2012 Winter Catalog for web.pdf - Green Valley Recreation

Night Sky ViewingTHIS IS NOT AN ASTRONOMY CLASS. Using both MYTHOLOGYand ASTROLOGY, this class explores the Arizona sky at night.We’ll be looking at the constellaons along the eclipc andtalking not only about the yearly cycle but also the grand 26,000year cycle; how the backdrop of the equinox and solsce pointsas well as the star we call the North Star changes over me.Bring flashlight and portable folding/lounge chair. Binocularsoponal. PLEASE NOTE LOCATION: Class meets at the Canoa HillsTennis court. Discounted fee if taking same evening as Night SkyCosmology. This class unavailable for online registraon.Instructor: Gael ChilsonFee: Member $15/$10/Non-member $10 more Classes: 1CR# DATES DAY TIME LOCATION25015 3/27 Tu 7-8:30PM CH-TCOceanography from SpaceWhat did the ocean have to do with last winter’s weather?Most of the ocean is a desert yet more than half the planet’sphotosynthesis takes place there. How do we know this? How dowe measure photosynthesis on a global scale? The ocean floorwas mapped from space - how was it done? Why is knowledgeof the ocean needed to locate submarines? How does space fitinto all this? The answers are provided in Oceanography fromSpace. Instructor has an M.S. in oceanography and over 20 yearsof praccal experience.Instructor: Bob BarryFee: Member $20/Non-member $30 Classes: 4CR# DATES DAY TIME LOCATION24906 1/10-31 Tu 5-7PM LC-IRWDShakespeare 1: Spanning the CenturiesA Roman play and an English one -- perhaps the mostEnglish of them all: Coriolanus and Henry V. The instructor hasover 30 years’ experience with Shakespeare, from acng andstudying at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School in England todirecng and teaching. You may join in lively discussion, readaloud, or just enjoy the me together. Students should bring aComplete Works of Shakespeare or the individual plays, whichwill be considered in the order shown.Instructor: Jay KoblerFee: Member $50/Non-member $60 Classes: 4CR# DATES DAY TIME LOCATION24667 1/10-31 Tu 1-3PM ABS-RECShakespeare 2: From Winter to SpringAncipate the coming of spring as we progress from TheWinter’s Tale to A Midsummer Night’s Dream. The instructorhas over 30 years’ experience with Shakespeare, from acngand studying at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School in England todirecng and teaching. You may join in lively discussion, readaloud, or just enjoy the me together. Students should bring aComplete Works of Shakespeare or the individual plays, whichwill be considered in the order shown.Instructor: Jay KoblerFee: Member $50/Non-member $60 Classes: 4CR# DATES DAY TIME LOCATION24668 2/7-28 Tu 1-3PM ABS-RECShakespeare 3: Off the Beaten PathWe will look at two plays that are both unusual andbeauful: Cymbeline and All’s Well That Ends Well. The instructorhas over 30 years’ experience with Shakespeare, from acngand studying at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School in England todirecng and teaching. You may join in lively discussion, readaloud, or just enjoy the me together. Students should bring aComplete Works of Shakespeare or the individual plays, whichwill be considered in the order shown.Instructor: Jay KoblerFee: Member $50/Non-member $60 Classes: 4CR# DATES DAY TIME LOCATION24673 3/6-27 Tu 1-3PM ABS-RECShakespeare 4: Long Live the KingBack to Shakespeare’s monumental King Lear, for whichall four classes have been set aside; we may also view poronsof the famous Laurence Olivier performance. The instructorhas over 30 years’ experience with Shakespeare, from acngand studying at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School in England todirecng and teaching. You may join in lively discussion, readaloud, or just enjoy the me together. Students should bring aComplete Works of Shakespeare or the individual play.Instructor: Jay KoblerFee: Member $50/Non-member $60 Classes: 4CR# DATES DAY TIME LOCATION24674 4/3-24 Tu 1-3PM ABS-RECThe Best in Contemporary Ficon - IIn this seminar we discuss two authors who will appearat Tucson’s Fesval of Books (March 10-11): Diana Abu-Jaberand Alice Hoffman. The first two meengs concentrate on Abu-Jaber’s Birds of Paradise, and the final two meengs deal withHoffman’s Red Garden. Both books are available from Amazonin print and Kindle versions at reasonable prices. Great authors,world-class books! Please bring your books/eBook readers tothe seminar. Read first book prior to first class. Instructors areexperienced authors, publishers and educators.Instructors: Russ and Blyth CarpenterFee: Member $40/Non-member $50 Classes: 4CR# DATES DAY TIME LOCATION24938 1/11-2/1 W 9:30-11AM LC-ACACThe Best in Contemporary Ficon - IIIn this seminar we discuss two addional authors who willappear at Tucson’s Fesval of Books (March 10-11): Lisa See andLuis Urrea. The first two meengs concentrate on See’s Dreamsof Joy, and the final two meengs deal with Urrea’s Queen ofAmerica. Both books are available from Amazon in print andKindle versions at reasonable prices. Great authors, world-classbooks! Please bring your books/eBook readers to the seminar.Read first book prior to first class. Instructors are experiencedauthors, publishers and educators.Instructors: Russ and Blyth CarpenterFee: Member $40/Non-member $50 Classes: 4CR# DATES DAY TIME LOCATION24939 2/8-29 W 9:30-11AM LC-ACACRegister online at www.gvrec.org or visit your nearest major social center office. 45