Medford Leas has announced its Pathways to Learning spring 2015 lineup of events. The schedule includes concerts, lectures, dramatic presentations, workshops and gatherings.
“Every season, we search for different events that will capture the eye of the community as well as our residents,” said Jane Weston, community relations director.
Medford Leads is a non-for-profit, over-55 community that attracts older adults from fields such as teaching, corporate public affairs, marketing, engineering, government and more.
“Because we have so much talent here, our residents come up with events in so many areas and they often go about making them happen,” Weston said.
Generating buzz is the presentation by the founding head of the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls in South Africa. Joan Cannady Countryman served as head of the school in 2006 and 2007. She will speak on May 2 at 11 a.m. in the Medford Campus Theater. There is no fee to attend.
Another large event will be “Etty,” a one-woman play based on the diaries and letters of Etty Hillesum, a young Dutch Jewish woman who began a diary to help with depression during the most horrific days of the Nazi takeover. Susan Stein, who teaches dramatic literature, playwriting and the history and literature of the Holocaust, is the performer. “Etty” will be performed at the Medford Campus Theater on May 9 at 11 a.m. There is now cost to attend.
For those interested in New Jersey history, Michael Gabriele will present “The History of New Jersey Diners” on May 30 at 11 a.m.
Most of Medford Leas’ spring events are free, but registration is required at www.medfordleas.org.
- “Modern Hearing Instruments: What’s Right for Me?: March 18 at 10 a.m. at Medford Campus Theater. This is a look at all the modern solutions that can change your life and how the loss of hearing can cause social isolation.
- “Food for Thought: March 27 at 10 a.m. at Medford Senior Center. Dietitians discuss the facts about “brain food” that can make you healthier but also increase cognitive abilities.
- Introduction to Quakerism: March 30 at 10 a.m. at Medford Campus Theater. Learn about Quaker history, faith and practice and the impact Quakers have had upon the country and the world.
- The annual Lewis Barton Arboretum lecture on “Well-Designed Photograph: March 28 at 11 a.m.
- The Gardening Guru Series: April 22, 29 and May 6 at 10 a.m. at Medford Campus Theater.
- Writing Your Life Story: May 1 and 15 at 10 a.m. at Medford Campus Holly Room. The course focuses on the why and how of legacy writing and how to find your voice. Learn the tools that will help you tell and preserve your story. The fee is $25 for members and $50 for non-members.
- Sinfonia Orchestra concert: May 17 at 2:30 p.m. at Medford Campus Theater. Fee is $10.
