Abortion and the Supreme Court

• Hosted By Tyll Van Geel
• January 12 and 19 at 10am
• Online, Zoom session
• The Supreme Court is on the cusp of deciding whether or not women will continue to have a recognized constitutional right to obtain an abortion, a right they have had for almost 50 years. Two Zoom sessions in January 2022 will carry forward the story of the woman’s right to obtain an abortion from the beginning to the present controversy before the Court.
• In the first session Laura Frossard and Jay Russell will be guest speakers to help us understand the constitutional right to privacy
• In the second session Ben Jaffee and Elizabeth Davis will help us examine the nuances of the Supreme Court decisions.

Time to Take A Break?

• Hosted by Francie Borden
• January 7 to February 16
• Wednesdays at 10:00am
• Online, Zoom session
• It’s winter - cold and dark. Holidays are over. COVID lingers. So, grab a cup of tea or coffee - maybe a muffin, too, and check out who is gathered around the virtual table. Yes, we will be on Zoom, but we will see some new faces, hear some new ideas, find out what people are reading, share some rivalry over our favorite teams, get the low down on what is happening on the “other side of the river,” or bemoan the headlines. You might invite a friend….even a friend half a world away! We might choose our focus in advance - current events this week, show and tell the most curious item in your house the next….or not. Let’s play it by ear; but let’s do it together and add a little warmth and companionship to the season.

Gold Diggers of 1933

• Moderator: Paul Cooper
• Start Date: January 13 at 3:00pm
• A presentation centered around the pre-code film Gold Diggers of 1933, which features production numbers designed and choreographed by Busby Berkeley. A genius of early Hollywood, Berkeley did his major work at Warner Brothers between 1932 and 1935, inventing extravagant film sequences that used squadrons of scantily-clad chorus dancers, kaleidoscopic patterns of movement, spectacular camera placement, and risqué stories. He invented a style of dance-on-film that influences directors to this day. (Mel Brooks’ seen-from-above swastika in the Springtime for Hitler number is an unabashed homage.)

Gardeners' Roundtable

• Moderator: Sherry Wilson and Margaret Russell
• Thurs, Jan 13 to Feb 3, 1:30 - 3:00pm
• Limited to 10 Participants
• Each week will have a focus: Fun and Frustration in the Garden; Gardening in Small Spaces (containers, raised beds, decks and balconies); Gardening as We Age (tools, downsizing from perennials to shrubs, cutting back on the size of the vegetable garden due to smaller families); and Garden Inspiration (whether a neighbor, professional, book or public garden).
• Participants will each speak for a few minutes on the week's topic, followed by discussion prompted by participants' questions and suggestions.