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​Once you have become a member, please register for desired courses below:
​Selections listed at the bottom of this page.

​Interested in learning more about our instructors? 

​Click on the image to the right to find our Instructor Bios!






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​ZOOM Options 

Tuesdays - ZOOM

9:30 AM - ZOOM
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RESEARCH IS IMPROVING HEALTH WORLDWIDE &
OTHER TOPICS IN HEALTH
​A variety of topics will be covered this term, finishing up with...

Emory National Primate Research Center Researchers. Lisa Newbern, Coordinator
 
In this course, you’ll hear directly from Emory National Primate Research Center researchers who are dedicated to helping you and your loved ones live longer, healthier lives. From Alzheimer’s disease to Zika virus, our researchers are making discoveries and improving health worldwide. 


Emory National Primate Research Center speakers:
  • Jan 20 - Dr. Paul Johnson
  • Jan 27 – Mar Sanchez, PhD
  • Feb 3 – Cristina Ceriani, PhD
  • Feb 10 – Thomas Wichmann, PhD
  • Feb 24 – Annaelle Devergnas, PhD
  • March 3 – Joyce Cohen, VMD, DACLAM
11:00 AM - ZOOM
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HISTORY OF AMERICAN THEATRE
Alexander Scollon, Managing Director, Actor’s Express Theatre Company
 
Delve into the history of the not for profit theatre in the United States with the staff of Actor's Express. Explore three critical eras of US theatre history, the Great Depression and the Federal Theatre Project, The Culture Wars of the 1980s and 1990s, and finally the modern era and the post-Covid response to the arts. In addition to learning about the history of each era participants will read a play from the time period and discuss why it was written and how it was shaped by its time period. Links to plays will be provided in advance.

​Thursdays - ZOOM

9:30 AM - ZOOM
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WE ARE ALL CREATIVE: Eureka Moments and Other Creative Processes
Deborah Butler, Ph.D. Associate Professor Emeritus, Robinson College of Business, Georgia State University.Member, SUGA
 
In this class we will focus on the creative process. To what extent are we all creative? We will draw inspiration from the stories of well-recognized creative artists, thinkers and inventors.  We will explore examples of "Eureka moments." We will call on neuroscience and psychological studies relating to creativity. Together we will consider what creativity means to you, as well as the value of “being creative” in our senior years.  This class hopes to inform, entertain, and inspire!

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11:00 AM - ZOOM
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TRUMP MONEY LAUNDERING?
Sal DePasquale, MCJ (Criminal Justice), MBA
 
An estimated $2-$5 trillion are laundered annually across the globe, or between 2-5% of the world’s GDP. This is a huge amount of Criminal Activity. It can skew economic activity, inflating prices from homes to simple consumer goods. It can also make a failed business person or enterprise appear successful and capable, when it is, indeed, an abject failure. Drawing upon multiple books and documentaries, this class examines Trump’s alleged money laundering.
Suggested reading:
  • Unger, Craig (2019) House of Trump, House of Putin: The Untold Story of Donald Trump and the Russian Mafia.  Kindle Edition
  • Enrich, David (2020) Dark Towers: Deutsche Bank, Donald Trump, and an Epic Trail of Destruction. Kindle Edition
 Suggested documentary:
https://topdocumentaryfilms.com/american-affair-trump-fbi/ An American Affair: Trump and the FBI 53 min. (To accompany class four.






​​In-Person Options

Wednesdays - In-Person

9:30 am - In-Person
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SHORT STORIES:  WILLIAM FAULKNER, ERNEST HEMINGWAY AND JAMES JOYCE
Jay Miller, Retired Attorney
 
This course will engage students in an active discussion of selected short stories by Ernest Hemingway, William Faulkner and James Joyce, three acknowledged literary masters. The stories often rival in virtuosity the novels for which the authors might be better known. In addition to examining the stories themselves, we will look at the authors' unique styles.  The ultimate goal is for students to gain a fuller appreciation for their artistry, and of course to enjoy the stories themselves. Links to the stories will be provided in advance.
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THE UNSEEN ISRAEL EXPANDED – PART 5
Timothy Gelinas, President, Senior Financial Planning LLC
 
Come and join this amazing journey as we further explore the rich Biblical history of Israel. This is Part 5 of a six-part series designed to impact your understanding of the deep spiritual relevance of Israel. We will spend considerable time in and around Jerusalem and will discuss the various possible locations of the crucifixion and burial of Jesus. Come learn about one of the most influential areas of human history. No prerequisites required! It is not necessary for you to have attended the previous four parts of this series. Come begin your exploration NOW.
11:00 AM - In-Person
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A SURVEY OF AMERICAN ART MOVEMENTS – PART I
Jim McSweeney, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), retired.
 
The history of American art parallels the growth and expansion of this nation and recognizes the vital importance of European influences, particularly from England, France & Italy.  During this course you'll be exposed to several American art movements as well as the major artists associated with each movement.  You'll learn about each artist and be introduced to a sampling of their work from private collections, major art museums, and leading cultural institutions.
  1.  From Colonies to a Young Nation (pre-1776 to the 1830s) – 15 artists
Artists including George Catlin, John Singleton Copley, Henrietta Johnston, Charles Willson Peale, and John Smibert
  •  Everyday American Life (1840 to 1870) - 12 artists
    • Artists including George Caleb Bingham, Winslow Homer, William Sidney Mount, Frances Flora Bond Palmer, and Lilly Martin Spencer
  •  Hudson River School (1850 to mid-1870s) – 14 artists
    • Artists including Julie Hart Beers, Albert Bierstadt, Frederic Edwin Church, Thomas Cole, and George Innes
  •  American Impressionism (1870s to early 1900s) – 15 artists
    • We'll first study French Impressionism of the 1860s and examine the Eight Impressionist Exhibitions held from 1874 to 1886. Artists include Mary Cassatt, William Merritt Chase, Childe Hassam, Lilla Cabot Perry, and Edmund Charles Tarbell. We'll also examine 3 other artists of the period that either embraced, transcended or neglected Impressionism:  Cecilia Beaux, John Singer Sargent, and James McNeill Whistler.
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CANADA:  OUR 51ST STATE?
Clive Gillon, retired, IT/Communications industries
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Seeing as the USA may be acquiring Canada in the not-too-distant future. It may be a good time to learn more about our neighbour to the North. Topics will include:  1) Canadian Geography 101 – an exhausting compilation of facts and figures that will help students decide if Canada is even worth acquiring; 2) A review of the current good (until recently) relationship between the two countries; 3) How might the USA accomplish this task? Has it been tried before? Has it already started? What could be the major stumbling blocks?  There will be lots of opportunity for discussion of the potential impact of an acquisition: Political, Economic, Social and Military.

​Fridays - In-Person

9:30 am - In-Person
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ARCHAEOLOGY
Virginia Dunbar, Course Coordinator, SUGA Curriculum Committee
 
The genesis of this course arose around the grilling of hamburgers at a dinner with friends.  We were talking about our careers prior to retiring. Several had worked for a company that provided “CRM” services, something I had never heard of! This course is for you if you want to learn from active or retired practitioners how archeology figures into your daily life, likely without your being aware of it!  Confirmed speakers will include Leslie Raymer, archeobotanist, who will discuss plant artefacts used to date digs; Tom Wheaton, archeologist, who will talk about his field research in Mexico; Siska Williams, archeologist with the Georgia Department of Transportation, whose topic is “Underwater Research”; Lexi Mueldener, GSU grad student who will speak on heritage sites and tourism in Colombia; and Tom Lewis, archaeologist, who will speak on CRM services of Edwards-Pitman Co. (And you will find out what “CRM” means.)
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WOMEN AUTHORS
Ellery Mc.Lanahan and Kay Colson, co-presenters.
 
“Women Authors” will cover writers from the late 1700’s forward to 2025.  We will explore the cultural dynamics women writers have faced, the growth of their ranks, and their successes over 250 years, as well as their lives and books. From our list of 100+ incredibly worthy women authors, we finally selected 24 to cover in the class.  Examples:
20th-21st C - Joan Didion, Barbara Kingsolver, Harper Lee, Jhumpa Lahiri, Toni Morrison, Alice Walker
19th-20th C - Edna Ferber, Dorothy Parker, Ayn Rand
18th-19th C - Jane Austen, George Eliot, Mary Shelley
11:00 AM - In-Person
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GREAT LEGAL CASES
Betsy Jones, Instructor at Senior Enriched Learning (SEL) and at SUGA in Fall 2024 and Fall 2025
 
Betsy has presented previously elsewhere, and has lots of cases to choose from and will be deciding which ones to present to us in her seven-week course.  For example, she has done classes on Brown v. Board of Education; the McDonald’s Coffee case (where a woman was burned by hot coffee and won millions of dollars); the Leo Frank case from here in Georgia over 100 years ago; Marbury v. Madison); the Nuremberg Trial, and many, many more. Come to class to see which ones she picks.  This was the general topic that a number of the members of her Fall 2025 class on “Looking at Libraries” asked her to do the next time she taught.  Betsy wants everyone to know she is not a lawyer, but just weaves an interesting story!
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“OPEN SING” – A SING-ALONG
Terry Carpenter, Lifelong musician (violoncello, guitar, percussion and choral singing)
 
Add some singing to your day. It will raise your spirits, release some endorphins and make the rest of your day go better. We welcome experienced singers, shower-singers, and people who think they can’t sing at all. Our songbooks, Rise Up Singing and Rise Again, include folk songs, ballads, country music, show tunes, peace and freedom songs, love songs, sea chanties and more. We’ll sing your favorites and teach you some new ones. Both books are available from local bookstores and Amazon. We will have free loaner books for those who don’t have their own. WARNING: Can be addictive!

​Book Club - See our 2026 selections!

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Book club meetings are held at Rehoboth Baptist Church following class on each date listed below.  Meetings start around 12:10 pm (after bathroom break!); usually in room A/B, but “listen for announcement”.

Anyone is invited to join the club and should notify Kay so she will add you to the Book club email list.
Winter Term
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​Jan. 7
​Blind Spots
Thomas Mullen
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​Feb. 25
The Personal Librarian
M. Benedict/V. C. Murray
Spring Term
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Mar. 18
The Little Liar
Mitch Albom
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May 13
The Names
Florence Knapp
Summer Term
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Nov. 4
Becoming Madam Secretary
Stephanie Dray
Aug. 19
In the Shadow of the Greenbrier
Emily Matchar
Fall Term
Sept. 16
There Are Rivers in the Sky
Elif Shafak
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Nov. 4
Isola
Allegra Goodman
​For more information, or if you would like to lead a discussion, please contact Kay Collins:
[email protected]
​SUGA does not promote, recommend or endorse any product, service or activity other than its educational offerings or activities approved by the Day Trip Committee or Board of Directors.
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