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WELCOME TO October 2020 CLUB NOTES
Editor: Jill Aggersbury (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
Purpose of club notes - highlight next months club programs.
PLEASE....Club Leaders....READ
Email me with Information by the 15th of the month
put ESCOM NEWS in subject line.
Attach photos as jpegs.
Include your name,phone and email.
Club Notes are mailed 23rd of each month
Email to jillmpj@comcast.net.
College of Marin Campuses closed until further notice.
ALL CLUBS IN THIS NEWSLETTER ARE ZOOM until further notice.
EMAIL LEADER TO GET THE LINK - CLICK ON THE LINK;
IT WILL TAKE YOU TO ZOOM.
IF STILL UNSURE - READ THE EMAIL SENT OUT 14TH SEPT.
HOT OFF THE PRESS
Although we are not in full SHELTER IN PLACE we are being cautious and not going out as much as usual. Remember people who live alone. This can be VERY lonely and can create depression.
Please - reach out to those who live alone either virtually or by telephone.
Gosh - the year is almost over!! It's almost been like a 'non-year'.but certainly one that we will not forget.
Let's work towards having an almost normal 2021 - MASKS & SOCIAL DISTANCING!
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CLUB LEADER NOTES
BOOK CLUB FORUM - Zoom - all are welcome
IVC 4th Monday 1.00 pm to 3 pm
for more information
Contact Louise Kerr 415-883-2823 lrkerr210@gmail.com
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Book Banter Book Club IVC - Zoom
1 - 3 pm on the 2nd Wednesday of the month
October 14th - "The Night of the Golden Butterfly" By Tariq Ali presented by Diana Davis
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
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"Who Done It?" Book Club - Zoom
IVC ESCOM 3rd Wednesday of the month..from 1-3 PM
October 21st - "Dog On It" by Spenser Quinn presented by Deborah Patrick
November 19th "Still Life" by Louise Penny presented by Jackie Dagg
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BOOK CLUB MARIN COUNTY - Zoom
Kentfield 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 they prefer not to purchase, they should seek the book at the COM library (ask for Dave Patterson).
-Oct 27: De Toqueville-"Democracy in America" (excerpts-from Chapts VI and VII Book One "Great Books Conversations",Gt Bks Fdn-to be e-mailed to Group).
-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!
And please let me know if there are questions re any part of the above.
Co-leaders: Norman Nayfach (415) 499-3173 or Julio Burroughs Julioburroughs@gmail.com (415) 927-1488
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CURRENT EVENTS AND ISSUES - Zoom
Kentfield 2nd and 4th Thursdays, 10am - noon
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DIGITAL CAMERA CLUB - IVC ESCOM Building 10
1st Monday’s Field Outings *On hold for rest of year*
3rd Monday’s Club Meeting 1-3.00 pm Zoom
Our camera club outings (usually on 1st Monday’s) are currently on-hold, until the shelter-in-place orders are lifted, and it is safe to congregate.
(Civic Center Reflection)
March outin to Marin Civic Center By Harvey Abernathey
For questions, Zoom link or interest in the club, Harvey can be reached at:
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FOOD GLORIOUS FOOD! Zoom
IVC 4th Tuesday of the month from 1-3 PM
October 27th - Topic selection meeting for November 2020 to October 2021 - bring your ideas and books
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GREAT COURSES GROUP - Zoom
IVC - 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.
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HEALTH & NUTRITION CLUB - Zoom
KENTFIELD 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
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MORAL, ETHICAL, LEGAL ROUNDTABLE - Zoom
Kentfield 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.
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OPERA AND BEYOND CLUB - Zoom
The Opera and Beyond Club is alive and well
Kentfield: Last Wednesday of the Month, 1.00 pm - 3pm
IVC: 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.
Michael Sachs Group leader - Opera and Beyond Club
Mobile: 415-298-1939 MichahSachs@gmail.com
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THE REALM OF RELIGION - Zoom
IVC - 1st and 3rd Mondays from 10am – noon.
The following series of lectures will be used in the discussion group.
Bible as Literature by Dr. Craig R. Koester of Luther Seminary
The diversity of material in biblical books like Exodus, Isaiah, Psalms, Mark, and Revelation which have prompted people throughout history from religious scholars to celebrated artists to everyday worshipers to ponder and debate the meaning of these classic texts.
Leader Ken Kaprellian - 415-819-7180
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UNDERSTANDING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THEOLOGY AND SOCIETY - Zoom
IVC -Thursdays from 3:00 – 5:00 pm.
Before this relationship can be explored, we have to define the scope and the definitions of Theology and Society. Using the methodology of deconstruction, we understand that Theology and Society can be classified into different categories. These societies are both homogeneous and heterogeneous with regard to religion and then by extension theology.
.Leader Ken Kaprellian - 415-819-7180
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Arlene Stark PHILOSOPHY OF MIND - Zoom
REDEFINING REALTY
KTD - 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.”
October 5 and 19 meetings will 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?
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SPANISH CLUB - ZOOM - NOTE TIME CHANGE
KTD 1-2.30 Friday
Roberta Schwarz/Lucy Wait
reschwarz@sbcglobal.net, mariawt47@gmail.com
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TRIVIA QUIZ - ZOOM
4th Sunday of the month at 7.00 p.m.
Calling all smarty pants.
Hope to see you at 7pm on Sunday 9/27 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).
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TRAVEL FORUM via UTUBE
Friday IVC Bdg 10, Room 140. (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:
Happy Armchair Travels, Linda Land and Van White, Travel Forum Leaders
Petra Wadi Galápagos Land Iguana
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