The BOLLI Bulletin - November 20, 2020
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BOLLI Calendars and Schedules
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Winter Program: Save the Dates
The months of December, January and February will be full of excitement at BOLLI. Although we won’t be back together at Turner Street, there are learning and social opportunities for you via BOLLI Online almost every day.
BOLLI Lecture Series
Complimentary for BOLLI members. For detailed information and to RSVP, click here.
Romeo and Juliet: Five Acts, Five Lectures with Billy Flesch
December 7-11, 10:30am-12:00pm
Election 2020 Roundtable: Current Controversies with Jared Berkowitz
Tuesdays and Thursdays, December 8, 10, 15, 17, January 5, 7, 12 and 14
2:00-3:45pm
Music as Theater: From Verdi to Sondheim with Gil Harel
December 14-18, 10:30am - 12:00pm
The Music and the Dream: Three Women on a March to Change the World with James Heazlewood-Dale
Tuesdays and Thursdays, January 19, 21, 26, 28, February 2 and 4, 2021
10:30am - 12:15pm
Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson with Bridget Kelleher
Monday and Friday, January 18 and 22, 10:30am - 12:15pm
(Please note that the dates have changed since a previous posting)
One BOLLI, One Book: Homeland Elegies by Ayad Akhtar
Discussion led by BOLLI members Abby Pinard, Charlie Marz and Avi Bernstein
Monday and Wednesday, January 25 and 27, 10:30am - Noon
A Freedom Worthy of the Name: Mill, Nietzsche, and the Future of an American Idea with Jeremy Cynamon
Friday, February 19, 10:30am to 12:15pm
Faculty Seminars
Payment required. Discounted for BOLLI seasonal and annual members. For detailed information, click here.
Registration opens November 13. Current members will receive an email at 9:00am that day with a personalized registration link. All others can register by clicking here .
A Midsummer Night’s Dream with Billy Flesch
Section One: January 4-8, 9:30am - 12:15pm
Section Two: January 11-15, 9:30am-12:15pm
The Rise of the Virtuoso with Gil Harel
Section One: January 4-8, 9:30am - 12:15pm
Section Two: January 11-15, 9:30am-12:15pm
Winter Distinguished Speakers Series
Hear from distinguished figures in politics, the arts, journalism and Brandeis’ own faculty. For detailed information, please click here.
Special Interest Groups
These groups will continue to meet throughout the winter. Click here for more information. Individual meeting times will be published weekly in the Bulletin.
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Invite a Friend Program: Winter Memberships
Do you have a friend who would like to join BOLLI for the winter? In these times friends need to stick together. BOLLI is offering a week-long Trial Membership that allows a new member to attend Gil Harel’s lectures on “Music as Theater: From Verdi to Sondheim” the week of December 14.
BOLLI is also offering a $177.50 Winter Membership, which includes all BOLLI has to offer this winter including lecture courses, lunchtime speakers and special interest groups. This membership runs from December 1, 2020 - February 28, 20201.
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Director's Chat Invitation
From Avi Bernstein, BOLLI Director
Fridays immediately following the Distinguished Speakers Lunch & Learn Event
Following our Distinguished Speakers Lunch & Learn Series, please join me for a brief dialogue and discussion over ZOOM. If you are logged on to the Series, just plan to stay right where you are!
Upcoming Schedule of Chats
- November 20 (2:05 - 2:45p) -- Join Avi for a fall term wrap up. Please plan to reflect on your experience with BOLLI this fall term and come prepared to share your take-aways. This will be the last regularly scheduled Director’s Chat for fall term.
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Zoom Best Practices and Help
We encourage you to look at the Zoom best practices that we have collected by clicking here before attending BOLLI virtual events and classes.
If you ever need help with Zoom, please don't hesitate to reach out to Carolyn Cross, Program Coordinator at 781-736-2992 and/or [email protected] . Please give her as much information as possible about the issue you are experiencing. Either Carolyn or another staff person or volunteer will be back in touch with you promptly.
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Distinguished Speaker Series |
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Dr. Tony Schwartz, Emeritus Associate Dean, Tufts School of Veterinary Medicine
Friday, November 20 from 1pm to 2pm
“Mountain Gorillas v. The Pygmies in Uganda”
Tony’s stunning photographs record the tensions between endangered animals and traditional African lifestyles, and track wildlife from Vermont to Antarctica and Tibet to Morocco. He is a superb photographer and his work has been featured in many juried exhibitions and published in three photobooks. A veterinary surgeon and immunologist, Tony chaired the surgery department and was an associate dean at Tufts School of Veterinary Medicine until his retirement in 2005.
For more information about the speaker, click here. RSVP here to receive the Zoom link.
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Please note that there will be no Lunchtime Program on Friday, November 27 |
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Aline Kaplan, Blogger & Boston City Walks Tour Guide
Friday, December 4 from 1pm to 2pm
"Boston Burning: How the Cocoanut Grove Fire Changed Fire Laws and Medical Procedures"
Aline knows Boston inside and out as a docent for Boston by Foot, leading historical and architectural walking tours of Beacon Hill and Back Bay. Join us as Aline describes the one night in Boston, November 28, 1942, when a deadly fire in the premier nightclub in post-Prohibition Boston, claimed the lives of almost 500 people, and led to major changes in fire laws, safety standards, and the treatment and rehabilitation of burn victims
For more information about the speaker, click here. RSVP here to receive the Zoom link..
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BOLLI Virtual Meetings in Upcoming Weeks |
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Writers Guild
Friday, November 20 at 9:30
November 20: Caught between a rock and a hard place
There will be no meeting on November 27.
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 or Lydia Bogar to be added to it.
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Photography Group
Friday, November 20th from 10:30 to noon
Please note the time for this meeting. Starting in December and continuing into 2021, meetings will be scheduled on Fridays from 1:00- 2:30. Meeting dates will be held on Friday(s) December 18th and January 15th. Please make note of these changes.
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CAST: Creative Acting, Storytelling and Theater
Friday, November 20 from 10:30 to noon
CAST is a group of people interested in the theater. We sometimes meet for theater games and activities, and at other times for scene study. This term, we've already begun work on preparing scenes from A.R. Gurney's "The Dining Room."
Please contact Richard Averbuch at [email protected] for more information about our various activities.
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Poetry Writing Group
Friday, November 20 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. If you are not already on the mailing list, please contact Peter Schmidt to be added to it. Questions? Contact Peter Schmidt, [email protected]
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BOLLI Play Reading Group
Friday, November 20 from 2:30 to 4:00
This week we'll finish reading Neil Simon's "California Suite."
If you'd like to be added to our mailing list, please contact Sue Wurster at [email protected] in order to receive our weekly Zoom link.
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Make a Difference
Tuesday, November 24 at 3:45
Our meeting will focus on analyzing the results and our contributions to this historic election. We will consider our next steps going forward.
Make A Difference is actively involved in current social and political action. Our activities include writing letters and postcards, phone-banking, texting, attending and hosting fund-raising lectures, and working at polling places. Please contact Rosalie Fink if you plan to attend the November 24th meeting or if you want to be added to our mailing list to receive the Zoom link.
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New Yorker Fiction Salon
Wednesday, November 25 at 9:30
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 story please scroll down to the NEW YORKER FICTION SALON section below.
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BOLLI Book Group
Friday, December 4 at 9:30
We will be discussing Olive, Again by Elizabeth Strout...because we miss Olive Kitteridge and want to know what the cantankerous retired math teacher has been up to since she won her author a Pulitzer Prize in 2009.
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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Aging with Resilience and Enthusiasm
Friday, December 4, 10:00 to 11:30
We will be discussing how we can manage the next months until spring arrives. Join together to help us get through the upcoming winter months by creating lists of things to do, to watch, and to read while maintaining contact with friends and family, even though the weather may not be warm enough for outdoor activities.
A Zoom link will be sent to those on our mailing list a few days before Dec 4.
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The Spring 2020 BOLLI Journal
You can view the Spring 2020 BOLLI Journal by clicking here . It is a volume that we know you will enjoy! Wonderful work from the contributors--and by the editors as well! Stay tuned for more information about print copies.
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BOLLI Banner: New post this week -
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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BOLLI Matters: A Blog with new articles each week.
Click here to read BOLLI Matters, a blog devoted to BOLLI members and Special Interest Groups, showcasing their talents and activities.
Click here to subscribe. Or, you can look for the SUBSCRIBE button on the BOLLI Matters page itself.
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New Yorker Fiction Salon and BOLLI Book Group Selections |
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New Yorker Fiction Salon
Wednesday, November 25 at 9:30
The story we will discuss on Wednesday, November 25 at 9:30 is “Ghoul” by George Saunders. It appears in the November 9, 2020 issue of the New Yorker magazine.
To read the story, please click here. To view a companion interview with the author, please click 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, December 4 at 9:30am |
Olive, Again by Elizabeth Strout...because we miss Olive Kitteridge and want to know what the cantankerous retired math teacher has been up to since she won her author a Pulitzer Prize in 2009.
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Thursday, December 31 at 9:30am |
The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett, a story that begins with twin sisters who choose to live in two very different worlds, explores issues of race, identity, and how the past shapes our lives across generations.
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Monday, January 25 at 10:30am (”One BOLLI, One Book") |
Homeland Elegies by Ayad Akhtar blends fiction, memoir, and history to tell of an immigrant father and his American son in a country suffering the unhealed wounds of 9/11. This is both a deeply personal story of one family and a portrait of contemporary America.
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Friday, March 5 at 9:30am |
The Transit of Venus by Shirley Hazzard: This novel about two Australian sisters in post-war England is elegantly written and brilliantly constructed.Its genteel ambiance belies the depth of its author's ideas about innocence, power, and gender, and the revelation of its secrets will leave you dazzled and shaken.
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For more information contact Charlie Marz. ([email protected]) or Abby Pinard ([email protected]). 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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