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Lifelong Learning
Laurel
Lake offers a variety of academically challenging, professionally taught
courses at its Hudson campus to promote lifelong learning. Courses run
from one to eight weeks, with three or four different topics offered at
a time. The following programs are open to the public. To register, call
1-866-650-2100 or send an email.
DISTANCE
LEARNING WITH UNIVERSITY CIRCLE 
OFF-CAMPUS
STUDIES WITH CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY
ENCORE CREATIVITY FOR
OLDER ADULTS
THROUGH THE EYES OF THE
ARTIST
OTHER EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS
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LEARNING WITH UNIVERSITY CIRCLE
Live, interactive videoconference programs at Laurel Lake, presented in collaboration
with the world class museums and educational institutions of University
Circle
"COMPOSER SPOTLIGHT: GIUSEPPE VERDI"
Monday, January 9 @ 3:30 PM
Live from The Cleveland Institute
of Music. Verdi is considered by many to be the most influential Italian
opera composer in music history. This session explores the contributions
of this operatic giant and includes excerpts from Aida, Nabucco,
Rigoletto and other operas.
"ITALIAN ART"
Monday, January 16 @ 3:30 PM
Live from The Cleveland Museum of
Art. Italy
has a long and rich tradition in the visual arts, but what do these
images communicate about the country's history? Survey Italy's artistic
heritage by exploring why particular subjects were depicted in
sculptures, paintings and decorative arts. Students will learn how
factors such as patronage and subject matter convey some of the ideals
and events important to residents throughout Italy in the last two
thousand years. The objects shown range from decorative arts made by the
ancient Etruscans to a print created by Boccioni, a proponent of the
Italian Futurist movement in the early twentieth century.
"FLAMENCO"
Monday, January 23 @ 3:30 PM
Live from The Cleveland Institute
of Music. The
music and culture of Spain is explored through the Flamenco experience.
Understand the use of improvisation, vocal style, and different styles
of cante. View artist representations of Flamenco and explore this
changing art form through the interpretations of some of its most
prominent artists.
"SPANISH ART"
Monday, January 30 @ 3:30 PM
Live from The Cleveland Museum of
Art. This program features paintings by artists working from or born
in Spain. Learn about Renaissance, Baroque and Modern Spanish art along
with the cultural and historical context of the works highlighted. Many
of the artists in the CMA’s collection—El Greco, Goya and Picasso,
for example—are among the best known in western art history.
"AMERICAN EXCEPTIONALISM: Is America Still a Land of
Opportunity?"
Monday, February 6 @ 1:00 PM
 Town
Hall of Cleveland and Case Western Reserve University are
bringing radio and TV host Larry Elder to Cleveland on Feb. 6 for
an evening
presentation at the Ohio Theater. Prior to the evening program, Mr.
Elder joins Laurel Lake for a preview, live via videoconference from the
studios of WVIZ/PBS ideastream.
This
nationally syndicated newspaper columnist and radio talk-show host is
the best-selling author of The
10 Things You Can't Say in America, Showdown: Confronting Bias, Lies and
the Special Interests That Divide America, and What's Race Got to
Do with It? Why it's Time to Stop the Stupidest Argument in America.
He is also the television host of "Moral Court" and "The
Larry Elder Show," and the creator, producer and director of Michael
& Me, a documentary which examines the use of guns in America.
"SUNKEN TREASURES: SHIPWRECKS OF THE GREAT LAKES"
Monday, February 6 @ 3:30 PM
Live from Bathysphere Underwater
Biological Laboratory (BUBL) Project. The Great Lakes are an amazing resource often overlooked by our
society. Over 20% of the world’s fresh water is contained within these
five enormous lakes. The Great Lakes are also the resting place for over
5000 shipwrecks. Study the past through these relics and learn about the
storms, wars, navigational challenges and human error that caused some
of them.
"PEOPLE OF THE THREE FIRES"
Monday, February 20 @ 3:30 PM
Live from The Cranbrook Institute of Science.
This interactive program uses artifacts from Cranbrook Institute
of Science's extensive collection to provide an overview of the history
and culture of the people of the three fires: Objibway, Ottawa and
Potawatomi tribes of the Great Lakes.
"DESIGNING THE
FUTURE: CLIMATE CHANGE TRANSITION IN NORTHEAST OHIO"
Monday, February 27 @ 3:30 PM
Live from The GreenCityBlueLake Institute. Join David Beach, Director of The
GreenCityBlueLake Institute, the new center for regional sustainability,
for a discussion about the design of ecological cities and how human
beings can live sustainably on Earth in the 21st century. The
GreenCityBlueLake Institute was formed in 2007 from the merger of The
Cleveland Museum of Natural History and EcoCity Cleveland. How can we provide
a high quality of life for people in growing cities while conserving
nature's capacity to sustain human civilization with a stable climate,
clean water, fertile soils, and natural areas with abundant biological
diversity? Find out what it takes to develop greener cities that
consume fewer resources and produce less waste and pollution, and what's
in store for Northeast Ohio.
"BACK STAGE WITH...THE CAST OF MEMPHIS"
Tuesday, March 6 @ 1:00 PM
Live from Playhouse Square and WVIZ ideastream, go
backstage with cast and crew of the Tony Award-winning musical, MEMPHIS.
Learn about their backgrounds, training and paths to the stage in this
special program before we go to the play.
"MEMPHIS"
at PLAYHOUSE SQUARE
Sunday, March 11 @ 1:00 PM
Hop the Laurel Lake bus and head to the Palace Theater for a
matinee performance. From
the underground dance clubs of 1950s Memphis, Tennessee, comes a hot new
Broadway musical that bursts off the stage with explosive dancing,
irresistible songs and a thrilling tale of fame and forbidden love.
Inspired by actual events, Memphis is about a white radio DJ who wants
to change the world and a black club singer who is ready for her big
break. Come along on their incredible journey to the ends of the
airwaves -- filled with laughter, soaring emotion and roof-raising rock
'n' roll. MEMPHIS is the winner of four 2010 Tony Awards® including
Best Musical! Matinee tickets: $20. Priority access will be given
to Laurel Lake Residents; call Betty Presti at 330-655-1492 to inquire
about availability.
"PRINTMAKING
TECHNIQUES"
Monday, March 12 @ 3:30 PM
Live from The Cleveland
Institute of Art.
In preparation for visiting the newest exhibitions at The
Cleveland Museum of Art, explore the various printmaking techniques of
Dutch artist Rembrandt van Rijn with Maggie Denk-Leigh, head of the
Printmaking Department at CIA. We will also discuss the evolution of
printmaking from a traditional technique to an experimental form of
artistic expression in contemporary art.
"SELF
PORTRAITS"
Monday, March 19 @ 3:30 PM
Live from The Cleveland Museum
of Art.
How
we see ourselves influences our perspectives, our decisions and the
daily experience of living. Artists create tangible evidence of their
process of reflection through self-portraits. In observing how
luminaries from Rembrandt to Picasso represented themselves, we will
explore the artist’s personal statements, historical moments and
technical approaches.
"REMBRANDT
IN AMERICA & REMBRANDT PRINTS"
Field Trip to The Cleveland Museum of Art
Wednesday, March 28 @ 2:00 PM
 Rembrandt
in America will
be the first major exhibition to explore in depth the collecting of
Rembrandt paintings in America. Consisting of approximately fifty works,
the exhibition will bring together autograph paintings by Rembrandt as
well as others thought to be by the artist when they entered American
collections, but whose attributions can no longer be maintained. The
exhibition also presents a survey of the long career of Rembrandt as a
painter, including his studio and a broader network of adapters,
followers, and copyists. Rembrandt in America offers a rare
opportunity to examine the evolving opinions and methods of scholars and
collectors regarding what constituted an autograph Rembrandt painting
over a period of more than a century.
The
companion exhibition, Rembrandt Prints from The Morgan Library &
Museum, includes 500 impressions, which survey the artist’s career
as a printmaker from about 1626 to about 1661, during which time he
executed some 290 plates. The Cleveland Museum of Art will exhibit a
large group of these works, all of which demonstrate that Rembrandt was
not only a gifted painter and superb draftsman but also an extremely
experimental and original printmaker.
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OFF-CAMPUS
STUDIES WITH CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY
" Crosscurrents
of Science and Religion"
Starts
Thursday, Sept. 22, 2011 at 1:30 PM - An eight-week series.
Facilitated by Off-Campus
Studies faculty member Joe Konen, the program will use The Faith Instinct:
How Religion Evolved and Why It Endures by Nicholas Wade, and The Social
Animal: The Hidden Sources of Love, Character and Achievement by David
Brooks to explore current science, how and why we make choices, and the
evolutionary value of religion. The books are available at local libraries, or
can be ordered through The Learned Owl Book Store (330-653-2252) in Hudson.
Instructor:
Joe Konen.
Cost: $70 per person.
To register: Call Betty Presti at 330-655-1492.
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ENCORE
CREATIVITY FOR OLDER ADULTS
Laurel
Lake Encore Chorale -
Spring Season
Rehearsals - Tuesdays @ 3:00 PM, starting
January 17, 2012.
Join singers 55+ who meet weekly to explore their voices
and learn challenging and fun choral repertoire under director Donna
Anderson. Fifteen rehearsals culminating in a major Spring Concert with guest artists. Repertoire includes
Great Spirituals, Strike Up The Band, Modern Classics and more.
Participants should be 55 or older; no audition required. To register,
call 330-655-1436 or email info@laurellake.org
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THROUGH
THE EYES OF THE ARTIST
This monthly art
history lecture series with local art historian Felicia Zavarella
Stadelman uncovers fascinating details about some of the world's most
renowned artists. Each presentation is enhanced with music, prints and
images to tell the artist’s story.
Each day will focus on a different artist.
Frederic
Remington – September 29 at 7:00 PM
Henri
Matisse – October 26 at 7:00 PM
Georges
Seurat – November 10 at 7:00 PM
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OTHER
PROGRAMS
All Media Painting
Thursdays at 1:00 PM.
Weekly
art class with professional artist Elinore Korow. Experience
the process of painting in a relaxed and fun atmosphere. Practice
different techniques, build your color theory vocabulary and learn about color
mixing plans. Weekly fees apply. If
interested, please call Elinore Korow at 330-867-8796.
Zoom
In Today
Wednesdays at 1:30 PM.
Once-a-month session "zooms in" on what's happening in our
economy, political world, marketplace, society, health care structure,
environment, legal system and more. Instructor: Blair McNeill, retired
businessman and former part-time instructor, Kent State University and
Stark State College.
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