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Advocate for Osher Osher charges less than $30 for many of its courses and free activities abound. Additional member benefits and inclusion in the Osher Community are included in the $20 Annual Membership fee. To keep our program accessible to all and our fees low, we encourage contributions from people like you. Lifelong learning is essential for cognitive health and overall wellness. As we develop Osher as a place to be for new ideas, free public forums and a myriad of creative

outlets, we want to explore how education can serve people throughout their lives. We welcome your input and suggestions. Please give as generously as you can. Donating is Easy: • Sign up to make a donation on the UNM Foundation Website: https://www.unmfund.org/fund/osher-lifelong-learning-instituteolli-at-unm/ • Checks should be made payable to the University of New Mexico Foundation and designate the contribution to be utilized for the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at UNM and sent to: UNM Foundation MSC07 4260, 1 University of New Mexico Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001 Phone: 505-277-4503 / 1-800-UNM-FUND (866-3863) Fax: 505-277-4435 • Your contribution is tax deductible.

Thank you from all of us at UNM Continuing Education and the more than 1,200 members served annually by the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at the University of New Mexico.

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Registration Form................................................ 2 Calendar.............................................................. 3 Free Osher Membership Events......................... 7 Welcome!............................................................. 8 The Osher Foundation.................................. 8 Osher Courses.................................................... 9 Art & Art History............................................ 9 Current Events............................................ 12 Economics & Finance................................. 14 History........................................................ 15 Literature & Writing..................................... 32 Music & Theater.......................................... 44 Science & Technology................................ 52 Philosophy & Religion................................. 56 Psychology & Health.................................. 58 Travel & Culture.......................................... 68 Membership....................................................... 73 UNM Alumni Partnership & Benefits........... 73 Membership Benefits.................................. 74 Discounts.................................................... 74 Course Information..................................... 74 Locations.................................................... 75 Tuition Remission....................................... 75 Registration....................................................... 76 For More Information.................................. 76 Refunds............................................................. 76 Become an Osher Volunteer............................. 76 1

Registration Form for Osher Courses Phone: Call our Registration office at 505-277-0077 and charge it to your VISA, MasterCard, Discover or American Express. Fax: Fax this registration form to our office at 505-277-1990. Mail: Make your check or money order payable to UNM Continuing Education and mail the payment along with this form to UNM Continuing Education, MSC07 4030, 1 University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001. In Person: M-F, 8:00am-5:00pm, come to the UNM Continuing Education Complex south building at 1634 University Blvd. NE and register in person. Please register me for the following courses: (Please Print) Osher Membership Fee: $20

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Email UNM Alumni Yes No (10% discount on OLLI classes) If using a company Purchase Order or Tuition Remission, the form must accompany this registration application, or your registration will not be processed. Register at 505-277-0077 ce.unm.edu/Osher 2

Spring 2015 Osher Calendar This calendar lists courses by starting date. You can use it as a handy reference throughout the semester. For a full description including length and time, look things up by Course Number in the pages of this Osher catalog. Location key: = Del Webb Alegria; = Cherry Hills Library; = Jubilee Los Lunas; = Nueva Vista; = UNM West

January Date Day Course# Course Title Sessions Page Jan 14 W 19547 Poems to Last a Lifetime 4 weeks 38 Jan 15 Th 19669 Claude Debussy & Poe, Sec A Lecture 50 Jan 20 T 19416 If the Shoe Fits…,Sec A Lecture 18 Jan 20 T 19594 Reading for Writers 6 weeks 43 Jan 20 T 19869 Flourishing in Challenging Times 3 weeks 62 Jan 21 W 19585 Jumpstart—Intro to Memoir 4 weeks 41 Jan 21 W 19885 Brain Fitness 6 weeks 65 Jan 21 W 19717 Planetary Geology 8 weeks 52 Jan 21 Th 19589 Writing Memoir, Sec A 6 weeks 41 Jan 22 Th 19113 History of ART 6 weeks 9 Jan 22 Th 06461 Yoga for Folks Over 50, Sec A 8 weeks 58 Jan 22 Th 19851 Lifesteps 17 weeks 59 Jan 23 F 19447 Finding Princess Anastasia Lecture 23 Jan 23 F 19483 Examining World War I 10 weeks 30 Jan 23 F 19492 Conflict in the Middle East Lecture 32 Jan 26 M 19244 A Peace to End all Peace Lecture 13 Jan 26 M 19455 Otto Von Bismarck Lecture 25 Jan 26 M 19911 Computerized Genealogy, Sec A 4 weeks 68 Jan 27 T 18529 The Empty Frame 3 weeks 36 Jan 27 T 19104 Art from 1880–1920 5 weeks 9 Jan 28 W 19428 Mistaken for an Inventor II Lecture 19 ce.unm.edu/Osher | 505-277-0077

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February Date Day Course# Course Title Sessions Page Feb 2 M 19207 Foreign Policy/Current Events, Sec A 8 weeks 12 12 Feb 2 M 19207 Foreign Policy/Current Events, Sec B 8 weeks Feb 2 M 19584 Craft of Creative Writing 6 weeks 40 Feb 2 M 19978 Magic of Myanmar 2 weeks 71 Feb 3 T 19249 Immigration Lecture 13 Feb 3 T 19733 Plant Toxicology Lecture 54 Feb 4 W 19426 Kiss & and Make-up Lecture 19 Feb 4 W 19484 Women/WWII-Spooks & Spies Lecture 30 Feb 4 W 19591 Joyful Journaling, Sec A 4 weeks 42 Feb 5 Th 19644 The Beatles 4 weeks 45 Feb 5 Th 19655 Unraveling the Mystery IV Lecture 48 Feb 6 F 19835 Taoism, Sec A Lecture 57 Feb 11 W 19491 Ernie Pyle Lecture 31 Feb 12 Th 19857 Irish Healing Wells Lecture 61 Feb 13 F 19479 Medieval England 4 weeks 28 Feb 17 T 19413 Celtic Heroines & Heroes 2 weeks 17 Feb 18 W 19592 A Woman in Both Houses 2 weeks 42 Feb 18 W 19485 Women/WWII–The WASPS Lecture 31 Feb 18 W 19657 Sounds of the Sacred Harp Lecture 48 Feb 19 Th 19545 Robert Frost 2 weeks 37 Feb 21 S 19881 Intro to TFT Workshop 64 Feb 23 M 19887 Serial Killer Communications 4 weeks 65 Feb 24 T 19512 Joy of Writing Poetry 6 weeks 33 Feb 25 W 19440 Speaking Out in a Closed Society Lecture 22 Feb 25 W 19924 Dr. Who (?) Lecture 68 Feb 27 F 19449 Indo-European/Celts Lecture 23

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Day Course# Course Title M 19651 Bobby Darin M 19687 Puccini’s LA BOHEME T 19516 Louisa May Alcott T 19616 Everything About Theater T 19647 Didgeridoo

Sessions Page Lecture 47 Lecture 51 2 weeks 34 Lecture 44 4 weeks 46

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Plant Based Eating 8 weeks 66 Four Great Short Novels 4 weeks 37 Buddy Holly Lecture 44 Zentangle 101 Workshop 11 Hawley Harvey Crippen Lecture 20 Paris & London 6 weeks 27 E-Publishing 3 weeks 33 Lecture 28 King Arthur’s Camelot Living w/ Hearing Loss 3 weeks 62 Doctor, How Long Do I Have Lecture 67 Savvy Social Security Lecture 14 John Milton Matters in our Time Lecture 38 Buddhism 4 weeks 57 Writing True 6 weeks 39 A Peace to End All Peace, Sec B Lecture 13 Writing Effective Scenes 6 weeks 35 Food & Drink in Poetry 2 weeks 40 Writing Memoir, Sec. B 6 weeks 41 Change your Words Workshop 64 Dead Sea Scrolls Continues Lecture 56 Mental Illness through History 4 weeks 60 In the Spider’s Web, Sec A Lecture 61 The Cradle will Rock 2 weeks 49 Impact Darwin/Freud/Nietzsche Lecture 26 Yoga for Folks Over 50, Sec B 8 weeks 58 Art Basel-Miami Beach, Sec A Lecture 10

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Day Course# Course Title W 19404 The Fall of France W 19727 Historical Geology Th 19117 Feng Shui in the Garden Th 19135 Zentangle 201 F 19550 Art of Thoughtful Letter Writing F 19674 Teen Idols of the 50s/60s M 19527 How to Write a Mystery Novel M 19911 Computerized Genealogy, Sec B M 19682 Russian Opera W 19268 ACA—Two Years Later W 19835 Taoism, Sec B

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Sessions Page Lecture 15 3 weeks 54 Lecture 10 Workshop 11 2 weeks 39 Lecture 50 5 weeks 36 4 weeks 68 5 weeks 51 Lecture 14 Lecture 57 5

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Poetry in Motion 4 weeks 43 4 weeks 42 Joyful Journaling, Sec B The Celts Lecture 16 Ashes to Ashes Lecture 67 Vichy France-Liberation Lecture 16 Two Forgotten Presidents Lecture 25 Goddess & Sacred Women 3 weeks 56 John Ford Western Films Lecture 72 Jesuit Massacre of Ajacan Lecture 24 Microbes that Changed History Lecture 55 Creative Container Gardening 3 weeks 70 Art Basel—Miami Beach, Sec B Lecture 10 Two Gentlemen on Rt 66 Lecture 72 Journey Life After Death 2 weeks 60 Guadalcanal Campaign 4 weeks 20 Footsteps of Lewis & Clark 2 weeks 21 Pope Pius XII Lecture 26 Living Resilient Lives 2 weeks 63 Claude Debussy & Poe, Sec B Lecture 50 Functions of Criminalistics Lecture 53 In the Spider’s Web, Sec B Lecture 61 Shamanism 4 weeks 58 European Migrations 4 weeks 29 C.S. Lewis Lecture 32 Raymond Chandler Lecture 35 Mythology? Shakespeare? The Bible? Lecture 34 Floral Design: Beginning 2 weeks 69

May Date May 1 May 4 May 5 May 6 May 6 May 8 May 11 May 13 May 13

Day Course# Course Title Sessions Page F 19451 Who was Trajan Lecture 24 M 19871 Hearing Loss 102 3 weeks 63 T 19718 Fracking: Curse or Blessing 2 weeks 53 W 19646 Mamma Mia Lecture 46 W 19649 Why Do We Do Theater? Lecture 47 F 19426 Kiss… and Make-up, Sec B Lecture 19 M 19735 Poisonous Critters Lecture 55 W 19492 Conflict in the Middle East, Sec B Lecture 32 W 19948 An Invitation to Tea 3 weeks 70

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Spring 2015 FREE Osher Membership Events Admission is Free for Osher Members. These events are a wonderful way to introduce a friend, family member or colleague to the value of the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at the University of New Mexico. A Taste of Osher at Del Webb Alegria January 13, Tue | 10:00am-Noon Del Webb Active Adult Community Instructors: Variety Why is My Neighbor Homeless? January 22, Thu | 1:00-3:00pm Continuing Education North Building/Room C Instructor: Dennis R. Plummer Cloak and Dagger: Latin America in WWII January 26, Mon | 3:30-5:30pm Continuing Education North Building/Room C Instructor: John Bratzel Exploring and Making the Most of your Public Library System February 10, Tue | 10:00am-Noon La Vida Llena/Nueva Vista Instructor: Anne E. Lefkofsky Life for Girls in Nepali Refugee Camps February 20, Fri | 3:30-5:30pm Continuing Education North Building/Room C Instructor: Christine Glidden Estate Planning for the Middle Class March 12, Thu | 6:00-8:00pm Continuing Education North Building/Room C Instructors: Sheila Hard, JD & Patricia Bradley, JD

Care at the End-of-Life: The Role of the Palliative Medicine Physician March 18, Wed | 10:00am-Noon Continuing Education North Building/Room C Instructor: Walter B. Forman

Estate Planning for the Middle Class April 6, Mon | 10:00am-Noon Del Webb Active Adult Community Instructors: Sheila Hard, JD & Patricia Bradley, JD The Legend of Bop City April 14, Tue | 6:00-8:00pm Continuing Education North Building/Auditorium Instructor: Carol Chamberland Estate Planning for the Middle Class May 1, Fri | 1:00-3:00pm Continuing Education North Building/Room C Instructors: Sheila Hard, JD & Patricia Bradley, JD Personal Safety May 12, Tue | 10:00am-Noon Continuing Education North Building/Room C Instructor: Steve Sink Legends of Folk Music: Peter, Paul and Mary May 21, Thu | 2:00-4:00pm Jubilee Active Adult Community, Los Lunas Instructor: Jane Ellen

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WELCOME Welcome to the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at The University of New Mexico! In partnership with the Bernard Osher Foundation, we are pleased to present our Spring catalog of courses, lectures and performances for adults in their prime years.

Maralie BeLonge Program Supervisor

Through our Osher courses, seasoned learners are encouraged to explore where they are at this juncture in their lives. These offerings are intellectually challenging, psychologically probing, and spiritually engaging. We feature the leadership and expertise of UNMâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most recognized scholars and other experts. Click on Meet Our Instructorsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; to read their biographies on the website at ce.unm.edu/Osher.

The Osher Foundation The Bernard Osher Foundation was founded in 1977. Bernard Osher is a community-oriented businessman whose philanthropy has greatly benefited 117 universities that are now funded as Osher Lifelong Learning Institutes. Assisted by his wife Barbro (Swedish Consul in San Francisco and Chair of the Osher Board of Directors), Bernard Osher helps these universities to establish intellectually stimulating learning opportunities for mature participants. The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at UNM is the only one in New Mexico. 8

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Osher Courses Art & Art History Before and After: Art Between 1880 and 1920 Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll address the diverse movements in the arts, especially painting, in the late 19th and early 20th century. This is the period of the Post- Impressionists, Cubists, Futurists and Surrealists. Through careful study of the paintings, we will address reasons for this outpouring of creativity and the marked diversity between the various groups. The final two lectures will focus on the tragic impact of The Great War on the arts. Course: 19104 $55 For: 5 sessions SPA: Jan 27-Feb 24 T 10:00am-12:00pm CE South Building Kathleen Waymire, PhD The History of Art The history of art is a multidisciplinary science, seeking an objective examination of art throughout time and across cultures, observing the distinctive and influential characteristics of art and their relationship to humankind. The study of the history of art was initially developed in the Renaissance, with a limited focus on western civilization. As time has passed, this once narrow scope has broadened to encompass the larger visual language of humans and our collective global history. Discuss the history and journey of art and visual language from the use of tools to why certain colors inspire great emotion in the beholder. Explore the impact of the Cave of Forgotten Dreams, site of the oldest cave paintings yet discovered. Course: 19113 $60 For: 6 sessions SPA: Jan 22-Feb 26 Th 10:00am-12:00pm CE South Building Ralph Greene, MFA

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Feng Shui in the Garden Feng Shui, Bagua map, Black Hat School—what are these doing in my garden? Come along and explore the principles of Feng Shui as we endeavor to apply them to the gardens of our life, both the literal outdoor one and the one we’re growing within. We’ll begin by adopting an “intuitive” approach as we learn to create a design for a real Feng Shui garden via 5 basic principles: Energy, 5 Elements, Bagua, Balance & Enhancements, and Connectivity. Additional elements covered will include: the power of color, shape, symbols, intention and purpose and their impact in our daily lives. We’ll finish by practicing how to balance our inner and outer “gardens” by using the Bagua map—as we cleanse our environments to make space for inspiration, creativity, harmony, purpose, and Beauty. Note: A materials fee of $2.00 is payable to the instructor at the beginning of class. Course: 19117 $20 For: 1 session SPA: Apr 2 Th 4:00pm-6:00pm CE South Building TJ Reilley, MA, Philosopher and Novice Feng Shui Gardener International Fairs and Exhibitions: Art Basel Miami Beach The art world gathers at a number of international art fairs and exhibitions. Learn about the major shows, then focus on Art Basel Miami Beach, the premier international contemporary art fair held in the United States. Explore the structure of the fair and its satellites, the dizzying social calendar, criticism of the fair and what the fair tells us about the current state of the art market. Examine the fair’s transformational effect on Miami and the Miami Model of private/public collections. Course: 19123 $20 For: 1 session SPA: Mar 27 F 3:00pm-5:00pm CE South Building SPB: Apr 17 F 3:00pm-5:00pm Del Webb Alegria—Active Adult Community Both sections: James Gallegos, Art History Aficionado 10

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Zentangle® 101 Come along and discover the creative art of drawing called Zentangle®. This fascinating new art form is fun, relaxing and increases your focus and awareness. The Zentangle® method also enables you to access your inner guidance and enhances a sense of personal well-being. In this introductory class, you will experience the satisfaction of completing two of your own unique Zentangle® tiles. You don’t have to be “artistic” or able to draw a straight line. Note: An $8 materials fee is payable to the instructor at the start of class. Class is limited to 10 students. Zentangle® is a registered trademark. Course: 19133 $30 For: 1 session SPA: Mar 5 Th 10:00am-12:00pm CE South Building Jane Robertson, MSLS, CZT-Certified Zentangle® Teacher Zentangle® 201—The Next Step For those who have taken Zentangle® 101, this is the next step. In the first hour we will work on learning more tangles, drawing strings, shading, and then begin a project or two. The second hour we will talk about color and work further on our projects to take home. Note: Please bring your Zentangle® 101 kit, and any other pens and colored pencils you have. A materials fee of $3 is payable to the instructor at the beginning of class. Course: 19135 $30 For: 1 session SPA: Apr 2 Th 10:00am-12:00pm CE South Building Jane Robertson, MSLS, CZT-Certified Zentangle® Teacher

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Current Events Foreign Policy and Current Events Participants will better understand issues in foreign policy and current events by reading and discussing analyses from a broad cross-section of the world press, academic blogs and policy think tanks. The instructor will supply core materials for discussions but welcomes other materials from participants. Jim Munroe All points of view are welcome, especially constructive and civil rebuttals. Because the world is in such flux, the topics will not be finalized until a month or so before the first meeting. Class is limited to 16 participants to maximize opportunities for active participation. Course: 19207 $70 For: 8 sessions SPA: Feb 2-Mar 30 M 9:30am-11:30am Note: Class will not meet on Feb 16. CE South Building SPB: Feb 2-Mar 30 M 1:30pm-3:30pm Note: Class will not meet on Feb 16. Cherry Hills Public Library Jim Munroe, trained facilitator for â&#x20AC;&#x153;Great Decisionsâ&#x20AC;? A Peace to End All Peace: The Emergence of the Modern Middle East This quick overview will address how the Modern Middle East and its challenges emerged from the conflicts of World War I with national boundaries drawn by outside powers. We will discuss colonialism and resistance; Zionism and the Balfour declaration; Arab nationalism and other secular movements; the Muslim Brotherhood and other Islamist movements; the appeal of the Nazis and the emergence of the Baath parties; the Arab, Israeli and Palestinian conflicts; the role of the United States, Great Britain, the Soviet Union, the United Nations and other outside actors; the Sunni-Shia dynamics; the great influence of Wahhabism; the emergence of the jihadi ideologies of Al Qaida and the Islamic State and the Arab Spring and its disappointments. 12

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Course: 19244 $20 For: 1 session SPA: Jan 26 M 1:30pm-3:30pm CE South Building SPB: Mar 18 W 3:30pm-5:30pm Del Webb Alegria—Active Adult Community Ramon Flores, M.A. in Cultural Pluralism Immigration into the United States: Labor, Identity, Fear and Reform We will examine the current immigration reform debate in the context of this country’s history of immigration. Immigration provided key labor at crucial times like the Chinese coolies who blasted tunnels through the Sierra Nevada Mountains to complete the Transcontinental Railroad or the émigré Ramon Flores Jewish and Italian scientists who created the Atomic bombs to end World War II. In turn, these waves of immigrants inspired the powerful fear in millions of Americans that they would change the American identity. This fear inspired nativists groups like the No-Nothing Party of the 1840s & 50s, the Great Revival of the Ku Klux Klan in 1915, and the contemporary Tea Party. Course: 19249 $20 For: 1 session SPA: Feb 3 T 6:00pm-8:00pm CE South Building Ramon Flores, M.A. in Cultural Pluralism

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Economics & Finance The Affordable Care Act—Two Years Later The numbers are in: The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) completes its second open enrollment by February 15th 2015. After the first open enrollment in 2014, even though the numbers enrolled through the New Mexico Exchange were lower than hoped for, the success of Med- Nandini Kuehn icaid Expansion brought our overall uninsured numbers down to around 15%. This means that New Mexico no longer has the second highest rate of uninsured in the nation. The State anticipates the next enrollment endeavor to be even more successful. This presentation will examine the data that is in and whether or not those expectations were realized. We will also discuss the implications of the Exchange, the ongoing problems with coverage adequacy, and the impact of all this on our health system. Course: 19268 $20 For: 1 session SPA: Apr 8 W 3:00pm-5:00pm CE South Building Nandini Kuehn, PhD, MHA Savvy Social Security for Boomers Social Security planning is complex. This course will teach you how Social Security works so you can avoid costly mistakes and maximize your family’s benefit. This significant asset offers you: a lifetime annuity, cost-of-living adjustments and right of survivorship. We’ll explore answers to the following questions: Will Social Security be Doug Lindsey there for me? How much can I expect to receive? When should I apply for Social Security benefits? How can I maximize my benefits? Will Social Security be

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enough to live on? Social Security is too important for guesswork. Treat this resource as a significant asset and maximize it to the greatest extent possible. The application of knowledge is power! Course: 19371 $20 For: 1 session SPA: Mar 11 W 3:00pm-5:00pm CE South Building Doug Lindsey, Certified Financial Planner â&#x201E;˘, Professional Investment Advisor Representative

History Pivot Point of History: The Fall of Franceâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;May-June 1940 The Fall of France to the Nazi invasion in the late spring of 1940 is one of the crucial pivotal points of history with profound world-wide implications. This presentation will examine the pattern established by previous French-German wars, the state of French and German societies at the beginning of World War II, how the Germans quickly overran the British and French forces, and how deep unresolved divisions in French society led to the creation of the collaborationist Vichy regime. Finally we will catalog how the Fall of France profoundly changed how the French, British, Germans and Americans viewed their identities and respective roles in history. Course: 19404 $20 For: 1 session SPA: Apr 1 W 1:30pm-3:30pm CE South Building Ramon Flores, M.A. in Cultural Pluralism

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Vichy France (1940-44), Liberation (1944-45) and the Settling of Scores Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll look at life under the Vichy government and in occupied France. We will trace the rise of the resistance, the role of the communists, the development of maquis guerilla bands, the British-trained operatives and the Free French forces led by Charles de Gaulle. The sad and sometimes heroic story of the Jews in Nazi-dominated France will also be told. Liberation brought about the settling of scores and a messy political legacy. The prominent role of the communists in the resistance greatly alarmed Winston Churchill who pressed President Truman to allow the French to re-occupy their former colony in Indochina. The tragic Vietnam War (1945-75) had its origins in post-Liberation France. Course: 19407 $20 For: 1 session SPA: Apr 15 W 1:30pm-3:30pm CE South Building Ramon Flores, M.A. in Cultural Pluralism The Celts: Who Were They? Where Are They Now? Are You a Celt? Were the Celts descendants of the Mongols, because both were horsebased cultures? Where did Druids come from and the European fascination with trees? Join this lively discussion of the origins of the Celts and the important legacies they have given to Western civilizations. The Celts contributed centers of learning that later became universities, laws that contributed to the European justice system, traditional stories that later became literature, and music still heard today. You are invited to bring examples showing that Celtic music, poetry, and art are alive and well in this heritage. Celts comprise 20-25% of the people in North Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;maybe including you?

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Course: 19412 $20 For: 1 session SPA: Apr 10 F 2:00pm-4:00pm La Vida Llena/Nueva Vista Community Room Maya Sutton, PhD, Celtic Mythology professor and author; dual citizen with Ireland Celtic Heroines and Heroes Feasting or fighting, wooing or worshipping, the Celts were a vibrant people. Irish and Welsh myths are bursting with tales of super-humans. We’ll delve into the epic contest between Queen Maeve of Connaught and Cuchulain of Ulster. The magical Welsh Maya Sutton wise-woman Ceridwen trained Taliesin to be the greatest Celtic bard. The ancient story of Finn Mac Cool and his Fianna warriors matches actual history, in Brian Boru’s army of a thousand years ago. Real heroines too! Warrior-queen Boudicca almost drove the Romans out of Britain and pirate-queen Grace O’Malley nearly defeated the navy of Elizabeth I. Course: 19413 $25 For: 2 sessions SPA: Feb 17-24 T 3:30pm-5:30pm CE South Building Maya Sutton, PhD, Celtic Mythology professor and author; dual citizen with Ireland

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Poisoners Throughout History Think the art of poisoning began and ended with the Borgias? What about Arsenic Annie, a German immigrant, who was the first woman executed by electrocution in the United States? And Dr. Edward Pritchard? His hanging was the last public execution in Scotland and attendance was said to reach 100,000. The history of poison stretches from 4500 BCE and poisons have been used for many purposes across the span of human existence, most commonly as weapons, anti-venoms and medicines. Engage in an educational and fascinating discussion of homicidal poisoning from the days of early humankind, down through the “Italian and French Schools of Poisoners” and into the present, with case discussions of real poisoners drawn from criminal history. Course: 19414 $20 For: 1 session SPA: Jan 30 F 10:00am-12:00pm La Vida Llena/Nueva Vista Community Room John H. Trestrail III, BS, Pharm, FAACT, DABAT, Clinical & Forensic Toxicologist, Author, Speaker If the Shoe Fits... Practical shoes mean protection and comfort, but neither Cinderella nor Louis XIV wore practical shoes to the ball. From King Tut’s sandals to Lady Gaga’s heels, shoes have indicated wealth, privilege and status. “Well-heeled” referred not to women, but to men who could afford heels on their boots. Walk a mile, or maybe a few mincing steps, as we try on the history of shoes. Course: 19416 $20 For: 1 session SPA: Jan 20 T 3:00pm-5:00pm CE South Building Roberta Boggess, M.A., English, Award-Winning High School Teacher

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Kiss…Make-up Birds have feathers, animals have fur, reptiles have scales and humans have a “canvas” which begs to be painted. And paint we do using everything from minerals to beeswax, roses, insects and even lethal poisons. Some adornments are temporary while others go Roberta more than skin deep, but all are used to Boggess indicate status, wealth, tribal connections and sexual preferences. Six thousand years ago, pig fat was the medium of choice. Today, the glycerin in your lipstick is still pig fat colored with crushed beetles. The only difference is the designer label. Join us as we gild the human lily from ancient to modern society. Course: 19426 $20 For: 1 session SPA: Feb 4 W 1:00pm-3:00pm CE South Building SPB: May 8 F 1:00pm-3:00pm Jubilee Active Adult Community Roberta Boggess, M.A., English, Award-Winning High School Teacher Mistaken for an Inventor: Part 2 What do saccharin, Silly Putty, fireworks, ink-jet printers, Slinkies, Champagne, Kotex and popsicles have in common? They were all mistakes made by inventors who maximized their errors instead of burying them. Grab a popsicle and slink into “a class about common objects that started by accident.” Course: 19428 $20 For: 1 session SPA: Jan 28 W 2:00pm-4:00pm CE South Building Roberta Boggess, M.A., English, Award-Winning High School Teacher

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The Guadalcanal Campaign: The Allies on the Offensive in the Pacific The U.S. military chose obscure, but suddenly strategic, Guadalcanal Island in the Solomons as the site for its first land offensive in the Pacific Theater. In what would be the first of many amphibious assaults against Japanese-held islands during World Dick Blankmeyer War II, the Marines landed on Guadalcanal in August 1942. It became the longest campaign in the Pacific, taking six months of vicious close-quarter combat to secure the island. During that same time seven major naval battles occurred in the surrounding waters as the navies of both sides scrambled to support their respective land forces. We’ll review why Guadalcanal was chosen, the challenges it presented and then examine the land, sea and air battles that took place. Film clips from the 1952 NBC documentary TV series, Victory at Sea, and the 2010 HBO miniseries, The Pacific, will be used to illustrate portions of the campaign. Course: 19434 $45 For: 4 sessions SPA: Apr 20-May 11 M 1:30pm-3:30pm CE South Building Dick Blankmeyer, B.A., Social Studies; Ardent Explorer of the World War II Era The Curious Case of Hawley Harvey Crippen, MD, and Its Many Unanswered Questions Poisoning murder! Dismemberment! Flight from justice! For its time, this 1910 London poisoning murder, was the “Case of the Century” and remains probably the most famous case in murder investigation, second only to “Jackthe-Ripper.” We’ll cover the pathology, analytical toxicology and forensic investigations involved in the prosecution of Coldwater, Michigan-born, Dr. Hawley Harvey Crippen, that ultimately lead to his execution for the murder of his wife. Also covered will be the speaker’s recent work in London and involvement with the British researchers who are attempting to answer some of the many questions. 20

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It seems there are many more mysteries to this case than anyone ever realized! Course: 19435 $20 For: 1 session SPA: Mar 5 Th 10:00am-12:00pm CE South Building John H. Trestrail III, BS, Pharm, FAACT, DABAT, Clinical & Forensic Toxicologist, Author, Speaker In the Footsteps of Lewis and Clark In 1803, President Thomas Jefferson purchased the Louisiana territory from France for 15 million dollars, doubling the size of America. He asked his longtime friend and personal secretary Meriwether Lewis to lead an expedition of discovery to the northwest Ned O’Malia with the purpose of gathering scientific information on plants, animals and native tribes. Lewis’ additional charge was to locate a passage to the Pacific Ocean. Lewis chose his friend William Clark to co-lead this expedition. On May 14, 1804, with a crew of 37 men and several boats, the expedition left Saint Charles, Missouri, not to return for 28 months. They traveled into areas where no white men had gone; they met over 50 Indian tribes, 26 of whom had never seen a white man. They met Sacajawea who helped them in the journey. Travel with Ned O’Malia in the footsteps of Lewis and Clark. Course: 19437 $25 For: 2 sessions SPA: Apr 21-28 T 2:00pm-4:00pm CE South Building Ned O’Malia, PhD, Honors Professor, Tour Leader

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Speaking Out in a Closed Society In pre-Communist China, women in the small villages of Hunan Province developed their own secret writing system. They used this script to communicate with each other because they were not allowed to go to school and learn Mandarin. Their script Norma Libman is called Nu Shu, which means women’s writing. It was usually sewn into household linens as decoration, in order to disguise its true purpose. Norma Libman has written a novel, Lonely River Village, based on actual writings preserved from this era. She will tell us how she discovered the Nu Shu, how she obtained translations and how she wrote this story of women who refused to be silenced in a culture that did not value their contributions. Course: 19440 $20 For: 1 session SPA: Feb 25 W 10:00am-12:00pm CE South Building Norma Libman, Author and Lecturer Mont-Saint-Michel and St. Michael’s Mount Legend says that giants used these two rocky islands facing each other across the English Channel as stepping stones. Mont-Saint-Michel and St. Michael’s Mount have identical names, look similar and both are fortified bastions topped by a church. How do their histories differ, since one is in France (Normandy) and the other in England (Cornwall)? What legacies do they share? And where have the giants gone? The two places have Atlantis-like legends of vanished kingdoms under the seas of the English Channel. Let’s go together and delve into the Mysteries of the Mounts. Course: 19441 $20 For: 1 session SPA: Jan 29 Th 2:00pm-4:00pm CE South Building Maya Sutton, PhD, Celtic Mythology professor and author; dual citizen with Ireland 22

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Anthropological Genetic Genealogy: Finding Princess Anastasia Romanov Did Romanov Princess Anastasia survive a Bolshevik firing squad or did she perish with her family? This question will be answered with DNA results done on a chance find of human remains in a Siberian forest. A short film will be shown that traces the last moments of the Romanov family in 1918. We will also explore the DNA markers that identify the bloodline of Princess Anastasia and that solve this 20th century mystery. Course: 19447 $20 For: 1 session SPA: Jan 23 F 3:30pm-5:30pm CE South Building Angelo R. Cervantes, Director, New Mexico DNA Project The Indo-European Connection to the Celts (DNA & Language Origin) The Indo-European languages are a family of several hundred related languages and dialects. There are about 439 languages and dialects, according to the 2009 Ethnologue estimate, about half (221) belonging to the Angel R. Indo-Aryan sub-branch. It includes most major current languages of Europe, the Ira- Cervantes nian plateau and the Indian Subcontinent, and was also predominant in ancient Anatolia. Mr. Cervantes will show a documentary on the history of the Celts. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll explore the connection between the Indo-European language and the Celts. This will be done through DNA studies and a discussion on the migration patterns of this ancient civilization. Course: 19449 $20 For: 1 session SPA: Feb 27 F 3:30pm-5:30pm CE South Building Angelo R. Cervantes, Director, New Mexico DNA Project

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The Spanish Founding of Florida & the Spanish Jesuit Massacre of Ajacán (Modern day Virginia) René Goulaine de Laudonnière founded Fort Caroline in what is now Jacksonville in 1564 as a haven for the Huguenot Protestant refugees from religious persecution. Further down the coast, in 1565, Pedro Menéndez de Avilés founded San Agustín (St. Augustine), which is the oldest continuously inhabited European settlement in any U.S. state. From this base of operations, the Spanish began building Catholic missions. On September 20, 1565, Menéndez de Avilés attacked Fort Caroline, killing most of the French Huguenot soldiers defending it. Mr. Cervantes will show a short film that will trace the history of Spanish colonization along the east coast. He will discuss which family shows a possible connection to the Spanish Jesuit Massacre of Ajacán (modern day Virginia). Course: 19450 $20 For: 1 session SPA: Apr 17 F 3:30pm-5:30pm CE South Building Angelo R. Cervantes, Director, New Mexico DNA Project Who was the Roman Emperor Trajan? Trajan, or Marcus Ulpius Traianus, was Roman Emperor from 98 to 117 CE. Known as a benevolent ruler, his reign was noted for public projects which benefitted the populace such as improving the dilapidated road system, constructing aqueducts, building public baths and extending the port of Ostia. Trajan was also a highly successful general and won three major conflicts against the Dacians and in the East, resulting in the Roman Empire reaching its greatest size up to that date. These accomplishments earned him his enduring reputation as the second of the Five Good Emperors who presided over an era of peace and prosperity in the Mediterranean world. Mr. Cervantes will show a short film that will trace the history of Emperor Trajan and his legacy in Roman history.

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Course: 19451 $20 For: 1 session SPA: May 1 F 3:30pm-5:30pm CE South Building Angelo R. Cervantes, Director, New Mexico DNA Project Otto von Bismarck: Genius or Tyrant? Otto von Bismarck said on many occasions: “My highest ambition is to make the Germans a nation.” That goal was achieved in 1871, and Bismarck became the first chancellor of a united Germany. Professor Jonathan Steinberg believes this achievement was “Bismarck’s greatest diplomatic and political achievement by any leader in the last two centuries.” We’ll look at his fascinating life and career and at the big debates that are still occurring about how he should be remembered. Course: 19455 $20 For: 1 session SPA: Jan 26 M 10:00am-12:00pm CE South Building Howard Romanek, History/International Studies Instructor Illinois State University (Ret.) Two Forgotten Presidents Regardless of the length of term, actions or inactions, the office of the President of the United States has been shaped by every one of the individuals to have held the office. The class will look at Grover Cleveland, the 22nd and 24th President of the United States, and at Benjamin Harrison, the 23rd President of the United States. How did these two individuals mold the executive branch of government? Course: 19457 $25 For: 1 session SPA: Apr 15 W 3:30pm-5:30pm CE South Building Howard Romanek, History/International Studies Instructor Illinois State University (Ret.)

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The Continuing Impact of Darwin, Freud and Nietzsche Darwin, Freud and Nietzsche were all born in the 19th century. If one wishes to understand the past one hundred years of Western Civilization and the challenges still facing our progress as a society, these three Howard Romanek individuals cannot be ignored. Ideas have consequences. What have been the consequences of their ideas? Course: 19458 $20 For: 1 session SPA: Mar 26 Th 10:00am-12:00pm La Vida Llena/Nueva Vista Howard Romanek, History/International Studies Instructor Illinois State University (Ret.) The Search for the Historical Pope Pius XII Pope Pius XII is considered the most controversial Pope in modern times. During World War II and up to his death in 1958, he was praised for his efforts to save Jews in Europe. With the publication of the play, The Deputy, in 1963, a major reassessment of Pius XII occurred. Many believed that he was silent about the genocide of European Jews. We’ll examine the challenges one faces in looking at his papacy. What is the “truth” about Pius XII? Course: 19459 $20 For: 1 session SPA: Apr 21 T 10:00am-12:00pm CE South Building Howard Romanek, History/International Studies Instructor Illinois State University (Ret.)

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Early Modern European Cities: Paris and London Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll compare Paris and London in the period 1500-1800. These were cities of initiative and innovation and they led the way toward modern social and political forms, allowing human involvement in all affairs and having a strong secular basis despite periodic bouts of religiosity. The readings and lectures in this class will concentrate on the evidence found in literature, political and religious treatises, histories, laws, paintings, architecture, sculptures, cartography and urban planning. While the secular and intellectual nature of Paris and London was not universally welcome, humanism had a significant impact and invigorated life by placing a high value on this world, on individuals and on reason. As a result, the two became leaders of European civilization with each offering a unique political and cultural environment. Course: 19465 $60 For: 6 sessions SPA: Mar 5-Apr 9 Th 2:00pm-4:00pm CE South Building Charlie Steen, PhD, History Professor, social and political forces of 18th century Europe

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King Arthur’s Camelot and Other Legends of Glastonbury, England King Arthur and Guinevere—if they actually lived, some say that Camelot was in Glastonbury, England. Long before that, stone circles, including Stonehenge, were erected nearby. After 500 BCE, Celts and Druids occupied Glastonbury, called the Isle of Avalon. In the Middle Ages, Glastonbury Abbey was a major pilgrimage destination, like Chartres and Jerusalem. The New Age discovered Glastonbury, where stores sell crystals, Chalice Well has healing waters and a rock festival occurs at the summer solstice. And myths claim that Glastonbury is an entrance to the Otherworld of the ancestors. Enough to entice you? There’s more! Course: 19475 $20 For: 1 session SPA: Mar 9 M 10:00am-12:00pm Del Webb Alegria—Active Adult Community Maya Sutton, PhD, Celtic Mythology professor and author; dual citizen with Ireland Medieval England, 1066-1485 CE In 1066 CE, the duke of Normandy, William II, defeated an English army at the battle of Hastings and made good on his claim to be the rightful king of England. William’s victory forged a closer, if tense, relationship between England and France. This fractious relationship would eventually result in the Hundred Years War. This was also a period of immense political, legal and cultural development in English society. Norman French political and legal customs, many of them drawing heavily on imperial Roman law, did not bring about the elimination of older Anglo-Saxon political and legal customs, but led to a fascinating synthesis of the two and a concomitant balance of power between the kings and their subjects, best seen in Magna Carta. Norman imperialistic policies were embraced by the English people themselves. Long before they founded their North American colonies, the English were actively attempting to colonize their neighbors in the British Isles: Wales, Ireland and Scotland. We’ll examine all 28

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these aspects of English history from 1066-1485 and will see that this was a formative period for English society as we know it today. Course: 19479 $45 For: 4 sessions SPA: Feb 13-Mar 6 F 10:00am-12:00pm CE South Building Lizabeth Johnson, PhD, UNM Honors Program Pre-Modern European Migrations Much of the history of pre-modern European society was shaped by the migration of various groups of peoples into and across the European landscape. The Celts moved from their homeland in Central Europe and settled throughout much of Western EuLizabeth rope, bringing their language and culture Johnson with them. The Romans were yet another migrant group, and undoubtedly one of the most culturally impactful groups because they enforced their political, legal and religious customs in the territories they settled. Similarly, the German-speaking tribes who moved into Roman territory as the Roman Empire fell; the Vikings, who emerged from Scandinavia in the late 8th century CE and settled throughout much of Western Europe; and Muslim peoples, who emerged from the Arabian Peninsula in the mid-7th century CE and settled in Spain and Sicily, had a significant influence on the formation of early European culture. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll examine all of these groups and their impact on the history and culture of Western Europe in the pre-modern period. Course: 19481 $45 For: 4 sessions SPA: Apr 24-May 15 F 10:00am-12:00pm CE South Building Lizabeth Johnson, PhD, UNM Honors Program

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Examining World War I (1914-1918) Examine the Great War from the summer of 1914 through November of 1918. With a death toll in excess of 16 million, it was one of the deadliest conflicts in history, paving the way for major political changes, including revolutions in many of the nations involved and far reaching consequences, even Charles Truxillo a century later. The great power struggle leading up to the War will be discussed; its main military engagements and its long-term consequences for the later 20th century and present day will be examined. We are now at the 100th anniversary of the War to End all Wars and these lectures will provide an acute context. Recommended reading: The Myth of the Great War, John Mosier. 2002. Course: 19483 $95 For: 10 sessions SPA: Jan 23-Mar 27 F 1:00pm-3:00pm CE South Building Charles Truxillo, PhD, Latin American Expert From Home Front to Warfront: Roles of Women in WW II—Spooks and Spies At the beginning of the war, FDR created the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) for the purpose of conducting covert operations against enemies of the United States. Over a third of the 13,000 members of the OSS were women. From information gatherers to spies operating behind enemy lines, this session tells the story of the women who served in the OSS, the precursor of today’s CIA. Course: 19484 $20 For: 1 session SPA: Feb 4 W 3:30pm-5:30pm Del Webb Alegria—Active Adult Community Dick Blankmeyer, B.A. Social Studies; Avid investigator of American Social Issues

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From Home Front to Warfront: Roles of Women in WW II—The WASPS The WASPs were initially organized to ferry new planes from the production lines to military bases in the States and thus free up male U.S. Army pilots for combat assignment, but their duties were eventually expanded to provide other pilot-related services. As the war neared a close, the WASPs were unceremoniously disbanded and their records sealed for over 25 years. They quickly became one of the untold stories of World War II. This session covers their development and operation during the war years as well as the post-war struggle to gain the official recognition they deserved. Course: 19485 $20 For: 1 session SPA: Feb 18 W 3:30pm-5:30pm La Vida Llena/Nueva Vista Community Room Dick Blankmeyer, B.A. Social Studies; Avid investigator of American Social Issues Ernie Pyle Ernie Pyle was a Pulitzer Prize-winning American journalist who reported on World War II from both Europe and the Pacific until his death in 1945 on an island northwest of Okinawa. He was also an Albuquerque resident who said about his affection for the southwest that it was “like being in love with a woman. You love her and you can’t help yourself.” The only home he owned is now the Ernie Pyle Library in southeast Albuquerque. This class will examine the life and writings of this noted Albuquerque resident. Course: 19491 $20 For: 1 session SPA: Feb 11 W 2:00pm-4:00pm Del Webb Alegria—Active Adult Community Roberta Boggess, M.A., English, Award-Winning High School Teacher

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Today’s Conflict in the Middle East: The Forgotten Impact of World War I One of the most significant legacies of World War I was the dissolution of four empires: German, Austro-Hungarian, Russian and Ottoman. We’ll examine what happened in the former Ottoman Empire. During and after the war, the allies (mainly Britain and France) drew the boundaries and created places such as “Iraq” and “Syria.” Is the world now witnessing the dissolution of what was created almost one hundred years ago? What will be the impact of this dissolution? Course: 19492 $20 For: 1 session SPA: Jan 23 F 1:00pm-3:00pm Jubilee Active Adult Community SPB: May 13 W 3:30pm-5:30pm Del Webb Alegria—Active Adult Community Howard Romanek, History/International Studies Instructor Illinois State University (Ret.)

Literature & Writing The Life and Times of C.S. Lewis Children know him as the author of the Chronicles of Narnia. Fantasy buffs know him as the author of a science fiction trilogy and as a friend of J. R. R. Tolkien. Christians the world over recognize him as one of the greatest apologists of the 20th century. Academic, poet, novelist and medievalist, Jack (as he was known to his friends) was a complex yet deeply inspirational figure. Come and explore the life, works and spirituality of Clive Staples Lewis, including the story of the great love of his life, Joy Gresham. Course: 19501 $20 For: 1 session SPA: Apr 24 F 2:00pm-4:00pm CE South Building Jane Ellen, Lecturer, Composer, and Recording Artist

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E-Publishing: The Wave of the Future Do you have a story to share or are you looking for a wider audience for your traditional print book? One third of American adults own an e-reader. E-books require little expense to produce and distribute, and smartphones and personal tablet computers Sarah Baker have offered alternatives to the traditional print-book publishing paradigm. Explore the ins-and-outs of E-book publishing and create a final product for distribution to the E-book universe. Course: 19504 $35 For: 3 sessions SPA: Mar 5-19 Th 6:00pm-8:00pm CE South Building Sarah Baker, Author of 21 novels & e-books, including the Dassas Cormier Mystery Series. The Joy of Writing Poetry This class is for those who enjoy writing poems but have never taken the endeavor seriously. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll start each class by reading and discussing exemplary poems about the natural world, family, hardship and love. Then weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll write, read and revise our in-class efforts using a series of prompts and revision Dodici Azpadu strategies. We will emphasize expression rather than technique, but we will discuss form as participants wish. Course: 19512 $70 For: 6 sessions SPA: Feb 24-Mar 31 T 1:00pm-3:00pm CE South Building Dodici Azpadu, PhD, M.F.A., Author and Workshop Leader

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Is it Mythology? The Bible? or Shakespeare? Open your mouth and unknowingly, you channel three of the English language’s most abundant linguistic sources. People who exhibit no interest in mythology or religion and certainly, not in Shakespeare, use all three as household words, simply by telling a story. All of a sudden, on a Friday, my flesh and blood thought it was high time I should feed them. I went the extra mile and ordered 20 pizzas, but it was just a drop in the bucket. They ate me out of house and home and harped about my hosting abilities. They can bite the dust. In the end, it is a dog that is man’s best friend. For goodness sake, if you haven’t slept a wink, puzzling over these word origins, join us and learn-Is it mythology? The Bible? or Shakespeare? Course: 19515 $20 For: 1 session SPA: Apr 29 W 2:00pm-4:00pm CE South Building Roberta Boggess, M.A., English, Award-Winning High School Teacher Louisa May Alcott: Not Just the Little Woman You Thought You Knew Best known for Little Women and other children’s books, Louisa May Alcott grew up in Concord, Massachusetts, with Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau as friends and mentors. Struggling to support her family, she became one of the best-selling and most versatile authors of the nineteenth century. We’ll examine her novel, Work, a realistic portrayal of single women seeking to support themselves, and her unsparing account of life in a utopian community. We’ll also read Hospital Sketches, her memoir of her Civil War nursing career, and several thrillers she penned under a pseudonym, as well as her story V.V., the first American detective story written by a woman. Course: 19516 $25 For: 2 sessions SPA: Mar 3-10 T 10:00am-12:00pm CE South Building Cheryl Foote, PhD, Retired University Professor 34

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In the Moment: Writing Effective Scenes Scene is the building block of narrative. But how do we determine when to move from scene to exposition? In this class, we will examine the effects of scene and exposition upon the reader and explore how they are used effectively in memoir and fiction. Class format includes literature study, writing exercises, supportive feedback and critique. Experienced and aspiring writers welcome. Course: 19519 $70 For: 6 sessions SPA: Mar 18-Apr 22 W 10:00am-12:00pm CE South Building Connie Josefs, MFA Something More than Night: The Mean Streets of Raymond Chandler Chronic alcoholic, failed oil company executive, womanizer, reluctant screenwriter, lifetime Anglophile, but mostly the creator of the template for the Twentieth Century detective, Raymond Chandler casts a long Bryan shadow across American popular culture. Stoneburner Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll examine his life, works and writing style and also take a look at his contribution to the cinema in the form of adaptions of his Philip Marlowe novels and Chandlerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s own original screenplays. Course: 19526 $20 For: 1 session SPA: Apr 28 T 10:00am-12:00pm CE South Building Bryan Stoneburner, MA, Author and Lecturer

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How to Write a Mystery Novel Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll examine some of the mysteries about writing a mystery novel and finding a publisher/agent or self-publishing it yourself. The first class will be a general overview about writing novels, getting them published and the benefits and pitfalls of self-publishing. For the second week, students will bring a crucial opening chapter to class (or a mystery short story) for discussion and critiquing. Fragile egos and personalities that will broach no criticism should be forewarned. In the next three weeks, rewriting will be emphasized in advice, critiques and mentoring. Some students might move on to subsequent chapters. Students can bring or share laptops, but they are not required. Course: 19527 $60 For: 5 sessions SPA: Apr 6-May 4 M 1:00pm-3:00pm CE South Building Dennis Herrick, Author, Emeritus Professor, Journalism The Empty Frame Art Theft and Art Forgery are popular themes in Crime Fiction. Stolen masterpieces, forged paintings, corrupt dealers and collectors and looted museum collections all play large roles in art crime mysteries. Are art crimes different from other crimes? Are art crimes clever capers without real victims? Kate Luger We will explore the history of art crimes and the way art crimes are presented in fiction and films. Topics to be covered will include WWII art looting and special attention will be focused on art crime mysteries set in Italy. Course: 19529 $35 For: 3 sessions SPA: Jan 27-Feb 10 T 3:00pm-5:00pm CE South Building Kate Luger, MLS, Retired Reference Librarian

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Four Great Short Novels Somewhere in the middle distance between the novel and the short story, the novella or short novel boasts of many classic works. We will read and discuss The Heart of Darkness, The Turn of the Screw, The Professorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s House and The Red Badge of Courage. Robert Gish Course: 19534 $45 For: 4 sessions SPA: Mar 4-25 W 1:00pm-3:00pm CE South Building Robert F. Gish, PhD, English Professor, Distinguished Scholar and Author Robert Frost Mention the name Robert Frost, and anyone familiar with poetry remembers reading Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening in high school. Behind those lines is a man who was plagued by tragedy most of his life. His father died when Frost was eleven, leaving the family destitute. His mother and sister, as well as Frost himself, suffered from mental illness which followed his family into the next generation. He never finished college and failed as a farmer. Yet, his poetry became an iconic representation of American rural life for which he won four Pulitzer Prizes. Who was this man whose epitaph reads: I had a loverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s quarrel with the world? Course: 19545 $25 For: 2 sessions SPA: Feb 19-26 Th 2:00pm-4:00pm CE South Building Roberta Boggess, M.A., English, Award-Winning High School Teacher

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Poems to Last a Lifetime Poetry provides a language of the heart, for all those moments of longing, fears and hopes. Poems are windows and doorways into the mysteries of life and death, love and loss, beauty and ecstasy. We will read and discuss eleven excellent poems from Roger Housden’s Ten Poems to Last a Lifetime. A David Johnson few of the poets might be familiar such as Billy Collins, D. H. Lawrence, John Keats, and Mary Oliver. Other poets such as Naomi Shihab Nye and Dorianne Lauxl will explore new territory. Housden describes these poems as “bread for the soul and fire for the spirit.” We will discuss Housden’s insightful commentaries and weigh the experiences of these poems against our own personal experiences. We will look for the kind of understanding that assists us along life’s journey. Required Text: Roger Housden, Ten Poems to Last a Lifetime (used, inexpensive copies available on Amazon). Course: 19547 $45 For: 4 sessions SPA: Jan 14-Feb 4 W 10:00am-12:00pm CE South Building David Johnson, PhD, Emeritus Professor of English John Milton Matters in Our Time Paradise Lost is an accessible and essential work. Milton’s Biblical scholarship, dramatic sensibility and organ-toned poetry are perfectly suited to our time’s abiding issues, including the responsibility of freedom and challenges of free will. A Puritan Poet, his great epic poem may seem off-putting or inaccessible, but this session will allow you to love John Milton and discover his timeless works. Course: 19548 $20 For: 1 session SPA: Mar 12 Th 10:00am-12:00pm CE South Building Timothy R. McIntire, Ed.S.

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The Art of Thoughtful Letter Writing Would your friends rather receive your holiday form letter or a fruitcake? Of course they’d rather receive the fruitcake because it’s not as dry as your letter. In two painless classes, you will be writing a Pulitzer-Prize winning letter that will have your friends asking you in February if they’re still on your sacred holiday card list. We’ll go beyond the seasonal letter and will include writing the difficult condolence letters, letters of encouragement and the forgotten “Thank You” note. The fine art of thoughtful letter writing crosses all generations, cultures and backgrounds and can never be replaced with texting or emails. Course: 19550 $25 For: 2 sessions SPA: Apr 3-10 F 10:00am-12:00pm CE South Building Helen H. Mullane Writing True: Memoir and Memoir-Based Fiction “What happened is not what matters; what matters is the larger sense the writer is able to make of what happened.” ~Vivian Gornick How do we arrive at the truth of our stories? For some, the path lies in writing memoir; for others, in writing fiction. Still others find themselves moving back and forth between the two. In this class, members will use fact, memory and imagination to transform life experiences into stories that are emotionally true, whether memoir or fiction. Weekly format provides writing prompts, supportive feedback and critique, as well as discussions of craft and the illusive boundary between fiction and memoir. Prerequisite: Writing Memoir (19589) or permission from the instructor. Course: 19556 $70 For: 6 sessions SPA: Mar 17-21 T 10:00am-12:00pm CE South Building Connie Josefs, MFA

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A Gastronomic Delight in Words: Food and Drink in Poetry We will explore selected poetry that deals with food and drink. Many well-known poets have explored human emotion through food as subject and as metaphor. The poems we will read use food, and the rituals associated with it, to address a full range of Anastasia Andersen cultural themes including family, politics, spirituality and hunger. This one humble topic encapsulates the human experience! Class discussion will follow each poem. This class is not only for poets and poetry-lovers, but is also a great introduction to the world of poetry. Course: 19561 $25 For: 2 sessions SPA: Mar 19-26 Th 6:30pm-8:30pm CE South Building Anastasia Andersen, MFA The Craft of Creative Writing Do you have ideas for fiction or non-fiction stories, but don’t know how to get them on paper for others to enjoy? Using commentary on participant work, we will focus on narrative arc, character, point of view, conflict, stylistics (tone, pacing, diction) and sentence mechanics. The course is designed for writers who want a refresher in the craft of writing and are willing to give and take feedback. Participants are strongly encouraged to share “air time” in a respectful manner. Course: 19584 $70 For: 6 sessions SPA: Feb 2-Mar 9 M 1:00pm-3:00pm CE South Building Dodici Azpadu, PhD, MFA, Author and Workshop Leader

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Jump Startâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Introduction to Memoir Have you been thinking about writing memoir but donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know how to begin? Memoir uses the same storytelling techniques as fiction: convincing characters, believable dialogue, vivid scenes, descriptive details. This class will provide an overview of the basics and offer inspiration and exercises to jump start you on the path to viewing your life as story. Course: 19585 $50 For: 4 sessions SPA: Jan 21-Feb 11 W 10:00am-12:00pm CE South Building Connie Josefs, MFA Writing Memoir What memories do you carry with you, moments that make your life your own? Memoir invites us to unpack those moments and render them into story. This ongoing class is designed for members who want guidance, inspiration and writing exercises to launch Connie Josefs or continue their memoir writing. Weekly format provides writing prompts, discussions of craft, supportive feedback and critique. Experienced and aspiring writers welcome. Course: 19589 $70 For: 6 sessions SPA: Jan 22-Feb 26 Th 10:00am-12:00pm SPB: Mar 19-Apr 23 Th 10:00am-12:00pm CE South Building Connie Josefs, MFA

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Joyful Journaling Do you have a desire to keep a journal but feel guilty when you don’t write? Do you only write about negative life experiences? What if you couldn’t wait to open your journal to create and write about your life? In this class we will explore ways to help you develop a journaling practice that Amanda Cisco fosters creativity and self-nourishment. You will learn some journaling techniques, ideas for creative journal entry topics, and ways to keep yourself inspired and coming back to the page because you want to, not because it’s an obligation. Classes will be used for writing and embellishing your journals and also discussion of journaling practices. Note: A materials fee of $10 is payable to the instructor at the beginning of the first class. Course: 19591 $45 For: 4 sessions SPA: Feb 4-25 W 1:00pm-3:00pm La Vida Llena/Nueva Vista Community Room SPB: Apr 9-30 Th 10:30am-12:30pm Del Webb Alegria—Active Adult Community Both sections: Amanda Cisco, B.A., English A Woman in Both Houses: My Career in New Mexico Politics Pauline Eisenstadt was a career politician and the first woman to serve in both the Senate and House of Representatives for the New Mexico State Legislature. Her memoir was the winner of the 2012 New Mexico/Arizona Book Award in the Best Political Book category. Mrs. Eisenstadt’s class will utilize her book to help students begin to record their memories and life stories for their children and grandchildren to read and treasure. Course: 19592 $45 For: 2 sessions SPA: Feb 18-25 W 2:00pm-3:30pm UNM West Pauline Eisenstadt, Author, A Woman in Both Houses 42

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Reading for Writers When writers read, they look beneath the text to what was not said. They examine choices the writer made, the problems solved and not solved. Readers who write increase their appreciation of the text; they read with greater interest, understanding and enjoyment. In this class, members will read and analyze literature from a writerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s point of view and will experiment with writing exercises to solidify learning and enhance creative expression. We will explore a variety of genres, including fiction, creative non-fiction and poetry. For writers, aspiring writers and other curious souls. Note: This is a recurring class; a new set of readings will be studied each time the class is offered. Course: 19594 $70 For: 6 sessions SPA: Jan 20-Feb 24 T 10:00am-12:00pm CE South Building Connie Josefs, MFA Poetry in Motion Have fun responding to prompts by your instructor as well as free-flow writing. You jot down whatever occurs to you on the given subject in the flow of your consciousness across the page without initially judging or editing. This becomes the scaffolding of a poem. You then revise or re-see this material, paying close attention to your sensory awareness. What you hear, taste, touch, smell, see and feel in relation to your writing is valuable, fresh and original and makes for an interesting poem. Sharing your new-born poem and supportive feedback is encouraged. Course: 19595 $45 For: 4 sessions SPA: Apr 8-29 W 10:00am-12:00pm CE South Building Karen McKinnon, MA, Author of Set in Motion and numerous other works

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Music & Theater Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Going to the Theater, But Were Afraid to Ask Too often people don’t make attending plays, operas, ballets and symphonies a part of their life because they aren’t familiar with attending the performing arts. And who can blame them? The arts often surround themselves with jargon and confusing etiquette. In this informative and lighthearted lecture, Carole Sullivan demystifies the experience and tells you how to get the most out of a performance: before, during and after. She will also explore the benefits of live performance in this electronic age. Local, National and International Resources will be referenced. Course: 19616 $20 For: 1 session SPA: Mar 3 T 3:00pm-5:00pm CE South Building Carole Sullivan, MA, Theater, University of Maryland, Producer, JFK Center for the Performing Arts (Ret.) Buddy Holly and The Day the Music Died Music critic Bruce Eder once wrote that Buddy Holly was “the single most influential creative force in early rock and roll.” Less than two years after the hit “That’ll Be the Day” was released, his tragic death in a plane crash cut short his success as a rock and roll pioneer. Immortalized in the song “American Pie,” Holly’s remarkable innovations would inspire generations of musicians to come. Course: 19627 $20 For: 1 session SPA: Mar 4 W 3:30pm-5:30pm CE South Building Jane Ellen, Lecturer, Composer, and Recording Artist

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The Beatles Explore the music that still defines a generation and continues to influence artists into the twenty-first century. They were teenagers from Liverpool who became the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed act in the history of popular Chris Nolan music. Following their break-up in 1970, each member went on to enjoy a successful solo career. The Beatles had musical roots in 1950s rock and roll and Skiffle, a type of popular music with jazz, blues, folk and roots influences, typically using homemade or improvised instruments. The Beatles later utilized several genres, ranging from pop ballads to psychedelic rock, incorporating classical and other elements in innovative ways. In the early 1960s, their enormous popularity first emerged as Beatlemania, but as their songwriting grew in sophistication, they came to be perceived by many fans and cultural observers as an embodiment of the ideals shared by the eraâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s socio-cultural revolutions. Course: 19644 $45 For: 4 sessions SPA: Feb 5-26 Th 6:30pm-8:30pm CE South Building Chris Nolan, M.A., Music Composition, Educator, Recording and Performing Artist

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Mamma Mia—Here We Go Again! Their story could easily be the basis for a Hollywood film: four incredibly talented and enthusiastic young musicians, working steadily in the Scandinavian pop scene, begin singing together at about the same time that they meet an equally enthusiastic young producer who believes they have the potential to become an international success. This presentation, supported by both rare and well-known recordings, will revisit the early efforts of Benny, Bjorn, Agnetha and Anni-Frid; chronicles their explosive rise and domination of the international pop music scene as the legendary group ABBA; and explores their solo and joint efforts since the group disbanded. Course: 19646 $20 For: 1 session SPA: May 6 W 2:00pm-4:00pm CE South Building Jane Ellen, Lecturer, Composer, and Recording Artist Playing the Didgeridoo The didgeridoo is the oldest human wind instrument still played within the culture from which it came. We’ll discuss the place of the didgeridoo and bimli (clap sticks) in Australian ritual, as well as several other aspects of Australian indigenous culture. Play the didgeridoo for meditation/ relaxation, to reduce snoring/sleep apnea, or to amaze and astound your friends! This beginning/intermediate class will guide you through all aspects of playing the didgeridoo from clarifying the drone to vocalizing, creating animal sounds, designing patterns and tested, effective ways to achieve two quite different types of circular breathing. Practice didgeridoos are available or bring your own! Note: A $25 fee payable to the instructor covers a step-by-step manual plus “Playing The Didgeridoo,” a DVD by Charles Eaton, player, teacher and maker of fine didgeridoos. Dr. Eaton has previously taught UNM classes in the making of stone tools and will show examples and techniques unique to Australian tradition.

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Course: 19647 $45 For: 4 sessions SPA: Mar 3-24 T 3:00pm-5:00pm CE South Building Charles Eaton, PhD, Player, Teacher, Maker of Fine Didgeridoos Why Do We Do Theater? The Greeks used theater to praise or mock their gods. Renaissance craft guilds employed it to celebrate themselves. Juan de Oñate, the colonial governor of New Mexico, commissioned the first play performed in North America to promote religious ideals. But centuries later—what is our motive for still doing live theater, when so many people consider it a dead form, killed by film and television? Richard Peck’s reasons may not be yours, but it will be fun to discuss them. Course: 19649 $20 For: 1 session SPA: May 6 W 10:00am-12:00pm CE South Building Richard Peck, PhD, Former UNM President Bobby Darin: Beyond the Song Actor, singer, and songwriter Bobby Darin (1936-73) had impossibly good looks and apparently limitless talent that allowed him to score hits in pop, rock, jazz and even country music. During a time of increasing political activism, personal trauma—combined with the assassinations of Dr Martin Luther King Jr. and Bobby Kennedy—led to a period of seclusion from the world and a change in his musical direction. Although his life was cut short by fragile health, he worked tirelessly to reach as many people as possible with his music. Course: 19651 $20 For: 1 session SPA: Mar 2 M 1:00pm-3:00pm Del Webb Alegria—Active Adult Community Jane Ellen, Lecturer, Composer, and Recording Artist

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Unraveling the Mystery: How Music Works Welcome back to the fourth installment of our hands-on exploration of basic musical concepts. With the help of a keyboard, this session will focus on getting down to fundamentals: notes, rhythms and how they combine to become music. As always this colloquium will also wander into the many puzzling musical questions that keep you from getting a good nightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sleep, including topics in theory, appreciation, history, trivia, instrumentation and much, much more. Future classes will continue to be scheduled according to class interest. Course: 19655 $20 For: 1 session SPA: Feb 5 Th 2:00pm-4:00pm CE South Building Jane Ellen, Lecturer, Composer, and Recording Artist Sounds of the Sacred Harp Sacred Harp, or shape note singing, is a living tradition of Southern American hymn-singing using a system of seven shape syllable singing. Its evolution in the first half of the 19th century has roots which predate the American Revolution; its origins can be found in rural England, in Reformation psalmody and perhaps even in the music of the Renaissance. Amplified by copious field and studio recordings, as well as excerpts from the 2006 documentary, Awake, My Soul, this presentation will provide a basic introduction to the concept and history of this fascinating and raucous form of American southern hymnody. Course: 19657 $20 For: 1 session SPA: Feb 18 W 2:00pm-4:00pm CE South Building Jane Ellen, Lecturer, Composer, and Recording Artist

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The Cradle Will Rock The year is 1937. Recently widowed composer Marc Blitzstein has written a searing condemnation of corruption and corporate greed in a musical theatre production set in Steeltown, USA. Sponsored by the WPA Theatre Project, the show is to be directed by Orson Welles and produced by John Jane Ellen Houseman. Shortly before opening night, the theatre is padlocked and surrounded by armed guards. Although a story circulates that the WPA must cancel all openings due to budget constraints, Welles and company suspect the action has more to do with their pro-union production. What is a theatre company without a theatre to do? This two-part class will explore this fascinating piece of Broadway history by first viewing the 1999 film of the same name (2 hours, 12 mins); the following week will include an in-depth look at composer Marc Blitzstein, as well as a discussion of the film and the implications of arts censorship. Course: 19668 $25 For: 2 sessions SPA: Mar 25-Apr 1 W 3:30pm-5:30pm CE South Building Jane Ellen, Lecturer, Composer, and Recording Artist

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Claude Debussy: His Life, His Works and Edgar Allan Poe Although Claude Debussy lived long enough to witness the century of the airplane, he would die before being able to write a musical impression of manned flight. A visionary composer and one of the pillars of modern music, Debussy rejected the label of “impressionist.” In fact, he rejected all musical labels, concentrating instead on finding a new musical language in which to compose. He was also a man of many interests, not the least of which was the works of Edgar Allan Poe. This presentation will include examples of familiar, as well as less familiar works, as well as excerpts from the unfinished opera, The Fall of the House of Usher. Course: 19669 $20 For: 1 session SPA: Jan 15 Th 1:00pm-3:00pm Jubilee Active Adult Community SPB: Apr 22 W 2:00pm-4:00pm CE South Building Jane Ellen, Lecturer, Composer, and Recording Artist Teen Idols of the 50s and Early 60s The term “teen idol” was coined specifically in 1958 by LIFE Magazine for a young Ricky Nelson, in an attempt to explain his success, his popularity and the increasingly frenzied reaction of his audiences. Although singers in their late twenties had previously been the focus of similar adulation, they now appeared positively elderly in comparison to these fresh young upstarts. This class will present a fond retrospective of timeless teens including Ricky Nelson, Johnny Crawford, Frankie Avalon, Annette Funicello and many more. Course: 19674 $20 For: 1 session SPA: Apr 3 F 2:00pm-4:00pm La Vida Llena/Nueva Vista Community Room Jane Ellen, Lecturer, Composer, and Recording Artist

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Russian Opera An impressive Russian national school of music developed after the mid-19th century. With Glinka as a predecessor, major talents such as Tchaikovsky, Musorgsky and Rimsky-Korsakov created rich and varied operas that continue to be heard today. Their example was the basis upon which Prokofiev and Shostakovich built their work in the 20th century. The five operas to be studied are: Glinka, A Life For the Tsar, 1836; Tchaikovsky, Eugene Onegin, 1879; Musorgsky, Khovanschina, 1886; Rimsky-Korsakov, The Legend of the Invisible City of Kitezh, 1907; Shostakovich—Lady Macbeth of Mtensk, 1934. Through lecture, DVDs and discussion, this class will explore the variety of this school and attempt to identify those characteristics that define it as “Russian.” Course: 19682 $55 For: 5 sessions SPA: Apr 6-May 4 M 10:00am-12:00pm CE South Building Julius Kaplan, PhD, Vice-President, Opera Southwest Giacomo Puccini’s LA BOHEME Enrich your experience of Opera Southwest’s spring production, one of the most popular operas ever written. Its music will thrill you and your heart will break as you experience young love with all its joys and sorrows. We will explore the opera’s sources in French history and literature, so that when the heroine says early on, “They call me Mimi, I don’t know why,” you will have the answer. Course: 19687 $20 For: 1 session SPA: Mar 2 M 10:00am-12:00pm CE South Building Julius Kaplan, PhD, Vice-President, Opera Southwest

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Science & Technology Planetary Geology The recent landing of Curiosity on Mars raises the question: Why did we go there and what did we hope to find? In this class, we will take a “space trip” through our solar system. We will first discuss our Earth and Moon and their geology so as to be able to compare these two planetary bodies with the other planets and their moons. We’ll visit Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. Then we will cover asteroids and comets (including Pluto). We’ll discuss why our planet Earth is unique in our solar system and with respect to exo-planets outside our solar system. Course: 19717 $70 For: 8 sessions SPA: Jan 21-Mar 11 W 10:00am-12:00pm CE South Building Carol A. Hill, Geologist and Author

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Fracking: A Curse or a Blessing? There continues to be a great deal of talk in the media about the problems associated with fracking for oil and gas. While the number of print-inches in the media seems to climb unabated, the amount of real information (as compared to opinion) seems to dwindle with each passing blurb. We in New Dave Weinberg Mexico have both hailed and condemned fracking as a practice locally and nationally. What is it really? Does it pollute the aquifer? Does it create earthquakes? Is there science behind it, or is it just the latest gadget of an industry that deserves much suspicion? Can it deliver energy independence? Course: 19718 $25 For: 2 sessions SPA: May 5-12 T 10:00am-12:00pm CE South Building Dave Weinberg, PhD, Geology Functions of Criminalistics Do you ever wonder how accurate the television police procedurals are? Forensic science is the application of a broad spectrum of scientific disciplines to answer questions concerning crimes or civil actions. This course offers an introduction to the various scientific methodologies used in the practices of law and criminal investigation. It will also include discussion of instruments and procedures, the limits of forensic science and current controversies and philosophical dilemmas. The instructor will offer a real world view of modern forensic science and crime scene investigation as practiced by the real crime scene investigators. Course: 19721 $20 For: 1 session SPA: Apr 22 W 3:30pm-5:30pm CE South Building John Krebsbach, MS, Director of the Crime Lab and Scientific Evidence Division

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Historical Geology This is the story of the history of geology: from the time of Nicolas Steno (1638-1686), when the principles of stratigraphy (rock strata) were established, up to the present day. We will discuss how the Geologic Column is based on relative time, and how we know that the age of planet Earth is 4.56 billion years old based on absolute time and the radioactive dating of rock. We will cover how the true nature of fossils in rocks was determined and how William Smith (1769-1837) constructed the world’s first geologic map by observing the regular sequence of fossil organisms. We’ll also examine some of the great controversies in the Earth Sciences, such as catastrophism and uniformitarianism, the Ice Ages, mass extinctions, the discovery of time and other fascinating subjects. Course: 19727 $35 For: 3 sessions SPA: Apr 1-15 W 10:00am-12:00pm La Vida Llena/Nueva Vista Community Room Carol A. Hill, Geologist and Author Plant Toxicology Foxglove, Jimson Weed and Oleander are common, lovely New Mexico plants, but potentially life-threatening when consumed. Plant exposures are the 4th most common cause of poisoning. The large number of plant-related exposures and the lack of knowledge about plant toxicity have led to plant paranoia and considerable educational efforts to reduce the number of exposures, but these efforts are often dictated by misconceptions and folklore. We’ll discuss the epidemiology of plant exposures and poisonings, and the toxicology and treatment for exposures to the typical and less common types of plants. Course: 19733 $20 For: 1 session SPA: Feb 3 T 1:00pm-3:00pm CE South Building John H. Trestrail III, BS, Pharm, FAACT, DABAT, Clinical & Forensic Toxicologist, Author, Speaker 54

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Nature’s Toxic Agents: A Menagerie of Poisonous Critters You might not like spiders and snakes, but what about toads and salamanders? Enjoy a discussion of the toxicology and treatment for envenomation by: stinging insects, spiders, scorpions and miscellaneous venomous John H. Trestrail animals: lizards; amphibians (toads, frogs, and salamanders); and some exotic venomous mammals (platypus, shrews and solendons). We’ll also explore the topic of newly discovered toxic birds. Course: 19735 $20 For: 1 session SPA: May 11 M 3:30pm-5:30pm CE South Building John H. Trestrail III, BS, Pharm, FAACT, DABAT, Clinical & Forensic Toxicologist, Author, Speaker Microbes that Changed History Think one person can’t make a difference? When a person dies, the impact of their absence must alter the future, for good or for bad. When a large group of people die, the impact of the event must be enormous! We’ll discuss some of the major disease epidemics of the past, their cause (microbial or viral) and the degree of impact on society and history. Course: 19739 $20 For: 1 session SPA: Apr 17 F 1:00pm-2:30pm CE South Building John H. Trestrail III, BS, Pharm, FAACT, DABAT, Clinical & Forensic Toxicologist, Author, Speaker

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Philosophy & Religion The Goddess and Sacred Women of Pre-History We know of the goddesses of Greek, Roman, Norse, Celtic, Egyptian and other mythologies, but what of the goddesses, or The Goddess, before these civilizations? Shari Tarbet What were these earlier goddesses like? What concepts did they represent? How are they connected to the goddesses we are more familiar with? What evidence exists of them? That is what we will explore in this class. Course: 19802 $35 For: 3 sessions SPA: Apr 16-30 Th 3:30pm-5:30pm CE South Building Shari Tarbet, PhD, Classical Mythology Expert The Dead Sea Scrolls Mystery Continues For more than sixty years, the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls has fascinated the public, while the scrolls themselves have continued to be the subject of endless debate and speculation. Discovered between 1947 and 1956 in caves near the northwestern shore of the Dead Sea, the texts of the Dead Sea Scrolls are of great religious and historical significance. This class is a continuation from last semesterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s introductory overview and will include examination and discussion of actual scroll content, through the use of class handouts. Course: 19805 $25 For: 2 sessions SPA: Mar 23-30 M 3:30pm-5:30pm CE South Building Jane Ellen, Lecturer, Composer, and Recording Artist

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Buddhism Buddhism appeals to many Westerners because it is nonjudgmental, requires no faith and teaches ways to reduce suffering. It encourages personal responsibility, mindfulness and compassion for ourselves and others. In this class we’ll discuss the life and times of the prince who became the Buddha, his search for enlightenment, his teachings, the historical development of Buddhism, plus current branches and their practices. We’ll also discuss the work of some present-day teachers, including the Dalai Lama, Thich Nhat Hanh and prominent American authors. We’ll have slide shows, videos and readings, as well as discussions. This class assumes no prior knowledge, but also goes into reasonable depth to interest those with some previous experience. Course: 19813 $45 For: 4 sessions SPA: Mar 13-Apr 3 F 10:00am-12:00pm CE South Building Jon Nimitz, PhD, Workshop Leader Taoism “Tao” means the Way or the Path, also the source and essence of everything. For over 2500 years the non-theistic philosophy of Taoism has encouraged people to seek balance, harmony, simplicity, humility and open-mindedness. It embraces intuition, contradictions and humor. This brief introduction, including a slide show and handouts, covers the main principles and most famous texts, such as the Tao Te Ching. We’ll talk about applying the principles in our daily lives as effective antidotes to stress and overwork. Course: 19835 $20 For: 1 session SPA: Feb 6 F 10:00am-12:00pm CE South Building SPB: Apr 8 W 10:00am-12:00pm Del Webb Alegria—Active Adult Community Both sections: Jon Nimitz, PhD, Workshop Leader

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Shamanism: From Witch Doctors through the New Millennium Shamanism is the oldest form of healing, dating back 30,000 years when medicine men mediated between the inner life of tribal members and its external affairs. The shaman mastered the ecstatic power of dreams, visions and trances. Shamanism was practiced all over the Earth, and the legacy lives on today, not only in indigenous cultures but in eastern practices of yoga. Western schools of psychology have investigated altered states of consciousness, visualization, dream imagery, breathing techniques and sound to incorporate spiritual insight into therapeutic processes. The schools based on the depth psychology of Freud and Jung and the newer “experiential therapies” employ techniques of consciousness transformation with ancient roots. We will explore how the new therapies use shamanic methods such as the journey of awakening, healing of psychic fragmentation, and the reconciliation of dualities such as good/evil, male/female and human/animal. Course: 19841 $45 For: 4 sessions SPA: Apr 23-May 14 Th 1:00pm-3:00pm CE South Building Carol March, MS, Psychology

Psychology & Health Yoga for Folks Over Fifty It’s never too late and you are not too old or stiff to begin to explore the wonders and benefits of Yoga practice. This series of classes will be geared to the older beginner. If you are dealing with painful knees or feet, arthritis, osteoporosis, issues of balance or the proverbial midlife crisis, you will discover how to use commonly available props and postures to help alleviate these conditions and begin to reverse the aging process. So if you are 50+ or merely feel like you’ve lived half a century, open up to the best years of your life with Yoga! Note: Not a medical class—call instructor to discuss any serious condition before signing up. Note: Free Osher Membership with this class. 58

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Course: 06461 $95 SPA: Jan 22-Mar 12 Th SPB: Mar 26-May 14 Th High Desert Yoga—Nob Hill Judy Mortellaro

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Lifesteps® Weight Management Program Are you ready for a change? Want to achieve healthy aging through a more active lifestyle? Interested in a weight management solution? UNM Employee Health Promotion offers the Lifesteps® Weight Management Program which focuses on changing behaviors to increase physical exercise, weight loss and the achievement of a healthier you at any age. Lifesteps® incorporates 18 weekly sessions of 45-55 minutes for small group discussion, behavior change assignments to include 30 minutes or more of daily physical activity to increase your heart rate and situational problem solving to promote quality nutritional choices. The course is taught by a trained Health Education Consultant and certified Lifesteps® leader to groups consisting of up to 20 people. The class provides information, support and guidance so participants will learn to develop their own personal action plan that seamlessly follows their unique lifestyle. The course includes (3) one-on-one consultations, biometric measurements, workbook, journals and a personal pedometer to record physical activity. Course: 19851 $300 For: 18 sessions SPA: Jan 22-May 21 Th 12:00pm-1:00pm CE South Building Tracey L. Briggs, MA, AFAA-CPT, Certified Lifesteps Instructor and Supervisor, UNM Employee Health Promotion

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Perceptions of Mental Illness Through History Social responses to the behavior of the mentally ill have varied enormously through history. Ancient conceptions of madness in the Near East, Greece and Rome included the intervention of the gods as well as the human conflicts of guilt and desire, shame and grief. Hippocrates was the first to formulate theories of madness based on the functioning of the body. In the Middle Ages, demons took center stage. The mentally ill were confined like prisoners, persecuted as witches and psychic epidemics swept the land. With the Renaissance came Bedlam and the resuscitation of scientific thought. In the modern era, approaches have included the psychological, sociocultural, the humanitarian, the search for meaning and the current emphasis on neuro-science. Our focus will be on shifting social perceptions of mental illness in the western world. Course: 19853 $45 For: 4 sessions SPA: Mar 24-Apr 14 T 10:00am-12:00pm CE South Building Carol March, MS, Psychology The Continuing Journey of Life after Death Does any kind of life continue after death— besides the atoms of the body themselves which go back into Earth’s recycling system? Certainly many religions and cultures have believed in a continuation of consciousness after death. But is there any real Gay evidence? With a combination of lecture Witherington and discussion, this class will explore some of the more serious research which has been done on neardeath experiences and reincarnation, as well as anecdotal evidence from stories and the long line of books on the subject. Course: 19854 $25 For: 2 sessions SPA: Apr 18-25 Sa 1:00pm-3:00pm Del Webb Alegria—Active Adult Community Gay Witherington, MEd, Counseling Psychology 60

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In the Spider’s Web “...the land of the free and the home of the brave,” proclaims our Star Spangled Banner. We are saddened when we hear of oppression in other countries, and count ourselves lucky to live in a free society. But beyond our freedom “to” and freedom “from” is a state of being free. Have you ever taken a truly free action? Have you ever had a thought that was truly your own? Are there areas of your life where you feel stuck on the spider’s web, unable to break free? This interactive class will explore the concepts of freedom, individuality, responsibility on the path to being free and the obstacles (some self-imposed) to this state of being. Course: 19855 $20 For: 1 session SPA: Mar 24 T 1:00pm-3:00pm CE South Building SPB: Apr 22 W 10:00am-12:00pm Del Webb Alegria—Active Adult Community Diane Thome, BS, Experimental Psychology, MBA Irish Healing Wells Cliffs of Moher, Kildare, Foughart—these and dozens of other wells in Ireland have been revered for centuries because of their healing properties. Why do thousands of people visit these ancient springs and leave offerings of crutches, flowers and photos? What healing takes place at Irish wells that can’t be found in medical clinics? Yes, the Irish word tobar means “a well,” but it also implies fountain of wisdom and source of well-being. In Dr. Sutton’s nine journeys to Ireland, she has attended many of these holy wells and will bring some waters to class. With pictures and stories, she will reveal the deserved legacy of Irish wells for healing. Course: 19857 $20 For: 1 session SPA: Feb 12 Th 2:00pm-4:00pm Jubilee Active Adult Community Maya Sutton, PhD, Celtic Mythology professor and author; dual citizen with Ireland ce.unm.edu/Osher | 505-277-0077

Flourishing in These Challenging Times Imagine a future when most adults are able to achieve their potential as fully functioning human beings. Join us for a stimulating discussion of flourishing, an exciting new concept from the scientific and professional movement called positive psychology. Stephen Poland Leaders in positive psychology tell us that complete mental health is more than the absence of mental illness. The elements that contribute to flourishing include positive emotion, meaning, engagement and healthy relationships. How would you live your life differently if you were flourishing? What does it take to live the good life and how can we apply these insights to our lives? Course: 19869 $35 For: 3 sessions SPA: Jan 20-Feb 3 T 10:00am-12:00pm CE South Building Stephen Poland, PhD, Psychology Living with Hearing Loss Becoming an informed consumer of hearing aids isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t easy. Hearing loss affects nearly 50 million Americans but those who suffer often feel like they are alone. What should you know before you spend a lot of money on hearing aids? Take the mystery out of hearing loss and learn about hearing aids and technology. We will cover hearing loss basics, technology solutions from the simple to the sophisticated, digital hearing aids, assistive listening devices and where to find captioned movies, plus what to expect from hearing health care providers and your legal rights. The instructor has a passion for training and helping those new to hearing loss. Course: 19870 $35 For: 3 sessions SPA: Mar 9-23 M 10:00am-12:00pm CE South Building Mary M. Clark, Lifelong Hearing Loss Advocate and Coach

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Hearing Loss 102 Why are some new hearing aid wearers so successful and others put the device in a drawer or have multiple hearing aids without really feeling satisfied with their investment? Learn what steps a new user can take to make the most out of your hearing aids. Mary M. Clark Coping strategies, communication tips, hearing loss in the healthcare setting, and gadgets that turn your hearing aids into assistive listening devices will all be covered in this class. The instructor is well-versed in these topics, having worn hearing aids for over sixty years. Course: 19871 $35 For: 3 sessions SPA: May 4-18 M 10:00am-12:00pm CE South Building Mary M. Clark, Lifelong Hearing Loss Advocate and Coach Living Resilient Lives Think of someone you know who thrives in spite of adversity. This is the essence of resilience. A resilient person is able to bounce back from difficult or stressful experiences. This quality is much more common than we imagine. In our review of current scientific research identifying the factors in children, adolescents and adults that contribute to resilience, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll ask if these factors are the same or if they differ with age. Looking beyond the individual to the family, community, and society will help us identify sources of support for thriving under challenging conditions. We will then ask what can be done to foster resilience in ourselves and others. Join us as we share stories of resilience. Course: 19875 $25 For: 2 sessions SPA: Apr 21-28 T 10:00am-12:00pm CE South Building Stephen Poland, PhD, Psychology

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An Introduction to Thought Field Therapy Do you want a fantastic relationship with your finances, health and emotional well-being? Thought Field Therapy (TFT) is a unique mind-body therapy that capitalizes on the power of the body’s energy system to relieve the emotional distress associated with many psychological problems and open new channels for overall wellness and creativity. Come and experience the benefits of TFT and explore the Map of Consciousness, developed by David Hawkins, the father of kinesiology. Learn how to calibrate your energy and increase your ability to create. Course: 19881 $25 For: 1 session SPA: Feb 21 Sa 9:00am-12:00pm CE South Building Mary Lou Dobbs, Entrepreneur and Author Doug Garrison, Father of TFT Change Your Words, Change Your Life We all carry life experiences within our bodies, minds and spirits. This highly participatory class teaches how to reframe these experiences with Story to gain freedom from fear, negativity, illness or whatever issue precludes our enjoying life to the fullest. Susi Wolf will briefly tell healing folktales and, afterwards, we will discuss how these assorted stories relate to our own personal story and to each other. We will begin to explore how the message of Story applies to our own journey. By knowing our personal narrative in a new way, we are empowered to make significant positive changes in our life. Included in the class will be writing opportunities, interactive exercises and group discussions to aid in finding our individual journeys. Also, each student will create an “Empowerment Story” art card to keep. This class is designed to ensure each persons successful experience to acquire new introspection and life skills. Course: 19883 $25 For: 1 session SPA: Mar 21 Sa 1:00pm-4:00pm CE South Building Susi Wolf, Award-Winning Professional Life Coach 64

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Brain Fitness and the Creative Arts Exercise your brain while having fun! Tap into the â&#x20AC;&#x153;dustyâ&#x20AC;? parts of your brain and experience creativity and the creative arts as never before. Novices are encouraged to attend. Osher members who participated in the Brain Fitness Introductory class will apply what they have learned. Note: Work- Terri Tobey book will be available from the instructor for $20. Course: 19885 $60 For: 6 sessions SPA: Jan 21-Feb 25 W 2:00pm-4:00pm CE South Building Terri Tobey, MA, Gerontology; MA, Teaching Serial Murder Communications They come from diverse backgrounds, achieve varied levels of education and status, but consistently, from BTK to Son of Sam, serial murderers are also serial communicators. They engage in 27 different modes or types of communication (or rhetoric), such as letters, phone calls, texts and body part transmission. They communicate before, during and after their murders about the crimes. Mass communication also plays a major role in serial murder. The frequency of this crime is influenced by the interactions among four primary stakeholders; killers, police, media and the public. Paradoxically, media coverage of serial murder both motivates the killer and may lead to his or her apprehension. Course: 19887 $45 For: 4 sessions SPA: Feb 23-Mar 16 F 3:30pm-5:30pm CE South Building Dirk C. Gibson, Author and Lecturer, UNM Dept. of Communications and Journalism

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Benefits and Challenges of a Whole Food Plant-Based Approach to Eating There is much controversy in the field of food, and we donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t plan on dealing with conflict regarding food, but facts. There will be the presentation of information based on solid research as well as recommendations for participants to do their own research online to obtain information of interest to them. We will begin the class with a questionnaire to determine what participantsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; interests are in the topic, their health concerns/conditions, and their sources of information regarding food. Participants will be shown a documentary, Forks Over Knives, and discuss the film. The course will be tailored so that participantâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s interests will be addressed. The challenges inherent in changing lifelong patterns of eating will be approached psychologically and these challenges are many. Information regarding foods that are healthy and their preparation will be given. This course is intended for individuals seeking to improve their own personal health. Course: 19888 $70 For: 8 sessions SPA: Mar 3-Apr 21 T 1:00pm-3:00pm CE South Building Stephen Feher, PhD, Counseling Psychology and Gayle Scott, Management Trainer and certificate holder from E-Cornell Plant-Based Nutrition Program

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“Doctor, How Long Do I Have?” Having a serious healthcare conversation with your doctor takes effort to ensure clear communications. Learn how to ask questions and be involved in treatment decisions by watching dramatic and comedy films depicting doctor-patient conversations. Films Gail Rubin include Patch Adams, The End, Wit, The Shootist and The Descendants. Course: 19890 $20 For: 1 session SPA: Mar 10 T 3:00pm-5:00pm CE South Building Gail Rubin, Speaker, Author, TV/Radio Host Ashes to Ashes, Dust in Your Face: Cremation, Comedy and Creativity Cremation is the fastest growing disposition method in the U.S. Watching funny and serious film clips, you’ll learn about what you need to know before there’s a death in the family, including choices to make and disposition options. Films include Elizabethtown, The Big Lebowski, Due Date, The Bucket List, and The Descendants. Course: 19892 $20 For: 1 session SPA: Apr 14 T 10:00am-12:00pm CE South Building Gail Rubin, Speaker, Author, TV/Radio Host

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Travel & Culture Computerized Genealogy Everyone has ancestors! Researching family history has become the fastest growing hobby in America. Bring your laptop so you can practice using technology to organize and research your genealogy. You will learn the best software and tools to help you search efficiently. Online genealogy includes how to hunt for web sites and evaluate what you find there and the use of free and commercial databases. The rest is up to you. Happy hunting! Course: 19911 $50 For: 4 sessions SPA: Jan 26-Feb 23 M 10:00am-12:00pm Note: Class will not meet on Feb 16. Del Webb Alegria—Active Adult Community SPB: Apr 6-27 M 3:30pm-5:30pm CE South Building Both sections: Victoria Sullivan, Albuquerque Genealogical Society Dr. Who (?) On November 23, 1963, a new children’s television program was broadcast by the BBC. Because of the previous day’s events (the assassination of John F. Kennedy, and the deaths of authors C. S. Lewis and Aldous Huxley), the premiere was rebroadcast at tea-time the following Saturday. The plot was simple: a wandering time traveler and his granddaughter, along with two school teachers, visit various periods of planetary (and interplanetary) history. With a little luck, parents would welcome a new family oriented show, and it would run for a few years. Fifty-one years later, Doctor Who has become the longest-running television program of all time, and fans around the world are now following the adventures of the 12th Time Lord (they regenerate, you know!). If you can’t tell your TARDIS from your Sonic Screwdriver, or if you simply want to catch up with the worldwide Who-vian mania, this class is for you.

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Course: 19924 $20 For: 1 session SPA: Feb 25 W 3:30pm-5:30pm CE South Building Jane Ellen, Lecturer, Composer and Recording Artist Floral Design: Beginning Would you love to be able to arrange the beautiful bouquets of flowers that you receive or purchase at your local market? Learn the art of creating beautiful floral designs, both traditional and modern. We’ll focus on European and Western floral arranging styles and learn the principles of Debi Harrington great floral design, the basic “mechanics” of creating a design and how to choose and condition your plant materials for maximum enjoyment. The first class will offer a lecture and demonstration. The following session will provide an opportunity to create your own beautiful artistic design(s). Students will supply their own container/ vases. Note: All other required materials and plant/flower materials will be supplied with the required fee of $25 to the instructor. Course: 19943 $45 For: 2 sessions SPA: Apr 29-May 6 W 1:00pm-3:30pm Del Webb Alegria—Active Adult Community Debi Harrington, NM Floral Artist; Award-Winning Floral Designer

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Creative Container Gardening for the High Desert Learn everything you need to create beautiful, artistic and practical container gardens. This class is perfect for those in apartment/condominium communities, as well as larger homes and landscapes. Container gardens give an artistic focal point to any patio or garden setting. During this class, you’ll learn how to successfully design, grow and maintain a variety of container gardens including those for flowers, fruits and vegetables. Note: A materials fee of $25 will be payable to the instructor at the beginning of the first class. Course: 19945 $45 For: 3 sessions SPA: Apr 17-May 1 F 1:00pm-3:30pm La Vida Llena/Nueva Vista Community Room Debi Harrington, NM Floral Artist; Award-Winning Floral Designer An Invitation to Tea Tea—that humble little package with a tag—has built fortunes, changed empires and created social strata. Think you know about the Boston Tea Party? Who organized the raid? What “Indians” dumped tea? Do you picture the harbor as a giant tea pot? What about the British East India Company and the Opium Wars? What’s the difference between Low Tea, High Tea and Sweet Tea? And we don’t mean what they serve in the South. For that matter, what is a crumpet? Explore the history of tea while you sample a British tea table. Note: A tasting fee of $20 is payable to the instructor at the first class because it’s fun to learn about food, but even more fun to taste it! Course: 19948 $35 For: 3 sessions SPA: May 13-27 W 3:30pm-5:30pm La Vida Llena/Nueva Vista Community Room Roberta Boggess, M.A., English, Award-Winning High School Teacher

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Magic of Myanmar Little known to most Americans, Myanmar (historically, Burma) holds a key to world order, bridging India and China—nations that account for forty percent of the world’s population. This once closed country is just now emerging from the destruction of World War II, seven decades of continuing ethnic wars and a half century’s isolation under repressive military governments. Though on the cusp of dramatic change, most of Myanmar remains in a state of bare subsistence akin to the eighteenth century. A new constitution and political reform spearheaded by courageous Noble prize laureate Aung San Sui Kyi—daughter of the iconic “Father of Burma,” Aung San—hold the promise of democratic change. Myanmar’s beautiful landscapes and people are opening to visitors from Europe and the United States. Take a photographic and cultural journey through this land of Rudyard Kipling and George Orwell—exotic, mysterious Myanmar. Course: 19978 $25 For: 2 sessions SPA: Feb 2-9 M 3:30pm-5:30pm CE South Building Donald G. Simonson

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The Elemental John Ford Western Film Master Director, John Ford was best known for his Westerns, many starring John Wayne, Henry Fonda and James Stewart. His supporting cast also featured a regular roster of actors such as Ward Bond, Victor McLaglen and Harry Carey, Jr. He also incorporated specific elements into each film: the importance of sharing a drink, community events, sentimental music and the spectacular vistas of Monument Valley. We’ll examine these elements in films such as The Searchers, She Wore a Yellow Ribbon, Fort Apache, My Darling Clementine and Stagecoach. Course: 19981 $20 For: 1 session SPA: Apr 16 Th 1:00pm-3:00pm CE South Building Gail Rubin, Speaker, Author, TV/Radio Host Two Gentlemen on Route 66 Craig Cropsey and Ned O’Malia have been exploring Route 66 together for many years. Follow them and look over their shoulders on a recent exploration west: Albuquerque to Santa Monica. The goal was a curated museum exhibit on 66 entitled, The Road and the Romance, at the Autrey Museum in Los Angeles. Follow their exuberant journey and share their many stops, reflections, insights, discoveries and lots of photos. Meet the characters they found, search out the remnants of the original road and relish the testimonials of the many Europeans who travel the Mother Road. This lecture is a bit of history, lots of reflection, discovery and a good tale told as a Road Trip. Course: 19988 $25 For: 1 session SPA: Apr 17 F 10:00am-12:00pm CE South Building Ned O’Malia, PhD, Son of the Mother Road Craig Cropsey, Devotee and Scholar of the Road

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Membership

Membership in our Osher Lifelong Learning Institute opens the door for adults 50 and above to choose from many thought-provoking courses. The emphasis of the university-level courses is to deepen understanding of academic areas such as art, history, literature and science. Members also increase skills in areas such as music, genealogical research and informed travel. In addition, Osher classes offer members the opportunity to build connections with other mature learners in the communities of central New Mexico. The classes are non-credit. There are no entrance requirements, no tests and no grades. In fact, no college background is needed at allâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s your love of learning that counts. The membership fee is $20 annually. Joining allows you to register for all the Osher courses in 2015, and you may join at any time during the year. New catalogs are distributed in the Spring, Summer and Fall semesters, with a total of over 250 courses, lectures and performances offered during the calendar year.

UNM Alumni Association Partners with the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute

UNM alumni who are age 50 and above qualify for special membership benefits when joining the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at UNM. With membership, age-qualified UNM alumni receive a 10% discount on all Osher courses (but not the Membership fee) and 10% off all Growth & Enrichment courses. Alumni who become Osher Members will receive a special membership card, free book check-out from the four libraries on main campus, as well as e-mail announcements of cultural events on the campus.

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Membership Benefits An annual $20 membership provides entry into the Osher community and a growing list of benefits on campus and citywide. By showing your Osher Membership card and a valid picture ID, you receive the following benefits and discounts: • A free monthly member’s lecture on a variety of stimulating topics and other special members-only events. • Book and materials check out within the four main UNM Libraries. • 10% discount at many events at Popejoy Hall, all events at Keller Hall and announcements for on-and off-campus cultural events. • Discounts to the YMCA of Central New Mexico and waiver of Joining Fee. Check www.ymcacnm.org for program information. • Discounts on Defined Fitness memberships. Check www.defined.com. • Discounts on Albuquerque International Association Lecture Series. Check www.abqinternational.org for program information. • 10% discount at Amore Neapolitan Pizzeria. Joining the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute provides access to the best of UNM’s educational tradition. Osher members join a dynamic community of adults 50+ who share a common love of learning. Classes are interactive and participation is encouraged. Not only will you make discoveries that may change your life, you’ll meet many like-minded people who will become friends. Course Information Tuition fees vary by course, with lectures at $20 and courses ranging from $25 to $90. There may be required texts or materials fees for some courses, which will be stated in the course description.

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You may take as many Osher courses as you wish each semester. Our program features one-time lectures lasting about two hours, performances lasting several hours, and courses that range from 2 to 17 weeks long. The Spring semester runs from January-May. Now, take advantage of a very special offer. As an Osher Member, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll receive a 10% discount for all Growth & Enrichment courses offered through Continuing Education. Just contact Registration in person or by phone at 505-277-0077 when you enroll in Osher courses, and say you qualify for this discount. Locations UNM Continuing Education 1634 University Blvd. NE, Albuquerque, NM (just north of Indian School) Del Webb Alegria Active Adult Community 901 Cottonwood Circle, Bernalillo, NM (Turn east onto Santiago Way, off Rio Rancho Blvd. NE Highway 528) Phone: 505-771-3367 Jubilee at Los Lunas 601 Jubilee Blvd. SW, Los Lunas, NM 87031 Phone: 505-866-1777 La Vida Llena-Nueva Vista 11100 Lagrima de Oro NE, Albuquerque, NM 87111 Phone: 505-296-6700 Tuition Remission All Osher courses are eligible for tuition remission! UNM Staff and retirees may use tuition remission for all the Osher courses, but not for the membership fee. $252 of tuition remission may be applied to personal enrichment courses including those offered through the Osher Institute. Forms may be found online at ce.unm.edu.

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Registration

Registering for Osher courses is quick and easy. You can register by phone, mail, FAX or in person: Mon–Fri, 8:00am–5:00pm in the South Building of UNM Continuing Education, 1634 University Blvd. NE. For a full list of registration instructions, see page 2.

For More Information Maralie W. BeLonge, Program Supervisor 505-277-6179 | belonge@unm.edu Location: 1634 University Blvd NE Phone: 505-277-6179 Fax: 505-277-8975 Email: belonge@unm.edu Web: ce.unm.edu/Osher

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Refunds

Requests to refund tuition must be made in writing and received 3 business days prior to the first class meeting. UNM Continuing Education retains $15 as a processing fee. Send or bring your request to the above address, or FAX 505-277-1990, or email registration@dce.unm.edu.

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Volunteer!

Members can now volunteer to help guide the direction of our Osher Lifelong Learning Institute. Contact the Osher Program Supervisor, Maralie BeLonge at 505-277-6179 or belonge@unm.edu Follow us on Facebook. facebook.com/UNMOSHER 76

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Building Sustainability The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at the University of New Mexico succeeds because of the contributions of a number of incredible volunteers, exceptional instructors and engaged and active members. In addition, we rely on funding to cover our operational costs. Our program depends on membership fees and tuition, the generosity of the Bernard Osher Foundation and donations from caring individuals and companies. Thank you to the following people who have made a tax-deductible contribution to the OLLI program in the past year: Anonymous Anonymous Janice J. Akin Kirsten J. Anderson Marjorie Armstrong Elizabeth Atherton Jan Augenstein-Miller Dodici Azpadu Penn Baker & Dorothee Baker Scott & Maralie BeLonge Dick & Carol Blankmeyer Roberta Boggess Eulalie W. Brown Michele A. Buchanan Amanda B. Cisco Joan and Ron Cok Paul Collins Craig R. Cropsey Linda Dalton Gary L. Dawson Edward G. DiBello Charles & Eugenia Eberle Charles F. Eberle Family Trust Carol M. Egbert Jane Ellen Helen Feinberg Michael T. & Frances Ford Howard & Debora Friedman Friends of Osher Stephen F. Fritz Mary M. Gallemore Sandra D. Garcia John H. Gill, Jr. Joan Gillis R. Bruce Grove Keith & Betty Harvie Jane Hellesoe-Henon Joseph & Jacquelyn Hilliard Penelope Sparhawk Holbrook James G. Houston Robert Benton Howell Frances Hunter Donna Huxtable Richard Huxtable Kathleen D. Ingley

Melinda White Itoh Carol Joy Jaramillo Roy C. Johns Kathy L. Johnson The Family of Keith A. Kellum Kate Luger Cynthia A. Lynch Jean E. Manger Frederic March Kathleen D. Matthews Dr. Velma McConnell Susan McDevitt Karen Q. McKinnon Edward K. Merewether Christine C. Mink Vickie F. Mitchell Tom A. Montoya Sharon Moran Evelyn M. Neil William & Margaret Nunns Paul & Carol Ordogne Alan C. Overmier Margaret Palumbo Ruben C. Pandes Nancy Randall Zach & Susan Rodehaver Howard J. Romanek Daniel M. Rosenfelt Beth Rosenstein Wallace Ross Andres C. Salazar Christine Sauer John F. Shannon Stanley J. Schneider Richard Scotten Lynda M. Selde Donald G. Simonson Catherine Smith Kay L. Snowfleet Frances C. Starnes Wendy Stires Gerald Stratton Theresa Taday Rex & Barb Throckmorton Robert & Sally Uebelacker Ronald Villiotti Herkus W. Von

Letkemann II Angela Wandinger-Ness Roger & Emily Waterman David & Kathleen Waymire Keith W. Weaver Brian E. Weiss Elizabeth H. Wertheim Joseph & Merida Wexler Michael L. Wilson, PhD Walter W. Winslow Gay K. Witherington Marion S. Woodham John J. Zarola In Memory of Dr. Donald Bouchard Bebeann Bouchard In Memory of Kathy Fabian Richard A. Wright Living Trust In Memory of Carolyn Jane Gregory Karen Sine Pound In Memory of Keith A. Kellum The Neuman Family In Honor of Roberta Boggess James & Karen Guth In Honor of Jane Ellen James & Karen Guth In Honor of Connie Josefs Theresa Civello Martha Day Katherine F. Enggass Susan Feil Julia Moore In Honor of Samuel Roll Elsa Ross In Honor of Avis Lowe Shelton Carol J. March In Honor of Dr. Charles Truxillo Dr. Fran Ahern-Smith

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