Events

Event Series Learning in Retirement

Entangled Relationships: Family and Individual in Chinese Literature and Film

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

(in-person only, 6 sessions) Instructor: Chris Lupke, Professor, Faculty of Arts - East Asian Studies Dept, University of Alberta Light Breakfast included Families: we all have them. Some are great. Some are not. Family relationships seem like they would be part of a universal theme in literature and cinema. But in this seminar, as we ...

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Event Series Learning in Retirement

The Schumanns and Brahms: Love, Tragedy, and Music

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

(in-person only, 6 sessions) Instructor: Michael Roeder, Professor Emeritus Musicology, University of Alberta We will explore music of three of the 19th century’s most important and interesting musical figures and discover how their lives were interconnected. Robert Schumann (1810-56) combined his dual interests in music and literature to create not only some of the most ...

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Event Series Learning in Retirement

The Group of Seven…Eight…Nine…Who Got Lost in the Northern Woods?

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

(both in-person & Zoom, 6 sessions) Instructor: Kathleen Silverman, MacEwan University Light Breakfast included When you think of Canadian visual artists, who comes to mind? You are not alone if you thought of Tom Thompson and the Group of Seven. This cohort of painters came together to develop distinctly Canadian art to express the nation ...

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The Importance of Ceremonies and Cultures in our Survival and Thrival: Shared Historical Experiences

kihcihkaw askî-Sacred Land 14141 Fox Drive NW, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

The Jewish Senior Citizen’s Centre in partnership with the kihcihkaw askî-Sacred Land invites you to join us for a day of learning and sharing on Wednesday, November 22, 2023 from 10:30a.m. till 1:30p.m. (light lunch will be provided) “The Importance of Ceremonies and Cultures in our Survival and Thrival: Shared Historical Experiences” We will start ...

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Event Series Learning in Retirement

Entangled Relationships: Family and Individual in Chinese Literature and Film

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

(in-person only, 6 sessions) Instructor: Chris Lupke, Professor, Faculty of Arts - East Asian Studies Dept, University of Alberta Light Breakfast included Families: we all have them. Some are great. Some are not. Family relationships seem like they would be part of a universal theme in literature and cinema. But in this seminar, as we ...

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Event Series Learning in Retirement

The Schumanns and Brahms: Love, Tragedy, and Music

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

(in-person only, 6 sessions) Instructor: Michael Roeder, Professor Emeritus Musicology, University of Alberta We will explore music of three of the 19th century’s most important and interesting musical figures and discover how their lives were interconnected. Robert Schumann (1810-56) combined his dual interests in music and literature to create not only some of the most ...

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Event Series Learning in Retirement

Entangled Relationships: Family and Individual in Chinese Literature and Film

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

(in-person only, 6 sessions) Instructor: Chris Lupke, Professor, Faculty of Arts - East Asian Studies Dept, University of Alberta Light Breakfast included Families: we all have them. Some are great. Some are not. Family relationships seem like they would be part of a universal theme in literature and cinema. But in this seminar, as we ...

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Event Series Learning in Retirement

The Schumanns and Brahms: Love, Tragedy, and Music

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

(in-person only, 6 sessions) Instructor: Michael Roeder, Professor Emeritus Musicology, University of Alberta We will explore music of three of the 19th century’s most important and interesting musical figures and discover how their lives were interconnected. Robert Schumann (1810-56) combined his dual interests in music and literature to create not only some of the most ...

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Fall Prevention Workshop

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

Fall Prevention Workshop Tuesday, December 5 at 12p.m. Presenter:  Bonnie M Austen, B.P.E. MEd, AFLCA Concerned about poor balance and falling? Do you have a fear of falling? The risk for serious injury increases as we age. The good news is that many older individuals at risk for falls can be identified and helped. Learn ...

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Portugal’s most inspiring and peaceful Revolution

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

Tuesdays at 1p.m. December 5 & 12Enneke Lorberg will present a fascinating topic about Portugal. This presentation is not a travel story about just one person’s trip as a tourist to Portugal…but it is a totally different story that has developed into an exciting report on a more than a yearlong research project that resulted ...

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