DEAR Free Thursday Lecture Series
Lectures
Thailand: Beyond “The A Curator’s Day at the National Museum of Play King & I” Presentation with Props Get a surprising glimpse at what goes on behind the scenes at the National Museum of Play with The Strong’s chief curator. Using an assortment of props and hands-on materials, this interactive talk takes listeners through a fast-paced and humorous tour of the tasks and challenges that go into making a museum function. You’ll never look at an exhibit the same way. 9/29 #464010-01 Lunch $6.00 #464010-02 Lecture only Christopher Bensch, Strong Museum of Play
The Perfect Doctor The perfect doctor would be one who could understand both the patient and the complexity of this moment in modern medicine. It wouldn’t hurt if he or she was an excellent communicator with a good sense of humor. Atul Gawande may well be this kind of paragon: a staff writer for The New Yorker magazine since 1998, he has written four New York Times best sellers, is a Harvard professor, and an endocrine surgeon. This lecture focuses on Gawane’s insights into navigating our American health system which can sometimes offer more than ever before in human history, but which is easily as frustrating as it is amazing. 10/6 #464010-03 #464010-04 Rosemary Irwin
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Retired world history teacher Judith Dupre will present this exciting lecture. Most of us have an indelible image of Yul Brynner & Deborah Kerr dancing across the stage or silver screen. But what is the real story of Anna and the King? How did Thailand manage to be the only Southeast Asian country to avoid colonization? Why is Thailand often called “The Land of Smiles”? What is the true meaning of a ‘white elephant’? Learn the answers to these and more questions as we examine the history and culture of exotic and mystical Thailand. 10/13 #464010-05 #464010-06 Judy Dupre
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Parrish Blue Maxfield Parrish worked in what is known as the Golden Age of Illustration. A time in American history between 1900 -1940 when artists such as Parrish, A.C. Wyatt and Howard Pyle thrived with commercial success illustrating for magazines and books. Parrish’s style is unquestionably one of the most recognized of his contemporaries and it has transcended time, seeping into modern culture creating new generations of fans who love and appreciate his fantasy infused, dream inspired images. 10/20 #464010-07 #464010-08 Don Nelson-Nasca
Reclamation and Restoration – The Maya Way of Life Join us when Tom Ward from Gates Presbyterian Church, shares the story of Guatemala Partners and their work with the Achi Mayas of the Rabinal, Guatemala area. Learn about the nearly four decades of government sanctioned genocide against the Mayas and what has happened since the Peace Accords were signed in 1996. Tom will share the involvement of Gates and Batavia Presbyterian Church and how this 20 year old project has forced them to think differently of how churches do mission and the partnership that has been formed. There will be video of the visit to the Rochester area this past June and how lives were touched and affected on both sides of the border. 11/3 #464010-11 #464010-12 Tom Ward
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Disney World Disney fan George Vorhauer is very excited to share his love and knowledge of Disney World. He visits annually and has many great stories, facts, and travel details about visiting Disney World. Spend an hour transported to the warm and happy world of Disney. Lunch $6.00 Lecture only
Awakenings
As November approaches - let us explore the history and intricacies of elections. Special emphasis on the mechanics of modern day voting in our state and nation. Lunch $6.00 Lecture only
Fans of both Robin Williams and Oliver Saks would know that they worked together on the movie Awakenings, based upon Oliver Sacks medical account explaining the realities of patients dealing with the very disease Robin Williams was told he had before his suicide. We will spend an hour looking at the questions and answers raised by the lives of both these great men, focusing on their famous “awakenings” and the dilemmas we all face and need to share. 11/17 #464010-15 #464010-16 Rosemary Irwin
Penfield Recreation
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11/10 #464010-13 #464010-14 George Vorhauer
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Nuts and Bolts of Elections
10/27 #464010-09 #464010-10 John Schmeelk
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