April Makes Things New Again |
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- President's Message
- Fall '23 Course Proposals
- Spring Social April 27th
- Jim Coogan Talk April 18th
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- ALLPoetry Slam April 19th
- Search for Reflections Editor
- Rona Robinson: Art Gallery
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The ALL Office at Cape Cod Community College is open from 9am - 3p.m. Monday through Friday.
Feel free to contact us:
E-mail:lifelonglearning@capecod.edu
Telephone 774-330-4400 (please leave a message)
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Happy Spring! It’s nice to see the flowers blooming, the birds singing, and the sun rising earlier each day. Life is Good!
Our ALL year is almost over. Coordinators, the deadline to enter your fall classes is near.
Don’t’ Forget! We have three events before we break for summer: Jim Coogan’s talk on Cape Cod history is on April 18th at 1:30 in the Lorusso Building’s Atrium/Solarium so sign up at the front desk. Jim knows so much about the Cape. Our first ever Poetry Slam is at 5 pm on April 19 at the Cape Media Center, 17 Shad Hole Rd. Dennis Port. Be there! There are many talented poets among us. Lastly, the annual Spring Social at the Cape Codder Resort & Spa is Thursday, April 27th from 5-7pm. The price is $23.00 per person and you must sign up with your check or cash in the ALL office or mail your name and check to Academy for Life Long Learning, Cape Cod Community College, 2240 Iyannough Road, West Barnstable, MA 02668-1599. The deadline to sign up is April 19th. Don’t miss out!
As the current ALL year comes to a close, I want to thank everyone involved with our organization. Coordinators, you are the life blood of ALL. Members sign up to take interesting, varied, and timely classes because of you. Your dedication, preparation and presentation keep members returning each semester.
ALL Board of Directors, plus Holly Anderson and Henry Tamzarian - most of us have served together for 5 or 6 years. Your dedication to ALL is extraordinary. You have put in many long hours to keep ALL afloat during COVID, worked through problems, and found new and different ways to run our classes as well as strengthen our organization. I am so blessed to work with you all as we continue to move forward.
Next, we would not exist without YOU – the ALL members, new and old, who continue to take classes, volunteer to serve on committees or the desk, and attend special and social events. You are ALL. You make this organization a continued success.
Lastly, thank you, Cynthia Jayne, for stepping in as office administrator and keeping ALL on course. There’s a lot to learn, and you do it with a smile.
THANK YOU ALL!
Dianne Tattersall
ALL President
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Why Not Teach The Course You Want To Take? |
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Your copy should address 3 key questions: Who am I writing for? (Audience) Why should they care? (Benefit) What do I want them to do here
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Course Proposals Welcome !
Create a great offer by adding words like "free" "personalized" "complimentary" or "customized." A sense of urgency often helps readers take an action, so think about inserting phrases like "for a limited time only" or "only 7 remaining!"
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The Course Portal Is Still Open!
Tai Chi, Mahjong, Chicago (Party) Bridge, Artificial Intelligence, Contemporary Music, How to Talk to Your Grandchildren. These are courses ALL members have said they would love to take. There are many other wonderful ideas out there as well.
However, we need coordinators to teach them!
If you have passion in these (or other interesting areas), consider offering a course this fall. If this sounds interesting, but you are hesitant about being a coordinator, please contact our Curriculum Committee at lifelonglearning@capecod.edu (774-330-4400).They will guide you through the process and provide support.
An added incentive... ALL membership is free to coordinators!
The Curriculum committee is looking forward to talking with you and to the arrival of your course proposals.
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Sign Up For The Spring Social Event |
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The last event of the ALL year will be the annual Spring Social at the
Cape Codder Resort Inn & Spa, 1225 Iyannough Rd., Hyannis on April 27th.
The time is 5-7 p.m. The price for this event is $23. per person. Members must sign up at the front desk or by mail. tChecks must be payable to ALL when you sign up.
SIGN UP DEADLINE IS APRIL 20TH
This is a catered event, so we need to give the resort a final count on the 20th of April. The price includes a variety of appetizers (no need to eat dinner before you attend) and a ticket for a free drink of wine, beer, or a soft drink.
Masks are optional, but proof of vaccination is required if we don’t have one on file.
Come and spend some time with your ALL friends before the summer starts!
Dianne Tattersall
Chairman, Hospitality Committee
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Join Us For These Special Events |
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Be Sure To
Mark your calendar &
Join UsMM
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April 18, 2023
Jim Coogan : "Stories From The Narrow Land"
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On Tuesday, April 18, 2023 Jim Coogan, will present a lecture on Cape Cod Stories. The event will be in the Atrium at Cape Cod Community College at 1:30-2:50 p.m. Please sign up for this lecture either at the ALL desk, by sending an email to
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Jim is a Cape Cod author. A former regular columnist for the Cape Cod Times daily newspaper, Jim is a retired history teacher and a writer of more than a dozen books about Cape Cod. Raised in Brewster, he is a well-known lecturer on Cape Related topics.For many years he taught a popular course in Cape Cod history at ALL.His most recent book, Cape Cod Passage: A Novel of People and Events That Have Shaped the Narrow Land, was published in 2022.
Jim brings a love of the Cape and an eye for storytelling to his programs. Be prepared for an enjoyable talk about the history and mystery of this special place. Jim lives with his wife Beth in Sandwich, Massachusetts. There is no charge for this event.
We hope to see you there.
Diane Hoover,
Chairman, Special Events Committee
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April 19, 2023
Poetry Slam at the Cape Cod Media Center
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Your Calling All Poets !
Celebrating
National Poetry Month
ALL is hosting an Open Mike
Poetry Slam
Wednesday, April 19, 2023 5 P.M.
Cape Media Center, 17 Shad Hole Road, Dennis Port MA..
Please join us!
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This Poetry Slam will be taped to go out on Channel 99, the ALL U-tube page, Web Site and FaceBook page. If anyone does not want to be taped please let us know when you sign in and we can make accommodations |
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Event Details:
ALL is sponsoring its first Poetry Slam on April 19, 2023. The event will begin at 5 P.M. at the Cape Media Center, 17 Shad Hole Road Dennisport. Masks are a personal option.
The event is open to ALL members, their families and friends. There is no charge for this event.
Registration for attendance is not required.
Joan Freedman
Communications Committee
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Search for New "Reflections" Editor |
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"Reflections" is ALL's art and literary magazine. It is both for ALL members and by ALL members and features their creativity.
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On February 23, Refections held its annual launch of the 2023 edition in the Atrium of the Lorusso Technology Building. Several contributors read their writing for the guests. The 2023 anthology showcases poems, essays and stories plus the work of several photographers. The skill and interests of a variety of ALL members was entertaining and enlightening and deserving of inclusion in what will be a part of ALL history.
After more than a decade in the role of Reflections Editor, I need time now to pursue various ongoing interests. It is time to pass the "editorial torch" to someone else. I have asked that the search for a new editor be announced. Many wonderful committee members have been enormously helpful, while being fun to work with; some will be willing to continue to contribute their skills and insights.
The move from entirely print to both PDF and paper copy has been accomplished and I hope many readers of the newsletter have and/or will read the anthology online — being aware that you can print all or parts of it on your own printer. I will not order additional copies from the “print on demand publisher” but will gladly pass on the publisher connection to a new editor.
If you are interested in serving in this role, or in volunteering to be a part of the Reflections team, please contact the ALL office or talk with me directly.
Pictures from the February 23rd Reflections launch can be found below. Do consider contributing your writing or photography to future issues; calls for contributions will be published in the late summer issues of ALways.
Meanwhile ALL continues to offer courses I am enjoying this semester and, no doubt, I will wish to take others next fall. I recently published a novel and have another book up my sleeve. I plan to offer a course called “So you want to be a novelist” for ALL in the fall with thanks to the much loved Peter Saunders for the title inspired by his “So you want to be a poet” — a course which I’ve very much enjoyed during my many years as an ALL student.
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June Calender, Editor
Reflections
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Pictures to the right and below are from the February 23, 2023 "Reflections" launch. The photos were taken by Larry Brown.
A link to access a PDF edition of 2023 "Reflections 2023" can be found at the end of this article.
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You can access a PDF edition of "Reflections 2023" through the following link. If you are interested in joining the Reflections team please contact the ALL office or June Calender. |
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Meet Rona Robinson - ALL's Art Gallery Director |
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Rona Robinson, a photographer and long time ALL member has assumed coordination responsibilities for ALL Art Gallery exhibits.
Rona can be seen here with Don Kolp, hanging the current ALL gallery exhibit.
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Rona Robinson has been a member of ALL since 2000. At that time, her mother had enjoyed several ALL courses and suggested she might enjoy taking classes as well. Since then, Rona has taken numerous classes and supported the organization in a variety of ways. She enjoys all of the arts and welcomed the opportunity to support the talent of others. She recently assumed responsibility for coordinating the exhibits on the ALL Gallery outside classrooms 106 and 115.
Rona is a graduate of Dean College with a major in early childhood education. She was in the US Army from 1977 to 1983 followed by several years in the National Guard. Her travels have taken her across the country and much of Europe. Her recent plans to visit Israel had to be put on hold for the time being.
Rona has been a photographer since 1972. Her work has been shown in a variety of venues across Cape Cod. One of her favorite pictures was taken several winters ago at the Sudbury Inn, Sudbury Massachusetts. It features the frozen waterfall and can be seen below.
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Please contact Rona through the ALL office if you are interested in exhibiting your art.
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ALLways Welcomes Comments and
Suggestions about the Newsletter
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CHECK YOUR E-MAILS OFTEN FOR CURRENT INFORMATION AND IMPORTANT UPDATES.
Please address your comments or suggestions to lifelonglearning@capecod.edu
We appreciate all our readers, with special thanks to ALL members who contribute their articles and photographs to our newsletters.
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Academy for Lifelong Learning of Cape Cod, Inc.
Cape Cod Community College
2240 Iyannough Rd
West Barnstable, Massachusetts 02668
774-330-4400
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