MEDIA CONTACT: Cara C. Perry
772-873-3339, ccarlton@fau.edu

FAU Presents Lifelong Learning
at Vero Beach Museum of Art

VERO BEACH, FL (December 15, 2005)- Florida Atlantic University presents Lifelong Learning for the Treasure Coast beginning January 2006 at the Vero Beach Museum of Art. FAU will offer this enjoyable learning experience in the museum's 240-seat Leonhardt Auditorium, which is handicap accessible and equipped with the necessary tools for hearing impaired students. This new program is an extension of the University's Lifelong Learning Society comprised of 27,000 lifelong learners who take courses at the Boca Raton and Jupiter campus locations.

For information on registration, contact Olga Kay, FAU assistant registrar, at 772-873-3306. For information on program details, contact Annie Boehning, FAU director of development, at 772-873-3340. The Spring 2006 Lifelong Learning for the Treasure Coast schedule is as follows:

Performing Arts Week - Cost per session: $20 per student

Monday, January 9, 2006 1:15 - 3 p.m.
Aaron Kula The International Klezmer Music Folio

Tuesday, January 10 10:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
Irena Kofman & Andre DeGoote Beloved Masterpieces from Mozart to Copland

Wednesday, January 11 10:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
Steven Cohen Jewish Humor, A Telling Experience

Thursday, January 12 10:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
Rod MacDonald The 1960's Folk Revival

Friday, January 13 1 - 2:45 p.m.
Myrna Goldberger Monologue: Eleanor Roosevelt

4&6 Week Series (1 lecture per week) - Cost per lecture: $45/$55

Mondays, Jan. 16 - Feb. 20, 2006 10:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. (6 weeks)
Terrell Byrd American Civil Rights Era: A Coalition of People of Color

Tuesdays, Jan. 17 - Feb. 7 10:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. (4 weeks)
Myrna Goldberger People Who Have Made a Difference

Wednesdays, Jan. 18 - Feb. 22 10:30 a.m. - 12 p.m. (6 weeks)
Simon Glynn Art, Aesthetics & Philosophy: How, What and Why is Art?

Thursdays, Jan. 19 - Feb 23 1 - 2:45 p.m. (6 weeks)
K. Stone Religion & Current Political Issues

Friday, Jan. 20 - Feb. 24 1 - 3 p.m. (6 weeks)
Rod MacDonald Folk Singing In Modern Times

 

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