CSC e-news #85 August, 2014

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FALL COURSE CATALOGUE

What’s in this e-letter

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CSC Board/ Committee News

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The Fall 2014 Course Catalogue should arrive in the mail in the next few days. The list of courses is below - it’s eclectic and bound to please all tastes and interests. There are 5 courses and 2 on-going classes in Knox County and 10 courses and 1 on-going course in Lincoln County- as always, an excellent

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Fall Course Catalogue List of Fall Classes

CSC Events

Non-CSC Events

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set of choices from our Curriculum Committee. Registration begins August 4; classes start September 9.

LIST OF FALL CLASSES

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Knox County Alice Dashiell: Gathering the Story You Have Within You Barbara LeGendre: The World’s Greatest Short Stories Richard MacIntyre: The Unreal World of North Korea Byron Stuhlman: Augustine, Awesome or Awful? Steve Shaw: The Triumph and Tragedy of Israel: 10 Films Exploring a Remarkable History, a Complicated Present & an Unknown Future Marilyn Muth: Writers’ Group (ongoing course) Bill Newman & Peter Muth: CSC Coffee House (ongoing course)

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CSC BOARD/COMMITTEE NEWS

Byron (past president and now curriculum coordinator for CSC) lives in Round Pound with his wife Hester. His CV and interests are examples of what our membership is about: he is author of six books, was a parish minister, a college and seminary educator in religion and liturgy, and is a CSC instructor. Byron attended Yale (British history), received an STB (Bachelor of Sacred Theology) from General Theological Seminary, and a PhD from Duke in theology and liturgy. Byron enjoys the theater, teaching and taking CSC courses, volunteering with Friends of Colonial Pemaquid. He belongs to a reading group and is a reader for General Ordination exams of the Episcopal Church. The Stuhlmans have a son and two grandsons.

Meet Byron Stuhlman

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Lincoln County Charmarie Blaisdell: The Dark Side of the Renaissance Chris Frost: Good and Evil in Philosophy, Literature, History & Today’s World Chris Glass & Earle G. Shettleworth, Jr.: Architecture of the Midcoast - Exploring the Historic Styles that Define Our Towns Joe Gray: Reptiles & Amphibians, Maine Coastal Glacial Geology Caroline Janover: Memoir Writing: Finding Your Story Paul Kando: CLASS CANCELLED. WILL BE RESCHEDULED IN THE SPRING. Antoinette Pimentel: Faces and Phases of Art Nathan Randall: The Great American Songbook, A Century of Popular Music, 1850-1950 Paul Somoza: Religion, Looking in from the Outside Rolf Winkes: Seven Wonders of the Ancient World John and Maryanne Ward: The Big Bomber: Dickens’ Bleak House Carmen Lavertu: The Challenge of Change (ongoing)

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Patricia Connell Barbara (BJ) Frederick (President) Chris Frost Carolyn Hardman Paul Kando Barbara LeGendre (Marketing/Publicity) Kay Liss (Vice President) Alayne McLeod Deborah Meehan (UCR Director; ex-officio)

OUR INESTIMABLE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

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Linda Pierpont Dawn Reinhart (UCR Liaison) Bruce Rockwood Harold Schramm Paul Somoza (Treasurer) Byron Stuhlman (Curriculum Committee) Beth Vetter (Secretary) Ed Wynne, Jr.

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CSC EVENTS

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Over 100 people packed the Camden Public Library’s Picker Room to hear Dr. Yossi Leshem, Israel’s best known ornithologist and environmental educator, make an extremely interesting and enjoyable presentation. CSC co-sponsored this event with the Mid-Coast Audubon Society and Congregation Adas Yoshuron of Rockland. His topics ranged from identifying and flying beside migrating birds in a powered glider, to defining the location, altitude and likely dates of ornithological flyways, to pleasant ways of extracting funding from both military and civilian sources, to helping children, citizens and governments of countries hostile to one another work happily together on an important, “neutral” project. His presentation was clear, intelligent and witty. The audience wished he could have spoken for a much longer time, and crowded up to ask questions and to order copies of his lavishly illustrated, autographed book. Dr. Lesham spent the remainder of his two week trip to this country as a visiting faculty member at Audubon’s Hog Island, Maine facility and at an Audubon facility in Connecticut. He is a Professor at Tel Aviv University, and the founder and director of the International Center for Bird Migration. Dr. Leshem was a former Director of The Society for Protection of Nature in Israel, and is a retired Lt. Colonel in the Israeli Air Force. His study results have saved many fliers from fatal bird-plane collisions. “Twice every year like clockwork, half a billion birds of 280 different species fly through Israel on their way to and from Africa, Asia, and Europe,” says Leshem. “The

Past Event: Migrating Birds Know No Boundaries July 7, 2014, Camden Library

NEW BOARD MEMBERS: From Left: Bruce Rockwood Barbara LeGendre Linda Pierpont Pat Connell Chris Frost

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The Midcoast has three outstanding libraries - Skidompha, (Damariscotta), Thomaston and Camden. Take out a book, see a film, participate in a discussion, listen to an author talk, or bring a child to one of the many children’s activities offered. Many of these libraries are non-profit and depend on patron and community support. Help keep these precious resources robust and contribute to your library.

OUR LIBRARIES

Non-CSC Events

The Jefferson Historical Society will have its annual Open House and Exhibit Day Saturday, August 2 from 10 am - 2 pm at the Old Jefferson Town House, 7 Gardiner Road.

The theme for the exhibits is "the Year of the Lakes." Many old photos of steamboats, hotels, boys and girls camps, vintage cottages, lake activity and industry will on display along with items from the JHS collection. A ticket for the Steamboat River Belle, an old life jacket filled with cattail fluff, 100-year-old skates and other items will be among the exhibits.

Sully's hotdog/brot wagon will offer lunches from 11 on; The JHS will also have its annual "Choose-Your-Own" Cookies sale where customers fill a quart zip lock bag with cookies from a wide assortment of home-made cookies. A free ice-cream social and tours of the building, in a restoration project for several years, will also be available. For more information: 549-5258.

Special Event: Open House & Exhibit Jefferson Historical Society

August 2 10-2

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Holy Land is eclipsed as the sky is filled with birds from three continents. Although many marvel at this sight, what few understand is how these birds provide opportunities for peace in the Middle East. “Migratory birds know no boundaries. They cross thousands of kilometers without regard to national borders and are equally at home in one country as the next. For these reasons, they are our best diplomats. Over my 40-year career as one of Israel's leading bird experts, I have personally seen enemies turned into friends in a region rife with conflict all because of the flight of a single bird.”

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Compiler of E-news: Pat Manning; questions and comments welcome.

OUR THEATERS

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The Lincoln Theater (Damariscotta), the Strand Theater (Rockland) and the Harbor Theatre (Boothbay) feature many current and unique films, HD opera and NT Live plays, ballet, live performances and all feature tasty popcorn! (Lincoln Theater also has wine, beverages and wonderful retro candy; Check out the websites and be sure to join the mailing lists (Lincoln and Strand) to get info on the latest offerings each week.

Both the Lincoln and Strand theaters also depend on contributions to keep the programming as vibrant and varied as it is. Please support your theaters by attending and by contributing.

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