ENDACOTT SOCIETY — March 2006
Retired Faculty and Staff of The University of Kansas — www.ku.edu/~emeritus
SCHEDULED EVENTS
All activities meet at the Adams Alumni Center unless otherwise noted.
Afternoon Lecture Series
Roberta Spires (rspires@ku.edu, 842-6820), Mary E. Schweppe (schweppe@ku.edu, 842-1147), and Howard O'Connor (843-1884). Bill Hambleton (wwhamble@ku.edu, 843-2508), Tom Eblen (teblen@sunflower.com, 865-3634), and Jerry Niebaum (jniebaum@wizardofkansas.com, 842-3127) are in charge of programs.
March 9—Program begins at 2:30; sherry at 2:00. Following the birthday celebration for March birthdays, our guest speaker will be Roy Creek, who will bring us "Memories of Parachute Landings in Normandy in World War II." He is an excellent speaker and his book on his experiences as an Army officer is about to be published.
Armchair Travel
Stitt Robinson (wsrobin@ku.edu, 843-1499)
There will be no meeting in March.
Card and Game Theory
Ruth Ann Culvahouse (jwcul@ku.edu, 842-0626)
March 16—1:30 in the Paul Adam Lounge. The usual games of bridge and scrabble will be played. In addition, anyone interested in other games is urged to contact Ruth Ann Culvahouse, who will try to find others with an interest in playing.
Cinema Studies
Grant Goodman (plim@ku.edu, 841-1066) and Fred Madaus (fmadaus@ku.edu, 841-4939)
March 21—Film at 2:00; coffee at 1:45. This month we will see the remarkable Australian film Shine with the Academy Award performance of Geoffrey Rush as the disturbed but brilliant Australian concert pianist playing Rachmaninoff's Third Piano Concerto.
Computer Study
Jerry Niebaum (jniebaum@wizardofkansas.com, 842-3127)
All Computer Study Group programs are subject to change, so check our Web site: www.wizardofkansas.com/oldku for the most recent listing of programs.
March 1—9:00. To be announced.
March 8—9:00. E-mail, part 1: Marianne Reed.
March 15—9:00. E-mail, part 2: Marianne Reed.
March 22—9:00. SPAM and how to cook it: Mickey Waxman.
March 29—9:00. Speaker's Choice: Dave Nordlund.
Domestic Public Policy Study
Jim Drury (jdrury@ku.edu, 842-3308) and John Poertner (jpoertner@sunflower.com, 749-2599)
March 6—3:30. "A long-range development plan for Lawrence," presentation by Les Hannon, retired strategic planner.
Drama Study Group
Arnold Weiss (ahweiss@ku.edu, 842-5502)
March 17—1:30 in the Music Room. The new vehicle to be undertaken at that time will be Schiller's drama, Mary Stuart. The matter of multiple translations is not (at least by the group's leader) expected to pose a serious problem: any standard English version (of which several will be on hand) should do, with the exception of that by Steven Spender—abridged and much shortened from the original. As always, questions or comments are welcome.
Foreign Policy Study
Marilyn Bradt (mbradt@carrollsweb.com, 843-7751)
March 13—3:30 in the McGinnis Library. Jim Drury and Al Sellen will lead the discussion on India and China: competition and cooperation.
Gardening
Arno Knapper (knapper@ku.edu, 312-9422) and Dick Shiefelbusch (843-5869)
February 1, 8, 15, 22, 29—9:00.
Great Books Study Group
Dave Hiebert (gundave@sunflower.com, 842-8706) and Art Lamb (artlamb@sunflower.com, 856-8450)
March 8—1:45. Ellen Reid Gold will lead discussion of Sigmund Freud's The Rat Man.
Music
Arno Knapper (knapper@ku.edu, 312-9422)
March 1, 8, 15, 22, 29—Immediately following coffee.
Opera Study
Jim Seaver (jseaver@ku.edu, 843-4081) and Al Sellen (jnalsellen@aol.com, 841-7432)
March 3—1:00, on the second floor. We will be presenting the fifth and last in our series of the operas of Richard Strauss, Die Frau Ohne Schatten (The Woman Without a Shadow).
The Decca DVD will be presented with our new surround sound system. The major singers will include tenor Thomas Moser as the Emperor, soprano Cheryl Studer as the Empress, mezzo soprano Marjana Lipovsek as the nurse, baritone Bryn Terfel as Keikobad's messenger, baritone Robert Hale as Barak, and soprano Eva Marton as Barak's wife.. The conductor of this production from the Salzburg Festival of 1992 will be Sir Georg Solti. Coffee, tea, and cookies will be served during the intermission after Act I. The DVD provides subtitles in English. Playing time: three hours and twenty minutes.
Jim Seaver's program notes for Die Frau Ohne Schatten were published in the February Newsletter.
Metropolitan Opera Radio
Al Sellen (jnalsellen@aol.com, 841-7432) and Vic Wallace (wallace@ku.edu, 842-7930)
Radio broadcasts of the Met can be heard in crystal clear sound via the Internet each Saturday at the home of Vic and Mary Wallace, 1509 Massachusetts. Parking is in the church lot next door. Jim Seaver provides insight and librettos.
March 4—12:30. Romeo et Juliette, Gounod.
March 11—12:30. LaForza del Destino, Verdi.
March 18—12:30. Mazeppa, Tchaikovsky.
March 25—12:30. Luisa Miller, Verdi.
Pre-Concert Dinner
Grant Goodman (841-1066)
March 31—5:00 in the Smith Center at Brandon Woods. The final preconcert dinner of the Spring term will be offered prior to the piano concert by the 2005 Van Cliburn Piano Contest winner, Alexander Kobrin. Russian fare will be on offer! Reservations may be made with sign-ups at the Ten O'clock Scholars meetings or can be made by calling Grant Goodman. The price of the meal remains $11.50 per person.
Singing for Fun
Roberta Spires (rspires@ku.edu, 842-6820)
March 14—10:30 in the Music Room. This organizational meeting will decide when to meet, as well as procedures. We may even have time to sing some Irish ditties. Please come with ideas and questions. Contact Roberta Spires with questions or if you are interested but can't attend.
Ten O'clock Scholars, AKA “Wednesday Coffee”
Genevieve McMahon (841-2116).
March 1, 8, 15, 22, 29—10:00.
COMING ATTRACTIONS
Evening Lecture Series
Tom Eblen (teblen@sunflower.com, 865-3634) and Sue Nishiwaka (nish@ku.edu, 842-6165)
April 13—5:30 wine and cheese, 6:00 dinner. The speaker will be Grant Goodman, emeritus professor of history, whose topic will be "Was I the Lynndie England of World War II?" Sign up at Wednesday Coffee.
Out of Town Travel
Ev Swartz (evswartz@ku.edu, 841-4065)
April 17—Trip to Leavenworth and Fort Leavenworth. The trip will include the Carousel Museum, with a ride on a carousel. Lunch will be at the Queen's Pantry. After lunch, a tour of Fort Leavenworth and a stop at the Frontier Museum.
Cost: $32.00 per person. (Make checks payable to Endacott Society.) Because of seating capacity at the restaurant, only 36 can be taken. Sign up at Wednesday Coffee or contact Ev Swartz. Reservations will close April 5.
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