Courses
1939 - Hollywood's Greatest Year
March 17, 2021 to May 5, 2021, Zoom
20th Century Women Poets in the United States
March 18, 2021 to May 6, 2021, Zoom
After Puccini: Opera Enters the 20th Century
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American Democracy: Have We Bottomed Out Yet
March 15, 2021 to May 3, 2021, Zoom
Art of Living Well: A Peace Education Program

March 18, 2021 to May 13, 2021, Zoom
Big Bang, Then What?
March 15, 2021 to May 3, 2021, Zoom
Cakes for the Queen of Heaven
March 16, 2021 to May 11, 2021, Zoom
Chinese Language and Culture

March 15, 2021 to May 3, 2021, Zoom
Cliffhangers: Part 6 - Western Heroes, Part 2
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Conservatives and Liberals; Not Conservatives vs. Liberals
March 23, 2021 to May 11, 2021, Zoom
Cosmology for Poets . . . and Everybody Else
March 17, 2021 to May 5, 2021, Zoom
Dark Ages - Says Who?
March 19, 2021 to April 30, 2021, Zoom
Did She Jump or Was She Pushed? - The Fallen Woman in the Victorian Novel
March 18, 2021 to May 6, 2021, Zoom
Drawing With Light- Painting with Words
March 15, 2021 to May 3, 2021, Zoom
Elder Women Intuitive Wisdom
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Endless Forms Most Beautiful
March 16, 2021 to May 4, 2021, Zoom
Enjoying Short Stories
March 15, 2021 to May 3, 2021, Zoom
Euripides, the Innovator, in Classical Drama
March 19, 2021 to May 7, 2021, Zoom
Exploring Greek Culture
March 15, 2021 to May 3, 2021, Zoom
Food, The Secret Sauce of History
March 17, 2021 to May 5, 2021, Zoom
From Christ to Creed: a History of Early Christianity
March 17, 2021 to May 5, 2021, Zoom
Game Night on Zoom - Trivia
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Great Decisions
March 19, 2021 to May 7, 2021, Zoom
Green Cemeteries and Home Funerals
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Guide To Getting Through Change - Uncertainty - Stress
March 17, 2021 to May 5, 2021, Zoom
How Did You/We Get Here? A Discussion about Human Migration
March 18, 2021 to May 6, 2021, Zoom
How to Run a Zoom Meeting of Your Friends & Family
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Human Development: The Never-Ending Upward Quest
March 17, 2021 to May 5, 2021, Zoom
Immigration to the US in the Post World War II Period
March 16, 2021 to May 4, 2021, Zoom
Introduction to Meditation
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Is "The Afterlife" Unscientific Poppycock?
March 19, 2021 to May 7, 2021, Zoom
Is Consciousness a Quantum Effect?
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James Joyce's Ulysses: An Overview
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Laughter Is The Answer - What Was The Question?
March 17, 2021 to May 5, 2021, Zoom
Life and Legacy of Frances Perkins
Frances Perkins, FDR's secretary of labor, was the first woman to serve in a presidential cabinet. Learn how this self-made woman, with roots in Maine, became America's leading advocate for industrial safety and workers' rights.
.March 18, 2021 to April 15, 2021, Zoom
Magic Moments
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Mindful Relationships: A Mindfulness Approach to Nonviolent Communication
March 16, 2021 to May 4, 2021, Zoom
More Innovations That Changed the World
March 17, 2021 to May 5, 2021, Zoom
OLLI Membership 2020-2021
June 21, 2020 to June 19, 2021
Origin of the Middle East Conflict
March 17, 2021 to April 21, 2021, Zoom
Painting and Drawing Portraits
March 16, 2021 to May 4, 2021, Zoom
Planning for a Sustainable Retirement
March 15, 2021 to May 3, 2021, Zoom
Reading and Discussing Favorite Short Stories
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SAGE - Benefits of Music Education
Tuesday, April 20, 2021, Zoom
SAGE - FIRE - Our Past, Present, and Future - How we can adapt and learn to live WITH Fire and Smoke
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SAGE - ID Theft: How Can We Protect Ourselves?
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SAGE - New Challenges and New Opportunities at the Portland Symphony Orchestra
Tuesday, May 4, 2021, Zoom
SAGE - Right Principles for Maine Climate Crisis Mitigation Decisions
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SAGE - Role of neurobiology in creative decision-making
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SAGE - Science of Vaccines: Learning from the Past to Protect our Future
Tuesday, April 27, 2021, Zoom
SAGE - Shifting Landscapes in the Arctic: Observations About Climate Change from Greenland & Iceland
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SAGE - The Complete Series
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Saint Patrick's Confessions
March 17, 2021 to May 5, 2021, Zoom
Sea-Change: Shakespeare, Capt. John Smith, and the New World
March 16, 2021 to May 4, 2021, Zoom
Singing the Blues

This repeat course traces the history of "blues" through female singers, primarily African-American, who for the most part started in the 1920s taking the blues tradition away from men who had sung them since the Civil War. You will meet "Ma" Rainey, Alberta Hunter, Bessie Smith, Billie Holiday, Janis Joplin, and E. G. Kight, to name a few. "Torch singers" will include Lena Horne, Julie London, and Sarah Vaughn. You will also meet obscure singers whom time has for the most part forgotten.
March 18, 2021 to May 6, 2021, Zoom
Sixties Through the Great Speeches of the Sixties
March 15, 2021 to May 3, 2021, Zoom
Two Sides to Every Issue
March 18, 2021 to May 6, 2021, Zoom
Voice-Overs: Now Is Your Time!
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Way We Were: Topics in the United States Social History
March 17, 2021 to May 5, 2021, Zoom
What is Classical in Classical Art?: A View of the Nature of Classical Art Through the Ages
March 17, 2021 to May 5, 2021, Zoom
Where have we been? Where are we going?
March 18, 2021 to May 6, 2021, Zoom
Women Sharing Stories
March 18, 2021 to May 6, 2021, Zoom
Writers' Workshop: Fiction

This ongoing workshop is a supportive peer group of 10 fiction writers working to improve their short-story writing skills. Each month, members send their work to one another in advance of the meeting. Each is responsible for constructive feedback of the work to be shared and discussed at the next session. The workshop will evolve in response to the interests of its members. New members are welcome.
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Writers' Workshop: Memoir

This ongoing workshop is not a class but a supportive group of memoir writers who share and respond constructively to each other's work. New members are welcome, to a limit of 12.
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Writers' Workshop: The Shiny Day Poets

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Writing a 'Legacy Letter'
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You Want to Write, Let's Do It! - Creative Writing Boot Camp
March 15, 2021 to May 3, 2021, Zoom