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Multi-Session Classes
| CANCELLED- FS-07 What's New Is Old, What's Old is New - Seabury Chapel Howard Sprout, Baritone soloist, music historian * , 11/6, 11/13 * 1:00-3:00 FS-07 What's New Is Old, What's Old is New What Beethoven's Fifth Symphony, his Sonata Pathetique, Rachmaninov's Second Piano Concerto, Pachelbel's famous canon, and the Italian song "O Solo Mio" have in common? These pieces from the "classical" canon and many, many more have been used in songs by the likes of Billy Joel, Lady Gaga, Elvis Presley, John Denver, the Beatles…the list goes on and on. Let's have some fun listening to "the old" and "the new" side by side. | ||
| FS-01 Beaver Pond Wildlife - Seabury Chapel/ Heritage Hall Ray Asselin, New England Forests * , 9/25, 11/20 * 1:00-3:00 From Spring to Fall, the final two parts of the 5-part movie series on Beaver Pond Wildlife started this past Spring. Few wildlife species are more intriguing, and none has a greater ability to alter and create habitat than that iconic keystone species, the beaver. This unassuming mammal goes about its daily life setting up and maintaining its homestead, all the while creating aquatic and terrestrial conditions that so many other creatures rely on. "Beaver Pond Wildlife" documents much of the wildlife to be found at, in, and on typical northeast beaver ponds over a full year's time. | ||
| FS-02 Movie Buffs - Zoom Teleconference James Hanley, Retired Co-Director of Cinestudio * , 10/2, 11/6, 12/4 * 10:30-12:00 Do you ever wonder which movies are really worth your time, or what you should be looking for in a film? This is your opportunity to hear what others think and to listen to a very knowledgeable expert who provides insight into films and the film industry - people and technology. Movies discussed can be viewed at any theater or in the comfort of your own home on TV or other sources. You will also usually find the films playing at Cinestudio on the campus of Trinity College where parking is available after hours, Saturdays and Sundays all day. | ||
| FS-03 Hikes - Offsite Other Kevin Gough & Paula Jones, Wintonbury Land Trust * , 10/11, 10/25, 11/8 * 9:30-12:00 We will visit hiking trails within a 20-mile radius of Bloomfield which have been recommended for their natural beauty, historical significance, flora and fauna, or other unique characteristics. Carpooling will often be suggested. Participants should be able to walk 2.5 to 3 miles over uneven terrain. There is an additional fee to offset ALP's insurance cost for this program. | ||
| FS-04 One Person's Trash is Another's- POSTPONED SPRING 2025 - Seabury Heritage Hall Rev. Dr. Davida Foy Crabtree * , 10/16, 10/23 * 1:00-3:00 We will survey the impact of our culture of disposability, learn about landfills and incinerators, the current state of recycling and consider other ways to manage trash. We will explore artists' approaches to our trash dilemma and learn a bit about other cultures and their practices. | ||
| FS-05* Creative Writing - Zoom Teleconference Kim Hunt, Ret. Attorney, Author and Poet * , 10/21, 10/28, 11/4, 11/11, 11/18, 11/25, * 1:00-3:00 This is a discussion group for both the beginner and the more experienced writer. The spectrum of creative writing: essay, fiction, memoir, poetry, free verse - commonly involves guided reflection. Issues of trust, motivation, privacy, habit, goal, structure and quality entwine to both hamper and clarify the beckoning impulse, enticed by discoveries in 'creativity'. Reflection offers vast reprieve for much that causes us to grieve. Size Limit: 15 | ||
| FS-06 Film Biographies - Seabury Heritage Hall Don Werner, Retired Headmaster and English teacher and coach, Westminster School * , 10/29, 11/5, 11/12, 11/19 * 1:00-3:00 #1 Patton is a 1970 American epic biographical war film about U.S. General George S. Patton during World War II. #2 Amadeus is a 1984 biographical drama film that tells a fictionalized story of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's life and relationship with Antonio Salieri. | ||
| FS-08 Wallace Stevens and Modern Art - Seabury Heritage Hall Glen MacLeod, PhD, Professor Emeritus English, University of Connecticut * , 11/14, 11/21 * 10:00-12:00 The first session will trace the importance of three great modern artists-- Marcel Duchamp, Pablo Picasso, and Henri Matisse-- to Wallace Stevens's poetry and poetic development. He has deep personal connections to all three, though (except for Duchamp) he didn't know them personally.The second session will trace the influence of Stevens on a number of modern artists, including such well known figures as Robert Motherwell, David Hockney, Joan Mitchell, Grace Hartigan, Fairfield Porter, Claes Oldenburg, and Jasper Johns. | ||
| FS-09 The Amazing Women of Connecticut's History - Zoom Teleconference Rev. Dr. Davida Foy Crabtree * , 11/26, 12/3 * 10:00-12:00 The Amazing Women of Connecticut's History. CT's heritage is filled with stories of amazing women from colonial times to the present. We will celebrate the 100th anniversary of women's suffrage with this retrospective told as biography. |