At this time, 5CLIR in-person programs are continuing online; please email the contact person for information.
To participate in a program, members should contact the facilitator. No registration form is needed. The coordinator of these interest groups can be reached at .
BOOK INTEREST GROUP
Facilitator: Naomi Yanis
Day and Time: Monthly on varying Fridays, September – May, 2:00-4:00 PM
Responsibility for leading the discussion of each book is rotated among the membership of the book group. The choices for the year are made early in the summer, so some of the reading may be done when more time for reading might be available.
CLASSIC FILM CLUB
Conveners: Pam Daniels and Tyll van Geel
Day and Time: Third Thursday of the month at 4PM
Each month, a participant will select a film for the next session, and prepare to lead an informal discussion. We will watch the films on our own time between the meetings. The Kanopy film archive is available at http://www.kanopy.com, and you can set up a user id using your library card or university ID. The range of movies available without charge on Kanopy is significant, including many Criterion films, drama and comedy from the golden years of Hollywood, and many productions of Shakespeare.
READING THE CLASSICS
Facilitator: Jeanne Kaiser
Date/time: January-October, 10 meetings a year, on the 4th Thursday of the month, 2:00 PM
This is a book club focused on books considered to be classics of literature. Each month a new book is read, and discussed at the meeting.
READING ROUND TABLE
Facilitator: Nancy Clune
Date/time: one Wednesday per month (TBA), 4:00 PM
Join other incurable readers for an informal round table one Wednesday afternoon a month @ 4:00 pm. Whether you prefer literary fiction, biographies, nonfiction, science fiction, plays, detective series, or graphic novels, you’re welcome to join this eclectic group. We talk about what we’re currently reading (or listening to), where we get our recommendations, trends in publishing, and anything else that interests us. No prerequisite or homework!
VIEWPOINTS
Facilitator: Jay Russell
Date/time: 3rd Thursday of the month, 2:00-3:30 PM
Viewpoints is a monthly round-table discussion of current domestic and international events and issues (often, but not always, political), and other subjects not necessarily tied to the headlines of the day (such as cultural appropriation, the impacts of social media and technology and societal polarization). Each month’s participants choose four topics for roughly 20 minute discussions.
During the Zoom era, Viewpoints will meet from 2:00-3:30 on the third Thursday of each month. If you have any questions or wish to be included on monthly Viewpoints reminder emails and Zoom invitations, please email Jay.