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Persuading the Undergraduates that Pride & Prejudice—and sometimes Emma—Were Not Just Dumb Girlie Books

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

Instructor: Eileen Conway (in-person course) Fee: Members $75 | Non-Members $95 Eileen Conway, a retired Anglican clergywoman, taught English at the University of Alberta for almost twenty years, chiefly to freshmen. This task happily often involved “Persuading the Undergraduates that Pride & Prejudice—and sometimes Emma—Were Not Just Dumb Girlie Books.” Quite often, happily, she succeeded. ...

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$75

Lunch Menu | Nov 19

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

BorschtKnishes Salad, Dessert

Lunch Menu | Nov 20

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

Chili & Corn BreadSalad

Are Freedom and Equality Complementary or Contradictory?

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

Instructor: David Wangler (in-person course)Fee: Members $54 | Non-Members $74 Lecture 1: What is equality and is it complementary or contradictory to whatever freedom is? Lecture 2: Are liberal democratic states, all or most of which have some form of capitalism as their economic systems, often the most unequal societies? Lecture 3: Is inequality largely ...

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$54
Event Series Whimsical Wednesdays

Whimsical Wednesdays

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

Join a day of Fun, Friendship & Craft! Do you play or want to play Canasta, Cribbage, Scrabble, Mah Jongg or other card/board games? This is a day when you can do whatever your heart desires! What’s more? We offer a special light lunch that day for $10 only. Please inform the Office about your ...

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Event Series Learning in Retirement

A Live Introduction to Opera: Part 1 — The Soprano

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

Presented by our very talented Bass-Baritone Bertrand Malo with amazing guest singers, The Soprano - Cara Lianne Mcleod, The Tenor - Oliver Munar, who will be accompanied by Maestro Emilio de Mercato. Part 1 – The Soprano Wednesday, November 20 at 6p.m. An introduction of the voice type, relevant composers, operas, and roles; accompanied with ...

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$80

Lunch Menu | Nov 21

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

Roasted Garlic TomatoSalmon Wraps Salad, Dessert

Event Series Learning in Retirement

Beethoven: The Giant who stood astride the Century Change

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

Instructor: Dr. Michael Roeder (in-person course) Fee: Members $75 | Non-Members $95 Beethoven was a child of late 18th-century Classicism in music, but he transformed the style of Haydn and Mozart into something more urgent, more striving, more powerful, and even more peaceful. These Romantic qualities emerged as he created one expressive masterpiece after the other. ...

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$75

The Surprising Portrayals of Women of Traditional Jewish Texts

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Instructor: Rabbi David Kunin (via Zoom course)Fee: Members $75 | Non-Members $95 Jewish history and tradition has been focused primarily on men, leaving out the essential contributions of women over the ages. In this class we discover amazing Jewish women (some well known and some who have largely been lost): from Hulda the Prophetess, donna ...

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$75