:30–12:00 dŚŝƐŝƐĂĐŽŶƟŶƵĂƟŽŶŽĨ What’s in the Daily News? for Tallwood news junkies who can’t wait for the next term to ex- Moderator: Al Smuzynski press their opinions and discuss current events. It’s a ^ĞĞĐŽƵƌƐĞ&ϮϬϯĨŽƌĂĐƟǀ ŝƚLJĚĞƐĐƌŝƉƟŽŶ͘ small group and the facilitator expects it to be self- ŵŽĚĞƌĂƟŶŐ͘ Travel Club Fourth Fridays Sept. 27, 9:00 Oct. 25, 9:30 Tallwood Coordinator: Shelly Gersten 703-385-2638 Kick-off The club welcomes any and all who are interested in Coffee ĚŽŵĞƐƟĐŽƌŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůƚƌĂǀ Ğů͘ K >>/ŵĞŵďĞƌƐŚĂǀ ĞĂ vast wealth of experience in both traveling and living in All members, especially new members, are other parts of the United States and the world. Come ĐŽƌĚŝĂůůLJŝŶǀ ŝƚĞĚĨŽƌĐŽī ĞĞĂŶĚĐŽŶǀ ĞƌƐĂƟŽŶ share your experiences and learn from others. We also at 10:00, Friday, Sept. 27 at Tallwood. Here’s ƚƌLJƚŽŝĚĞŶƟĨLJĐŽŵŵŽŶŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚƐƐŽƚŚĂƚŵĞŵďĞƌƐĐĂŶ an opportunity for you to meet some of our ƉůĂŶƚŽƚƌĂǀ ĞůƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌ͘ /ŶĂĚĚŝƟŽŶ͕ ǁ ĞƉůĂŶƚƌŝƉƐǁ ŚĞƌĞ instructors, staff, Board members and com- we carpool to a variety of sites in the area (within a mittee chairs, to get answers to any ques- 60–90 minute drive). These include historic homes, ƟŽŶƐLJŽƵŵĂLJŚĂǀ ĞĂŶĚƚŽƚĞůůƵƐĂďŽƵƚ museums, etc. yourself and your interests. Please join us! Walking Group Weekly Tallwood/Pool Parking Lot Coordinators: Doris Bloch 703-591-3344 Sherry Hart 703-978-0848 When OLLI is in session, the Walking Group at Tall- wood meets one morning a week, generally an hour ŶŶƵĂůK >>/dŽǁ ŶD ĞĞƟŶŐ before the first morning class. We gather in the pool Friday, Nov. 1, 10:00–11:00 parking lot and walk for about 45 minutes, arriving Tallwood ďĂĐŬĂƚdĂůůǁ ŽŽĚŝŶƟŵĞĨŽƌƚŚĞƐƚĂƌƚŽĨĐůĂƐƐĞƐ͘ ůůůĞǀ Ͳ els of walking ability and speed are accommodated— dŚĞƉƵƌƉŽƐĞŽĨƚŚŝƐŵĞĞƟŶŐŝƐƉƌŽǀ ŝĚĞĂŶ our goal is camaraderie as well as exercise. We set the opportunity for all OLLI members to hear day of the week for our walks during the first week of about the proposed OLLI budget for 2014, the term, based on which day is most convenient for along with updates about our program, ƚŚĞŵĂũŽƌŝƚLJŽĨƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂŶƚƐ͘ Ğƚǁ ĞĞŶƚĞƌŵƐǁ ĞĐŽŶƟŶͲ ĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐĂŶĚŵĞŵďĞƌĂĐƟǀ ŝƟĞƐ͘ ŌĞƌƚŚĞ ue to walk on a weekly basis, but for longer distances ƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĂƟŽŶďLJƚŚĞŽĂƌĚƉƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚĂŶĚ ĂŶĚĂƚŵŽƌĞǀ ĂƌŝĞĚůŽĐĂƟŽŶƐ͘ ŽŶƚĂĐƚ^ŚĞƌƌLJ, ĂƌƚĂƚ ƚŚĞĞdžĞĐƵƟǀ ĞĚŝƌĞĐƚŽƌ͕ ƚŚĞƌĞǁ ŝůůďĞĂ [email protected] or Doris Bloch at ƋƵĞƐƟŽŶ-and-answer period and an oppor- [email protected] ĨŽƌŵŽƌĞŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ͘ tunity to provide feedback and sugges- ƟŽŶƐ͘ >ŝŐŚƚƌĞĨƌĞƐŚŵĞŶƚƐǁ ŝůůďĞƐĞƌǀ ĞĚ͘

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Member Portal and Online Registration

What Can You Do on the Member Portal? Online Registration  Register for classes and view course information. Follow these steps to register online.  Drop or add a class. 1. In the yellow box, “For OLLI Members,” click on Reg-  Join or renew your membership, unless you are paying ister for the Current Term. Log in using your user in installments. (See page 41 for more details.) name and password.  Make a donation to Friends of OLLI. 2. To renew your membership or make a donation to  Edit personal information. Friends of OLLI, fill in the appropriate box.  View the OLLI membership directory and records of 3. Check the box next to courses or special events you official OLLI meetings. would like to attend. You will prioritize them later on the “My Schedule” page. What About Security? 4. For more information about a course, select Details Credit card payments will be made on a secure website and when done return to the Registration page. To run by PayPal. No one at OLLI or PayPal is able to see see all of the courses listed by day, time or location, your credit card number. click the column headings to sort by that criteria.

5. Once satisfied with your selections, click Submit Se- To Access the Member Portal lections When Complete. To start over, click Cancel Go to www.olli.gmu.edu and click on Member Portal All Selections. under Quick Links on the left side of the page or access 6. The “My Schedule” page will initially display your the portal directly at www.olliatgmu.org. selections in numerical order. For the best oppor- To Join OLLI tunity to get the courses you selected, prioritize your classes and special events by selecting each course 1. Click Join OLLI. At the newly displayed membership and using the up/down arrows to put your courses in screen, enter the information required. order of preference. Courses with a higher priority 2. Click Submit. You will be transferred to a secure should be listed first. Special Events are prioritized website. Type your credit card number and expira- separately. Make sure to prioritize them. tion date. We accept Visa, MasterCard and Discover. 7. After prioritizing, click onCalendar View to view your Click Continue. requests in calendar format. If two or more courses 3. Verify the information displayed and then click I Au- occur at the same time, the registration system will thorize This Transaction. Your credit card will be not allow you to submit your registration. All conflicts charged at this time. must be resolved by deleting one or more courses. 4. A message will appear confirming your membership. To remove a selection, clickSelect to choose the A confirmation email is sent immediately. You can course to be removed and then click Delete. now create a User Name. 8. Once satisfied with course and priority selections, click Get a User Name Submit. 9. If a payment is needed, you will be taken to a secure 1. Click Get a User Account. At the next screen, enter site to pay by credit card. We accept Visa, Master- the information requested. Use the name you en- Card and Discover. Type your credit card number tered when registering. Current members must use and its expiration date. Click Continue. Verify your the name on your catalog and the email address information and click I Authorize This Transaction. where you receive your E-News. If you have changed Your credit card will be charged. A message will ap- your email address, notify the office BEFORE creating pear confirming your payment and an email with the a user account. If the user name you choose is al- details of your payment will be sent. A separate ready taken, you will need to select another. email listing the courses and special events request- 2. Select a case-sensitive password between 6 and 12 ed as “pending” will be sent immediately. If you characters. You also need to enter a security ques- don’t receive that email, check your “My Schedule” tion and answer. page to verify your registration or call the office. 3. Click Create a User Account. A confirmation message 10. You will receive a confirmation email about one will appear. You can now register for available cours- week before the term listing courses into which you es and events. are accepted. 39 Questions or Problems? Call the Office. 703-503-3384

Office Use Only Date Received______Registration: Fall 2013 Dues Chk______|______CC__ Membership Data  Check this box if there are changes since your last submission. Spec Chk______|______CC__ Please Print  Check this box if you DO NOT wish to appear in the directory. Spec Chk______|______CC__ Dr. Mr. Mrs. Ms. (CIRCLE ONE) ______, ______, ___ FOLLIChk______|______CC_ LAST NAME PREFERRED FIRST NAME MI Address ______, ______, ______, ______-______STREET CITY STATE 9-DIGIT ZIP Phone ______-______-______Email ______License Plate Number______, ŽŵĞĂŵƉƵƐ;ǁ ŚĞƌĞLJŽƵŶŽƌŵĂůůLJĂƩ ĞŶĚĐůĂƐƐĞƐͿ Fairfax (Tallwood)  Reston (Lake Anne)  Loudoun ŵĞƌŐĞŶĐLJŽŶƚĂĐƚͺ ͺ ͺ ͺ ͺ ͺ ͺ ͺ ͺ ͺ ͺ ͺ ͺ ͺ ͺ ͺ ͺ ͺ ͺ ͺ ͺ ͺ ͺ ͺ ͺ ͺ ͺ ͺ ͺ ͺ ͺ ZĞůĂƟŽŶƐŚŝƉͺ ͺ ͺ ͺ ͺ ͺ ͺ ͺ ͺ ͺ ͺ ͺ ͺ ͺ ͺ ͺ WŚŽŶĞͺ ͺ ͺ ͺ ͺ -____-______ZĞŐŝƐƚƌĂƟŽŶĂƚĂ  WƌŝŽƌŝƟnjĞLJŽƵƌƐĞůĞĐƟŽŶƐ͊ /ĨLJŽƵĂƌĞǁ ŝůůŝŶŐƚŽďĞĂĐůĂƐƐůŝĂŝƐŽŶ͕ ƉůĞĂƐĞƉƵƚĂĐŚĞĐŬŝŶƚŚĞ>ŝĂŝƐŽŶĐŽůƵŵŶ. Number Liaison Course Title Number Special Event 1st priority 1st priority

2nd priority 2nd priority 3rd priority 3rd priority 4th priority 4th priority 5th priority 5th priority

6th priority 6th priority dŚĞĨŽůůŽǁ ŝŶŐĐŽƵƌƐĞƐĂŶĚĂĐƟǀ ŝƟĞƐŚĂǀ ĞĂĚĚŝƟŽŶĂůĨĞĞƐ͘ ŚĞĐŬLJŽƵƌƐĞůĞĐƟŽŶƐďĞůŽǁ ͘ WůĞĂƐĞŝŶĐůƵĚĞĂĐŚĞĐŬĨŽƌƚŚĞ classes and special events chosen or check here to have them charged to your credit card:   &ϱϬϰĂƐŝĐ>ĂƟŶ/;ŽŶƟŶƵĞĚͿ $ 5  ϵϴϵt ĂƚĞƌĨŽƌĚ, ŽŵĞƐdŽƵƌĂŶĚƌĂŌƐdžŚŝďŝƚ $ 40  F704 Great Decisions $ 22  990 Six Characters in Search of an Author $ 10  ϵϳ ϰWĂƉĞƌĐƌĂŌŝŶŐĨŽƌƚŚĞ, ŽůŝĚĂLJƐ $ 10  991 A Trip to Harpers Ferry $ 27  976 An Evening at Downton Abbey $ 10  992 Fun Game Day to Benefit Friends of OLLI $ 20  986 Taste and Terroir in Loudoun County $ 55  993 A Lesson at Glenfiddich Farm Cookery School $ 55  988 Let’s Go to the Zoo $ 39  995 The Merchant $ 15

Please check the appropriate box(es) below:  My membership is current (address label dated 1/1/14 or later).  D LJĂƉƉůŝĐĂƟŽŶƚŽƉĂLJŵLJĂŶŶƵĂůŵĞŵďĞƌƐŚŝƉĨĞĞďLJŵŽŶƚŚůLJŝŶƐƚĂůůŵĞŶƚƐŚĂƐďĞĞŶĂƉƉƌŽǀ ĞĚĂŶĚƉƌŽĐĞƐƐĞĚďLJƚŚĞŽĸ ĐĞ͘  Enclosed is my New member fee (no date on address label) $360 for full membership...... $______Renewal fee (address label dated 9/1/2013 or earlier) $360 for full membership, ...... $______Introductory fee toward full membership (no date on address label) $150, OR ŽŶƟŶƵĂƟŽŶĨĞĞ$250...... $______ Enclosed is my ŽŶƚƌŝďƵƟŽŶƚŽ&ƌŝĞŶĚƐŽĨK>>/...... $______Check here if you do not ǁ ĂŶƚLJŽƵƌŶĂŵĞůŝƐƚĞĚĂƐĂĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƚŽƌŝŶK >>/ƉƵďůŝĐĂƟŽŶƐ

Enclosed is a check payable to OLLI for this total…………………….………………………………………………...……….….$______OR  VISA  MasterCard  Discover: Name as it appears on the credit card ______Credit Card Number džƉŝƌĂƟŽŶĂƚĞ͗ ______CVV Number : ______

40 Registration and Membership

Registration Fees and Charges

 Members may register for fall 2013 courses and events  Full membership annual dues are $360. This allows you to at any time during registration, Aug. 1 to Aug. 23 at register for unlimited courses and activities held at all three 4:00. All registrations received during this time period locations for four terms (fall 2013, winter 2014, spring 2014 are considered on-timeand receive equal consideration. and summer 2014).

 You may join OLLI, renew membership, and/or sign up  Introductory fee for prospective members is $150. Pro- for courses and events online at www.olliatgmu.org. spective members may register for unlimited courses and Credit card payment is required for any fees when regis- activities at all three locations during the fall 2013 term. By tering online. paying a continuation fee of $250 with winter 2014 registra-

tion, individuals can extend their full membership privileges  Alternatively, the registration form on page 40 may be used to register, join or renew your membership. Return and participate in unlimited courses and activities for the the form with your payment (check(s) or credit card in- winter 2014, spring 2014 and summer 2014 terms. To re- formation) to OLLI by mail or in person. Faxed registra- new in a later term, annual dues of $360 will be required. tions will not be accepted. This introductory fee offer is not available to former OLLI members.  If you register anytime after 4:00 on Aug. 23, you may  still be accepted into the classes you select, but only if If the date on the catalog mailing label is 9/1/13 or earlier, space is available after on-time registrations have been please pay your annual dues. If the date is 1/1/14 or later, processed. you are a continuing member and do not need to renew your membership now. For current members who have opt- Making Changes ed not to receive a printed catalog, the registration page on the Member Portal states your membership renewal date. On or after Sept. 6, you may add/drop classes or special events either online or by filling in a Change of Schedule  Payment options: 1) Pay in full by check or credit card at Request (available in the office at Tallwood and during the time of registration, OR 2) Pay in 12 equal monthly in- the term at the Reston and Loudoun locations). Any stallments by credit or debit card. Your application for the courses and events that are not oversubscribed can be installment plan must be approved before you can regis- added to your schedule. A list of closed activities will be ter for courses or activities. Applications are available via posted at all locations and on the OLLI website. the OLLI website (www.olli.gmu.edu) or by contacting the OLLI office. Need More Information?  Members may obtain a full refund of their dues by ap- If you have questions, call 703-503-3384, stop by the plying in writing to the executive director before the be- Tallwood office between 9:00 and 12:00 or ask a staff ginning of the third week of classes in the first term of member at any location after the term begins. the year of enrollment or re-enrollment.

 If a special event or course with a fee is oversubscribed, payments will be refunded by check. OLLI cannot provide Getting the Courses and Events You Want a refund if you are unable to attend a special event for which you are registered. ● Please list the courses and events you want in order of their importance to you when you register. If cours-  If space is available, nonmembers may participate in a es or events are oversubscribed, enrollment is based bus trip for a $5 fee in addition to the cost of the trip. first on the priority you assign to each selection.

● You will receive confirmation showing the courses and events for which you have been enrolled about one week before the term begins. If you have an email address on file in the office, your confirmation will be sent via email. If you do not have an email address on file, we will mail your confirmation to your home.

41 Fall 2013 Schedule: September 18–November 8

Indicates another location or times. Please refer to listings. (Number of sessions shown in parentheses). TIME Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Fairfax Session A F101FilmAppreciation(8) F104MusicSampler(8) F201NavigatingLifestyleChanges(4) F204EconomicsPotpourri(8) 9:40–11:05 F301DisunitedWeStand(4) F304TheUtahWar(8) F202FederalDeficits&Debt(4) F408 Madame Bovary (8) F401 OLLI Players Workshop (8) F403 Memoir Writing (8) F308 Superlatives of 1916 (8) F504 Basic Latin 1 (cont’d) (8) F651ChinesePotpourri(4) F502IntermediateSpanish(8) F407 Close Reading of The Odyssey (8) F704 Great Decisions (8) F701 What’s in the Daily News (8) F601TalmudicEthicsII(4) F503SpanishConversationalForum(8) F653 Cultures & Religions of Middle East (8) Session B F302 Films of the Great War (8) F105 Sketching Workshop (8) F203 Tom Crooker Investment Forum (8) F310 John S. Mosby (4) 11:50-1:15 F402Readers’Theater(8) F3051864:TheBattleforCedarCreek(4) F309SecurityStrategyinVietnam(4) F602TheGospelAccordingtoPaul(8) F501BeginningFrench(8) F306TheCampaignforAtlanta:1864(4) F703LawEnforcementSymposium(4) F705Israeli-PalestinianConflict(4) F404 To Kill a Mockingbird (8) F801NuclearPower(4) F803ClimateandSociety(8) F405PoetryWorkshop(8) F802AdvancesinHealthcare(4) F652 Ancient Greek Roots of Science (8) Session C F102 Understanding Opera, Part 1 (4) F106 Broadway at OLLI (8) F108 Singing for Fun (8)

2:15-3:40 F103 Beethoven (4) F107 Sketching & Drawing (8) See Special Events for one- F109 Watercolor Workshop (8) F303WWII:ItsOrigins,Course,..(8) F3071776andtheRevolutionWithin(8)time lectures held at this time. F409EightBritishAuthors(8) F901TripTales(8) F406ReimaginingSherlockHolmes(8) F654CultureofWabanakiIndianTribe(4) F702 Political Cartooning (3) F804 Tai Chi (8) F805 Public Health (4) Reston Session A R410 The Bible as Literature (8) R111 iPad Photography (4) R706 Supreme Court: Current Cases (8) R316 Reconstruction (4) 9:40-11:05 R806 History of Life on Earth (8) R313WWIIalongtheBalticSea(4) R413ThreeVictorians(8) R604TheGospelAccordingtoPaul(8) R657Olligopoly(4) Session B R411 Let’s Talk Books (8) R314 The Silk Road (4) R412 Literary Roundtable (8) R414 The Sense of Ending (2) 11:50-1:15 R603 Latter Day Saints (4) R655Ontology&HumanCommunication(4) R707AllTheNewsThat’sFittoPrint(8) R807 The Space Race (4) R808PracticalUsesofSpace(8) R809HistoryofMathematics(6) Session C R110 Ongoing Pleasures of Music (8) R656 Poverty in America (4) R315 Monumental Washington (8) R112 Meet the Artists (6)

2:15-3:40 R311 Civil War Potpourri (4) See Special Events for onetime lectures held at this time. R312 History of California (4) Loudoun Session A L317 The War of 1812 (7) L606IdeaofaSoulinJudaism(6) L418Writers’Workshop(8) L321TheJournalsofLewisandClark(6) 9:40-11:05 L605Islam:TopMythsandReality(8) L708ElectionIssues(1) L658MastertheArtofGrandparenting(8) L607TheFirstChristians(5) L708 Election Issues (1) L811 Human Origins (2) Session B L318Let’sDothe60s(5) L113PhotographyasArt(4) L114WatercolorPainting(8) See Special Events for 11:50-1:15 onetime lectures held at L416 Eight British Authors (8) L319 Engineers of Victory (4) L322 French Heritage in America (4) this time. L810 From Nanotechnology (3) L419 Readers’ Theater (8) L812 Healthcare Topics (4) Session C L415 The New Yorker Roundtable (8) L417Mystery’sHistories(8) L320MemoriesoftheTrojanWar(4) L813EarthwatchInstitute(6) 2:15-3:40 L420 Troilus and Cressida (4) 42 Fall 2013 Special Events Schedule

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sept. 8 Sept. 9 Sept. 10 Sept. 11 Sept. 12 Sept. 13 Sept. 14 986 Taste and Terroir in Loudoun County Carpool, 9:30–5:00

Sept. 15 Sept. 16 Sept. 17 Sept. 18 Sept. 19 Sept. 20 Sept. 21 955 History of OLLI 956 The Iraq Estimate: 957 Jefferson and 958 Unbelieving Athe- Loudoun Why and How it Went Washington ists: Organized Religion 11:50–1:15 Wrong Tallwood, 2:15–3:40 in China Reston, 2:15–3:40 Tallwood, 1:00–2:30 959 Trip to Las Vegas Tallwood, 1:00–2:30 987 Tour of Equine Medical Center Carpool, 10:30–12:00

Sept. 22 Sept. 23 Sept. 24 Sept. 25 Sept. 26 Sept. 27 Sept. 28 951 Fall for the Book: 960 Obamacare 961 NASA’s Findings 952 Fall for the Book: 953 Fall for the Book: Dave Barry Geekonomics on Mars Peter Janney Ronald Spector Sherwood Center, 6:30 Loudoun Reston, 2:15–3:40 Tallwood, 2:15–3:40 Tallwood, 1:00–2:30 Bus from Tallwood 5:45 11:50–1:15 954 Fall for the Book: David Baldacci George Mason Center for the Arts, 7:30 Bus from Tallwood 6:45

Sept. 29 Sept. 30 Oct. 1 Oct. 2 Oct. 3 Oct. 4 Oct. 5 962 John Champe 963 Legalizing 964 Gravity 990 Six Characters in Loudoun Marijuana Tallwood, 1:00–2:30 Search of an Author 11:50–1:15 Reston, 2:15–3:40 988 Let’s Go to the Zoo George Mason’s Theater- Bus trip, 9:00–3:00 Space, 2:00 989 Waterford Homes Tour & Craft Exhibit Bus trip, 9:30–3:00

Oct. 6 Oct. 7 Oct. 8 Oct. 9 Oct. 10 Oct. 11 Oct. 12 965 Novelist Allison 966 Gay Marriage 968 Making the Visual 969 Federal Funding for Leotta Jewish Community Verbal, Tallwood, 2:15– Alternative Medicine Loudoun, 11:50–1:15 Center, 2:15–3:40 3:40 Tallwood, 1:00–2:30 967 From Whence 991 Trip to Harpers Ferry Cometh PCs Bus trip, 8:30–5:30 Reston, 2:15–3:40

Oct. 13 Oct. 14 Oct. 15 Oct. 16 Oct. 17 Oct. 18 Oct. 19 970 American Operet- 971 Through an Artist’s 972 Lyrics from the Heart tas Eyes Tallwood, 1:00–2:30 Reston, 2:15–3:40 Tallwood, 2:15–3:40 993 Glenfiddich Farm 992 Game Day to Cookery School Benefit Friends of OLLI Carpool, 10:30–2:00 Carpool, 1:00–4:30 994 Geology Hike in Great Falls Park Carpool, 10:00–3:00

Oct. 20 Oct. 21 Oct. 22 Oct. 23 Oct. 24 Oct. 25 Oct. 26 973 Traveling by Con- 974 Papercrafting for 976 An Evening at 977 Transportation in 995 The Merchant tainer Ship the Holidays Downton Abbey Fairfax County George Mason’s Harris Loudoun, 11:50–1:15 Reston, 11:50–3:40 Tallwood, 2:15–3:40 Tallwood, 1:00–2:30 Theater, 2:00 975 The Science of Flight Reston, 2:15–3:40 Oct. 27 Oct. 28 Oct. 29 Oct. 30 Oct. 31 Nov. 1 Nov. 2 978 In Search of Jack 979 Learning to Con- 980 Emotions in History Annual Membership the Ripper nect with the Tallwood, 2:15–3:40 Meeting Loudoun, 11:50–1:15 “Connected” 981 Emotions in History Tallwood, 10:00 Generation Loudoun, Videoconfer- 982 Family History Reston, 2:15–3:40 ence, 2:15–3:40 Basics Tallwood, 1:00–2:30

Nov. 3 Nov. 4 Nov. 5 Nov. 6 Nov. 7 Nov. 8 Nov. 9 983 Books! Books! 984 “Buffalo Bill” Cody 985 Martha Jefferson Books! Reston, 2:15–3:40 Randolph Loudoun, 11:50–1:15 Tallwood, 1:00–2:30 43 Friends of OLLI Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at George Mason University

Contributions for January 1 – June 30, 2013

From January through June of 2013, 88 &ƌŝĞŶĚƐŽĨK >>/ĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƚĞĚΨϵϲϯϬ͘ ϲϳ ͘ ŽŶĂƟŽŶƐŚĂǀ ĞĂůůŽǁ ĞĚƵƐƚŽƉƵƌĐŚĂƐĞ ǀ ŝĚĞŽƚĞůĞĐŽŶĨĞƌĞŶĐŝŶŐĞƋƵŝƉŵĞŶƚǁ ŚŝĐŚǁ ŝůůĞŶĂďůĞƵƐƚŽĞŶũŽLJƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĂƟŽŶƐĂŶĚŵĞĞƟŶŐƐƐŝŵƵůƚĂŶĞŽƵƐůLJĂƚŵƵůƟƉůĞ sites, enhance experiences in all OLLI classrooms, and provide scholarships for George Mason students in departments ƚŚĂƚŚĂǀ ĞƐƵƉƉŽƌƚĞĚƚŚĞK >>/ƉƌŽŐƌĂŵ͘ zŽƵƌĮ ŶĂŶĐŝĂůƐƵƉƉŽƌƚŚĞůƉƐK >>/ĂĐĐŽŵƉůŝƐŚŽƵƌĞƋƵŝƉŵĞŶƚĂŶĚƌĞĐŽŐŶŝƟŽŶ ŐŽĂůƐ͘ /ƚŝƐŚŽƉĞĚLJŽƵǁ ŝůůĐŽŶƟŶƵĞƚŽŵĂŬĞƚĂdž-ĚĞĚƵĐƟďůĞĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƟŽŶƐƚŽ&ƌŝĞŶĚƐŽĨK >>/͘ zŽƵƌĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĂƟŽŶŽĨƚŚŝƐ request is appreciated. We gratefully acknowledge the generosity of the donors noted below who have given to Friends of OLLI during the first half of 2013.

Contributors Tom Hady ^ƚĂŶ^ĐŚƌĞƩ Ğƌ In Honor of Contributors Florence Adler Helen Harvey Elaine Schwartz Bill Savage & Mary Losik in Charles Allen John Henkel Margaret Singh ŐƌĂƟƚƵĚĞƚŽWĂůŵĞƌΘĞĚĂ Doris Avery Sharon Hibarger Anne Sprague McGrew Jack & Rhoda Berson Cloe Ingram Valerie Stucky Marion Bestani Jack James Samuel Talley Maryann Yergovich, Leslie Doris Bloch Harriet Kaplan Allen Taylor Stansfield & Helen Sellman Bob Bohall Anne Lamar Joel Ticknor in remembrance of Julia William Campbell David Lynch Audrey Van Vliet Fintel Pat Carroll Deborah McCormick Lorena Vandivere Jane Catron Jane McCulloch Robert & Patricia ' ĂƌƌĞƩ ŽĐŚƌĂŶ John Meier Warakomsky Special Contributors Esther Daniels Jeffrey Milstein Clifford Warfield George Mason University John & Joyce Devoll Kirk Moberley Audrey Webb ($60,000+ for use of the ŵŵĞƩ &ĞŶůŽŶ Ruth Moe Enid Weber ĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐŝŶ&ĂŝƌĨĂdžĂŶĚ Anna Finley Jerry Moore Carr Whitener >ŽƵĚŽƵŶ͕ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐĂůůƵƟůŝͲ William Forster Winston Moore Gloria Woodall ƟĞƐ͕ ŵĂŝŶƚĞŶĂŶĐĞΘŚŽƵƐĞͲ ' ŝŶŶĞƩ Ğ' ĂƌƌĞƚƐŽŶ Edwin Mosser John Woods keeping) Mimi Geller Chester Myslicki Ralph & Ann Youngren Beverly George Jean Oliva Craig Zane Potomac Area Technology Bob Gibson Robert Overholtzer Stanley Zimmerman Computer Society Doris Gibson Theodore Parker Anonymous (12) Verizon Russ Goodacre Charles & Ruth Perry Brunch Murder Mystery Marion Grabowski Linda Randall Fundraiser Bob Graham Edward Reinsel Movie and Lunch Lynn Gramzow Norman Rosenberg Fundraiser Ann Greenwood Warren Ruefer Closing Policy OLLI does not hold classes or events (and the Tallwood office is closed) when county schools are closed for the day due to in- clement weather or area-ǁ ŝĚĞĞŵĞƌŐĞŶĐŝĞƐ͘ t ŚĞŶƐĐŚŽŽůƐĂŶŶŽƵŶĐĞĂĚĞůĂLJĞĚŽƉĞŶŝŶŐ͕ K >>/ǁ ŝůůŐĞŶĞƌĂůůLJŽƉĞŶŽŶƟŵĞ͘ K >>/ follows the Fairfax County Public Schools for classes in Fairfax (Tallwood) and Reston. It follows the Loudoun County Public Schools for classes in Loudoun. Note: Because OLLI uses the Mason building in Loudoun, it is required to abide by any decision by Mason to delay or close. In rare instances when Mason announces a delayed opening, we may need to cancel the first class of the day in Loudoun only. To avoid confusion, OLLI will send an email to members in the affected classes by 8:30 a.m. Tune in to your TV or radio for closing announcements when the weather is bad or emergencies exist. You can also check the “What’s New” page on the OLLI website (www.olli.gmu.edu) or the Tallwood answering machine (703-503-3384) to confirm ĐůŽƐŝŶŐŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ͘ Regardless of decisions regarding closings or delays, it is important for OLLI members to use personal judgment regarding to trav- el to and from OLLI during inclement weather. Remember – there are no grades or exams in OLLI classes! 44