Sage Academy for Lifelong Learning | Welch Center for Graduate & Professional Studies | 1021 Dulaney Valley Road, Baltimore, MD 21204

M I S S I O N : Sage Academy for Lifelong Learning nurtures the beliefs that learning happens everywhere, the joy of learning is always within us, and we can all learn much from each other. V I S I O N : Sage will engage curious-minded people with a diversity of life experience and create new communities that cultivate current interests and inspire new ones. W H A T I S S A G E ? Sage is an intergenerational community for active adult learners who enjoy intellectual and social journeys in the company of others with inquiring minds and engaged lifestyles. With foresight and imagination, Sage will offer programs that tap into the opportunities that abound through Goucher, while creating a vibrant and distinctive organization responsive to the ever-evolving interests of adventurous learners. This could include one-time presentations, series programs, site visits to cultural institutions, and excursions to exotic locations. Imagine the possibilities!

A M E S S A G E F R O M P R O G R A M D I R E C T O R - J U D Y C O H E N , M A C S ‘ 1 2 Many thanks for your interest in the Sage Academy for Lifelong Learning! Over the course of Sage’s pilot phase during Spring 2019, we offered 12 individual programs from a variety of presenters, encompassing a broad range of topics. Now we are back for Fall 2019 with new ideas and an even wider array of offerings. Please take the opportunity to sift through these pages to find what appeals to you. Use the web links to read more about the programs and presenters. Provide feedback about how Sage may grow in ways that are of interest to you. Think about ways to be engaged, challenge yourself beyond your comfort zone, and make new friends across the generations!

All best … Judy

Join a new community of active adult learners at Goucher College! Register online with a credit card: www.goucher.edu/sage *** preferred method ***

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By mail with a check: Please use Registration Form on the back (one form per person). Then email (sage@goucher.edu) or call the office at (410) 337-6200 to ensure that space is still available. If so, a spot will be held for you. Send check payable to: Goucher College (“Sage” in memo): 1021 Dulaney Valley Road, Baltimore, MD 21204, ATTN: Sage

Registration is first-come, first-served. Programs have limited capacities so please sign up without delay.

Sage Academy for Lifelong Learning

Goucher College | 1021 Dulaney Valley Road | Baltimore, MD 21204

General Business Hours: Monday – Friday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

sage@goucher.edu | 410-337-6200

www.goucher.edu/sage

Sage at Goucher College is sponsored by the

Welch Center for Graduate and Professional Studies

and is a member of the

Peabody Opera Theatre presents Pride and Prejudice led by Stage Director Samuel Mungo, DMA

Wednesday, September 18, 2019, 2 – 4 pm in Buchner Hall-Alumnae/i House; Registration: FREE (online sign-up required) For all details: www.goucher.edu/sage/programs/pride-and-prejudice Peabody Opera Theatre’s (POT) mission is to define the future of opera from two angles: provide training of the whole opera artist, and provide our community with socially aware productions of significant repertoire, standard and contemporary. Students, professors, and musicians from POT are now busy preparing for a November 2019 production of Pride and Prejudice, written by Kirke Mechem and based on the novel by Jane Austen. This is to be performed at the Johns Hopkins Peabody Conservatory, under the stage direction of Samuel Mungo and with accompaniment by the Peabody Opera Theatre Orchestra, conducted by Joseph Young. During today’s special presentation for the Sage Academy for Lifelong Learning at Goucher College, attendees will be treated to several pieces from the opera performed by POT opera artists and accompanied by a pianist. For further enjoyment, context will be provided by POT professor Samuel Longo and Goucher professor Juliette Wells.

Dale Chihuly: Up Close and Personal presented by Howard Cohen, MA

Monday, September 23, 2019, 10 – 11:30 am in Buchner Hall-Alumnae/i House; Registration fee: $18

For all details: www.goucher.edu/sage/programs/dale-chihuly * Register for both programs on 9/23 and get a free lunch voucher to use that day in the new Mary Fisher Dining Center. Dale Chihuly is one of the world’s most well-known artists. His bold and colorful installations of glass sculpture have fascinated art lovers around the globe. In this program you will learn about the highlights and developments in his career, starting with his initial glass training in 1965. In 1995 he decided to undertake the audacious project to create and install 14 chandeliers throughout the city of Venice for their 1996 Biennale. To accomplish this, he led his team and local glass workers to blow glass and create chandeliers in five different countries, which were shipped and installed as over 10,000 glass elements throughout the ancient city. This endeavor made it clear that all things were possible for this visionary artist. Recently, Howard visited all of Chihuly’s facilities in Seattle & Tacoma - the city of Chihuly’s birth. During this time, Howard’s group visited the famed Chihuly Boathouse - where Chihuly and his team design and create the sculptures they use for their unparalleled installations. Chihuly spent the day with the group and helped them to blow two glass pieces. Howard will use this program to beguile us with personal stories, photos, and videos about this remarkable man and his work.

Contemporary Glass Art presented by Michael Janis

Monday, September 23, 2019, 1 – 2:30 pm in Buchner Hall-Alumnae/i House; Registration fee: $18

For all details: www.goucher.edu/sage/programs/contemporary-glass-art * Register for both programs on 9/23 and get a free lunch voucher to use that day in the new Mary Fisher Dining Center. Michael Janis, one of the finest glass artists in the field today, is known for his work using the exceptionally difficult sgraffito technique. In this program Mr. Janis will describe his processes, which require intense focus and attention to detail and allow him to create dreamlike imagery and evocative portraits using crushed glass powder. He will also describe how his art challenges us to look past a person’s outward facade, and peer deeper to discover the individual’s emotions and reveal the identity and the soul within. Michael will also explain how the Washington Glass School and Studio (of which he is co-director) creates large-scale public art, including the Monumental Doors for the Library of Congress, and describe how the WGS&S works with diverse communities on public art projects. Some of those outstanding pieces will be highlighted.

Four Shapers Of Baltimore City: Disease, B&O Railroad, the Confederacy, and Race, Told Through the Graves in Greenmount Cemetery presented by Rovan Wernsdorfer, MDiv

Wednesday, September 25, 2019, 10 – 11:30 am in Buchner Hall-Alumnae/i House; Registration fee: $18

For all details: www.goucher.edu/sage/programs/four-shapers-of-baltimore Baltimore has long been one of the major metropolitan ports and trading centers of the U.S. It has also been a distinctively “Southern” city, which was part of the “North” before, during, and after the Civil War – contributing to its distinctive character. During this presentation, Rev. Wernsdorfer will provide us with a close-up look at this unique history of the City of Baltimore, and use it as a catalyst for insight and understanding the societal complexities of today.

Shakespeare on Screen – Part I: Theatrical, Realistic and Cinematic approaches to Shakespeare on Screen presented by Michael Curry, MFA Tuesday, October 1, 2019, 11:30 am to 1:30 pm in Buchner Hall-Alumnae/i House; Registration fee: $24 (Part I only)

For all details: www.goucher.edu/sage/programs/shakespeare-part-one

Shakespeare on Screen – Part II: Borrowing from Shakespeare, Quoting Shakespeare, and Foreign Language Shakespeare presented by Michael Curry, MFA

Thursday, October 3, 2019, 11:30 am to 1:30 pm in Buchner Hall-Alumnae/i House; Registration fee: $24 (Part II only)

For all details: www.goucher.edu/sage/programs/shakespeare-part-two Shakespeare’s plays shouldn’t work on screen. The plays are highly verbal… film and television are highly visual media. The plays were written to be interactive with a live, present audience… film and television project to a passive and distant audience. Why then are Shakespeare’s plays so often “translated” for the screen, often very successfully? Join Goucher theatre professor Michael Curry as he leads an exploration of the many ways in which Shakespeare’s plays have been adapted to film, television, and more recently to internet web casts. You will not want to miss either part of Michael’s two-part series!

Monuments to Heaven: Baltimore’s Historic Houses of Worship presented by Lois Zanow and Sally

Johnston; Tuesday, October 8, 2019, 1 – 2:30 am in Buchner Hall-Alumnae/i House; Registration fee: $18

For all details: www.goucher.edu/sage/programs/monuments-to-heaven Monuments to Heaven is not about religion, but rather about the famous architects and artisans who designed the magnificent Baltimore treasures built between 1785 and 1891. Each monument has a unique story to tell. Within is ”divine art” including stained glass, carvings, paintings, mosaics, murals, plaster, and tile work, statuary, ecclesiastical furniture, and artifacts, much of it considered to be the finest in America today. Using beautiful photographs, Lois Zanow and Sally Johnston will explain how the building of these churches and synagogues parallel the development of Baltimore and the ethnic groups they served, and how the monuments adapted over the years to changing demographics. Discussion will include interesting biographical information on the architects and artisans, including Benjamin Henry Latrobe, Stanford White, and Johannes Kirshmayer.

Drawing with Code presented by Andrew Bernstein, MFA

Friday, October 11, 2019, 10 am – 12 pm, Computer Lab – Julia Rogers 121 (*very limited capacity*); Registration fee: $24

For all details: www.goucher.edu/sage/programs/drawing-with-code Digital Technology has transformed the way that artists and designers create. Commercial software has made it easier than ever to produce professional quality work, and some artists prefer to create their own bespoke software to realize their unique creative visions. In this workshop, Professor Bernstein - a composer, performer, and artist who works in solo and ensemble performances, generative audio/visual software, interactive multimedia, and robotic installations – will teach you the basics of computer programming so you may create your own simple program that will enable you to draw with code. This workshop is for all ages (18+) and skill levels. No previous coding experience necessary!

Face the Nation: Backstage, Broadcast, & Brunch Sunday, October 13, 2019, 9 am – 2 pm, CBS News: 2020 M Street NW, Washington, DC 20036 (*very limited capacity*) Registration fee: $98 (Inclusive of backstage tour, broadcast, brunch, and round-trip transportation from Goucher)

For all details: www.goucher.edu/sage/programs/face-the-nation Every Sunday morning at CBS News in Washington DC, Face The Nation moderator Margaret Brennan (@margbrennan) welcomes key government leaders, politicians, international figures, and experts to a lively round table discussion of the latest news. This exclusive program, organized by the Sage Academy at Goucher College and made possible through the generosity of CBS News, includes a backstage studio tour, an opportunity to visit the Control Room, and a viewing of the live broadcast of America's #1 Sunday public affairs program. Enhanced discussion of current events will continue over brunch (alcohol not included) with fellow attendees at a popular neighborhood eatery.

The Secret WWII Concentration Camp Diary of Odd Nansen presented by Timothy Boyce, JD, MBA

Monday, October 14, 2019, 10 – 11:30 am in Buchner Hall-Alumnae/i House; Registration: FREE (online sign-up required)

For all details: www.goucher.edu/sage/programs/odd-nansen * Register for both programs on 10/14 and get a free lunch voucher to use that day in the new Mary Fisher Dining Center. Hailed by The New Yorker as “among the most compelling documents to come out of the war,” From Day to Day is a World War II concentration camp diary—one of only a handful ever translated into English—secretly written by Odd Nansen, a Norwegian. Arrested in January 1942, Nansen, son of polar explorer and humanitarian Fridtjof Nansen (Nobel Peace Prize, 1922), was held captive in various Nazi camps in Norway and Germany. This inspiring diary brilliantly illuminates Nansen’s daily struggle, not only to survive, but to preserve his sanity and maintain his humanity. It is remarkable on many levels: as an eloquent personal record, as an eyewitness account of the Holocaust, and as an inspiring example of the human spirit at its best. After having been out of print for over 60 years, Tim Boyce rescued the diary from oblivion after reading the memoir of another Holocaust survivor, whose life, as a 10-year-old boy, was saved by Odd Nansen while both were prisoners in Sachsenhausen, Germany. A book sale and signing will take place after the presentation.

Preserving Memories through Journaling presented by Liz Neal, MS

Monday, October 14, 2019, 1 – 3 pm in Buchner Hall-Alumnae/i House; Registration fee: $28

For all details: www.goucher.edu/sage/programs/journaling * Register for both programs on 10/14 and get a free lunch voucher to use that day in the new Mary Fisher Dining Center. Liz Neal has worked in education for over 32 years as a teacher, media specialist, and administrator. She started journaling over 30 years ago and has found the practice to be a foundation for personal reflection and self-awareness. This journaling workshop will provide participants with an opportunity to look inwardly and reflect on many aspects of life. Participants will learn simple prompts for journal entries, as well as tips and strategies for making journaling part of their regular routine. There will also be an opportunity to ask questions and discuss journaling reflections and insights.

Being the Change: Taking Care of Yourself and the World presented by Dara G. Friedman-Wheeler, PhD

Wednesday, October 16, 2019, 10 – 11:30 am, in Buchner Hall-Alumnae/i House; Registration fee: $18

For all details: www.goucher.edu/sage/programs/being-the-change This workshop, presented by Dr. Friedman-Wheeler - a licensed clinical psychologist, and Professor of Psychology and the Director of the Center for Psychology at Goucher College - will propose ways in which principles and techniques of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) can be applied to support those engaged in activism, volunteerism, community-based work, and/or professions such as social work and teaching. Strategies from CBT will be introduced so that participants may apply them to their daily lives. These will include values clarification, self-monitoring, and mood-management techniques.

Microplastics: Plastic Pollution in Drinking Water and in Terrestrial and Aquatic Systems

presented by Cynthia Kicklighter, PhD; Tuesday, October 22, 2019, 1 – 3 pm, in Buchner Hall-Alumnae/i House; Registration fee: $18 - For all details: www.goucher.edu/sage/programs/microplastics Plastic products are convenient, cheap, and ubiquitous in our lives. Unfortunately, they have become a major source of pollution on land and in aquatic systems. Join Prof. Kicklighter and her students as they explore how plastic ends up in natural areas and the various ways in which it impacts organisms. Participants will learn about the work conducted by Goucher students on the prevalence of plastic microfibers in campus ponds and its ingestion by aquatic species. Participants will have the opportunity to view plastic microfibers in water samples. First 10 participants to register will be invited to bring a water sample to be tested.

Hubble Observations of the Solar System presented by Max Mutchler, MS

Thursday, October 24, 2019, 10 – 11:30 am, in Kelly Lecture Hall-Hoffberger Science Building; Registration fee: $18

For all details: www.goucher.edu/sage/programs/hubble-observations-of-the-solar-system

The Hubble Space Telescope has been on an unparalleled scientific tour-de-force since its launch in 1990. Today's presenter - Max Mutchler – has been on board the entire mission, and is an expert on Hubble’s cameras. Max specializes in Hubble imaging of Solar System objects, often in support of other planetary missions. Max is part of a team that discovered several small moons of Pluto using Hubble, in support of the New Horizons mission that flew by Pluto in 2015. Asteroid "6815 Mutchler" was named in honor of his role in these discoveries. More recently, Max is part of a team studying asteroids that behave like comets, which may hold clues to the source of Earth's oceans. In this presentation, Max will describe what we are learning about planets, asteroids, and comets from his Hubble Space Telescope observing programs.

Collecting Jane Austen in America: Alberta H. Burke and Her Great Gift to Goucher presented by

Juliette Wells, PhD; Monday, October 28, 2019, 2 – 4 pm, in the Batza Room, Athenaeum 4th floor (*limited capacity*);

Registration fee: $28 - For all details: www.goucher.edu/sage/programs/jane-austen Austen scholar and Goucher professor Juliette Wells will lead the first hour of this program. She will provide an illustrated lecture treating Alberta Burke’s (Goucher class of 1928) collecting and highlights of her collection, which includes first and rare editions, translations, and ephemera. The second hour will be spent observing displayed objects and items from the Burke collection, with introductions and commentary by Juliette Wells, Special Collections & Archives staff, and an experienced student researcher. This is a unique opportunity that you will not want to miss!

Census Analysis: The Potential and Perils of Categorization presented by Phong Le, PhD

Thursday, October 31, 2019, 10 – 11:30 am in Buchner Hall-Alumnae/i House; Registration fee: $18

For all details: www.goucher.edu/sage/programs/census-analysis Dr. Le, Associate Professor of Mathematics in the Center for Data, Mathematical and Computational Sciences at Goucher College, will lead this exploration of three examples of census and the potential and peril of categorization, primarily by race. Presenter and participants will compare the U.S., Mauritian, and Rwandan census, their respective histories, and how they look today, and will discuss issues of immigration. There will also be an in-depth tutorial on American Fact Finder, and the way that we, as the public, engage with U.S. census data. Dr. Le’s professional interests range widely from algebraic number theory, cryptography, error-correcting codes, statistics and data science. He serves as the Community-Based Learning coordinator, fostering partnerships with Goucher and the surrounding community. In Baltimore, he engages in a wide variety of data-driven community projects ranging from health access, fair housing, and food accessibility. As often as is possible, he brings these experiences into his classroom as stories and daily lessons on how data can empower and transform existing narratives within a community.

Smith Island Cake: Where Did It Come From? Where Does It Go? presented by Annalisa Czeczulin, PhD

Monday, November 4, 2019, 10 – 11:30 am – 1st floor Demo Kitchen-Fireside Hall/1st Year Village (*limited capacity*);

Registration fee: $38 - For all details: www.goucher.edu/sage/programs/smith-island-cake Dr. Czeczulin is a life-long learner in every sense of the word. She has been baking since she was a two-year-old in her grandmother’s kitchen, and she enjoys creating honey liqueurs, baking and cooking, and the challenge of recreating recipes based on an original product or imagining one of her own. She will use this opportunity to explore the origins of the Smith Island Cake, its evolution, and its designation as the Official Dessert of Maryland in 2008. From a simple double-layer yellow cake with chocolate frosting to the current incarnations of 8-10 layer cakes in a multitude of flavors and icings, the program will take a closer look at what makes a Smith Island Cake, and what masquerades as one. Cake connoisseurs will learn how to create the classic cake from start to finish, and then try their own hand at putting one together. Everyone goes home with their creation!

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1021 Dulaney Valley Road | Baltimore, MD 21204

sage@goucher.edu | 410-337-6200

www.goucher.edu/sage

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W - Sep 18 Buchner Hall –

Alumnae/i House

2 pm –

4 pm

Peabody Opera Theatre presents

pieces from Pride and Prejudice

Samuel Mungo, DMA; Peabody

Students; Juliette Wells, PhD

FREE

M – Sep 23 Buchner Hall –

Alumnae/i House

10 am –

11:30 am

Dale Chihuly: Up Close & Personal Howard Cohen, MA $18

M – Sep 23 Buchner Hall –

Alumnae/i House

1 pm –

2:30 pm

Contemporary Glass Art Michael Janis $18

W – Sep 25 Buchner Hall –

Alumnae/i House

10 am –

11:30 am

Four Shapers Of Baltimore City:

Disease, B&O Railroad, Confederacy

and Race, as Told through the Graves

of Greenmount Cemetery

Rovan Wernsdorfer, MDiv $18

Tu – Oct 1 Buchner Hall –

Alumnae/i House

11:30 am

- 1:30 pm

Shakespeare on Screen - Part I Michael Curry, MFA

$24

Th - Oct 3 Buchner Hall –

Alumnae/i House

11:30 am

- 1:30 pm

Shakespeare on Screen – Part II Michael Curry, MFA

$24

Tu - Oct 8 Buchner Hall –

Alumnae/i House

1 pm –

2:30 pm

Monuments to Heaven: Baltimore’s

Historic Houses of Worship

Lois Zanow & Sally Johnston $18

F - Oct 11 Julia Rogers

Classroom # 121

10 am –

12 pm

Drawing with Code

(* very limited capacity *)

Andrew Bernstein, MFA $24

Su - Oct 13 CBS News:

2020 M St NW

Wash DC 20036

9 am –

2 pm

Face The Nation:

Backstage, Broadcast & Brunch

(* very limited capacity *)

Organized by Sage Academy and

made possible by the generosity

of CBS News, Washington DC

$98

M - Oct 14 Buchner Hall –

Alumnae/i House

10 am –

11:30 am

The Secret WWII Concentration

Camp Diary of Odd Nansen

Timothy Boyce, JD, MBA FREE

M - Oct 14 Buchner Hall –

Alumnae/i House

1 pm –

3 pm

Preserving Memories

through Journaling

Liz Neal, MS $28

W - Oct 16 Buchner Hall –

Alumnae/i House

10 am –

11:30 am

CBT - Being the Change: Taking

Care of Yourself and the World

Dara Friedman-Wheeler, PhD $18

Tu - Oct 22 Buchner Hall –

Alumnae/i House

1 pm –

3 pm

Microplastics: Plastic Pollution in

Drinking Water and Terrestrial

and Aquatic Systems

Cynthia Kicklighter, PhD $18

Th - Oct 24 Kelley Lecture Hall -

Hoffberger Building

10 am –

11:30 am

Hubble Observations

of the Solar System

Max Mutchler, MS $18

M - Oct 28 Batza & Living

Room – 4th floor

Athenaeum

2 pm –

4 pm

Collecting Jane Austen in America:

Alberta H. Burke and Her Great Gift

to Goucher (* limited capacity *)

Juliette Wells, PhD $28

Th - Oct 31 Buchner Hall –

Alumnae/i House

10 am –

11:30 am

Census Analysis: The Potential

and Perils of Categorization

Phong Le, PhD $18

M - Nov 4 Demo Kitchen-

Fireside Hall

1st Year Village

10 am –

11:30 am

Smith Island Cake: Where Did It Come

From? Where Does It Go?

(* limited capacity *)

Annalisa Czeczulin, PhD $38

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