Video-conferencing of Spring 2020 courses: Of the courses listed below, thirteen continued using Zoom video-conferencing - to view, click here. The others were canceled, but some may be given in the Fall.
LLAIC Course Schedule - Spring 2020
We urge you to read the course description carefully before
choosing a course.
See the Course Description and Course Leader Bio at
5-week Courses: Note that there are several 5-week courses given
in the first and second half of the semester (designated by 5a and 5b,
respectively, in the course code).
7-week course: There is one 7-week courses which starts in the fourth week of the semester.
The Beginnings of Judaism with Rabbi Bob Orkand
8-week courses: There are also a number of 8-week courses which start at the beginning of the semester.
Jane Austen Goes to the Movies with Lois Novotny
Great Decisions 2020: US Foreign Policy with Carole Levy and Len Glassman
Two-class-period courses count as one: Courses that extend over 2 class periods (such as a film course), count as one course. The fee is $150 for a two-period 10-week course, and $75 for a two-period 5-week course. A courses that alternates between single-period and double-period classes is counted as a double-period course with the corresponding fee.
Course Schedule: Click on the day just below to go to the course offerings for that day, or scroll down:
Tuesdays starting March 3; second-half 5-week courses start April 14
Click on the Course Leader name for a full description of that course and a brief biography of its course
leader(s).
Time |
Course
Leader Course
Title
Course Code
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1st Period:
9:45- 11:15 |
Sandy Sherizen
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Leading Issues in Crime and Criminal Justice |
1Tue-1A-10
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Carole and Mark McNamee
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Unexpected Collusion: Modern Art and the Brain
(5-week course starting April 14)
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1Tue-1B-5b
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Donald Bermont
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Brave New Worlds - Miracles, Wonders, and Uncertainties
(5-week course starting April 14)
|
1Tue-1C-5b
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Lane Williamson
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The Remarkable History of Color (Closed)
(2-period class: 9:45 - 1:00, in a Sudbury studio)
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1Tue-1D-10
|
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11:15 - 11:30 |
Break
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2nd Period:
11:30 - 1:00
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Martin Nichols
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American Dream or American Nightmare? Short Stories by George Saunders
[Will not be given this semester]
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1Tue-2A-10
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Victor Carrabino
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The Human Quest Through Philosophy and Art
(Closed)
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1Tue-2B-10
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Sheldon Lowenthal
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Waves of Technology and Human Outcomes |
1Tue-2C-10
|
Martin Moser
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Taking Photos with an iPhone
(5-week course starting March 3)
|
1Tue-2D-5a
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Lane Williamson |
The Remarkable History of Color (Closed)
(2-period class: 9:45 - 1:00, in a Sudbury studio)
|
1Tue-1D-10 |
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1:00 - 2:15
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Break and Lunch
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3rd Period:
2:15 - 3:45
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Rabbi Bob Orkand
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The Beginnings of Judaism
(7-week course starting March 24, the fourth week of the semester)
|
1Tue-3A-7b
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James Boyd
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Tai Chi: History, Philosophy, Practice and Benefits
(5-week course starting March 3)
|
1Tue-3B-5a
|
Sheldon Lowenthal
|
World of Wine: From Grape to Glass
(5-week course starting April 14)
|
1Tue-3C-5b
|
Bob Berlin
|
The World of Our Grandchildren: Can It Be Saved?
[Will not be given this semester]
|
1Tue-3D-10
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Claire Levovsky |
Are Books and Movies Apples and Oranges?
(8-week course starting March 3) [Will not be given this semester]
|
1Tue-3E-8 |
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Wednesdays
starting March 4; second-half 5-week courses start April 22
Click on the Course Leader name for a full description of that course and a brief biography of its course
leader(s).
Time |
Course
Leader Course
Title
Course Code
|
1st Period:
9:45 - 11:15 |
Lois Novotny
|
Jane Austen Goes to the Movies
(8-week course starting March 4)
(2-period class on film-showing days, 1-period class on book discussion days)
|
2Wed-1A-8
|
Arthur Finstein
|
Why Sing Plays? An Exploration of the Craft of Musical Theater |
2Wed-1B-10
|
Myrna Rybczyk
|
Memoir Writing: One Story At A Time |
2Wed-1C-10
|
|
11:15 - 11:30 |
Break
|
2nd Period:
11:30 - 1:00 |
Lois Novotny
|
Jane Austen Goes to the Movies
(8-week course starting March 4)
(2-period class on film-showing days, 1-period class on book discussion days)
|
2Wed-1A-8
|
William Miniscalco
|
Democracy: Tumultuous Past, Dysfunctional Present, Uncertain Future
(5-week course starting March 4) (Closed)
|
2Wed-2B-5a
|
Jessica Bethoney
|
21 Lessons for the 21st Century
(5-week course starting April 22)
|
2Wed-2C-5b
|
Alice Freedman
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Selected Novellas: The Short and Sweet or Not So Sweet!
(5-week course starting March 4)
|
2Wed-2D-5a
|
Dorie Weintraub |
"The Moderns" in Architecture, Interior and Furniture Design from 1925-1960
(5-week course starting April 22)
|
2Wed-2E-5b |
Maryann Wyner |
LILAC Players (No course fee)
(5-week course starting April 22)
|
2Wed-2F-5b |
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1:00 - 2:00
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Lunchtime
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Thursdays
starting March 5; second-half 5-week courses start April 16
Click on the Course Leader name for a full description of that course and a brief biography of its course
leader(s).
Time |
Course
Leader Course
Title
Course Code
|
1st Period:
9:45 - 11:15 |
|
11:15 - 11:30 |
Break
|
2nd Period:
11:30 - 1:00 |
|
1:00 - 2:15 |
Lunchtime |
3rd Period:
2:15 - 3:45
|
Carole Levy and Len Glassman
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Great Decisions 2020: US Foreign Policy
(8-week course starting March 5)
|
3Thu-3A-8
|
Margalit Lai
|
Who's Afraid of Atheism?
(5-week course starting April 16)
|
3Thu-3B-5b
|
David Mirsky
|
My Five Psychiatric Obsessions
(5-week course starting March 5)
|
3Thu-3C-5a
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Attached Files:
Course Schedule (3 pages) – click on the file name below to view or print; click on the down-arrow to the far right of the file name to download (you may have to scroll over to see it).
Updated May 20, 2020
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 Updating...
Ċ Peter Schmidt, Dec 29, 2019, 6:40 AM
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