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Lapham Community Center and Senior Center of New Canaan, Inc. |
Waveny Park New Canaan, CT Tel: 203-594-3620 Fax: 203-594-3628 |
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| Classes for Fall 2010 |
| PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE REGISTERING FOR CLASSES |
| PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE REGISTERING FOR CLASSES
Our classes are open to all adult New Canaan residents. People planning to take classes should sign up as soon as possible; lotteries for oversubscribed classes will be held at noon on Wednesday, September 1. Enrollment for all other courses will go on until classes are filled. Classes fill quickly - avoid disappointment and register early! Registrations can be brought in or mailed to P.O. Box 83, New Canaan. Please also register for classes that charge no fee. We can take telephone registrations for free classes only. Call Nancy or Lyn at 203-594-3620, if you have any questions. People over age 60 pay a lower fee [under 60 fee indicated in brackets] for some classes. Scholarships are available by contacting Lyn Bond at 203-594-3620. We understand that some people may not be available to sign up for three months. In those cases we will try to let participants enroll by the month. Our policy will be to take people who want the whole period and then accommodate as many "part-timers" as possible. As always, fees will be pro-rated. See Nancy for details. Checks should be made payable to Town of New Canaan unless otherwise indicated. Please use the Class Registration Form |
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Adult Education
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| Cooking | AARP Driving | History | Art History | Finance | Language | Music |
| AARP Driver Safety Program |
| Thursday & Friday, September 9 & 10, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m., $12/$14 |
| AARP Driving Instructor, Roger Colson, will lead a driving class that will give you valuable driving tips and a state-mandated reduction on your car insurance of at least 5% for two years. You must attend all of both sessions to earn the insurance reduction. To register, send a check payable to AARP to the Senior Center, P.O. Box 83, New Canaan. If you are an AARP member, your cost is $12 (bring your card to class), if not, it will cost $14. |
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| Foundations of Western Civilization II: A History of the Modern Western World |
| Thursdays, September 9 - December 9, 9:30 - 11:30 a.m., Free |
| This extraordinary and comprehensive view of history explores the ideas, events, and characters that modeled Western political, social, religious, intellectual, cultural, scientific, technological and economic history during the tumultuous period betwee the 16th and 20th centuries. This course is taught by expert historian, Oxford-educated Professor Robert Bucholz, who has twice won the highest teaching award at Loyola University Chicago. Ladd Seton, who earned a Masters in American Studies in retirement, will lead a discussion after the lecture. This program is from The Teaching Company, an organization that films America's top professors. These very high quality lectures will be shown on a big screen. |
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| Art History |
| Every Picture Tells a Story |
| 2 Tuesdays, September 7 & 21, 1:00 - 2:30 p.m., Free |
| U.K. art critic Waldemar Januszczak hosts a fascinating DVD series that answers some of the most enduring questions in art history. The program discusses eight great paintings including Boticelli's The Birth of Venus, Da Vinci's Mona Lisa, and Rembrandt's The Anatomy lesson. |
| Great Artists with Tim Marlow |
| 5 Tuesdays, September 28 - October 26, 1:00 - 2:00 p.m., Free |
| What makes a painting or an artist 'great.' Tim Marlow presents this fascinating introduction to the works of the Old Masters as displayed in over 50 museums, churches and palaces throughout Europe and the United States, including: Giotto, Leonardo, Durer, Michelangelo, Raphael, Titian, Brueghel, Rubens, Rembrandt, Vermeer, El Greco, Velazquez and Van Gogh. |
| Great Artists: The Impressionists |
| 6 Tuesdays, November 2 - December 7, 1:00 - 2:00 p.m., Free |
| This authoritative and entertaining series tells the stories of the artists who have captivated and thrilled people around the world for generations. Chronicles the life, times and works of each featured artist and explores their stylistic trademarks. The artists are: Monet, Degas, Renoir, Pissarro, Seurat, and Manet. |
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| Finance |
| Lapham Center often invites area financial experts to speak on an assortment of financial subjects like retirement, identity theft, investments, protecting your assets for children and grandchildren, etc. Financial classes are posted here as they are scheduled. |
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| Music |
| Opera: Going for Baroque |
| 6 Wednesdays, October 13 - November 17, 1:30 p.m., $60 |
| Dr. Jerry Sehulster's introduction to the first 200 years of opera will be a survey of the great early operas from Monteverdi to Mozart and many more. And, Jerry assures us that it will be a lot of fun. Jerry's teaching ability and enthusiasm for opera makes this a class that both newbies and long-time opera aficionados will enjoy. |
| Great Masters: Mahler, His Life & Music |
| 8 Thursdays, October 7 - December 2, 1:30 p.m., Free |
| We will continue with the Teaching Company's Robert Greenberg's Great Composer series with the life and works of the Austrian composer and conductor, Gustav Mahler. This Teaching Company program will be shown on our big screen. |
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