Learning In Retirement Series

Event Series Learning in Retirement

When the Elephant Goes Rogue: Canada-US relations from 1945-2025

The Centre 10052-117 St. NW, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Instructor: Prof Emerita Elizabeth Smythe Fee: Members $75 Non-members $95 This course will deal with Canada-US relations from the post WWII period to the present. As Pierre Elliot Trudeau once remarked about dealing with the US. It is like: sleeping with an elephant. No matter how friendly and even-tempered is the beast, if I can ...

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$75
Event Series Learning in Retirement

Why a Trump Presidency was Inevitable: a Critical Reinterpretation of American History

The Centre 10052-117 St. NW, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Instructor: Professor Emeritus Alvin Finkel, Ph.D. Fee: Members $65 | Non-Members $75 Liberal critics of Donald Trump suggest that his regime amounts to a rejection of the “liberal order” that the United States supposedly stood for in past decades and centuries. From that point of view, the retrograde policies of Donald Trump represent the overthrow ...

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$65
Event Series Learning in Retirement

Three Enchanting Nights with Bertrand Malo: Night Two

The Centre 10052-117 St. NW, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Join our very own Bertrand Malo, acclaimed bass-baritone and captivating presenter, for three unforgettable Monday evenings celebrating the golden voices of opera! 🎶 Night One – November 10: The Greatest Sopranos of the 20th Century Experience the legendary voices that defined an era. 🎶 Night Two – November 17: The Greatest Tenors of the 20th ...

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$80
Event Series Learning in Retirement

From Page to Screen: Film Adaptations of Jane Austen’s Masterpieces

The Centre 10052-117 St. NW, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Instructor: Professor Emerita Nora Foster Stovel, Ph.D. | Fee: Members $75 | Non-Members $95 Please Join Prof. Stovel, from the University of Alberta’s Department of English and Film Studies, in viewing one of the most appealing film adaptations of each of Jane Austen’s literary genius, and finish with a vote on the success of each ...

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$75
Event Series Learning in Retirement

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

The Centre 10052-117 St. NW, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Instructor: Prof Emeritus Michael Roeder Fee: Members $75 Non-members $95 Leopold Mozart (1719-87) took his prodigy children, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-91) and Maria Anna (“Nannerl” 1751-1829), on tour to display and exploit their gifts and to expose the boy to music and musicians in important musical centres of Europe. We will join W. A. Mozart on ...

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$75
Event Series Learning in Retirement

When the Elephant Goes Rogue: Canada-US relations from 1945-2025

The Centre 10052-117 St. NW, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Instructor: Prof Emerita Elizabeth Smythe Fee: Members $75 Non-members $95 This course will deal with Canada-US relations from the post WWII period to the present. As Pierre Elliot Trudeau once remarked about dealing with the US. It is like: sleeping with an elephant. No matter how friendly and even-tempered is the beast, if I can ...

Read more

$75
Event Series Learning in Retirement

Why a Trump Presidency was Inevitable: a Critical Reinterpretation of American History

The Centre 10052-117 St. NW, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Instructor: Professor Emeritus Alvin Finkel, Ph.D. Fee: Members $65 | Non-Members $75 Liberal critics of Donald Trump suggest that his regime amounts to a rejection of the “liberal order” that the United States supposedly stood for in past decades and centuries. From that point of view, the retrograde policies of Donald Trump represent the overthrow ...

Read more

$65
Event Series Learning in Retirement

Three Enchanting Nights with Bertrand Malo: Night Three

The Centre 10052-117 St. NW, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Join our very own Bertrand Malo, acclaimed bass-baritone and captivating presenter, for three unforgettable Monday evenings celebrating the golden voices of opera! 🎶 Night One – November 10: The Greatest Sopranos of the 20th Century Experience the legendary voices that defined an era. 🎶 Night Two – November 17: The Greatest Tenors of the 20th ...

Read more

$80
Event Series Learning in Retirement

From Page to Screen: Film Adaptations of Jane Austen’s Masterpieces

The Centre 10052-117 St. NW, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Instructor: Professor Emerita Nora Foster Stovel, Ph.D. | Fee: Members $75 | Non-Members $95 Please Join Prof. Stovel, from the University of Alberta’s Department of English and Film Studies, in viewing one of the most appealing film adaptations of each of Jane Austen’s literary genius, and finish with a vote on the success of each ...

Read more

$75
Event Series Learning in Retirement

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

The Centre 10052-117 St. NW, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Instructor: Prof Emeritus Michael Roeder Fee: Members $75 Non-members $95 Leopold Mozart (1719-87) took his prodigy children, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-91) and Maria Anna (“Nannerl” 1751-1829), on tour to display and exploit their gifts and to expose the boy to music and musicians in important musical centres of Europe. We will join W. A. Mozart on ...

Read more

$75
Event Series Learning in Retirement

When the Elephant Goes Rogue: Canada-US relations from 1945-2025

The Centre 10052-117 St. NW, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Instructor: Prof Emerita Elizabeth Smythe Fee: Members $75 Non-members $95 This course will deal with Canada-US relations from the post WWII period to the present. As Pierre Elliot Trudeau once remarked about dealing with the US. It is like: sleeping with an elephant. No matter how friendly and even-tempered is the beast, if I can ...

Read more

$75

Event Series Learning in Retirement

Why a Trump Presidency was Inevitable: a Critical Reinterpretation of American History

The Centre 10052-117 St. NW, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Instructor: Professor Emeritus Alvin Finkel, Ph.D. Fee: Members $65 | Non-Members $75 Liberal critics of Donald Trump suggest that his regime amounts to a rejection of the “liberal order” that the United States supposedly stood for in past decades and centuries. From that point of view, the retrograde policies of Donald Trump represent the overthrow ...

Read more

$65