The BOLLI Bulletin - July 8, 2022
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David Moskowitz, Cheryl Weinstein, and Dennis Greene before the hybrid New Yorker Fiction meeting |
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BOLLI Calendars and Schedules
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Note that early registration ends on Friday, July 15, one week from today.
BOLLI will offer courses in-person at 60 Turner Street, hybrid with some participants online and some in-person, outdoors, and fully online.
Please click here to go to the Fall class schedule and course descriptions, which you may view in a number of ways.
- You can view the list of classes on each of the days by clicking on a given day. If a particular course title whets your interest, you may read the full course description by clicking on its title. To see all descriptions together, scroll down beyond the grid.
- You can filter the course list by day of the week, class period, category, duration (5 or 10 week), and modality (online, hybrid, outdoors, or in person).
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You can download a pdf (printable) version that you can save on your own computer. (Also available by clicking here.)
Registration will run from Monday, June 27 through Friday, July 15. Registering for courses by July 15 will ensure that you have an even chance of getting into the classes that you want during the Course Assignment lottery, which will be run shortly after early registration closes.
Fall 2022 courses begin the week of September 12 and run through the week of November 28. There will be no courses September 26-27, October 5, or October 10. Monday 5b courses will begin the week of October 31, Tuesday and Wednesday 5b courses will begin the week of October 24, and Thursday 5b courses will begin the week of October 17.
Click here for the fall 2022 schedule.
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Summer Program:
Exciting things are happening at BOLLI this summer, including in-person, Zoom, and hybrid lectures and events. Whatever level of social interaction feels right to you at this moment, we have a BOLLI experience for you!
All times are Eastern Time.
BOLLI Lecture Series
Complimentary for BOLLI members. For detailed information and to RSVP, click here.
Back to Broadway: The Magic of Musical Theater with Gil Harel July 11-15, 10:30am - 12:00pm [Zoom]
US Foreign Policy and the Contemporary Middle East: Gulliver’s Troubles with Aaron David Miller July 19, 26 and August 2, 10:30am - 12:00pm [Zoom]
Faculty Seminars
Payment required. Discounted for BOLLI seasonal and annual members. For detailed information, click here. BOLLI members should use the personalized registration link that was emailed to you in order to receive the discounted price
The Life and Operas of Giuseppe Verdi with Gil Harel July 18-22, 9:30am - 12:15pm
This seminar has been filled. Please contact Nicole Grant to be put on the wait list.
Tomorrow in the Battle Think on Me with Billy Flesch: August 15-19. There are still a few spaces left in this seminar.
This seminar has been filled. Please contact Nicole Grant to be put on the wait list.
BOLLI Members: Please use the personalized registration link that was emailed to you in order to receive the discounted price. Everyone else can click here to register.
Special Interest Groups
These groups will continue to meet throughout the summer. Click here for more information. Individual meeting times will be published weekly in the Bulletin.
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BOLLI Virtual Meetings in Upcoming Weeks |
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Writers Guild
Friday, July 8 from 9:30 to 11:00
Due to time constraints, writing should be limited to 500 words max. If you're not a writer but want to share a photograph with a lighthearted caption, please do so.
July 8 prompt: Chopped Writing
- 3 Objects: Pooper Scooper, Tiger, Taxi Cab
- 2 People: Young Woman, Doorman
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1 Place: Ritzy Apartment on 5th Avenue
July 15 prompt: Chopped Writing
- 3 Objects: Sling-shot, Picture Frame, Piggy Bank
- 2 People: Magician, Entomologist
- 1 Place: Hospital Emergency Room
Due to time constraints, writing should be limited to 500 words max. If you're not a writer but want to share a photograph with a lighthearted caption, please do so.
A Zoom link will be sent to those on the Writers Guild mailing list prior to the meeting. If you are not already on the mailing list, please contact Larry Schwirian to be added to it.
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Back to Broadway: The Magic of Musical Theater with Gil Harel
Monday, July 11 through Friday, July 15, 10:30am - 12:00pm [Zoom]
This lecture series is complimentary for all BOLLI members and continues every morning this week. Click here for more information.
Click here for more information and here to RSVP
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Make a Difference
Tuesday, July 12, 1:00 to 2:00
Laura Weisel from Force Multiplier will address our group. She will inform us about the excellent activist work that Force Multiplier is involved in now, when it is needed more now than ever, especially in view of recent events in the news.
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New Yorker Fiction Salon
Wednesday, July 13, from 1:00 to 2:30
(Note the changed time this week)
A Zoom link will be sent to those on the New Yorker mailing list prior to the meeting. If you are not already on the mailing list, please contact Aaron Goldberg to be added to it.
For details of the story please scroll down to the NEW YORKER FICTION SALON section below.
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Current Events Discussion
Wednesday, July 13 from 1:00 to 2:30
The series of Summer Current Events Discussions will meet each successive Wednesday through August 31.
The format for each session will try to feature discussions of international, national/ domestic, and local news. Come and participate in what is certain to be lively and informative debate. We welcome all points of view. This is a drop-in program which does not require attendance at every meeting.
For more information and/or to register and receive the zoom link, contact Beth Davis, BethGDavis@aol.com."
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Poetry Writing Group
Friday, July 15 from 11:00 to 12:30
Are you a writer of poetry? Do you aspire to write poetry? If so, come to our monthly session, which is designed to give writers of poetry at all levels an opportunity to share their work with others, receive constructive feedback and become further inspired.
A Zoom link will be sent to those on the Poetry Writing Group mailing list prior to the meeting. For questions, or to be added to the mailing list, contact Peter Schmidt, schmidtpeter@comcast.net
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BOLLI Photography Group
Friday, July 22 from 10:30 to noon
(Note: This meeting has been rescheduled from July 15)
Since there will be no guest speaker this month, we will be adding 2 photos for “creative edits.” Your (2)photo challenge images, (1-3) extras and (1-2) creative edits are due on Tuesday, July 19th. Please upload all photos to Brandeis Box. For further information contact: Joanne Fortunato at: joannefortunato@yahoo.com
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BOLLI BANNER:
Click here to read the BOLLI Banner, the source for news about BOLLI and Brandeis people and activities, as well as places and events in the surrounding communities that are likely to be of interest to members.
To subscribe, look for the SUBSCRIBE box on the BOLLI Banner page.
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New Yorker Fiction Salon and BOLLI Book Group Selections |
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New Yorker Fiction Salon
Wednesday, July 13 from 1:00 to 2:30
(Note the changed time this week)
The story we will discuss on Wednesday, July 13 at 1:00 is “The Gun Shop” by John Updike. It appears in the November 25, 1972 issue of the New Yorker magazine.
To read the story, please click here. There is no interview with the author but the author discusses his life in a YouTube Video here.
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BOLLI Book Group
We love to read! And we love to talk about the books that entertain, inspire, and inform us!
We meet once a month for a lively discussion of a work of contemporary literary fiction. We are a “drop-in” group: All BOLLI members are invited to join us every month or once in a while, no registration required.
All meetings are via Zoom.
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Friday, August 5 at 9:30am |
Exhalation by Ted Chiang, one of the New York Times “Ten Best Books” of 2019, is a collection of beautifully written, thoughtfully crafted short stories that, according to former President Barack Obama, “will make you think, grapple with big questions, and feel more human. The best kind of science fiction.”
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Friday, September 2 at 9:30am |
The Candy House by Jennifer Egan. What if you could have access to every memory of your lifetime in exchange for making your memories available to others? In a dazzling array of literary styles, Egan explores the consequences of “externalized memory” for characters in a complex web of relationships as they grapple with the deeply human longing for connection, privacy, and redemption.
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For more information contact Charlie Marz. (cmarz@rcn.com) or Abby Pinard (apinard@snet.net). If you haven't previously attended a BOLLI Book Group meeting and would like to receive the Zoom link, contact Abby Pinard and she will add you to the mailing list.
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Waltham, MA 02454
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