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OSHER LIFELONG
LEARNING INSTITUTE
AT WILLIAM & MARY
SPRING 2020
1
COURSE CATALOG
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FIND OUT WHAT’S
SPRING 2020 6 From the Osher Board and Staff
Courses, Activities, 8 Administrative Policies
& One-Time Lectures
9 Scholarships & Volunteers
10 How to Register
11 American History
13 Art & Music
17 Computer Technology
19 Finance & Economics
21 General Studies
26 Government & Law
27 Literature & Writing
28 Photography
29 Religion & Philosophy
30 Science & Health
34 World History
37 Activities (Including Town & Gown)
Event dates, times, and
42 One-Time Lectures
locations are subject to 52 Course Index By Date
change or cancellation.
58 Parking and Transportation
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OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Welcome to the 2020 Spring Semester!
I extend a hearty and sincere welcome to all who are first-time or continuing
members of the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at William & Mary. We
join Osher to learn and to learn together. This Spring, there will be plenty of
opportunities to do so. We have more than 170 courses, one-time lectures, and
activities (including a series of Town & Gown Noon lectures) lined-up for your
participation. We think you will find more than one course, lecture, or activity
that will “tickle your fancy,” intellectually and socially. If not, please let me or a
Board member know (see names below).
I look forward to meeting those of you who will become members for the first
time or who are rejoining us after an absence. Enjoy your pursuit of knowledge
and friendship among fellow Osher learners.
John Anderson
President
Scott Langhorst Jim O’Reardon Mark Smith Ed McMahon
Vice President Treasurer College Relations Technology Integration
Harry Haynsworth John McLaughlin Clive VanOrden JoAnn Gora
Immediate Past President Program Chair Program Analysis and Town & Gown Chair
Evaluation Chair
Jim Rettig Catherine Flanagan
Secretary Hospitality Chair
PROGRAM
OUR
Welcome one and all to the Osher
JOURNEY supported audio/visual upgrades Affiliation with the Osher Foundation
Lifelong Learning Institute at William to the Wightman Cup Room, the has also provided us access to The
& Mary (Osher Institute at William & purchase of portable presentation National Resource Center which
Mary)! We were founded in 1991 as equipment for offsite classroom use, provides an excellent network with
the Christopher Wren Association by increased Town and Gown lecture other Institutes to seek collaboration,
the late Wayne and Ruth Kernodle. series programming and the creation ideas and much more.
Our program was designed to allow of a one-day “Weekend Sampler
continued intellectual stimulation and University”. We were also able to In the past 29 years, the Osher
fellowship for persons specifically, but establish the Christopher Wren Institute at William & Mary has grown
not exclusively, over the age of 50. Association/Kernodle Scholarship from a small organization offering
so that more of the Williamsburg 16 courses with 109 members
Our programming works well for the community can enjoy our class to a thriving institute offering 170
active senior who seeks intellectual offerings. Two conditions of the grant courses with about 1300 registrants
stimulation in the form of short term were that the program become an each semester. We have always
courses, social interactions and official entity of William & Mary and been, and remain a volunteer run
opportunities to engage with the the organizational name change to organization. Your membership fee
community. Spring courses include reflect the alignment with the Osher covers all costs of doing business,
opportunities to study Art and Foundation. which includes payroll for a small staff
Music, Computers and Technology, but the program could not function
Government and Law, Literature, The Osher Foundation is dedicated to without our volunteers. If you are
and Yoga, or to join various foreign supporting various education and arts interested in getting involved beyond
language small groups during the programs and has funded 123 other taking courses, contact me about the
lunch hour and more. There is Osher Institutes nationally. In 2020 the ways you can assist us to ensure our
something for everyone. program will be evaluated on its use continued success.
of the initial funding and will be eligible
In 2018, our lifelong learning program for an additional $1 million endowment My staff and I look forward to seeing
was invited to become a part of the from the Osher Foundation. This our returning friends and welcoming
Bernard Osher Foundation network. subsequent investment will ensure our newcomers to the Osher family.
The affiliation was accompanied by stability for Osher Lifelong Learning at Enjoy your semester.
an initial $100,000 grant which has William & Mary for years to come.
Regards,
Scherry Barra
Director
Phoebe Williams
Administrative Coordinator
Carrie Lehman
Administrative Coordinator
Ann Covington
Administrative Coordinator
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POLICIES
ADMINISTRATIVE
ATTENDANCE
You must be a Regular Member in order to register for courses, one-time lectures and activities
(including Town & Gown Noon Lectures), or an Associate Member in order to register for the Town and
Gown Noon Lecture Series or special events. Please select your courses and lectures with the intention
of attending every session. Absences result in underused classroom space and prevent attendance by
members who are on wait lists.
DROPPING A COURSE
If you need to drop a course before it begins, please notify the Osher Institute at William & Mary office
at (757) 221-1506 so they may contact the first person on the wait list to fill the available seat.
GUESTS
Osher Institute at William & Mary courses, one-time lectures, and activities (including Town and Gown
Noon Lecture Series) are intended for Osher members. A member’s guest may attend a course or an
activity once, only if the course is not fully subscribed. Local guests must be considering joining the
Osher Institute at William & Mary. The office must be informed prior to any guest attending.
INCLEMENT WEATHER
The Osher Institute at William & Mary will cancel courses/activities/events/training for weather
if “William & Mary University Events and Activities” are canceled. A notice will be on the Osher
Institute at William & Mary office voice mail (757-221-1506). Please note, you will not be personally
contacted.
NAME TAGS
Registrants will receive their name tag by e-mail approximately two weeks before the semester
begins. Plastic name tag holders will be available on the first day of your course. Please wear your
name tag to all Osher Institute at William & Mary events.
REFUNDS
Please note that the Osher Institute at William & Mary fees are membership fees. They are used
to cover overall expenses of operating our lifelong learning program in a given semester and are
not directly related to the number of courses you may take (i.e., there are no “per course” fees, and
therefore, no “per course” refunds). Members are free to register for open courses (up to 8 course
max) at any time, even after a semester begins.
The deadline for a refund of the membership fee is the first day of the semester. For Spring
2020, the refund deadline date is January 27, 2020. Please submit a refund request in writing to
osher@wm.edu. An explanation as to why you are canceling is appreciated.
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SCHOLARSHIPS
AVAILABLE BERNARD OSHER
FOUNDATION
Want to attend courses offered by the Osher
Lifelong Learning Institute at William & Mary?
Don’t have $135 on hand? Apply for a 100% scholarship.
Several Kernodle-Christopher Wren Scholarships sponsored by
the Institute will be awarded this year to individuals age 50 or older
who have an annual combined household adjusted gross income of
$50,000 or less.
The scholarships (funded by a grant from the Bernard Osher
Foundation) pay the full cost of a Regular Membership in the Institute
and registration and parking for up to eight semester courses.
Applications are available from the Osher Institute at W&M office at
(757) 221-1506 or osher@wm.edu. Return by mail or email.
The scholarship program is named after the late Wayne and Ruth
Kernodle, founders of the Christopher Wren Association’s lifelong
learning program in 1991.
VOLUNTEER
BECOME AN OSHER
Osher operates best when its members participate.
Talk to a board member or our Osher staff about these great volunteer opportunities.
1 Help with Technology Integration 8 Serve as a Classroom Host
2 Serve on the Board 9 Help Organize Events and Receptions
3 Write Articles for Newsletters 10 Shape Curriculum and Recruit Instructors
4 Registration Assistance 11 Help Instructors Create Power Point Presentations
5 Take Photographs 12 Teach a Course
6 Help in Our Office 13 Provide Technical Assistance in the Classrooms
7 Serve as a Class Assistant
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REGISTER
HOW TO
ONLINE
Benefits to Registering Online
wm.edu/osher
STEP Review the Catalog
Our online system is a quick and convenient way to register
for regular and associate membership, sign up for courses, 1 Go to wm.edu/osher to see the
catalog online.
add activities, access wait lists, and access your schedule.
STEP Review Instructions Online
Spring Registration Session Dates
Registration request period begins: December 6, 2019 2 Follow the step-by-step registration
instructions on the website.
Registration request period ends: December 13, 2019*
Course confirmation emails sent out: December 14, 2019 STEP Register and Pay
*You can still register for courses after the initial request period ends. 3 Select your membership type and pay
with a credit card.
U.S. Mail Registration
STEP Submit Course Requests
4
Paper registration is an alternative for those that don’t have Choose the courses and activities you
access to a computer. While we encourage all registrations would like to attend.
to be submitted online, we want to accommodate everyone.
A mail-in form is available in this catalog. Complete and mail
hard- copy registrations and payment to: Osher Lifelong STEP Receive Automatic Notifications
Learning Institute, William & Mary, P.O. Box 8795,
Williamsburg, VA 23187 by December 6, 2019.
5 Notifications will be sent to confirm
enrollment, waitlists, and course details
before classes begin.
MEMBERSHIP OPTIONS
REGULAR Register for up to eight courses each semester
MEMBERSHIP Register for an unlimited number of activities
(including Town & Gown Noon Lecture Series),
$135 Per Semester and one-time lectures
Register and pay for special event trips
Enjoy free borrowing privileges at The Earl
Gregg Swem Library at William & Mary*
*Restrictions apply
ASSOCIATE Attend Town & Gown Noon Lecture Series
(which consists of six lectures)
MEMBERSHIP
Register and pay for special events
$50 Per Semester
10AMERICAN HISTORY
American History This course will explore definitions of
American citizenship forged during
Marilyn Younger retired from the
Social Security Administration where
the cataclysm of Civil War and she served as director of the Data
America in Transition: Reconstruction. It will conclude by Exchange Program. She has a B.A.
Post Industrialism examining how the current discourse and M.A. in history and is a certified
and the Scientific and on the meaning of the Civil War instructor for various leadership
Telecommunication and Reconstruction is informing the classes. She works part time as an
contemporary discourse on citizenship. interpreter for Colonial Williamsburg
Revolution and is a Certified Interpretative
Lynda Dunnigan Reading: Suggested: Reconstruction: Guide of the National Association for
Wed 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM, 6 session(s) America’s Unfinished Revolution by Interpretation.
1/29/2020 - 3/4/2020 Eric Foner. After Slavery: Race, Labor
School of Education, Room 2066 and Citizenship in the Reconstruction City of Washington:The
34 seats available South by Bruce E. Baker and Brian
Kelly, editors.
Origin and History of the
We’ve come a long way, baby! But Federal City Please note: this is a OTL,
not American History.
how far can or should we go? Has Donna Dodenhoff has a Ph.D. in Christopher Collins
modern technology freed or enslaved American studies from William & Mon 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM, 1 session(s)
us? Explore the impact of rapid Mary and is currently employed by the 2/24/2020 - 2/24/2020
technological advances on the social/ Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation. As W&M Kaplan Arena,
cultural fiber of American society, post a public historian, she has extensive Wightman Cup Room
WWII to the present. Topics include experience interpreting American 130 seats available
jets, space, drones, nuclear energy and social and cultural history to general
weapons, the Human Genome Project, public and student audiences. Washington, DC has grown greatly
Dolly the sheep, the internet, WWW. since the original plan for the Federal
com, post-modern art and pixels, cell/ Between the Wars: From City was drawn by Pierre L’Enfant in
smart phones,TV, CDs, DVDs, PCs, Ain’t We Got Fun to Brother 1791. This course will review the origin
hybrid and electric cars, GMOs and Can You Spare a Dime? of the Federal City and the significant
moral and philosophical dilemmas events, buildings and features that
created by rapid technological Marilyn Younger have shaped the city as we know it
advances. Mon 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM, 3 session(s) today.
1/27/2020 - 2/10/2020
Reading: Suggested: Technopoly: School of Education, Room 1056 Christopher Collins was a land use
The Surrender of Culture to 40 seats available lawyer in Washington, DC for 40 years,
Technology by Neil Postman concentrating in zoning, real estate
The period between the wars was a development and historic preservation
Lynda K. Dunnigan has degrees time of great change. What was it like matters. During his career, he lectured
from James Madison University and for our parents, grandparents, and at land use conferences, and taught
Syracuse University and has 34 great-grandparents living through it? seminars at the high school and
years of teaching experience. With While considering the major events college level.
backgrounds in the social sciences of the period, our focus will be on the
and humanities, she has designed social and cultural aspects and how Development of Distilled
and taught humanities courses at the people who lived through this short
20-year period experienced it. This
Spirits in North America
the secondary level, and is a former
member of the Virginia Museum of period presages our own time in many William Dodson
Fine Arts Teacher Advisory Committee. ways. We will consider the speed of Mon 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM, 3 session(s)
change including technology, fashion, 4/6/2020 - 4/20/2020
America’s Long, Long entertainment, and cataclysmic W&M Kaplan Arena, Wightman Cup
weather to gain a better understanding Room
Reconstruction Era and Its
of what life was like for those who 130 seats available
Relevance to the Current embraced and endured it.
Discourse on Citizenship This course will look at the history of
Reading: Suggested: Bernice Bobs distilled spirits in North America from
Donna Dodenhoff 1608. We will examine the bumbling
Her Hair by F. Scott Fitzgerald (free
Mon 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM, 3 session(s)
online). Only Yesterday, An Informal history of accidental discoveries
4/6/2020 - 4/20/2020
History of the 1920’s by Frederick through its westward expansion and
Morton Hall, Room 102
Lewis Allen. popularization. The basic science of
40 seats available
distillation, sugar sources, and some
11AMERICAN HISTORY
popular applications are included. Wightman Cup Room Rockefeller Center and the
An exercise in the recognition of the 60 seats available
Men Who Built It
basic flavors imparted to spirits, post
distillation, may be required. This course will discuss the U.S. James Morford
foreign policy issues/interests since Tue 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM, 3 session(s)
Mr. Dodson has a D.M.D. in dentistry, the end of World War II. Focus will be 3/17/2020 - 3/31/2020
B.S. in aerospace engineering, and on the domestic politics that shaped Discovery, 5300 Discovery Park Blvd.,
B.A. in mathematics and psychology, those policies. Room 136
and has completed a certificate in 40 seats available
general distilling. He is a master Bernie Fitzgerald is retired from the
distiller at Eight Shires Coloniale federal government (state, defense, This course will reveal the epic story
Distillery and serves as historian for and Army). He has taught a number of of the building of what, at the time,
American Distillation, Inc. Osher Institute courses. was the world’s grandest privately
funded construction project, and
Freedom, Capitalism, and How the 1840 Presidential the eclectic cast of characters
the Enigma of Slavery Prior Campaign of Tippecanoe who made it happen. It is a story
based on Rockefeller money and of
to the Civil War and Tyler Too Changed
personalities that include, among
James Belcher Presidential Elections others, the redoubtable Nicholas
Wed 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM, 3 session(s) Forever Murray Butler, the genius of John R.
1/29/2020 - 2/12/2020 Ron Shafer Todd, the architectural expertise of
Discovery, 5300 Discovery Park Blvd., Wed 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM, 3 session(s) Raymond Hood, the chutzpah of S. L.
Room 136 3/18/2020 - 4/1/2020 “Roxy” Rothafel, the PR skills of Ivy
40 seats available Williamsburg Regional Library, Lee, the scheming of David Sarnoff,
Theatre the controversial art of Diego Rivera,
Were the founders hypocritical, or did and Nelson’s ambition. The course
250 seats available
they simply accept the practices of includes photos and information not
the time, believing subjugation and The pivotal 1840 presidential previously available.
religious beliefs were consistent? campaign of William Henry ‘’Old
What responsibility did capitalism Tippecanoe’’ Harrison and John Tyler Reading: Suggested: Great Fortune:
have in promoting such practices? marked a series of firsts that changed The Epic of Rockefeller Center by
This course will encourage thoughtful presidential politicking forever, right Daniel Okrent.
consideration and dialogue on this up to the 2016 election. This was the
timely subject. Jim Morford is a former public school
first campaign as mass entertainment,
social studies teacher and part-time
the first ‘’image’’ campaign, the first
Reading: Required: The Half Rutgers University instructor. For
campaign involving women and
has Never Been Told, Slavery over 30 years he was a registered
the first to include big-time money
and the Making of American government relations agent in New
donations. It also created the most
Capitalism by Edward Baptist, Jersey, where he worked with state
famous campaign slogan in history
ISBN:9780465049660. Reading: government officials and the New
about two candidates who were born
Suggested: My Bondage and My Jersey congressional delegation.
in nearby Charles City County.
Freedom by Frederick Douglas. Presently retired, he remains a partner
Reading: Suggested: The Carnival in a consulting firm based in Trenton,
James has a B.A. in economics from New Jersey.
Campaign: How the Rolicking 1840
Southern Methodist University and
Campaign of Tippecanoe and Tyler
an undergraduate certificate in higher
Too Changed Presidential Elections Three More Nifty
education from Oxford University
Forever by Ronald G. Shafer. John Presidential-ish Stories
(philosophy). He is a certified public
Tyler, The Accidental President by Feather Foster
accountant and global chartered
Edward Crapol. Tue 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM, 3 session(s)
accountant.
3/17/2020 - 3/31/2020
Ron Shafer was a reporter and
Hot War, Cold War, editor for 38 years at The Wall Street
W&M Kaplan Arena,
Wightman Cup Room
Holy War Journal, including Washington political
130 seats available
Bernie Fitzgerald features editor. He is the author
Mon 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM, 3 session(s) of The Carnival Campaign, How Session I: Robert and Mary Lincoln:
3/16/2020 - 3/30/2020 The Rollicking 1840 Campaign of The Insanity Trial. What led to it?
W&M Kaplan Arena, “Tippecanoe and Tyler Too” Changed What motivated it? Why the kangaroo
Presidential Elections Forever.
12ART & MUSIC
court? The quick cure and the Art and Anecdote: An Sandra Stephan earned her B.A. from
aftermath. Session II: The Unlikely Old Dominioin University and her
Overview of Art During
Garfield Story. The nomination and M.A. and Ph.D. in English from Tulane
election of James A. Garfield, his the First Part of the 20th University. She is professor emerita,
brief migraine of a presidency, his Century: Part 3 Surrealism Youngstown State University and has
assassination, and lingering death. Donnah Joyce taught 18th century British literature
Session III: The Davises. An unbiased Tue 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM, 3 session(s) for three decades, as well as courses
look at a tragedy from beginning to 1/28/2020 - 2/11/2020 in medicine, literature and writing.
end. Decent people, products of their Discovery, 5300 Discovery Park Blvd.,
times and society. Patricia Rublein and Georgianna
Room 136
Avioli have, at a minimum, bachelor’s
40 seats available
Feather Foster spent more than 35 degrees, and have taught in public
years in advertising before starting a “All you wanted to know about modern and private schools, colleges,
retirement career that has centered art but were afraid to ask” or “What universities, adult education programs,
on First Ladies of the United States the heck does painting have to do and prison programs.
history, specifically the old gals. She with Freud and a Rolls Royce full of
has written four books on the subject. cauliflower?” This course will build Beginning Guitar
The latest is Mary Lincoln’s Flannel on concepts from earlier ‘’Art and Kim Hosman
Pajamas and Other Stories from the Anecdote’’ courses and includes Tue 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM, 6 session(s)
First Ladies’ Closet. aesthetics, analysis, and anecdote. 1/28/2020 - 3/3/2020
Students will practice simultaneous W&M Kaplan Arena,
Art and Music viewing and will discover ways in Person Room
which artists translate their world. 20 seats available
Adoor: India’s Most
Donnah Joyce has been an artist and It’s never too late to learn guitar.
Celebrated Filmmaker Is
art teacher for over 40 years. She has This course provides techniques that
Coming to Williamsburg! instructed students from pre-K through enable you to begin playing songs
Michael Lorence adulthood, in both school settings immediately, starting with simple
Tue 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM, 3 session(s) and recreational programs, and has chords and melodic lines. The basics
3/17/2020 - 3/31/2020 served as the artist-in-residence at of reading chord charts, notes, and
W&M Kaplan Arena, Wightman Cup the School of the Arts in York County. tablature are covered. Sessions are
Room Currently, Donnah lectures on art customized to support the interests of
130 seats available history topics and maintains a home the individuals in the group, but you
studio. also receive a solid foundation for
Adoor Gopalakrishnan is among the playing in any style and at any level.
world’s greatest living filmmakers. He Art and Music Unfurl in Students will need to bring a guitar
is India’s most celebrated cinematic
History and portable music stand to this
artist, and among its most honored class; the instructor can help secure
citizens. Adoor will be visiting Sandra Stephan, Georgianna guitars if necessary (more information
Williamsburg this spring as the guest Avioli, Patricia Rublein on this will be sent to registrants
of William & Mary. In preparation for Wed 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM, 3 session(s)
closer to the start of the course).
this special event, we will be showing 2/19/2020 - 3/4/2020
two of Adoor’s films, representing his Discovery, 5300 Discovery Park Blvd., Kim Hosman is a classically trained
mature work over 20 years of time. Room 136 guitarist with extensive experience
The pleasure of your company is 40 seats available teaching classes for adult education
requested at this rare opportunity to programs and tutoring privately. She
Back by popular demand, this course
screen two rare masterworks and to has performed solo and with bands
presents images of works of art
meet the great artist himself. and ensembles doing a range of
from the permanent collection of the
styles from old-timey Americana
Michael Lorence is president of Muscarelle Museum of Art. They will
and bluegrass to rock and classical.
the Innermost House Foundation, be combined with audio of music from
Currently, she teaches at Authentic
a cultural nonprofit dedicated to the same time frame and both will be
Guitars in New Town.
renewing the transcendental roots of discussed in their historical contexts.
The political, social, religious, and
American life. He is a director of the Celebrate Black History
Thoreau Society in Massachusetts, financial occurrences in a country
and has for 30 years provided cultural have great influence on the artists who Month with Dance
guidance to leaders in the worlds of contribute to the cultural lives of the Carol Sherman
industry and state. world community. Thu 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM, 3 session(s)
13ART & MUSIC
2/20/2020 - 3/5/2020 School of the Arts, Interlochen Arts Please bring payment to the first
Discovery, 5300 Discovery Park Blvd., Academy and the 92nd Street Y in meeting.
Room 136 New York City, where she performed
40 seats available professionally for several seasons. Judith Leasure has a B.A. in music
She has taught classes for the Osher education and an M.A. in business
In the mid-20th century Alvin Ailey Institute since 2002. management. She has extensive
and his American Dance Theatre private studies with Signature
brought the level of concert dance Exploring Painting with Members of the Pastel Society of
to a dazzling new height. His America (PSA) and she is a Juried
performances have continued to
Soft Pastels Associate Member of PSA. She has
delight and inspire audiences for Judith Leasure had works exhibited in numerous
over 50 years. Come and enjoy some Tue 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM, 6 session(s) national-level shows and has
of the finest dancing the world has 3/17/2020 - 4/21/2020 extensive teaching experience.
known. Our film viewing will be framed Williamsburg Landing, Doig Health
by two different performances of Club - Art Studio Eye and the Camera
Ailey’s signature work, Revelations, 16 seats available
Sheila Conrad
and will also include a recent Mon 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM, 6 session(s)
documentary on his company as well In this hands-on course, we will work
from photos to examine the principles 1/27/2020 - 3/2/2020
as works by several other significant Williamsburg Regional Library,
African American choreographers. of art used to produce realistic still
life paintings. This course is for all Theatre
Class inquiry and discussion will be 250 seats available
encouraged. skill levels, but is especially geared
toward the beginner and those with
During our six sessions, we will
Carol Sherman is professor emerita of some previous experience. Drawing
explore domestic and foreign
dance at William & Mary. Her 42-year skills are not required. During the
documentary films from decades
career also included faculty positions course, we will complete two or
past and of more recent vintage.
at Indiana University, San Diego three paintings. All materials will
These films will be discussed in their
State University, the North Carolina be provided for a $30 supply fee.
historic, sociological/political, and
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artistic contexts. The films cover a Wed 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM, 6 session(s) Let’s Sing Opera!
range of subject matter including 3/18/2020 - 4/22/2020
biography, politics, history, science, W&M Kaplan Arena,
Nancy Burstein, Rosanne
sports, nature, social and cultural Wightman Cup Room
Reddin
Wed 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM, 6 session(s)
phenomena, travel and adventure. 130 seats available
1/29/2020 - 3/4/2020
Sheila Conrad received a B.A. from More and more musicals today are W&M Ewell Hall, Band Room 207
the Film Institute at City College of getting their start as popular movies. 10 seats available
New York and worked as a film editor Come take a look at how Broadway
If you enjoy opera and can sing solo,
in both New York and Los Angeles. is becoming home to these musical
this course is for you. Participants
She has been teaching film courses movie adaptations. The course will
will be assigned roles in small
at Osher Institute since 2005 and T’ai use both footage from the films as well
ensembles based on their vocal
Chi Ch’uan for more than 20 years. as music and footage from the shows,
ranges, their willingness to sing in
as available.
French, German, Italian or English,
Film Noir/Neo-Noir: Three
Melissa Puttre is a graduate of the and their ability to hold a part. The
Heist Movies! National Conservatory of Dramatic course will consist of rehearsals
Thomas Thompson Arts. She has worked as an actress culminating in a performance with
Mon 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM, 3 session(s) and director all along the East Coast. piano accompaniment and simple
1/27/2020 - 2/10/2020 Past shows include Romeo and Juliet, costumes and blocking. Scenes will
W&M Kaplan Arena, Laura Dennis, Lysistrata, Les Liaisons be selected from such operas as Le
Wightman Cup Room Dangereuse, Little Women, Grease, A Nozze di Figaro, Il Trovatore, and Die
130 seats available Midsummer Night’s Dream, Kiss Me Fledermaus. Participants must attend
Kate, and Children of Eden. all six sessions.
Is your favorite movie heroine
someone you’d bring home to mom Nancy Burstein served as producer
Introduction to the Basics
and dad? Is your favorite movie hero and rehearsal pianist for “Living
someone who stands for “truth, justice of Drawing Room Opera” in Massachusetts.
and the American way”? If so, this is Richard Corwin She has degrees in economics
not the class for you! You’d never think Mon 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM, 6 session(s) from Massachusetts Institute of
of bringing our female leads home to 3/16/2020 - 4/20/2020 Technology, London School of
meet the family and our male leads School of Education, Room 2056 Economics and Political Science, and
tend to say things like, “I am the last 12 seats available Yale University. She taught economics
guy you want to (expletive deleted) at Purdue University and worked as a
with!” If this is your idea of a fun This course is designed to help policy analyst for over 30 years.
couple of hours, see you for our next students develop the fundamentals
Neo-Noir. of sketching: one- and two-point Accompanist Rosanne Reddin is a
perspectives, composition techniques, past president of Williamsburg Music
Reading: Suggested: Film Noir: The and basic anatomy. This course will Club (WMC), and holds degrees in
Dark Side of the Screen by Foster include assignments to be submitted Music Education and Education.
Hirsch. Detours and Lost Highways: A for individual critique by the instructor.
Map of Neo-Noir by Foster Hirsch. At course-end it is hoped each Portraits of Life: Drawing
participant will have confidence in their the Human Head
Thomas Thompson has a B.A. finished works. Required materials:
and M.A. in religious knowledge. 9x10 or 9x12 sketch pad, 2B pencils
Steve Prince
He worked for a medical testing Tue 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM, 3 session(s)
and pencil sharpener.
laboratory, serving clients in the New 1/28/2020 - 2/11/2020
York area, and became the employee Richard Corwin has a B.A. in Muscarelle @ Merchants Square
ombudsman for the company’s American history and taught at a 15 seats available
managers nationwide. Once retired, private school. He has been exploring
In this hands-on course participants,
the American Association of Retired Inca and Maya ruins since 1982 and
will be exposed to the process of
Persons invited him to become a is a member of the Institute of Maya
creating a realistic portrait of a human
trainer, running workshops across the Studies in Miami-Dade College. He
head from life and from a photograph.
country. has presented an Ancient Maya library
This course is appropriate for all
lecture series and written three books
skill levels. We will cover proportion,
From Tinseltown to Great of short stories
dynamic shading, hair rendering, and
White Way clothing creation. All materials will
Melissa Puttre be provided for a $30 supply fee.
15ART & MUSIC
Please bring payment to the first combined Jump Blues, Gospel, and Reading: Suggested: American
session. Country music to create the uniquely Popular Song: The Great Innovators,
American musical expression called 1900-1950 by Alec Wilder.
Reading: Suggested: Drawing on Rock and Roll. Through an in-depth
the Right Side of the Brain by Betty slide presentation, informal lecture, Susan James has a bachelor’s in
Edwards. curated music clips, and engaging music from Manhattanville College
class discussions, you will explore and completed post-graduate
Steve has a B.A. in fine arts from coursework in Camera and Film
the cataclysmic cosmic convergence
Xavier University of Louisiana and an Production from University of
of time and place that changed the
M.F.A. in printmaking and sculpture Southern California. She understudied
musical face of this country and went
from Michigan State University. He on Broadway, produced and directed
on to conquer the world, and thereby
has over 25 years of art teaching musical revues for the American
gain a better understanding of this
experience. Theater Wing, and is founder of Artists
genre’s genesis and appreciation of
the music. in Partnership, a non-profit cultural
The B Westerns arts organization.
Bill Krantz, Leland Williams William van Elburg attended the
Tue 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM, 3 session(s) University of Florida and Christopher The Great American
2/18/2020 - 3/3/2020 Newport University. He taught in local Songbook: Inside the
W&M Kaplan Arena, adult education and vocational training
academies for a number of years
Cabaret World, Part II
Wightman Cup Room
130 seats available and also enjoyed a highly dynamic Susan James
entrepreneurial career in Florida and Wed 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM, 3 session(s)
The B Westerns course follows the locally in business development, 2/19/2020 - 3/4/2020
development of the B Western genre retiring in 2014 as a community Williamsburg Regional Library,
from the silent film era through the association manager. For the past Theatre
depression, the WW II years, and the several years, he has been the on-air 250 seats available
post-war, ending in the early 1950s and social media personality known
due to the influence of television. as “Big Dog” on the online radio This course is an inside look at the
The B Western was a low-budget, station The Blues Alley. current scene in the cabaret world.
quickly-made adventure targeting the Video clips will be shown of artists
youngsters of the saturday afternoon The Great American discussing the genre and performing
matinee crowd. These films helped their shows. We will review some
Songbook: Inside the composers who have a wealth of
save the movie industry during the
depression, paving the way for the Cabaret World material but are not the top names
larger-budget films of the day. Saddle Susan James usually mentioned, as well as explore
up! Roy, Gene and Hoppy are waiting! Wed 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM, 3 session(s) the expansion of the Great American
1/29/2020 - 2/12/2020 Songbook portfolio with contemporary
Bill Krantz is a retired U.S. Army Williamsburg Regional Library, composers’ works. We will also look
dentist with an interest in Westerns. Theatre at the cabaret business, the design
250 seats available of a cabaret show, along with the
Leland Williams is a retired printing selection of material, and promotion
paper sales manager who has been A presentation of the cabaret genre and marketing.
interested in B Westerns since he was as expressed in the music of artists
eight years old and had his picture such as Jerome Kern, Irving Berlin, Susan James has a bachelor’s in
taken with Lash LaRue. George and Ira Gershwin, Cole music from Manhattanville College
Porter, Rodgers and Hart, Rodgers and completed post-graduate
The Birth of Rock and Roll and Hammerstein, and Harold Arlen. coursework in Camera and Film
William van Elburg The singers, the songwriters, and the Production from University of
Thu 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM, 3 session(s) songs will be explored along with Southern California. She understudied
4/9/2020 - 4/23/2020 more contemporary artists’ work. on Broadway, produced and directed
Discovery, 5300 Discovery Park Blvd., Videos will be shown highlighting musical revues for the American
Room 136 the historical importance of the art Theater Wing, and is founder of Artists
40 seats available and the theatrical conversation that in Partnership, a non-profit cultural
arises in performance as the vocalists arts organization.
Discover how the hip young cats personally interpret the rich musical
and kittens of the post-war era contribution that is purely American.
16COMPUTER & TECHNOLOGY
The New Art of Zentangle performing experience as a pianist and learn how to browse and select media,
operatic baritone. make Hollywood style trailers, create
Diane Kane beautiful movies, play them back on
Tue 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM, 3 session(s)
4/28/2020 - 5/12/2020 Computer and your Apple devices and Apple TV, and
School of Education, Room 2030 Technology learn how to share them with friends
and family. The course will focus on
30 seats available
using the iPad, although an iPhone
Emerging Technology and can be used. It is not appropriate for
This course opens up the opportunity
for anyone to become an artist whether the Future of American Apple Mac computers.
one can draw or not. This new form of Education Reading: Suggested: iMovie Help for
art is both fun and meditative. Since Eugene Roche iPad (FREE) by Apple. iPhone and/or
its creation, it has exploded worldwide. Wed 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM, 3 session(s) iPad User Guide (FREE).
If you have looked at an adult coloring 2/19/2020 - 3/4/2020
book you are seeing tangle. Note: Morton Hall, Room 102 Rick Chase is a retired, seasoned
Required supplies include, blank 40 seats available executive whose last assignment was
paper, #3 pencil and sharp pointed, vice president, customer service and
fine pen (Sharpies are great). The course provides an updated look support for Dell. Early in his career
at how the rapid change in technology with General Electric, he ran their
Diane Kane has a bachelor’s in in key areas of automation, machine field engineering development center
environmental journalism from Virginia learning, and robotics will shape the and taught electrical and electronic
Commonwealth University (VCU) future of work globally and in the engineering courses to engineers.
and a master’s in environmental United States. Some experts suggest
communications/science from Antioch that as many as 40% of jobs will be iPhone/iPad: The Basics
Graduate School, New Hampshire. eliminated or dramatically restructured
She was a visiting instructor at VCU and Beyond
by advances in artificial intelligence
teaching environmental studies and and related fields. H.G. Wells warned Rick Chase
has designed curriculum for high that “civilization is in a race between Wed, Fri 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM, 6
schools in journalism. education and catastrophe” – a session(s)
warning that seems even more urgent 4/8/2020 - 4/24/2020
Understanding Opera, today than it was a century ago. How School of Education, Room 2010
Part II will citizens help shape the education 32 seats available
Glenn Winters to respond to changes of this
In this course you will learn how to use
Thu 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM, 3 session(s) magnitude?
the most common apps and functions
1/30/2020 - 2/13/2020 on these amazing devices. Topics
Eugene Roche has a doctorate in adult
W&M Kaplan Arena, covered include but are not limited to:
education, with 30 years’ experience
Wightman Cup Room iPhone features, mail, iCloud, Web
in college teaching and administration.
130 seats available browsing using Safari, keyboard,
His primary interests are faculty
development, emerging technologies, iMessage, FaceTime, camera, photos,
This course completes a survey of
and e-learning. At William & Mary, contacts, calendar, notes, apps &
Virginia Opera’s 2019-2020 season
Eugene was director of academic app store, music & entertainment,
with Rossini’s madcap comedy
computing and is now a member of iBooks, setting up WiFi & Bluetooth,
Cinderella and Verdi’s monumental
the full-time faculty at the School of accessories, and troubleshooting.
tragedy Aida. Discussions provide
Education. This course is very hands on and
comprehensive musical and dramatic
interactive.
analysis, illustrated with audio and
video excerpts. Recommended for iMovie for IOS (iPad and/or Reading: Suggested: Apple iPhone
beginners and aficionados alike. iPhone) or Apple iPad User Guide (Free).
Glenn Winters, community outreach
Rick Chase
Tue 1:15 PM - 3:45 PM, 3 session(s) Rick Chase is a retired, seasoned
musical director for Virginia Opera, executive whose last assignment was
2/18/2020 - 3/3/2020
has a D.Mus. from Northwestern vice president, customer service and
School of Education, Room 1056
University. He also has a B.M. and support for Dell. Early in his career
24 seats available
M.M. in piano performance from with General Electric, he ran their
Indiana University. His most recent iMovie (IOS version) is a video creation field engineering development center
successful commissioned operas application enabling you to make your and taught electrical and electronic
include History Alive! and Tales from own blockbusters using video and engineering courses to engineers.
the Brothers Grimm. He has extensive photos on your Apple device. You will
17COMPUTER & TECHNOLOGY
Making the iPad Work classroom assistant with the Osher Reading: Suggested: Apple iPhone
Institute often. She has programmed and/or Apple iPad User Guide (Free).
for You
extensively in BASIC, tutored privately
Margaret Fowler with computers and iPads, and is go Rick Chase is a retired, seasoned
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu 1:30 PM - 3:30 to person on computer issues. executive whose last assignment was
PM, 4 session(s) vice president, customer service and
3/9/2020, 3/10/2020, 3/11/2020, Mastering Your iPhone/ support for Dell. Early in his career
3/12/2020 with General Electric, he ran their
iPad Camera and Photo field engineering development center
School of Education, Room 1056
25 seats available Applications and taught electrical and electronic
Rick Chase engineering courses to engineers.
This consecutive four-day course Mon 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM, 3 session(s)
is an immersive dive into unlocking 3/16/2020 - 3/30/2020 Searching the Internet for
the enormously practical potential of School of Education, Room 2060 Genealogical and Family
your iPad/iPhone. There is far more 32 seats available
to know than email. Since these History Records
devices aren’t going away, come This course will help you master the Joseph Sell
learn how they can help you! From camera and photo applications on Tue 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM, 6 session(s)
boarding passes to movie tickets your iPhone and/or iPad. You will 3/17/2020 - 4/21/2020
to birding or doctor appointments, learn the camera’s functions and School of Education, Room 2030
find out how to make your life easier capabilities, still photography, plus 30 seats available
using the capabilities of your Apple cover the video capabilities. The
device. Remember, this class is four Photos application will be explored, This course is an intermediate
consecutive days. It is intended for including navigation in the app, photo genealogy course where a multitude
current owners of these devices who editing (crop, trim, rotation, etc.), of internet sites wll be explored to
know their Apple IDs and passwords smart adjustments, enhancing less- locate and save documentation on
and have their own email addresses, than-perfect shots, and filters. You’ll your ancestors. The student should
preferably, not a shared one. learn how to organize your photo be well versed in the use of their
and video media; make and use computer browser. Opportunities
Margaret Fowler has a B.B.A. and albums; navigate and find media in in class will be made to practice
B.A. in economics from Roanoke your collection. We’ll also explore the searching some of the sites. Students
College. She had a career in creation and sharing of albums, how can bring a laptop computer, i-Pad,
investments and has been a member to create slideshows with music; and tablet or smartphone to practice
of Chartered Financial Analyst since using iCloud. internet searches.
1983. She served as computer
Joseph Sell has a B.E. in chemical
engineering from Villanova University;
an M.S. and Ph.D. in chemical
I’ve been teaching engineering from the University of
Pennsylvania, and an M.B.A. from
technology courses at Rutgers University. He worked
Osher @ W&M (formerly professionally in the chemical industry,
and, upon retirement, undertook the
Christopher Wren) for eight search for his family history.
years. My goal is to help Windows 10: Make it Work
our members become more for You
confident and proficient in the use of technology Tom Lamb
Wed 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM, 3 session(s)
in their daily lives. For example in the iPhone/ 3/18/2020 - 4/1/2020
School of Education, Room 1056
iPad class, they often learn and master features 40 seats available
even their grandchildren don’t know about! Windows 10 users have many options
I consider it a privilege to instruct at Osher! with this newer operating system
(OS.) This course will focus on how
– Rick Chase, Osher at W&M Instructor you can make this OS work better for
you rather than just use the Microsoft
18FINANCE & ECONOMICS
factory defaults. Participants are Beating Wall Street at Its years of experience in senior living
encouraged to bring their personal and has assisted aging parents in this
Own Game
laptops to all sessions, so they can try process.
some options on their own computer. Keith Reagan
We will also discuss some of the Fri 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM, 3 session(s) Behavioral Finance: How
3/20/2020 - 4/3/2020
privacy issues with the default settings, Common Biases Lead to
as well as security issues. School of Education, Room 1056
40 seats available Bad Investment Decisions
Tom Lamb, B.S., industrial distribution, Mark Monroe
Clarkson University; M.B.A., business This course will share behind-the- Wed 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM, 3 session(s)
management, Fairleigh Dickinson scenes and little-known truths about 4/8/2020 - 4/22/2020
University. He has taught computer the financial services industry from an Thomas Nelson Community College,
classes since 1996 for SeniorNet, at expert with more than 25 years in the Room 328
two libraries including the Williamsburg business. 25 seats available
Regional Library, and numerous
Keith Reagan, Sr., has been a Many investors are well versed in the
classes for the Osher Institute.
registered investment consultant for traditional strategies and theories
Finance and over 25 years. A graduate of William &
Mary, his post-graduate work includes
that govern the financial markets.
Yet, too often, those same investors
Economics executive education of The Wharton struggle to consistently apply that
School of Business. He has been knowledge to their own portfolio.
Baby Boomer Retirement: recognized as a Five Star Wealth Why? This course will compare and
Manager for three years in a row. His
The Rules Have Changed contrast how traditional finance theory
firm, Reagan Holloway, offers fiduciary (what investors should do) differs
Mark Shelby portfolio management on the Fidelity from behavioral finance theory (what
Thu 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM, 3 session(s) and Wells Fargo platforms. investors actually do). Participants
4/9/2020 - 4/23/2020
will learn how faulty reasoning and
School of Education, Room 1056 Becoming A Better common biases plague even the
40 seats available
Consumer in Senior Living most intelligent investors, resulting
Recent academic research details a Lisa Bates, Greg Storer in irrational investment decisions.
shift in retirement planning. This is Thu 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM, 1 session(s) Participants will also learn strategies
a comprehensive personal finance 2/20/2020 - 2/20/2020 to modify or adapt to behavior, leading
course for those in the early stages Williamsburg Landing, Auditorium to improved application of traditional
of retirement or those about to retire. 60 seats available Please note: this is a OTL,finance concepts.
It addresses retirement decisions not Finance & Economics
Leading experts in senior living will Mark Monroe is Managing Director of
such as asset allocation, income
discuss how to navigate through Monroe Capital Partners, LLC, and
planning, and social security, as well
the channels of independent living, Capes Capital Management, Inc. He
as pitfalls to avoid. This course will
assisted living, rehabilitation and graduated from North Carolina State
help you better understand risk, taxes,
nursing. You will learn the differences University with a B.S. in economics
budgeting, and estate planning. You
between the higher levels of care and statistics. Mark has been an
will also learn optimal asset allocation;
and what to look for when choosing a investment advisor for over 28 years,
how to develop an income plan; the
community. including serving Chesapeake
sequence of returns risk; questions to
Investment Group as president and
ask a potential advisor; social security
Reading: Suggested: Being Mortal Fidelity Investments’ Trust and Asset
maximization; and six reasons retirees
by Atul Gawande. Management Division.
run out of money.
Mark Shelby is the president of
Lisa has been the senior director of Do Only The Rich Have
marketing and sales at Williamsburg
Vertical Investments. He is an Trusts? Key Strategies
Landing for over for 8 years. She is a
experienced investment advisor,
member of Leading Age, the national Using Trusts in Your Estate
financial educator, public speaker,
and radio host. He graduated from the
senior living industry trade association. Plan
Lisa has her Certified Leader in John Burton
University of Wisconsin in 1993, where
Aging Services, Certified Marketing Thu 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM, 3 session(s)
he served as an academic tutor for
Professional, and Certified Dementia 4/30/2020 - 5/14/2020
finance and economics.
Practitioner designations. Discovery, 5300 Discovery Park Blvd.,
Room 136
Greg Storer, President and CEO,
40 seats available
Williamsburg Landing, has over ten
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Trusts are not just for the wealthy. We will discuss financial education for Top Brokers” and “Top Advisors
Trusts can handle any estate size retirees and how to plan your income under 40” lists and was distinguished
more efficiently than relying on a will for life. Post-retirement planning is by Inside Business magazine as
alone. What is the difference between often more difficult than planning one of the “Top Forty Under Forty”
revocable and irrevocable trusts? for retirement. You are managing in Hampton Roads. A Senior Vice
Can trusts protect an estate against your entire nest egg, not collecting President-Investments, Sean
probate, taxes, creditor claims and paychecks anymore, and have less manages Allburn Financial Consulting
lawsuits? Do trusts protect your assets time to recover from your potential from the Williamsburg office of
if you go into a nursing home? This mistakes. In this course, you’ll learn Davenport and Company LLC.
course surveys the uses and vast time-tested strategies for planning
new planning opportunities trusts can your retirement income that are Preserving and
serve in your own estate plan. designed to make your money last. Transferring Wealth in the
John Burton is an experienced estate James Bales, registered principal, Commonwealth of Virginia
planning and elder-law attorney who James Bales Financial, LLC. Wake Buxton
has taught clients, lawyers, and Securities offered through Centaurus Fri 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM, 3 session(s)
the public on the subjects of estate Financial, Inc. Member of FINRA and 2/21/2020 - 3/6/2020
planning, asset protection, elder law, SIPC. Discovery, 5300 Discovery Park Blvd.,
and business law. He is a graduate of Room 136
Virginia Wesleyan College, has a J.D. Jacob Bales joined James Bales 40 seats available
from Regent University School of Law, Financial in 2013. Jacob is a fully
and is a Certified Estate Planner. licensed Registered Representative This course will focus on properly
with Series 7 and Series 66 preserving and transferring wealth in
Estate Planning for Modern certifications. He is a co-advisor at Virginia. We will discuss wills, trusts,
James Bales Financial, focusing on and estates, as well as Virginia’s new
Times planning, research, and advising, laws pertaining to powers of attorney
Rhiannon Hartman including Social Security. and medical directives. Particular
Wed 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM, 3 session(s) emphasis will be given to protecting
3/18/2020 - 4/1/2020 Modern Wealth family assets from the Deadly Ds:
School of Education, Room 1056 Management divorce, death taxes, disability, and
40 seats available debts.
Sean Allburn
This course will explore a variety Tue 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM, 3 session(s) Wake Buxton is an attorney and
of estate planning topics, with a 4/28/2020 - 5/12/2020 resident of Williamsburg. He holds
particular focus on issues that are Thomas Nelson Community College, a LL.M. in estate planning from the
unique to modern times, such as Room 328 University of Miami and an M.B.A from
planning for blended families, and 30 seats available William & Mary. Mr. Buxton taught
digital assets. Additional topics estate planning at the University of
will include the difference between A comprehensive wealth management
Charleston and was director of its
wills and revocable living trusts, the plan incorporates over a dozen
Graduate Financial Planning Program.
consequences of failure to plan, and diverse yet related issues. Sean will
share proven strategies to help you
the impact of changes to federal
achieve your financial goals. Do you
Social Security and Taxes
estate tax law on estate planning
documents. need a plan to triple your income in Retirement
during retirement? Is your financial Jacob Bales
Rhiannon Hartman is an experienced plan telling you what you need to Thu 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM, 3 session(s)
elder-law and estate planning attorney know? Other highlights: Practical 3/19/2020 - 4/2/2020
in Williamsburg. She graduated methods to find higher dividends and Edgeworth Park at New Town,
cum laude from the University of interest when interest rates are low. Community Room
Richmond School of Law and has an Is there a way to minimize investment 50 seats available
undergraduate degree from William & risk without sacrificing returns? We
Mary. will discuss strategies to navigate a In this course, we will review the
volatile market, and consider whether basics of taxes in retirement and how
Lifetime Income Strategies alternative investments should be a they may not be what you expect, as
part of your portfolio. well as focusing on how the changes
Jim Bales, Jacob Bales
from the 2018 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
Tue 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM, 3 session(s) Sean Allburn, B.S., Duke University; can affect you. We will also have a
1/28/2020 - 2/11/2020 M.B.A., William & Mary. He has been discussion on Social Security claiming
Williamsburg Landing, Auditorium named to On Wall Street magazine’s strategies, in addition to management
60 seats available
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