FALL 2020 OSHER LIFELONG LEARNING INSTITUTE AT USM - UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE
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Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at USM
Class Schedule
Fall 2020
SEPTEMBER 14 TO NOVEMBER 6
In the interest of the health and safety of OLLI members, most classes
and workshops will be online this fall using Zoom. A few small groups
may gather using social distancing and masking, and those exceptions
are noted in the course/workshop descriptions.
1General Information Class locations
There will be no face-to-face classes (except where noted) at OLLI for fall 2020. Most classes
If you are 50 or older, with a curious mind and an interest in learning just for the joy of
it, you are invited to join 2,200-plus like-minded older learners who are members of the will be taught via distance learning, often using Zoom. Not familiar with Zoom? We will offer
Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) on the Portland campus of the University of training sessions for all participants who want or need it.
Southern Maine. OLLI at USM is committed to providing its members with a wide variety
of stimulating courses, lectures, workshops, and complementary activities in a creative and OLLI Staff
inclusive learning community. Donna Anderson, Director
228-8181, donna.anderson@maine.edu
As a member of OLLI at USM, you’ll choose from an extensive array of peer-taught courses
in the liberal arts and sciences. There are no entrance requirements, grades, or tests. Rob Hyssong, OLLI Program Coordinator
Your experience and love of learning are what count. Some OLLI at USM classes involve 228-8336; robert.hyssong@maine.edu
homework—usually reading or honing skills taught in class. Homework is not mandatory,
but it can enhance your learning experience; what you put in is what you’ll get out of Anne Cardale, Program Director, Maine Senior College Network
the course. 780-4128; acardale@maine.edu.
OLLI at USM is one of 17 Senior Colleges throughout Maine and participates in the Maine OLLI ADVISORY BOARD 2020–21
Senior College Network (www. maineseniorcollege.org). The National Resource Center for
Susan Jennings, Chair
all Osher Lifelong Learning Institutes (www.osher.net) is located at Northwestern University
in Chicago. Currently, there are 124 OLLIs throughout the country. Steve Schiffman, Vice Chair
Peter Curry, Secretary
Membership Anne Cass, Communications Committee Chair
OLLI at USM is a self-sustaining, self-governing organization supported through an annual Elizabeth Housewright, Social Media Task Force Chair
membership fee of $25. The membership fee covers the fiscal year July 1 to June 30. Your Georgia Koch, Nominating Chair
annual membership allows you to participate in all OLLI at USM courses and Special Interest Steve Piker, Resource Development Chair
Groups at OLLI. Our monthly online newsletter and Facebook page outline upcoming Paul Doherty, SAGE Chair
programs and events open to you.
Walter Allan and Betsy Wiley, Education Co-Chairs
Scholarships Gael McKibben, Community Chair
Full and partial scholarships are available through a simple, friendly, confidential process. Star Pelsue, Distance Learning Task Force Chair
Scholarships are limited to $50 per person per term, applicable to one course, the SAGE Karen Day
program, or workshops. Scholarships do not apply to OLLI at USM membership, trips, Matt Goldfarb
or special events. Scholarship applications can be downloaded from the OLLI website:
https://usm.maine.edu/olli/olli-scholarships. The form must be completed, signed, and
submitted with each of your course registration forms. For more information
NOTE: It is not possible to register for courses online with a scholarship. Please email Call: 780-4406 or 1-800-800-4876 • E-mail: olliatusm@maine.edu
your registration form and scholarship request to OLLI at our general email address:
olliatusm@maine.edu BEFORE registration day to ensure timely enrollment in your To REGISTER Online Visit:
class. If you have any questions, please email olliatusm@maine.edu, leave a message, and https://www.enrole.com/usmmaine/jsp/index.jsp?categoryId=10025
we will contact you as soon as we can.
2Online Registration at OLLI at USM TIPS for Smooth Online Registration
Online registration allows you to sign up for classes in real time. To begin the process, • Try logging into the online registration system a few business days prior to August 10 just
visit the OLLI website at: to be sure you can. Sign in with your email and password. If you run into a problem, email
https://www.enrole.com/usmmaine/jsp/index.jsp?categoryId=10025 Rob Hyssong at robert.hyssong@maine.edu. If you can’t remember your password,
try OLLI123.
There you will find a link to the registration website on the home page and step-by-step
instructions under “Resources” on the left. Once you have perused the catalog and chosen
• When you are ready to register (after midnight Monday morning), sign in first, then look
which classes you wish to “purchase,” you are ready to go “shopping” on the registration
for classes.
website. You’ll be able to tell how many spaces are still available in your chosen class and
can add your name to a wait list if a class is full.
• All memberships need to be renewed in order to take fall classes. Add your 2020–21
membership to your cart before adding any classes to your cart.
After you pay for your classes, you’ll receive e-mail confirmation of your registration. It’s
fast, easy, and secure. Please note: Credit card is the only form of payment you can use for
• When you find the course you want to register for, click on the DATE below the title
online registration. If you must use another payment form (scholarship, gift certificate),
(not on the title itself) and then scroll down to find the “Add to the Cart” button.
contact us at olliatusm@maine.edu. At this point, we cannot accept checks or cash.
If you’ve shopped online, you should find online OLLI registration a snap. But if you’re not • Want more helpful tips? Visit OLLI Online Registration Assistance.
comfortable doing your own online registration, the OLLI staff is standing by to help you.
Please call Rob (228-8336) and he’ll get back to you as soon as possible.
Important FALL Term Dates
OLLI Classes and Costs OLLI Fall Registration Timeline
Fall classes are held once a week, Monday through Friday. The term runs for eight weeks,
from September 14 through November 6, with a makeup week following. August 10–Online registration for OLLI winter courses begins. The registration
system will automatically turn on between 12:01 and 12:15 a.m.
Morning classes run from 9:30 to 11:30; afternoon classes run from 12:45 to 2:45.
Any exceptions to usual times are noted. There also are workshops on Fridays and NOTE: Students with scholarships, gift certificates, free memberships, or other waivers must
Saturdays (see page 23–25). contact us at olliatusm@maine.edu before August 7 so staff can process them promptly.
Since your registration will be competing with online enrollments, we can’t guarantee your
Tuition is normally $50 per course for regular OLLI at USM classes and $15–$25 for first-choice class, but you will be our top priority the morning after registration goes “live.”
workshops. Exceptions to the usual pricing structure are clearly noted.
August 24–Course/workshop offerings open to the Maine Senior College Network. Please
You must be an OLLI at USM member to enroll in classes and workshops. Membership
contact us at olliatusm@maine.edu and leave your name and phone number plus the course
costs $25 per fiscal year and runs from July 1 to June 30.
you are intersted in. We will contact you to enroll.
Refund Policy September 14–OLLI fall term classes start
You will receive a 100 percent refund for classes dropped by September 25, the end of the September 25—Deadline to receive refund on dropped classes
second week of summer classes. NO REFUNDS WILL BE MADE AFTER THAT POINT. You
October 12–Staff holiday (but OLLI classes may continue online)
cannot receive a refund for OLLI at USM annual membership fees. To transfer from one
course to another, or to drop a course, call Rob at 228-8336. November 6–OLLI fall term ends
November 9–13–OLLI fall term makeup week
November 11–Staff holiday (but OLLI classes may continue online)
3Using the OLLI Registration Form
OLLI recommends that you complete your registration online.
However, you can access an OLLI registration form at this link:
https://usm.maine.edu/sites/default/files/olli/OLLI%20Fall%202020_registration%20form.pdf
Please print it, complete it, and either scan or take a photo of it on your phone
to send along to olliatusm@maine.edu.
Instructions:
• Please use ONE FORM for each registrant.
• Fill out the top section of the form completely. Leaving sections blank can
slow registration.
• Write the course names for your top selections for classes in the “1st Course,”
“2nd Course,” etc. sections on the registration form. Note the price of each course
in the “Cost” column.
• If you are concerned that your top choices will be filled, you may want to add
alternative choices. Please write course names for your alternative choices in the
“Alternative 1st Course,” “Alternative 2nd Course,” etc.
• Sign up for OLLI workshops on the same form, writing in the name of the workshop
and the price in the “Cost” column.
• Add up the fees for your courses and workshops (and membership, if applicable),
and note that amount in the space marked “Total cost for All.”
Please email your form to us at (olliatusm@maine.edu) to register and we will
be in touch with you the week of August 17 about credit card payments, waivers, or
scholarship issues.
4Course Schedule-at-a-Glance
Monday Morning Finding Clarity and Security in Asian Women Political Leaders in Astronomy/Cosmology African Views
9:30 –11:30 Times of Upheaval the Post Colonial World Robert Ashton and Dorry French Mike Lynch
See pages 9-10 Arline Saturdayborn Kathleen Sutherland
Social Justice Themes in Movies Why Materialism is Baloney and
Treasure Houses, Time Capsule, Understanding Finance & Planning for a Sustainable Patricia Reef Why It Matters
or Imperial Nightmares Investing Retirement David Morton
Tak Suppasettawat Derek Tharp Great Courtroom Dialogue Movies
Donna Anderson
Edward Solano Julius Caesar
Hebrew for Beginners Chris Queally
The Sixties Through the Great Wednesday Morning Regions of the World
Speeches of the Sixties Ariela Zucker 9:30–11:30 David Suitor The Art of Living Well
Buck Benedict See Pages 14-15 Rita Rubin-Long and Terry Landry
Tuesday Morning King Lear
America’s Multiple Crises 9:30–11:30 Connecting: It Makes the World Steven Urkowitz
Bob Goettel Go Round Thursday Afternoon
See pages 11-12
Joan Chadbourne Writers’ Workshop: The Shiny 12:45–2:45
SAGE lecture series
Discuss “Cosmos: Possible Day Poets See pages 19-20
Worlds” The Short Story Mary Tracy & Rob Perillo
Gale Rhodes Tuesday Afternoon Nancy Cohen
Politics and the 2020 Elections
12:45–2:45 Writers’ Workshop: Memoir Mike Berkowitz
The Other Americans See page Ten Baroque Artists Clay Atkinson
Betsy Wiley Reading and Discussing Favorite
Nathaniel Larrabee
Mindfulness Practices for this Fiction Workshop Short Stories
Difficult Time Where Have We Been? Where Are Nancy Bills and Joan Kotz Anne Cass
Monday Afternoon
Cheryl Anderson We Going?
12:45–2:45 Cultivating Compassion
Richard Parker and Martin Rogoff
See pages 10-11 Painting with Watercolors and Thursday Morning Joan Elizabeth
Pastel From the Old Country 9:30–11:30
The Origins of Creative Experience See pages 18-19 Exploring the Mysteries of Tarot
Vicki Fox John Sutherland
Elizabeth Chapman Mary Gelfand
Knowing Yourself and Others Women Sharing Stories Popular Music and Culture in the
Religion in America 1960s Stephen Sondheim at Ninety
Wheaton and Eileen Griffin Pat Taub
Mark Gallup Terry Foster Richard Pollak
A Geologist Goes to the Movies
The Rights of Native Peoples Wednesday Afternoon Food, The Secret Sauce of History Favorite Numberphile and Other
Irwin Novak
Steven Piker 12:45–2:45 Sandra Garson Math Videos
See pages 15-17 Stephen Schiffman
5Workshop Schedule
at-a-Glance
Friday Morning See pages 23-25 Saturday, October 3,
9:30–11:30 9:30–11:30 AM
See page 21 Saturday, September 19,
Intro to Astrology I
Great Decisions 2020 9:30–12:30 PM Peggy Schick
Clifford Gilpin The Cliffhangers: Part 4
DeWayn Marzagalli Friday, November 6,
Murder in East Anglia 9:30–11:30 AM
Susan Ransom 9:30–11:30 AM
How Will You Pay 2020 from an Astrological
How Life Works for Long Term Care? Viewpoint, and What We Might
Hal Scheintaub Kerry Peabody Expect in 2021
Peggy Schick
Friday Afternoon Saturday, September 26,
12:45–2:45 9:30–11:30 AM Friday, November 13,
See pages 21-22
9:30–Noon
The Poems of Mary Oliver
Asperger’s—The View from on Anne Parsons Marchant Grow Native Plants from Seed!
the Spectrum
Eric Topper
Stephen Kercel Breathe Easy
Dianne Sinclair
World War II
John Lynch
Saturday, September 19,
More Pilgrims Tell Tales on the 26, and October 3,
Way to Canterbury 9:30–11:30 AM
Evy Newlyn
Perchance to Dream
Tom Cannon
What’s the Big Idea?
Charisse Gendron & Alicia Harding
6Course/Workshop List by Instructor
Instructor Title Day/Date Time Page
Anderson, Cheryl.......................................Mindfulness Practices for this Difficult Time.................................................Tuesday .....................PM.................12
Anderson, Donna........................................Treasure Houses, Time Capsules, or Imperial Nightmares............................Monday......................AM.................9
Ashton, Bob................................................Astronomy/Cosmology..................................................................................Wednesday..................PM................15
Atkinson, Clay and Hollander, Toby.........Writers’ Workshop: Memoir...........................................................................2nd Wednesday...........PM................17
Benedict, Buck............................................The Sixties Through the Great Speeches of the Sixties.................................Monday.......................AM................9
Berkowitz, Mike..........................................Politics and the 2020 Elections.....................................................................Thursday......................PM................19
Bills, Nancy and Kotz, Joan........................Fiction Workshop.........................................................................................3rd Wednesday............PM................17
Cannon, Tom..............................................Perchance to Dream......................................................................................9/19, 26 and 10/3.........AM................24
Cass, Anne..................................................Reading and Discussing Favorite Short Stories.............................................Thursday......................PM...............19
Chadbourne, Joan ......................................Connecting: It Makes the World Go Round....................................................Wednesday..................AM................14
Chapman, Elizabeth...................................The Origins of Creative Experience................................................................Monday.......................PM................10
Cohen, Nancy Arvey...................................The Short Story: From Drabble to Novelette.................................................Wednesday..................AM................14
Elizabeth, Joan...........................................Cultivating Compassion.................................................................................Thursday.....................PM................20
Foster, Terry...............................................Popular Music and Culture in the 1960s........................................................Thursday.....................PM.................18
Fox, Vicki...................................................Painting with Watercolors and Pastel............................................................Tuesday.......................PM................12
Gallup, Mark..............................................Religion in America.......................................................................................Monday........................PM................10
Garson, Sandra...........................................Food, The Secret Sauce of History.................................................................Thursday......................AM................18
Gelfand, Mary.............................................Exploring the Mysteries of Tarot...................................................................Thursday.....................PM................20
Gendron, Charisse, and Harding, Alicia....What’s the Big Idea?.....................................................................................9/19, 26 and 10/3.........AM................24
Goettel, Bob...............................................America’s Multiple Crises..............................................................................Monday.......................AM................9
Gilpin, Clifford...........................................Great Decisions 2020.....................................................................................Friday..........................AM................21
Griffin, Wheaton and Eileen.......................Knowing Yourself and Others........................................................................Tuesday.......................PM................13
Kercel, Steve...............................................Asperger’s—The View from on the Spectrum................................................Friday..........................PM................21
Larrabee, Nathaniel...................................Endings and Beginnings: Ten Baroque Artists...............................................Wednesday..................AM................14
Lynch, John.................................................World War II: The U.S. Homefront................................................................Friday..........................PM................22
Lynch, Mike................................................African Views.................................................................................................Thursday....................AM.................18
Marchant, Anne Parsons............................The Poems of Mary Oliver: The Provincetown Connection............................9/26...........................AM.................23
Marzagalli, DeWayn...................................The Cliffhangers: Part 4—Detective Heroes...................................................9/19............................AM.................23
Morton, David............................................Why Materialism is Baloney and Why It Matters............................................Thursday...................AM.................18
7Course/Workshop List by Instructor
Instructor Title Day/Date Time Page
Newlyn, Evy...............................................More Pilgrims Tell Tales on the Way to Canterbury........................................Friday........................PM..................22
Novak, Irwin..............................................A Geologist Goes to the Movies......................................................................Tuesday......................PM.................13
Parker, Richard and Rogoff, Martin.........Where Have We Been? Where Are We Going?................................................Wednesday.................AM.................15
Peabody, Kerry...........................................How Will You Pay for Long Term Care?..........................................................9/19............................AM.................23
Piker, Steve................................................The Rights of Native Peoples..........................................................................Monday......................PM.................10
Pollak, Richard...........................................Steven Sondheim at Ninety............................................................................Thursday....................PM.................20
Queally, Chris............................................Julius Caesar...................................................................................................Thursday....................AM.................19
Ransom, Susan...........................................Murder in East Anglia....................................................................................Friday.........................AM.................21
Reef, Pat ....................................................Social Justice Themes in Films.......................................................................Wednesday.................PM..................16
Rhodes, Gale..............................................Discuss “Cosmos: Possible Worlds”................................................................Monday......................AM.................9
Rubin-Long, Rita, and Landry, Terry .......The Art of Living Well....................................................................................Thursday....................AM.................1
Saturdayborn, Arline.................................Finding Clarity and Security in Times of Upheaval.........................................Monday......................PM.................11
Scheintaub, Hal.........................................How Life Works...............................................................................................Friday.........................AM.................21
Schick, Peggy.............................................2020 from an Astrological Viewpoint.............................................................11/6............................AM.................24
Schick, Peggy.............................................Intro to Astrology I.........................................................................................10/3...........................AM..................24
Schiffman, Stephen...................................Favorite Numberphile and Other Math Videos...............................................Thursday....................PM..................20
Sinclair, Dianne.........................................Breathe Easy: Uncluttering Your Home..........................................................9/26............................AM.................23
Solano, Ed..................................................Great Courtroom Dialogue Movies.................................................................Wednesday.................PM.................16
Suitor, David..............................................People, Places, and Predicaments...................................................................Wednesday.................PM.................16
Suppasettawat, Tak....................................Understanding Finance & Investing..............................................................Monday......................PM..................11
Sutherland, John........................................From the Old Country....................................................................................Wednesday.................AM..................15
Sutherland, Kathleen.................................Asian Women Political Leaders in the Post-Colonial World...........................Tuesday......................PM.................13
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Taub, Pat....................................................Women Sharing Stories..................................................................................Wednesday.................AM..................15
Tharp, Derek..............................................Planning for a Sustainable Retirement...........................................................Tuesday.....................PM..................14
Topper, Eric...............................................How to Plant Native Seeds..............................................................................11/13..........................AM.................25
Tracy, Mary and Petrillo, Rob...................The Shiny Day Poets.......................................................................................1st Wednesday...........PM.................17
Urkowitz, Steve..........................................King Lear........................................................................................................Wednesday.................PM.................16
Wiley, Betsy................................................The Other Americans.....................................................................................Monday......................AM.................10
Zucker, Ariela............................................Hebrew for Beginners.....................................................................................Monday......................PM..................11
8Fall 2020 Course Schedule Buck Benedict is an award-winning speechwriter and instructor who taught public
speaking and speechwriting for about 20 years mostly to graduate students at the
University of Pennsylvania. He holds a Masters from NYU and introduced this course
Monday Morning 9:30 am–11:30 am in the summer 2020 session.
Treasure Houses, Time Capsules, or Imperial nightmares: America’s Multiple Crises: Are Things
Museums Bearing Witness and Acting as Agents for Cultural Change
Bad Enough for Change to Happen?
Donna Anderson
Bob Goettel
What happens behind the scenes to shape what we see when we enter
American democracy and governance seem incapable of dealing adequately with
museums? A deep dive into museums past, present, and future, will show
the major issues our nation faces. Polarization, partisan gridlock and low citizen
how they both reflect the culture that created them and can act as important
trust have ruled the day for many years. Have we finally reached the point where
agents of change today. Themes include evidence of patriarchy and cultural
the direction of the curve can change? This class will examine issue areas such
biases; the “stuff” of American imperialism; art, expression, and freedom of
as health care, the economy and jobs, climate change, the social safety net, race
speech; finding, respecting, and sharing Native American voices; history,
relations, and inequality with the help of specialists from USM and the Maine
mythology, and trauma; confronting racism and “difficult” history; creating
community. Readings relevant to each week’s discussions will be distributed
places of healing and reconciliation; and looking into the future of museums
electronically. Additional detail including guests can be seen at www.rjgusmolli.
as they find relevance in a changing world.
com.
OLLI Director Donna Anderson worked in the museum field for over 30 years,
Bob Goettel is a retired Muskie School faculty member and USM administrator who
with a focus on exhibition planning and interpretation along with work in
has coordinated this discussion-focused class at OLLI each spring and fall since
collections management in art, history, natural history, and science. She has a
2008. He had led numerous national and state-level policy and evaluation studies
Master of Museum Studies degree from the University of Toronto and has taught
and managed for-profit and nonprofit policy research organizations.
undergraduate museum studies courses.
Discuss “Cosmos: Possible Worlds”
The Sixties Through the Great Speeches of the Sixties
Gale Rhodes
Buck Benedict
Watch and discuss the recent National Geographic and Fox series “Cosmos:
There is probably no better time to revisit and re-examine this tumultuous
Possible Worlds,” with host Neil De Grasse Tyson. This series covers a wide range
decade than now. It was a time of highs and lows in which America lost its
of science, philosophy, and history. Each week, I will assign one episode for
charismatic leaders as well as its young soldiers; landed men on the moon
students to watch (streaming, rental, or purchase). Then we will meet by Zoom
and a black woman in Congress, and marched for civil rights and women’s
for questions, comments, and discussion. I will try to anticipate what concepts
rights and against war; a time of free speech and free love. In this repeat
will require clarification or additional background. If I am not able to answer a
class, we’ll examine this time through the lens of some of the most important
question with authority in class, I will be ready the following week. No scientific
speeches of the 60s including the Kennedys, Johnson, King, Abzug, Savio,
background required.
Chisholm, and many more.
9Gale Rhodes has taught college chemistry, biochemistry, structural biology, taught courses on Perception, Creativity, and Neuroscience at OLLI and Lafayette
interdisciplinary courses (“Science and …”), and OLLI courses. Publications College. She is a practicing architect and paints in a Portland studio.
include biochemical research, interdisciplinary education, natural history,
and how to “see” molecular structures. At his web site—One Culture (http://
Religion in America: A Historical and Cultural Survey
oneculture-olli.blogspot.com) —he connects science with other knowledge.
Mark Gallup
We live in a religiously diverse country, but this was not always so. Our
The Other Americans
religious history has often been marked by controversy and conflict over
Betsy Wiley
such issues as slavery, evolution, temperance, and the place of women in
In this course we will read four new novels that feature characters that are our culture. Frequently new faiths, religious waves, and causes added to the
on the margins of American Society. Collectively, they provide a complex tumult. But this history is also in many ways rich and representative of our
and nuanced view of our country. Please read the first half of The Night highest values. Suggested book: The Religious History of America: The Heart
Watchman for our first class. Required books: The Night Watchman by Louise of the American Story from Colonial Times to Today, Edwin S. Gaustad, ISBN
Erdrich, ISBN-10 0062671189, USM Price $28.99; The Nickel Boys by Colson 9780060630560, USM Price $19.99
Whitehead, ISBN-9780345804341, USM Price $15.95; Interior Chinatown by
Charles Yu, ISBN-9780307907196, USM Price $25.95; The Other Americans by Mark Gallup is an interfaith minister with a varied religious background. He has
Laila Lalami, ISBN-9780525436034, USM Price $16.00 always been deeply interested in American religious history and its impact upon
our history.
Betsy Wiley has her Ph.D. in American Studies from the George Washington
University. She has been teaching at OLLI for ten years and loves it.
The Rights of Native Peoples
Steve Piker
Monday Afternoon, 12:45 pm–2:45 pm
European settlers in the America dispossessed and decimated native peoples
who had been here for thousands of years, and ravaged their traditional life
The Origins of Creative Experience
ways—a vast, irreversible tragedy. Yet surviving natives enacted life ways
Elizabeth Chapman
that enabled meaningful identities and cultural endurance. Our course asks:
How can a painting or a poem give rise to a tactile sensation? How can music now and into the future, for natives and settlers who share a tortured history
summon spatial imagery? Human experience is a creative act. In this slide/ and are inescapably members of the same nation—What is desirable? What
lecture/discussion course, we’ll read from philosophers, neuroscientists, is possible? We will rely on two in-depth case studies of native Americans.
musicians, and poets and look at paintings from Lascaux to Expressionism Suggested books: Rez Life. An Indian’s Journey Rough Reservation Life, David
as we attempt to answer these questions. There will be simple, optional Treuer, ISBN: 978-0-8021-2082-3, USM Price $17.00; A Poison Stronger Than
homework. Suggested book: A Brief Tour of Consciousness, V. Ramachandran, Love. The Destruction of an Ojibwa Community, Anastasia Shkilnyk, ISBN,
ISBN 9780131872783. Instructor will provide a link for additional readings. 9780300033250, USM Price $30.00.
This 8-week repeat course starts on September 21.
Steve Piker is an anthropologist, 44 years at Swarthmore College and several
Elizabeth Chapman has a M.Arch from MIT and B.Arch from Cornell. She has years at three of Maine’s senior colleges, several courses on Native Americans.
10He has done field work in Thailand and on religious conversion in the U.S., and Tak is president and founder of TAK Advisory LLC. Tak provides fiduciary based
worked with children of immigrant families in Portland. financial planning and investment management services to individuals, trusts,
estates and private foundations. A licensed Registered Investment Advisor, a
CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ and a Certified Public Accountant, Tak
Finding Clarity and Security in Times of Upheaval:
has thirty years of experience working in the financial services industry.
Ancient Compassion Practices for the Modern World
Arline Saturdayborn
Hebrew for Beginners
The upheaval of the pandemic and the depth of racial inequity can bring
Ariela Zucker
up fear, anxiety, and grief, among other difficult emotions. How can we
become a stable and healing presence for ourselves and others without As the name implies, this is an opportunity to get a first impression of the
becoming depleted and overwhelmed? In this class, we will draw from overall structure of the Hebrew language. The course will include some
ancient contemplative practices and contemporary neuroscience to establish practice of writing and reading to make the language more accessible. Most
a core of inner safety, compassion, and awareness. Through training in these of the time will be dedicated to developing basic vocabulary in day-to-day
practices, you will learn how to return to this core for replenishment and Hebrew and simple phrases to enable short conversations.
empowerment so you can convert painful feelings into wisdom and a source
of compassionate, transformative energy. Ariela was born in Jerusalem. She left Israel in September 2001 with her husband
and was followed by three of her daughters. Ariela and her family decided to
Arline Saturdayborn is a long-time teacher of mindfulness and yoga. She has stay in Maine. Over the summer she lives in Ellsworth, in the motel she and her
studied Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction with Jon Kabat-Zin, is a meditation husband own. During the winter she resides in Auburn and dedicates her time to
teacher with Foundations for Active Compassion and has taught stress-reduction writing, teaching, and traveling.
and compassion training to peacebuilders in Bosnia, Portland Adult Education
teachers, and many others.
Tuesday Morning, 9:30–11:30
Understanding Finance & Investing SAGE 2020: Fall lecture Series
Tak Suppasettawat
Each fall and spring, SAGE provides eight exceptional Tuesday-
This course is suitable for individuals who want to learn basic personal morning lectures. This year, due to Covid-19, all lectures will be
finance and investing in a neutral environment, for those who want to provided online in a webinar format. When you register for a lecture
manage their own finance or want to work with the right financial advisor. or subscribe to the series, we will send you a link to access the webinar.
Through case study, media and presentations, students will learn how And we have a special “bonus” for our subscribers: a ninth presentation
to create a personal financial plan, the benefits of financial planning, by Opera Maine!
fundamental of investing, investment instruments, investment costs
and fees, how to read statements and performance reports, and what You must be a member to purchase an eight-lecture subscription for
questions to ask current or future advisors. Basic estate planning and tax- $50. The cost for each individual lecture is $10; membership is not
efficient investing will also be covered. required for individual lectures but you must register four days in
advance to receive an access link.
11SAGE SCHEDULE and SPEAKERS War and Resiliency: Inspiring Accounts of Real Life Journeys
September 15: Jeanne Hulit, CEO, Maine Community Bancorp Subscriber’s Bonus: November 10: A Special Presentation from
Banks: The Economy’s First Responders Opera Maine
September 22: Donna Anderson, the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Further details on the SAGE lineup can be found on the SAGE brochure that
USM, Director will be posted online at the OLLI website.
Steps on the Journey of Lifelong Learning: From Academia to Museums
and Back Again
Tuesday Afternoon, 12:45–2:45 pm
September 29: Sarah Hansen, Executive Director & Julie Larry, Director of
Mindfulness Practices for this Difficult Time
Advocacy, Portland Landmarks
Cheryl Anderson
Preserving & Revitalizing Greater Portland’s Remarkable Legacy
of Historic Buildings, Neighborhoods, & Landscapes Course/Workshop Description: This class is an introduction to formal
and informal mindfulness practices, focusing on using mindfulness to
October 6: Judith Shaw, Administrator of the Maine Office of Securities cultivate equanimity and joy in these anxious days. We will learn about the
and Michael Desrosiers, U.S. Postal Inspector (retired). (This lecture is neurological and psychological science and benefits of mindfulness training
sponsored by the AARP) as we try out different practices each week. We will focus on mindfulness
Points for the Good Guys: Catching and Prosecuting Maine Fraudsters of the breath, mindfulness of the body, and mindfulness of thoughts and
emotions, loving kindness meditation, standing and walking meditation,
October 13: Paul Hunt, District Environmental Manager, meditation with a mantra, and mindfulness in daily life. All meditations will
Portland Water Company be guided. Meditation will be taught as a secular practice, but we will refer to
Why Everyone is Playing Board Games You’ve Never Heard Of writings from a variety of different religious traditions.
October 20: Leigh Saufley, Dean, University of Maine School of Law & Rev. Cheryl Anderson has practiced meditation from a variety of traditions
Harold Pachios, founding partner of the distinguished law firm of Preti since 1971 and taught meditation for 22 years at the church she served and
Flaherty; Mr. Pachios will conduct an interview with Dean Shaufley. the local library in Washington, CT. She is currently completing a
Building on the Past to Improve our Future: Maine Law’s Plans and Aspirations certification program in teaching mindfulness meditation, taught by Tara
Brach and Jack Kornfield.
October 27: Tom Meuser, Ph.D., Director, Center for Excellence in Aging &
Health, University of New England Painting with Watercolors and Pastel—Still Lifes and Interiors
The Healing Power of Life Stories: Reflections of a Narrative Gerontologist Vicki Fox
November 3: Jacqueline Murray Loring, author of Vietnam Veterans Vicki will guide you in making a drawing of an object which you will select
Unbroken: Conversations on Trauma and Resiliency; and Preston Hood, and then help you to sketch a room of your house and put these objects into
Vietnam veteran and poet that drawn space. We will use both watercolor and pastel.
12Vicki has been making art since she was 3. Her mediums are varied from water occurrences? If so, to what extent. We will use lectures, feature films, and
colors, pencils, pastels; clay; wood; landscape design. She is a graduate of film clips to examine the types of earth materials and the actual processes
Philadelphia College of Art with a degree in illustration and graphic design. Since that lead to earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, tsunamis, landslides and
then she works in clay, hand building and woodworking using rustic material, avalanches and the resulting destructiveness. No prior geology is required.
sometimes carving, sometimes assemblage. She was born in Philadelphia and
moved to Downeast Maine in 2008. Currently she lives in South Portland. Irwin is Professor Emeritus of Geology at the University of Southern Maine. His
teaching focused on Oceanography, Geomorphology, and Glacial Geology. He was
at one time the Associate Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and a member
Knowing Yourself and Others: Theories of of the Russell Scholars Faculty. His research focused on the geology of Maine
Human Development Come Alive and Make Sense and of Greece as viewed from space using satellite imagery. He earned his Ph.D.
Wheaton and Eileen Griffin from Cornell University, the M.S. from the University of Florida and is B.A. from
Hunter College of the City University of New York. He taught summer courses for
Studies of human development are fascinating, but are too often written
many at Cornell’s Shoals Marine Laboratory on Appledore Island, Maine as well
with off-putting multi-syllabic psychological jargon. This course will, in
as a variety of courses offered by USM on Lesvos island, Greece. An avid film buff,
plain language, uncover theories of human development from Sigmund
he coordinates the annual Greek film series for the Hellenic Society of Maine of
Freud to today’s ongoing studies of advanced adult development. Each week
which he is a board member.
will provide a self-discovery instrument to help you learn more about the
most fascinating human being you know —yourself. Whether looking to add
to your professional emotional IQ, your personal and family insight, your Asian Women Political Leaders in the Post-Colonial World
volunteer leadership effectiveness, or just want to know more about the Kathleen Sutherland
human condition, this course may be right for you.
Asian Women Political leaders in the Post-Colonial World addresses the
Wheaton earned a Ph.D. in professional psychology, has worked in public and phenomenon of women in top executive political leadership posts in largely
private mental health settings, schools, and, with Eileen, as an educational patriarchal societies. How did they attain these positions and what is their
consultant, until finally finding his true calling as a YMCA summer camp director. impact on women’s lives and on the development of their nations? These
Eileen earned an MS in education, has taught all ages from preschool to college nations vary in size, history, culture, and religion. What effect have these
and beyond, has worked with PBS as a leader in educational programming, factors been on the emergence of these women leaders? Covered are women
and as an international consultant in developmentally appropriate education. leaders in India, Pakistan, Myanmar, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, the
Currently she writes poetry, walks, volunteers, and loves her adult children and Philippines, and Iran in this eight week exploration.
grandchildren; Wheaton reads poetry, walks, wonders, and loves the same people
as Eileen. Kathleen H. Sutherland is Associate Professor Emerita of Political Science
and Women’s Studies at BGSU in Ohio. She received her Ph.D. from Indiana
University in Political Science/ Middle East Studies and was President of World
A Geologist Goes to the Movies Affairs Council of Maine 2016¬19.
Irwin Novak
How are catastrophic geological events depicted in the movies? Which films
are the closest to real-world events? Has Hollywood sensationalized these
13Planning for a Sustainable Retirement traveled his final journey together. She now has concepts and words that allow
Derek Tharp her to share what she learned in this fun, energetic, loving relationship.
This course will examine how individuals and couples can plan for a
sustainable retirement. We will examine both prudent retirement planning The Short Story: From Drabble to Novelette
practices as well as methods for investing in a socially and environmentally Nancy Arey Cohen
conscious manner. We will take a holistic view of financial management in
A short story is more than the novel’s baby sister. Focusing more on mood
retirement and address topics such as retirement income planning, Social
than plot, it can take us on journeys of all kinds in just a few pages. In this
Security and Medicare planning, managing taxes in retirement, investment
collaborative class, we will re-visit some of those stories we read as students
management, the use of annuities in retirement planning, estate planning,
many years ago (Poe’s “The Tell-Tale Heart” or Melville’s “Bartleby the
long-term care planning, and more. Readings, discussions, and in-class
Scrivener”) as well as more recent examples (Vroman’s “See How They Run”
exercises will be aimed at providing practical insights for attendees.
or Updike’s “A&P”). Each week we will read a short story and then discuss
Derek Tharp, Ph.D., CFP®, CLU® is a finance professor at USM. Derek has eight it in terms of characters, setting, conflict, plot, and theme, relating authors’
years of experience as a financial advisor. He blogs regularly at the Wall Street stories to our own—a book club with less required reading! Required book:
Journal’s Experts Blog and he has been quoted in publications such as the New The World’s Greatest Short Stories, James Daley, editor, 978-0-486-44716-2,
York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Washington Post. USM $6.00
Nancy Arey Cohen has a B.A. in Sociology from Bates College, an M.Ed. in Gifted
Education from the University of St. Thomas in Minneapolis, and a lifelong love
Wednesday Morning, 9:30 am–11:30 am of learning. Recently returned to Maine, she has “found her people” at OLLI,
where eclectic interests abound and a zest for learning is paramount.
Connecting: It Makes the World Go Round
Joan Chadbourne
Endings and Beginnings:Ten Baroque Artists following
Our longing for connection pulls us. Sometimes we are fortunate enough to the creation of the Sistine Chapel to the Present
find those with whom we can relate meaningfully. We will explore intimate Nathanial Larrabee
relationships, whether with friend, lover, even stranger. We’ll experience
energetic connecting, which takes us beyond personality, interests, etc. This repeat seminar course is designed to replicate a visit to a guided gallery
In this time of separation, learning whole-hearted interaction is life-giving. or museum exhibition using on-line technology such as 360-degree video
Practices and discussions are based upon what Joan learned in a special love imaging. Each of the artists selected represents revolutionary changes in
relationship and Patricia Albere’s Evolutionary Relationships: Unleashing The our perception of time and space in the visual arts following the lead of
Power of Mutual Awakening. If you’re willing to surrender to deeper sharing Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel and the beginning of the Baroque. The artists
with others, this is a course for you. representing five centuries are Diego Velasquez, Michelangelo, Artemisia
Gentileschi, Rosa Bonheur, Camille Corot, Betye and Alison Saar / Tony and
Joan’s been a professor, counselor and published author. In her seventies, she Kiki Smith, and August Rodin. This is a “Shared Inquiry Course” where all
discovered love beyond any she’d imagined. She and Chuck “shared a life;” they are welcome.
14Nathaniel Larrabee is a retired Professor of Fine Arts at the Columbus College of John Sutherland is a University of Maine graduate who received a Ph.D. in
Art and Design. He has also taught at Wellesley College, Boston University and History from Temple University. An Emeritus professor of history at Manchester
Northeastern University and has exhibited at national, international, and (CT) Community College, he also taught at the University of Connecticut and
regional levels. Eastern and Central Connecticut Universities. He co-authored the book, From
the Old Country: An Oral History of European Migration to America.
Where Have We Been? Where Are We Going? Women Sharing Stories
Richard Parker and Martin Rogoff
Pat Taub
We will collectively discuss the political, economic, and social changes in the
Women have always thrived in community, sharing their stories and
United States over the past 64 years. We will use three presidential elections per
supporting one another in resolving difficult stories. In this class we will
class to focus discussion. Thus the first class will be the elections of 1956, 1960,
return to the power of women’s community as we share stories that cover
and 1964, the second class on the elections of 1968, 1972 and 1976, on so on.
the life span, starting with childhood and concluding with the writing of a
We will rely heavily on the memories of everyone in the class. We hope that our
new story: the legacy we hope to leave. Written prompts will be offered to
last class will be after Election Day, 2020.
guide participants in developing their stories. Class time will be allotted for
Martin Rogoff is Professor Emeritus at the U. Maine School of Law. He has launching stories, which can be added to outside of class. Guidelines will be
taught and published in the areas of constitutional, comparative constitutional, offered for those who want to write a memoir based on their stories.
international, European and French law, as well as legal history. His B.A. is from
Pat Taub has a B.A. from Dickinson College, an MSW from Catholic University
Cornell University, and his law degree is from Yale Law School.
and post-graduate work towards a Ph.D. in Women’s Spirituality from The
Richard Barron Parker, Professor Emeritus from Hiroshima Shudo University, Institute of Integral Studies, San Francisco. She is the author of The Mother
taught American law and politics in Japan for more than 20 years. He has a Ph.D. in of My Invention and writes the blog, “Women’s Older Wisdom.”
philosophy from the University of Chicago and a J.D. from Harvard Law School.
Wednesday afternoon, 12:45 pm–2:45 pm
From the Old Country: Introduction to History of Immigration
to the United States, 1—Colonial Times to 1924 Astronomy/Cosmology
John Sutherland Bob Ashton
This is a repeat, two-semester course which will be taught by John Sutherland This repeat class is greatly improved, adapts well to the Zoom process, and
in the Fall and by Kathleen Sutherland in the Spring. Kathleen will bring the is based on the PBS online course by Dr. Philip Plait, author, educator, and
subject up to the present. We will examine the major waves of immigration, why researcher. With forty-six 10- and 15-minute “sessions” we do five or six each
peoples left their homelands (“Push factors”), why they came to America (“Pull week for the eight weeks, covering the basics, including moon phases, tides,
factors”), how immigrants adapted to life in America, and how America reacted the Milky Way, black holes, the Big Bang, (13.7 billion years ago? How could
to them. Suggested book: American Immigration: A Very Short Introduction, they know?) gravity waves, (big new thing) etc. It’s a lot! No background is
David Gerber, 978-01955331783, USM $11.95 necessary, but to “get it” you’re likely to have to make some effort. There is
massive superb information on the Internet which we will use—NASA, etc.
15I urge that you preview introduction to Astronomy “Crash Course Astronomy” at Amazon Prime cost: “Witness for the Prosecution” $3.99, “The Verdict” $2.99,
https://www.youtube.com/ “Anatomy of a Murder” $2.99, “Amistad” $2.99, “Midnight in the Garden of
Good & Evil” $2.99. Freebies: “To Kill a Mockingbird,” “Just Mercy,” “The
Bob Ashton is a graduate of Cornell University in Mechanical Engineering. He was a Judge.” Changes are possible.
docent at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City for 12 years in
the area of Earth and Space. Has conducted similar courses at a senior study group in Ed Solano is a retired high school teacher of history, government, economics and
New York City. English, with shorter careers in journalism and corporations. He’ll tell you he’s
learned a good part of his moral code and understanding of human nature from
films, though he’s had to revise and cauterize fairly often.
Social Justice Themes in Films
Pat Reef
People, Places, and Predicaments
In this seven-week course, we will focus on classic films dealing with social David Suitor
justice themes. The films are wonderful ways of trying to understand the present
upheavals through the art of films, scripts, dialogue, fine acting ,and powerful Geographers divide the world into distinct physical regions each possessing
photography. Visual messages are easier to understand than the printed word. similar geographic, cultural, economic and political characteristics. This
These films bring understanding to today’s struggle for better understanding of class will discuss these features using examples from around the world. Such
each other through art. These films can be seen individually on Amazon Prime examples might include the environmental catastrophes of the old Soviet
or Netflix and are available for following: “In the Heat of the Night”$3,99, Union, population trends in Sub-Saharan Africa, political uncertainties of
“Gentleman’s Agreement”$3.99, “On the Waterfront” $3.99, “Lean on Me” $2.99, the Middle East, economic development in East Asia, inequalities in South
“Blackboard Jungle” $2.99, “Raisin in the Sun” $2.99, and “West Side Story,” America, Swiss prosperity and many other topics.
free with Amazon Prime. We will then discuss each film in a Zoom class at the
scheduled time. David Suitor graduated from Deerfield Academy and the University of Vermont
where he also did his graduate work in geography. He had a long teaching career
Pat Davidson Reef has an M.A.in Education and 20 years teaching at OLLI. She is at St. Mark’s School in Southborough, MA, while running a boy’s summer camp
interested in social change through art. Pat taught at Catherine McAuley, has written in Raymond. He taught Beyond Timbuktu at OLLI in 2017, Cool Maps, Hot Topics
three books focused on Dahlov Ipcar, Bernard Langlais, and David Driskell, and in 2018 and Inventions That Changed the World in 2019.
writes book reviews. She has two daughters, 5 grandchildren, and three
great-grandchildren.
King Lear: Shakespeare’s Storms and Our Own
Steve Urkowitz
Great Courtroom Dialogue Movies
Shakespeare may have written more beautiful plays than this one, or more
Ed Solano
violent, or more popular. But LEAR towers above others. It reaches heights
Let’s see why Marlene Dietrich should have received an Oscar for fooling matched only by the Bible, by Greek tragedies, and by Homer. My goal for
everyone in the courtroom (in what movie?) and recall perhaps the most the course is to bring us through the emotional and intellectual storm that
androgynous portrayal in movie history by looking at 7 movies in 7 weeks at Shakespeare designed. Fully engaged, we’ll necessarily feel both the pain
home. We’ll focus on directors’ choices and omissions. Here’s the list and the and the danger of going out into such a whirlwind experience. There’s roller-
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