As people, we experience adventures and challenges both on larger-than-life and more personal scales. We'll explore this aspect of the human experience with our new programming series: Human Spirit: Adventures and Challenges. We have a very full slate of programs during both January and February. Due to space concerns, registration is Required for all programs.
Tuesday, January 10th 7-8:30 PM
Kicking off the series is mountain guide and climber, Craig John, who will present on his ascent of Mount Everest's north ridge, as well as his numerous expeditions to Kilimanjaro, Cho Oyu, Mount Rainer,
Craig has been a professional mountain guide since 1987. He has 189 ascents of Mt. Rainier by 12 different routes to his credit and has done over fifty high altitude expeditions worldwide including successful ascents of Everest by the North Ridge in Tibet, and Cho Oyu (the 6th highest in the world), 18 ascents of Kilimanjaro and ten expeditions to Denali. Craig guides for International Mountain Guides based in Ashford, Washington and The International Mountain Climbing School in North Conway, New Hampshire.
Tuesday, January 17th 7-8:30 PM
Sebastian Lockwood portrays Odysseus in this chatauqua living history program. We begin at Book V with Odysseus weeping on Calypso's Island. We then cover the great encounters: Princess Nausika, the Cyclops, Circe, Hades, the Lotus Eaters. We end on Ithaka, with the recognition scenes, confrontations with the suitors, and resolution with Penelope.
Sebastian Lockwood is a professional storyteller of epics. He teaches cultural anthropology
and storytelling at New Hampshire Institute of Art and is involved with
the storytelling curriculum at Lesley University Creative Arts program
and Endicott College. He holds a M.A. in Social Anthropology, Cambridge
University, U.K. and a M.A. in Education and English, Cambridge
University, U.K.
What Endures: A discussion Series led by Emily Archer
Three part series: Wednesday, January 18th, Tuesday, January 31, and Wednesday, February 15 7:00 to 8:30 PM
Feats of extreme physical endurance, technical challenge, and athletic
skill make the news. Those who scale the highest mountains, sail
uncharted seas, and dive unfathomable depths are the stuff of legend and
bestsellers. But what about those whose marathons are hidden in
hospital corridors or ordinary suburban living rooms, who climb their
Everests unnoticed? Perhaps you have known people who swim upstream
through impossible illness, or who daily walk some wild unmapped path
with their families. What keeps their spirits alive? How do they
persist against the odds? This winter you are invited to 'get the news'
of extraordinary, ordinary people who meet their unsought human
challenges with honesty, humor, and great presence. Read a rich mix of
poems, stories and essays, and come reflect together in this new
three-part discussion series, held on Wednesday, January 18, Tuesday,
January 31, and Wednesday, February 15, 2012. This series is led by
Emily Archer, long-time facilitator of public humanities programs, in
collaboration with Ruslyn Vear, Head of Reference and Adult Programming
at the Amherst Town Library.
Tuesday, January 24 6:30 to 8:30 PM
Craisin-pecan bread? Asiago cheese bread? Rosemary onion bread?
You can make ALL these delicious breads and more when you take
Denali Delmar's No Knead Miracle Bread Workshop. Her simple method will
have you baking like a pro in no time at all!Professional Bread Baker
Denali Delmar has taught bread making classes for more than 20 years.
The author of Holiday Breads, Denali completed workshops at the
Culinary Institute of America and operated her own bakery for a decade.
Adding Years to Your Life and Life to Your Years: A Roadmap to Enhance Longevity and Wellness Tuesday February 7 7 to 8:30 PM
This program presents the latest research on the physiology of aging and longevity enhancement by exploring four areas of the world where people live the longest. Learn how specific lifestyle changes can biologically slow down the aging process. Explore the role of genetics in aging and how lifestyle choices affect the expression of our genes. Discover how to create a plan or 'roadmap' that will incorporate this important research and protect your most important asset: your health and vitality. Presenter Paula Koppel is a registered nurse and geriatric nurse practitioner for over 25 years. Paula is a graduate of Duke University School of Nursing and has a master's degree from Boston University and advanced certificate in counseling and psychology from Lesley University. Paula was the Director of Geriatrics at Winchester Hospital for many years. In 1999, she established her own consulting company and is known for developing innovative approaches to healthcare for middle-aged and older adults.
It's Not About the Hike
Tuesday, February 21 7:00 to 8:30 PM
Meet two fifty-plus year old non-hikers who started walking the
sidewalks of Keene and ended up climbing the 67 4,000-footers in New
England. They have now reached the summits of over 190 mountains since
2006, hiking through all seasons. This presentation is for hikers and
non-hikers, people who are sedentary or active, outdoor enthusiasts and
indoor homebodies, and everyone in between; it is the story of their
journey.
Exploring America's Tackiest Tourist Photos with humorist Darren Garnick
Tuesday, February 28 7:00 to 8:30 PM
When you go on vacation, are you camera shy or do you aggressively
pursue every amusement park mascot, funny road sign and goofy statue for
a photo-op? If you fit into the latter category, come participate in
Amherst's Tacky Tourist Photo Night as humorist Darren Garnick guides
you through the Do's and Don'ts of silly travel photography. As curator
of TackyTouristPhotos.com, Garnick seeks contributions from your
childhood vacation albums and your latest creative cell phone pics for
possible inclusion in an offbeat coffee table book. Darren is an Emmy-nominated filmmaker, business journalist and certified
sucker for kitschy roadside attractions and tourist traps. His
favorite travel moments include helping rescue a lost tree sloth in
Costa Rica, giving PEZ dispenser gifts to tribal leaders in the South
Pacific, and sprinting up the 'Rocky Steps' in Philadelphia without
collapsing. He is also the Boston Herald's 'Working Stiff' columnist and a contriburor to Slate.com and New Hampshire Magazine.
