The Quill
Quick Updates for Independent Lifelong Learners
March 14, 2021
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Can't Find Your Invite?
Spanish Conversation Group (La Tertulia) - Monday, 3/15
LLAIC Zoom Happy Hour - Thursday, 3/18
Current Events - Friday, 3/19
Movie Mavens - Friday, 3/19
No Geniuses on Wall Street - Monday, 3/22
Wonderscape: Meet the Danforth's Permanent Collection - Wed., 3/24
LLAIC Lit-Lovers - Friday, April 9
French Conversation Group
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CAN’T FIND YOUR INVITE?
Now that our classes are underway, you should have the contact information for the people serving as tech support for your classes. Each of our classes has a tech support staff member assigned. This is the person who sends out the invites every week, opens and closes the class, and assists the course leader and the class members with all Zoom-related issues. So, in case you have not received an invite to your class or have difficulty getting into the class—or any other Zoom problem—you should have that contact information handy. Click here for a copy of our course schedule with the assigned tech support person at the top of each column. Good information to have nearby! Any questions, contact Shelly Levine.
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SPANISH CONVERSATION GROUP
MONDAY, MARCH 15 AT 1 P.M.
¡Bienvenidos a La Tertulia!
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Newcomers are welcome at the Spanish conversation group, hosted by Miriam Grodberg and Larry Krakauer. We meet biweekly and focus on conversation using current Spanish language media. Please consider joining us to maintain and improve your Spanish language skills and have some fun along the way.
Click here before noon today, March 14, to request an invitation. You'll receive it before 3 this afternoon. If you are new and wish to attend, please let Miriam know at mgrodberg@comcast.net.
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COME TO OUR LLAIC ZOOM HAPPY HOUR!
THURSDAY, MARCH 18
4:00-5:00
Our February Happy Hour started with the usual talk of vaccines; but then it went on to athletes and performers controlled by stage parents, self-driving cars, the Mars landing, the likelihood that our grandchildren wouldn't know what typewriters and slide rules and carbon paper and phone books were, and what a third-party candidate might do to a national election.
We hope you'll join us again on Thursday, March 18, from 4 to 5 p.m. We should have lots of new things to talk about as well as the old ones. Bring your drinks, snacks, and conversation.
Click here to request a Zoom invitation by noon on Wednesday, March 17. You'll receive your invite by 3 p.m. that day.
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CURRENT EVENTS
LED BY JERRY JACOBS
FRIDAY, MARCH 19
10:00-11:15
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Please join us as we discuss vaccinations and plans for reopening, the one-year memorial for those who have died, Biden’s American Rescue Plan, and the Republican party’s approach to voter registration. As usual Jerry Jacobs will facilitate a lively discussion among our knowledgeable and impassioned classmates. All points of view welcome!
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Click here by noon on Thursday, March 18, to request an invitation. You'll receive it by 3:00 pm that day.
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MOVIE MAVENS
DEAR FRANKIE
FRIDAY, MARCH 19 @ 2:00-3:00
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For our March film the Movie Mavens have chosen a little gem of a drama, Dear Frankie, a 2004 British film about a young single mother whose love for her son prompts her to perpetuate a deception designed to protect him from the truth about his father.
One critic calls it “a small movie with a big soul.” Another writes: “Thanks to some wonderfully open-ended writing and acting, and Auerbach's fine attention to detail, Dear Frankie is one of those rare films that rewards repeat viewing.”
The film was critically acclaimed and won numerous awards, including two BAFTA Scotland Awards. It is available on Hoopla for free, plus Amazon Prime, iTunes, and AppleTV.
We will gather on Zoom for our discussion on March 19 at 2:00 p.m. Click here for an invitation by noon on Thursday, March 18, and you will receive the invite by 3:00 that afternoon.
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THERE ARE NO GENIUSES ON WALL STREET
MONDAY, MARCH 22 @ 10:30-12:00
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Are you an experienced investor, or are you new to "the market" and want to know more? We are an easygoing discussion group that deals with all market-related topics. Bring your opinions, insights, and questions. Or just listen.
Sign up here before registration closes at noon on March 21, to request an invitation to the March 22 meeting. You'll receive it by 3 p.m. If you have any questions, contact Richard Lewis: lewisdmd@ yahoo.com or 617-448-4439.
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LLAIC LOVES ART
WONDERSCAPE: MEET THE DANFORTH'S PERMANENT COLLECTION
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24 @ 1:30
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The Danforth Art Museum and School was established in 1975 by a group of community members who were committed to bringing the arts to Framingham through exhibitions, museum programs, and studio art classes. In 2018 it became the Danforth Art Museum at Framingham State University. It is now located on the historic Framingham Centre Common.
The Museum’s Permanent Collection contains over 3,500 objects and spans the history of American art from the early nineteenth century to the present. Changing exhibitions feature both historic works and the works of contemporary artists. This virtual talk will tour the art currently on view in the permanent collection gallery, an eclectic mix that represents the Danforth today. There are works on view that have been part of the Danforth for decades, along with many new acquisitions—a testament to how we have grown in the last two years since reopening. We invite you to listen and discover who we are—a museum committed to work produced in New England, both historical and contemporary.
Speaker Mary Erickson, the Danforth’s Visitor Services Coordinator, has been with the Museum since 2019. She oversees the Visitor Services staff and is passionate about art and the collection. She studied fine art at the College of the Holy Cross, worked for years as a graphic designer, and currently is a watercolor artist.
Click here before noon on Tuesday, March 23, to request an invitation. You'll receive it by 3 p.m. that day.
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THE IMMORTALISTS
BY CHLOE BENJAMIN
FRIDAY, APRIL 9 @ 10:30-12:00
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Sign up here before registration closes at noon on Thursday, April 8, to request a Zoom invitation. You'll receive an invitation by 3 p.m. that day. The meeting will open 15 minutes early so we can socialize before we begin the discussion. Contact Joan Chasan if you have trouble signing up.
It's 1969 in New York City's Lower East Side, and word has spread of the arrival of a mystical woman, a traveling psychic who claims to be able to tell anyone the day they will die. The Gold children—four adolescents on the cusp of self-awareness—sneak out to hear their fortunes. A sweeping novel of remarkable ambition and depth, The Immortalists probes the line between destiny and choice, reality and illusion, this world and the next. It is a deeply moving testament to the power of story, the nature of belief, and the unrelenting pull of familial bonds.
Click here to see a list of the upcoming book selections through September.
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FRENCH CONVERSATION GROUP
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The French Conversation Group is reading 120, Rue de la Gare, by Leo Malet. This book is available in paperback and Kindle versions. We are a group of intermediate to advanced level speakers. We read books aloud, taking turns, and stopping often to discuss any interesting aspects of what we are reading. If you are interested in this group, please contact Richard Mansfield at richardscottmansfield@gmail.com.
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Call us: (508) 463-1205
Editor: Barbara Mende
Contributing Editors: Joe Bongiardina and Shelly Levine
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