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KLEIN THEATRE
Join Gregg Stull, Chair of the UMW Dept of Theatre and Dance, for a play preview in Klein Theatre. Step into a world of enchantment and adventure with Matilda the Musical, the Tony Award-winning musical based on the beloved children’s novel by Roald Dahl. With an incredible score and a cast of colorful characters, Matilda will awaken the childlike wonder in everyone!
Sponsor: Bob & Carole Hanus

TOUR
NOTE UNUSUAL START TIME.
Meet in the Ridderhof Martin Gallery (near duPont Hall) and enjoy a private tour of contemporary Korean scroll painter Park Dae Sung Solo Exhibition.
Sponsor: Mary Ann Stana

ZOOM ONLY
As a basic social unit, couples tell us a great deal about the norms and expectations of the societies they live in. Nancy Baker, Classicist by training and educator of classical languages, philosophy, and the history of ideas, explores couples over the centuries as we see art history reflect society back on itself.
Sponsor: Penny Kaloudis

HYBRID
Gary Richards, Professor of English and former Chair of the Department of English and Linguistics, will present an introduction to sexuality and its intersections with sex and gender, going over key concepts and shifting discourses before giving an overview of the topics covered in the foundational sexuality course in the Women‘s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies program on campus.
Sponsor: Carolyn Sulima

ZOOM ONLY
The Membership Committee is responsible for outreach to our members. We conduct marketing efforts, maintain the website, oversee the member management system (including the roster), provide newsletters and other timely communications, offer Zoom training, coordinate the Book Group and plan social events. Members are always welcome to attend our meetings.
Sponsor: Donna Lewis

ZOOM ONLY
A powerful novel based on the incredible true story of the glamour icon Hedy Lamarr and scientist whose groundbreaking invention revolutionized modern communication.
Discussion Leader: Donna Lewis

ZOOM ONLY
MWES Members gather together for a Virtual Wine & Cheese Hour using ZOOM for active discussions of various topics.
Topic: What do you remember about elementary school?
Sponsor: Joe & Siham Alfred

HYBRID
John Hennessy will present us with a visual exploration of the places that shaped the life of John Washington within bondage and his escape to Freedom. It is both a narrative of a life striving toward freedom and a travelogue of Civil War-era Fredericksburg.
Sponsor: Carol Walker

ZOOM ONLY
The Administration Committee develops policies and plans for operating the organization. It reviews governing documents, updates the Policies and Procedures, monitors finances and projects future needs, proposes the annual budget and member fees. Members are always welcome to attend our meetings.
Sponsor: Ellen Brown

ZOOM ONLY
Stephen Farnsworth, UMW Professor of Political Science and International Affairs, returns to ElderStudy to give us his analysis of the 2023 local elections and his prognostications for November 2024. Dr. Farnsworth is a sought-after political commentator on subjects ranging from presidential politics to the local Virginia congressional races. He has been widely featured in national media, including The Washington Post, Reuters, The Chicago Tribune and MSNBC.
Sponsor: Joe Alfred

TOUR RSVP $
Ann Waters provides a guided tour of Ferry Farm, the farm and home where George Washington spent much of his childhood.
Sponsor: Carolyn Sulima

HYBRID
ElderStudy member Joe Alfred brings us the story of William Wilberforce (24 August 1759 – 29 July 1833), a British politician, philanthropist and leader of the movement to abolish the English slave trade.
Sponsor: Joe Alfred

HYBRID
David Lassman, park ranger at Thomas Stone National Historic Site, will discuss the character traits and motivations that enabled Theodore Roosevelt to bring the American presidency into the twentieth century.
Sponsor: Charlie Fennemore

HYBRID
Astronomer David Law of the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore, MD, will discuss some of the adventures of the Webb telescope as it launched from the Earth to its new home beyond the Moon and began its cosmic voyage of discovery. Join us as we learn about some of the wonders that the telescope has revealed.
Sponsor: Donna Lewis

TOUR RSVP
Aviv Goldsmith, Chief Instructor at Aikido in Fredericksburg, iinvites ElderStudy members to participate in a tour of the facility and to practice the traditional Japanese martial art of Aikido.
Tour is limited to 35 members in each session. Members and guests welcome.
You MUST SIGNUP for the TOUR.
Sponsor: Donna Lewis