Monday Writing Workshop
Monday, May 1
6:30 - 8:00 p.m. - Room 508
Please note class is full
Drawing Class
Tuesday, May 2
6:15 - 8:00 p.m.
Room 507
Please note the class is full
Strathmere Ensemble
Tuesday, May 2
8:00 – 11:00 PM
Concert Hall
A program of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-91), in memory of friend and colleague Ruth Laredo. Two divertimenti for strings - Trio for clarinet, viola and piano. Members: free. Nonmembers: $15.
Performers:
- William Blount, clarinet
- Daire FitzGerald, violoncello
- Mayuki Fukuhara, violin
- John T. Kulowitsch, bass
- Gerald Ranck, piano
- Louise Schulman, viola
- Mitsuru Tsubota, violin
Great Books
Wednesday, May 3
7:30 p.m. - Room 507
Locke, Of Civil Government and
Swift, Gulliver's Travels. List for the season
Men's Group
Wednesday, May 3
6:00 p.m. - Room 508
Anyone Can Sing (for both current and new students)
Thursday, May 4
6:00 - 7:00 p.m. - Room 507
More details
Thursday Writing Workshop
Thursday, May 4
7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Room 508
Film Forum
Friday, May 5
7:00 - 10:00 p.m. (doors open at 6:30)
Room 514
Brother From Another Planet (1984) - Director John Sayles. An extraterrestrial, on the lam from outer space cops, crash-lands his space ship in New York harbor. He struggles ashore at Ellis Island, then makes his way to Harlem, immediately impressing everyone because he lets them do all the talking and he himself doesn’t say a word.
Film historian Richard Bruno will host, beginning with an introduction about the city and the times. After the movie, he’ll lead a discussion. Members: $3. Nonmembers: $4.
Sunday Meeting, May 7
Early Sunday Morning - 10:00 a.m. - Room 408
"Everyday Ethics" - An early morning chat about workplace ethics. Led by Joe Marvel.
Sunday Meeting - 11:15 a.m. - Concert Hall
"Annual Membership Meeting"
Michael Bogdanffy-Kriegh, Society President and Tony Hileman, Senior Leader Presides
Sunday School - Ethics for Children - 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. - Adler Study
Generosity and Celebrations
Afternoon Activities - 1:30 p.m. - Ceremonial Hall, 4th Floor
"Annual Membership Meeting" - No afternoon program.
Monday Writing Workshop
Monday, May 8
6:30 - 8:00 p.m. - Room 508
Please note class is full
Women's Group
Tuesday, May 9
6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Room 514
Open House Tour
Tuesday, May 9
6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Archivist, Marc Bernstein will lead a free tour. Refreshments in Ceremonial Hall at 6:00 p.m. Tour begins 6:30 p.m. and last approximately 40 minutes. For more information, call Suzy Frazer at 212-874.5210, ext. 113.
Drawing Class
Tuesday, May 9
6:15 - 8:00 p.m.
Room 507
Please note the class is full
History and Roots of Humanism
Wednesday, May 10
7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Room 514
The third and final session on Humanism. The presenter will be Dr. Joseph Chuman, Senior Leader of the Ethical Culture Society of Bergen County. He will focus on the emergence and evolution of humanist thought in the West and will also discuss humanist tendencies in the ancient world and during the Renaissance. He’ll talk about the European Enlightenment and examine the contribution of Humanism in the 19th century and its coalescence into a movement with institutional expression in the past hundred years. He will also look at various anti-humanist challenges today. After the presentation there will be a question-and-answer session. Members: $15. Nonmembers: $20.
