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(O.W.L.L) Lexington’s Older, Wiser, Lifelong Learners program
O.W.L.L was started in 2013, as a result of the Friends of the Lexington Council on Aging committee’s vision for an affordable, accessible, inclusive, collaborative community-based Lifelong Learning Program to serve Lexington seniors aged 60 and over.
$25 for Residents, $50 for non-residents.
Sign up at 781-698-4840 or online at lexrecma.myrec.com/
For more information, email owll.fcoa@gmail.com or call Human Services at 781-698-4840. Find detailed course and instructor information on our website at friendsofthecoa.org
OWLL’S 1st Virtual Instructor’s Reception
Grab your favorite refreshments and pull up a chair.
Registration Required Wednesday, September 8 at 3:00 p.m. by Zoom
The Music of Duke Ellington: 50 years of Artistic Excellence with Jeff Leonard.
We will explore the artistry of Duke Ellington as a composer, pianist, and bandleader. In the process, we’ll discover why he is considered one of America’s 3 greatest composers (Copeland, Bernstein, Ellington) according to Gunther Schuller.
6 Thursdays from 11am - 12:30pm October 28, November 4, 18, December 2, 9, & 16
Long Live Chairman Mao! An Historical Appraisal of Mao Zedong with Caroline Reeves, PhD
Examine the rise and reign of Chairman Mao Zedong in historical perspective, exploring the context of his life and accomplishments in China 1898-1976. If time permits, we will look at his global impact from Paris to Peru, Warhol to the wilds of Nepal. Murderer or Savior? Hero or Villain? We’ll explore all points of view.
5 Wednesdays from 10 – 11:30am October 20, 27, November 3, 10, & 17 One Great Novel: Mrs. Daloway by Virginia Woolf with Cammy Thomas, PhD
This groundbreaking 1922 novel set in London has two plots: in one, an upper-class woman prepares for and gives a dinner party; in the other, a shellshocked World War I veteran, wandering in Hyde Park with his wife, has a breakdown. The novel weaves from one story to the other in this moving portrait of an era.
6 Tuesdays from 10am – 12pm September 14, 21, 28, October 5, 12, & 19
In My Craft or Sullen Art: The Poetry of Dylan Thomas with Tom Daley
This is a course examining the poetry of Dylan Thomas, with special attention to his use of musicality and rapture-inducing images.
4 Fridays from 10am – 12pm October 15, 22, 29, & November 5
Ten Crises Shaking the World and Why We Care with Professor Robert Rotberg
We will discuss whatever issues are of concern to the U.S. and the world in September/October 2021.
