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P R O G R A M O F F E R I N G S SEPTEMBER THROUGH DECEMBER Around the World contents Special Events in Fewer than 80 Days! <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Around the World in Fewer than </li><li style="flex:1">Artifacts at the Georgia Capitol . . . . . 16 </li></ul>Auguste Rodin: Reflecting Humanity . 4 Lecturer: David Jones 80 Days! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i Monday, October 1 5:00pm reception; 5:30pm program; 6:15pm reception continues Art Gallery Opening: Fran omas . . 22 Discovering Daufuskie Island . . . . . . . i From Monet to Matisse . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Holiday Sing-Along . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Charles Lamar and the Slave-Trader’s Letter-Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Deadliest Catch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Everyday Racism in America . . . . . . . 18 Fallen Empires of World War I . . . . . . 5 Fort King George . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Gilded Age and Its Mansions. . . . . . . . 2 Giorgio Vasari. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Skidaway Island Presbyterian Church 50 Diamond Causeway $15 for members; free for visitors invited by members Introducing: Healthwise Movement and Stillness . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Sex and the Senior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Travel Wellness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Yoga Studio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 $25 TLC credit for members whose guests become members on October 1 Open House Ivan Bailey & His Savannah Ironwork. . . . . . . . 21 This is the amazing story of Nellie Bly and Elizabeth Bisland and their race against each other and Jules Verne’s fictional traveler, Phileas Fogg, to circumnavigate the globe in fewer than 80 days in 1889-1890. Accomplished journalists and fierce competitors, theirs is a compelling story of amazing adventures and misadventures in the days when traveling was unpredictable, dangerous, and all the more challenging for single young women. King David . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Travel <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Managing and Curating </li><li style="flex:1">Jekyll Island: Enclave of Millionaires . . 3 </li></ul>a Savannah Art Gallery . . . . . . . . . . 23 Louisisana Sojourn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Paris to Normandy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Mary Shelley and Frankenstein . . . . . . 15 Massacre of Glen Coe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Muckrakers: Wearing the Gilt Away . . 2 Pre-registration required Multi-Week Courses American South in Film (9) . . . . . . . . 26 Newspaper Publishing in a New Age 20 Power of Branding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Ancient Egyptian Art and Architecture (9). . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 inauguRal Fall lECtuRE and lunCHEon Restoring the Berrien House . . . . . . . 15 Resurgent Russia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Rethinking Savannah’s Image. . . . . . . 15 Animals of the Scriptures (3) . . . . . . . . 7 Contemporary Southern Authors (3). . 8 Fall of France, 1940 (8). . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Financial Inequality in the U.S (3) . . . . 7 Gender Identity (3). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 D i s c o v e r i n g D a u f u s k i e I s la n d Robber Barons or Captains Lecturers: Jenny Hersch and Sallie Ann Robinson 12:00 noon on Wednesday, September 12 Lunch buffet begins at 11:30am of Industry? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Sea Level Rise in Coastal Georgia . . . 14 Great War: On the Battlefield eordore Roosevelt and the First Presbyterian Church, 520 Washington Avenue $25 per person and Homefront (9). . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Conundrums of Success. . . . . . . . . . . 3 King Leopold’s Heart of Darkness (3) 6 Louisiana in Fact and Fiction (9) . . . . 11 Nietzsche: Beyond Good and Evil (9) 10 Russia Since the Revolution (8) . . . . . 13 Russian Composers (9). . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Sea Turtles of the Georgia Coast (3) . . 6 Southwestern Native Americans (9). . 12 U.S.-Israeli Relations (6). . . . . . . . . . . . 4 U.S. Immigration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Vanderbilts and eir Times. . . . . . . . . 3 What Is a Wreckfish? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Why is the Bible a Book? . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Women of e Gilded Age . . . . . . . . . 2 Lying between Savannah and Hilton Head with its own isolated allure, Daufuskie Island seems like a world away. Electricity came only in the 1950s, the first telephone rang there in 1972, and even today the island is accessible only by water. In their new book, Jenny Hersch and Sallie Ann Robinson capture the mystique of Daufuskie: home to Native Americans and enslaved people, haven to pirates and Freedmen, military outpost, and today the enclave of a unique culture. Their extensive archival research, island-based interviews, and never-before-published photographs form the basis for this presentation, complemented by a Daufuskie-inspired buffet menu including corn salad, seafood gumbo, and peach cobbler prepared by SCI’s executive chef David Pressley, in consultation with lecturer and cookbook author Sallie Ann Robinson. Copies of the authors’ book will be available for sale at the event. Special Interests Art Studio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Book Club. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Foreign Language Conversation. . . . . 22 Local Vocals Choir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Personal Computer & iPad Coaching 23 Writers’Circle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Plenary Lectures Africa: Triumphs and Challenges. . . . 19 America’s Opioid Epidemic . . . . . . . . 19 Antifa and What it Means . . . . . . . . . 19 Archeology of the Low Country . . . . 21 this program is sponsored by ambos Seafoods. i<a href="/goto?url=http://www.seniorcitizensinc.org/tlc" target="_blank">Register online at www.seniorcitizensinc.org/tlc </a>1Theodore Roosevelt and the Conundrums of Excess Vanderbilts and Their Times Lecturer: Roger Smith AmericA <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Lecturer: Will Bryan </li><li style="flex:1">2:00pm on Monday, </li></ul>And the Gilded AGe 2:00pm on Monday, November 5 Born into the privilege associated with the American elite, Theodore Roosevelt became an unlikely antagonist to big business and a fitting punctuation mark at the end of the Gilded Age. Will Bryan of Georgia State University and Emory’s Bill and Carol Fox Center for Humanistic Inquiry reveals the paradox of TR, the November 12 Perhaps no other 2:00pm on Mondays, October 8 – November 12 Skidaway Island Presbyterian Church • 50 Diamond Causeway Lecture series: $60 members; $120 visitors surname is more frequently and firmly associated with the Individual lectures: $10 members; $20 visitors Gilded Age than that Robber Barons of Vanderbilt. From The Gilded Age and Its Mansions Lecturer: Christopher Hendricks 2:00pm on Monday, October 22 or Captains of Industry? the “Commodore” Lecturer: Byron Boyd who founded the family fortune through water transportation to his progeny who at different times safeguarded and then squan- 2:00pm on Monday, October 8 With the Gilded Age in recent memory and the U.S. gripped by the Depression, Matthew Josephson reflected grimly in 1934 on many capitalists in his book, The Robber Barons. Byron Boyd, retired American history teacher at Savannah Country Day School, lays down the excesses of “robber barons” alongside the innovation and philanthropy of “captains of industry,” offering a mixed verdict on the era. With staggering resources and highly skilled “trust-busting” scion of wealth and dered millions, this lecture by The Learning a moderating influence on an age of indulgence. Center’s director Roger Smith, captures this iconic family and its storied past. and solicitous architects, magnates of the Gilded Age lavished lA huge sums on sumptuous homes – urban mansions in New York City and fanciful “cottages” in Newport and elsewhere – with twin goals: unprecedented luxury and conspicuous consumption. History professor Chris Hendricks (GSU – Armstrong Campus) offers a deliciously illustrated presentation on the architecture that symbolized the period. Holiday Getaway to the Jewel of Georgia’s Golden Isles December 9 through 11, 2018 Program leader and lecturer: Roger Smith Program price: $749 per person double occupancy (single supplement $250) “All that Glitters”: Women of the Jekyll Island’s rich history and architectural heritage converge in this holiday-themed getaway. The Island’s storied past and its illustrious inhabitants – the Rockefeller family in particular – come to life through thought-provoking lectures and fascinating visits to breathtaking millionaires’“cottages” in all their holiday finery. A perfect combination of fine dining and learning, of site visits Gilded Age The Muckrakers: Wearing the Gilt Away Lecturer: Rebecca Rolfes 2:00pm on Monday, October 29 It wasn’t all mansions Lecturer: Anastatia Sims 2:00pm on Monday, October 15 and millionaires. While Confined by corsets and constrained by Victorian mores, women occupied a realm all their own. and leisure, makes this the perfect early-December retreat. the rich kept comfort- able through the labor PRogRam HigHligHtS • Concierge’s tour of the historic Jekyll Island Club Hotel of the masses on their behalf, American writers Stringent societal rules imposed boundaries rarely crossed by respectable women, who nevertheless found brilliantly creative means by which to fashion unique existences. Anastatia Sims, history professor at Georgia Southern University, is a scholar of the Gilded Age and biographer of Juliette Gordon Low. shined light on the • Millionaires’ cottages, decorated system’s abuses and the for the holiday exploitation of the poor. • The Rockefeller Experience Journalist and managing co-owner of imagination! publications, Rebecca Rolfes highlights the writers who confronted society’s ills and sought lasting change as the U.S. entered the twentieth century. • Jekyll Island’s slave ship W a nderer memorial • Georgia Sea Turtle Center addition to their beauty and strength. This presentation by senior lecturer Cynthia Costa of GSU’s Armstrong Campus chronicles the life of Rodin from a struggling youth to the most celebrated sculptor of his time. tist George Sedberry reviews wreckfish biology and management in the U.S. and the world, examining the status of the fishery throughout its global range. Charles Lamar and the Slave-Trader’s Letter-Book Lecturer: Jim Jordan 5:30pm on Monday, October 8 Reception begins at 5:00pm Skidaway Skidaway Island Presbyterian Church 50 Diamond Causeway Why Is the Bible a Book? Memory, Orality, and the Invention of Writing $15 for members; $20 for visitors; add $5 after October 1 Massacre of Glen Coe Lecturer: Emerson Thomas 5:30pm on Monday, October 22 Reception begins at 5:00pm Subject: History/Local Interest Lecturer: Daniel Pioske Historian and author Jim Jordan has uncovered seventy lost letters by the notorious Savannahian Charles Lamar, infamous for his illegal importation of four hundred enslaved Africans to Georgia in 1858. Jordan’s book, The Slave-Trader’s Letter-Book: Charles Lamar, the Wanderer, and Other Tales of the African Slave Trade, traces the outrageous criminal life of Charles Lamar, sheds light on the history of the slave trade, and describes the W a nderer’s impact on the looming split in the Union. 5:30pm on Monday, November 5 Reception begins at 5:00pm <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">$15 for members; $20 for visitors; </li><li style="flex:1">$15 for members; $20 for visitors; </li></ul>add $5 after October 29 add $5 after October 15 Subject: Religion/History Subject: History The Bible is fascinating in part because it was written in an ancient world in which almost no one could read. This lecture explores how the Bible came to exist and why it may have been written down at all. Georgia Southern University professor of philosophy and religious studies Dan Pioske retraces the history by which biblical stories transitioned from memorized and oral traditions to, in time, documents committed to writing by Hebrew scribes on scrolls. In 1692 Scottish Highlanders of the Clan MacDonald were murdered on the order of the English King William III. How could this happen? Civil war, feuding clans, previous savage attacks on helpless civilians, and competing religious identities were factors leading to the Massacre of Glen Coe. Tom Thomas reveals how, even to this day, this historic atrocity is remembered in Scottish legend and song. U.S.-Israeli Relations: A Seventy-Year Chronology Instructor: Melinda Stein 3:30-4:30pm on Mondays, October 8 through November 12 $40 for members; $80 for visitors; add $15 after October 1 Copies of The Slave-Trader’s Letter-Book Subject: History will be available for sale at the program. Israel, a nation the size of New Jersey and home to seven million inhabitants, occupies a special place in U.S. foreign policy. In 1948, President Truman hastened to make America the first nation to recognize Israel. In 2018, President Trump moved the U.S. embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. In the intervening decades, varying administrations have effected shifting policies, each shaping America’s relationship with the country Jesse Helms called “America’s aircraft carrier in the Middle East.” This course examines this unique partnership, its effects on the region, and its impact on relations between the U.S. and other countries. What Is a Wreckfish Fallen Empires: The Downfall of Dynasties in World War I Lecturer: Cheryl Ciucevich 5:30pm on Monday, November 12 Reception begins at 5:00pm and Why Should I Care? Lecturer: George Sedberry 5:30pm on Monday, October 29 Reception begins at 5:00pm $15 for members; $20 for visitors; add $5 after October 22 $15 for members; $20 for visitors; add $5 after November 5 Subject: Science Subject: History When two exploratory Auguste Rodin: The assassination of Russia’s imperial family resonates a century later, but the Romanovs were not the only dynasty to lose a crown after the Great War. In Austria-Hungary, it was the death of the Hapsburg heir, Archduke Franz Ferdinand that launched the war. In Germany, the Hohenzollerns were also forced off the throne. This lecture by Georgia Southern’s alumni affairs associate director Cheryl Ciucevich chronicles the fall of empires and discovers what has become of these formerly great families. Reflecting Humanity Lecturer: Cynthia Costa 5:30pm on Monday, October 15 Reception begins at 5:00pm vessels returned to dock in 1987 with a $15 for members; $20 for visitors; strange fish add $5 after October 8 that tasted Subject: Art History like grouper, a race began to market the deepwater fish, and catches soared to more than 4 million pounds per year by 1990. To prevent overfishing, biologists and fishermen worked together to develop a scientific and economic basis for sustainability. Fisheries scien- A New York native, Melinda Stein has made her home in both Israel and the U.S. She has lived in Savannah since 1974. She has undertaken topics at TLC that include the Bible and world reli- gions, Judaism and the state of Israel. Auguste Rodin made sculpture a major art form in the late nineteenth century when painting had dominated academic favor for two centuries. He focused on human experience and represented the flaws and weaknesses of his subjects, in 4<a href="/goto?url=http://www.seniorcitizens-inc.org" target="_blank">Register online at www.seniorcitizens-inc.org </a>5three-week courses at Bull Street THREE-WEEK COURSES Financial Inequality in America: Its History and Consequences Instructor: Robert Pawlicki 11:00am – 12:00pm on Tuesdays, October 9 through 23 Subject: Social Sciences Sea Turtles of the Georgia Coast AT A GLAnCE Instructor: Kris Williams Carroll Tuesdays, 11:00am –12:00pm on Tuesdays, September 18 September 18 – October 2 through October 2 $25 for members; $50 for visitors; add $10 after October 2 Subject: Science $25 for members; $50 for visitors; add $10 after September 11 11am – 12pm Among the most reliably predic- Sea Turtles Kris Williams Carroll tive factors of quality of life in any society is the financial equality – or inequality – of its citizens. This For thousands of years, sea turtles have served as important symbols in many different cultures, yet within the last century, many populations have declined to near extinction. This course discusses the cultural significance of sea turtles and introduces the four species of sea turtles that nest along Georgia’s coast and the important ecological roles they fill. The program also highlights current research discoveries and the success of local conservation projects. Kris Williams Carroll is originally from Long Island and holds an M.A. in biology from SUNY at Buffalo. She has been working with sea turtles since 1990, and in 1996 became director of the Caretta Research Project (CRP) in Savannah. Thursdays, September 20 – October 4 11am – 12pm course details the history of wealth inequality in the United States, explores the ways in which finan- King Leopold cial inequality affects quality of Roger Smith life in this country and around the globe, uncovers the reasons for which this one measure can be so powerful, and finally proposed what Americans can do to influence the disparity. and Venessa Lott Tuesdays, October 9 – 23 11am – 12pm Financial Inequality Robert Pawlicki King Leopold’s Heart of Darkness Robert Pawlicki is a retired psychologist with degrees from the University of Hartford, the University of Missouri, and Toronto’s York University. He has held full professorships at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine and W e st Virginia University Medical Centers. His guest columns appear in the Savannah Morning News. Instructor: Roger Smith in cooperation with Venessa Lott 11:00am –12:00pm on Thursdays, September 20 through October 4 Class meeting on September 27 extends until 1:15pm for a film and discussion. Subject: History/Literature Thursdays, October 11 – 25 11am – 12pm $25 for members; $50 for visitors; add $10 after September 13 Leopold II, King of the Belgians, took his place among European imperial powers who claimed colonies worldwide. Leopold is known most notoriously for the Congo Free State, a colony for his sole profit. Disregarding the Berlin Conference, Leopold greedily exploited the land and mercilessly mutilated and killed millions. This course consists of a lecture by Roger Smith with research from Venessa Lott, a documentary film with class discussion, and a review of Joseph Conrad’s short novel, Heart of Darkness. Biblical Animals Animals of the Scriptures: A Biblical Menagerie Instructor: Linda Sacks 11:00am – 12:00pm on Thursdays, October 11 through 25 $25 for members; $50 for visitors; add $10 after October 4 Subject: Religion/History Linda Sacks Tuesdays, October 30 – November 13 11am – 12pm The presence of animals in the Gender Identity Melanie Mirande Bible has long fascinated both scholars and lay readers. Are there Thursdays, deeper meanings to the serpent in November 1 – 15 11am – 12pm Southern Writers Karen Neubauer the Garden of Eden, Abraham’s ram caught in the thicket, the Text for this course: frogs of the Egyptian plagues, and the big fish that swallowed Jonah? Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad (any edition) Roger Smith is the founding director of The Learning Center of SCI, having previously served as a classroom teacher of American literature and French and as director of education at the Georgia Historical Society. V e nessa Lott earned a B.A. in sociology/psychology and spent most of her career in human resources for a major insurance company. In her retirement, she became an early member of The Learning Center and has served on its Advisory Council. She is also an active member of SCI’s Board of Directors. This course explores the ancient These courses take place at Senior Citizens, Inc., 3025 Bull Street, Savannah and modern significance of these and other animals, and how Judaism and Christianity came to think (often differently!) about what each creature represents. Linda Sacks, MD is a retired neonatologist, a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and Columbia University’s College of Physicians and Surgeons. Her postgraduate studies were at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Studying the Bible in original Hebrew is one of her passions.

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