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Winter: January 3—March 8 College Classes Especially for Adults

Winter Speaker Luncheon

CRI is pleased to present our Winter Luncheon/Lecture, Wednesday, December 14, 2016, on the second floor of Woodway Hall on the main campus of Edmonds Community College. The event is sponsored by the Dr. Maybelle Chapman Speakers Series. Join Brad Hanson for his presentation, “The Secret Travels of Killer Whales.” Brad Hanson joined the North-west Fisheries Science Center in April of 2003. Previously, Brad worked as a Wild-life Biologist at the National Marine Mam-mal Laboratory in Seattle, WA. Brad re-ceived a Ph.D. from the University of Washington where he worked on the de-velopment of improved tag attachment systems for small cetaceans. He also holds an M.S. in Fisheries from the University of Washington and a B.A. in Zoology also from the University of Washington.

Seating begins at 11:30am followed by lunch and the presentation. The luncheon will end at 2:00pm. Cost for the luncheon and speaker is $30 and available for purchase online starting Wednesday, Nov. 9th or at the CRI office (T-F 10am-2pm) in the Maltby Building, 7020 – 196th St. SW, Lynnwood, 98036, or by mail using a registration form. Register for the luncheon before December 7, 2016. No phone reservations.

FOR LUNCHEON ONLY – NO CLASS REGISTRATIONS – FILL OUT FORM, PAGE 15 and send to CRI office.

Online registration for CRI Winter classes starts November 9, 2016. See page 14 for details

**Call the CRI office (425-640-1830) before your class starts ** **There may be some venue changes**

CRI Winter Venues (see maps and directions in back of brochure)

ESC – Edmonds Senior Center, 220 Railroad Avenue, Edmonds FBC – Fairwinds Brighton Court, 6520 196th St. SW, Lynnwood GWY- Gateway Bldg. EdCC, Rm. 352, (corner 68th Ave W & 196th St SW) EdCC—6606 196th St SW, Lynnwood MAB – Maltby Building EdCC, Rm. 109, 7020-196th St. SW, Lynnwood

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Classes American History 1B: Colonial Roots

Kristi Busch

C900 01/06/17 – 01/27/17 Fridays 1:00pm—2:30pm MAB 109 $33

All class sessions are at Maltby Building Room 109. We will look at early meetings between the Native Americans and the Europeans: glory hunting Spanish, grand exploring French, practical Dutch, and the varied English colonies of Puritan and Cavalier. We will compare relationships and marvel over the daring development of those earli-est of colonies while acknowledg-ing the demise of the Indian cul-tures that this migration caused. Kristi Busch holds an MA in museum studies from George Washington University. She has been a storyteller in both perfor-mance and therapeutic settings. However, her main focus has been teaching courses in history, civics, philosophy and mythology for 16 to 86 years old. Kristy feels that nothing compares to making history come alive. 4 sessions The Canterbury Tales Part IV Sean Taylor

C912 01/05/17 – 01/26/17 Thursdays 1:00pm – 3:00pm MAB 109 $44

All class sessions are at Maltby Building Room 109. We will read the fourth in a series of Geoffrey Chaucer’s The Can-terbury Tales of a motley group of fourteenth-century pilgrims riding to Canterbury. We pay attention to Chaucer’s main concerns: the slippery nature of language, espe-cially when the speaker has an

ulterior motive, and the possibility of redemption in an age riven by commercialization. This is the fourth course in a series of five to be completed in Spring of 2017. It is not necessary to have taken the previous courses. Our reading text will be the Penguin Classics edition of The Canterbury Tales, translated by Neville Coghill, available online and in book stores. Students should read “The Shipman’s Tale” for the first meeting. Sean Taylor holds a PhD in English from the UW, and has taught as a professor at Port-land State University and Hamil-ton College. His main areas of expertise are Old and Middle English literature. 4 sessions.

City Hall: From the Inside Out

Loren Simmonds

C870 01/03/17 – 01/17/17 Tuesdays 1:00pm – 3:00pm FBC $33

All class sessions are at Fair-winds Brighton Court Activity Room. Covered drop off area at FBC. No parking in FBC lot. Park at Monroe Hall, Gateway Hall, or Lynnwood Ice Center. 1-2 block walk from parking. Use your CRI parking pass on driver side dashboard. Pick up from CRI office or class assis-tant. Wonder what's really going on at city hall? Now you can get an in-sider's perspective on different types of municipal government, realities of citizen complaints, public and private sector differ-ences, open meetings and day-to-day administration of a city. You will gain a better understanding of issues that are challenging and divisive for elected officials and for citizens. What are issues that local municipalities currently face? What impact will they have on the future of your community?

Take this opportunity to ask an insider about municipal issues that perplex or concern you. Loren Simmonds served on the Lynnwood City Council for 16 years, eight years as council pres-ident. He initiated Lynnwood U and founded Lynnwood P&R Foundation. He has MA and MDIV degrees and Advanced Leadership Certificate from the Association of Washington Cit-ies. He has been a professional advisor to non-profit organiza-tions and is currently a guest columnist for Lynnwood Today.com. 3 sessions. Contemporary Issues in European Politics Travis Nelson

C872 02/15/17 – 03/08/17 Wednesdays 3:00pm – 5:00pm GWY 352 $33

All class sessions at Gateway Building Room 352. Beginning with a brief overview of the European Union, we will explore three distinct events in contemporary European politics. Our focus will be on Britain’s vote to leave the EU (BREXIT), the Syrian refugee crisis and the failed coup in Turkey. We will look at all three events from a historical and theoretical per-spective and then discuss their potential ramifications for Euro-pean politics. Travis Nelson is a PhD student in the political sci-ence department at the University of Washington. His research

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Calendar 2017

C946 01/03 – 01/17 T ESC Parables of Jesus $33

C870 01/03 – 01/17 T FBC City Hall: From the Inside Out $33

C880 01/04 – 01/25 W GWY The New Utility: Trends in Energy $44 Generation, Storage and Management

C886 01/05 – 01/12 Th MAB Southeast Asia Since the Fall of Saigon $22

C912 01/05 – 01/26 Th MAB The Canterbury Tales Part IV $44

C920 01/06 – 01/27 F MAB Swedish Crime Novels by Women Authors $44

C900 01/06 – 01/27 F MAB American History 1b: Colonial Roots $33

C956 01/09 – 02/06 M MAB Geology of National Parks II $44

C982 01/09 – 02/06 M MAB The Middle East through the Documentary $49 Lens

C888 01/11 W GWY Trade Policy and Agreements $11

C878 01/18 – 01/25 W GWY Midway Atoll: 2.4 Square Miles that $22 Changed History

C916 01/19 – 02/09 Th MAB The Many Worlds of Barbara Kingsolver $44

C850 01/24 T MAB Digital Legacies: Handling an Online Life $11 Left Behind

C904 01/24 – 02/14 T MAB The Korean War: The Forgotten War $44

C889 02/01 W GWY Turkey at a Crossroads $11

C876 02/02 – 02/09 Th MAB Insider’s View of the Superior Court $22 System

C874 02/03 – 02/17 F MAB Energy 2017: Issues and Challenges $33

C918 02/03 – 02/24 F MAB Shakespeare’s Henry VI, Part 2 $44

C890 02/07 – 02/14 T ESC Your Healthy Brain $22

C902 02/08 – 02/22 W GWY The Evolution of Landscape Painting $39

C882 02/13 – 03/13 M MAB Post-Election Stock Taking $44

C958 02/13 – 03/13 M MAB Our Milky Way Galaxy $44

C872 02/15 – 03/08 W GWY Contemporary Issues in European Politics $33

C884 02/16 – 03/09 Th MAB The Power of Marketing and Branding $44

C922 02/16 – 03/09 Th MAB Mentors & Protégés: The Art of Classical $49 Music

C914 02/17 – 03/10 F FBC Fact & Fiction Winter 2017 $10

C948 02/21 – 03/14 T ECS Plato’s Ideal State $44

C950 02/21 – 03/14 T FBC Understanding ISIS $44

C944 03/01 – 03/08 W GWY Islam Today and Tomorrow $22

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focuses on the fields of interna-tional relations, political econo-my and quantitative methodolo-gy. Travis is also a graduate fellow in the UW International Security Colloquium. He holds an MA in political science from UW and an MA in European politics from the University of Warwick in the UK. 3 sessions. No class February 22nd.

Digital Legacies: Handling an Online Life Left Behind Brian Boston

C850 01/24/17 Tuesday 10:00am – 12:00pm MAB 109 $11

All class sessions are at Maltby Building Room 109. Just as you acquire real objects and personal connections over your lifetime, you collect digital items and virtual connections online. While some of these digital legacies are stored with local control, more of these items are established and stored online. What happens to these items when you or a loved one dies? Whether they are photos, credit card rewards, frequent flier miles, social media, online payment services or email post-ings, few “intangible” assets are protected by state law. Thus, they are inconsistently handled by service provider contracts. Learn what you can do in estate planning to protect digital assets and insure that you and your loved one’s wishes are followed. Most of Brian Boston’s time in the last 38 years has been spent helping people with technology. Though he has trained hundreds of support engineers at Mi-crosoft and elsewhere, his pref-erence is working with end us-ers. 1 session.

Energy 2017: Issues and Challenges Bernie Silbernagel

C874 02/03/17 – 02/17/17 Fridays 10:00am – 12:00pm MAB 109 $33

All class sessions are at Maltby Building Room 109. Recent years have led to a signifi-cant change in the US and world energy picture. Several factors im-pact the energy industry: hydraulic fracturing (“Fracking”); reducing our reliance on coal; transporting natural gas and petroleum from remote sources; contending with possible effects associated with processes used to recover hydrocar-bons; the larger available amounts of petroleum causing a dramatic drop in the price of crude oil; and issues of global warming. We will discuss alternatives available to the world to achieve vibrant economic conditions, social stability, a politi-cal understanding and an integrated plan for economic vitality and sta-bility throughout the world. Bernard Silbernagel, a retired sen-ior scientist from ExxonMobil’s Corporate Research Laboratories, received a BS, Yale University, and PhD, UC San Diego. He was a physics professor at UC Santa Barbara prior to his career in indus-trial research and is a Fellow of the American Physical Society. 3 sessions.

The Evolution of Landscape Painting Rebecca Albiani

C902 02/08/17 – 02/22/17 Wednesdays 10:00am – 12:00pm GWY 352 $39

All class sessions at Gateway Building Room 352. To complement Seattle Art Muse-um’s winter exhibition Seeing Nature: Landscape Masterworks from the Paul G. Allen Family Col-lection, we will explore develop-ment of landscape painting, a minor art form in the ancient world, and its progression from tentative begin-nings in late Renaissance to flour-ishing as an independent genre in the Holland of Rembrandt’s day, to the Romantic landscapes of Turner and Friedrich. The wilderness in-spired American painters to create a distinct artistic movement, and land-scape painting became central to the development of Impressionism in France. We will examine the place of landscape in modern, even ab-stract art, including the work of Cezanne, Klimt, Georgia O’Keeffe and Ansel Adams. Rebecca Albiani has a BA in art history and MA in Renaissance art history. She is a popular lecturer at the Frye Art Museum. 3 sessions.

Who We Are and What We Do

The Creative Retirement Institute (CRI) of Edmonds Commu-nity College is a member-driven, self-supporting organization whose mission is to provide affordable, quality lifelong-learning opportunities for adults in a supportive environment.

The Latest from Road Scholar

The EIN newsletter and other columns are now online at www.road-scholar.org/rsin.

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Fact & Fiction Winter 2017 Bev Christensen & Marge Young

C914 02/17/17 – 03/10/17 Fridays 9:30am – 11:30am FBC $10

All class sessions are at Fair-winds Brighton Court Private Dining Room. Covered drop off area at FBC. No parking in FBC lot. Park at Monroe Hall, Gateway Hall, or Lynnwood Ice Center. 1-2 block walk from parking. Use your CRI parking pass on driver side dashboard. Pick up from CRI office or class assistant. We are not your average book discussion group! Participants make their own reading choices and come prepared to present brief reviews and share their ap-praisals. You may select a past or current author in any genre. Learn from each other through informal discussion. This is a low-fee class, but requires registra-tion. Marge Young and Bev Christensen are avid readers and have been a part of this class for years. 4 sessions. Geology of National Parks II Donn Charnley

C956 01/09/17 – 02/06/17 Mondays 10:00am – 12:00pm MAB 109 $44

All class sessions are at Maltby Building Room 109. Yellowstone Park was created by Congress on March 1, 1872. On August 25, 1916 President Wilson signed the National Park Service Act. Now there are 59 Parks and 117 National Monuments listed on the Park web site, plus over 400 other places, such as National Seashores, designated as being worthy of protection and preser-vation because of spectacular geologic features they contain. Areas listed display complex plutonic and/or volcanic igneous

activity and related metamorphic features. National Parks: Acadia, Black Canyon of the Gunnison, Crater Lake, Grand Canyon, Grand Teton, North Cascades, Great Smoky Mountains, Glacier, Hawaii Volcanoes, Mount Lassen, Mount Rushmore, Yellowstone, Yosemite. National Monuments: Capulin Vol-cano, Craters of the Moon, Devils Postpile, Lava Beds, Lava Butte, Newberry Crater, Sunset Crater, Fort Rock Natural Area. Donn Charnley, professor emeritus of ge-ology at Shoreline CC, holds an MS degree in geology at the UW. He has taught for CRI since 2003. 4 sessions. No class on January 16th. Insider’s View of the Superior Court System John Rutter

C876 02/02/17 – 02/09/17 Thursdays 2:00pm – 4:00 pm MAB 109 $22

All class sessions are at Maltby Building Room 109. John Rutter’s history and experi-ence preceding his appointment to the bench, initial impressions, “learning the ropes,” and a review of the place and role of courts in our constitutional framework. We will pose a series of “bar exam” fact patterns from real life and ask, “What decision would you make?” What actually was decided, and dis-cuss issues around the integrity of the courts in Washington. Will campaign money buy judges? Where are we now? If time allows, legal perspective on “Death with Dignity” and beyond. This is a repeat of a class given Winter 2016. John Rutter holds a BA in Ameri-can Government and International Relations from Harvard College and a JD from UW Law School. He practiced law in South County for 16 years, was appointed to the Superior Court by Governor Dan Evans in 1974. He ran unopposed to reelection and served for 16

years in Everett as a trial judge. 2 sessions.

Islam Today and Tomorrow Jafar Siddiqui

C944 03/01/17 – 03/08/17 Wednesdays 10:00am – 12:00pm GWY 352 $22

All class sessions at Gateway Building Room 352. Islam offers spiritual direction to millions across the globe. We will have an opportunity to dis-cuss what scholars and practition-ers see as its political and cultural aspects in today’s world and ex-plore major questions and issues that will profoundly affect global politics with regard to Islam as it is practiced in the 21st century. The Future of Islam by John Esposito is the book used for ref-erence. Jeff Siddiqui was born in Pakistan where he earned his BS in mechanical engineering. He came to the US in 1974 and earned his MA in industrial engi-neering. He worked as an indus-

Is Cost a Factor?

Is there a class you’d like to take but don’t feel you can squeeze the cost out of your budget? Through gener-ous donations a fund has been estab-lished to help increase the opportuni-ty to experience the great CRI clas-ses. Funds will be awarded for class tuition as money is available. The names of the applicants will be strictly confidential. Please call Bob White (425-778-9394) for more information.

If you are interested in making a tax-deductible contribution to the tuition grant, please include a check payable to EdCC Foundation/CRI Scholar-ship with your registration form.

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trial engineer in the UK, and re-ceived the Queen’s Commenda-tion Certificate for his energy sav-ing project. He has written about and spoken on subjects that in-clude civil rights, Islam, US for-eign policy, Muslims in America and current events. He is a civil rights activist and was among the first Moslem Electors in US history in 2008. 2 sessions.

The Korean War: The Forgotten War Laurence Kerr

C904 01/24/17 – 02/14/17 Tuesdays 1:00pm – 3:00pm MAB 109 $44

All class sessions are at Maltby Building Room 109. Session One: International poli-tics at end of World War II, America’s new role in the world, beginning of the Cold War, Russia and the United States in a distant place, a brief history of Korea, and the North attacks. Session Two: UN response, first days on the battlefield, asymmet-rical warfare, MacArthur: “hero on horseback,” the Pusan Perime-ter and Marines at Inchon. Ses-sion Three: Intelligence efforts, China enters the war, fight at Chosin Reservoir, UN holds, Brits, Turks and other heroes, Foreign Legion in Korea. Session Four: Grand strategies, air war, Truman and MacArthur, MacArthur relieved, Matthew Ridgway takes charge, African-American experience, war of at-trition and the end game. Laurence Kerr retired from the US Senior Foreign Service in 2004. His last State Department assign-ment was with the National Defense University in Washington DC where he was Lecturer in National Security Strategy and the History of Military Thought. 4 sessions.

The Many Worlds of Barbara Kingsolver Wayne McGuire

C916 01/19/17 – 02/09/17 Thursdays 10:00am – 12:00pm MAB 109 $44

All class sessions are at Maltby Building Room 109. Barbara Kingsolver never aban-dons her love of the earth and what grows in it. As a celebrated storyteller, she makes her diverse characters encounter unfamiliar cultures, relationships, religions, races, political and corporate poli-cies and geography. In the pro-cess, the characters often discover (or rediscover) their true selves. The same can be said for many readers. We will read The Bean Trees, Animal Dreams, The Poi-sonwood Bible and Flight Behav-ior. Students are requested to read The Bean Trees before the first class meeting. Wayne McGuire received a BA in English from U of Denver and an MA in English from U of Oregon. His areas of concentration are English Romantic Movement and History of the English Language. 4 sessions. Mentors and Protégés: The Art of Classical Music Steve Reeder

C922 02/16/17 – 03/09/17 Thursdays 3:30pm – 5:30pm MAB 109 $49

All class sessions are at Maltby Building Room 109. As in every field, classical music has advanced through the educa-tion and inspiration of generation after generation of composer-performers. In this class we will focus on many famous pairings, including Corelli-Handel, Haydn-Beethoven, Mozart-Hummel, Brahms-Dvorak, and Rimsky-

Korsakov-Stravinsky, in addition to the renowned Nadia Boulanger, who nurtured the tal-ents of many of the leading com-posers of the twentieth century. We will even consider the direct line from Franz Liszt to Victor Borge, by way of Scotland! Steve Reeder has spent his entire career in broadcasting, teaching and public speaking. After many years at KING-FM, he now pro-grams and hosts a daily classical music show for Northwest Public Radio (M-F, 9am-1pm). He also serves as a pre-concert speaker for the Seattle Symphony, Belle-vue Youth Symphony, Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival, and as program annotator for the Seattle Metropolitan Chamber Orchestra. 4 sessions.

The Middle East Through the Documentary Lens Zaki Hamid

C982 01/09/17 – 02/06/17 Mondays 1:00pm – 3:30pm MAB 109 $49

All class sessions are at Maltby Building Room 109. The history, politics and culture of the Middle East is complex, and often can be misinterpreted when viewed from an American or foreign perspective. This class will look at four specific Middle Eastern stories told through documentary films. Each of these films will provide ample points of discussion as we tackle the tough issues associated with those nations. Zaki Barak Hamid is an Arab immigrant from Jordan. He received his BA in theater from the University at Albany, and a MFA in acting from the University of Delaware. He is a program director at Hu-manities Washington, where he produces hundreds of Humani-ties themed lectures and discus-sion programs throughout the

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state. Zaki is also a contributor to KUOW’S Week in Review, and teaches at Edmonds Community College and Everett Community College. 4 sessions. No class January 16th.

Midway Atoll: 2.4 Square Miles that Changed History Chris Szarek

C878 01/18/17 – 01/25/17 Wednesdays 1:00pm – 3:00pm GWY 352 $22

All class sessions at Gateway Building Room 352. Midway Atoll, an island in the South Pacific about half the size of Mountlake Terrace, has had an outsized impact on the history of our country. On the 75th anniver-sary year of the battle that changed the momentum of the struggle for the South Pacific, come and find out about Mid-way’s past: its role in times of war and peace, the countries and people who made their stand there, and what role it plays to-day. Chris Szarek served in the US Navy for 20 years as a Sea-bee, retiring in 2009. After retire-ment, Chris earned a BA in com-munications and an MBA in Ad-ministration from the UW. He currently serves as the Veterans Resource Center Director at Edmonds Community College. Chris has taught several courses for CRI including Veterans’ Issues, Hollywood and the Home-front, and Pearl Harbor to the Mighty Mo. 2 sessions.

The New Utility: Trends in Energy Generation, Storage and Management Gary Shaver

C880 01/04/17 – 01/25/17 Wednesdays 10:00am – 12:00pm GWY 352 $44

All class sessions at Gateway Building Room 352. Everything you thought you un-derstood about utilities is chang-ing. There are accelerating and affordable advances in clean ener-gy, home energy storage systems, and energy management software. Companies like Apple and Google are becoming major players in the electric utility sector. We will explore the latest trends in clean energy generation, storage and management, and what this means to utility companies and to you as a consumer. Whether you are downsizing, going green, hoping to save money, interested in investing, or just interested in the future of utilities, this class will help you take charge of your ener-gy future. Gary Shaver has over 15 years of experience in energy policy, business and manufactur-ing. He provides consulting and advising services in renewable and clean energy technologies, product development, legislation and anal-ysis, and other customer-specific services. 4 sessions.

Our Milky Way Galaxy Linda Khandro

C958 02/13/17 – 03/13/17 Mondays 1:00pm – 3:00pm MAB 109 $44

All class sessions are at Maltby Building Room 109. From our location within its disk-shaped structure our Milky Way galactic home appears from earth as a band of spilled milk across the sky. However, from the 1600s (Galileo) to today, we see that our galaxy is one of many in the universe. We start with our early discoveries of the galaxy then travel through its structure to study the central bulge; the star-forming spiral arms with their nebulae and open clusters; and the outer halo of globular clus-ters. Finally, we see our Milky Way as one of a small number of galaxies bound in a complex gravitational dance! Linda Khandro holds an MA degree in earth/space sciences. She has taught earth and space sciences for over 25 years, led education/public outreach activities at UW, and engages in school and public outreach. Linda has taught sever-al well-received courses for CRI. 4 sessions. No class February 20th.

Parables of Jesus Rev. Dick Gibson

C946 01/03/17 – 01/17/17 Tuesdays 10:00am – 12:00pm ESC $33

All class sessions at Edmonds Senior Center 2nd Floor Ball-room. Ancient authors used stories to teach important values and truths. Jesus used similar stories to teach religious values. Rev. Gibson will help us explore some of these 31 stories to discover the

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The decision to run or cancel a class is made about one week before the class starts. If there are not enough students enrolled to cover the costs of the class, we may have to cancel it. Registering or coming into class on the day it is scheduled to start will not save it.

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basis for our values today. Please bring your Bible or New Testament to each class. Dick Gibson is a pastor from Terrace Presbyterian Church in Mont-lake Terrace, amateur archeolo-gist and CRI instructor of many interesting and informative courses. 3 sessions.

Plato’s Ideal State Sorrel Paskin

C948 02/21/17 – 03/14/17 Tuesdays 10:00am – 12:00pm ESC $44

All class sessions at Edmonds Senior Center 2nd Floor Ball-room. We will describe the structure of Plato's ideal state depicted in his dialogue, The Republic, with special attention paid to the forerunners of Plato's mature thought and earlier dia-logues in which essential themes of The Republic are in-troduced and explored. Partici-pants may wish to obtain copies of The Republic in recent trans-lations and editions, but is not required. Dialogues considered will include Meno, Apology. Crito, and Phaedo. Considera-tion of Plato's predecessors will include the preSocratics, Socra-tes and the Sophists. This course assumes no prior knowledge of Greek philoso-

phy. Sorrel R. Paskin holds an MA in philosophy from NYU and MS in accountancy from the University of Missouri. He has taught courses in history of philosophy and in works of selected thinkers in numerous colleges and universities. Trained initially in physics and mathematics, these disciplines have also contributed to his un-derstanding of and appreciation for various topics and themes in philosophical discourse. 4 sessions.

Post-Election Stock Taking Ellen Berg

C882 02/13/17 – 03/13/17 Mondays 10:00am – 12:00pm MAB 109 $44

All class sessions are at Maltby Building Room 109. We have just been through a bruising election year. Distrust, dissatisfaction and disaffection were writ large—mostly in slogans, slurs and sound bites. Now it is important to take stock and to take action. The first step is to look more calmly at our social problems and our resources for addressing them. The principal text for this course is The Unwinding; An Inner History of the New Ameri-ca, George Packer, 2013 which presents history via a number of life-stories and vignettes of Americans in various regions of the country and strata of the economy. Please borrow or buy this book. Ellen Berg is a soci-ologist who has taught under-graduates and adults about so-cial problems and political chal-lenges since 1986. She often uses stories, essays, or bios and sometimes 'big picture' books about America like this one. 4 sessions. No class February 20th.

The Power of Marketing and Branding Shelby Barnes

C884 02/16/17-03/09/17 Thursdays 10:00am – 12:00pm MAB 109 $44

All class sessions are at Maltby Building Room 109. Why are we loyal to a particular product or cause? Are we even aware of how marketing and branding strategies influence our purchasing decisions? These deep connections aren't accidental. Companies and or-ganizations identify our needs and connect us emotionally to their products or causes in ways that build loyalty and action. In this interactive, media-rich class, you will learn the basic history, principles and trends of marketing and branding, ex-plore real-world examples, and "deconstruct" some famous brands in order to understand how they become part of our everyday lives. Shelby Barnes has been a communications and marketing advisor to business leaders. She provides services in business strategy and issues management; media relations; values-based branding; and social media marketing and content creation. Shelby has a BA in journalism, Oregon U and an MA in communication and digital media from UW, where she has been an instruc-tor in the Communication Department. 4 sessions. Brochure Staff

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Shakespeare’s Henry VI, Part 2 Sean Taylor

C918 02/03/17 – 02/24/17 Fridays 1:00pm – 3:00pm MAB 109 $44

All class sessions are at Maltby Building Room 109. We will read one of what was possibly the first play written by Shakespeare to be performed on the London stage, “The First Part of the Contention betwixt the Two Famous Houses of York and Lancaster,” known as Henry VI, Part 2. Discussion will treat Shakespeare’s appropriation of heroic history made popular by Christopher Marlowe. An adap-tation of all three Henry VI plays will be staged by Seattle Shake-speare Company concurrently with the course, so that reading may be informed by both the text and the live performance. Cost of the performance is separate from class fee and must be pur-chased independently by student. Read through Act 2 for the first meeting. Any edition of the play will do, but recommended with annotations and line numbers. Sean Taylor holds a PhD in Eng-lish from the UW, and has taught as a professor at Portland State University and Hamilton Col-lege. His main areas of expertise are Old and Middle English literature. 4 sessions.

Southeast Asia Since the Fall of Saigon Bill Spruce

C886 01/05/17 – 01/12/17 Thursdays 10:00am – 12:00pm MAB 109 $22

All class sessions are at Maltby Building Room 109. Forty-one years after the fall of Saigon where have the dominos

gone? Communist expansion stopped. Instead, they have mixed democracy and partial capitalism. Southeast Asia na-tions resent overbearing neigh-bor China, but we see hope in Myanmar (Burma), success in Singapore, world commodity price rollercoaster impact on Malaysia and Indonesia, reform in Vietnam versus the old party elites. Khmer Rouge in Cambo-dia? Confusion in Thailand. Americans are basically wel-come again in SE Asia. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), is their re-gional customs union. Bill Spruce served 28 years in the US Foreign Service, including assignments and official travel in Southeast Asia. He holds a BA from U of Texas Austin and MA in economics from Ameri-can U. He taught international business at U of Texas San Antonio for 20 years before moving to the Seattle area. 2 sessions.

Swedish Crime Novels by Women Authors Jim Thyden

C920 01/06/17 – 01/27/17 Fridays 10:00am – 12:00pm MAB 109 $44

All class sessions are at Maltby Building Room 109. Several of the best and most popular Swedish crime writers are women, and this course pre-sents the work of four of them. After reading and discussing the books, we will focus on Swe-dish society, history, culture, politics and nature rather than literary analysis. In order, we will read: The Ice Princess by Camilla Lackberg, Unseen by Mari Jungstedt, Strange Bird by Anna Jansson (translated by one-time CRI instructor Paul Norlen), and Blackwater by

Kerstin Ekman. Jim Thyden had extensive experience in the Nordic world as a US Foreign Service officer. He earned his MA degree in the UW Scandina-vian Department. He has taught and lectured at the UW Jackson School and the Foreign Service Institute and has taught many courses, including Scandinavian crime novels, for CRI. 4 sessions.

Trade Policy and Agreements Lewis Mandell & Jeff Johnson

C888 01/11/17 Wednesday 1:00 pm – 3:30pm GWY 352 $11

All class sessions at Gateway Building Room 352. Economist Lewis Mandell and labor leader Jeff Johnson will explore what makes a good trade agreement and who will be the "winners" and "losers." You will gain new perspectives on trade policy and be better prepared to evaluate agreements such as the Trans-Pacific Partnership. Lewis Mandell is a financial economist with extensive background in ac-ademia, government and busi-ness. He has taught at a number of major universities, most re-cently the UW, and is the author of 22 books. Jeff Johnson was elected President of the Washing-ton State Labor Council, AFL-CIO, in 2010. Jeff has a BA in political science from Georgetown U and his MA and ABD in political economy, New School for Social Research. 1 session.

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Turkey at a Crossroads Resat Kasaba

C889 02/01/17 Wednesday 1:00 pm – 3:00pm GWY 352 $11

All class sessions at Gateway Building Room 352. A review and analysis of the recent problems Turkey is facing and a discussion of what it means for the future of the country, region, and US interests. Resat Kasaba is Stanley D. Golub Chair and Profes-sor of International Studies and Director of the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies at the UW. He has written on economic history, state-society relations, migration, ethnicity and nationalism, and urban history. Re-cently, he edited volume four of the Cambridge History of Modern Turkey and wrote A Moveable Empire: Ottoman Empire, Migrants, and Refugees. In 1999, Kasaba was the recipient of the University of Washington's Distinguished Teaching Award. 1 session.

Understanding ISIS

Charles Gaglio

C950 02/21/17 – 03/14/17 Tuesdays 1:00 pm – 3:00pm FBC $44

All class sessions are at Fairwinds Brighton Court Activity Room. Covered drop off area at FBC. No parking in FBC lot. Park at Monroe Hall, Gateway Hall, or Lynnwood Ice Center. 1-2 block walk from parking. Use your CRI parking pass on driver side dashboard. Pick up from CRI office or class assistant. We will analyze recent history and track current events in an attempt to fully understand the Islamic State and the events of the Middle East

since the Iraq War. What is the Islamic State and what does its ex-istence mean for the future of the region? Are the “old” borders of Iraq, Syria and Kurdistan replacea-ble now that they have been re-placed by ISIS? Can the Middle East have functioning modern na-tion-states? What role does/should the West have? Charles Gaglio holds a BA in history, Ithaca Col-lege New York. He previously taught courses for CRI: Creation of the Modern Middle East and The Failed Peace. 4 sessions.

Your Healthy Brain

Linda Whitesell

C890 02/07/17 – 02/14/17 Tuesdays 10:00am – 12:00pm ESC $22

All class sessions at Edmonds Senior Center 2nd Floor Ball-room. Explore what it means to have a healthy brain, how the brain ages and the normal and abnormal changes that occur; then examine ways to enhance brain function and review the latest research to main-tain a healthy brain. Linda Whitesell has been a nurse and geriatric nurse practitioner for almost five decades, concentrating her work in the field of aging . She also has a degree in education, taught classes on aging in multiple community college and community settings. Now retired, she serves on various boards, volunteers for Senior Services of Snohomish County, hospice, and is on the Snohomish County Council on Aging. Linda believes learning should be relevant, interesting and fun! 2 sessions.

FOCUS ON INSTRUCTORS

CRI is pleased to welcome the following instructors who are new to our program this Winter quarter: Shelby Barnes—The Power

of Marketing and Branding Jeff Johnson—Trade Policy

and Agreements Travis Nelson—

Contemporary Issues in European Politics

Gary Shaver—The New

Utility: Trends in Energy Generation, Storage, and Management

Jafar Siddiqui—Islam

Today and Tomorrow Loren Simmonds—City

Hall: Inside and Out

To access this brochure online, visit www.edcc.edu/comed. Under the green Creative Retirement Institute heading, click on View Winter 2017 Brochure PDF.

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Snow/Bad Weather/Cancellations

Listen to TV or radio Check www.edcc.edu The Triton alert will be shown at the top of the website. Call CRI office 425-640-1830 for updates If EdCC is closed, CRI classes are cancelled.

CRI Membership

No Annual Memberships. Membership is now quarterly - $20 per person – each Fall, Winter, Spring.

When registered for classes, you’re eligible for an EdPass, entitling you to use of the Edmonds Com-munity College library and all the benefits of an EdCC student. Hours for the EdPass office can be seen at the EdCC website: www.edcc.edu.

Your EdPass (Edmonds Community College Stu-dent ID Card) may entitle you to student discount on software. Check with your vendor.

You can help plan new courses and social events. In so doing, you have a chance to make new friends.

Become an integral part of a dynamic learning organization.

Many Ways for You to Participate The Creative Retirement Institute standing committees welcome your attendance and participation in their meet-ings. You’re encouraged to become actively involved in the decisions that make this organization so dynamic. Feel free to contact these committee chairs for specific dates, times and locations.

Advisory Board Al Ramos (425) 347-3608

Audio-Visual Don Schmuz (425) 712-1307 Pat Deagen (206) 546-1816

Class Assistants Karen Pearson (425) 640-7844

Curriculum Carol Crawford (360) 652-4147

Membership Joan Baker (425) 776-9059

Finance Jerry Gruhn (425) 821-3164

Social Mary Bates (425) 673-1248 Sue Renhard (206) 364-1336

Speakers Dorothy Jennings (425) 670-2738

photo by Cordell Hauglie

Checking out the latest brochure.

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A. Edmonds Senior Center (ESC) 220 Railroad Avenue, Edmonds 98020

1. From I-5 take exit #177 Edmonds Ferry/Hwy 104.

2. Follow the signs to Hwy 104 West towards Edmonds.

3. Continue following signs for ferry. 4. At Dayton Street (light), turn left

and cross the railroad tracks. 5. Right onto Railroad Avenue. 6. Left into Senior Center parking lot.

Edmonds Community College Woodway Hall (WWY) Mill Creek Hall (MIC) 20000—68th Ave W Lynnwood 98036 1. From I-5 take exit #181A (44th Ave W

toward Lynnwood). 2. Turn left onto 44th St. 3. Turn left onto 196th St (heading West). 4. Proceed West on 196th St to 68th Ave

W. 5. Turn left onto 68th. 6. Go to the South college entrance

(204th St). 7. Right onto 204th into entrance drive-

way. 8. Proceed to end of drive. 9. Woodway Hall on right—same building as golf pro shop (6). 10. For luncheon park in lots designated for students or staff—do not park in golf designated areas. 11. Parking is exempt on CRI luncheon dates only. Mukilteo Hall with Black Box Theater is at the SE corner of the parking lot.

ESC

How To Find Us: Driving Directions

Parking is complimentary. Parking passes are distributed in class. They are also avail-able at the Maltby Building. Directions to the Maltby Building follow on the next page.

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B. Maltby Building (MAB) 7020 19th St. SW, Lynnwood 98036

Cross 68th Ave. W. MAB will be on the left, in building with blue “Workforce” awning. Must use CRI parking pass in Student, Staff, or Visitor spots.

C. Fairwinds Brighton Court (FBC) 6520 196th St. SW, Lynnwood 98036

FBC will be on the left soon after you cross 64th Ave. W.

NOTE! Parking is very limited. Unless handicapped, please park at Monroe Hall, just west of FBC on 196th St. SW. There is also parking at Lynnwood Ice Center or Gateway Hall. Must use CRI parking pass wherever you park.

D. Gateway Building (GWY) formerly Beresford Building 6606 196th St. SW., Rm. 352, Lynnwood 98036

GWY is at the corner of 68th Ave. W. and 196th St. SW behind Monroe Hall. Enter from either 68th Ave. W. or 196th St. SW. Must use CRI parking pass in Student, Staff, or Visitor spots.

How To Find Us: Driving Directions

From I-5 Northbound Exit 181-A (Lynnwood-44th Ave. W.) Left on 44th Ave. W. Left on 196th St. SW. Head west, approx. 2 miles. Cross Hwy. 99. Continue west on 196th St. SW

From I-5 Southbound Exit 181-A (196th St. SW) Bear right, heading west on 196th St. SW for approx.. 2 miles. Cross Hwy. 99 and 64th Ave. W. Directions to sites are as follows:

FBC

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Edmonds Community College upholds all state and federal antidiscrimination and equal opportunity laws.

Carol and Marcia

How to Contact Us . . .

By Phone

(425) 640-1830 to have your name put on the CRI brochure mailing list

(425) 640-1830 Kelly Blackard, Program Coordinator

No class registration by phone

Registration:

Register online (this is immediate and the best advantage to have quickest access to classes).

Starts online at 6 am, November 9th, 2016.

Early registration is recommended. Classes fill quickly.

Office Hours

Tuesday—Friday 10:00am—2:00pm

Registration Process:

Online:

Go to: www.edcc.edu/comed. Sign in (top right) and either set up a new account or login with your existing Campus CE account. Then you can click on View All Classes under the Creative Retirement Institute photo. That will show you all the classes for Winter. Pur-chase the membership first; that will open the “Add to Cart” buttons for all the classes.

In Person:

Bring completed registration form (page 15) to CRI Office, Maltby Building, 7020 196th St. SW, Lynnwood.

By Mail:

Mail completed registration form (page 15) to EdCC – Community Education- CRI, 20000 68th Ave West, Lynnwood, WA 98036.

Please note that credit card payments are traditionally processed faster than checks.

Withdrawals and Refunds

Classes offered by the Creative Retirement Institute are self-supported and receive no state funding. Requests for refunds of course fees will be accommo-dated if notice of withdrawal is given at least four business days prior to class start unless otherwise indicated.

There will be a $10 class drop fee for each class refunded.

Edmonds Community College policy is that only registered students may attend classes.

This also means that you may not transfer your registration to another individual.

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Mail this registration form to: Creative Retirement Institute—EdCC 20000 68th Ave W Lynnwood, WA 98036

Online, Mail or Walk-in Registration Only Name ________________________________________ Student ID# ___________________________________ (Your student ID # begins with either 955 or CRI)

If you are new to CRI please give your birth date __ __/__ __/ __ __

Mailing Address______________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________________ City State Zip Phone E-Mail

In case of an emergency, please notify:

Name _________________________________________ Phone ___________________________

Registration begins on November 9th.

CRI Membership gives you access to register for CRI Classes. After purchasing membership once each quarter, you may register multiple times during that same quarter for classes (based on availability) with their separate class fees.

Winter speaker luncheon registration must be made by December 7th.

Course # Course Title Fee #C______________ _________________________________________________________ _____________ #C______________ _________________________________________________________ _____________ #C______________ _________________________________________________________ _____________ #C______________ _________________________________________________________ _____________ #C976___________ CRI Membership ___________________________________________ _______$20.00 QL Class Total _____________Q6

(optional) #C973 Luncheon ($30) _____________QO Final Total ________________ Make check payable to EdCC. Check # ________________ (separate check for each person and registration)

Vegetarian Lunch **NO CASH**

Mastercard Visa Amer Exp Credit Card # ____________________________ Exp. _________

Name as it appears on credit card ______________________________________________

Tax deductible gift Separate Check EdCC Foundation/CRI Friends Amount ______________ Check # ____________

CRI office use only: Register Date __________________________ By: __________________________________

FAX (425) 640-1837

(Call to confirm 425-640-1830)

Edmonds Community College 20000 68th Ave W Lynnwood, WA 98036

Non-Profit Organization U.S. Postage PAID

Lynnwood, WA 98036 Permit No. 66

Classes . . .Speakers . . .Luncheons Some of this Winter’s Classes

(* Concurrent Classes)

American History 1B: Colonial Roots The Canterbury Tales Part IV City Hall: From the Inside Out Contemporary Issues in European Politics Digital Legacies: Handling an Online Life Left Behind Energy 2017: Issues and Challenges The Evolution of Landscape Painting Fact & Fiction Winter 2017 Geology of National Parks II Insider’s View of the Superior Court System Islam Today and Tomorrow The Korean War: The Forgotten War The Many Worlds of Barbara Kingsolver Mentors and Protégés: The Art of Classical Music The Middle East Through the Documentary Lens Midway Atoll: 2.4 Square Miles that Changed History The New Utility: Trends in Energy Generation, Storage and Management

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