FALL 2016 FALL brook Adult & Community Educationline 2016 Presidential Election, Classes for Children and Teens, Fall Walking Tours, Pages 2 and 6 Pages 10, 32, 34, and 45 Pages 3 and 34 brook BROOKLINE PUBLIC SCHOOLS Adult & Community Education Brookline, Massachusetts line SUPERINTENDENT Andrew Bott SCHOOL COMMITTEE Benjamin Chang, Helen Charlupski, WHAT IS BA&CE? WHO TEACHES AT BA&CE? Susan Wolf Ditkoff, Michael Glover, Lisa Brookline Adult & Community Education Our instructors are poets, computer Jackson, David Pollak, Barbara Scotto, (BA&CE) is one of the oldest non-credit, public programmers, teachers, chefs, therapists, Rebecca Stone, Beth Jackson Stram education programs in Massachusetts. Adult doctors, artists, and businesspeople who education has been a part of the Brookline come to share their knowledge and training ______ community since 1832, beginning with the simply because they love what they do. formation of the Brookline Lyceum Society. It Faculty biographies, listed on our website, BROOKLINE ADULT & is now the largest public program in the state, will introduce you to their experience, talent, COMMUNITY EDUCATION with close to 1,000 courses and over 10,000 and training. ADVISORY COMMITTEE enrollments yearly. Today, BA&CE is the hub Marina Brodskaya, Arthur Conquest of an educational network serving residents (Chair), Laura Days, Thomas Hantakas, from more than 50 neighboring communities WHO TAKES OUR CLASSES? Jr., Chobee Hoy, Peter Meyer, David Pollak in the greater Boston area and beyond. A self People like you. People who know that (School Committee Representative), supporting program of the public schools, learning does not stop with graduation, Steve von Lichtenberg BA&CE’s operating budget is funded entirely but is a life long process. People who from course fees. seek personal and professional growth; ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF entertainment and education; new ideas and new experiences, and who enjoy the Director WHAT DOES COMMUNITY EDUCATION MEAN? company of others who seek the same. Claudia Dell’Anno Through its proud tradition of public schooling, Program Coordinators the “business” of Brookline has always been Monica von Huene education. The Brookline Public Schools has HOW DO YOU GET STARTED? Jane Rumrill built on this tradition, expanding the concept Give us a call at 617-730-2700. Monday- Michael Spicher of public education to serve the many different Friday, 8:30 am-4:30 pm, please find us at Office Manager constituencies which make up Brookline and 24 Webster Place, Brookline Village. In the Daphne Soto its larger community. BA&CE fulfills its mission evening, Monday-Thursday, 4:30-10:00 pm, by providing service to the community and Evening Operations Support and on Saturday, 8:30 am-2:00 pm, please Patrick Soares enlist ing its support for public education. visit us in Room 100, Brookline High School. Visit us online at www.brooklineadulted.org. Accounts Payable As partners with the schools in a common Susan E. Bonoff purpose, BA&CE is committed to offering Send us an email at [email protected]. Our lifelong educational opportunity to all: staff will answer your questions and help Operations Support Assistant newcomers to the United States, working you choose from among our comprehensive Trevette Campbell people and profes sionals, those in transition course selections. But first, keep reading. or career change, older citizens, persons with We think you will be pleased by what you Daytime Office: special needs, and especially those who see. 24 Webster Place have not been able to participate fully in the Brookline Village, MA educational process. BA&CE is also dedicated to supporting public education by creating OUR COMMITMENT TO QUALITY Evening Office: and providing opportunities for innovation and We strive to offer educational programs Brookline High School flexibility in the school curriculum. By offering of the highest quality to our participants. 115 Greenough Street programs that bridge the generations, the Please let us know if you feel that the Brookline, MA Brookline Public Schools seeks to unite the quality of the instruction was unsatisfactory, community in a common purpose—educating or if you feel the class did not meet your Mailing Address: for the improvement of the quality of life for all expectations. Please send us a letter P.O. Box 150 Brookline, MA 02446 617-730-2700 its members. expressing your concerns, comments, or positive feedback, and we’ll personally www.brooklineadulted.org respond. [email protected] ______ Volume 24/Issue 4/Fall 2016 Catalog Design Brookline Adult & Community Education • USPS #009-762 Sarah Georgakopoulos Design Distribution Published quarterly by Brookline Adult & Community Education, Max’s Trucking 115 Greenough Street, Brookline, MA 02445. Printing Periodicals U.S. postage is paid at Boston, MA. Bradford & Bigelow, Inc. Postmaster: Send address changes to Brookline Adult & Community Education 115 Greenough Street, Brookline, MA 02445 contents Welcome to the Fall 2016 Program! SPECIAL PROGRAMS 1 Fall Welcome In Celebration of the 29th anniversary of the Brookline-Quezalguaque Sister City Project (BQSCP) 2 Brookline Distinguished Lectures Looking Forward in Nicaragua and Central America: 3 Seasonal Walking Tours Opportunities for Peaceful Progress Presented by the Brookline-Quezalguaque Sister City Project and 4 Thursday Evening Lectures Brookline Adult & Community Education Co-sponsored by Brookline Interfaith Clergy Association, Brookline Department of Health, and Brookline Department of Diversity, Inclusion, and Community Relations COURSES FOR ADULTS B.H.S. graduate and nationally-renowned foreign correspondent 42 Arts Stephen Kinzer will be back for a second year to discuss his book Blood of Brothers: Life and War in Nicaragua based on his first-hand 22 Computers & Technology observations while NY Times Bureau Chief in Managua in the 80s, while the U.S. was illegally selling arms to Nicaraguan contras. Hear 44 Crafts & Skills how this small, war-torn country was entangled in U.S. global foreign policy strategy. Moderated by Governor Michael Dukakis. 38 Dance & Fitness Thursday, October 20, 2016, 7:30-9:00 pm, 17 English as a Second Brookline Teen Center, 40 Aspinwall Ave, Brookline Language 26 Finance, Career & Real Estate 29 Food & Wine WALKING TOURS 36 Health & Yoga Get outside while the weather is still warm 33 Hobbies, Walks & Tours and enjoy the fall foliage with walks and Includes games, kayaks, and more Presidential Election tours led by knowledgeable instructors with The 2016 election is in full-swing in the fascinating insight. 40 Home & Garden U.S., and in preparation, we’ve planned • Fall Walking Tour: Peace is Every Step, Includes makeup and skin care some interesting conversations that page 3 6 Humanities & Music tackle this important topic. • Remember the Ladies: Historical Walking Includes literature, music and • The 2016 Presidential Election: Tour of Brookline, page 3 acting What’s Ahead with former • Boston’s Old South End Jewish Tour, page 6 14 Languages Governor Michael Dukakis, page 2 • Boston’s Historic Waterfront, page 34 • Plato’s Guide to Our 2016 • A Walking Tour of Fisher Hill, page 34 20 Mind & Body Election: The Republic, page 6 • Brookline’s Secret Stairways and Paths: A 10 Test Preparation Walking Tour, page 35 Includes HiSET, GRE, and driver’s • Fort Hill Walking Tour, page 35 education • History and Rural Beauty: Walnut Hills 11 Writing & Communication Skills Cemetery Tour, page 35 Includes blogging and grant writing Holiday Fun! • The Art Deco Tour, page 35 Get in the mood for the season with • Brookline’s Hidden History of Slavery and festive holiday classes with BA&CE! Freedom, page 35 ESSENTIALS • Preparing for a Healthy Winter, page 21 • M.F.A. Guided Tour: Italian Art, page 35 • A New England Thanksgiving Dinner, 47 General Information • Walking Charles River, Sudbury Aqueduct, page 31 and Waban Arches, page 36 48 Refunds, Credits & Transfers • Italian Baking for the Holidays, page 31 • Canning at Home: Holiday Jams and 48 Class Locations Jellies, page 31 Inside Back Cover Registration Form • Pies for the Season, page 32 • Small Plates: Hosting an Appetizer Inside Back Cover Parking Map Party, page 32 For course updates and information: • Kids in the Kitchen: Building a FACEBOOK Gingerbread House, page 32 LIKE US ON www.facebook.com/brooklineadulted Visit brooklineadulted.org for newly • The Fireplace: Sparking Wine, page 33 added courses and any schedule FOLLOW US ON TWITTER • Wine Cork Wreaths, page 40 changes. twitter.com/BAandCE • Holiday Flower Arrangements, page 41 brooklineadulted.org • 617•730•2700 1 brookline distinguished lecture series This special series will feature talks by distinguished Brookline residents who will draw on their expertise and experiences on subjects, including U.S. politics and turning a novel into an award-winning film. The 2016 Presidential Election: The Writer as Entrepreneur: Creating Roger What’s Ahead? Rabbit A Talk with Governor Michael Dukakis Gary K. Wolf, Author, Who Censored Roger Thursday, October 27, 2016 • 7:00-8:30 pm Rabbit? Brookline High School, MLK Room, 115 Greenough Wednesday, October 5, 2016 • 7:00-8:30 pm Street • $6 Brookline High School, 115 Greeough Street • $6 The U.S. presidential election We invite you to share your Who Framed Roger Rabbit? of 2016 will be the 58th thoughts on the upcoming hit movie theaters in 1988. consecutive quadrennial election and to hear about This story of a rabbit in love, election for President and what’s ahead. Ample time trying to uncover the truth, Vice President of the United will be devoted to audience is now widely regarded as a States, and is scheduled questions and answers. ‘cult classic’. The film won to be held on November four Academy Awards and the 8, 2016. Voters will select Hugo Award and grossed one presidential electors who in billion dollars. But it wasn’t an turn will elect a new president easy ride to get there. On this and vice president through evening, Brookline resident the Electoral College.