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COASTAL SENIOR COLLEGEAffiliated with University College at Rockland91 Camden Street, Suite 402 |
Fall '08 Course CatalogSpring Registration Begins July 21 at URock!Record Number of Fall Classes Begin in September & October |
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At the annual Spring luncheon, CSC President Barbara J. Frederick presented gifts and a lifetime membership to David Desjardins upon his retirement as of
ice administrator of University College, Rockland. He was instrumental in helping CSC get up and running, managing our registrations and our database, providing mailing labels, creating special classroom location signs and more.br SPECIAL EVENTS for SUMMER and EARLY FALL 2008 There are many Special Events planned by Coastal Senior College from July through November to keep you busy until Fall classes begin! All these events are free and open to the public. Bring friends and introduce them to CSC.
Thursday, July 31, 7 to 9 PM Rockland City Hall The annual John Syrett Lecture presented by author Margaret Creighton. She is a professor of history at Bates College and has recently completed a book on this subject. Tuesday, August 19, 9:30 AM Boyce Martin, Judge Emeritus of the Sixth U.S. District Court of Appeals in Ohio, will present a talk on the current term of the Supreme Court which is ending this summer. This program is being offered in conjunction with Skidompha Library in Damariscotta as part of their Chats with Champions Series, and will be held at the library. |
CSC is offering a record number of classes this fall at numerous locations in Knox and Lincoln Counties, including one that will be offered in both areas on successive days! Charmarie Blaisdell, a founding CSC board member, will bring Beyond Italy: The Northern European Renaissances 1350 - 1600 to Damariscotta on Thursday afternoons and Camden on Friday afternoons. Some popular classes that were previously offered in Rockland will be in Damariscotta this fall, so don’t let the cost of gasoline keep you from exercising your brain! We have some new locations in Damariscotta and Rockland, all easily accessible. Your senior college also has a record number of members now, so plan to register early to get a space in your preferred classes. Registration begins on Monday, July 21, by mail or phone to the office at University College at Rockland. Mondays, July 28, and August 25, 1:00 to 3:00 PM At University College at Rockland – Gretchen Cuffe, retired librarian, will present a series of book reviews. The July program will be devoted to books written by presidential hopefuls, and if time permits, books by presidential “wannabes” and advisors. She states that this program is for the curious who will not want to take the time to read these books. The August program will review books that are new and provocative, and which present a futuristic perspective. Advance reading is not necessary: Gretchen will summarize these books for the audience.
September 15 , 3:00 PM at VFW Hall in Waldoboro Meet the Candidates! Candidates Forums will be held in both Knox and Lincoln Counties on successive days in conjunction with the League of Women Voters. More information will be forthcoming at a later date. November 3 at Center for Maine Contemporary Art At the Center in Rockport: Cathy Melio, Education Director of CMCA, will present a lecture on contemporary art entitled Fear No Art , from 2 to 4 p.m. |
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Coastal Senior College Course Offerings for Fall 2008 |
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Tuesdays, 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., September 9 - October 7Personal Glimpses: Private Collections & Artist StudiosWe are fortunate to live in a state that attracts many creative people who come to Maine, either seasonally or permanently, to create art. In this course participants will travel to various locations to visit artists’ studios or private collectors of art. Each week we will meet in a different part of southern or midcoast Maine, where we will have access to modern art in a personal way not usually afforded to individuals. Each session of this 5-week course will be in a different place and participants will be responsible for getting themselves there. Driving time will be in addition to class time and participants should plan accordingly in order to reach each venue by the 1:00 p.m. start time. Directions will be provided. Carpooling will be encouraged. Facilitator Elaine Pew,who holds a BFA in Art History, is a textile artist whose clothing has been shown at the Center for Maine Contemporary Art and is available through galleries in Northeast Harbor and Bristol. Prior to moving to Maine in 1999, Elaine worked with the Education Department at the Hirshhorn Museum and was a Program Coordinator for Smithsonian Associates in Washington, DC. Facilitator Betty Welt, is a founding and life member of CSC, where she served on the Board for three years. Currently she serves on the CSC curriculum committee andthe editorial review board for “The LLI Review”, the annual journal of the Osher Lifelong Learning Institutes. Betty describes herself as a lifelong learner, inveterate volunteer, and active outdoor enthusiast. Class will meet in various locations Tuesdays, 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. -- September 23 - October 28Fundamentals of Internet CommerceAs a prerequisite for the course, it is expected that students will possess a working knowledge of some basic computer functions. These include email, using a browser (e.g., Explorer, Firefox ...) and using a search engine (e.g., Google, Yahoo ...). This course will focus on using the internet to acquire or provide goods and/or services. We will concentrate on how to use the internet to find providers of what you need, or to find persons who need what you provide. We will explore how best to use search engines to find products and reviews by experts and others who have tried them. The course will also focus on engaging in secure transactions on the internet, how to pay for items or services securely, and how to deal with problems effectively. We will cover using the very popular eBay web auction process in depth. Some specific tools related to the above topics, such as Paypal, Bill Me Later, and Google Checkout will also be covered. During the class we will use a computer to clearly demonstrate all the subjects covered in this practical course. Instructor Marty Welt holds a BS in Math from the University of Vermont and an MS in Computer Science from Purdue University. For 35 years he worked at Bell Labs in the design and development of large-scale voice and video business communications systems. These systems supported many Fortune 500 companies. Marty retired from his position as Bell Labs Fellow and Director of Research and Development in 2000. He and his wife Betty live on Damariscotta Lake in Nobleboro. At CLC Ambulance Center, Damariscotta Directions to CLC Ambulance: From the North, take Business Rte. 1 south heading into Damariscotta. Just after the blue and yellow Napa Auto sign on the left, take a left onto School St. At about 4/10ths of a mile, turn left onto Piper Mill Rd. Take your first right. The ambulance building is straight ahead. Continue to the rear of the building and enter the door at the back of the building. Tuesdays, 9:30 a.m. to 1200 noon -- October 14 - November 18Drawing: Let’s Get Some Perspective HereThis drawing class will be focused on those with minimal experience in drawing. We will become familiar with different drawing materials: pencil, pen, charcoal, conte crayon, brush and ink. We will get a taste of several aspects of drawing: composition, shape, quality of line, and shading (value) and we will look at architecture and one and two point perspective. Our focus will be on three-dimensional objects which are directly in our view. Instructor Susan St. John has a degree in architecture from Yale. She has many years of experience with drawing and watercolor. Her work has been on view in a number of local shows. Susan began teaching for CSC in 2007. At University College, Rockland You can find directions to University College, Rockland by clicking HERE. Tuesdays, 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. -- Continues WeeklyCSC Coffee House - Continuing at a New LocationThis ongoing experience is provided at no cost to CSC members. A core group of 10 - 12 people sometimes swells to 18 individuals who drop in for some free-wheeling conversation covering a multitude of topics. Every 4th Tuesday, Peter Muth will join facilitator Bill Newman for a discussion of globalization. At the First Universalist Church, Rockland Directions to First Universalist Church: Located at 345 Broadway in Rockland, it can be reached from the south by turning left onto Broadway at the traffic light on Route 1. Proceed on Broadway; the Church will be on your right. From the north, approach Rockland on Route 1. Turn right onto Route 17 at MacDonalds. At EBS Building Supply, turn left onto Birch Street and, at the first stop light, continue straight to Broadway. Proceed on Broadway and the Church will be on your left. Tuesdays, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon -- September 23 - November 4What Would the Founders Say? The U.S. Government in the 21st CenturyAs the constitutional convention completed its work in late September 1787, a lady asked one of the founders, Benjamin Franklin, “[w]hat have you given us?” Franklin replied: “A republic, madam, if you can keep it.” This course will examine how well the novel republican principles embodied in the framers’ 18th century plan have been kept during the last 100 years. Beginning with a brief refresher on highlights of the original Constitutional scheme and the Bill of Rights adopted shortly thereafter, we will explore significant structural changes forged throughout the 20th century to accommodate dynamic economic and social modernization and the turmoil associated with the nation’s emergence onto the world stage. The course will focus mainly on how we allow ourselves to be governed in the 21st century; exploring whether recent wrenching changes in the ways the United States Government operates, both at home and abroad, were ushered in simply to facilitate the struggle with “global terrorism” or represent shifts that were long in the making. As a corollary, we will consider the permanence or reversibility of particular changes. The course will assess the likely reaction of one or more of the Founders if he/they were transported to the USA in the present time.To that end, we will consider and discuss such issues as: the system of checks and balances, separation of powers, federalism and limited government, as originally conceived and as naturally evolved; transparency and accountability in government operations and decision- making; the rule of law, including protection from arbitrary detention and seizure and the expectation of some degree of privacy and personal dignity; and respect for customary international law and for the sovereignty of independent nations. Instructor John Grossbaum is a graduate of Harvard Law School and served nearly 25 years as an Administrative Judge on the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals in the Department of Defense. He also served for decades in the Judge Advocate General’s Corps of the US Naval Reserve, from which he retired with the grade of Captain. Over the past three years, Judge Grossbaum has presented courses on War Crimes and the “Global War on Terrorism” and on federal government organization at Coastal Senior College and at other campuses within the University of Maine senior college circuit. At University College, Rockland You can find directions to University College, Rockland by clicking HERE. Tuesdays, 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. -- October 7 - November 11A Choral Potpourri: History of Western Choral MusicThis course will present a brief overview of the history of western choral music from the 14th century to the 21st century. Sessions will be organized by period (Medieval/ Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic, and Modern) with a session dedicated entirely to the choral works of J.S. Bach. A brief discussion of musical elements and form will be provided throughout the course to enhance the students’ listening and to increase their understanding of styles and forms. Numerous musical examples will be played during each class session, highlighting important works of the choral literature. A formal background in music is not required. Instructor Harold Falconer majored in music at Princeton University. After medical school, when he sang with the Boston Handel and Hayden Society, and a tour in Vietnam, Falconer moved to Rhode Island to practice medicine and founded the South County Chamber Singers, serving as its artistic director for ten years. He also served St. John the Divine Episcopal Church as choir director. Upon moving to Connecticut in 1994, Falconer joined CONCORA (Connecticut Choral Artists), a professional chorus with which he still sings. Doctor Falconer is presently the artistic director of Tapestry Singers in Newcastle and sings with the St. Cecilia Chamber Choir and the choir of St. Andrews Episcopal Church. He works per diem at Miles Memorial Hospital as an emergency physician. Instructor Judith Falconer has long been a performer on piano, organ, clarinet, and flute. In 1986, she joined the South County Chamber Singers and the same year became principal clarinetist with the University of Rhode Island Symphony. In Connecticut, she served on the CONCORA board of directors for five years and in 2000 received her masters in music from the University of Rhode Island. Judith Falconer sang in church choirs in both Rhode Island and Connecticut and presently is an alto in the choir of Second Congregational Church in Newcastle. She sings with both Tapestry Singers and St. Cecilia Chamber Choir, plays violin in the Seacoast Community Orchestra, and substitutes on the organ at Second Congregational Church. She teaches piano, flute, and clarinet. At Schooner Cove, Damariscotta Directions to Schooner Cove: In Damariscotta, take Rtes 129/130 and enter the Miles Hospital complex of Rtes. 129/130 in Damariscotta. Take your first left. Schooner Cove is the large building on your right. . The mission of Coastal Senior College is to provide an open, stimulating learning community of intellectual growth and personal development for seniors through courses, workshops and special events. Wednesdays, 9:30 a.m - 11:30 p.m. -- September 24 - November 12Paintings In Caves: Exploring The Dawn of Consciousness in Early EuropeThe discovery of stunning and extensive paintings and tools in ancient European caves during the past century has led thoughtful viewers into a modern mystery story. What do those paintings of horses, bison and other animals and symbols mean? Who painted the images, how and when? Why did the painters enter the caves? Are there credible clues of social organization and religious belief still here from the Paleolithic times? Why are we able to “see” them now, and will the tradition be preserved? What do these archaeological and artistic treasures tell us about the neuro-anthropology of the human mind and the creative spirit? How are these early painters related to cultures and populations in other parts of the world, and in Maine? These and other questions will be posed by our reading and the instructor. Students will view and discuss paintings and symbols from major European caves (Lascaux, Font-de-Gaume, Altamira, etc.) and will be able to study or lead discussions on related topics of special interest. Instructor Phil McKean was on the faculty of the School of Social Science at Hampshire College in Amherst, MA where he also served as Dean of Academic Advising. He has been an instructor at Brown University as well as at Udayana University in Bali, Indonesia and Headmaster at Concord Academy. Phil wrote on topics of culture change and culture conservation. He holds a Ph.D. in cultural anthropology from Brown, a M.Div from Yale University, and a B.A. from Williams College. Phil has served as past president of the Cushing Historical Society, where he lives with his wife, Deborah. They visited some of the French Paleolithic cave paintings and museums in 2006. At Schooner Cove, Damariscotta Directions to Schooner Cove: In Damariscotta, take Rtes 129/130 and enter the Miles Hospital complex of Rtes. 129/130 in Damariscotta. Take your first left. Schooner Cove is the large building on your right. . Wednesdays, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon. -- September 24 - November 12The Films of Akira Kurosawa and Yashujiro OzuIn eight sessions we will explore the films of the two giants of Japanese cinema. For Ozu, we will look at his two versions of “Floating Weeds” and at “Early Spring”. We will look at Kurosawa’s “Madadayo” and “Red Beard”. Additional films illustrating the breadth of their oeuvres will be shown. In addition to looking at the films, we will discuss the accomplishments of these protean filmmakers. The commentaries by Donald Ritchie about both directors are recommended. Instructor Bill Newman has taught many film classes for CSC. Born in Czechoslovakia in 1937, Bill and his parents, the only survivors of the Holocaust in their large family, left on the last train to reach the west before the border was closed and emigrated to the United States. Bill received a BA from Brooklyn College and an MLS from Columbia University. He continued graduate study in philosophy and history at the New School for Social Research and at Cornell University. Before retiring, Bill was a librarian at various universities in the U.S. and Canada. At University College, Rockland You can find directions to University College, Rockland by clicking HERE. Wednesdays, 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon -- October 1 - November 4The Common Good & U.S. UniquenessCultural and religious traditions throughout the world embrace values and morals committed to enhancing “the common good.” It is customary for citizens of the United States to believe that our perceptions about what is best for the rest of the world are valid without our having to subject our understandings to the critical review of other peoples. Thus, our definition of “the common good” generally suffers the limitation of our peculiar bias. Ironically, in spite of great differences among national and social realities, there is a significant commonness in the concepts that are raised up as core values by all kinds of people. There is, however, a huge gap between perceptions we have and knowledge that we do not have about other cultures and nations. This series of sessions will examine concepts and tools for our work as U.S. citizens to participate more creatively in the world’s struggle to realize a realistic global vision of “the common good.” In this process we will also seek to discoverresources that are unique to the U.S. experience which we can still offer the world. Authors of writings and research that will be examined will include Parker Palmer, Ray Suarez, Diana Eck, Rushmore Kidder, Elsa Tamez, and Ivan Illich. (This is not a complete list.) This course is offered as a community event in anticipation of the Camden Conference in February, 2009, which will focus on the U.S. role in global affairs. Instructor Ralph Moore is a retired priest of the Episcopal Church living in Rockland. He has served parishes in Oregon, Idaho, Massachusetts and Maine, most recently, St. Peter’s, Rockland. He was director for 12 years of the Protestant center at the University of Pennsylvania and he served five years in Central America in pastoral and community service projects. His undergraduate studies were in English at Stanford University, his theological degree is from Union Theological Seminary, New York and his doctorate in religious studies comes from the Episcopal Divinity School, Cambridge, MA. NOTE: The final session of this six week course will meet on Election Day (Tuesday, November 4) rather than on Wednesday. At University College, Rockland You can find directions to University College, Rockland by clicking HERE. Wednesdays, From 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.-- September 24 - November 12Discovering Opera: Part IIBeaumont Glass continues this delightful series in Damariscotta, having presented it in Belfast and Thomaston. This time around, Beaumont will present the major composers of German, Russian, English, and American operatic works. Students will hear excerpts from and see videos of renowned performers. Some of the works included will be: The Magic Flute, Fidelio, Hansel and Gretel, The Ring Cycle, Salome, Lohengrin, The Queen of Spades, War and Peace, Boris Godunov, Porgy and Bess, Amahl and the Night Visitors, The Ballad of Baby Doe, and A Streetcar Named Desire – to name a few! Students need not have been enrolled in Part I to enjoy Part II of this series that educates and enchants novices and experts alike! Instructor Beaumont Glass has spent more than 50 years in the world of professional opera, including 19 years with the Zurich Opera as a coach and stage director. He has accompanied opera greats such as Grace Bumbry and Simon Estes, was the director of opera for 18 years at the University of Iowa and, with his wife, who is an opera singer, teaches every summer at the American Institute of Musical Studies in Graz, Austria. In March ’08 he has been engaged as stage director by the Chamber Opera Chicago for its production of Carmen. He currently hosts a weekly radio program (WRFR – FM 93.3 or 99.3) Sundays from 6-7 p.m. (or ‘live’ on the Internet: www.wrfr.org). His most recent book, The Memoirs of an Opera Bug, was recently published by Leyerle Publications. Amazingly, he has found time to teach several extremely popular CSC courses. At Skidompha Library, Damariscotta Directions to Skidompha Library: Skidompha Library is located on the right side of Business Rt. 1 south in downtown Damariscotta. Wednesdays, From 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. -- September 24 - November 12Study Circle On The Corporation and The New Capitalisms: Part IIThis study circle will investigate the corporation and the new capitalisms as key concepts in an emerging national debate. We will begin our discussion by viewing a DVD made for the course by Robert A.G. Monks of Cape Elizabeth, author of the recent book Corpocracy and a prominent advocate for corporate reform. Participants will discover where their own ideas fall in this debate and perhaps together derive recommendations for possible changes in policy. Instructor Matt Clarke left college teaching in the 1960’s to lead national social policy seminars and public radio discussions for a labor and social action think tank in Washington, D.C. Later he was a writer at Mergers and Acquisitions: The Journal of Corporate Venture and a consultant to the Pentagon. Clarke then switched to work for non-profits, created a pioneering national entrepreneur training pro-gram, and pursued another career in higher education management consulting. Since retirement in 2001, he has returned to leading discussion groups. At University College, Rockland You can find directions to University College, Rockland by clicking HERE. Thursdays, 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. -- September 25 - November 13Songbirds of MaineThe course will look closely at the more than three hundred neotropical songbirds of Maine. Through colorful slide presentations and the participants’ observations and experiences, we will consider individual identification, socialization, habitat, courtship, breeding, nesting, foraging, migration, and human influences. Instructor Joseph F. Gray is an Interpretative Naturalist and a retired forester, who has made a lifetime study of the natural world. He has been actively involved with the Mid-Coast Chapter of the Audubon Society for twenty-eight years, serving in all chapter offices and as field trip leader, nature instructor, program presenter, and writer. Joe organized and instructed the Tanglewood 4-H Camp and Learning Center’s Elderhostel program in addition to instructing at three other Elderhostel campuses.He has been a natural history instructor for Coastal Senior College for a number of years. At Schooner Cove, Damariscotta Directions to Schooner Cove: In Damariscotta, take Rtes 129/130 and enter the Miles Hospital complex of Rtes. 129/130 in Damariscotta. Take your first left. Schooner Cove is the large building on your right. . Thursdays, 9:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon -- October 16 - November 20Watercolor: Painting the Color of AutumnThis course is open to anyone with any experience in watercolor. The focus will be on practicing different techniques. We will paint from nature – three-dimensional objects placed directly in our view. Techniques practiced will include: use of water, brush strokes, value (light, medium, and dark), glazing, and being BOLD! Instructor Susan St. John has a degree in architecture from Yale and has studied watercolor for fifteen years. Her work has been on view in several local shows. She has taught a number of very successful watercolor courses for CSC. At First Universalist Church, Rockland Directions to First Universalist Church: Located at 345 Broadway in Rockland, it can be reached from the south by turning left onto Broadway at the traffic light on Route 1. Proceed on Broadway; the Church will be on your right. From the north, approach Rockland on Route 1. Turn right onto Route 17 at MacDonalds. At EBS Building Supply, turn left onto Birch Street and, at the first stop light, continue straight to Broadway. Proceed on Broadway and the Church will be on your left. Thursdays, 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon -- September 25 - October 16Eve Was Framed - Women’s Influence: Myths and RealityThe basis of our civilization comes from two main sources; the Jews who brought us rules of behavior, and the Greeks who brought us almost everything else. Each of these had their roots in other even older societies. In this course we will take a particular look at women’s position and influence, both real and mythical, in these societies. We will look at how increasingly male dominated religions worked to force women into secondary and submissive positions, how Eve was framed, how Mary Magdalene should have become the prophetic successor to Jesus, and how the Gnostic movement she was involved in was destroyed. Still, some uppity women refused to conform. Others throughout history had far more influence than the mostly male history writers were prepared to give them credit for, possibly because these women generally had to work outside the accepted rules of society. Beyond this many other women were influential, even in fields that we don’t often think of them participating in. And finally in today’s world, at least in the West, women have achieved essential parity with men in almost all fields. At the same time women face some cultural and social hurdles compared to men taking full leadership positions. This course looks at each of these areas and times, profiling both mythical and real women whose stories are unique and compelling. NOTE: This course will be broken into two 4-week sessions offered in the Fall and Winter. A good deal of the stories of women with influence historically and today will occur in the Winter session. Instructor Jim Mitchell has had numerous careers, industrial, government, consulting, and as the founder with his wife, Lolly, of a vineyard and winery. Retiring to Maine in 1989, he turned to photography, publishing a book about human emotions entitled Body & Soul. He later wrote a book about women in Maine doing non-traditional jobs for women entitled Finding Their Own Voices. For the past five years he has been working on a book carrying the title of this course. It is now in the final stages of editing. At University College, Rockland You can find directions to University College, Rockland by clicking HERE. Thursdays, 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. -- September 25 - November 13The Science & Anthropology Behind Complimentary & Alternative MedicinesComplimentary and Alternative Medicines (CAM) fall into five basic categories. We will explore each from a theoretical as well as applications point of view. Both allopathic and CAM practitioners will be guest speakers. Together we will explore those big questions such as “does it really work and how do we know?” or “how does one strike a balance between skeptic and believer?” Class moderator Gretchen Cuffe is a chemist whose first career was in medical research. In her second career as a professional librarian, Gretchen evaluated books on complimentary medicines for inclusion in university and public library collections. At University College, Rockland You can find directions to University College, Rockland by clicking HERE. Thursdays, 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. -- September 25 - November 13Beyond Italy: The Northern European Renaissances, 1350-1600While the Italian Renaissance influenced northern European culture, France, England, Germany, Spain, the Netherlands experienced indigenous and unique intellectual, social, and cultural change in the period we call the Renaissance. Focus will be on Tudor England, France under Francis I, Spain in the time of Ferdinand and Isabella, Germany, and the Netherlands. We will examine the transition from Medieval to Early Modern culture especially social and economic change, art, literature, and politics between 1350-1600. Instructor Charmarie Blaisdell, one of the founding members of CSC, holds a PhD in Early Modern History, an MA in Medieval History, and a BA in Art History. She
taught both traditional and adult students at Northeastern University for over 35 years and was twice the recipient of the university award for excellence in teaching. Her course repertoire included Medieval, Renaissance, and Reformation cultural history, and the French Revolution. Charme was instrumental in establishing Women’s Studies at Northeastern and in her last five years of teaching at the university held a joint appointment in the History and Education departments teaching graduate educators.
At Skidompha Library, Damariscotta Directions to Skidompha Library: Skidompha Library is located on the right side of Business Rt. 1 south in downtown Damariscotta. Fridays, 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. -- September 19 - November 7Energy, Climate Change and The Solar ConversionLike spoiled heirs of a rich uncle, we have been spending our fossil fuel inheritance instead of investing it and living off our daily energy income. Now we are facing not only escalating prices and shortages but also the prospect of changes in the climate that has made the evolution of life possible. We must change our ways. How do we do it? This is the subject of this course which will review how we have used energy in the past and how we must use it in the future. Instructor Paul Kando was educated in Hungary and came to the United States after the 1956 revolution was crushed. He pursued a career as a chemical engineer in the synthetic fibers industry where he had an opportunity to work on a pilot project using solar energy. In the wake of the first 1970s oil crisis, Kando switched to energy research and led a team conducting the first-ever energy audit on a whole city. He was also involved in designing the solar water heating system for the White House during the Carter presidency. At the University of Delaware he conducted research on energy storage technologies and photovoltaics. Later he managed a large solar energy program for the U.S. Department of Energy. After 1981, he worked in building energy research both in the United States and Scandinavia, where he produced three documentary films on advanced building systems. Kando moved to Maine in 1991, and operated a one-man construction firm. In 2006 he took training from Al Gore and a group of climate scientists on presenting the findings of climate science to lay audiences. And in 2007 he became a Maine certified residential energy auditor. He is one of the organizers of Midcoast Green Collaborative, a citizen initiative dedicated to the premise that addressing global warming in a timely fashion represents an economic opportunity for Maine. His current activities include consulting and teaching, conducting energy audits and leading discussions on issues of current interest, especially climate change. At the Damariscotta River Association Heritage Farm Directions to DRA Heritage Farm:
Fridays, 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. -- September 26 - November 7Giants of German Opera: Wagner and StraussBeaumont is back again! This course will include beautiful DVDs from the Metropolitan Opera and Wagner’s theatre at Bayreuth as well as from the Salzburg Festival. Wagner operas to be viewed: Tännhauser – a poet caught between two women who symbolize erotic vs. spiritual love; Lohengrin – in combat, a knight of the Holy Grail clears the name of a lady falsely accused of murder; Tristan and Isolde – ultimate love music for the ultimate love affair; Parsifal – a pure-hearted, ignorant young man heals a king and saves the Holy Grail. Strauss operas include: Salome – a spoiled, teenaged princess falls in love with John the Baptist and, when he rejects her, demands his head on a silver platter; The Rosenkavalier – a beautiful princess is in love with a very much younger man but graciously smooths his pathto a girl his own age in this comedy brimming over with delicious waltzes; Ariadne on the Island of Naxos – a jilted princess is transformed by a new love into a new woman; Arabella – a Viennese debutante holds out for Mr. Right and, after misunderstandings and muddles, wins him in a glorious happy ending. For Instructor Beaumont Glass's’s biography see Discovering Opera: Part II. In partnership with and at The Rockland Public Library From the North: Follow Route 1 (it becomes one way on Union Street in Rockland) to Beech Street. Turn right at Beech Street and left at White Street to the Library.
Fridays, 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. -- September 26 - November 14Beyond Italy: The Northern European Renaissances, 1350-1600While the Italian Renaissance influenced northern European culture, France, England, Germany, Spain, the Netherlands experienced indigenous and unique intellectual, social and cultural change in the period we call the Renaissance. Focus will be on Tudor England, France under Francis I, Spain in the time of Ferdinand and Isabella, Germany, and the Netherlands. We will examine the transition from Medieval to Early Modern culture especially social and economic change, art, literature and politics between 1350-1600. For Instructor Charmarie Blaisdell’s biography see Beyong Italy (Damariscotta). At the Camden Public Library Directions to Camden Public Library: Take Route 1 to Camden. The library is just east of the commercial district on the right hand side of Route. 1. It is an elegant brick building atop a knoll. Parking is on Main Streetand Atlantic Avenue. There is also a parking lot off Atlantic Avenue, on the left just past the library amphitheatre. Fridays, 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. -- September 26 - November 14The Two Lives of Cleopatra: William Shakespeare & George Bernard ShawWe will read and discuss the plays and watch and discuss the films of Shakespeare’s Antony and Cleopatra and George Bernard Shaw’s Caesar and Cleopatra Instructor Jean Scott Creighton is a poet and mystery writer. She has been a teaching fellow in English at SUNY Buffalo and a lecturer at Indiana University. Scott has taught English and held workshops at middle and high schools in Maine. She holds a Masters of Arts degree in English and has completed her doctoral work ABD (all but dissertation) in 19th century literature. She has taught every spring and fall term since CSC began in 2002. At University College, Rockland You can find directions to University College, Rockland by clicking HERE. Coastal Senior College - University College at Rockland - 60 Camden Street, Suite 402 - Rockland, ME 04841 800-286-1594 [Home] [Fall 2008 Course Catalog and News] [Fall 2008 Schedule] [Register] [Contribute/Volunteer] [Be A Teacher] [Newsletter Archives] [Monthly Email News] |
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