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SYRIA & IRAQ CLASS WITH LOU SALOME

Thursdays, April 3, 10, 17 & 24, 12-2 PM

The first class (April 3) will look at Syria yesterday, today, and tomorrow. April 10, 17, and 24, Lou will share the history of Iraq. The class is from 12:00-2:00. Lou is the author of “Violence, Veils and Bloodlines: Reporting from War zones in Europe, Asia and Africa”. He earned a BS from the College of the Holy Cross and an MA from Boston College. He is a retired COX Newspapers reporter who has covered the conflicts in Pakistan, Afghanistan, and the Middle East. Please park on the street, as the library has limited parking spaces and needs them for staff and members. Online registration is required; please visit https://south-coast-senior-college.coursestorm.com or call South Coast Senior College at 274-3105.

 

 

The Louis T. Graves Memorial Public Library is located at 18 Maine Street, Kennebunkport. For further information, please call 967-2778 or visit our website at www.graveslibrary.org.

2 TOPIC CLASS WITH LOU SALOME

TOPIC 1. American society in the 1940s, ’50s, and ’60s through the eyes of Number 42, Jackie Robinson. The core of this class is baseball in New York City and the United States during those three decades, but the story is as much about American society and American history, as it is about baseball.

Noon to 2 p.m. on Tuesday, October 8 Graves Library

Topic 2: Afghanistan — all you didn’t know about the country and the longest war in United States history. I’ll tell that story from personal experience and Afghanistan’s history, complete with a burqa (burka), a Taliban turban, and a Tajik-style Pakul (hat), each of which you can touch and wear.

noon to 2  Tuesdays — October 15, 22 and 29 Graves Library

Your Instructor:  Lou Salome

Lou is the author of “Violence, Veils and Bloodlines: Reporting from War zones in Europe, Asia and Africa”. He earned a BS from the College of the Holy Cross and a MA from Boston College. He is a retired COX Newspapers reporter who has covered the conflicts in Pakistan, Afghanistan and the Middle East.

Online registration is required; please visit: https://south-coast-senior-college.coursestorm.com/course/2-topics-jackie-robinson-the-longest-war-in-us-history-the-logest-war

or call South Coast Senior College at 274-3105.

The Louis T. Graves Memorial Public Library is located at 18 Maine Street, Kennebunkport. For further information, please call 967-2778 or visit our website at www.graveslibrary.org.

WORLD WAR 1 CLASS WITH LOU SALOME

How World War I and Its Aftermath Created the Modern Middle East with Lou Salome on Wednesday, April 10, 17 & 24, 12-2 PM

First and foremost, there is a series of secret, duplicitous, and contradictory agreements that couldn’t be untangled and create lasting distrust. Imperialists (Britain and France) groped for more as old empires (namely, Ottoman) died. Add to that international intrigue (The League of Nations mandates — to the victors belong the spoils) conflicting with the promised but denied self-determination of some peoples, all mixed in with American isolationism. In the ashes of this explosive mix were many Arab peoples whom the West incredibly robbed of the opportunity to create their democracies. All of this is from a time when oil was barely mentioned. Online registration is required; please visit https://south-coast-senior-college.coursestorm.com or call South Coast Senior College at 274-3105.

 

The Louis T. Graves Memorial Public Library is located at 18 Maine Street, Kennebunkport. For further information, please call 967-2778 or visit our website at www.graveslibrary.org.

HAPPY RETIREMENT WITH HAL HANNAFORD

Happy Retirement with Hal Hannaford

Wednesday, December 13 at 10 AM. Retirement is a misunderstood concept. In fact, it is a counterproductive term. After all, one should never retire from life!  We don’t retire, we do something else! After 31 years leading a traditional boys’ schools as a progressive educator, Hal left the profession in 2020. Over all those years, he came to understand the conditions required in order to ensure the last fifth of life is one of true fulfillment and happiness. This workshop focuses on the five foundations required to reach that lofty goal. It is a challenge, we need to start young, but it is never too late. A South Coast Senior College Class offered for free.

 

The Louis T. Graves Memorial Public Library is located at 18 Maine Street, Kennebunkport. For further information, please call 967-2778 or visit our website at www.graveslibrary.org.