NEWS

CLASSES ARE IN FULL SWING

AND THERE ARE STILL MORE TO DISCOVER

If you haven’t registered for a fall class, or if you are loving your class and want to take another, visit the list of courses on the website. LLAIC has several five- and six-week courses beginning at the end of October:

•         The Elections--2024
•         The Joy of Winter Birding
•         Shakespeare, Opera, and Ballet
•         Foreign Affairs 2024 Discussion
•         Prominent Leaders of the 20^th Century
•         Understanding Crime and Crime Control Options 

Do any of these sound interesting? Maybe you know little or nothing about some of them and would like to know more? It’s not too late to register for one of these classes and join the fun!

LLAIC'S POLICY FOR COVID-19

AND OTHER INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Please do not come to class if you are sneezing, coughing, feeling feverish, or having any other symptoms. In other words, if you are sick, stay home!

If you begin having symptoms within 24 hours of attending a class, and subsequently test positive to COVID-19, please notify both Bill Miniscalco at 978-394-1870 or by email and your course leader so that we can notify your classmates. We will of course keep your identity private.

If you test positive for COVID-19, do not return to class until you have tested negative for two consecutive days, and please continue wearing an N95, a KN95, or a KF94 mask for at least 10 days after your initial positive test.

If you have any upper respiratory symptoms, you may not actually have COVID-19 but you still could infect others. So please stay home until you are symptom-free. 



We are a high-risk group and need to protect each other.

SPECIAL EVENTS

Available to members at no additional charge

LUNCH@LLAIC

MARK TWAIN: ON TRAVEL AND WRITING

(VIDEO AND DISCUSSION)

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17 @ 1:00-3:00

AND OTHER PROGRAMS ON THE

FOLLOWING THREE TUESDAYS

When we think of Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens), most of us equate his name with stories of young boys’ escapades: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huck Finn. While his writing captured American culture, he also established unique approaches to the field of literature that influenced world authors. He has been called our Rabelais, our Cervantes, our Homer, our Tolstoy, and our Shakespeare.  Ernest Hemingway maintained that “All modern American literature comes from one book by Mark Twain called Huckleberry Finn.” Twain saw more of the world than any other American writer of his era, and the world saw more of him, both in print and in person. This video reveals what Twain learned from his world travels and what the world learned from him. Alice Freedman will facilitate a discussion about the ways in which Twain became both an American and universal author and why he continues to be a widely translated writer.

No need to RSVP, but contact Jennifer Young before 11 a.m. that day if you'd like to order pizza at $3 for one slice or $5 for two. Or bring your own lunch. Coffee, tea and designer water will be provided. Click here for a preview of the next three programs.

PLEASE JOIN LLAIC LOVES ART

FOR "CALL OF THE WEST: THE ART OF JOSEPH HENRY SHARP"

A PRESENTATION AND CONVERSATION WITH PHOENIX ART MUSEUM DOCENT EDIE TAYLOR

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 @ 1:30 P.M.

Expeditions and railroads created a desire to see the western landscape. A curiosity about Native Americans also inspired artists to travel West. Joseph Henry Sharp, an artist from Cincinnati, Ohio, was lured by beauty of the landscape and the Plains Indians and later the Taos Pueblo. We will look at his life story and his fascinating art which captures the people and the landscape.

Edie has been a docent for over 19 years at five museums including the Delaware Art Museum, Denver Art Museum, Kirkland Museum of Fine and Decorative Art, Brandywine Museum of Art, and Phoenix Art Museum. Being a docent is her passion.

Click here before noon on Tuesday, September 24, to request a Zoom invitation. You'll receive it that day. For more information about Phoenix Art Museum, visit phxart.org.

SURRENDER:

MY JOURNEY FROM GUERILLA TO GRANDMOTHER

PRESENTED BY KATHERINE ANN POWER

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27 @ 10 A.M.

IN PERSON AT TEMPLE SHALOM, NEWTON

Come and meet one of the FBI's most famous "most wanted," Katherine Ann Power. In 1970, at the height of unrest over the Vietnam War, Brandeis student Katherine abandoned her commitment to peace and joined a violent revolutionary group whose actions resulted in the murder of a Boston police officer. In her presentation, Katherine will share sections from her memoir, Surrender: My Journey from Guerilla to Grandmother, and reflect on her journey from defiance and denial to surrendering to the FBI. You will learn about the process she used to make a life for herself as well as know when it was time to turn herself in. 

This is a drop-in program. No registration is required.

ANOTHER EXCITING LLAIC DINNER THEATER TRIP

WAITLIST ONLY!

LEOPOLDSTADT BY TOM STOPPARD

HUNTINGTON THEATER, BOSTON

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 28 @ 2 P.M.

The Huntington Theater presents Leopoldstadt by Tom Stoppard, produced in association with the Shakespeare Theater Company, and LLAIC has a limited number of excellent seats for Saturday matinee September 28^th at 2:00 p.m.

Winner! Four Tony awards, including best play. Winner! Two Laurence Olivier awards, including best new play. The latest masterpiece and most personal play from Tom Stoppard, Leopoldstadt is a stirring and epic story of love, family, and enduring bravery. In Vienna, the heart of European culture at the rise of the 20th century, two brothers have conflicting visions of prosperity – both for their family and the Jewish people – a tension that will echo through the generations that follow.

If you would like to join the waitlist for the LLAIC dinner theater trip to the Huntington, please call Shelly Levine at 908-510-2416 or email her here. NOTE: Huntington trips are open to LLAIC members only.

RED MEADOW FARM CRANBERRY BOG TOUR, CARVER

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 6 @ 10:30

LUNCH AT ADRIA, EAST BRIDGEWATER

Please join us on a 45-minute walking tour of Red Meadow Farm’s cranberry bog operation. A knowledgeable guide will take us through the cranberry growing and harvest process, explaining each step along the way. You will have an opportunity to observe cranberry bogs, meet farm animals including sheep, and marvel at the flooded berries. 

We will meet at the farm, 213 Meadow Street, Carver, and there will be directions as to where you can park your car near the trees. Do not park at the farm stand. At 10:15, we will meet  near the owner’s house. The house is visible behind and to the right of the bog. There will be someone to guide you. The walking path around the bog is a flat dirt road. There is limited paved parking near the house if you have difficulty walking a long distance on the road.

After the tour we will have about a 15-minute drive on a beautiful country road to the Adria restaurant, 436 Oak Street (Route 14), East Bridgewater. The Adria restaurant is ADA accessible with a large parking lot. It has Mediterranean-style food with vegetarian options. It has a 4.5 star rating on Trip Advisor.

To register, fill out the attached registration form and a check for $20.00 per person and mail it to Yvonne Sacks at the address on the form. If you prefer, you can Venmo the $20.00 fee and email the registration form to Yvonne. It should be received by September 29.

There will be no refunds once we purchase your ticket, except in the case of heavy rain. In that case, the trip will be cancelled and your money will be refunded. In case of light rain the tour will take place.

About a week before the trip you will receive a final email with directions and carpool information. Please try to carpool if possible.

We look forward to sharing this unique adventure with you!

Please refer to the registration form if you have additional questions.

AFFINITY GROUP MEETINGS

Available to members at no additional charge

CURRENT EVENTS

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20 @ 10:00

LED BY JERRY JACOBS



A month and a half until the election! And what else? Whatever it is, Jerry will guide our vibrant, opinionated group through a lively discussion of it. 

Click here before noon on Thursday, September 19, to request a Zoom invitation. You'll receive it that day. Newcomers are welcome.

MOVIE MAVENS

PIMPERNEL SMITH (1941)

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20 @ 2:00-3:00

“Eccentric Cambridge archeologist Horatio Smith takes a group of British and American archaeology students to pre-war Nazi Germany to help in his excavations. His research is supported by the Nazis, since he professes to be looking for evidence of the Aryan origins of German civilization. However, he has a secret agenda: to free inmates of the concentration camps.” [Just Watch]

Pimpernel Smith was released in July 1941 and would have been produced while the fall of France and most of Europe left Great Britain and the countries of the British Commonwealth and the British Empire standing alone fighting the Axis powers, while London was being bombarded by the Luftwaffe.

Sweden, not to antagonize the Germans, banned the movie. However, Raoul Wallenberg saw it at a private screening, and was inspired to lead an operation to save Hungarian Jews from deportation to Germany. Leslie Howard, director, plays a British professor who in the pre-war years worked undercover to rescue inmates of nazi concentration camps.

Produced during the London Blitz, it stands out with its humor. The current rise of totalitarian government in many countries makes it also topical.

This film is available to rent on Apple TV, Amazon, Fandango At Home. Please refer to the “JustWatch” app for more information. Click here before noon on Thursday, September 19, to request a Zoom invitation. You'll receive it that day

SPANISH CONVERSATION GROUP

¡Bienvenidos a La Tertulia!

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23 @ 1:00

Our format consists of reading and discussing articles from various Spanish language media sources of general high interest. There is no homework although everyone is invited to submit articles they might find for our agendas.

The hosts for the group are Miriam Grodberg and Larry Krakauer. Contact Miriam to request an invitation or with any questions.

THERE ARE NO GENIUSES ON WALL STREET

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 30 @ 10:30-12:00

Are you an experienced investor, or are you new to "the market" and want to know more? We are an easygoing discussion group that deals with all market-related topics. Bring your opinions, insights, and questions. Or just listen. We are now meeting as a joint venture between LLAIC and Tufts OLLI.

Click here today to request a Zoom invitation. If you have any questions about the group, contact Richard Lewis: lewisdmd@yahoo.com or 617-448-4439. 

LLAIC LIT-LOVERS

GO AS A RIVER BY SHELLEY READ

LED BY BARBARA BARRY

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18 @ 10:30

(NOTE DATE CHANGE)

Set amid Colorado’s wild beauty, the heartbreaking coming-of-age story of a resilient young woman whose life is changed forever by one chance encounter. A tragic and uplifting novel of love and loss, family and survival—and hope—

Click here before noon on Thursday, October 17, to request a Zoom invitation. You'll receive it that day. If you can, log on a quarter of an hour earlier to socialize.

Coming up:

• November 15: A Morbid Taste for Bones by Ellis Peters, led by Joe More
• December 13: Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut, led by Pat Cole