Author Visit:

Lorraine Besser

The Art of the Interesting:

What We Miss in Our Pursuit of the Good Life and How to Cultivate It (2024)

Thursday, September 26, 2024, at 7pm via Zoom

Course 12832

According to Lorraine Besser, Professor of Philosophy at Middlebury College, psychological richness, that which helps make life more interesting, is a key ingredient for a good life. Psychological richness derives from experiences of things that stimulate and engage us. Hear about Besser's research on what makes for a good life, the subject of her upcoming book, The Art of the Interesting (on-sale September 10, 2024). Learn how to cultivate the “interesting” through mindfulness, novelty, turning obstacles into adventures, and friendships. Time will be reserved for audience Q&A. Session will be recorded and sent to enrolled students to view for up to one week.

Register now as the next step in adding more psychological richness into your life through lifelong learning at Scarsdale Adult School!

Additional special events planned thus far for the month of September include two novelists and two more non-fiction writers. All of the following Zoom-based classes will be recorded and made available to watch on demand for up to one week. As with all our author visits, students need not have read any of the books to follow and enjoy the conversation.

Fiction Writers

• Shelby Van Pelt, Remarkably Bright Creatures (2022) (Course 12788), Monday, September 16, 2024 at 1pm
• Sierra Greer, Annie Bot (2024) (Course 12789), Monday, September 30, 2024 at 1pm

Non-Fiction Writers

• Vicki Valosik, Swimming Pretty: The Untold Story of Women in Water (2024) (Course 12816), Thursday, September 18, 2024, at 1pm
• Danielle Friedman, Let’s Get Physical: How Women Discovered Exercise and Reshaped the World (2022) (Course 12817*), Thursday, September 26, 2024, at 1pm

* Register for Course 12725 instead to save $15 if also attending Author Visit: Ava Purkiss, Fit Citizens: A History of Black Women’s Exercise from Post-Reconstruction to Postwar America (2023) on October 17, 2024.

Registration for the fall/winter semester has begun! Pardon our appearance as we continue to add classes, revise descriptions, and polish up the website for the next term. Many more courses will appear in the coming weeks.

Upcoming eblasts will continue to highlight of our plans. Our printable flipbook will also be available soon. Until then, please browse online and reserve your priority seats for next semester!

Week of August 11, 2024

Health and Wellness

• Nutrition for Sleep (12623)

Literature

• BookTalk with Harriet Sobol: This Other Eden (2023) by Paul Harding (12511)

Walking Tours

• Walking Tour: Manhattan's Gold Coast (12638)
• Walking Tour: Mary Cassatt at the Philadelphia Museum of Art (12641)

Week of August 18, 2024

No new classes begin this week. Classes already in progress will continue.

Week of August 25, 2024

Literature

• Book Discussion: James (2024) by Percival Everett (12712)

Walking Tours

• Walking Tour: Greenwich Village, West of Fifth Avenue (12639)
• Walking Tour: Privately Owned Public Spaces in the Financial District (12660)

All upcoming classes are listed in the Printer-Friendly, Interactive Version of our Spring/Summer 2024 Catalog. New classes are added in real time.

Class times are for the Eastern Time Zone. Please check regularly for additional options to keep you engaged and learning, whether from the comforts of home or through our expansive number of in-person options.