ENDACOTT SOCIETY — February 2007
Retired Faculty and Staff of The University of Kansas — groups.ku.edu/~endacottsociety
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SCHEDULED EVENTS
All activities meet at the Adams Alumni Center unless otherwise noted.
Afternoon Lecture Series
Roberta Spires (rspires@ku.edu, 842-6820), Mary Schweppe (schweppe@ku.edu, 842-1147), and Howard O'Connor (843-1884). Stan and Janet Roth (sdroth@ku.edu, jroth@ku.edu, 843-4764), and Ellen Gold (8436933) are in charge of programs.
February 8—Program begins at 2:30; sherry at 2:00. Following the celebration of February birthdays, we will hear from Dorothy Kurtz and Terry Sikes of the Palliative Care Unit of the Lawrence Memorial Hospital. Palliative care focuses on keeping patients comfortable throughout terminal illness. The goal is not to cure, but to provide comfort and maintain the highest possible quality of life for as long as life remains.
Armchair Travel
Stitt Robinson (wsrobin@ku.edu, 843-1499)
February 22—Program at 2:30, coffee and tea at 2:00. Dr. Bill Buck will take us to Australia with an emphasis on "Western Australia: The New Frontier."
Card and Game Theory
Ruth Ann Culvahouse (842-0626)
February 15—1:30 in the Paul Adam Lounge. The usual games of bridge and scrabble will be played. If you have an interest in playing a different game, please add it to the sign-up sheet at the Wednesday Coffee.
Cinema Studies
Grant Goodman (plim@ku.edu, 841-1066) and Fred Madaus (fmadaus@ku.edu, 841-4939)
February 20—Film at 2:00, coffee at 1:45, in the Paul Adam Lounge. The film "Double Indemnity" with Barbara Stanwyck and Fred MacMurray will be shown. This is a classic of its time, and you are urged to bring guests if you wish.
Computer Study
Jerry Niebaum (jniebaum@wizardofkansas.com, 842-3127)
February 7—9:00. Early users: E-mail, part 2 (Kathy Pribbenow).
February 14—9:00. Applied computing: Medicine.
February 21—9:00. Application software: Photo Story (Jerry Niebaum).
February 28—9:00. Operational: File management strategies.
Domestic Public Policy Study
Jim Drury (jdrury@ku.edu, 842-3308) and John Poertner (jpoertner@sunflower.com, 749-2599)
February 5—3:30. City Commissioner Sue Hack and Dan Warner of the City Planning Department will talk on "New Urbanism."
Drama Study Group
Arnold Weiss (ahweiss@ku.edu, 842-5502)
February 9—1:30 in the Music Room. Euchred out of its expected first meeting of the New Year by a series of misadventures, in great part weather-related, the group will return to action, hopefully at full strength, on its customary second Friday. The vehicle continues to be King Lear. Reading will commence with Act III. If required, copies of the play will be available at Wednesday Coffee.
Evening Lecture Series
Tom Eblen (teblen@sunflower.com, 865-3634) and John Mullins (841-9658)
February 1—5:30 wine and cheese, 6:00 dinner, 7:00 presentation. The speaker will be Mike Hayden, former governor and now Secretary of Parks and Wildlife. Changes are accelerating in Western Kansas, which have broad implications for the state.
Foreign Policy Study
Marilyn Bradt (mbradt@carrollsweb.com, 843-7751)
February 12—3:30 in the McGinnis Library. The discussion will be onan article from the January Harper's Magazing, entitled "Republic or Empire."
Gardening
Arno Knapper (knapper@ku.edu, 312-9422) and Dick Schiefelbusch (843-5869)
February 7, 14, 21, and 28—9:00 in the Music Room.
Great Books Study Group
Dave Hiebert (gundave@sunflower.com, 842-8706)
February 14—1:45. Earl and Jane Gates will lead the discussion of "Tom-Tit-Tot" and "Craprushes": Two English Tales, as told by Flora Annie Steel.
Music
Arno Knapper (knapper@ku.edu, 312-9422)
February 7, 14, 21, and 28—Immediately following coffee.
Opera Study
Jim Seaver (jseaver@ku.edu, 843-4081) and Al Sellen (jnalsellen@aol.com, 841-7432)
March 2—1:30, on the second floor. The fourth of our programs on French operatic masterpieces of the late nineteenth century will present a DVD of Massenet's Manon.
Metropolitan Opera Radio
Al Sellen (jnalsellen@aol.com, 841-7432)
Radio broadcasts of the Met at the home of Vic and Mary Wallace, 1509 Massachusetts St., continue. The Saturday broadcasts are received over the internet and played in comfortable surroundings. Parking is in the church lot next door. Jim Seaver comes with his expert knowledge, and with librettos. Snacks are served too.
February 3—12:30. La Boheme, Puccini.
February 10—12:30. Cavalleria Rusticana, Mascagni, and Pagliacci, Leoncavallo.
February 17—12:30. Jenufa, Janacek.
February 24—12:30. Eugene Onegin, Tchaikovsky.
Out of Town Travel
Ev Swartz (evswartz@ku.edu, 841-4065)
June 16—Second Annual Symphony in the Flint Hills: The Kansas City Symphony Orchestra and 100 voice chorus will perform a program of classical music and other music that reflects the American west. The program will begin at about 6:30. Transportation from the bus parking area to the concert site will be provided. You may bring your own folding chair or rent one at the site for $2.00. Reservations must be made by March 5.
Cost of the trip:
Concert ticket $35 non-refundable
Bus $20
Total $55 per person.
Make checks payable to Endacott Society.
(We will not be stopping for a meal, so you will need to bring your own lunch if you like.)
Make reservations at coffee or by contacting Ev Swartz.
Pre-Concert Dinner
Grant Goodman (plim@ku.edu, 841-1066)
February 10—5:00 at Maceli's at 1031 New Hampshire. The dinner will be served prior to the performance of Don Giovanni scheduled for the Lied Center at 7:30 p.m. Sign-ups are available at the Wednesday Coffees or by telephone to Grant Goodman. The cost of the dinner is $12.00 per person, and checks should be made payable to the Endacott Society.
Singing for Fun
Roberta Spires (rspires@ku.edu, 842-6820)
February 1—2:00 in the Music Room or Paul Adam Lounge. Please join us for a relaxing afternoon in celebration of the old love songs. Winnie Geissler serves as our able accompanist.
Ten O'clock Scholars, AKA “Wednesday Coffee”
Genevieve McMahon (841-2116).
February 7, 14, 21, and 28—10:00.
February 7—Brief meeting after coffee. Fred Madaus represented KU's Endacott Society in the fall at a national meeting of Retired University Faculty and Staff groups. We want to share his findings in a discussion at the end of the Feb. 7 coffee. We'll try to start announcements a little early so that we can spend 10 or 15 minutes at the end of the meeting for Fred's report.
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OTHER NEWS
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Newsletter Copy
Copy for the March Newsletter should be in the hands of the editor no later than Sunday, February 11. E-mail Vic Wallace (wallace@ku.edu).