Summer Interest Groups

Every Sunday the Children & Youth’s Interest Group will be exploring the variety of human emotions through various forms of art.

The kids and youth are also welcome to attend any of the other discussions.

Noel Zinn

June 21 and 28

Noel will talk about the Indus Valley Civilization (IVC), also known as the Harappan Civilization (after one of its two main cities).  The Bronze Age civilization in the northwestern regions of South Asia lasted from 3300 BCE to 1300 BCE, but in its mature form from 2600 BCE to 1900 BCE.  

You can read about it in Wikipedia here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indus_Valley_Civilisation
This site however is way, way more fun: https://harappa.com

Alliey Roche and Donna Dauria-Burleigh

July 12 and 19

Come pool your gardening knowledge with other gardeners, both amateur and experienced.

Michael Crouch

June 28 and July 19

The poetry seminar will address several of the following goals.  

Goals: 
1.    To share some of your favorite poems.
2.    To share some poems that you have written in the past, or that you wrote specifically for this seminar.
3.    To experience the poem writing process with a "live" writing exercise.

Valerie Tolman

August 9

Valerie Tolman will discuss growing up as a Christian Science and talk about some of the religions more controversial beliefs. Organized during a time of great interest in metaphysics, some of the tenets of this unusual religion are supported by today’s science.

Teofilo Bijarro

July 12

A discussion on syncretism similar to the medieval Renaissance alchemists where I use the houses of astrology to find a unifying link between numerology, sacred geometry, music theory, color theory, astrotheology, etc.

Alliey Roche

June 21 and July 5

Foodies Unite! Come ready to share your favorite recipes, local restaurant recommendations, and specialty grocery spots as we engage in a free-wheeling discussion of all things food.

Melinda Weick

June 28

After a very brief summary of the history of humor, kinds of humor, and purpose of humor, people will share a joke or a humorous story if they feel comfortable doing so.

Valerie Tolman

June 21

Have you had a paranormal experience?  Come tell us about your encounter with the unexplained and we’ll discuss whether there is a scientific, sensible reason for these brushes with the paranormal.

Isabel Shapiro

July 26

Come express yourself with your body! Get in touch with your spiritual side through movement.

Ash Nguyen

July 5 and Aug 2

Join us as we dive into the world of fantasy. Our first book will be “Greenteeth” by Molly O'Neill.

Tony Veneruso

July 5

'Quantum' has creeped deeply into our culture. It's everywhere from science to business, finance, health, beauty, the Arts, AI, crypto and even spiritualism. Amazon lists over 60,000 products with 'quantum' in the title - Delivered to your door! Bring your questions - no fear - we'll discuss in plain language: what's Quantum, how does it work, what good can it do, what harm? So come to tour the latest wonders and help protect yourself from Quantum scams, BS and financial entanglement.     

Deirdre Hammons

July 12, 19 and 26 and August 9

The plan for the first meetings is in person brainstorming, feedback, suggestions from newish to longtime folks and then planning actions (and owners) to work on over the summer to execute. 

Second meetings on progress updates and upcoming plans.  

Doug Kohn

August 2

Come ready to talk about your favorite album, and why you like it so much.

Charlotte Capo

July 26

Now that you have studied your ancestry, what does that mean to you?