Summer Qtr 2010 Classes - Wednesdays
July 6th - 28th
Meditation
What Makes Us Tick...and Why?
French Short Stories
Summer Shakespeare
| Tuesday | Wednesday |
Class Descriptions - Wednesdays
| Meditation | 8:30 - 9:00 |
| Janet Parr |
This will be a simple Meditation class. Mostly what we will do is Sit. Meditation is a very old method of learning to control your mind and how to break habitual patterns of reaction - how not to "lean into the future" but to appreciate Now.
| What Makes Us Tick...and Why? | 9:00 - 10:30 |
| Doug Bowden |
How is the competition between brain circuits manifested in the competition between desires and beliefs as we struggle to decide the right course of action in ambiguous situations? We'll look at common experiences of sex, politics and religion to see why competing brain circuits and psychological conflicts lead us in parallel to act as we do.
| French Short Stories (in English Translation) | 11:00 - 12:00 |
| Les McKim |
Usually one author and one story a week, including: Alphonse Daudet, "The Pope's Mule"; Guy de Maupassant, "The Necklace"; Emile Zola, "The Attack on the Mill"; André Gide, "The Return of the Prodigal Son".
BOOK: Great French Stories, Translated and edited by Paul Négri. Cost: Under $4.00. Available in the LLC Office.
Class activities are designed to help participants enjoy and gain an understanding of each of the stories.
| Summer Shakespeare | 1:00 - 3:00 |
| Bobbie Simone |
Greenstage presents "Romeo and Juliet" and "As You Like It." Greenstage is a local group that performs the bard's plays in various Seattle parks during the summer months. All free and all good. I am a long-time fan. To get ready to really appreciate these productions, we will read and discuss them in class. We'll see how the stuff of comedy becomes tragedy (Romeo and Juliet) and the stuff of tragedy becomes comedy ("As you Like it"). Bring your own copies of the plays. Any copy will do.
Bobbie Simone is organizing doubles tennis Wed. A.M. If interested, email: bobbie.simone@gmail.com