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. SCROLL DOWN TO LEARN MORE |
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 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 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 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 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 |