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WELCOME TO November 2020 CLUB NOTES 
Editor: Jill Aggersbury (jillmpj@comcast.net)

Purpose of club notes - highlight next months club programs.
Leaders - Email me with Information (in the body of the email) by the 15th of the month
put ESCOM NEWS in subject line. Attach photos as jpegs.
Include your name,phone and email. Email to jillmpj@comcast.net.

1 - General Announcements
2 - Hot off the Press
3 - Notes from Club Leaders
4 - Link to Clubs and ESCOM web site

GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
College of Marin Campuses closed until further notice.  
EMAIL LEADER TO GET THE ZOOM LINK - CLICK ON THE LINK;
IT WILL TAKE YOU TO ZOOM - Questions - email/call Club Leader

CLUBS TEMPORARILY SUSPENDED
DIGITAL CAMERA CLUB and all clubs led by Ken Kapreilian

HOT OFF THE PRESS
Despite all the setbacks - our ESCOM clubs are thriving.
In fact, I heard of one club that may break into two because of a high attendance!! I suspect we may be meeting by Zoom for a long time.
The upside is that it expands our horizons because we can now reach those who were unable to attend meetings in person. Invite your friends - but remember social distancing!
We thank everyone for helping to make this successful.
As we all know, there is no longer a membership fee for ESCOM.
Please consider making a donation to help us meet expenses and bring more exciting programs to you.

Although we are not in full SHELTER IN PLACE we are being cautious and not going out as much as usual.
Please - reach out to those who live alone either virtually or by telephone.
Let's work towards having an almost normal 2021 - HAND WASHING, MASKS & SOCIAL DISTANCING!
CLUB LEADER NOTES

BOOK CLUB FORUM - Zoom - all are welcome
4th Monday 1.00 pm to 3 pm
for more information
Contact Louise Kerr 415-883-2823 lrkerr210@gmail.com
Book Banter Book Club IVC - Zoom
1 - 3 pm on the 2nd Wednesday of the month
November 11th "Little fires everywhere" by Celeste Ng presented by Lillian Hanahan
December 9th "Cry of the Kalahari" by Mark and Delia Owens presented by Joan Ablon
January 2021 "Lisettes list" by Susan Vreeland presented by Diana Davis
FEBRUARY10TH 2021 BOOK SELECTION MEETING

for more meeting information and Zoom link contact
Diana Davis 415-897-4844 calekdiana@yahoo.com
"Who Done It?" Book Club - Zoom
ESCOM 3rd Wednesday of the month..from 1-3 PM
November 19th "Still Life" by Louise Penny presented by Jackie Dagg
December 16th "Death in Brittany" by Jean-Luc Bannelec
More information and zoom info Diana Davis 415-897-4844 calekdiana@yahoo.com
BOOK CLUB MARIN COUNTY - Zoom
4th Tuesdays 1.30-3pm 
(P.S. While all meetings are scheduled to end at 3pm, the ending time is somewhat flexible)
Planned reading - always subject to change!
If anyone wishes to attend and purchase any of the selected books, they should feel free to contact Julio Burroughs to obtain the book(s) via Book Passage (to avoid shipping cost); of course,
if you prefer not to purchase, try Marin Library (they have curbside service) - if you are a member you also have access to Hoopla which has many audio books.. 
 
Nov 24: "Darkness at Noon", Arthur Koestler, novel (Scribner, paperback, est cost +- $17).
Dec 22: "Verotchka", Chekhov-short story; plus 2 poems: ["I Taste a Liquor Never Brewed]", Emily Dickinson; and "Autumn Begins in Martins Ferry, Ohio", James Wright (all readings  to be e-mailed  to Group).

As in the past, we welcome suggestions for future readings! 
for more meeting information and Zoom link contact 
Co-leaders: Norman Nayfach (415) 499-3173 or Julio Burroughs Julioburroughs@gmail.com (415) 927-1488
CURRENT EVENTS AND ISSUES - Zoom
2nd and 4th Thursdays, 10am - noon
After more than twenty years we are still actively engaged in discussing current events. Through participation, ESCOM club members experience teaching and learning opportunities. We welcome new participants. We welcome topics of interest to you. Come, join us. Sit in on one session, no obligation.
You may like the experience. Many have! See you soon.
for more meeting information and Zoom link contact
Gini or Jim Moore. Jimgini.moore@gmail.com   415-464-1143
FOOD GLORIOUS FOOD! Zoom
4th Tuesday of the month from 1-3 PM
November 24th and December 26th - To be announced.
 Jackie Dagg jkd123@hotmail.com or Diana Davis calekdiana@yahoo.com
GREAT COURSES GROUP - Zoom
Thursdays from 1:00 - 3:00 PM
We started a new 36-lecture series at the end of July --  Dutch Masters: The Age of Rembrandt. 

This course explores Holland in the 17th century which was home to the most remarkable concentration of artistic talent and accomplishment in modern history. From this tiny land came the great masters Vermeer, Frans Hals, Jan Steen, Pieter de Hooch, and Rembrandt, as well as an abundant assembly of memorable artists. You can 'drop in' at any point of this series.
 
Our meetings are filled with lively discussions and are a lot of fun. Join us.  
for more information and Zoom link contact either  Ellen Breazeale,   breazeales@comcast.net  - 415-892-6546 or Walt Campbell,   waltercampbell@aol.
HEALTH & NUTRITION CLUB - Zoom
2nd and 4th Friday 10am - 12pm
"Let food be your medicine" is our motto. Hippocrates is our guru.
Health and Nutrition Club focuses on food as medicine. We have had some remarkable results among our members as they slowly changed their diets, used foods therapeutically to heal entrenched, chronic diseases and lead active healthy lives.
Come join us, engage with our group of stalwart 40 to 94 year olds in our quest for the essence of a healthy life.
We have fun, we have community, and we have great health results. You can too!
Contact Sushama.gokhale@gmail.com 415-694-3502
MORAL, ETHICAL, LEGAL ROUNDTABLE - Zoom
1st and 3rd Tuesday each month 10-12 noon
The Roundtable is a long running ESCOM Club for discussions, explorations, and 
issues in our contemporary world.
Stimulating discussions among and between the attendees
and the facilitator are the primary mode of participation. 
Join us with your ideas and opinions.
Contact: Kevin Colgate 415.624.4362 kevincolgate@hotmail.com
OPERA AND BEYOND CLUB - Zoom
The Opera and Beyond Club is alive and well
Last Wednesday of the Month, 1.00 pm - 3pm
2nd Tuesday of the Month, 1:00 pm - 4pm - Full opera recording

* If you would like to suggest an opera or have access to any operas please contact Michael.
for more meeting information and Zoom link contact Michael Sachs Group leader
Mobile: 415-298-1939 MichahSachs@gmail.com
Arlene Stark PHILOSOPHY OF MIND - Zoom
REDEFINING REALTY
1st-3rd Monday 10-12noon
 The Great Minds of Western Philosophy club has been meeting for many years. 
We watch and discuss DVDs on this subject from the Great Courses Company on the first and third Mondays of every month from 10:15 to 12:15 PM.

Dr.  Steven Gimbel, Professor of Philosophy at Gettysburg College, describes the upcoming course this way:  
“In the series of 36 lectures, we examine the ways in which scientific and technological advances in the 20th and 21st centuries have forced us to re-envision what we believe to  be real.”
We continue our presentation and discussion of Redefining Reality, 
The course is available on Kanopy, free through your local library.
If this kind of discussion is of interest to you, please feel free to join us. We are not necessarily professional philosophers but, rather, a compatible group of people who are interested in such questions as:   Has our technology eliminated our humanity? Is there anything left of the way we thought reality was shaped?  

for more meeting information and Zoom link contact: kevincolgate@hotmail.com or Jay Conner at greatferm@email.com
 SPANISH CLUB - ZOOM - NOTE TIME CHANGE
1-2.30 Friday
Roberta Schwarz/Lucy Wait
for more meeting information and Zoom link contact reschwarz@sbcglobal.net, mariawt47@gmail.com
 TRIVIA QUIZ - CALL ALL SMARY PANTS - ZOOM
4th Sunday of every month at 7.00 p.m.

Hope to see you at 7pm on 4th Sunday of every month (Oct 25th, Nov 22nd, Dec 27th)
for another round of Bear with Me Trivia hosted by yours truly.
As always, you’ll get 4 rounds of 5 questions, many with multiple answers.
You’ll jot down your own answers and at the end of each round of questions I will randomly sort you into Zoom rooms where you will decide on a team name (funny, punny names encouraged) and confer with your teammates before presenting your group’s answers. 
The winning team gets bragging rights for a whole month!!!
hosted by Janis Luft, longtime Mistress of Trivia for the Belvedere-Tiburon Library.
General knowledge questions.
Interactive team contest (teams assigned).
For questions and zoom link contact Janis - email janisluft@comcast.net or (415) 847-1132

TRAVEL FORUM via UTUBE
(you can view Utube any time at your leisure)

Hola to the ESCOM Travel Forum. We've recently added travel video #36 for you to view via YouTube:
That means - have a glass of wine - sit back and enjoy 36 armchair vacations!
There may even be more by now!
 Use the hot link below to jump directly from this email. Happy Travels,
Linda Land and Van White lland8@verizon.net

You may also use this hot-link for instant access: 

If you have any questions or comments please contact us at lland8@verizon.net  
Happy Armchair Travels, Linda Land and Van White, Travel Forum Leaders

Minka Cottages and Matsumoto Castle Japan
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