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Registration will open on Wednesday, February 12th at 9:00 am.
To register:
Email [email protected] beginning February 12th at 9 am with
- your full name
- your mailing address
- your phone number
- Name of the class(es) in which you wish to register
- * If you are registering for the Supreme Court class, parking is limited and any non-Newbury Court residents are asked to carpool if possible.
You will receive an email confirmation once you are registered.
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Twentieth-Century Lite with Keith Daniel
Do NOT be afraid: this course will concentrate on the more accessible concert music of the 20th century, and will drift over, from time to time, into the often-related world of popular music. After connecting to our most recent class with late Romanticism, we will continue with the Impressionism of Claude Debussy and end with the motor Minimalism of Worcester’s own John Adams. In between, we will listen to iconic works by Stravinsky, Ravel, Les Six, Prokofiev, Gershwin, Copland, Bernstein and many others. There are many treasures to be unearthed in the 20th century, and your efforts to do so will be rewarded. This is a listening class, but a copy of Listen (brief fifth edition), by Kerman and Tomlinson, would be a helpful companion.
10 We | Mar 12-May 14 | 10-11:30 am | Online
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Shakespeare’s Measure for Measure with Dale Landis
Marchette Chute writes: “Measure for Measure is one of the most brilliant of Shakespeare’s comedies, but the laughter is bitter. It deals with people not as we would like them to be, but as many of them really are.” (Stories from Shakespeare). Thematically, the play is concerned with the human capacity for evil, as well as for charity and forgiveness. Marjorie Garber writes: “The play contains passages of brilliant verse, and powerful passionate action” (Shakespeare After All) We will begin by discussing this play’s social, literary and religious influences. We will read selected scenes in class, and discuss questions on interpretation, including: language, theme, settings, characters, performance.
Reading: For uniformity in class I encourage getting the Folger Shakespeare Library edition, which is especially reader friendly. (Available on paper or ebook.)
6 Th | Mar 20-Apr 24 | 10:30 am-12 pm | Online
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Electricity and Magnetism with Steve Reznek
Not knowing what electricity and magnetism (E/M) are has not stopped us from learning how to use them. The course traces that learning. The paradox has been called the “Action at a Distance Dilemma”. How can one object affect another when separated from it? The people who have tried to resolve this have been called many things - gods, priests, magicians and physicists. The ancient ideas were Devine mysteries. The course next treats the 1700’s experiments. They explored electrical effects and proposed both the correct and incorrect explanations of their causes. By the 1800’s the modern interpretation began to emerge. Newton’s idea of a field laid the ground work. The central ideas were the electric and magnetic fields with charges and currents as their sources. The final concept was the description of the way a change in a source or a field would charge the other fields. The great realization was that in order to build a motor, a television or a computer: YOU DON’T NEED TO KNOW WHAT E/M ARE. ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW IS HOW CHANGING ONE THING AFFECTS THE OTHERS. Although the E/M interactions are expressed in mathematics, the course does not include math nor require a math background.
5 Tu | Apr 1-29 | 10 am-12 pm | Online
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More Notable Supreme Court Cases of 2024 and 2025 with Doug Wilkins
Last year's extraordinary U.S. Supreme Court term wasn't just about gun regulation, abortion, President Trump and agency power (all of which we discussed in the fall). The Court also addressed free speech, cutting edge social media issues and voting rights, among other things. Already this year, it has decided the Tik Tok case, including free speech. We will read and discuss summaries of four or five 2024 cases that are significant in themselves or that hint at the justices' likely direction on important questions in the near future. While this course will start where our Fall discussion ended, it is self-contained and does not assume that you took any prior course. We will analyze one case per week and ask:
- Did the justices honestly try to determine what the constitution, precedent and facts require?
- Or do their decisions just reflect the majority’s policy preferences or partisan behavior?
- Which judges provided "swing votes" and why?
As one justice says, to answer these questions, we must “read the decision.” Doug will draw on his experience as a recently-retired trial court judge and, previously, a lawyer who briefed and argued cases in state and federal appellate courts, including one U. S. Supreme Court oral argument. No class 4/15.
5 Tu | Apr 1-May 6 | 3-4 pm | at Newbury Court
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Seeing Red: The History of Color in Art with Nancy Baker
Color is that element of art that catches our eye and lets us look at a painting with both objectivity and emotion. Its history begins with our time on this planet, and it has grown and evolved as we have. This course will explore five colors: red, yellow, blue, green and black, showing you how these pigments developed, how hues and tones expanded over time, and how artists have used color to add depth and drama to their works. It’s a history of western art, focusing on one color each week as you see famous paintings that feature that color. No class 4/21.
5 Mo | Apr 7-May 12 | 10-11:30 am | Online
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You can still register for Winter classes! Register online for Winter or contact us. | |
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The Theme of Love in the Hebrew Bible with Dale Landis
Th | Feb 6 | 10-11:30 am | Online
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Home: Painting Culture through a Sense of Place with Nancy Baker
5 Mo | Feb 24-Mar 24 | 10-11:30 am | Online
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Law for Non-Lawyers with Pamela Talbot
Th | Feb 27 | 10:30 am-12 pm | Keyes Road Conference Room @ Department of Planning and Land Management
*Please note that the catalog incorrectly had this listed as 5 sessions. Our apologies for the confusion!
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CCACE is thrilled to be able to offer Village University programs to our community members. These courses are free of charge; however, to help support our programs there is a suggested donation of $60 for the first course per semester and $30 for each additional Village University course per participant per semester. For our one day programs the suggested donation is $25. You may donate online or by phone at the time of registration or mail a check. We appreciate your support at any level! | |
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