Beacon Hill Seminars...

is a membership organization of people who have a vigorous interest in continuing their intellectual growth. It is dedicated to a concept of learning with and from peers. Members of Beacon Hill Seminars create, participate in, or lead a diverse group of courses designed to follow a seminar format of small group discussions and learning. In so doing, members enjoy a community of shared experience.

courses: Spring 10 (click on course title for more information)

mon

Popes and the Rebuilding of Rome, 1420-1667(10:00 - 12:00n)
The Evolution of the Nervous System(1:00 - 3:00pm)
A Summary of Japanese Art (1:00 - 3:00pm)

tues

Eight Greek Tragedies and What They Have to Teach Us (10:00 - 12:00n)
Empire Restored! Louis Napoléon and the Return of the Bonapartes (3:30 - 5:30pm)
Witch Hunting, Then and Now (1:00 - 3:00pm)
Cross Cultural Traditions of Meditation: Ancient to Modern (1:00 - 3:00pm)
The Constitution (3:30 - 5:30pm)
Facets of Contemporary Russia (3:30 - 5:30pm)

wed

“Whose Throat Must I Cut?”: The World of John Le Carré(3:30 - 5:30pm)
The Golden Peaches of Samarkand: The Silk Road Re-Traveled (10:00 - 12:00n)
Whatever Happened to the USSR? (10:00 - 12:00n)
Now for a Different View (1:00 - 3:00pm)
Historic Parks in Your Front Yard (1:00 - 3:00pm)

thurs

Greek Tragedies Play Reading (3:30 - 6:00pm)
The World That Europe Lost: 1890-1914(3:30 - 5:30pm)
Pioneer Women of the West (1:00 - 3:00pm)
American Prints – From the Beginning to the 1930s (10:00 - 12:00n)
Images and Shadows: A Journey(10:00 - 12:00n)