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| Arthur Miller: Playwright with a Conscience Class already in session... |
| Presenter: Mike Baker |
| Sessions: 4 Th – 11/14/2019-12/5/2019 |
Time: 10:00 AM-12:00 PM |
| Location: GSC Manchester, 195 McGregor Street Manchester, NH 03101 |
Although he often called himself "Mr. Marilyn Monroe," Arthur Miller remains as one of America's preeminent playwrights. We will discuss and view three of his finest works: "Death of a Salesman," "All My Sons," and "The Crucible" and come to know three of the most enduring characters in dramatic literature: Willy Loman, Joe Keller and John Proctor. Moreover, we will discuss how Miller was attempting to awaken the social and political responsibilities of a nation. |
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| Cook Up A Crime Class already in session... |
| Presenter: Merle Carrus |
| Sessions: 3 M – 11/4/2019-12/9/2019 |
Time: 11:00 AM-12:00 PM |
| Location: GSC Manchester, 195 McGregor Street Manchester, NH 03101 |
What could be better than reading cozy mysteries and eating? We will be reading a different mystery novel for each class and members of the class will cook one of the recipes in the book and bring it to class to share. We will discuss the plots while snacking on treats. Recommended reading for this course will be Virginia Rich’s "The Cooking School Murders" (ISBN 9780345345035), Tamar Myers’s "The Crepes of Wrath" (ISBN 978-0-451-20225-3) and Sally Andrew’s "Recipes for Love and Murder: A Tannie Maria Mystery" (ISBN 978-0062397676). |
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| Call OLLI Office if you would like to enroll in this class. (603) 513-1377 |
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| de Tocqueville’s "Democracy in America" Class already in session... |
| Presenter: Philip Valley |
| Sessions: 4 W – 11/6/2019-12/4/2019 |
Time: 2:30 PM-4:00 PM |
| Location: GSC Manchester, 195 McGregor Street Manchester, NH 03101 |
Democracy in America, originally written in the mid 1800s by French political scientist Alexis de Tocqueville after his tour of America, is still required reading in many Political Science classes about American political thought. His keen observations on American democracy remain not only relevant but delightful to read and discuss. Come join this sure-to-be-lively discussion/seminar. Required reading for the course is "Democracy in America" edited by Richard Heffner, A Mentor Book (ISBN-0-451-62320-7). Please read pps 39-90 before the first seminar. |
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| Films: Classics by the Decades Class already in session... |
| Presenter: Robert Jones |
| Sessions: 8 M – 10/7/2019-12/2/2019 |
Time: 1:00 PM-4:00 PM |
| Location: GSC Manchester, 195 McGregor Street Manchester, NH 03101 |
This course will view and discuss 8 films covering different traditions, technologies, and perspectives, dating from 1927 through 2015. The films do not have a single theme but all do explore the relationship of the individual to his/her society. We will discuss the background of each film, its thematics and techniques, and why it may be regarded as a Classic. The films include "Metropolis†(the restored version, German silent, 1927); "The Magnificent Ambersons" (USA, 1942); "Nights of Cabiria" (Italy, 1957); "The Shop on Main Street" (Czechoslovakia, 1965); "Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears" (USSR, 1980); "Taste of Cherry" (Iran, 1998); "Departures" (Japan, 2008) and "The Lobster" (Greece, 2015). |
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| Call OLLI Office if you would like to enroll in this class. (603) 513-1377 |
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| Films: Madness and the Movies VII Class already in session... |
| Presenter: Stephen Soreff |
| Sessions: 8 W – 10/2/2019-12/11/2019 |
Time: 9:30 AM-12:00 PM |
| Location: GSC Manchester, 195 McGregor Street Manchester, NH 03101 |
Films have a long history of portraying mental illnesses in its many dimensions. They have shown the patient to be either a monster or a victim; the therapists as either scheming villains, bungling fools or compassionate heroes; and mental institutions either as chambers of cruelty or corridors of caring. In this survey, we will look at eight films revealing the cinematic approach to mental illness and then how each movie helps us to understand mental illness. This year we will offer all the exciting newer films depicting mental illnesses but also revisit some of the classic movies from the first six showings. |
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| New Yorker (The): The Best Magazine in the World Class already in session... |
| Presenter: Robert Jones, John Monnelly |
| Sessions: 8 Th – 10/3/2019-11/21/2019 |
Time: 3:30 PM-5:00 PM |
| Location: GSC Manchester, 195 McGregor Street Manchester, NH 03101 |
Join us in a well-established OLLI tradition - lively discussions of this chronicle of our times. Started in 1925 as a humor magazine, "The New Yorker" soon became a preeminent forum for serious fiction and journalism. With a circulation above 1 million and content by the most respected writers of fact and fiction, it is one of the most widely read and influential American magazines. Facilitators Jones and Monnelly will choose the first readings; after that, the class decides. You'll need access to the magazine (subscriptions at www.newyorker.com or check with your local library.) |
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