Ronnie Hoffman conducts our course on "The Written and Spoken Word" at The Manors of Mosman on alternative Tuesday mornings. The course aims to put people through practical paces while demonstrating the basic elements of constructing a story-line, developing a plot and describing events and characters in an acceptably interesting way.
Click here to read more.
Brenda Punshon has conducted this course at the Queen Elizabeth Centre Lane Cove, for 14 years. Click here to read about it.
Click for some of Brenda's verses - Cheese Glorious Cheese, City Fantasy, I Collect Whispers, and Pussy Cat Pussy Cat.
David McKay runs a course in computer basics at McMahons Point. With the very able assistance of John Davoren, Ian Young, George James, and Brian Purdon, classes are held three days a week when in session. The course continues on from the one that Frank Hopkinson conducted for many years. Sydney U3A is thankful to all of them for giving us Seniors a chance to keep up technologically with the younger generations!
Click here for David's description of these courses.
From 21 July to 24 November we are trialling something new for U3A at the Dougherty Centre at Chatswood.
In response to comments and requests from members a ten-session course has been compiled with different invited speakers each fortnight. They will cover a variety of topics that entertain our thoughts as we acquire a few more grey hairs.
Every second Monday afternoon, commencing at 1.45pm there is an opportunity to hear and participate in discussion on a broad range of subjects. You may already have noticed them in the current program, but click here for a more detailed list.
Beverley Peken, our very efficient course co-ordinator for the Dougherty Centre, was successful in obtaining the Annex for this series. The bigger room has made it possible to accommodate a larger number of participants.
If any of these topics appeal to you we are happy to take bookings for individual sessions.
Any topic suggestions for future series would be most welcome.
Please contact Kathy Vern-Barnett on 9427 6309 for further details.
Summaries of talks given by Dr Peter Baume ("What if Things Go Wrong?"), Dr Ernie Altman ("My Teeth are Getting Older"), and Harriet Hromas ("Healthy Eating") are now available. Click on the title for the text.
One of our members, David Cooper, has written down some of thoughts on the series. Click here.
McMahons Point Community Centre
82HM04 Chinese Calligraphy - Unfortunately Mary Tang is unable to proceed with this course that was due to commence on 8 October.
82HMO6 - French for Travellers. Due to illness of Ursula Meier-Goschke, this course, due to commence on 14 July, will not proceed.
Discussion groups are popular in all regions of Sydney U3A. Harbourside North has four groups:
Dougherty Centre Chatswood: Leader Margaret Thomason Alternative Thursdays from 10 July, from 10am to 12 noon. Click for information.
Queen Elizabeth Centenary Centre, Lane Cove: Leader Barbara Meth Alternative Mondays from 7 July, from 10:30am to 12:30pm. Click for information. **** Leader Loma Denshire Alternative Thursdays from 10 July, from 10:30am to 12:30pm. Click for information.
The Manors of Mosman Retirement Village: Leader Joan Castle Alternative Wednesdays from 23 July, from 10am to 12 noon. Click for information.
Our region is proud to present the series of Mondays in Mosman commencing on 21 July, with special guest speakers, among whom are:
Sandra Bates, the governing and artistic director of the Ensemble Theatre, who will speak at our first session.
David Dale will be our speaker on August 4, and on September 8 we have Cavan Hogue who was Australian Ambassador to USSR at the time of its collapse, speaking on his experiences.
We suggest you check out the U3A Course List for full details of
Mondays in Mosman
No bookings are required but we advise members to arrive early.
Book reading groups are one of our most popular activities. In the new Course List for Semester 2, there are 20 of them. So there is bound to be one near you which will suit.
Lesley Duffill sent this account of the final meeting of the Manors of Mosman U3A book club for Semester 1.
Today, Tuesday 17th June, the Manors of Mosman U3A Book Club concluded our semester by reading Sense and Sensibility and having an Afternoon Tea in the style of Jane Austen. Twelve members attended and enjoyed finger sandwiches, savouries and small cakes and strawberries. We had a choice of teas and tried to emulate the mores of Jane Austen in having polite conversation in pleasant company. It was a fitting end to a stimulating semester. We had read a book a fortnight from the old classics to modern American and Australian writers as well as a play reading and a day of poetry. Do join a book club and enjoy the refreshing approach of discussing the characters in your favourite books and read books recommended by others.
Our 6-8 March 2009 Event at the Victoria and Albert Guest House at Mount Victoria "A Wilde Weekend with Oscar" has now been fully booked.
But before then, we have a lot of organizing to do. One thing we really need is an experienced piano accompanist. Could that be you? If it is, or if you can suggest someone, please contact David Liell on 9743 2295.
The basic aim of these Classical Music Appreciation classes, conducted by Rex Benn at Lane Cove Uniting Church Hall and at Hornsby Central Library is to enthuse course members with the love of classical music. They have been going for more than seven years already, and slowly growing in course numbers. The challenges for the course presenter are: (1) to try to come up with new ways of presenting material so that 'old' members can still maintain interest, and (2) to pitch the level in such a way that people new to classical music and those with sophisticated knowledge already can both get something out of the classes.
Though the format of presentation varies from year to year, the basic content usually covers sections of the following: the basic elements of music (rhythm, melody, harmony, form, timbre); the history of classical music (medieval, renaissance, baroque, classical, romantic, contemporary - but with minimum attention to 12-tone serialism); instruments of the symphony orchestra; the lives of the greatest composers; the web of influences between composers and styles.
In Semester II, 2008 the emphasis is on several individual composers, with a combination of video presentations and CD recordings of their music.
Click here for Rex's programme in semester 2 2008 at Lane Cove and Hornsby.
Click the thumbnail photos below of Rex's Lane Cove class to enlarge them.
Croquet - click here.
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