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From: Concord-Carlisle Adult & Community Education <a...@concordps.org> Date: August 23, 2023 at 6:02:16 AM MDT To: samat...@gmail.com Subject: Village University Fall 2023: Today at 9 amReply-To: a...@concordps.org
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Registration opens at today at 9:00 am by email only.
Email a...@concordps.org with your full name, address, and phone number.
You will receive an email confirmation once you are registered.
CCACE is thrilled to be able to offer Village University programs to our community members. These courses are free of charge; however, to help support our programs there is a suggested donation of $60 for the first course and $30 for each additional Village University course per participant.
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The Music of the Baroque Period (Or: Going for Baroque!)
with Keith Daniel
This is the first of four “period classes” that will be offered in succession through the Village University.
The Baroque Period (1600-1750) began with the madrigals, operas and ceremonial music of Claudio Monteverdi in Italy, and ended with the remarkable two composers, born in the same year in Germany, but following different career paths: George Frederick Handel and Johan Sebastian Bach. We will examine and listen to this great body of music, becoming familiar with many new genres, from sonatas and concertos, to keyboard music for the harpsichord and organ, to such important vocal works as cantatas, oratorios and, yes, even operas.
This is a listening course, and there are no required peripheral materials. No class 11/22.
10 We | Sep 20-Nov 29 | 10 - 11:15 am | Online
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Biblical Women with Dale Landis
In case you think the Bible is a book of “great men of God” - be ready to have a wider view of the Bible’s leading characters! Great women are major players in some of the finest Biblical stories. Their characteristics include power, survivability, loyalty, resistance to injustice, cleverness, and compassion. Our study will include: Sarah and Hagar, Rachel and Leah, David’s Wives, Ruth and Naomi, Vashti and Esther, women who encountered Jesus - and female villains like Delilah and Queen Jezebel. Our discussions will include historical background, literary analysis, and application to the modern world.
6 Th | Sep 28-Nov 2 | 10:30 am-12 pm | Online
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Notable Supreme Court Cases of 2023 with Douglas Wilkins
This year, the U.S. Supreme Court addressed affirmative action, voting rights, sexual orientation, religion, free speech, water pollution, student debt and economic regulation. Did the justices honestly try to determine what the constitution, precedent and facts require? Or do their decisions just reflect the majority’s policy preferences or partisan behavior? As one justice says, to answer these questions, we must “read the decision.” For nine of the court’s 2023 decisions, we will do that. Did the court’s majority stay within its judicial lane in each case? Did it jump existing guardrails or put its thumb on the scales? Did it respect the Civil War Amendments’ equal protection guarantee, including abolishing the incidents of slavery? The instructor will draw on his experience as a recently-retired trial court judge and, previously, a lawyer who briefed and argued cases in state and federal appellate courts, including one U. S. Supreme Court oral argument.
4 Tu | Oct 10-31 | 10 am-12 pm | West Concord Union Church
Meet our new instructor!
Doug Wilkins recently retired as a judge of the Massachusetts Superior Court, where he served from 2010 to 2023. Before his appointment, he was a partner at the Cambridge law firm of Anderson & Kreiger. He served in several positions with the Massachusetts Attorney General's Office from 1983 to 1999, where he argued over 80 appeals at all levels of the state and federal courts. After receiving his J.D. in 1978, he clerked in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts. He is a proud graduate of both Alcott Elementary School and the Fenn School in Concord.
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Hidden Meaning: Symbolism & Allusion in Art with Nancy Baker
Have you looked at a painting and wondered what it was all about? How have artists made meaning or added to meaning using symbols that are often not clear to us? This course explores the history of symbolism and allusion in art from antiquity to the present. We’ll decode color and the use of flowers, fruits, animals, objects, religious and social iconography, and natural cycles to make deeper or specialized meaning. In the process you’ll learn a little of the history of western art.
5 Mo | Oct 16-Nov 13 | 10-11:30 am | Online
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We are devastated to have lost the incomparable Bill Cotter. For over a decade, Bill gave his time, energy and expertise to our Village University program. His intellectual discussions on the previous Supreme Court session’s high-profile cases were regularly filled to capacity, educating and enlightening all who signed up. And while we so appreciated his depth of knowledge, and willingness to share, it was his wit and humor that made him such a pleasure to work with. He made the most of every moment he had on this earth, and we are grateful to have gotten some of his magic right here. And though we will continue to offer classes that inspire intellectual curiosity, including discussions of Supreme Court cases, we know Bill cannot be replaced. We thank him for all of that, and wish his family well.
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CCACE is a self-supporting program of the Concord-Carlisle Regional School District. Our programs are made possible through student fees, with student financial aid made possible in-part through a grant from the Concord Carlisle Community Chest. Please consider making a donation to help us continue to bring great educational opportunities & financial assistance to all in our community. | | | | |
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