AcademyForLifelongLearning

Fall 2013CATALOG

In Association with the University of South Carolina Aiken

www.aikenlearning.org

University of South Carolina Aiken Non-Profit Org. Continuing Education, Box 20 US Postage Paid 471 University Parkway Permit #473 Aiken, SC 29801 Augusta, GA

Academy for Lifelong Learning 2013 – 2014 Board of Directors

President Doug Cook Immediate Past President Gerald McDonald Secretary Doug Wilson Treasurer Mary Anne Cavanaugh Curriculum Chair Carl Fields Membership Chair Sherry Wilson Publicity Chair Linda Soyars

University Representatives

Vice Chancellor for University Advancement Dr. Deidre Martin Faculty Liaison, Asst. Professor, English Dept. Dr. Kathleen Kalpin-Smith Director, Conferences & Continuing Education Mary Anne Cavanaugh

The Academy for Lifelong Learning

WHO WE ARE

We are an organization of people from a variety of backgrounds. We share a common interest in continuing learning experiences and intellectual stimulation. There are no tests or grades. Members participate purely for the joy of sharing. We are sponsored by the University of South Carolina Aiken. We are self-supporting. Our courses and activities are planned and implemented by our members. We design our own curriculum. We arrange for instructors from USC Aiken faculty (current and retired), from our own membership and from the community at large.

MISSION STATEMENT

The mission of the Academy for Lifelong Learning is to provide both structured and informal continuing education opportunities for mature individuals in the CSRA in conjunction with the University of South Carolina Aiken. These opportunities shall include classroom instruction as well as discussions with the faculty, field trips, and social events.

MEMBERSHIP FEES

Membership for a semester is $70 per person. Membership for the entire academic year (Sept. – May) is $140. The Membership fee entitles one to take as many of the classes offered, on a space-available basis. The fee does not include books or materials (if required) for the classes or the cost of Special Events. It does include use of the Campus Library, including book borrowing privileges and Internet access, student rates for selected University productions, sports events, lectures (excluding Cultural Series), free parking on campus for Academy Programs and a 10% discount for grandchildren attending Kids in College camps.

ATTENDING CLASSES AND ACTIVITIES

You must be pre-registered to attend each class and activity. During a semester, members who wish to attend a class or activity for which they are not registered must first contact the Office of Continuing Education to see if space is available so they can register for the class or activity.

WHERE CLASSES ARE HELD

Most classes are held in several campus locations. Check the course descriptions for the location of your class. Please refer to the campus map enclosed with your registration confirmation. Parking passes will also be mailed to you with your registration confirmation. If the class has been filled you will be placed on a “wait list.” This will be indicated on the bottom of your confirmation. You will be called if room becomes available -- please do not attend otherwise.

IN CASE OF BAD WEATHER

If USCA cancels undergraduate classes due to inclement weather, any Academy classes scheduled to meet during that time will also be cancelled. School closings are listed on the local television stations.

REFUND POLICY

Special events fill quickly and cannot be refunded. If you are unable to attend you are asked to find a replacement. You may call the Office of Continuing Education and ask if the event has a wait list.

Fall 2013 Semester

September – December THE PSYCHOLOGY OF POLITICAL PREFERENCE Date: 4 Mondays, September 9, 16, 23, 30 Time: 11:00 a.m. – 11:50 a.m. Location: Nursing Bldg., Rm. 121 Enrollment Limit: 50 Instructor: Dr. David Cozad is a retired pastor who also holds a graduate degree in public policy. Earlier in his career, he served as a writer and analyst in his role as assistant director of the Institute for Social Policy Studies in Tallahassee, FL. He has a longstanding interest in how people’s social/political values get formed. Description: This non-partisan course will draw heavily on Prof. Jonathon Haidt’s The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion. Themes from the book will be supplemented with insights from psychology, philosophy and theology. Special attention will be directed to the ways in which our emotional needs and psychological processes influence our political preferences. The goal will be to help us more clearly “own” our personal preferences, while developing a clearer understanding of how others come to hold different preferences. HISTORY OF EDGEFIELD POTTERY Date: 4 Mondays, September 9, 16, 23, 30 Time: 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Location: Penland Admin. Bldg., Rm. 110 Enrollment Limit: 45 Instructor: Justin Guy is currently the Master Potter of Old Edgefield Pottery. He is a graduate of USC (Columbia) with B.A. in Fine Arts - Ceramics specialty and past instructor of Ceramics at USCA, Piedmont College and Columbia College. Description: The class will consist of four sessions -- three classes and a field trip to Edgefield. The three classroom presentations will discuss the history of pottery-making until today with a focus on Edgefield Pottery and the "Old Edgefield Pottery." The third week’s class will consist of a field trip to Edgefield to spend some time at the "Old Edgefield Pottery" and then a visit to observe a firing of the newly created groundhog kiln nearby -- a replica of original kilns found in the area. Class times for the field trip will be discussed during the first week’s class and may be adjusted slightly by consensus of class participants if necessary. DISCOVERING HIDDEN BIODIVERSITY IN THE WORLD AROUND US Date: 4 Tuesdays, September 10, 17, 24 and October 1 Time: 9:25 a.m. – 10:40 a.m. Location: Penland Admin. Bldg., Rm. 110 Enrollment Limit: 45 Instructor: Whit Gibbons, Research Professor, USCA; Professor Emeritus of Ecology, University of Georgia; and Head of Outreach, Savannah River Ecology Lab Description: This course deals with how the Savannah River Site has developed into a major refuge for native wildlife. The Department of Energy’s safeguards of stringent security and limited access to the site are for purposes of national defense and public safety. Nonetheless, many species of animals benefit from the inadvertent protection of wetlands and other natural habitats. Because of this environmental protection, the documented levels of biodiversity and abundance of numerous native

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species of animals (including reptiles and amphibians) are higher on the SRS than in most parts of their geographic range. Lecture sessions will include photographic presentations and live specimens of selected species of reptiles and amphibians native to the SRS. Participants will learn hands-on techniques for identification and be provided ecological information about all of South Carolina’s herpetofauna. Each of the following sessions will be PowerPoint presentations and hands-on experience with live specimens of selected species. Session 1-- What is hidden biodiversity and why is our region so rich in the variety and abundance of herpetofaunal species (reptiles and amphibians)? Session 2 -- Identifying and learning about common, rare, and unusual species of amphibians of the Southeast. Session 3 -- Identifying and learning about common, rare, and unusual species of reptiles of the Southeast. Session 4 -- An up close look at the native species of reptiles and amphibians likely to be experienced in the Aiken area. How do you find them and what do you do about it when you do? ACRYLIC PAINTING – NEXT LEVEL Date: 4 Tuesdays, September 10, 17, 24 and October 1 Time: 10:50 a.m. – 12:05 p.m. Location: Etherredge Center, Room 140 (Art Studio) Enrollment Limit: 12 Instructor: Sharon Padgett Taylor has been painting and selling her artwork in South Carolina and Florida for more than 30 years. A former newspaper reporter, she now teaches step-by-step acrylic painting lessons at Aiken Center for the Arts, at various workshops in the area and from her home studio in Aiken. Description: Students will follow Sharon step-by-step in creating a simple seascape, landscape, and still life and then learn how to transform their own photo into a painting. Four 11” X 14” canvases will be completed during the course. Acrylics are a forgiving medium and perfect for the beginner or seasoned artist. The skills learned in this 4-week series will include how to paint skies, water, sand, grass, trees, fruit and flowers. All materials are provided in the course. A fee of $20 will be due to the instructor for materials cost at the first session. Please bring the exact amount to the first class. "I DON'T LIVE THERE ANYMORE" Date: 1 Tuesday, September 10 Time: 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Location: Penland Admin. Bldg., Rm. 106 Enrollment Limit: 150 Instructor: Joanne Moody Zobel is a retired teacher and homemaker and a former resident of Dunbarton, SC, a town taken by the government for the Savannah River Plant (now Savannah River Site). Description: We will hear the story of the residents of Dunbarton and their feelings and reactions of giving up their homes and businesses for the Cold War effort. They were true patriots. AMERICAN RELIGIONS Date: 4 Wednesdays, September 11, 18, 25 and October 2 Time: 11:00 a.m. – 11:50 a.m. Location: Nursing Bldg., Rm. 113 Enrollment Limit: 50 Instructor: Dr. Elizabeth A. Georgian has been an Assistant Professor of History at USC Aiken since 2012. She has a Ph.D. in History from the University of Delaware and has taught there and at Washington College. She is a specialist in American Religious history, with teaching interests in religion, the history of illness and medicine, women's history, and constitutional history. Her work has been published in the Virginia Magazine of History and Biography and she is currently writing a book on schisms and divisions in early American Methodism.

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Description: This course will explore religions that formed in America, including the Methodist Episcopal Church, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Mormonism), the Kingdom of Matthias, and the Christian Scientists. Students will read a book, The Kingdom of Matthias: A Story of Sex and Salvation in 19th-Century America, for the third week.

APPALACHIAN CULTURE Date: 4 Thursdays, September 12, 19, 26 and October 3 Time: 1:40 p.m. – 2:55 p.m. Location: Penland Admin. Bldg., Rm. 106 Enrollment Limit: 150 Instructor: Vicki Collins, memoirist and poet, is a faculty member of the English Department at USCA. Description: This course will explore many facets of the Appalachian Culture--the people and their lifestyles, language, music, literature, arts & crafts, family structure, and traditions. Multi-media sources such as videos, CD’s, photographs, You Tube, and literature (handouts provided), will give participants a better understanding of this region and how it and the Appalachian people have made significant contributions to our country. SRS – 60+ YEARS OF RESEARCH OF ITS NATURAL RESOURCES, FLORA & FAUNA Date: 4 Tuesdays, September 17, 24 and October 1, 8 Time: 3:05 p.m. – 4:20 p.m. Location: Penland Admin. Bldg., Rm. 106 Enrollment Limit: 150 Instructor: This class will be led by a team of scientists currently working at the Savannah River Site. Each one will cover a topic in their own area of expertise. Classes will be presented by Dr. John Blake, Asst. Mgr. for Research, USFS – Savannah River (Session One); Dr. John Kilgo, Research Wildlife Biologist (Session Two); Dr. Jack Mayer, Savannah River National Laboratory (Session Three); and Tracy Grazia, Supervisory Wildlife Biologist and coordinator of RCW management at SRS (Session Four) Description: This 4-part course will cover a range of forest and wildlife management issues at the Savannah River Site. From trees to woodpeckers to deer, natural resources at SRS have been intensively inventoried and studied throughout the 60+ year history of the site.

Sep 17 – Overview of SRS Natural Resources (Dr. John Blake, Asst. Mgr. for Research, USFS – Savannah River): This first session will provide a broad overview of the effects of land management on the natural resources in the SRS landscape. In the 50s & 60s, the reforestation of abandoned farmland at SRS had beneficial effects on forest flora and fauna. Dr. Blake will discuss native plant communities; sensitive, threatened, and endangered plants and animals. Sep 24 – SRS Deer Management and the Influence of Coyotes (Dr. John Kilgo, Research Wildlife Biologist): The SRS deer population is likely the most intensively studied in the world, with over 130 scientific publications. Dr. Kilgo will summarize the history of the deer population, and emphasize the effects of recently established coyote populations on them. Oct 1 – Wild pigs of the SRS (Dr. Jack Mayer, Savannah River National Laboratory): As a worldwide expert on wild pigs and the author of a book on this species. Dr. Mayer has appeared on NG Explorer to investigate Hogzillas well as other television programs to describe the “Pig Bomb.” He will cover the history and establishment of pigs in the area, their impact on the area by using information gained through 30 years of research Oct 8 – Red-cockaded Woodpecker Conservation at SRS (Tracy Grazia, Supervisory Wildlife Biologist and coordinator of RCW management at SRS): The endangered red-cockaded woodpecker is characteristic of the once-extensive longleaf pine forests of the southeastern Coastal Plain. In the early 80s at the Site, the population declined to 4 individual birds. With an intensive research and management program, the species has recovered region-wide. Tracy will describe the ecology of the RCW, its history at SRS, and its current status.

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THE OLD TESTAMENT Date: 4 Fridays, September 20, 27 and October 4, 11 Time: 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Location: Penland Admin. Bldg., Rm. 106 (Do Not Enter Until Previous Class is Dismissed!) Enrollment Limit: 150 Instructor: Judith Evans was born in Germany. She survived the Holocaust and moved to Israel in 1946. After graduating from the University of Tel Aviv she served in the capacity of principal in junior and senior high schools. She has lived in the U.S. since 1986 and has taught several previous Academy classes on religion. Description: Study of the Old Testament continues, centering on the life of King David. The course will cover his conquest of Jerusalem, the building of an empire with Jerusalem as its administrative and religious center, and the great suffering that resulted from serious mistakes in his personal life. THE SPANISH CIVIL WAR AND THE ORIGINS OF FRANCOISM Date: 4 Wednesdays, September 25, and October 2, 9, 16 Time: 3:00 p.m. – 3:50 p.m. Location: Penland Admin. Bldg., Rm. 106 Enrollment Limit: 150 Instructor: Dr. Samuel Pierce has been an Assistant Professor of History at USCA since 2011. He has a Ph.D. in History from the University of Florida and was previously on the faculty of Brigham Young University and the College of Charleston. He is a specialist in modern European History, with research interests in the Spanish Republic, the history of masculinity, and disability history. His work has been published in the Journal of Contemporary History and he is currently writing a book on the political mobilization of Catholics in Spain from 1931-1936. Description: When it began in 1936, the Spanish Civil War destroyed the democratic republic that Spaniards had instituted just a few years earlier. At the end of the war, an authoritarian dictator controlled the Spanish state. This course will discuss the outbreak of the war, its devastating effect on Spain, and its role in the creation of the dictatorship of Francisco Franco, one of Europe's longest-lasting dictators in the twentieth century. ITALY AND THE SILVER SCREEN Date: 5 Thursdays, September 26 and October 3, 10, 17, 24 Time: 10:50 a.m. – 12:05 p.m. Location: Nursing Bldg., Rm. 120 Enrollment Limit: 65 Instructor: Valerie Mirshak received her Ph.D. in Italian Language and Literature, where her teaching experiences included Italian language courses as well as classes on Italian feminism and film. She then spent several years as an Italian language instructor at Duke University in North Carolina before moving to Augusta, Georgia, in 2011. Valerie’s passion for all things Italian has led her to live and study in Venice, Florence and Milan, in addition to traveling extensively throughout Italy. Description: It comes as no surprise that a culture known for its strong sense of passion and love of beauty has produced some of the world’s greatest cinematic triumphs. This course covers the history of Italian cinema from its origins to today, offering a unique exploration of Italian history and culture as seen through the eyes of the country’s most celebrated film directors. Each of the five sessions will focus on a distinct chronological period in Italian film:

Session 1: the origins of Italian film and Fascist cinema Session 2: postwar film and the rise of Neorealism Session 3: the economic boom of the 1950s and the existential crisis of the ‘60s Session 4: the cinematic representation of social class and political unrest in the 1970s and ‘80s Session 5: Italian film into the twenty-first century

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By the end of this course, students will have great background knowledge of Italian film, allowing them to enjoy some of Italy’s most beloved (and controversial) classics at home. So come find out what Sofia Loren was up to before her Hollywood days, why Italians call turtleneck shirts “la dolce vita”, and what Fellini has to do with the origin of the word “paparazzi”! GREAT CATHEDRALS OF EUROPE – AN INTRODUCTION Date: 4 Mondays, October 7, 14, 21, 28 Time: 11:00 a.m. – 11:50 a.m. Location: Nursing Bldg., Rm. 121 Enrollment Limit: 50 Instructor: Alexia Jones Helsley, a native of Kentucky, grew up in Beaufort, SC. Retired from the SC Department of Archives and History, Helsley is an instructor in history at USCA. Currently, she teaches World History Survey classes, the History of the Vikings, the Formation of Europe as well as the history of South Carolina and an introduction to Public History. A Furman University graduate, she has a master’s degree in Ancient and Medieval History from the University of South Carolina. The recipient of the SC Governor’s Archives Award, Helsley is a prolific writer. Among her more recent titles are: A History of NC Wine, Wicked Columbia: Vice and Villainy in the Capital, and A Guide to Historic Beaufort, SC. In addition, she serves as chair of the SC Old Exchange Commission. Description: Cathedrals are holy places with secular roots. Europe’s cathedrals are historically and architecturally diverse. This four session course will present an illustrated overview of cathedral architecture (Romanesque and Gothic) within the context of the urban and political history of Europe, particularly during the 12th and 13th centuries. The course will cover the architecturally significant and historically interesting cathedrals of England and Europe including the northernmost cathedral in the British Isles – the Cathedral of St. Magnus, Kirkwall, Orkney. BEOWULF Date: 4 Tuesdays, October 8, 15, 22, 29 Time: 9:25 a.m. – 10:40 a.m. Location: Penland Admin. Bldg., Rm. 110 Enrollment Limit: 45 Instructor: Dr. Eric Carlson, a USCA Assistant Professor, is an expert on medieval Germanic literature, medieval warfare and monster theory, Old English and Norse literature. Description: This class will study the text and cultural importance of the late Anglo-Saxon heroic poem Beowulf. Lecture and discussion will not only identify and analyze the major theme(s) of the poem and the poem’s relevance as an example of the heroic ethos, but also explore the cultural contexts of the poem in relation to the rest of the poetic corpus of Anglo-Saxon England. Attention will also be given to the provenance of the poem (including the legends and myths intertwined therein), the language, versification, and rhetorical concerns of the poem, and major scholarly views of the work. Those who enroll in this course are encouraged to read a Modern English version of the poem prior to the first session. (Interested parties may contact Dr. Carlson at ericc@usca.edu for recommendations on Modern English versions.) THE BIOGRAPHICAL PROCESS – RESEARCH AND WRITING Date: 1 Thursday, October 17, 2013 Time: 3:05 p.m. – 4:20 p.m. Location: Penland Admin. Bldg., Rm. 106 Enrollment Limit: 150 Instructors: Together, Steven Naifeh and Gregory White Smith have written twelve nonfiction books including four national bestsellers. Their book Jackson Pollock: An American Saga won the Pulitzer Prize for biography in 1991 and was a finalist for the National Book Award. Naifeh and Smith have been profiled in many publications, including The New York Times, The Washington Post, The International Herald Tribune, USA Today, Harvard Magazine, and People. They have appeared on many television

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programs, including “Oprah,” “Larry King Live,” “The Today Show,” and “Charlie Rose” as well as on CBS's “60 Minutes.” Their most recent work is Van Gogh: The Life, was published by Random House in October 2011. Description: Greg Smith and Steve Naifeh will talk about the biographical process, based on their well-received biographies of the artists Jackson Pollock and Vincent Van Gogh. ANCIENT GREEK RELIGION: GODDESSES, HEROES, AND TEMPLES Date: 3 Mondays, October 21, 28 and November 4 Time: 9:00 a.m. – 9:50 a.m. Location: Nursing Bldg., Rm. 121 Enrollment Limit: 50 Instructor: Dr. Walt Kubelius is an environmental geologist at the Savannah River Site. In addition to his 21 years at SRS, he has done geological field work in places as varied as Alaska, California, New Mexico, Arkansas and Nova Scotia. Description: This class is an exploration of the religious and cosmological beliefs of the ancient Greeks. Although various well-known myths will be discussed, the class differs from a mythology course in that the emphasis will not be on the stories, but rather on how the ancient Greeks viewed and interacted with the supernatural world. GROWING THE RIGHT TURF Date: 1 Monday and 1 Wednesday, October 21 and 23 Time: 1:00 p.m. – 1:50 p.m. Location: Penland Admin. Bldg., Rm. 110 Enrollment Limit: 45 Instructor: Bill Hayes lives in Aiken, SC and has been a Master Gardener for the last 11 years and is very knowledgeable about the grasses that grow in this region. He is Past President of the Aiken Master Gardener Association. Description: Session I: Why We Grow the Grass We Do -- A look at the type of grasses grown in this region. Session II: Why Some Grasses Do Well and Some Don’t -- An interesting look at the cultural practices in taking care of grass. STUDIO TO STAGE – THE BALLET DANCER Date: 1 Tuesday and 1 Thursday, October 22 and 24 Time: 1:40 p.m. – 2:55 p.m. Location: Humanities & Social Sciences Bldg., Rm. 116 (Do Not Enter Until Previous Class is Dismissed!) Enrollment Limit: 96 Instructor: Join professional dancers Joy and Jeffrey Engel as they give you an insider’s view into the world of dance. After training many years in Russian Classical Ballet, the Engels met in a studio in New York City, and honeymooned on an Equity Summer Stock Tour of “Carousel”. Their professional careers included touring the United States and Canada, and dancing in Europe. Their background also includes choreographing performances and teaching dance in various studios, summer dance intensives, schools and colleges. Description: The Engels will share their experiences and insights about dance, as they lead you on an exploration of the life of a dancer from training to performing. See studios such as The Paris Opera Ballet School and Russia’s Vaganova School, where young dancers master skills and progress through various levels. Watch visuals and hear critiques of dancers in auditions, competitions and rehearsals. Then view the stages of the world as professional dancers perform.

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SEVERE AND UNUSUAL WEATHER Date: 1 Wednesday, October 23 Time: 10:00 a.m. -- 10:50 a.m. Location: Nursing Bldg., Rm. 113 Enrollment Limit: 50 Instructor: Shane Butler is the Chief Meteorologist for News 12, WRDW in Augusta, GA. Shane's educational background started in Alabama at Troy University, where he received his bachelor’s degree in Broadcast Journalism. He went on to study meteorology at Mississippi State University. He has earned the coveted CBM (Certified Broadcast Meteorologist) seal from the American Meteorological Society (AMS) and the Seal of Approval from the National Weather Association (NWA). Description: This session will cover such topics as thunderstorms, lightning, hail, tornadoes and hurricanes. Participants will learn how these different types of weather form and how to stay safe when severe weather strikes. CONTEMPORARY POETRY OR POETIC FORM Date: 4 Wednesdays, October 30 and November 6, 13, 20 Time: 3:00 p.m. – 3:50 p.m. Location: Penland Admin. Bldg., Rm. 106 Enrollment Limit: 150 Instructor: Roy Seeger is author of the poetry collections Garden of Improbable Birds, and The Boy Whose Hands were Birds, winner of the 2008 Main Street Rag Poetry Book Contest. His chapbook “Prayerbook for the Midwestern Agnostic” is forthcoming in the fall 2013. Roy Seeger is an English instructor at USCA where he teaches Studies in Poetic Forms, Poetry Workshops and Studies in Contemporary Poetry. He earned his M.F.A. in poetry from Western Michigan University and an M.A. in Poetry from Ohio University. He is the faculty advisor for the Guild of Poetic Intent, USCA’s poetry club. Description: This course will introduce contemporary American poets and suggest ways to appreciate American poets writing after WWII, and show the progression from poets such as Gwendolyn Brooks, Frank O’Hara and Sylvia Plath to popular award-winning living poets such as Dean Young, Terrance Hayes and Sharon Olds. “E PLURIBUS UNUM?” Date: 3 Tuesdays, November 5, 12, 19 Time: 1:40 p.m. – 2:55 p.m. Location: Humanities & Social Sciences Bldg., Rm. 116 (Do Not Enter Until Previous Class is Dismissed!) Enrollment Limit: 96 Instructor: Jim Farmer is a retired USCA Professor of History who has specialized in Southern American History for over 30 years. Since retiring Jim has been active in the Historic Aiken Foundation. Description: This short course will provide a historical perspective and discussion of both the divisive and unifying factors in American society over time, especially between regions, religions, conservative, liberal, and social classes. GARDENING FOR FUN AND FLAVOR Date: 1 Tuesday and 1 Thursday, November 12 & 14 Time: 10:50 a.m. – 12:05 p.m. Location: Penland Admin. Bldg., Rm. 110 Enrollment Limit: 45 Instructor: Jim Bennett grew up on the family farm and got his love for gardening from his grandparents in the family’s garden and farm. He was the host of America’s first nationally syndicated commercial television gardening show “The Weekend Gardener”. He

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hosted and produced The Weekend Gardener for 13 years, 10 years from Aiken, S. C. The show was voted the best gardening show in America for the year in 1988 by the Garden Writers of America. After leaving the television show he worked for “Southern Living” magazine for several years. He left Southern Living magazine to attend seminary (Erskine). He is currently serving St. John’s United Methodist Church as an associate minister to the senior members. Jim has been a Georgia master gardener since 1981 and a S.C. master gardener since 1984. Description: In this class we will look at gardening in containers as well as our home gardens. We will explore herbs and how to grow a complete salad garden in a bag. Tomatoes seem to be America’s favorite backyard fruit/vegetable and everyone is interested in growing bigger, better, and more flavor full, and disease resistant varieties. We will look into the best varieties for containers and for the backyard gardener. The class will look at ways to increase yields on our favorite herbs and vegetables by 3 to 400 percent and more flavor growing techniques.

TRIPS & EVENTS

FALL STEEPLECHASE Date: Saturday, October 26, 2013 Time: Gates open at 9:30 a.m. – First Race is at 1:00 p.m. Location: Ford Conger Field, Aiken Enrollment Limit: None Description: Join the Academy membership at the 23rd running of the Aiken Fall Steeplechase on October 26, 2013. Everyone should bring a dish to pass and drinks to share. This has become more popular each year – we started with one inside rail space and now have three. We also have a tent again this year. Gates open at 9:30 a.m. and the first race starts at 1:00 p.m. Admission costs is $15.00. Parking on the grounds is $10 per vehicle, payable at the gate.

A CUP OF CHRISTMAS TEA Date: Thursday, November 21, 2013 Time: 2:00 p.m. Location: The Hunt Room at The Willcox, 100 Colleton Avenue, Aiken Enrollment Limit: 30 Description: The Willcox is an architectural gem, reflecting the influence of both Second Empire and Colonial Revival styles. It was established in the last years of the 19th Century and welcomed its first guests in 1900 when Aiken was known as the Newport of the South, the Queen of the Winter Colonies. Join with other Academy members for a special cup of Christmas Tea and sweets in the Willcox’s cozy Hunt Room and hear in rhyming verse, the uplifting story of the onerous family obligations that often descend around the holidays. The charge is $12.00 per person all inclusive. HOLIDAY WINE & CHEESE DROP-IN RECEPTION Date: Friday, December 6, 2013 Time: 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Location: Pickens-Salley House Description: A Holiday Wine and Cheese Drop-In Reception will be held on Friday, December 6th at the USCA Pickens-Salley House. Stop by between the hours of 4:00-6:00pm to join Academy friends and to wish them Happy Holidays! This is a new event this year which is replacing the Annual Holiday Luncheon. There is no charge for Academy members, however you must let us know if you plan to attend. Please RSVP by November 26th to Mary Anne Cavanaugh at maryanc@usca.edu or 803-641-3587.

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ACADEMY FOR LIFELONG LEARNING REGISTRATION FORM

Name____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Person 1 Person 2 Address __________________________________________________________________________________________________ City, State & Zip __________________________________________________________________________________________ Phone _______________________________ E-mail__________________________________________________________ MEMBERSHIP FEE: Academic Year (Sept. – May) ($140) or Fall Semester (Sept. – Dec.) ($70) Register me for these SHORT COURSES: Person 1 Person 2 The Psychology of Political Preference History of Edgefield Pottery Discovering Hidden Biodiversity in the World Around Us Acrylic Painting –Next Level (Bring $20 to first class.) I Don’t Live There Anymore American Religions Appalachian Culture SRS –60+ Years of Research of its Natural Resources, Flora & Fauna The Old Testament The Spanish Civil War and the Origins of Francoism Italy and the Silver Screen Great Cathedrals of Europe – an Introduction Beowulf The Biographical Process – Research and Writing Ancient Greek Religion: Goddesses, Heroes and Temples Growing the Right Turf Studio to Stage – The Ballet Dancer Severe and Unusual Weather Contemporary Poetry or Poetic Form E Pluribus Unum? Gardening for Fun and Flavor SPECIAL EVENTS: Fall Steeplechase ($15 Due Now) A Cup of Christmas Tea ($12 Due Now) Holiday Wine & Cheese Reception (Please R.S.V.P., see description)

TOTAL ENCLOSED $_____________ By mail: Please include credit card information (VISA, MasterCard or Discover) or make check payable to “USCA” and mail with this form to USCA, Continuing Education Dept., 471 University Parkway, Aiken, SC 29801. In person: Laura Anderson, USCA, Business & Education Bldg., Rm. 113 (LauraA@usca.edu, 641-3563) or Mary Anne Cavanaugh, Rm. 111, (MaryanC@usca.edu, 641-3587) Visit the Academy’s new website: www.aikenlearning.org Credit Card#_______________________________________________________________Exp.Date _____________________

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