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WINTER PRESENTATIONS

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Bears may hibernate in Winter, but not Lifespring learners! Each year, we share our camaraderie and ongoing interest in continuous learning by offering three Winter Presentations, open to Members, guests, and the public at no charge. Winter Presentations present an excellent opportunity to experience Lifespring before deciding to join as a Member.

Lifespring Members and people on the Interest List will be mailed the registration link on the date registration opens for each event. Registration ends at 5 pm on each closing date. If you are not currently receiving Lifespring announcements, please email:
[email protected] and ask to be placed on the INTEREST LIST.

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PAST PRESENTATIONS

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2024–2025
Feb. 12, 2025: The Hudson River Schools of Art and Their Ice Age Origins by by Robert and Johanna Titus
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Jan. 15, 2025: The Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome: The Living History of Early Aviation by Tara Grieb

Dec. 4, 2024: Agency and Ownership: The Story of Susanna and Anthony, Two Enslaved Africans in 17th Century New York by Eddie Moran

2023–2024
Dec. 6, 2023: The Marigold Trail: A Journey Through India by ​Cathy McGlynn
Jan. 3, 2024: Island Lore: Shipwrecks, Mayhem, Lighthouses, and Photography off the New England Coast by ​Bruce Magnuson
Mar. 6, 2024: Sustainable Landscapes for Community, Work, and Home by Stefan Yarabek

2022–2023
Dec. 7, 2022: Stories of Marginalized Workers on the D&H Canal by ​Bill Merchant
Jan. 4, 2023: Olana: Art, Ecology, and the Native Forest by ​Sean Sawyer
Mar. 1, 2023: Visions of the Shakers: An Historic and Photographic Journey 
by ​Bruce Magnuson

2021–2022
Dec 1, 2021: Woodstock's Infamous Murder Trial: Injustice in Upstate New York
by Richard Heppner
Jan. 5, 2022: Building the Ashokan Reservoir: Ten Years of Engineering and Hand Labor by ​Frank Almquist
​Jan 12 and 19, 2022:  A Virtual Tour of the Hamlets of Saugerties

by Rich Davis
Mar 2, 2022: Water Keeps Time: The History of the Esopus Creek

by Katie Cokinos

2020–2021
​Dec 2, 2020: A Visit to Jon’s “Hudson River Stories"
by ​Jon Bowermaster
​Jan 6, 2021:  Women of the Brush and Chisel: Artists, Muses, and Preservationists of America's Artistic Legacy

by Valerie Balint
Mar 3, 2021: The D & H Canal 19th Century Engine of Prosperity

by Bill Merchant
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2019–2020
Dec. 11, 2019: The Lure of the Western Hudson Valley for Thomas Cole, Frederic Church, and Winslow Homer 
by Valerie Balint​
Jan. 8, 2020: Kingston’s Pine Street African-American Cemetery (in the context of Slavery in Ulster Co.)

by Joseph Diamond
Feb. 5, 2020: Water for Millions: How the Catskills Keep New York City Alive

by Diane Galusha
Mar. 4, 2020: John Burroughs’ Nature Gospel​

by Anne Richey
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2018–2019
Dec. 5, 2018: Prohibition in the Hudson Valley:  Along the Bootleg Trail
by Ellie Charwat
Jan. 9, 2019: ART what Thou EAT: Changing Foodways and Innovative Art

by Linda Weintraub ​​
Feb. 6, 2019: Anne LaBastille: Woodswoman, Ecologist, Author, Friend
by Leslie Surprenant ​​
Mar. 6, 2019: Chinese Houses: The Architectural Heritage of a Nation

by Ronald Knapp ​​
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2017–2018
Dec. 6, 2017: To Witness Creativity—Artist’s Homes and Studios of the U.S.
by Valerie Balint

Jan. 3, 2018: Hidden Treasures of the Catskills
by Anthony P. Musso

Feb. 7, 2018: One Immigrant’s Dream: A Funicular Railroad in Mt. Marion
by Alba LaFiandra


2016–2017
Jan. 4, 2017: Cuba Today—Images of a Nation on the Cusp of Change
by Michael Nelson

Feb., 1, 2017: The Gunks Ridge and Valley Towns Through Time
by Ron Knapp

Mar. 1, 2017: The History of the Ulster County Courthouse
by Paul O’Neill


2015–2016
Dec. 2, 2015: On the Hudson—Tales of a River Pilot
by Frank Wall

Jan. 6, 2016: Gilded Age Scandals
by Don Fraser

Feb. 3, 2016: John Burroughs, the Catskill Mountains, and the American Wild
by Bill Birns

Mar. 2, 2016: Climate Change—We’ve Been Here Before!
by Tom Lake


2014–2015
Dec. 5, 2014: The Art of Joseph Garlock
by James Cox

Jan. 4, 2015: Barns of the Hudson Valley
by Ted Hilscher

Feb. 4, 2015: Bordering on Treason
by Lorna Tychostup    


2013–2014
Dec. 4, 2013:  The Art of Art Criticism
by Raymond Steiner

Jan. 8, 2014: Dominica, the Nature Isle of the Caribbean—A Visit with a Cultural Elder
by Sonia Lloyd

Mar. 7, 2014: Peak Experiences: Hiking With the Whites
by Carol and David White

Apr. 3, 2014: History, the Historical Novel, and Ideology—the Case of Communist Writer Howard Fast
by Gerald Sorin


2012–2013
Dec. 5, 2012: Unveiling the Messages on Ancient Jewish and Roman Coins
by Robert Messing

Jan. 9, 2013: Setting the Record Straight (In Their Own Words)
by Anthony Musso

Feb. 6, 2013: The Face of Work in the Hudson Valley
by Russ Lange

Mar. 6, 2013: Butterfly Basics: Identification and Conservation
by Steve Chorvas

Apr. 3, 2013: Hudson-Athens Lighthouse
by Bob Taylor


2011–2012
Dec. 7, 2011: When is a Guitar Not a Guitar? When it is a Sculpture
by William K. Harrison

Jan. 4, 2012: The Warming of the Hudson Valley
by Jerome Thaler

Jan. 6, 2012: Ukulele: A Possibility of Human Happiness
by Claudia Rose, Roxie Newberry, Julia Russell

Feb. 1, 2012: Woodstock and its Art Scene
by Raymond Steiner

Mar. 7, 2012: Scenic Hudson: Land, Parks, Advocacy
by Kate Kane


2010–2011
Dec. 7, 2010: Deep Water—Building the Catskill Water System
by Tobe Carey

Jan.5, 2011: Crumb & Cruller
by Tom Cherwin

Feb. 2, 2011: Backyard Sugarin’
by Mike Zollo

Mar. 2, 2011: The Loss of Geopiety in the Hudson River Valley
by Vernon Benjamin


2009–2010
Dec. 2, 2009: The Hudson Valley and the U.S. Constitution
by Matt Ostoyich

Jan. 6, 2010: Family Therapy, Psychotherapy, Couples Therapy, Play Therapy, Cognitive Therapy, Behavior Therapy—What do Therapists Do?
by Meyer Rothberg

Feb.3, 2010: Human Rights and International Law: A Love-Hate Affair for the U.S.
by Rich Phillips

Mar. 3, 2010: Quest for a View
by Barry Knight

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