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Events of the Fortnight

At the start of each session the participants suggest topics from the recent news worthy of further discussion. The discussion…

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Exploring the World of Podcasts

Podcasts are a relatively new use of technology to share information, expand our understanding of the world as well as…

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Food for Thought

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Food for Thought… Feast your minds on the variety of food topics. Salivate over salacious details uncovering the dirty secrets…

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Fortunes and Fiascos

This workshop explores what makes companies tick. How should success be defined? Are there behaviours, conditions or opportunities that tend…

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Genealogy

Genealogy involves collecting, organizing, and analyzing information about ancestors of a particular person or family. Using databases (such as Ancestry,…

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Henry James Novels Adapted to Film

Henry James is considered among the greatest of English novelists and was nominated for the Nobel literature prize three times…

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History of Spain and Travel in Spain Today

Spain has a long and interesting history, as successive waves of conquerors have come to the land of the original…

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Immigrant Families’ Experiences in Canada

This workshop is cancelled

Pick a country in the world – almost any country – and you’ll find immigrants from there in Canada. Many…

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Jazz, Blues and More

Come with us on a trip down memory lane to Ragtime, New Orleans jazz bands, the Swing Era, 1940s Be-Bop,…

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Memoir Writing and Reading

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Memoir, unlike autobiography, is the art of reminiscing about particular events, people and/or time periods in our lives and is…

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Nobel Prize Winners in Science and Medicine

Nobel Prizes for Science and Medicine have been awarded since 1901. In this workshop, participants will explore the winners in…

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Short Stories: The Long and the SHORT of It

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A short story is a love affair; a novel is a marriage. Short stories are one of the oldest types…

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Two Weeks at a Glance

Week One

TimeMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFriday
10am - 12pmMemoir Writing and Reading
Rm.G6		Immigrant Families’ Experiences in Canada
Winter (Online via Zoom)		Exploring the World of Podcasts
Rm.G1		Economist Readers
Rm.G1 & Online via Zoom		Available for Board Meetings
Fortunes and Fiascos
Rm.G1		Henry James Novels Adapted to Film
Online via Zoom		Canada’s Twentieth Century
Rm.G6		The New Yorker Readers
Rm.G6
12:15 – 2:15pmDemocracy: the Good, the Bad, the Ugly
Rm.G1		China in the Evolving WorldOrder
Online via Zoom		ContemporaryFilm A
Rm.G1		The Web of Natural Science
Rm.G1		Best Films, Ever
Rm.G1
Short Stories: The Long & SHORT of it
Online via Zoom		Genealogy
Rm.G6		The Supremes: Function and Impact of our Supreme Court
Rm.G6
2:30 – 4:30pmDocumentary Film
Online via Zoom		Food For Thought
Rm.G6		Jazz Appreciation
Rm.G1

Week Two

TimeMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFriday
10am - 12pmHistory of Spain and Travel in Spain Today
Fall: Rm.G6
Winter: Online via Zoom		Artists’ Lives
Online via Zoom		World of Opera
Rm.G6		Economist Readers
Rm.G1 & Online via Zoom		The Golden Age of Entertainment
Fall: Rm.G1
Winter: Online via Zoom
Dates That Matter
Rm.G1		The Play’s the Thing
Rm.G1
12:15 – 2:15pmThe European Rollercoaster: Europe Since the End of the Cold War
Rm.G1		Contemporary Film B Online via ZoomLunch Break
12:00 – 1:00pm
Bring your lunch and stay for the Forum

Wednesday Forums
Beginning at 1:15pm		Nobel Prize Winners inScience and Medicine
Rm.G1		Celebration of Song
Online via Zoom
2:30 – 4:30pmClimate Change
Rm.G1		Events of the Fortnight
Rm.G1
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