Fall Courses & Lectures
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Arts I The Presidents' College Café I History and Current Events I Literature and Culture I Science and Engineering
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Arts
| Course/Lecture | Instructor | Date/Time |
|---|---|---|
| Silent Film’s Lillian Gish: "True Heart Susie" | Patrick Miller | Tues., Sept. 5, 3:30–5 p.m. |
| Florence Price: A Composer Rediscovered (lecture only) | Melissa White | Tues., Sept. 19, 4:30–6 p.m. (lecture only) |
| Florence Price: A Composer Rediscovered (lecture + performance) | Melissa White | Tues., Sept. 19, 4:30–6 p.m. (lecture), Sun. Oct. 22, 3 p.m. (HSO performance) |
| What We Talk About When We Talk About Art | Cat Balco, Carrie Cushman, and Zee Onuf | Thurs., Sept. 21, 28, Oct. 12, 12:30–2 p.m. |
| Carries Weight: A Performance Art Project with Mountains & Saxophones | Carrie Koffman | Tues., Oct 3, 3:30–5 p.m. |
| Talking Jazz: From “Bird” to Miles | Javon Jackson, Matt DeChamplain | Wed., Oct. 4, 18, 25, 3–4:30 p.m. |
| Playing with "Pride and Prejudice" (lecture only) | Catherine Stevenson | Thurs., Oct. 19, 2–3:30 p.m. |
| Playing with "Pride and Prejudice" at Hartford Stage (2 lectures + performance) | Catherine Stevenson, Melia Bensussen | Tues., Oct. 24, 31, 2:30–4 p.m. (2 lectures), Sun. Oct. 29, 1 p.m. talk, 2 p.m. (performance) |
| Thursday at the Movies: Spy Thrillers | Michael Walsh | Thurs., Nov. 9, 16, 30, Dec. 7, 3–4:30 p.m. |
| Give Me Your Hand: A Celtic Musical Celebration | Dee Hansen, Eric Hansen, and Neal Humphries | Fri., Dec. 1, 2–3:30 p.m. |
| The Melody Lingers On: From Beethoven to the Beatles | Steve Metcalf | Mon., Dec. 11, 2–3:30 p.m. |
The Presidents' College Café
| Course/Lecture | Instructor | Date/Time |
|---|---|---|
| Banned Book or Great American Novel?: Huck Finn and Contemporary Censorship | Walt Harrison | Wed., Sept. 27, noon–1:15 p.m. |
| The Movement for Trans Rights: Past and Present, With Your Questions | Melinda Miceli, Dawn Ennis | Friday, Nov. 17, noon–1:15 p.m. |
History and Current Events
| Course/Lecture | Instructor | Date/Time |
|---|---|---|
| Hot Topics in a Pre-Election Year | Warren Goldstein | Tues., Sept. 26, Oct. 10, 24, 12:30–2 p.m. |
| Supreme Court Round-Up, 2022-23 | Jilda Aliotta | Mon., Oct. 2, 9, 16, 23, 4:30–6 p.m. |
| Trials That Shaped America: Legal Battles of Muhammad Ali plus The Trail of Tears | David Goldenberg | Thurs., Nov. 2, 9, 10:30 a.m.–noon |
| The Ambassador Who Tried to Prevent the Attack on Pearl Harbor | Steve Kemper | Friday, Nov. 10, 2–3:30 p.m. |
| Trials That Shaped America: The Rosenberg Case | David Goldenberg | Tues., Nov. 14, 2–3:30 p.m. |
Literature and Culture
| Course/Lecture | Instructor | Date/Time |
|---|---|---|
| The Booker Prize Book Club: A Sampling | Michele Troy | Tues., Sept. 12, Oct. 17, Nov. 14, 2–3:30 p.m. |
| The Silent Book Club at Playhouse on Park | Michele Troy | Tues., Oct. 17, 5:30–7:30 p.m. |
| The Silent Book Club at Real Art Ways | Michele Troy | Wed., Nov. 15, 5:30-7:30 p.m. |
| Jewish Humor: From The Catskills to Comedy Central | Amy Weiss | Tues., Dec. 5, 3:30–5 p.m. |
Science and Engineering
| Course/Lecture | Instructor | Date/Time |
|---|---|---|
| Sustainable Communities Now: How We Get There | David Pines, Cy Yavuzturk | Fri., Sept. 15, 22, 29, 10:30 a.m.–noon |
| Welcome to the Pyrocene: Forest Fires and the Future | Laura Pence | Mon., Sept. 18, 2–3:30 p.m. |
| Race for the Skies: The Wrights vs. Langley | Paul Slaboch | Fri, Oct. 20, 1:30–3 p.m. |
| Deep Fakes: Fighting Unregulated A.I. | Adam Chiara | Tues., Oct. 31, 10–11:30 a.m. |
| Water: Our Most Threatened Resource | Mike Magee | Wed., Nov. 1, 8, 15, 29, 1:30–3 p.m. |
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