Encore 
Vol. XI, No. 2  Members' Newsletter January 2009
Spring '09 Brings Basket of Bonus Opportunities

Plan for May '09 Travel-Learn Trip

    We're going to time travel during Encore's May Travel-Learn trip back into the 1960s. As we visit the 
internationally acclaimed Bethel Museum, we'll revisit a decade that each of us lived through, that was 
part of our own lives...no matter where we were or who we were ! And the premier interactive exhibits 
and displays draw us into the living moments of that era's politics, society and culture, its key figures, from 
JFK to Walter Cronkite, from counter culture music to bell bottom pants. So watch for registration, date 
and time details in a later mailing.
     
Like to sample a new learning topic via a one-session bonus program? It's peppered with spicy bonus 
offerings---and stimulating instructors-- that span the disciplines and avocations, report our Curriculum 
Committee. They are:

*	"Long Term Care Insurance 101" 3/3/09 w/Stefanie Hubert, Cornell Cooperative Extension

*	"John's Surprise" 3/26/09 w/ Chef John Botti

*	"Conductorcize" 4/14/09 w/David Dworkin

*	 "Keeping Your Landscape & Garden Green: Some Common Sense Ideas" 4/28/09 w/Caroline 
DeWilde

*	"Historical (& Nifty) Challenges in Mathematics" 4/30/09 w/ Dr. Bill Richards

Members may take as many bonuses as they wish-provided they register and there is available space.

Spring '09 Courses Span The World & Time

   Take an intellectual trip or two or three with our Spring '09 courses. Through a record number of 
offerings, you can examine the world of "Consumer Awareness" with Charles Mitchell; improve those 
"Bridge Skills" with Rhoda Pollock, Marion Sotelo and Carol Betley. Peggy Abt offers a journey in 
literature, "Finding Ourselves, Finding America."
     Popular returns are "How To Invest in Retirement", "Feng Shui", Mah Jongg" and "Those Mystery 
Ladies" and Physical Therapy For Seniors." Veteran instructors Buzz Solomon and Frank Kieck offer new 
forays, "How Green Is My Valley" and "Old Route 66."  Meanwhile, Chris Farlekas again beckons us to 
spend our Friday afternoons in new adventures with film classics, and Rosemarie Werkman leads us in 
"Personal Life History" visits.
   So examine the course descriptions, pick your choices, and register quickly.
   See you in the classroom!

Encore Members Complete Fall '08 With 
            Great Programs   ...and Memories

If we had an official scrapbook for the Fall '08 semester, it would be crammed with extraordinary 
memories---and memorabilia-- for members. Luckily, the Encore camera showed up at a number of 
events, capturing some of these candid moments....and here they are.

We Learn About The Hudson River, Then Visit The Maritime Museum
Dr. Richard Hull lectures on the early history of the Hudson River & environs. Then Encore members 
travel to the Maritime Museum and Rondout Lighthouse.

Bonus Lecture, Travel-Learn Teach Scrap Booking
Bonus instructor Diane Swenson teaches us about the popular craft of scrap booking. Then AC Moore 
expert Michelle Severino puts us to work making our own!


Encore members share their eclectic collections
Whether it was mini spy cameras, Sawarski crystal animals, Toby mugs or animal whiskers, Encore 
collectors shared their treasures and enthusiasms at Irma Scherz' 2-session course.

...and did we ever enjoy "Those Mystery Ladies" !!!
Participants happily solved many mysteries courtesy of Agatha Christie et al.

This members' newsletter is published 3 times a year. It highlights upcoming and recently completed 
member events. Our webpage at www.sunyorange.edu contains even more detailed information.