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September Schedule
OPENING DAY RECEPTION AND CONCERT
Tuesday, September 9
9:30 a.m. at GCC
Program #48241
Cost: Free
Presenters: Music Haven, Haven String Quartet
The Haven String Quartet returns. The quartet is comprised of resident musicians from the non-profit Music Haven which provides tuition-free music lessons and mentoring for young people from first, second, or third grade until they graduate from high school. Each student and his/her family become part of a vibrant community of musicians.
OPTIMIZING DAILY FUNCTION: INJURY PREVENTION THROUGH MOVEMENT, AWARENESS AND ADAPTATION
Thursday, September 11
10:00 a.m. at GCC
Program #48242
Cost: $3
Presenters: Physical Therapy Specialists of Guilford
Allison Zipser OTR, CHT is a graduate of Quinnipiac University with degrees in occupational therapy and hand therapy. She specializes in rehabilitating upper extremity injuries, helping people maintain independence and resilience. Stephanie Meoli, MSOT, OTR-L is a graduate of SCSU and Sacred Heart University. She specializes in treating neurological conditions, helping people enhance their motor performance and improve their participation in functional activities.
Program: Everyday activities like walking, hiking, gardening, and lifting can put unexpected stress on your body and increase your risk of injury. Learn how your body’s systems work together to support daily function and learn practical strategies and sample exercises to help you move more efficiently, prevent injury, and enhance your quality of life.
BHUTAN: A KINGDOM IN A MODERN WORLD
Tuesday, September 16
10:00 a.m. at GCC
Program #48243
Cost: $3
Presenter: Mary Alice Lee, Ph.D Yale University School of Public Health
Dr. Lee holds faculty positions at Yale University School of Public Health, Yale University School of Organization and Management, and Yale University School of Nursing. Since 2015, Dr. Lee has worked with colleagues in Bhutan and at the Bhutan Foundation to strengthen health research programs at the Khesar Gyalpo University of Medical Sciences.
Program: Dr Lee will introduce Bhutan through the conceptual framework of Gross National Happiness, the country’s guiding principle in advancing national well-being. To illustrate how Bhutan balances GNH in practice, this presentation will also focus on the country’s health care system where modern and traditional approaches to healthcare operate literally side by side.
POP GOES THE PORTRAIT: ANDY WARHOL, CHUCK CLOSE, DAVID HOCKNEY AND CINDY SHERMAN
Wednesday, September 17
10:00 a.m. at GCC
Program #48244
Cost: $3
Presenter: Bob Potter, Art Historian and Docent
The speaker is a graduate of Syracuse University’s School of Visual and Performing Arts. He was an art director and marketing executive for leading media companies, created arts therapy programs, and was a corporate development officer for the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. He later launched a career development program for art majors at the Lyme Academy of Art and is currently a docent at the Yale Center for British Art.
Program: The 1960’s marked a radical turning point in American artistic expression in films, music, and art. A new generation of artists abandoned Abstract Expressionism, which dominated American modern art after WWII, as painters like Andy Warhol, Chuck Close, and photographer Cindy Sherman celebrated pop culture and themselves. Artist David Hockney applied his mastery of painting and drawing to bold depictions of the human form and spirit.
TAI CHI INSIDE AND OUT
Thursday, September 18
10:00 a.m. at GFL
Program #48245
Cost $3
Presenter: Dennis McCann
For the past twenty-six years, Dennis McCann has served as the Director of Spiritual Care for St. Vincent’s hospital in Bridgeport and Middlesex Hospital in Middletown. He is a certified Tai Chi teacher in the form of ”Tai Chi Chih” and teaches Tai Chi to groups of hospital patients, employees and the public.
Program: Through presentation and movement, participants will learn how Tai Chi aids in centering in the present moment, clearing physical tensions, letting go of our fears anxiety and grief, boosting our immune systems, supporting physical balance, and experiencing oneness
HOUSING RIGHTS, LAWS AND TRUTHS
Thursday, September 25
10:00 a.m. at SML
Program #48246
Cost: $3
Presenter: Sarah Mervine, Attorney, Director of the Center for Children’s Advocacy
Attorney Mervine is the Director of the Center for Children’s Advocacy Yale-New Haven Health Medical Legal Partnership. In her role at Yale, Attorney Mervine works with pediatrics throughout the YNHH system assisting patients and their families with legal needs in housing, education, disability discrimination, benefit denials, and guardianships. She was a staff attorney in the Housing Unit of New Haven Legal Assistance Association, an Assistant Clinical Professor of Law at the University of Wisconsin Law School and a staff attorney and Skadden Fellow at Chicago Legal Aid focusing on housing.
Program: This program will highlight some of the truths of housing rights and housing stock in America, including how hard it is to find decent and affordable rental housing, how evictions really happen, how an eviction record can affect a family more than a criminal record, and how children’s health is affected by poor living conditions. It will highlight some innovative programs, laws, and solutions that work to ameliorate these issues.
STONY CREEK GRANITE AND THE STATUE OF LIBERTY
Tuesday, September 30
10:00 a.m. at GCC
Program #48247
Cost: $3
Presenter: Bruce Clouette, Ph.D
Our presenter has been active in the fields of CT history and historic preservation for more than fifty years. In 1986 he produced a traveling exhibit on the Statue of Liberty and immigration as part of the Statue’s one hundredth birthday celebration. His Ph.D dissertation was a study of Irish and Italian immigrants in Hartford.
Program: The Statue of Liberty rests on a monumental base faced with Stony Creek granite. This presentation will describe the design of the Statue and its base, what the Statue was intended to accomplish, and why Stony Creek granite was chosen. It will also reflect on the meaning of the Statue for CT history.
