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OLLI
E-News #14-08 of April 11, 2008
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issue #14 of April 11, 2008
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TEACHER
APPRECIATION
From the executive director
 By Thom Clement,
Executive Director
OLLI
PRESIDENT PAT CARROLL AND I had the privilege of
attending the national Osher conference in Phoenix, Arizona, April 2-4.
Over the next few weeks, I plan to share some of the insights I gained
from this excellent experience. At this point, I can tell you that I
came away from the conference even more proud of our OLLI at George
Mason than I was when I arrived.
Following are remarks that I shared at the
annual Teacher Appreciation Reception at Mason's Center for the Arts on
Thu, Apr 10:
I am
honored to have this opportunity to express the sincere gratitude we
have to each of our teachers from the University, from among the
membership of OLLI, and from the community. If you have ever taught an
OLLI class as an instructor or speaker, please raise your hand.
Thank
you, thank you, thank you!
We’ve
enjoyed a relationship with George Mason since 1991 when our founder
Kathryn Brooks started the Learning in Retirement Institute with 100
members. Lilyan Spero and her husband Abe were among the founding
members, as was Ken Plum, now a distinguished member of the House of
Delegates. OLLI continued to grow as it nurtured a relationship with
the University. Classes were originally held in the Commerce Building
on
University Drive, but in 1994 we negotiated our first lease of the
Tallwood property on Roberts Road, and we’ve called it home ever since.
In 2004, we received our first grant from the Bernard Osher Foundation
and officially changed our name. We have since received an additional
grant and a $1 million endowment to the Mason Foundation from the Osher
Foundation. OLLI currently has 755 active members in Fairfax and
another 91 participants in Loudoun. As you know, our mission is to
provide learning opportunities for older adults who have a burning
desire to keep learning just for the joy of it.
I
recently came upon several quotes related to learning and growing older:
•
Life is like playing a violin in public and learning the instrument as
one goes on. Samuel Butler, English composer, novelist, and
satiric author (1835 - 1902)
• Learning is not compulsory
... neither is
survival. W. Edwards Deming, U.S. business advisor and author
(1900 - 1993)
• What is important is to keep
learning, to
enjoy challenge, and to tolerate ambiguity. In the end there are no
certain answers. Martina Horner, President of Radcliffe College
• Whoever ceases to be a
student has never been
a student. George Iles
• The wisest mind has
something yet to learn. George
Santayana, U.S. (Spanish-born) philosopher (1863 - 1952)
• Aging is not 'lost youth'
but a new stage of
opportunity and strength. Betty Friedan, U.S. feminist (1921 -
2006)
• I have enjoyed greatly the
second blooming ...
suddenly you find - at
the age of 50, say - that a whole new life has opened before you. Agatha
Christie, English mystery author (1890 - 1976)
• The surprising thing about
young fools is how
many survive to become old fools. Doug Larson |
The work of
OLLI is done primarily by its energetic and committed volunteers. In
addition to teaching, we have many members who coordinate the
development of programs and activities, assist with clerical tasks, and
serve on the Board of Directors. We even have an energetic group of
landscapers, lovingly called the "Dirty Knees Club" and a bunch of
techies that we affectionately call the "Tom Swift Squad." (Any of you
present today?) But our primary focus today is on those of you who
teach. We have 63 classes running during our current spring term and
close to 250 offered at various times throughout the year. Why do you
do it? Most of you tell us it is simply for the pleasure of interacting
with such motivated students. As a token of our appreciation and a
memento of this occasion, we hope you will each take one of our special
cans of mints.
Another significant way that we show our appreciation to the University
is through the presentation of scholarships each year. Funding for
these scholarships comes from our members via their donations to the
Friends of OLLI.
Scholarship and Department
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Abe
Spero Scholarship – Music Department |
Kathryn
Brooks Scholarship –
Philosophy Department in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences |
Shirley
Fox Scholarship –
Department of Economics in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences |
OLLI
Director’s Discretionary Award – College of Science |
Recipient
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Min
Son (pianist, also playing during the reception)
Undergraduate, working towards B.A. in Music |
Allia
Borowski
Graduate student working towards M.A. in Philosophy |
Kevin
Hilferty
Undergraduate student, working towards degree in Economics |
Haiying
Lin
Graduate student working on Ph.D. in Environmental Science and Policy
(ESP) |
Department Leadership
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Dr.
James Gardner, Chair of the Music Department
Dr. Linda Monson, Assistant Chair of Music Department |
Dr.
Ted Kinnaman, Chair of Department of Philosophy
Dr. Debra Bergoffen, Graduate Coordinator,
Department of Philosophy |
Dr.
Donald Boudreaux, Chair of the Department of Economics |
Dr.
R. Chris Jones, Chair of ESP |
 A SUPER IDEA FOR A
DONATION IS REVEALED
Update on the Silent Auction
By Debbie Halverson, Membership Committee Chair
SINCE I'VE NO HISTORY WITH SILENT
AUCTIONS, I’m totally dependent on the advice and
support of others. On that point, I’ve been stopped at both Reston and
Tallwood with folks telling me about the "group social event" that
brings in a good amount of money. Maybe it will appeal to one or more
of you.
It goes like this: someone offers to donate a
dinner party for six or eight people, depending upon the size of their
table. He or she may be the eighth person or not, but the date for the
event is set and the menu planned by the donor and a fair market price
is put on each place. The bidders get to bid for a place at the table,
trying to outbid the others to be sure they get included. When the
auction bidding closes, the maximum number of top bidders gets to
attend.
It might also work with a group of eight
friends bidding against a different group of eight folks, just to make
things interesting. Either way, it’s a great opportunity to build
friendships and OLLI benefits too from the generosity of both the donor
and the buyers.
Other information that may interest you:
You will see shortly a developing list of
items and services that are being offered. (Those donating please fill
out a form in the classroom and put it into the folder there.) A list
will be posted on the Web site and on the bulletin board in the social
room. This way you will know ahead of time what may interest you.
On May 2, the date of the Annual Membership
Meeting, the doors to TA-3 will open at 9:00, and people can look at
the
items and begin their bids. At 10:00, the door will close while the
Annual Meeting occurs … we want everyone who is around to attend.
However, the doors will open again after the meeting (around 11:30),
and
the bidding will continue until 1:30 when all bids will cease. At that
point we will announce the winners. We will accept payment in the forms
of cash, checks, or credit cards. Forms, for those who wish to have
them for tax purposes, will be available to the purchasers. Donors too
will be given a form to use for the same purpose.
We encourage folks to hang around during the
second auction period (around 11:30 to 1:30) when you will be able to
enjoy a picnic luncheon on the lawn. You will hear more about that
before too long.
Now to facilitate all of this, we will need
helpers on both the late afternoon of Thu, May 1, to organize the items
and set up TA-3, and then again on Friday when we will need cashiers
and possibly carriers for anyone who needs muscle help. Please
let me know if you can pitch in at those times.
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 EYE ON RESTON (AND TALLWOOD)
NOT just for Restonites: Meet the Board
candidates
Shown in
random order. To see
larger photos and read candidate biographies,
click the candidates page on
our Web site.
THE RESTON "MEET THE CANDIDATES"
EVENT, originally
scheduled for Apr 25 will be held on Tue, Apr 29, from 1:00
to 2:00 at
the Lake Anne Church. At Tallwood, the Board candidates will be
presented at the Annual Membership Meeting at 10:00 on Fri,
May 2.
Ballots are now planned to be mailed first class on
Fri, Apr 25,
but before you vote, take time to
listen to our candidates’ views on
OLLI at either of the above meetings and to ask any questions you may
have. You may familiarize
yourself with our candidates by reviewing their statements on the candidates page of the
OLLI Web site (see http://www.olligmu.org/candidates08.htm)
or on the posters at
Tallwood and Lake Anne
at any time during this election season. Completed ballots must be received
by mail or
hand-delivery to the ballot boxes at Tallwood and Lake Anne by
12 noon on the closing date of Fri, May 16.
Note for
Restonites: There are 17 courses being offered in the current
spring 2008 term. The enrollment for these 17 courses is 349 people (we
do not have a breakdown of how many of those people are redundant,
i.e., individuals taking multiple Reston classes).
READERS'
THEATER/DRAMA CLUB/SILENT AUCTION:
Covering Several Subjects With One Article
 By Carolyn Sanders, OLLI
E-News Staff Writer
"WHAT'S
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN READERS' THEATER AND DRAMA CLUB?" is
a question I was recently asked. Well ... they’re cousins, more or
less, but in the same way a live auction is kin to a silent one. Since
the latter subject has been well explained in other articles, I’m
going to answer just the Readers' Theater/Drama Club question while
tying it to our upcoming
Silent Auction.
In "RT," we hams actually read from scripts
while our voices, facial
expressions, and waist-up motions interpret the action depicted in the
chosen play. Few or no props are used because the focus is on the
dialogue. Several selections, both hilarious and often thought
provoking, are presented at each class, and everyone gets several
chances to perform during each term. Participants meet during the week
before the performance to practice the reading; one of those
participants acts as the director who introduces both the play and the
cast and, as needed, serves as narrator. No experience, not even any
talent, is needed to take part in RT.
Although no actual theater experience is
necessary to being
involved with Drama Club, a much more serious approach is taken when it
comes
to actual acting. Members use some memorization, plus whole-body
movements, interaction among the characters, costumes, props,
playwriting, and public performances. Improvisation is also a big part
of the Drama Club experience. Kathie West is our head honcho; she knows
her
stuff and isn’t shy about sharing it with us.
Did I mention public appearances? Yes, you may
have seen one of
our performances for members and guests especially as part of Holiday
Party entertainment. Drama Club is a regular part of Fairfax City’s
joint
venture with Mason’s Theater of the First Amendment in "First Fridays
at the Old Town Hall"
performances. Also, the first Mason Festival of the Arts (June 12 - 29,
2008) will be featuring
OLLI-written and OLLI-performed plays.
We’ve never seen a stage we didn’t like, and we’ll go almost anywhere
we’re invited—for free. We’re famous!
That fame has gone to our heads, so, without
much ado, we are
offering to perform for REAL MONEY. We will write, direct, and act a
skit or short play for any person or group willing to give a generous
donation to benefit the Friends of OLLI fund and with whom we can find
mutually acceptable subject matter. The venue for this offering is, of
course, the also famous forthcoming Silent Auction.
Get out those wallets! Let’s make a play!
PHOTO
OF THE MONTH
Selected by the OLLI Photography Club
"The
Court" by Stan
Schretter
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Questions/Comments/Suggestions
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PUBLICLY:
Email
your "Letter
to the Editor" (see recent sample)
or "Letter to
Ms. Ollie Ettakit" (see recent sample)
to the editor. Anonymous
submissions are
acceptable if you provide contact information so we can verify that you
are an OLLI member. Whenever an official response to a letter to
the editor is
clearly appropriate, the editor will obtain and publish the OLLI
response in the same issue so members will have more complete
information and a balanced picture of the matter. |
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director;
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to the entire
Board
(email the editor or the office to have your
message forwarded to all members of the Board);
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suggestion online
or in the box in the Tallwood social room; or
• Contact the
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LOUDOUN LINES
For all OLLI members: Visit to Dodona Manor
 By Sharon Gilman, OLLI
E-News Staff Writer
ON FRI,
MAY 9, OLLI–LOUDOUN will once again be going to the
George C.
Marshall International Center at Dodona Manor in Leesburg. Dodona Manor
was the home of General George C. Marshall from 1941 until 1959.
 Serving as the Army
Chief of
Staff during World War II, General Marshall played a
crucial role in the
history of the 20th century. As Secretary of State in the
turbulent post-war period, he helped conceive of and implement the
Marshall Plan, which is considered the most enlightened rebuilding
program of the
century. George C. Marshall was a five-star general and Nobel Laureate.
A pre-tour lecture and PowerPoint
presentation will be given by Marshall historian Rachel Thompson (photo at right by Ray Beery). Ms.
Thompson is the former education director at the Marshall Center. She
taught American history and government in Fairfax County for 31 years.
She also co-authored a biography of Marshall and has written
educational material for many non-profit organizations, including WETA,
the White House Historical Association, and the Franklin and Eleanor
Roosevelt Institute.
The presentation and tour will be followed by
lunch at the Lightfoot Restaurant in Leesburg in the Marshall Room
(everyone will order from the menu, and there will be separate checks
for each person). The program's cost is $8.00 and spaces are available
for this tour. Anyone interested should call Madeline Lynn at
703-993-4488 or email her at mlynn1@gmu.edu.
Related
Web links--
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Dodona Manor
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Lightfoot
Restaurant; lunch
menu
MOTHER'S DAY
TRIBUTES
Seeking input to publish for Mother's Day
SUNDAY,
MAY 11, IS MOTHER'S DAY. In honor of our mothers, living
and deceased, OLLI E-News
plans to publish a few tributes submitted by OLLI members. From members
who are interested in contributing, we're looking for a very short
paragraph that might tell, for example, about something lasting your
mother taught you, or something special about your mother that has
served as a model for your life. Submit via email to the editor by Fri, May 2.
WEEKEND WALK
At Bull Run to see bluebells and other
wildflowers
 THE
TALLWOOD WALKING GROUP has
scheduled a hike in Bull Run Regional Park in Centreville on Sun, Apr
13, to see the bluebells and other spring wildflowers. Our plan is
to walk on the Bluebell Trail which is 1 ½ miles and then
continue walking on the Bull Run–Occoquan Trail for a length to be
decided.
We will meet at 10:30 at the pool parking
lot next to Tallwood and carpool from there. For those of you who
would prefer to go directly to the park, please meet us at 11:15 at the
park’s pool parking lot opposite the camp store. We will return to
our cars by 2:00 so that those who wish can take the special wildflower
ranger-guided tour. Please bring
your lunch as we plan to eat in the park.
Questions – contact Sherry Hart.
EMERGENCY RESPONSE AT TALLWOOD
Kudos to the staff
 By John West, OLLI
E-News Backup Editor
Fairfax County ambulance arrives at Tallwood. Photo by the writer.
SIRENS, AND THEN A FIRE TRUCK (Fairfax
County 440, from Fairfax Center) arrived at Tallwood shortly before
12:30 this past Wed, Apr 9. A few minutes later, Fairfax County
ambulance (#407) pulled into the parking lot. Paramedics went into
TA-1, and a short while later they wheeled out an elderly gent and
loaded him into the ambulance. A bystander who had been in the class
said the patient was the guest instructor (and not an OLLI member), who
had fainted. The bystander said the room was "very warm" when the
incident occurred.
Executive Director Thom Clement reports that
the individual is fine. After observing him in the ambulance for 15–20
minutes, the emergency personnel decided to release him, and he was
able to drive home. He apparently was exhausted from lack of sleep
after just returning from a trip. He remained alert during the whole
episode and his vital signs (blood pressure, pulse) were strong.
Thom added: KUDOS to the OLLI staff at
Tallwood who responded immediately to the scene, called 911, cleared
the room, assisted in making the speaker comfortable, greeted and
guided emergency personnel, and prepared the AED (Automated External
Defibrillator) equipment in case it had been necessary. Thankfully,
everyone is safe and sound.
LETTERS
TO THE EDITOR
A forum for members to voice their views
on OLLI matters
WE
WILL
PUBLISH your brief letters about OLLI and, if
a response seems appropriate, we will include an OLLI response from the
executive director or the applicable officer or committee
chair in the same issue. Submit your letter via email to the editor or
submit it as a "letter to the editor" via
the online
suggestion box or the suggestion box in the Tallwood Social Room.
To be published in a given Friday's issue, the editor must receive the
letter no later than 7:00 pm on Monday so that any applicable OLLI
response can also be published. Letters can be published
anonymously but you must include your name and email address or phone
number so we can verify that you are an OLLI member.
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A thank-you to the Board candidates
After reading all of the bios for our Board candidates, I think we are
truly blessed to have such a diverse and talented group of people
representing us "OLLIans." Each person has a wealth of experience and
talent, and I so appreciate their willingness to serve on the board.
Thank you!
-- Liz Bateman, OLLI member
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 CENTER FOR THE ARTS
Arts and music events at Mason,
Apr 11-20
By Jan Bohall, OLLI
E-News Staff Writer
FOR
TICKETS, call
1-888-945-2468 (phone orders are handled by tickets.com)
or visit the Center for the Arts Box Office, Tue-Sat, 10:00-6:00. More
info on tickets at the CFA tickets page.
  
Click above
image or see below
for details
Studio Series #4
GMU
Players
Ivanov
by Anton
Chekhov
Fri, Apr 11, at 8:00
Sat, Apr 12, at 2:00 and 8:00
Sun, Apr 13, at 2:00
Admission: $3 seniors/students, $6 other adults
Black
Box Theater
(From Level 2 of Parking
Deck take the bridge. Enter first door on the left and follow hallway.
Go through gray doors and downstairs.)
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St.
Petersburg Ballet Theatre
Carmen, by Bizet
Fri, Apr 11, at 8:00
Swan Lake, by Tchaikovsky
Sat, Apr 12, at 8:00
The Theatre is
led by international ballet laureate Yuri Petukhov. Carmen is the
passionate tale of the seductive gypsy who tempts the handsome soldier.
One of the great fantasies, Swan Lake, was inspired by the ancient
German legend of Odette, a princess turned into a swan by a sorcerer’s
curse.
Admission: $54, $46, $27
Family friendly: Children 12 and under, half price with an adult
Come early at 7:15 for each performance, for a free artistic discussion
in the Grand Tier Lobby. |
American
Youth Philharmonic
Sun, Apr 13, at 1:00
Admission: $10 seniors/students, $14 other adults
Concert Hall
GMU University Singers
Sun, Apr 13, at 3:00
Admission: Free, no tickets required
Harris Theater
Young Artist Musicale
Sun, Apr 13, at 6:00
Admission: Free
Concert Hall Lobby |
Keyboard Conversations with Jeffrey Siegel
Austria
& Hungary—Captivating Continentals
In this final
concert in his series, "The Leonard Bernstein of the piano" explores
the
works of Liszt, Johann Strauss Jr. and Schubert.
Sun, Apr 13, at 7:00
Admission: $38, $30, $19
Family friendly: Children 12 and under, half price with an adult
Concert Hall |
GMU Dance Company
Spring
Concert
Thu, Fri, Sat, Apr 17, 18, 19, at 8:00
Admission: $10 seniors/students, $15 other adults
Harris Theater
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Virginia
Opera
Lucia di Lammermoor
Donizetti based this, said to be one of his most passionate operas, on
Sir Walter Scott’s novel, The Bride
of Lammermoor. Two noble Scots families have feuded for many
years and have sworn to exterminate each other. The bel canto masterpiece contains two
of opera’s most famous scenes, Lucia’s Mad Scene and the Sextet. The
exciting new soprano, Manon Strauss Evrard, returns to sing the title
role. The Sunday afternoon
performance is an OLLI Special Event.
Fri, Apr 18, at 8:00
Sun, Apr 20, at 2:00
Admission: Fri, $86, $72, $44
Sun, $94, $78, $48
Cheese Tasting: Fri, Apr 18, at 6:30 in the Concert Hall Lobby
Pre-performance artistic discussion at 7:15 on Fri and at 1:15 on Sun,
in the Grand Tier III Lobby.
Concert Hall
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GMU Chamber Ensembles
Sun, Apr 20, at 3:00
Admission: Free, no tickets required
Harris Theater
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Faculty Artist Series
Music
Department
Anna
Balakerskaia and Friends
Sun, Apr 20, at 7:00
Admission: Free, no tickets required
Harris Theater
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MASON HIGHLIGHTS
Other Mason events
 By Barbara Kyriakakis, OLLI
E-News Staff Writer
- Virginia
State Science and Engineering Fair – Sat, Apr 12, Johnson Center,
Dewberry Hall. Open to the public from 1:00 to 2:30.
- Student
Recital
– Sat, Apr 12, 2:00, Harris Theater.
Katherine Bohannon, cello.
- Cinema
Series – Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet
Street, Sat, Apr 12, 6:00 and 9:00, JC Cinema. $1 with Mason
ID.
- Free
Concerts –
Sun, Apr 13: GMU University Singers, 3:00,
Harris Theatre, and Young Artist Musicale, 6:00, Concert Hall Lobby.
James Madison University Chorale, 7:30, Providence
Presbyterian Church, Fairfax; led by Director of Choral Studies,
Dr. Patrick Walders, the 70-voice chorale will sing Ralph Vaughn
Williams' Mass in g minor.
- Krasnow
Monday
Seminar - What
might a future George Mason Medical School look like?. presented by
Jim Olds, Director and Shelley Krasnow Professor of Neuroscience. Mon,
Apr 14, 4:00 to 5:00, 229 Krasnow Building.
- 12th Annual
Victim’s Rights 5k Run/Walk – Tue, Apr 15, noon to 2:00, Patriot
Circle. Walk begins from plaza in front of the Center for the Arts.
Registration required (pdf
registration form). $12.00 with Mason ID.
- Immigration
Film
Festival - "Undocumented." Video art
presentation and lecture with anthropologist Lori Lee and video
artist Edgar Endress. JC Cinema, Tue, Apr 14, 7:30.
- Global
Gender Justice Symposium: Gender and Human Rights - Thu, Apr 17,
8:30 to 6:45, JC Cinema. A one-day symposium featuring panels
and keynote speaker Marjorie Agosin. Reception
immediately following final panel.
- Astronomy
Observing Session – Last session for this spring, Mon, Apr 21,
8:30, Observatory, Research I. All interested persons are also welcome
to join Dr. Joe Weingartner at 7:00 in 163 Research I before the
observing session for his presentation to the Mason Physics and
Astronomy
Club.
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COMING
ATTRACTIONS
Non-class events at OLLI for the next two
weeks
The following
list covering the
next two weeks is extracted for your
convenience from the master calendar maintained by the office (see the Forecast
of Non-Class Events for more details, including active links to
more
information on certain events, and to view the
actual OLLI online calendar used by the office). Note: Board,
committee, resource-group and 'membership-type' meetings/events below
are highlighted
in bold. OLLI members are
welcome at all Board, committee and resource-group meetings (except
during executive sessions).
Friday Apr 11
Petition nominations due for Board of Directors election
9:30am Drama Club - TA-3
10am Italian Club - TA-Annex
10am Recorder Group - TA-2
11am Finance Comm Mtg -
TA-1
1pm 955-Spec Event-Knothole to History - TA-1
1:30pm Homer, Etc. Book Club - TA-Annex
1:30pm Planning Comm Mtg
- TA-3
Monday Apr 14
1pm Lake Anne Bridge Club
Wednesday Apr 16
1:30pm Bridge Club - TA-3
2pm 956-Spec Event-Landscaping - TA-1
Thursday Apr 17
11am Fiction Writers Club - Kings Park Library
Friday Apr 18
9:30am Drama Club - TA-3
10am Italian Club - TA-Annex
10am Recorder Group - TA-2
10am Board of Directors
Meeting - TA-1
1pm 957-Spec Event-Henriques on Washington - TA-1
1:30pm Homer, Etc. Book Club - TA-Annex
Sunday Apr 20
2pm 958-Spec Event Lucia
Di Lammermor - Mason Center for the Arts
Monday Apr 21
1pm Lake Anne Bridge Club
Wednesday Apr 23
1:30pm Bridge Club - TA-3
2pm 959-Spec Event-Myers-Briggs - TA-1
Friday
Apr 25 Ballots
mailed for Board of Directors election
9:30am Drama Club - TA-3
9:30am Photography Club - TA-1
10am Italian Club - TA-Annex
10am Recorder Group - TA-2
1pm 960-Spec Event-Lifelong Learning - TA-1
1:30pm Homer, Etc. Book Club - TA-Annex
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Rod
Zumbro
Editor
Karen
Hamilton
Deputy
Editor
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Updated:
April 11, 2008
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