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Spring 2009 COURSES

INTRODUCTION TO GOLF 101
With John Mylnarski, PGA Professional
Wednesdays, April 1, 8, 15, 22
10:00 am-11:00 am
Location: Harbourtowne Resort and Country Club,
St. Michaels
Class size limited; sign up early

Course Description
This course is designed to introduce beginners to the game of golf. The course will touch on rules, etiquette, and fundamentals of the golf swing. This will include how to properly hold and use woods, irons, wedges, and putters. The majority of the content will be taught on the Harbourtowne Resort and Country Club driving range, with the last session being an on-course lesson on the beautiful 18-hole Pete Dye-designed Harbourtowne gold course in the community of Martingham. Equipment will be provided by Harbourtowne Pro Shop.

April 1 Intro to grip, stance, and posture
April 8 Short irons, Long Irons and Woods
April 15 Short Game, Chipping and Putting
April 22 On-course rules and etiquette

Cost: $35

BEST AMERICAN SHORT STORIES OF THE CENTURY PART II
With John Miller & John Ford
Wednesdays, April 15, 29, May 6, 13, 20, 27
1:30 -3:00 pm
Location: Van Lennep Auditorium, Steamboat Bldg. CBMM Campus

Course Description
Since the series inception in 1915, the annual volumes of The Best American Short Stories have launched literary careers, showcased the most compelling stories of each year, and confirmed for all time the significance of the short story in our national literature. This special volume, edited by john Updike brings together the best of the best-56 stories that represent a century's worth of unsurpassed accomplishments in this quintessentially American genre.

The first half of the anthology gave us a diverse collection of short American fiction. The second half of the anthology includes stories from notables such as Bernard Malamud, Saul Bellow, Joyce Carol Oates, John Updike, and many more from the 1960s through the end of the 20th century.

Text: The Best American Short Stories of the Century, Houghton Mifflin Co., 2000. ISBN 0-395-84376-7 (paperback). Available at Amazon.com.

Cost: $30

GREAT DECISIONS DISCUSSION PROGRAM
With Tom Hollingshead
Fridays, April 17-June 5
2:30-4:30 pm
Location: Londonderry Retirement Community, Port St., Easton
Course size limited: register early

Course Description
Developed by the Foreign Policy Association (http://www.fpa.org/) in 1954, the Great Decisions Discussion Program is the longest-standing and largest grassroots world affairs educational program of its kind. It is designed to encourage debate and discussion of the important global issues of our time. Any individual with an interest in expanding his/her knowledge of international relations as well as engaging in active discussion of crucial global issues is welcome to attend. Participants are asked to purchase an FPA-prepared Briefing Book (cost $18. and available at the first class), to help reach informed opinions on the issues and participate in the foreign policy process. The Briefing Book and supplemental FPA video materials will provide a common point of departure for further discussions.

Great Decisions 2009 discussion topics are:

U.S. and Rising Powers
Afghanistan/Pakistan
Energy and the Global Economy
The Arctic
Egypt in the 21st Century
Global Food Supply
Cuba after Castro
Universal Human Rights

Cost: $30 plus $18 Briefing Book

BOATING ESSENTIALS FOR THE FIRST MATE
With Captain Jerry Friedman, USCG Master
Mondays, April 13, 20, and 27
10:30 am-12 noon
Location: Eagle House Conference Room, CBMM Campus
Class size limited; register early

Course Description
This short course is intended for the First Mate, not the Captain of your boat, to help the less knowledgeable learn the basics of safe boating, so that he/she will be more helpful to the Captain. For instance, when the Captain yells "go up to the anchor pulpit and throw the anchor over," you will be able to tell Captain Bligh that you can't anchor properly by doing that! You will learn to tie a proper knot around a dock cleat, and be able to point out to the Captain when he/she has not secured that dock line. You will be able to read the key elements of a navigation chart and recognize where the deeper water is as your boat is entering a creek, something that many boaters are not able to do.

Among the topics covered will be: navigation aids; rules of the road; reading charts, plotting courses; knot tying; anchoring, using spring lines to help turn the boat; handling emergencies-man overboard, incoming water, etc, etc.

If you have felt that your Captain knows all about running the boat and you know essentially nothing, then this course is for you. PLEASE NOTE: No Captains (except for the instructor) allowed in the classroom.

Cost: $30

LAGRANGE PLANTATION TOUR
With Dorchester County Historical Society
Friday, April 3
2:00-3:30 pm
Location: Dorchester Co. Historical Society, 902 LaGrange Avenue, Cambridge

Course Description
Full tour of the Plantation Campus, including circa 1760 Meredith House, circa 1790 Goldsborough Stable, circa 1800 Stronghouse, Herb Garden, Neild Farm Museum, and the Heritage Center. The tour will be led by costumed docents.

If you would like to learn more about the Dorchester County Historical Society before your visit, check out their website http://dorchesterhistory.org.

Cost: $10

TEA AT THE MEREDITH HOUSE And Tour of LaGrange Plantation
With Dorchester County Historical Society
Friday, May 15
2:00-4:00 pm
Location: Dorchester Co. Historical Society, 902 LaGrange Avenue, Cambridge
Class size limited: sign up early

Course Description
Tour of the historic LaGrange Plantation followed by a "sweet tea" in the circa 1760 Meredith House. You will be served by costumed docents. This is an all-time favorite.

If you would like to learn more about the Dorchester County Historical Society before your visit, check out their website http://dorchesterhistory.org.

Cost: $25

MEET THE AUTHOR: The Sheldon Goldgeier Lecture Series
Three Sessions: Friday, April 17; Friday, May 8; Friday, June 12
1:30-3:00 pm
Location: April 17 and June 12 classes at the Van Lennep Auditorium, Steamboat Building, CBMM Campus. May 8 class at the St. Michaels Library Meeting Room.

Course Description
In this ALL multidisciplinary program, authors with linkages to our community will highlight their work and answer questions.

Friday, April 17: Shar McBee is an internationally acclaimed fundraising expert, motivational speaker, and the author of two bestselling books; To Lead is to Serve, which was quoted by the U.S. President; and Joy of Leadership which reached no. 7 on the Amazon Business Best Seller List. Never having received management training, Shar found herself in charge of 500 people. A wise mentor taught her a secret which worked amazingly well. She has since taught this secret to over 50,000 people in person and to millions more on TV and radio. In this program, Shar will share this secret with you. Bring paper and pen, you will be asked to write.

Friday, May 8: Susan McKelvey grew up in Chicago, earned a BA from Cornell and an MA from the U of Chicago. She taught English in the states and in Ethiopia as a Peace Corps Volunteer. In 1977 she discovered quilting and is an accomplished author of numerous books on this subject including Color for Quilters, Baltimore Country Cousins Album Quilt Patterns, and Fancy Feathered Friends for Quilters. Susan will show quilts, old and new, and discuss how quilts affected the history of American women.

Friday, June 12: Gail Benjamin will discuss her book Japanese Lessons: A Year in a Japanese Elementary School, based on observations as a mother of a first and a fifth grader in a local Japanese school in 1989-1990, as well as on several years of living in Japan. Among the key factors Gail notes are a national curriculum, equal funding nationwide, and teachers who stay in the background of classroom interaction, strong music, art, and physical education and intense interaction between heterogeneously-grouped students. Gail will also discuss recent important changes such as the increasing economic disparities and shrinking class sizes.

Cost: $30

TUESDAY AT THE MOVIES
With Robyn Mendelsohn and Joan Katz
Tuesdays, April 7, May 5, June 2
2:00-5:00 pm
Location: St. Michaels Library Meeting Room, 106 Fremont Street

Course Description
ALL will salute spring with movies from three of France's greatest film makers.

Tuesday April 7
Claire's Knee (1970) is one of a series of films by Eric Rohmer. This film exists at levels far removed from the plot-levels of character, thought, and the ways people approach each other. Claire's Knee is one of Rohmer's most delightful films. (Roger Ebert declared it a "perfect film).

Tuesday May 5
My Mother's Castle (1990) is based on the humorous best-selling memoirs of Marcel Pagnol. Along with an idiosyncratic French family, it highlights the alluring, magical country of turn-of-the-century Provence.

Tuesday, June 2
Jules and Jim (1962) is directed by François Truffaut and depicts two men who are in love twith the same woman (Jeanne Moreau). It is a decade-long love triangle, taking us through the turbulence of World War II. This is one of Truffaut's best.

Everyone attending will receive a biography filmography of the film maker.

Cost: $30

GOT STORY?-COME WRITE!
With Anne McCormick ad Barbara Reisert
Thursdays, April 23-May 21
2:00-3:30 pm
Location: Eagle House Conference Room, CBMM Campus
Course size limited; sign up early

Course Description
Participants will explore their lives, writing and reading their stories to others. Topics will be assigned each week and participants will bring in drafts to read and they will receive gentle writing guidance from other class members. No previous writing or speaking experience is necessary.

Cost: $30

LESSONS BIBLICAL PROPHETS TEACH US TODAY
With Donald Berlin
Tuesdays, April 7-May 26
10:30 am-12 noon
Location: Van Lennep Auditorium, Steamboat Building, CBMM Campus
Course size limited; sign up early

Course Description
Hope and despair, love and hate, justice and tyranny, well-being and suffering shape our view of life. Classical Hebrew prophets, concerned about these elements, addressed 21st century issues 2000 years ago. Their pronouncements spoke of current concerns: family values, national security, regime change, economic disparity, political aspirations, personal expectations, country first, trustworthy alliances, change you can believe in, church and state, war and peace, future fears and confident hope. Glance at biographic sketches of these men: Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Amos, Hosea, and Micah. Read selected passages of their writings. Let's discuss their impact on us today! Don may be joined by his friend George Merrill on some of these dates.

Cost: $30

TOUR THE CHESAPEAKE BAY FOUNDATION HEADQUARTERS
A Study of Environmental Concern With Tom Hollingshead
Wednesday, May 13
9:30 am-11:30 am
Location: CBF Headquarters, Bay Ridge, Annapolis
Class size limited; register early

Course Description
Meet at the Acme Easton parking lot at 9:30 am to car pool to the CBF Headquarters. There will be a guided tour of their building, probably the greatest example of an environmentally sensitive structure in the entire country. Our one-hour tour of building and grounds will be guided by a staff member who will demonstrate how, with some planning and imagination, it is possible to use recycled materials, solar energy, and non-critical natural materials to construct a beautiful, efficient building without damaging the environment. It could well be a prototype of commercial construction for the future! We will stop for lunch on our way home.

Cost: $10

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