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SPECIAL EVENTS
LUNCH@LLAIC continues on Tuesdays
LLAIC Loves Art, November 11
Dinner Theater Group "Mexodus," Wednesday, December 23
AFFINITY GROUPS
Spanish Conversation Group (La Tertulia), Monday, November 2
French Conversation Group, Monday, November 9
LLAIC Lit-Lovers, Friday, November 13
Current Events, Friday, November 20
Movie Mavens, Friday, November 20
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SPECIAL EVENTS
Free to LLAIC Members
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LUNCH@LLAIC CONTINUES
TUESDAYS AT TEMPLE SHALOM
175 TEMPLE STREET, WEST NEWTON
LUNCH STARTS AT 1, PROGRAM AT 1:30
Join us at Temple Shalom on all your Tuesday afternoons from September 15 through the end of the semester for lunch and a delightful program! Drop in before class, after class, or just for the program. Bring your own lunch (we provide designer water and hot beverages) or email Jennifer Young if you want to order pizza ($3 for one slice or $5 for two).
LUNCH@LLAIC is open to guests and no RSVP is necessary, so bring a friend! The next programs are as follows:
- 11/3 Partakers: Transforming Lives for Incarcerated Women and Men
Did you know that the United States constitutes only 5% of the world's population, and that we claim 25% of its incarcerated populace? Partakers, a Massachusetts-based non-profit organization, is dedicated to reducing recidivism by supporting formerly and currently incarcerated individuals through a unique community mentor model along with educational institutions that offer those incarcerated an opportunity to earn a bachelor's degree. At this presentation, you will hear from a member of Partakers' staff who is also a long-time mentor and two graduates of the “College Behind Bars” program. You will learn how Partakers creates support networks that foster sustained transformation when prisoners can return to their communities.
- 11/10 Joanne Fisher – Ancient Egypt, Drama, Spectacle, and Remarkable Characters
Why is ancient Egypt so compelling to us today? Why do we care so much about the gold, the pyramids, the hieroglyphic script, the mummies, and the extraordinary leaders like Nefertiti, Ramses, and Hatshepsut, people who flourished so many thousands of years ago? In this video presentation, we will learn about the uniqueness of Egypt, a protected realm full of riches and agricultural resources that allowed a divine kingship to develop. Ancient Egypt remains for us a place of mystery, fascination, and contradictions, and yet, we can also see the humanity of these extraordinary people.
Future programs:
- 11/17 Alex Conn and Leo Laverdure – Introduction to Chatbots and AI: Part 2
- 12/1 Don Bermont – Trivial Pursuit Game
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Artemesia Gentileschi,
Judith and Maidservant with Head of Holofernes, c. 1623-5.
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LLAIC Loves Art Invites You To
FAME, FICKLE FAME:
The Life and Art of Artemisia Gentileschi
A Presentation and Conversation
with Phoenix Art Museum
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11 AT 1:30 pm
Andy Warhol said, “In the future, everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes.” Is fame fickle? Consider the careers of Taylor Swift, Lady Di, Elvis Presley, and so many others.
Artemisia Gentileschi knew what it was like to be famous, because she was famous in her lifetime. But she is not so famous these days. She is indisputably the greatest female artist of the Baroque Era, and some consider her to be one of the greats of all time. Let’s spend some time exploring her achievements with our Master Docent, Patrick Ventura.
As an architect, Patrick specialized in designing laboratories and pilot plants for large pharmaceutical companies. He is now retired and enjoys closely looking, researching and discussing art with the visitors of the Museum.
Click here before noon on Tuesday, November 10, to request a Zoom invitation. You'll receive it that day.
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NEW ENGLAND QUILT MUSEUM
SATURDAY NOVEMBER 14 10:30AM
LUNCH AT COBBLESTONES RESTAURANT
Join us for a visit to the NEW ENGLAND QUILT MUSEUM, which opened in 1987 and was founded and staffed by quiltmakers. It is the second oldest quilt museum in the United States. It is solely dedicated to the art and craft of quilting. The museum is located at 18 Shattuck St. in the Lowell National Historical Park, which highlights Lowell’s centrality to the 19th century textile trade.
Admission to the museum is $10.00 plus $30.00 for the tour guide to be divided by the number of those participating the tour, which begins at 10:30 a.m.
The museum is handicapped accessible.
There is lots of street parking near the museum.
Following our visit to the museum, we will cross the street to Cobblestones Restaurant, which is an historic landmark building located at 91 Dutton St., Lowell, MA. The restaurant does not have a handicap ramp. There are 5 steps from the street to the restaurant entrance.
Please register using the attached registration form.
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DINNER THEATER GROUP
"Mexodus"
AMERICAN REPERTORY THEATER
Wednesday, December 23, 2026 at 2:00 PM
The LLAIC Dinner-Theater Committee is thrilled to be offering our members tickets to ART’s Mexodus, a play which combines an historical story with live music! It was the MOST awarded Off-Broadway musical, including the NY’s Critics Pick, with substantial reviews in other cities as well. Mexodus is about the lesser-known southern underground railroad across the Rio Grande into Mexico where slavery had been abolished. This story raises questions about immigration, belonging, and how people from different backgrounds can help one another. The plot contains humor along with hip hop music.
We have a limited number of tickets for the 2:00pm matinee on Wednesday December 23rd. This production is guaranteed to be another sell out, so don’t delay. Mail the completed attached registration form with your check for $30, payable to Jackie Anapolle, or send your payment via Venmo to Shelly Levine (@Shelly-Levine-2). To guarantee a seat, please email Shelly asap (levineshelly@yahoo.com). Payment must be received by December 1st, after which time there will be no refunds.
We will also be arranging for lunch or dinner near the theater before or after the show for those who want to join us to share extra time together.
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AFFINITY GROUP MEETINGS
Free to LLAIC Members
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SPANISH CONVERSATION GROUP
(LA TERTULIA)
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 2 @ 1:00 pm
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.
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FRENCH CONVERSATION
GROUP
Monday November 9 @ 1:30 pm
We just finished the last story in the Dover Dual Language book “Contes français”. At our next meeting at 1:30 on November 9, We’ll start a new Dover Dual Language book, Great French Short Stories of the Twentieth Century/Les Grandes Nouvelles Françaises du Vingtième Siècle, edited and translated by Jennifer Wagner. As you are all aware, in an exception to our usual practice, that book is not available in a Kindle edition. If anyone still needs a copy, let me know.
We meet for an hour and a half by ZOOM every other Monday at 1:30 p.m. We are intermediate to advanced French readers who read the French text out loud and discuss the stories in French. Please email Betty Salzberg if you would like to join us.
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LLAIC LIT-LOVERS
FRIDAY, November 13, 2026 @10:30 am
Wrong Place Wrong Time by Gillian McAllister
Discussion to be led by Sandy Grasfield
A New York Times Bestseller psychological thriller. Can you stop a murder after it’s already happened?
Click here before noon on Thursday, November 12, to request a Zoom invitation. You'll receive it that day.
December 11: The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon
Led by Herb Chasan
January 8: Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy
Led by Barbara Barry
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CURRENT EVENTS
Friday, November 20 @ 10:00 AM
Led by Jerry Jacobs
Every week there is so much news. What happened with the midterm elections? What has been the role of money? What is happening with the war in Iran? Will the Strait of Hormuz be opened anytime soon? If not, where will oil prices go? What's happening in Gaza? Ukraine?
Newcomers are always welcome to this erudite and forceful group. Click here before noon on Thursday, November 19, to request a Zoom invitation. You'll receive it that day.
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MOVIE MAVENS
A LITTLE PRAYER
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20 @ 2:00-3:00
A loving father (David Strathairn) grapples with how to protect his beloved daughter-in-law (Jane Levy) when he discovers that his son is having an affair. PTSD, substance abuse, and ‘letting go’ are also subjects of this story.
A scene near the end of the film in which the main characters share previously unacknowledged thoughts and feelings “could have come straight out of Tokyo Story.” (Ty Burr)
Rotten Tomatoes rated this 94% positive based on 62 reviews.
Available to stream on Kanopy (free), Amazon Prime, and on DVD through Minuteman P.L. or any large public library system.
Click here by noon on Thursday, November 19 for your Zoom invitation, which will be sent that day.
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INVESTMENT DISCUSSION GROUP?
LLAIC is interested in restarting an investment group. We are not making investment decisions nor are we investing. We will talk about investments in general, types of investing, how to buy different products. Everyone is welcome as is your expertise or lack of. The first meeting the group will decide what would be most helpful. Don Bermont and Gary Glazer will facilitate the group. The last group met once a month. The group and facilitators should decide how often to meet and whether in person or on zoom.
Please contact Sue Goldberg susangoldberg007@gmail.com if you have interest or questions. Sue is gathering the list of participants to see if there is enough interest. If you are thinking about it, please let her know.
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Learn more about LLAIC at www.llaic.org
Call us: (508) 453-1205
Write us: info@llaic.org
Editor: Phyllis Cohen
Production Manager: Alex Conn
Contributing Editor: Shelly Levine
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