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RELATIONSHIPS WITH ADULT CHILDREN FACILITATED BY ALICE FREEDMAN AND RHODA GREENSPAN

WEDNESDAYS: 5/7,5/14, 5/21, 5/28 and 6/4

3:30 PM – 5:00 PM ON ZOOM

Do you sometimes wonder about how best to communicate with your adult child? How will he/she react to your words? Are you hesitant to give your opinions and/or advice? In our meetings we will seek out your questions about relating to your adult children and share strategies that can maintain positive relationships. As with LLAIC classes, group members are encouraged to attend as many group sessions as possible

Alice Freedman: As a mother of two children ages 56 and 51, I have worked hard to sustain a healthy relationship with them and their spouses. I have developed and facilitated many workshops for employees and coached managers, supervisors, and physicians. I have run parenting courses for low-income women.

Rhoda Greenspan: I have two children, ages 43 and 39, and find our relationships are a constant work in progress. As a social worker, many of my clients' issues concerned relationships with adult children.

LLAIC members can register for this group now. Registration will be open until the group is filled. The size of the group is limited (five minimum and ten maximum), so please write to Alice Freedman or Rhoda Greenspan early if you want to be included.

WE NEED YOUR IDEAS FOR FALL COURSES

Although it’s still spring, LLAIC is looking for course proposals for Fall 2025.

Teaching a course is a wonderful opportunity to share a topic that interests you with other like-minded people! Courses can range from more traditional topics such as history, math, science, and literature to music and film. The Curriculum Committee can help with developing your idea into a course—generally running from five to ten weeks. 

We offer classes in person at Temple Shalom in Newton. It’s a lovely facility with plenty of space. We understand that some course leaders and members might prefer to teach or take classes on Zoom, but nothing can compare to the warmth of in-person class discussions and the opportunity to reconnect with our fellow LLAIC members. The social aspect of LLAIC has always been one of our biggest features, and we’d love to see it back! 

So if it’s possible, please do consider offering a course in person—but if that doesn’t work for you, Zoom will continue as an alternative. There’s full tech support for all virtual courses, with a dedicated person managing Zoom so the course leader can focus on teaching. There’s also training as needed on A/V equipment for in-person classes and on Zoom for virtual ones. 

While course leaders teach on a volunteer basis, they receive a free annual membership and may register early, tuition-free, for up to two courses in the semester they are teaching or in the following semester. So think about what you’d like to explore, and download a course proposal form here! And if you know anyone else who might be interested in teaching, let them know about us!

SPECIAL EVENTS

Available to members at no additional charge

LUNCH@LLAIC

TUESDAY, APRIL 29 @ 1 P.M.

TEMPLE SHALOM

175 TEMPLE STREET, WEST NEWTON

SCAMS

PRESENTED BY KEN DOUCETTE,

DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS

MIDDLESEX COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE

Ken Doucett, Director of Community Affairs of the Middlesex Sheriff's Office will join us on April 29 to continue his discussion of scam prevention and awareness. He will talk about ongoing scams, ways to recognize them, and how you can help family, friends and neighbors protect themselves. 

LUNCH@LLAIC will resume Curiosity University videos the following week with discussion facilitated by a volunteer member. And save May 13 for the LILAC Players' rollicking radio play The Big Snooze. Drop in before class, after class, or just for the program. You may bring your own lunch (we provide water and hot beverages) and you can email Jennifer Young if you want to order pizza ($3 for one slice or $5 for two).



Click here for descriptions of all the spring programs. If you have any questions or are interested in facilitating future discussions, contact Alice Freedman.

LLAIC LOVES ART AND THE PHOENIX ART MUSEUM PRESENT:

HOW TO LOOK AT ART LIKE A CRO-MAGNON

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30 @ 1:30 VIA ZOOM

While we can only speculate about the reason for their creation, ancient works discovered worldwide show that early artists used a variety of media and techniques in their creation of the first paintings, engravings, and sculpture. Art of the prehistoric period is based on the same four elements of art (line, shape, color, and texture) as are used by artists throughout history and today. We will examine both ancient and modern works as we explore objects as old as 41,000 years that document our artistic heritage.

Cathie Rubins, the presenter, is Master Docent  from the Class of 2009 and Past President of Docents during the unusual year of 2020-2021. She is an Arizona resident since 1997 with a BA in art history from Arizona State University and a BA in theatre and speech from the College of William and Mary.  Her main area of interest in art is the medieval period. 

Click here before noon on Tuesday, April 29, to request a Zoom invitation. You'll receive it that day.

THEATER AND DINNER

URINETOWN THE MUSICAL

CONCORD PLAYERS

SUNDAY, MAY 4 @ 2 P.M.

The Concord Players are offering a production of Urinetown the Musical, and LLAIC has a limited number of tickets for the May 4^th Sunday matinee followed by dinner at the Colonial Inn.

Winner of multiple Tony awards, Urinetown the Musical is an irreverent satire, whose sharp wit and non-stop humor present us with the endlessly comic side of unchecked capitalism, corporate mismanagement, and social irresponsibility. A play for our times!

If you would like to join the dinner-theater group, please complete the attached registration form and send it with your $25 check to Andrea Teacher. Payment information details are available on the registration form.

For those of you who love theater trips and want to plan ahead, we have tickets for another wonderful show on June 11. See below.

BLITHEWOLD MANOR AND GARDENS

SATURDAY, MAY 17 @ 10:30

Please join us at Blithewold Manor and Gardens, a 33-acre summer estate with views of Narragansett Bay. The 45-room mansion with family heirlooms is surrounded by a lovely gardens. The Mansion is an example of the Country Place Era known for its artistic value in representing the Arts and Crafts movement. The gardens were laid out in the late 1890s. Today you will notice a combination of historic and contemporary gardening.

There will be a 90-minute guided tour of both the mansion and the grounds. In case of light rain, the tour of the gardens will continue.

The mansion is handicap accessible to the entrance and the first floor. We will also tour the second floor, but there is no elevator. There are 23 steps with two landings dividing these steps into 3 groups to reach the second floor.

We will meet at 10:30 at the gift shop next to the parking lot, which has a bathroom. There also is a bathroom on the first floor of the Mansion and another one downstairs.

Following the tour we will have lunch at the Lobster Pot Restaurant,119 Hope St, a waterfront restaurant 0.6 mile from Blithewold. It features both land and sea dishes. The restaurant requires cash only for us to get separate checks. There is a bathroom on the same level as the dining room. Parking is in front and on the side of the restaurant.

To register please fill out the attached registration form. The cost is $20 for the guided tour. This tour is limited to 15 people and carpooling is encouraged. Last day to sign up is May 1^st after which there will be no refund. About a week before the event you will receive a final email with carpool information.

We look forward to sharing this spring day in Rhode Island with you.

SAVE THE DATE!

THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA

AT THE HUNTINGTON

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 11 @ 2 P.M.

LLAIC has reserved excellent seats for the June 11 matinee at the Huntington. So mark your calendars. More information to follow.

AFFINITY GROUP MEETINGS

Available to members at no additional charge

CURRENT EVENTS

LED BY RICHARD MANSFIELD

FRIDAY, MAY 2 @ 10:00-11:15



Join our knowledgeable, outspoken group as it expertly dissects the latest news under Richard's thoughtful leadership.

Click here before noon on Thursday, May 1, to request a Zoom invitation. You'll get it that day. Newcomers are welcome. 

SPANISH CONVERSATION GROUP

¡Bienvenidos a La Tertulia!

MONDAY, MAY 5 @ 1:00

Our format consists of reading and discussing articles from various Spanish language media sources of general high interest. There is no homework although everyone is invited to submit articles they might find for our agendas.

The hosts for the group are Miriam Grodberg and Larry Krakauer. Contact Miriam to request an invitation or with any questions.

LLAIC LIT-LOVERS

THE FRIEND BY SIGRID NUNEZ

LED BY DANA KAPLAN

FRIDAY, MAY 9 @ 10:30

When a woman unexpectedly loses her lifelong best friend and mentor, she finds herself burdened with the unwanted Great Dane he has left behind. Her own battle against grief is intensified by the mute suffering of the dog. The Friend is both a meditation on loss and a celebration of human-canine devotion. It has been made into a just-released movie starring Naomi Watts, Bill Murray, and a soulful, very large dog.

Click here before noon on Thursday, May 8, to request a Zoom invitation that you'll receive that day. If you can, log on a quarter of an hour earlier to socialize.

MOVIE MAVENS

FRIDAY, MAY 23 @ 2:00-3:00

 Watch this space for the name and description of the movie we'll watch on our own and then gather on Zoom for our usual lively discussion, along with the link to request a Zoom invitation by noon on Thursday, May 22.