Week of Events
From Page to Screen: Film Adaptations of Jane Austen’s Masterpieces
From Page to Screen: Film Adaptations of Jane Austen’s Masterpieces
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 ...
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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 ...
When the Elephant Goes Rogue: Canada-US relations from 1945-2025
When the Elephant Goes Rogue: Canada-US relations from 1945-2025
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 ...