WALLA NEWS Wabash Area Lifetime Learning Association, Inc. Volume 13, Issue 2 March 2012 Board of Directors Tom Schott, President 20th Anniversary Anticipated Russell Clark, Vice President Gail Beck, Treasurer We hope that you will plan on joining us for our Annual Meeting Barbara Krause, Secretary and the celebration luncheon, as we spring into our 20th year of Randy Nelson, Past President WALLA. There will be a pictorial history for your viewing, to help Virginia Carter you laugh and reminisce about the fun trips and classes, that Kathleen Connolly were shared by your WALLA Sallie Cooke friends. Jack Delleur Marilyn Green We are honored to have, Peggy Housley as our scheduled speaker, Robert Knill Maj. Gen. Erika Steuterman, Etta Lazaros an Accomplished Old Master Russ Noble at Purdue. She will Ann Skadberg delight us with stories Robert Slagel from her 34 years of Patricia Spears adventures, while serving Linda Taulman our country. The reservation Charlene Watson form on the enclosed lime Judy Wright green flyer and your check should be mailed back to Gail Calendar of Events Beck before April 12. See stories in this issue about these events! Hopefully, we will see you there! Mar 12 6:45 WLPL Film Mar 16 1:30 Spec Events Cmte Mar 19 Spring Classes begin Mar 20 Programming Cmte Fifth Annual WALLA Art Exhibit Mar 20 One Great Read Cmte Mar 20 Art pieces due for Art -29 Exhibit at WLPL The Fifth Annual WALLA Art Show will begin March 19 and Mar 22 20th Anniv Cmte continue through the WALLA Spring classes session until Friday Mar 27 11:45 Luncheon spkr April 13. All forms of original artwork, including painting, Mar 28 12:00 Board Mtg photography, drawing, pottery, various textile and fabric art Apr 2 Art exhibit begins forms, woodworking and other media, will be accepted for Apr 4 11:45 Luncheon spkr display. Apr 5 11:45 Brown bag lunch Apr 9 6:45 WLPL Film You may submit your artwork to Nancy Hartman for the WALLA Art Apr 23 1:30 Curriculum Cmte Exhibit which will be displayed at the West Lafayette Public May 4 Annual Mtg &Kickoff Library. She and library staff will accept your pieces between for 20th Anniversary March 15 and 16. Two-dimensional items must be ready to hang. Celebration There will be a reception on Monday, April 9, at 6 p.m. immediately before showing of the WALLA-Friends of the Library New: You may check calendar documentary film: Exit Through the Gift Shop. Please share updates at wallaonline.org your artwork and attend the showings and reception. Happy 20th Anniversary—Let’s Celebrate! WALLA-Friends of the Library Film Series Since 2004, WALLA has donated over 100 interesting U.S., as well as international, films (DVDs) to the West Lafayette Public Library. WALLA and The Friends of the West Lafayette Public Library, a volunteer organization which supports the library in day-to-day operations and fund raising, sponsor one film performance on the second Monday of each month. Films begin at 6:45 p.m. with Elizabeth Cuddy acting as our host, providing relevant background information and conducting post-film discussion if the audience so desires. Bags of fresh popcorn will be available prior to each film. All films are shown upstairs in the Walnut Room free of charge to all. You are more than welcome to come and even bring a guest. See you at the movies! Put the Film Dates on Your Calendar WALLA will present Agora on Monday, March 12, at 6:45 p.m. in honor of Women‟s History Month. Set in fourth century Roman Egypt, Agora (2009) examines the social unrest incited between religious and political factions as the city Alexandria teeters on the brink of violent revolution. Caught between these warring factions is the scientist-philosopher Hypatia (Academy Award Winner Rachel Weisz) who becomes increasingly isolated as she strives to save the library of Alexandria and preserve the knowledge of classical antiquity. (127 minutes; R) WALLA will present Exit Through the Gift Shop on Monday, April 9, at 6:45 p.m. This 2010 Academy Award nominee is a documentary that offers audiences a rare look at the world of street art from the perspective of the two men who are amongst its most infamous and famous participants in this underground movement. (86 minutes; R) WALLA will present Meek’s Cutoff on Monday, May 14, at 6:45 p.m. Three families struggle to traverse a risky shortcut when traveling in a wagon train through the Oregon desert in 1845. Meek’s Cutoff is an award-winning film directed by Kelly Reichardt. (104 minutes; PG) Introducing Elizabeth Cuddy from WLPL Originally from Minneapolis, Minnesota, Elizabeth Cuddy spent four years at the University of Minnesota Morris—the school she likes to call her “little college on the prairie”—to study British literature and European history. Upon her acceptance to Purdue University‟s English Graduate Program, Elizabeth began her coursework for her Master‟s degree in Literary Studies and was introduced to the wonderful world of teaching Freshman Composition. Somehow, between writing papers, finishing her coursework for this degree, and coaxing her students to actually write (continued on following page) Happy 20th Anniversary—Let’s Celebrate! Introducing Elizabeth Cuddy (cont.) multiple drafts of the same essay, she also began working as part- time staff at the West Lafayette Public Library. In 2010 she became a member of the WALLA programming committee and has, much to her delight, been running the film series for nearly two years. Elizabeth is currently hard at work on her PhD in British literature, but when she‟s not researching or writing, you can usually find her working her way through a batch of potential films for the next WALLA series while attempting to complete her latest knitting project. She is thrilled to have met so many WALLA members through the film series and hopes to meet even more in the future. One Great Read Selection Made The One Great Read committee has reviewed many books and has decided that the 2012 choice will be: God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater by Kurt Vonnegut, published in l965. Vonnegut‟s 90th birthday will be commemorated in November 2012. WALLA‟s One Great Read representative is Alice Anderson. She will be announcing One Great Read programs later this year. Many WALLA participants attend these events held in regional libraries and other venues. More information will be released in the May newsletter and in local news media. Purdue University History Lectures Purdue presents “Iraq, Nine Years Later: The Legacy of Invasion” in Krannert Hall on Thursday, March 22, at 7:00 p.m. The Department of History‟s Stover Lecture Series presents Hadani Ditmars, journalist ,author and photographer, who has reported for two decades from the Middle East. Her work has been featured in the New York Times, the Guardian, and on the BBC. As a former editor at New Internationalist magazine, she traveled to Baghdad to write and photograph a special issue on Iraq in 2010. Dancing in the No Fly Zone recounts her time in Iraq from 1997 until late 2003 and is one of the few books that covers pre- and post-invasion reality. Her next book, Ancient Heart, is a political travelogue through seven historical sites in the former cradle of civilization. Her presentation will examine the human costs of sectarian strife and celebrating cultural resistance to war, occupation, and embargo. There will be a book signing following the presentation. Address Service Requested Non-Profit Org. Wabash Area Lifetime Learning U.S. Postage Paid Association, Inc. West Lafayette, IN Permit #79 Morton Community Center 222 North Chauncey Avenue, Room 209 West Lafayette, Indiana 47906-3006 Phone: 765-746-2006, 765-494-5760 E-mail: [email protected] Website: wallaonline.org Office hours: 10 am– 1 pm weekdays Newsletter email: [email protected] Affiliated with Purdue University Changes of Information WALLA volunteers wanted and needed By now you are used to this notice, but it is important. If you are changing your address, phone, or email, please let the WALLA staff Our WALLA organization works know by sending an email to the WALLA office address: best when many participants see [email protected]. Please put “address change” in the needs, make useful suggestions, and especially lend a hand. subject bar and clearly list your new information within the note. This would also be the procedure to use if you want to The success of our WALLA “unsubscribe.” Thank you very much for your cooperation in this programs depends on office matter. workers, newsletter writers, course coordinators, preparers of daily beverages, servers for luncheons, audio-visual Loss of a WALLA Friend technicians, and vigilant board members. Wallace Ford McDufee who passed away Tuesday, January 31, 2012, Consider how you can add to our was more familiarly known among WALLA participants as "Wally". growing list of able and He was very active for many years attending classes, taking and enthusiastic volunteers. Consider developing numerous candid photographs of WALLA personalities, adding your name to our “Help and being a strong spokesman for causes he believed in. Wally was Wanted and Needed” sheet at honored several years ago as WALLA's second "Volunteer of the your earliest opportunity. Year." For more information you Wally was a full-day WALLA participant often bringing a brown bag may go to the WALLA office in room 209 of the Morton lunch and working on the daily crossword puzzle or conversing with Center. Also call Tom Schott other brown-baggers in Room 209.