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The CCAL office is located on the second floor of The Rowe House, 31 Maple Street, Oneonta

Office Hours: Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, 12:30 to 4:30 p.m.

Email: [email protected] FAX: (607) 436-9682

Our Website:

http://ccaloneonta.org

Mailing address: CCAL

PO Box 546

Oneonta, NY 13820

Phone: (607) 441-7370

THE ORGANIZATION

The Center for Continuing Adult Learning, Inc. (CCAL) is a membership organization sponsored by Hartwick

College and the State University of New York at Oneonta. CCAL is one of close to 300 Institutes for Learning

in Retirement across the United States, all members of the Elderhostel Institute Network. All of our facilitators

are volunteers as are the Board members and Committee members who are responsible for the operation of the

organization. It takes many people, giving freely of their time, to execute the work necessary to have a well-

run organization. If you have an interest in serving in one of the following areas, please get in touch with one

of the officers of the Board or a Committee Chairperson.

2017 STANDING COMMITTEES

Curriculum

Co-Chairs: Joan Kollgaard (607.433.2431)

Donna Behrendt (607.267.4026)

Chris Becker Marilyn Helterline

Penny Bellinger Hugh MacDougall

Charlotte Black Bill Pietraface

Susan Guinan Len Pudelka

Tom Heitz Susan Stetson

Finance & Administration

Chair: Olive Crews (803.348.9787)

Jeffrey Hahn

Public Relations

Chair: Bob Parmerter (607.638.9343)

Jane Miller

Sue Smith (website)

Member Events

Chair: Linda Stringer (607.432.0856)

Peggy Garramone

Carol Goodrich

Carolyn Hillis

Sharon Strait-Carey

Judy Wilson

Nominating

Chair: Dorothy Lawson (607.432.0904)

Shirley Ferguson

Shirley Fioravanti

Virginia Pudelka

Debbie Roth

College Liaisons

Hartwick College: Alicia L. Fish

SUNY Oneonta: Michelle Thibault

OFFICE STAFF (607.441.7370)

Debra Crampton, Manager

Sallyann Lamanna, Assistant

2017 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

President: Alice Cannistra (607.432.2287)

Vice President: Sil Martini (607.437.4805)

Secretary: Lilly Mathisen (607.746.7665)

Treasurer: Olive Crews (803.348.9787)

Asst. Treasurer: Jeffrey Hahn (607.433.2615)

Welcome to stress-free learning – no tests, no pressure!

As an affiliate of the Elderhostel Institute Network, CCAL has been offering courses to the community

since January 1994 and is sponsored by Hartwick College and SUNY Oneonta.

CATALOG:

We have two catalogs each year: the Winter/Spring catalog published in October and the Summer/Fall catalog

published in March. Our Curriculum Committee has endeavored, successfully, to strike a balance between the

humanities, the arts, sciences and social sciences, and also include activities both indoors and out-of-doors.

MEMBERSHIP:

The membership fee for each calendar year (January 1 to December 31) is $120 and you can join at any time. Please

note that your membership must be paid in full before your name can be placed on a class roster. We also have a

partial membership: for $60 you may take a maximum of four (4) courses during the calendar year. If, as the year

progresses, you wish to take more classes, then you will need to pay the additional $60 for a full membership. A

membership enrollment form is in this catalog as well as on our website.

SCHOLARSHIPS: Scholarship funds to waive the membership fee are available for full or partial CCAL memberships. To apply, call the

Office (607-441-7370) and request a Scholarship Application form. Complete the form and return it to CCAL Board of

Directors, PO Box 546, Oneonta, NY 13820. The requests are acted upon at the next Board Meeting and you will be

notified immediately.

COURSE REQUEST INFORMATION: All Course Requests must be made by mail, FAX, email, or in person in the Office. We cannot take Course Requests

over the telephone.

All Course Request Forms will be held until the deadline dates: November 15 for Winter courses, January 15 for Spring

courses, April 15 for Summer courses and July 15 for Fall courses, unless otherwise indicated. When the deadline date

is reached, then the class lists are created based on priority numbers, NOT by when the form is received.

It is very important that you put your courses on the Course Request Form in your personal priority order:

On the deadline date, all members who have signed up for courses will be placed on the class rosters according

to priority number, NOT by when their form is received. When course maximum is reached, all remaining

requests will go on a waiting list in the order of their priority number.

Any requests received after the deadline date will be placed on the class roster/waiting list as class size permits,

up to the beginning date of any course.

We make every attempt possible to notify members of their course enrollment within two weeks of the deadline

date for each session.

CHANGES: On occasion there are changes in the scheduling of our courses after the catalog has been printed. Participants will also

be notified if courses are cancelled for unforeseen reasons.

Within 2 weeks prior to the first meeting date for each course, you will receive by email (or U.S. Mail if you don’t have

email capability) a list of the class participants. This list serves as a course reminder and includes information for

possible car-pooling, indicates whether you have responded to your course enrollment letter and also reflects any

changes to the date, time or location of where the course will be held. Please review class lists for these changes.

If the Oneonta School District is closed due to weather, the CCAL Office will also be closed and any courses

scheduled for that day will be cancelled.

3/2015

2017 EVENTS

(Dates and times may be subject to change.)

Sunday, March 19 Spring Meeting

1:00 – 4:00 pm

Morris Conference Center, SUNY Oneonta

Monday, May 22 Facilitators’ Luncheon

12 noon

First United Methodist Church, 66 Chestnut St., Oneonta

Sunday, October 22 Annual Meeting

1:00 – 4:00 pm

Morris Conference Center, SUNY Oneonta

CCAL TRIPS

Thursday, July 13, 2017 Bus trip to Saratoga Performing Arts Center to see a matinee performance of the NYC Ballet Company. If

interested, please contact Jean Seroka at [email protected] or 607.988.7007.

Monday, July 24, 2017 Tickets have been reserved for the 1:30 pm Matinee performance of The Siege of Calais at Glimmerglass

Festival, Cooperstown, NY. This bel canto opera is a story which inspired courage and self-sacrifice during

the Hundred Years’ War (1337-1453) between England and France. Written during the first half of the 19th

century by composer Gaetano Donizetti and librettist Salvatore Cammarano, is a rarely heard opera with

themes of homeland and heroism. To reserve tickets, please contact Jean Seroka at [email protected] or

607.988.7007.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

SUMMER COURSES (registration deadline: April 15, 2017)

Indoor Recreation (for Sept. 1, 2016 thru August 31, 2017) .............................................................................................. 1

Great Pianists, Part III (Sugwon Kang) .............................................................................................................................. 1

Swart-Wilcox Ephemera (Helen Rees) .............................................................................................................................. 2

Create Your Own Silk Scarf (Elaine Downing) ................................................................................................................. 2

Digital Photography: Multi-Image Stories (Pat Yeaman) .................................................................................................. 3

If I Can Feel It, Is It Real? Energy Fields (Maryanne Kehoe) ........................................................................................... 3

Making Peace with Windows 10 (Susan Smith) ................................................................................................................ 4

Opera at Glimmerglass (Glimmerglass Staff) .................................................................................................................... 4

Google Slides (Susan Smith) .............................................................................................................................................. 5

Photo Composition Continued, Working the Scene (Bill Ryall) ........................................................................................ 5

Senior Dreams (Margaret Maguire) ................................................................................................................................... 6

Advanced Microsoft PowerPoint (Susan Smith) ................................................................................................................ 6

How American Indians Lost Their Land (William Starna) ................................................................................................ 7

Comfort Measures: Exploring Ways to Help Self and Others (Maryanne Kehoe) ............................................................ 7

Travels to Myanmar (Charles Hartley)............................................................................................................................... 8

Liberia: America’s Only African “Colony” (Hugh MacDougall) ...................................................................................... 8

Take a Hike (Ernest & Heide Mahlke) ............................................................................................................................... 9

Create Your Own Silk Scarf (Elaine Downing)…REPEAT CLASS ................................................................................. 9

Our Sufi Neighbors (Cynthia Walton-Leavitt) ................................................................................................................. 10

3D Printing: How it Works (Sarah Livingston) ............................................................................................................... 10

Geriatrics 15.0 (Dr. Douglas DeLong) ............................................................................................................................. 11

An Explanation of Consciousness (Charles Hartley) ....................................................................................................... 11

Scanning Your Family Treasures (Ray LaFever) ............................................................................................................. 12

Tokko Tai – the Japanese Special Attack Forces in WWII (Darryl Zdenek) ................................................................... 12

Create Your Own Silk Scarf (Elaine Downing)…REPEAT CLASS ............................................................................... 13

3D Printing: Design (Sarah Livingston) ........................................................................................................................... 13

The Northeast: A Very Different Part of Brazil (Hugh MacDougall) .............................................................................. 14

Walking on the Camino de Santiago (Arlana Young) ...................................................................................................... 14

Slavery, Abolition, Racism & Civil Rights in Otsego County (Tom Heitz) .................................................................... 15

“I Love Lucy” (Marjorie Pietraface) ................................................................................................................................ 15

Rural Genius: Technology & Innovation at Hanford Mills (Brendan Pronteau) ............................................................. 16

The Atomic Bomb Attacks – Were They the Right Decision? (Darryl Zdenek) ............................................................. 16

An Overview of the NY State Police K9 Unit (Trooper Kelly Snyder and K9 Milton) .................................................. 17

Reading Cooper for Pleasure (Hugh MacDougall) .......................................................................................................... 17

FALL COURSES (registration deadline: July 15, 2017)

Indoor Recreation (for Sept. 1, 2017 thru August 31, 2018) ............................................................................................ 19

Let’s Sing (Vicki Rickard) ............................................................................................................................................... 20

Profiles in Courage (Paul Conway) .................................................................................................................................. 20

Tour of an American Chestnut Tree Orchard (Allen Nichols) ......................................................................................... 21

Paris…More than the Eiffel Tower, Chapter 6 (Bill Ryall) ............................................................................................. 21

Early 1940s and Childhood Memories of WWII (Donna Behrendt) ................................................................................ 22

Theobroma Cacao: The Delectable Story of Chocolate (Alice Cannistra)....................................................................... 22

Shakespeare Again: Henry IV, Part 2 (Patricia Gourlay) ................................................................................................. 23

Book Discussion: Strangers in Their Own Land (Marilyn Helterline) ............................................................................ 24

Marianne in Chains: Paris Under Nazi Occupation (Harry Pence) .................................................................................. 24

The Central New York Fair (Oneonta Fair) (Wayne Wright) .......................................................................................... 25

What is This Thing Called Love? (Charlotte Black) ........................................................................................................ 25

Parkinson’s Disease (Doug & Dorothy Scott Fielder) ..................................................................................................... 26

Beau Brummel and the Iconography of Fashion (Tom Heitz) ......................................................................................... 26

American MahJongg (June Adams) ................................................................................................................................. 27

Beginning/Continuing Origami (Patricia Follett) ............................................................................................................. 27

Gifts to Give or Keep! (Flo Loomis & Jean Kohler) ........................................................................................................ 28

Millennial Survey of Stained Glass (Doug Hallberg) ...................................................................................................... 28

Under the Andalusian Sky (Susan Smith & Kathy Paranya) ........................................................................................... 29

The Frances Rowe House (Taylor Hollist) ....................................................................................................................... 29

Facilitator Biographies ..................................................................................................................................................... 31

Membership Form ............................................................................................................................................................ 35

Course Request Form ....................................................................................................................................................... 37

REGISTRATION REQUESTS DUE NO LATER THAN April 15, 2017

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COURSE: Indoor Recreation Course

You must have a SUNY Oneonta Guest Pass to engage in these activities. Pass will be sent to members at no cost upon

registration for this class. ***PLEASE NOTE CHANGES IN SCHEDULE ***

SWIMMING: Pool is located in the Chase Physical Education Building and is open only when SUNY classes are in

session from September 1, 2016 through May 2, 2017 as follows:

Monday - Friday 12 noon to 2:00 pm

8:00 pm to 10:00 pm

Saturday & Sunday 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm

Other activities available with Guest Pass from September 1, 2016 through August 31, 2017 as follows:

WALKING: Track located in the Field House, available anytime the building is open

TENNIS: Outdoor courts only, available anytime

RACQUET BALL: Courts located on lower level in the Chase Physical Education Bldg.

Available Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, 12 noon to 1:00 pm

COURSE: Great Pianists, Part III (final)

Date(s): Thursdays, June 1, 8, 15

Time: 10:00 a.m. to 12 noon

Location: Room 251, Clark Hall, Hartwick campus

Facilitator: Dr. Sugwon Kang

Course Objective: In the old days, most great pianists were great composers. We no longer have their likes

today, but it is probably safe to say that today’s top pianists can play as well as the greatest

of the 19th century, if not better. In their turn, these latter-day superstars have inspired much

anecdotal history of their own, which the class will learn.

Course Description: This course relies mainly on the published accounts of some of the great pianists of the past

two centuries. While the material coverage will be mostly of a biographical nature, thus

requiring no musical training to appreciate it, there’s some technical component in the course

that will necessitate illustrations with musical scores. Among other things, I shall discuss the

natural limitations built into the human brain and physiology that make some of the written

scores virtually impossible to play, though harmless enough to look at!

Cost: Under $3 for photocopying and postage.

Minimum Enrollment: 12

Maximum Enrollment: 35


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COURSE: Swart-Wilcox Ephemera: Piecing History Together Through Documents

Date(s): Monday, June 5


Location: Swart-Wilcox House, Wilcox Ave., Oneonta (next to Riverside Elementary School)

Facilitator: Helen Rees

Course Objectives: To:

1. Introduce the story of the Swart-Wilcox House and Oneonta’s history through

several documents.

2. Discover the information available in ephemera (“lasting for a very short

time”)…such as those paper items often thrown away after an event.

3. Piece together a picture of a person or event through ephemeral items which were

overlooked, forgotten and left behind.

Course Description: The 1807 Swart-Wilcox House Museum, Oneonta’s oldest surviving structure, is a valuable

historical resource. In the last 200 years there have been many documents connected to this

house and its residents. Many of these items have been found, saved and returned to the

museum. Looking at these ephemeral items can tell much about the history of the Oneonta

community, the Swart-Wilcox house and the people who lived there. This is true for one’s

personal family documents as well. The class will look at some of the ephemera in the

museum collection which can help tell the story of Oneonta’s past when pieced together.

Diaries, letters, broadsides, postcards, insurance papers, bank checks and old photos all

provide interesting pieces to the puzzle of Oneonta’s past.

Cost: None



COURSE: Create Your Own Silk Scarf (this class will be repeated on July 7 & August 1)


Time: 1:00 to 3:00 p.m.

Location: 183 River Street, Oneonta (parking in driveway or on Duane St. across from 183 River St.)

Facilitator: Elaine Downing

Course Objective: Each participant will go home with two beautiful silk scarves that they made themselves.

Course Description: Spend a couple of hours learning how to use fabric paints to create beautiful scarves. Play

with colors and have fun. It’s a quick and easy process. Because this may be messy, this

class will be held at my house in the garage. Wear clothes you don’t mind getting “artful.”

I will supply all materials needed.

Cost: $10 to cover cost of scarves and paints.

Minimum Enrollment: 1 Maximum Enrollment: 6


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COURSE: Digital Photography: Creating Multi-Image Stories & Presenting Them in Self-

Published Books or Slide Shows

Date(s): Tuesday, June 6

Time: 10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Location: Room 104, Morris Conference Center, SUNY

Facilitator: Pat Yeaman

Course Objective: To:

1. Explore some ways that multiple photographs can be captured and arranged into

visual stories.

2. Share the presenter’s experiences in creating self-published books from her own

photo stories.

Course Description: Part 1: Projecting her own images as illustrations, the presenter will discuss various types of

photos that can be used to help create a visual story that is interesting, coherent, enjoyable

and memorable.

Part 2: The presenter will explain some things she has learned while putting together her own

self-published books. Examples of different types of photo books from major self-

publishing book companies will be on display. The participants will have the opportunity for

hands on inspection and comparison of these books.

Cost: None



COURSE: If I Can Feel It, Is It Real? Energy Fields


Time: 1:00 to 3:00 p.m.


Facilitator: Maryanne Kehoe

Course Objective: To engage in processes designed to increase awareness of palpable biofields.

Course Description: Skeptics are encouraged to come. Have some fun as you engage in exercises designed to

increase your awareness of the energy field. We will collect some simple before and after

exercises data. The numerical averages of the group data will be shared with the group.

Cost: None




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COURSE: Making Peace with Windows 10

Date(s): Wednesday, June 7

Time: 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon


Facilitator: Susan Smith

Course Objective: This course is designed specifically for people who are new users of the Microsoft Windows

10 operating system and who are having a hard time adjusting to the loss of Windows XP

and/or Windows 7. Apple computers will not be covered in this course.

Course Description: Bring your laptop to class and work alongside me to learn how to configure the Windows 10

operating system on your laptop so it is easier to use. Plenty of tips and tricks will be

demonstrated. Note: only Windows 10 will be taught and you will need a laptop. If you

don’t have a PC laptop, you may take the handouts and try to configure yours at home.

Cost: None



COURSE: Opera and Musical Theater at the Glimmerglass Festival

Date(s): Thursday, June 8 Porgy and Bess

Monday, June 12 Oklahoma!

Saturday, June 17 Xerxes

Wednesday, June 21 The Siege of Calais

Time: 11:15 to 11:45 a.m. (Music) and 12:00 noon to 12:45 pm (Speaker)

Location: Glimmerglass Festival, Woodcock Back Porch (behind Adm. Bldg.)

7300 State Hwy 80, Cooperstown

Facilitator: Glimmerglass Festival Staff

Course Description: The Glimmerglass Festival staff and artists offer glimpses into the productions that are

scheduled for the 2017 Festival at the Alice Busch Opera Theater in Cooperstown, NY. The

Glimmerglass Festival campus has many idyllic picnic spots, so come early for lunch and

plan to spend the day at the north end of Otsego Lake.

Cost: No cost for classes or production seminars.

See the “CCAL Events/Trips” page in the front of this catalog for information about

group rate tickets for an actual performance of The Siege of Calais.

Minimum Enrollment: none

Maximum Enrollment: none


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COURSE: Google Slides


Time: 1:00 to 3:00 p.m.

Location: Computer Lab, Room 303, Milne Library, SUNY


Course Objective: This is an introductory course for people who want to start learning to create simple

PowerPoint-type presentations using free Google software.

Course Description: Learn the basics needed for creating slide presentations with Google slides which is a

simplified free program with many of the same basic features offered by Microsoft

PowerPoint. This course is for new users who want to do presentations (hopefully for

CCAL).

Cost: None



COURSE: Photo Composition Continued: Working the Scene

Date(s): Tuesdays, June 13, 20



Facilitator: Bill Ryall

Course Objective: To examine some important ideas and techniques related to photo composition as we work to

capture the best image possible.

Course Description: One of the concepts we often talk about in our photo composition classes is the importance

of “working the scene.” In cases where we have time and don’t, out of necessity, have to

snap the shot and run, there are several things we can do to improve the visual impact of our

images. We will explore the role of pre-planning, light, time of day, weather, our position in

relation to the subject (eye-level, high, low), perspective, using lines and patterns, focal

lengths, depth of field, natural framing, in-camera cropping, color, controlling visual chaos,

etc. (Don’t stress over some of the terminology…we’ll keep it simple and fun!) The various

ideas we investigate will be illustrated with my images.

Cost: None




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COURSE: Senior Dreams

Date(s): Tuesday and Thursday, June 13, 15

Time: 2:00 to 3:15 p.m.


Facilitator: Margaret Maguire

Course Objective: We will examine C.G. Jung's approach to the nature and purpose of dreams.

We will discuss Jung's ideas of psychological and spiritual development in later life.

Course Description: Carl Jung's challenging ideas on the individuation process can point the way to an enlivening

agenda for our later years. Individuation relies principally on being able to make unconscious

contents available to our conscious minds. One way to accomplish this is through dream

work.

Cost: None



COURSE: Advanced Microsoft PowerPoint

Date(s): Tuesdays, June 20, 27

Time: 1:00 to 3:00 p.m.



Course Objective: Microsoft PowerPoint training for intermediate and advanced users.

Course Description: Demonstrate new features and more advanced techniques for doing presentations with

Microsoft Power Point 2013 or 2016. This is not an introductory course. We will cover as

much material as possible. The focus will be on tips, tricks, and power shortcuts.

Cost: None




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COURSE: How American Indians Lost Their Land

Date(s): Wednesday and Thursday, June 21, 22

Time: 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

Location: Craven Lounge, Morris Conference Center, SUNY

Facilitator: William Starna

Course Objective: To examine the history – legal, political, and otherwise – and develop an understanding of

how American Indians lost their lands to what is today the United States.

Course Description: Since 1776, 97% of the lands once wholly in the possession of American Indians now make

up the United States. The popular view is that these lands were conquered or stolen. But was

that always the case and what other factors might have been at work? This course examines

the question: how did American Indians lose their land?

Cost: None



COURSE: Comfort Measures: Exploring Ways to Help Self and Others

Date(s): Fridays, June 23, 30


Location: 1st United Presbyterian (Red Door) Church, 2 Walling Ave., Oneonta

Facilitator: Maryanne Kehoe

Course Objective: To engage in dialogue and practice of methods and techniques that strengthen coping and

promote relief from suffering.

Course Description: Aging, illness, and stress are among the many factors that can impact our well-being. There

are many tools and techniques that can help us heal and cope. We will share ideas and

methods. The facilitator can offer skills from complementary therapies such as progressive

relaxation, guided imagery and Healing Intentionally. Participants can share their own

experiences and ideas or just relax and take it all in.

Cost: None




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COURSE: Travels to Myanmar


Time: 10:00 to 11:30 a.m.

Location: Little Theatre, Alumni Hall, SUNY

Facilitator: Charles Hartley

Course Objective: To learn a little about Myanmar (formerly Burma). This will include pictures of our travels

in Myanmar showing ancient monuments, modern life and people living in ways which are

very different from what we see here in our part of the world.

Course Description: The course will consist of an illustrated lecture highlighting our 18 day tour of Myanmar and

a brief introduction to the history of Myanmar.

Cost: None



COURSE: Liberia: America’s Only African “Colony”

(This is a repeat of a course originally given in 2010)

Date(s): Wednesday, July 5



Facilitator: Hugh MacDougall

Course Objective: To explore the strange story of Liberia, founded on the west coast of Africa by free African-

Americans seeking to escape racial torment, but funded and promoted by White Americans

(from George Washington’s nephew, Bushrod Washington to Abraham Lincoln and beyond)

seeking to rid the United States of its free African-American population.

Course Description: We will explore Liberian history from its inception in 1816 through its declaration of

independence in 1846, and down through the years until 1980, when a revolt by Liberia’s

indigenous population overthrew its African-American rulers. We will study the American

Colonization Society, the feelings and motivations of the White Americans who ran it; and

the objections of most African-Americans to leaving the nation which, despite ill treatment,

they nevertheless called home. We will look at Liberia (with slides and documents); its

capital of Monrovia (named for President Monroe); its flag of “star and stripes;” its

American-like government institutions; and its way of life that sometimes seemed to

replicate memories of how slave masters had lived in the American south. And we will

consider the difficult relations between the African-American government of Liberia and the

nation’s majority indigenous African population and its equally strange relationship with an

American government that long refused to recognize Liberian independence.

Cost: None



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COURSE: Take a Hike

Date(s): Thursdays, July 6, 13, 20, 27


Location: TBA

Facilitators: Ernest and Heide Mahlke

Course Objective: Exercise and fresh air. An exploration of various walking opportunities in the area plus one

further afield.

Course Description: Four consecutive walks, three of which are in Otsego and Delaware Counties to enjoy the

local scenery. A fourth hike of about 6 miles in the Delaware/Broome County area will

complete the series. A list of walks, meeting places and equipment suggestions will be sent

to participants prior to the first walk.

Cost: Good, sturdy boots or sneakers are essential. A hiking pole is helpful for some.



COURSE: Create Your Own Silk Scarf (this class is also offered on June 5 & August 1)

Date(s): Monday, July 7

Time: 1:00 to 3:00 p.m.












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COURSE: Our Sufi Neighbors: Naks-I’bendi Hakkani Sufi Order in Sidney Center

Date(s): Tuesday, July 11 in Room 104, Morris Conference Center, SUNY from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m.

Thursday, July 13 fieldtrip – time schedule to be given at first class

Facilitator: Cynthia Walton-Leavitt

Course Objective: To create a greater awareness and understanding of a different culture.

Course Description: The Osmanli Naksibendi (Naqshbandi) Dergah, located in Sidney Center, is a community of

individuals seeking to live a traditional, holistic lifestyle in the Way of Sufism. The Dergah

has been in Sidney Center since 2003. It operates a fully functional farm and its members

are deeply involved in the local community. Our first session will consist of members of the

Dergah visiting us and explaining their beliefs, as well as the lifestyle of the Dergah and its

activities.

In the second session, we will be visiting the Dergah. On Thursday evenings, the Dergah has

the traditional Zikr and Sohbet gathering. Zikr is a ceremony wherein the participants

invoke the names of Allah and praises of the Prophet together. The Sohbah, also known as

Association, consists of the Shaykh Lokman Efendi giving spiritual guidance to the

attendants.

Cost: None



COURSE: Geriatrics 15.0

Date(s): Thursday, July 13 (rescheduled from May 25th)

Time: 2:00 to 3:45 pm

Location: The Plains at Parish Homestead, 163 Heritage Circle, Oneonta (Education Room, 3rd Flr)

Facilitator: Dr. Douglas DeLong

Course Objective: Review recent advances in Geriatric Medicine and allow for interactive Q&A.

Course Description: This course will consist of somewhat extemporaneous rather than didactic sessions requiring

audience participation. Will review some of the recent advances in geriatrics and how that

might affect participants. There will be a test.

Cost: None




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COURSE: 3D printing: How it Works




Facilitator: Sarah Livingston

Course Objective: Participants will learn about the process of 3D printing.

Course Description: An introduction to the basics of 3D printing and how the service works at Huntington

Memorial Library. This class is an overview of the tools and technology available locally.

Participants will learn how they can find, evaluate and print pre-designed 3D models and

about the basic software and apps available that you can use to create your own designs.

Participants should be able to use a mouse and computer.

Cost: None



COURSE: An Explanation of Consciousness

Date(s): Tuesday, July 18 in Room 104, Morris Conference Center, SUNY

Tuesday, July 25 in Little Theatre, Alumni Hall, SUNY

Time: 1:00 to 2:30 p.m.

Facilitator: Charles Hartley

Course Objective: To examine recent theories in cognitive sciences (in particular psychology, artificial

intelligence and philosophy) concerning human consciousness.

Course Description: In the first class we will examine neurons, how they function and what is known about how

they operate to process information in the brain. Along the way we will examine the nature

of the information that is processed and the information that is not processed.

Cost: None




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COURSE: Scanning Your Family Treasures

Date(s): Wednesday, July 19



Facilitator: Ray LaFever

Course Objective: Students will learn how to choose family photographs and records to be scanned, prepare

them for scanning, carry out the scanning and save the electronic files properly.

Course Description: Scanning technology allows genealogists to share more widely family letters and

photographs. The course will address choosing what items to scan and preparing them for

scanning. The course also will review the scanning process itself, including the specifications

proper scanning.

Cost: None



COURSE: Tokko Tai – the Japanese Special Attack (Kamikaze) Forces in WWII




Facilitator: Darryl Zdenek

Course Objective: To study one of the most unique military formations in history – the Japanese Tokko Tai

(Special Attack) Corps, also referred to as Kamikaze (Divine Wind). We will look at why,

not few but thousands, cheerfully chose to seek certain death in order to stop their enemy.

Course Description: Born of desperation in a losing war and coupled with intense devotion to duty, the Japanese

Tokko Tai Corps was the only large scale, totally dedicated suicide attack force in military

history. Their stated military purpose was to crash their bomb laden aircraft into American

ships with no possibility of survival in order to take as many of their enemy with them. The

Special Attack tactic was so successful that it became an integral part of the Japanese plans

for defending the home islands had the American invasion taken place and was planned to

include the civilian population. We will examine these pilots’ rationale and motivation, their

tactics and their successes. We will also look at their effect on the Allied forces and how they

may have influenced American war plans.

Cost: None




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COURSE: Create Your Own Silk Scarf (this class is also offered on June 5 & July 7)

Date(s): Monday, August 1

Time: 1:00 to 3:00 p.m.











COURSE: 3D Printing: Design

Date(s): Wednesday, August 2

Time: 1:00 to 3:00 p.m.


Facilitator: Sarah Livingston

Course Objective: Participants will design their own printable 3D model.

Course Description: Using the online design program Tinkercad, participants will learn how to design their own

small printable 3D model. Participants should be able to use a mouse and a computer.

Tinkercad uses simple geometric shapes that you drag and drop to create an overall design.

Sarah will also give tips on how to design any individual projects class participants may

want to design. There will be a small cost to have your design printed at Huntington

Memorial Library. The cost is based on the weight of the object, however most prints are not

more than $5.00. Printing your design is optional.

Cost: Under $5.00 to print (optional)




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COURSE: The Northeast: A Very Different Part of Brazil

Date(s): Thursday, August 3




Course Objective: To further understand Northeastern Brazil, where the presenter lived in the 1960s.

Course Description: In the “Wild West” of Brazil, we will concentrate on three events:

1. The massacre at Conudos in 1897-98.

2. The life of Padre Cicero who lived in the early 1900s.

3. Lampiao and his girlfriend – a sort of Bonnie and Clyde who were invincible during

their reign from the early 1920s to 1938.

Cost: None



COURSE: Walking on the Camino de Santiago

Date(s): Tuesday, August 8

Time: 2:00 to 4:00 p.m.


Facilitator: Arlana Young

Course Objective: To learn about the experience of hiking parts of an 800 kilometer (500 miles) trail through

northern Spain and a similar trail in Portugal, both ending in Compostela de Santiago.

Course Description: The Carmino de Santiago (The Way of St. John) is one of many paths that traverse all of

Western Europe. Said to be the paths walked by pilgrims in the times of Jesus and the

Apostles, they are now walked by hundreds of thousands of people from around the world.

The most famous by far is the Camino de Frances, more commonly known as the Camino de

Santiago. The instructor walked parts of this path in 2015 and part of another camino in

2016. She will describe her experience with stories, photos, resource books and artifacts of

the trail.

Cost: None




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COURSE: Slavery, Abolition, Racism and Civil Rights in Otsego County - 1700 -2017

Date(s): Wednesdays, August 9 and 16 in Room 104, Morris Conference Center, SUNY

Wednesday, August 23 in Craven Lounge, Morris Conference Center, SUNY


Facilitator: Tom Heitz

Course Objective: To survey and summarize the local history of :

1. Slavery in Otsego County (and the upstate region);

2. Emancipation of slaves in New York in 1827;

3. Controversy over abolition that led to the Civil War;

4. Racism in the reconstruction era (1865 to 1900);

5. Influence of western European and Asian immigration in the late 19th century;

6. The rise of the Ku Klux Klan in Otsego County in the 1920s; and

7. 20th century developments as our local population diversifies.

Course Description: This course will provide students with a better understanding of the racial and ethnic history

of Otsego County and the region from the 1700s to the present. The 250-year history of the

interaction of white European-descendant populations with people of color and different

ethnic and religious traditions in our region will be the focus of this course. This is not a

theoretical investigation. Primary resources that reflect our local history will be shared and

discussed.

Cost: None



COURSE: “I Love Lucy”

Date(s): Tuesday, August 15



Facilitator: Marjorie Pietraface

Course Objective: People will gain more understanding and appreciation for the comedienne, Lucille Ball.

Course Description: From her birth in Jamestown, NY, the life of Lucille Ball is filled with many adventures.

Her TV program “I Love Lucy” can be seen somewhere in the world 24 hours a day. This

course will explore the life of Lucille Ball and participants should gain a further appreciation

of her talent.

Cost: None




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COURSE: Rural Genius: Technology and Innovation at Hanford Mills


Date(s): Saturday, August 19

Time: 1:00 to 4:00 p.m.

Location: Hanford Mills, 51 Co Rd 12, East Meredith, NY

Facilitator: Brendan Pronteau

Course Objective: To better understand the history of East Meredith, Hanford Mills and innovation and

entrepreneurship in rural New York.

Course Description: During a tour of the Rural Genius exhibit and of the working water and steam-powered

sawmill, gristmill and wood working shop at Hanford Mills Museum, participants will

examine the history of East Meredith and Hanford Mills through hands-on activities,

demonstrations of water-powered machinery, and lively conversation. Hanford Mills

Museum serves as a rare, surviving example of the mills that were central to rural

communities in the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries and this course will use its

unique resources to explore connections among power, technology, entrepreneurship and

natural resources, with a focus on sustainable choices.

Cost: None



COURSE: The Atomic Bomb Attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki – Were They the Right

Decision?


Time: 1:00 to 3:00 p.m.


Facilitator: Darryl Zdenek

Course Objective: To examine the events at the time and the thought processes of the American leaders in their

determination to use the first atomic bombs in history on the Japanese civilian cities of

Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

Course Description: In a war filled with actions evoking extreme human feeling, among the most intense are the

names Hiroshima and Nagasaki and the atomic bombs that were dropped there. The war was

dragging on, the Japanese showed no sign of surrender, the casualties were enormous and

after 4 years of a massive development effort, the atomic bombs were ready. What should

have been done by U.S. leaders? This course will look at the decisions that were made and

debate whether those choices have been justified by the test of history.

Cost: None



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COURSE: An Overview of the New York State Police K9 Unit


Time: 1:00 to 3:00 p.m.


Facilitator: Trooper Kelly Snyder and K9 Milton

Course Objective: An introduction to Police K9 and their uses.

Course Description: A glimpse into what it takes to be a four-legged officer within the New York State Police.

Spend time learning about our history, training, duties, responsibilities and public relations.

Cost: None


COURSE: Reading Cooper for Pleasure


Date(s): Wednesday, August 30




Course Objective: To investigate how 21st century readers can read the 19th century novels of James Fenimore

Cooper for pleasure and with enjoyment as well as enlightenment. This course is designed

for members who may never have read a Cooper novel, or who have tried reading them but

found them difficult. We will briefly survey Cooper’s life and writing career, but

concentrate on his 32 novels as stories intended to entertain their readers, and demonstrate

that they are still capable of doing so almost two centuries after they were written.

Course Description: James Fenimore Cooper (1789-1851) was, during his lifetime and for many decades

afterwards, a best-selling novelist whose stories were translated into most major languages

and are still read and enjoyed throughout the world. Nevertheless, for readers of today, the

enjoyment of reading Cooper can be enhanced by knowing something of the writing

conventions of his time as to the form of the novel, the role of the author and the relationship

between author and reader. Moreover, Cooper’s writing style is one intended to be listened

to (whether literally or in the mind) rather than scanned visually, and he writes in a

deliberately musical cadence. The English language has changed since Cooper wrote, both in

vocabulary and style, and Cooper refers to events and customs which were familiar to his

reading audience, but are less so to readers of today. Above all, Cooper sought not only to

entertain his readers with exciting adventures in an exotic setting, but also to present them

with social, political, moral and cultural issues of his day – many of which remain just as

important for Americans of our own time. We will examine these issues, listen to some

excerpts from Cooper’s writings, discuss problems members have encountered with Cooper

and emerge ready, I hope, to tackle any Cooper novel with both pleasure and enlightenment.

Cost: None


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REGISTRATION REQUESTS DUE NO LATER THAN July 15, 2017

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COURSE: Indoor Recreation Course

You must have a SUNY Oneonta Guest Pass to engage in these activities. Pass will be sent to members at no cost upon

registration for this class. ***PLEASE NOTE CHANGES IN SCHEDULE ***

SWIMMING: Pool is located in the Chase Physical Education Building and is open only when SUNY classes are in

session from September 1, 2017 through May 2, 2018 as follows:

Monday - Friday 12 noon to 2:00 pm

8:00 pm to 10:00 pm

Saturday & Sunday 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm

Other activities available with Guest Pass from September 1, 2017 through August 31, 2018 as follows:

WALKING: Track located in the Field House, available anytime the building is open

TENNIS: Outdoor courts only, available anytime

RACQUET BALL: Courts located on lower level in the Chase Physical Education Bldg.

Available Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, 12 noon to 1:00 pm

COURSE: Intro to Stained Glass

Date(s): Tuesdays, September 5, 12, 19 and 26

Time: 10:00 am to 12 noon

Location: Carriage House Studio, 11 Ford Ave, Oneonta

Facilitator: Doug Hallberg

Course Objective: Participants will:

1. Gain or increase understanding of a variety of art glass.

2. Learn fabrication techniques (copper foil).

3. Use skills to create a 9”x12” window.

Course Description: Students will use a provided textbook to survey history of stained glass from 1000AD to the

present. They will create an original design or select one from the studio library. Then it

will be transformed into a stained glass window.

Cost: $25 for materials




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COURSE: Let’s Sing!

Date(s): Wednesday, September 6, 13, 20 and 27



Facilitator: Vicki Rickard

Course Objective: This course will give adults the opportunity to discover their singing voice with the ultimate

goal of giving them enough self-confidence to join in with a group, or even sing in the

shower!

Course Description: This will be a 4-week course open to one and all who wish to brush up on their vocal

techniques, and have some fun singing some traditional tunes. Participants will be

introduced to a variety of vocal production exercises, including individual and group songs.

Participants are encouraged to bring their favorite songs to share, with perhaps a mini

performance for the last session! Each session will be 90 minutes long, with one 15 minute

break

Cost: None



COURSE: Profiles in Courage

Date(s): Wednesday, September 6, 13 and 20

Time: 1:30 to 3:30 pm


Facilitator: Paul Conway

Course Objective: Profiles in Courage: how can we explain and learn from them? To review different

definitions of courage using selected cases or examples, and consider how scholars explain

the phenomena. Why is the subject so important?

Course Description: This course will examine numerous examples of different kinds of courageous behavior and

some relevant scholarship on the subject to generate understandings of phenomena of

courage. Is one kind of courage more admirable than others? What are some of the best

examples of courageous behavior that inspire us to be better persons? Since we all aspire to

be courageous in our lives is there anything we can do to make ourselves or others who are

close to us more likely to do the right thing when confronted with challenging situations?

After attempting a similar course several years ago with generally positive reactions, I hope

to expand upon that subject with new examples and expectations of spirited discussions.

Cost: None




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COURSE: Tour of an American Chestnut Tree Orchard

Date(s): Friday, September 8 (Rain date Monday, September 11)


Location: 302 Bateman Rd., Laurens

Facilitator: Allen Nichols

Course Objective: To familiarize students with the identifying characteristics of the American chestnut tree’s

leaf, bark, and profile. The students will learn how to identify the American chestnut blight

on trees and what a resprouting chestnut tree looks like. They will also learn about our blight

resistant tree and how they can plant an orchard to help with the reforestation program.

Course Description: We will take a tour of an American chestnut tree orchard and learn about the tree and blight

characteristics. Planting and care of trees and the control of blight on orchard trees will be

covered. The development of the blight-resistant tree by TACF-NY and SUNY-ESF in

Syracuse will be discussed. Instructions will be given to interested people on how to plant a

“mother” tree orchard. Some seedlings will be available.

Cost: None



COURSE: Paris…More Than the Eiffel Tower, Chapter 6: This Francophile

Photographer’s Paris: Favorite Spots, Favorite Shots

Date(s): Thursday, September 14



Facilitator: Bill Ryall

Course Objective: To continue our ongoing look at Paris, this time visiting some of my favorite spots in this

amazing city.

Course Description: What could be better than being a Francophile and a photographer who loves spending time

in Paris? In chapter 6 of our continuing look at Paris, I will share some of my favorite places

in the la ville lumiere to roam and to photograph and my favorite images that have resulted

from those meanderings. Commentary will be from both the Francophile’s perspective and

the photographer’s perspective.

Cost: None




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COURSE: Early 1940s and Childhood Memories of WWII

Date(s): Mondays, September 18 and 25

Time: 1:00 to 3:00 pm


Facilitator: Donna Behrendt and others

Course Objective: To further an understanding of the WWII years from the perspective of childhood memories

of people in both the Allied and Axis countries.

Course Description: Through personal stories, family letters and diaries, several CCAL members and friends will

relate their experiences during the war. This presentation will include people from East and

West Germany, England, Eastern Europe and the U.S. using examples of newsreel and radio

shows popular during this time. Class members are encouraged to bring memorabilia and

their personal stories

Cost: None



COURSE: Theobroma Cacao: The Delectable Story of Chocolate

Date(s): Tuesday, September 19 and Friday September 22

Time: 1:00 to 3:30 pm


Facilitator: Alice Cannistra


1. Explore the intriguing history of chocolate.

2. Learn how chocolate is processed.

3. Sample chocolate in a minimum of 15 forms – some surprising!

Course Description: Called “The Food of the Gods,” chocolate has a 4,000 year old history filled with

contradictory myths, fairy tales, exotic places and long journeys. As you peel back

the wrapper of your favorite chocolate bar, you’re joining people all over the world

who have turned to this mysterious food for ritual, medicine and sheer pleasure.

Chocolate is the favorite flavor of most Americans and yet few know of its rumors of

mystical powers and healing qualities or its history of moral judgments, religious

repression and wondrous innovation. Discover how the humble cocoa bean can incite

such passion!

Cost: $5 to help with the cost of samples




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COURSE: Shakespeare Again: Henry IV, Part 2

Date(s): Tuesdays, October 3, 10, 17, 24, and 31

Time: 2:30 to 4:30 pm


Facilitator: Patricia Gourlay

Course Objective: Enhanced enjoyment, understanding and appreciation of the play, along with the fun of

lively discussion and new insights.

Course Description: This is the second of three great plays about the progress to kingship of the young Prince

Hal. All three plays in the series explore the nature of political power, raising questions still

as urgent as ever. Each play offers a different perspective, and stands very well by itself;

familiarity with the previous play, though ideal, is not essential. Shakespeare’s all-time most

popular character, Falstaff, has a major part in this play, and pretty much steals the show.

We will be reading closely, explaining the text where needed, looking at some performances

on film, and considering the play’s historical context: its relationship to Hal’s time,

Shakespeare’s time and our own time as well. All opinions are welcome: many varied

viewpoints add up to a richer experience for everybody.

Cost: None




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COURSE: Book Discussion of Arlie Russell Hochschild’s Strangers in Their Own Land

Date(s)and Times: Wednesday, October 4, 10:00 to 11:00 am

Wednesdays, October 11, 18, and 25, 10:00 to 12 noon


Facilitator: Marilyn Helterline

Course Objective: To read and understand Arlie Russell Hochschild's Strangers in Their Own Land and gain

some empathy for the conservative politics and emotions of people who live in rural

America.

Course Description: Strangers in Their Own Land was a finalist for the 2016 National Book Award for non-

fiction. Arlie Russell Hochschild is the rare readable academic sociologist that has now had

four of her books make the annual New York Times list of notable books. In this book she

tackles possibly the most important question of the last election cycle and tries to understand

why so many Americans feel alienated from the politics of the urban educated liberals of the

East and West coasts. This liberal Berkeley sociologist spent five years doing participant

observation and interviews in southern Louisiana trying to cross the political divide and

develop an empathy for people who were very different from her and the people she was

surrounded by in Berkeley. She eloquently reports her finding in Strangers in Their Own

Land.

Cost: Purchase the book: Strangers in Their Own Land by Arlie Russell Hochschild


COURSE: Marianne in Chains: Paris Under Nazi Occupation

(This is a repeat of a course originally given in Fall 2016)

Date(s): Mondays, October 9, 16, 23

Time: 1:00 to 2:45 p.m.


Facilitator: Harry Pence

Course Objective: To learn what life was like for those who lived under the tyranny after the triumphant

German Army entered Paris in 1940.

Course Description: On June 14, 1940, the triumphant German Army entered Paris. For the French, this was the

beginning of a period of chronic shortages of all kinds, fear of deportation, desperate

compromises, and sadistic violence that would last until 1944. Many women lost their male

companions. Two million soldiers were taken prisoner, and most of the adult males were

either interned in POW camps or sent to work in Germany. In addition, 5,000 Americans

were trapped by the occupation. As the war lengthened, the situation became worse,

especially for the Jews. Some Parisians cooperated with their occupiers, but, as the War

continued, some risked their lives by joining the resistance. Despite this, cultural and

intellectual life continued.

Cost: None



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COURSE: The Central New York Fair (Oneonta Fair)

Date(s): Tuesday, October 10

Time: 10:00 to 11:30 a.m.


Facilitator: Wayne Wright

Course Objectives: To:

1. Interest participants in the local history of our area.

2. Inform participants of a local event that had a significant impact on central New

York State.

Course Description: The Central New York Fair (also known as the Oneonta Fair) was a significant area event

held annually in the area of today’s Belmont Circle/Hudson Street in Oneonta, NY from

1873 to 1926. This course tells the history of the Fair, describes its activities and its

structures geographically around the fairground. Included will be stories and anecdotes

learned from people who remembered the Fair.

Cost: None


COURSE: What is This Thing Called Love?

Date(s): Friday, October 13 in Room 104, Morris Conference Center, SUNY

Fridays, October 20 and 27 in the Little Theatre, Alumni Hall, SUNY


Facilitator: Charlotte Black

Course Objective: We will discuss thinking behind two required books for this course:

1. Can Love Last by Stephen A. Mitchell, PhD

2. Hold Me Tight by Sue Johnson, PhD

These two books are a tiny fraction of the multitude of literature devoted to relational love.

We will delve into a more profound understanding of this life force that has shaped so much

of our past and will continue to our last days.

Course Description: “Just who can solve its mystery? Why should it make a fool of me?” When we’re in love

we are ecstatic, filled with energy and life, feel omnipotent and surely the whole becomes

greater than the sum of its parts. It motivates us to create, not only children, but awe-

inspiring art. Yet, it’s responsible for many homicides, major depressions, disillusionment,

lack of trust and some suicides. So we know what it “feels” like. Let’s search into the

depths of what motivates love.

Cost: Purchase of the two books listed above.



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COURSE: Parkinson’s Disease – What is it and How to Live with it

Date(s): Wednesdays, October 11, 18

Time: 1:00 to 3:00 p.m.


Facilitators: Doug and Dorothy Scott Fielder

Course Objective: To explain the symptoms and development of Parkinson’s Disease as well as giving practical

suggestions about how to live with it.

Course Description: We plan to tell about the history of Parkinson’s Disease and describe the symptoms, both

motor and non-motor. We will try to present the neurological and cellular changes in an

understandable fashion. We will give practical ideas for living with Parkinson’s, stressing

the importance of exercise, adaptability, care partners, support groups and exercise again.

Personal stories, Doug’s and others, will be shared as well.

Cost: None



COURSE: Beau Brummel and the Iconography of Fashion

Date(s): Thursdays, October 19, 26



Facilitator: Tom Heitz

Course Objective: To trace and interpret the influence of Englishman Beau Brummel (1778 – 1840) as a

fashion icon and his lasting legacy and influence as reflected in the clothing choices of both

sexes and genders for the past 200 years.

Course Description: Beginning with a review of the life of British fashion icon Beau Brummel, this course will

trace his lasting influence on fashion styles and choices in western culture from 1800 to the

present with emphasis on the iconography of fashion and fashion’s continuing stylistic

differentiation between sexes and genders.

Cost: None




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COURSE: American MahJongg

Date(s): Thursdays, October 26, November 2, 9, 16

Time: 2:00 to 4:00 p.m.

Location: Rowe House, 31 Maple St., Oneonta

Facilitator: June Adams

Course Objective: Participants will be able to practice and hone their skills by playing actual games of

MahJongg. This is not the matching game that you can play on your computer, but a

challenging (sometimes frustrating) game played with others.

Course Description: The first class will introduce participants to the tiles used in the game (names of tiles,

number of tiles in a set, appearance of tiles) and to the rules of American MahJongg. The

subsequent classes will allow for discussion of basic strategies and game play.

Cost: $9 for the 2017 National MahJongg League card, payable at first class



COURSE: Beginning/Continuing Origami

Date(s): Wednesdays, November 1, 8

Time: 1:00 to 3:00 p.m.


Facilitator: Patricia Follett


1. Gain the ability to read and understand origami instructions.

2. Successfully create origami figures.

3. Explore other origami books from the facilitator’s collection.

Course Description: Learn the basics of origami through books and demonstration. Origami is a hobby that can

be taken anywhere. Delight children and adults with creations made out of a simple piece of

paper. Origami can be used as bookmarks, decorations and even jewelry!

Cost: Purchase of the book: Fun with Origami, Dover Publications (available through Amazon for

$5.95)




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COURSE: Gifts to Give or Keep!

Date(s): Fridays, November 3, 10, 17, December 1

Time: 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Location: Little Red Schoolhouse Community Center, Laurens

Facilitators: Flo Loomis and Jean Kohler

Course Objective: To create small sewing projects, some using novel techniques.

Course Description: Techniques from the Missouri Quilt Company will be taught. Examples include small

purses, 10 minute table runners and placemats, border print table runners, and wall hangings.

Some projects can be expanded into quilts.

Cost: Supply list will be provided to participants



COURSE: Millennial Survey of Stained Glass

Date(s): Tuesday, November 7 Time: 10:00 am to 12 noon

Location: Room 104, Morris Conference Center, SUNY campus

Facilitator: Doug Hallberg

Course Objective: To impart a deeper understanding and appreciation of religious and secular architectural

stained glass art.

Course Description: Condensing 30 years of professional experience in the Stained Glass craft, and information

from three contemporary texts ("Stained and Decorative Glass" by Elizabeth Morris,

"Architectural Stained Glass" by Brian Clarke and "Stained Glass" by Sarah Brown) I will

provide an illustrated lecture on the 1,000 year evolution of architectural stained glass.

Cost: None




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COURSE: Under the Andalusian Sky

Date(s): Monday, November 13



Facilitators: Susan Smith and Kathy Paranya

Course Objective: To share our experience traveling this Spring in Andalusia Spain with Vermont Bike Tours.

Course Description: A PowerPoint presentation of our trip from Seville to Granada, April 2 – 16, 2017. Cultural

highlights, plus sights and sounds encountered during our travels by bike and van through

Andalusia.

Cost: None



COURSE: The Frances Rowe House

Date(s): Tuesday, November 14



Facilitator: Taylor Hollist

Course Objective: To acquaint participants with the woman who gave her home to the Oneonta community for

non-profit organizations’ use.

Course Description: A slide presentation showing some history of the life of Frances E. Rowe and the house she

donated and endowed with funds so non-profits (CCAL included) could use the home for

free.

Cost: None



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Facilitator Biographies

Adams, June is a retired high school math teacher who relocated from New Jersey to Oneonta after spending 25

summers at her camp at Goodyear Lake. Upon retirement she took up MahJongg playing and plays at least twice a week

with the growing number of MahJongg enthusiasts in Oneonta.

Behrendt, Donna received a BS in Public Health from the University of Wisconsin and an MS in Special Education

from Wheelock College. She is interested in history and has traveled and lived abroad. She now is enjoying retirement

in Oneonta.

Black, Charlotte received her Master’s degree in science from Columbia University School of Social Work in NYC.

She has been in private practice for psychotherapy for over 25 years in Greenwich Village, Northern NJ and, for the past

16 years, in Oneonta. In addition, she was on staff at the Washington Square Institute for Psychotherapy; Hackensack

Mental Health and Ridgewood Family Services in NJ; and Delaware County Mental Health in Walton, NY. She has

two adult sons and lives with her husband in Franklin.

Cannistra, Alice taught Spanish for 33 years at Unatego High School, retiring in 2006. She has traveled to Spain

numerous times with and without students and is an unrepentant Hispanophile. She studied at La Universidad de

Salamanca, Spain on a scholarship from the NY State Association of Foreign Language Teachers and the Embassy of

Spain. In retirement, she is delighted to have the time to explore in depth many of the topics from Spanish-speaking

cultures that intrigued her during her career.

Conway, Paul, Professor Emeritus, is a CCAL enthusiast who taught Political Science at SUNY Oneonta

from 1970-2010. Many of the courses he taught there were in international affairs. Among the courses he

initiated were Apartheid in Southern Africa, Human Rights Politics, and Prisons and Prisoners. He continues

to maintain a blog on Rwanda’s Hutu rescuers and reviews books on Rwandan politics.

DeLong, Dr. Douglas is a practicing physician in Prime Care at Bassett Hospital in Cooperstown. He received his BA

from Duke University in 1973 and his MD from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1979. He was a

resident in Internal Medicine from 1979 to 1982 and Chief Resident 1982-83 at Bassett. He has been board certified in

Internal Medicine since 1982. He added qualifications in Geriatric Medicine in 1988 and was recertified in 1998. Dr.

DeLong became a Fellow of the American College of Physicians in 1994. Dr. DeLong gave his first seminar for CCAL

in 2002 and has given a course every year since then.

Downing, Elaine has been painting and dying silk scarves since taking a class at UCCCA in 2010. She also marbles

paper and makes books. In a former life, she was a librarian at SUNY’s Milne Library.

Fielder, Dorothy Scott had a brief career teaching biology and a much longer one (25 years) in the U. S. Postal

Service. She retired in 2003 after 22 years as Schenevus Postmaster. Her many interests include stamp collecting,

environmental activism, local history, photography and travel.

Fielder, Douglas retired after teaching for 31 years at SUNY Oneonta. Since retiring, he has pursued other interests

such as travel, photography, and volunteering for local groups. He was diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease in 2011 and

in 2015 underwent Deep Brain Stimulation Surgery for Parkinson’s so now he is really “wired.”

Follett, Patricia (Pat) is a retired Kindergarten teacher living in Oneonta. She has enjoyed making origami models for

many years after receiving her first origami book when she was 9 years old. She’s demonstrated and taught origami to

elementary and college students and looks forward to sharing her love of origami with CCAL members.

Gourlay, Patricia is an Emeritus Professor of English, who taught at SUNY College at Oneonta for forty years. She

received the Chancellor’s Award for excellence in teaching. She has also taught at Temple University and Hunter

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College. She is a graduate of Wellesley College, with an M.A. from Stanford University and a Ph.D. in Comparative

Literature from Columbia. She has been offering courses for CCAL since 2004, and has found them to be the most

interesting and most fun yet.

Hallberg, Doug has operated a stained glass studio full and part-time since 1980, completing commissioned work and

offering classes. He has an MFA from RIT and is a retired art teacher with 20 years of classroom experience. Recently,

Doug started the Carriage House Art Studio, offering arts and craft instruction in a wide variety of media. Further

information at: www. Carriagehouseartstudio.com.

Hartley, Charles grew up near Portland, Oregon and received a Bachelors degree in physics from Portland State

University and a Ph.D. in physics from the University of Colorado. For 30 years he taught physics, astronomy and the

occasional beginning computer-programming course at Hartwick College, retiring in 2006. Over the past 40 years, he

and his wife have traveled to over 40 countries. They recently returned from a five week trip to Southeast Asia where

they toured Myanmar and Laos. Over the past few years, Charles has read a great deal about artificial intelligence, the

function of the brain and some theories on the nature of consciousness. While he is not a cognitive scientist, he knows a

little about the subject.

Heitz, Tom is a veteran CCAL facilitator whose range of topics covers local history, social issues, biographical studies,

religion and society, gender studies, racism and civil rights, baseball, poetry and more. He is Co-Historian for the Town

of Otsego and the editor of local history columns for The Freeman’s Journal and Hometown Oneonta weekly

newspapers. He is a Life member of the Oneonta Branch of the NAACP and, as a teenager growing up in Kansas City,

MO, participated in a sit-in at the Forum Cafeteria in 1960.

Helterline, Marilyn is a retired professor of sociology and women’s and gender studies. She taught at SUNY Oneonta

from 1973 until 2009 and holds a Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Notre Dame

Hollist, J. Taylor is a native of Utah and taught mathematics at SUNY Oneonta for 37 years before retiring in 2003.

His interest has always been in history.

Kang, Sugwon is a Professor Emeritus of political science at Hartwick College. Kang’s principal instructional

responsibilities at the College were Political Theory and Constitutional Law. He retired in 2001 after teaching 37 years,

28 of them at Hartwick. In 2008 he came out of his retirement to teach at Sogang University in Korea as a Senior

Fulbright Scholar, then, in 2009-10, as a visiting professor of American History.

Kehoe, Maryanne is a decades-long practitioner, teacher and researcher of complementary therapies with a particular

interest in energy based healing modalities. As a nurse, a nurse practitioner and nurse educator, she has a wide range of

professional experiences. A life-long learner, her formal education ranges from associates degree to Ph.D. candidate yet

she recognizes living as the greatest teacher.

Kohler, Jean is a math teacher retired from the Bainbridge school system and is a member of the Susquehanna Valley

Quilters.

LaFever, Ray is the archivist for the Delaware County Historical Association. He worked for the New York State

Archives for 20 years before retiring in 2010. While at the State Archives, he developed and presented workshops on

archival practices, including digitizing photographs and documents.

Livingston, Sarah is the Adult Services Librarian at Huntington Memorial Library. She manages programs for adults,

the local history collection, social media and website and teaches Digital Literacy, Genealogy and 3D printing and

design classes.

Loomis, Flo has been sewing most of her life. She started as a garment sewer and added quilting in the late 1990s and is

now president of her quilting guild, Susquehanna Valley Quilters. Flo has entered numerous shows and always has

something in the works. She enjoys the challenge of figuring out a pattern or drafting her own. Flo has gotten a group

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of guild members to come together every Monday and sew for themselves or work on charity “Comfort” projects,

teaching each other new skills and techniques.

MacDougall, Hugh has been giving courses at CCAL since it was founded, and always on a new subject that interests

him. He is a former United States Foreign Service Officer, who since his retirement in 1986, has returned to

Cooperstown where he has served in various civic capacities, founded and is still active in the James Fenimore Cooper

Society, writes a weekly column in the Cooperstown Crier newspaper, and is currently the official Cooperstown village

historian. Since its founding, he has served on the CCAL Curriculum Committee, and he created and ran the original

CCAL website.

Maguire, Margaret taught in the Business Economics program at SUNY Oneonta for 30 years. She has been interested

in Jung for 20 years and is a former Trustee of the C.G. Jung Foundation in Manhattan.

Mahlke, Ernest and Heide: Ernie Mahlke taught for the SUNY Oneonta Department of Art for 32 years. He is

interested in many things, particularly sculpture, hiking, travel and railroads. Ernie has taught a number of courses for

CCAL of a visual nature since retiring. Ernie and Heide are frequent hikers to such diverse places as the Catskills, the

Adirondacks and the White Mountains of New Hampshire as well as other local places. They are enthusiastic and

frequent travelers, having visited 37 different countries so far. They have visited England and Germany repeatedly,

combining family visits with sightseeing, hiking and biking.

Nichols, Allen grew up in Walton and became aware of the American chestnut resprouts at a young age. As a teenager,

he witnessed the death of the American elm, which gave him a glimpse of what it must have been like when the

American chestnut died from the blight. He graduated from SUNY Oneonta with a major in biology, took a job as a

lineman with NYSEG in Oneonta, but always retained his interest in the American chestnut. In 2001, he joined The

American Chestnut Foundation and became president of the NY chapter in the Fall of 2014. Since retiring in 2010, he

has been dedicating his time to working with TACF-NY and SUNY-ESF in Syracuse to develop a blight resistant

American chestnut and reintroduce it back into the forest.

Paranya, Kathy worked for SUNY providing information technology support for both the college at Oneonta as well as

the complete SUNY system. Now she is happy to be riding bicycles, reading books, traveling, watching movies,

volunteering for good causes and attending CCAL classes.

Pence, Dr. Harry E. is a SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor Emeritus and presently serves as a Faculty Fellow

for Emerging Technologies at the Teaching and Learning with Technology Center at the State University College at

Oneonta, NY. He is a co-editor of the book, Enhancing Learning with Online Resources, Social Networking, and

Digital Libraries, which was published by the American Chemical Society. He co-authored two chapters in that book as

well as a chapter on augmented reality in the book The Handheld Library. He also co-authored a chapter entitled “New

Tools and Challenges for Chemical Education: Mobile Learning, Augmented Reality, and Distributed Cognition in the

Dawn of the Social and Semantic Web” in the recently published book, Chemistry Education: Best Practices, Innovative

Strategies and New Technologies.

Pietraface, Marjorie was born in Jamestown, NY – where Lucille Ball was born. She had a 35 year career as a social

worker and educator. She was a licensed social worker and credentialed alcoholism and substance abuse counselor.

Marge has worked as a therapist/counselor in a variety of settings, including Otsego County Mental Health, Oneonta

City Schools, Hartwick College and SUNY Oneonta.

Pronteau, Brendan is the Interpretation Coordinator at Hanford Mills Museum, where he leads tours, coordinates

public programming and plans events. He received his M.A. in Public History from SUNY Albany.

Ryall, Bill is a retired French teacher who enjoyed a career that spanned over 42 years both in the public schools and at

SUNY Oneonta. During that career, he also worked as a consultant in foreign language education at the New York State

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Education Department. He continues to travel regularly in the French world. Bill is also passionate about his

photography, an interest he has pursued since his early teens. His photography has won awards in numerous

competitions and his images have been published in secondary and post-secondary French textbooks.

Smith, Susan C. retired from SUNY Oneonta in April 2013. During her career at the college, Susan worked as a

programmer, database administrator and manager. She enjoys biking, hiking, traveling, reading, volunteering for good

causes, attending CCAL classes and sometimes working at her computer.

Starna, William is Professor Emeritus of Anthropology, SUNY Oneonta. He is a longtime student of the Iroquoian and

Algonquian peoples of eastern North America, in addition to federal and state Indian relations. The author of numerous

books and articles on American Indian history, he was for many years a consultant with the Native American Rights

Fund and has worked with over 20 American Indian tribes on land claims, treaty rights and the federal acknowledgment

process.

Walton-Leavitt, Cynthia has always had an interest in religion – both her own and that of others. After 9/11 she

worked closely with the Muslim community of Jefferson County (near Watertown, NY) to engage people in interfaith

dialogue. Cynthia is Pastor at First United Presbyterian (the “Red Door”) Church across from Friendly’s in Oneonta and

has facilitated several CCAL courses.

Wright, Wayne recently retired as head librarian for the New York State Historical Association in Cooperstown after a

career of nearly 40 years. He is currently the volunteer librarian for the Greater Oneonta Historical Society. Wayne

grew up in the East End of Oneonta and currently lives in the Belmont Circle/Hudson Street neighborhood, site of the

Oneonta Fair. He has heard remembrances of the Fair from attendees in its heyday.

Yeaman, Pat is a retired New York City school teacher. She spent almost 30 years working with developmentally

disabled and special needs children. Pat considers herself a passionate amateur photographer; some family members

might say “obsessed” would be a more accurate description. She has been serious about making photos for over 50

years and has been using a digital camera exclusively for nearly the last 20. She says she has made almost every

mistake possible while trying to create meaningful images and has also learned some things along the way. Pat is eager

to share her experiences with other people who are also interested in improving their photographic skills.

Young, Arlana has been enjoying hiking since her Girl Scout days and has hiked most of the major trails in the U.S. as

well as many trails in Europe. She began planning her hike on the Camino de Santiago after viewing the movie The

Way with Martin Sheen. Two years later, she took two weeks off from work and stepped on the trail – in the pouring

rain.

Zdenek, Darryl is a retired manufacturing/distribution manager with a lifelong interest in history, especially the World

War II era. After retiring from a 35 year career, he purchased his “hobby farm” in Roseboom. An avid reader of

history, he became especially interested in the Pacific theater in WWII and loves to share his learning and views with

like-interested people.

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NEW NEW

MEMBERSHIP FORM for January 1 – December 31, 2017

Yes, I would like to join The Center and participate in the learning experiences offered.

I understand that the membership fee is $120 for the calendar year (January 1 through

December 31, 2017).

Since CCAL is a non-profit organization, any donations over and above your membership would be gratefully appreciated.

Donations would, of course, be tax deductible to the full extent allowed by Federal law.

1. Enclosed is my membership check for $_________ and a donation to CCAL $__________

2. This membership is □ New □ Renewal

3. Specify how your mailings should be addressed: □ Mr. □ Mrs. □ Ms. □ Miss □ Dr. □ Rev. □ Other:_______

4. Name ___________________________________________________________________________________________

5. Address _________________________________________________________________________________________

City/Town__________________________________________________ State________ ZipCode ______________

Phone ( )____________________ CELL (____)_____________ Email ____________________________________

6. Alternate Seasonal Address (give dates) from _____/______/______ to ______/______/______

Alternate Address _______________________________________________________________________________

City/Town_____________________________ State_____ Zip code___________ Phone _____________________

7. What “call name” or “nick name” do you prefer? ______________________________________________________

8. May we use photos of you participating in CCAL classes/events on our website? □ yes □ no

9. Are you retired? □ yes □ no

10. What was your former occupation? Please be specific. ____________________________________________________

11. Please indicate your interest in serving CCAL in any of the following areas:

□ Board of Directors □ Curriculum Committee □ Member Events Committee

□ Nominating Committee □ Public Relations Committee □ Finance and Administration Committee

12. Would you be interested in volunteering to teach a course for CCAL in the future? (A member of our Curriculum

Committee will contact you for details.) What topic(s)?

________________________________________________________________________________________________

13. Do you want to be on the list to receive notices of CCAL trips? □ yes □ no

14. When a current CCAL member recommends someone for CCAL membership and they join, the current member will

receive a discount on membership dues for the following membership year.

New Members: tell us who referred you to CCAL: ________________________________________

MEMBERSHIP FEE IS DUE ONCE PER CALENDAR YEAR.

WE MUST HAVE THIS COMPLETED FORM + PAYMENT FOR 2017 CALENDAR YEAR BEFORE

WE CAN PLACE YOU IN ANY CLASSES.

Return this form with your check made payable to CCAL to:

The Center for Continuing Adult Learning (CCAL), PO Box 546, Oneonta, NY 13820

Questions? Contact our Office (607) 441-7370 or [email protected]

Office hours are Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. only

Scholarships to waive the membership fee are available. Call the Office for an application.

If any part of your contact information has changed in the past year, please check this box □

Office Use Only:

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10/16/2016

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Before your name can be placed on class rosters, we must have:

1. A completed 2017 Membership Form and 2. Payment for 2017 calendar year

NOTE: If you have taken classes during 2017 Winter and/or Spring, we already have these items from you.

CCAL COURSE REQUEST FORM

Summer/Fall 2017

Name______________________________________________________________________________________________

Street Address______________________________________________________________________________________

City/Town/State______________________________________ Zip Code__________ Phone_______________________

Would you like to be notified of our course enrollment by email? (yes)___________ (no)___________

Email address__________________________________________________________________________

IMPORTANT TO KNOW: All Course Request Forms will be held until the deadline date. Then class lists are

created based on priority numbers, NOT by when the form is received.

It is very important that you put your courses on the Course Request Form in your personal priority order:

On the deadline date, all members who have signed up for courses will be placed on the class rosters

according to priority number, NOT by when their form is received. When course maximum is reached,

all remaining requests will go on a waiting list in the order of their priority number.

Any requests received after the deadline date will be added to class roster/waiting list as class size

permits, up to the beginning date of any course.

HELP NEEDED: please put a √ in the extreme right-hand column if you are willing to volunteer to be the Class

Assistant (take attendance, distribute/collect evaluation forms, etc.) for a particular course. Will you be

SUMMER COURSE REQUESTS due April 15, 2017: DATE OF 1st CLASS: CLASS ASST?

1st________________________________________________ __________________ _____________

2nd_________________________________________________ __________________ _____________

3rd_________________________________________________ __________________ _____________

4th_________________________________________________ __________________ _____________

5th_________________________________________________ __________________ _____________

6th_________________________________________________ __________________ _____________

FALL COURSE REQUESTS due July 15, 2017:

1st_________________________________________________ __________________ _____________

2nd_________________________________________________ __________________ _____________

3rd_________________________________________________ __________________ _____________

4th_________________________________________________ __________________ _____________

5th_________________________________________________ __________________ _____________

6th_________________________________________________ __________________ _____________

We are unable to accept Registrations by telephone. Please submit this completed form by

Mail: CCAL, PO Box 546, Oneonta, NY 13820 or

Email: [email protected] or

FAX: (607) 436-9682

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