Traveling Germany’s Romantic Road $25 / $30 • Option #1 – February 24 at 10 – 11:30am, Thursday BV4506 – Bentley Village (North Naples) • Option #2 – March 21 at 1:30 – 3pm, Monday NC4507 – FGCU Naples Center OL4728 – Online via Zoom Speaker: Carol Jonson Choose one of the course options above. Winding your way through nearly 300 miles of picture-perfect medieval towns, beautiful churches and fairytale castles is what you will discover on Germany’s Romantische Strasse. Our journey begins in Würzburg and ends with Mad Ludwig’s splendid but unfinished castle of Neuschwanstein, the model for Disney’s Sleeping Beauty and Cinderella castles. We will explore the towns; their legends and traditions; and even some of their annual festivities including the famous Christmas Markets. U.S. Coast Guard $25 / $30 • Option #1 – February 24 at 1:30 – 3pm, Thursday MM4508 – Military Heritage Museum (Punta Gorda) • Option #2 – May 10 at 10 – 11:30am, Tuesday NC4509 – FGCU Naples Center OL4510 – Online via Zoom Speaker: Thomas Eastwood
Alexander Hamilton Alexander Hamilton and the American System of Political Economy $25 / $30 • Option #1 – February 22 at 10 – 11:30am, Tuesday NC4501 – FGCU Naples Center OL4502 – Online via Zoom • Option #2 – April 13 at 10 – 11:30am, Wednesday MP4503 – Moorings Park (South Naples) Speaker: Jeffrey Steinberg Choose one of the course options above. This lecture will discuss some of the innovations that Hamilton introduced during his tenure as Secretary of the Treasury, focusing on the National Bank, credit policy, tariffs and infrastructure investment. These ideas were carried forward by a circle of economists and political leaders, including Henry Clay and Abraham Lincoln. We will follow the growth and development of those ideas into the 20th century. China Under Xi Jinping $25 / $30 • Option #1 – February 22 at 2:30 – 4pm, Tuesday GO4504 – Moorings Park Grey Oaks (South Naples) • Option #2 – March 21 at 1:30 – 3pm, Monday HB4505 – Hideaway Beach Club (Marco Island) Speaker: Jeffrey Steinberg Choose one of the course options above. In a significant break with the successful policies of Deng Xiaoping, Xi Jinping has launched an aggressive program to realize the “China Dream” which centers on China’s emergence by mid-century as the number one global economic power and a leading global political power. He has transformed China’s domestic politics as part of that effort. What are his goals? What are his methods? What are his prospects of succeeding? What will he risk to attain his goals? What does it mean for U.S. hegemony in the 21st century?
Choose one of the course options above. The USCG is one of the most effective and necessary federal agencies. It is unique in having military, law enforcement and life-saving duties. We will address its’ history, mission, equipment and training. We will also discuss disaster preparation and response - comparing USCG to FEMA. Topics include: revenue-marine; revenue cutters; fleet; Alaskan, WWII and Arctic operations; USCG Academy; rescue swimmers; hurricanes Katrina and Maria; and DHS. Woodstock Memories $25 / $30 February 28 at 1:30 – 3pm, Monday BV4511 – Bentley Village (North Naples) Speaker: Carlene Thissen What drew a half million people together in 1969 for three days of peace and music? August 2019 was the 50th Anniversary of the Woodstock Music and Art Fair. This historical musical presentation explains the political, social and cultural events that led up to the festival and why it will likely never happen again. The instructor attended the festival in 1969 and shares her personal memories mixed with her historian’s perspective in a multimedia presentation. Hippie attire is welcome. World War I (3-part series) $66 / $75 February 28, March 2, 7 at 1:30 – 3pm, Mon/Wed/Mon NC4512 – FGCU Naples Center OL4513 – Online via Zoom Speaker: Lynn Brand Participants may register for the entire series (NC4512 or OL4513) above or for any of the individual lectures below. With the passing of the centennial anniversary of WWI and the current strife in Eastern Europe, a thoughtful understanding of this most destructive event in world history is certainly appropriate. Beginning with the major figures in Europe and the events leading up to the war, this course will explain the causes, events and results of the “war to end all wars.” These lectures will center on the alliances that brought Europe into the most destructive war up to that time. Also discussed will be the military fronts, new weapons used for the first time and major battles of the war. No understanding of this war can be complete without knowledge of its ending with the Treaty of Versailles and its terrible legacy.
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