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Warm yourself through the winter months with the camaraderie and stimulation of the Lifespring community. Each month will bring a new presentation with the opportunity for discussion and interaction. Sessions are usually held online on the first Wednesday of December, January, and March from 11:00 am to 12:30 pm. Members may bring a guest to the Winter Presentations.
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PAST PRESENTATIONS
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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 |