In Pursuit of LiteratureThis course will engage participants in four different literary pursuits: Pursuit of Evidence, i.e. the reader as detective, Pursuit of Truth and Justice, Pursuit of Happiness and Pursuit of Immortality. The instructor will provide poetry, literary excerpts, quotations and prose (short stories and/or essays) as the basis for discussing each week’s topic. Outside class reading consists of one short story (might take 20-25 minutes to read) for each of the four sessions. All of the other reading (i.e. Quotations and excerpts from authors’ works and poetry) will be done in class.

Presenter: Kent Koppelman, Faculty Emeritus, who taught high school English before earning his Ph.D., and teaching Human Relations at UW-L for 28 years.

Mondays, April 6, 13, 20 & 27; 10 a.m.-noon337 Cartwright Center; UW-La Crosse

More Movie DirectorsSandy Sechrest introduces the work of four more major directors. We’ll be looking at the careers of George Cukor (Philadelphia Story, Adam’s Rib, Born Yesterday), Vincente Minnelli (Meet Me in St. Louis, Gigi , An American in Paris), Billy Wilder (Stalag 17, Some Like It Hot, The Apartment) and John Huston (The Maltese Falcon, Key Largo, The African Queen). After each director discussion we’ll see one of their memorable films. The four classes will meet from 1-3:30 p.m. to allow time for the director introductions and film showings.

April 7, 14, 21 and 28; 1-3:30 p.m.337 Cartwright Center; UW-La Crosse

PLANNED SPRING CLASSES

Spring 2015

N E W S L E T T E R

In the (UW-La Crosse) NeighborhoodLearn about the early history of UW-La Crosse and the Fairgrounds, houses and stores that make up the neighborhood around it.

Presenter: Les Crocker, retired professor of Art History and author of two books on La Crosse buildings.

Wednesdays, May 6, 13 & 20; 10 a.m.-noon339 Cartwright Center, UW-La Crosse

Photo courtesy of UW-La Crosse Special Collections and Area Research Center.

The 21st Century Public LibraryCome and get an inside view of a 21st century public library! Some of the things you will learn are the book selection process and about the award winning archives department. There will be a full tour of the La Crosse Public Library, with “back room” views and discussion of process and services.

Presenter: Kelly Krieg-Sigman, Library Director in La Crosse for 11 years, professional librarian since 1982.

March 30; 1-3 p.m.La Crosse Public Library

Travel Talk: American Queen Steamboat: St. Louis to St. PaulJoin Bob Wingate as a vicarious passenger on board the last overnight paddlewheeler on the Mississippi River. Bob and his cabin mate, Wayne Jacobson, were on board the October 2013 sailing between St. Louis and St. Paul. The trip was on Bob’s bucket list since he was a teenager growing up in St. Paul.

March 27; 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.339 Cartwright Center, UW-La Crosse

In 2006 LIR established the Distinguished Service Award to be given each year to an outstanding LIR member or instructor. This award is presented annually at the spring breakfast meeting. In addition to receiving an award, the recipient will have his or her name engraved on a plaque to be placed on an LIR Distinguished Service Award board housed outside the Office of Continuing Education in Morris Hall. All members of LIR and all LIR instructors and program leaders, past and present (with the exception of current board members or employees of UW-L) are eligible. Any current member of LIR may make a nomination. The Executive Committee will review the nominations made by the members and select the recipient of the annual Distinguished Service Award. Members are asked to use the format found in this Newsletter to make a nomination for a recipient of the 2015 award to be presented at the Spring Annual Meeting. This form will include the name of the nominee, the nominator, and 50 to 100 words describing the exceptional contributions this nominee has made to Learning in Retirement.

Please email acoenen@uwlax.edu or mail Angie Coenen, Office of Continuing Education, UW-L, 1725 State Street-205 Morris Hall, La Crosse, WI 54601 your response by April 10, 2015.

Distinguished Service Award

Travel Talk: Two Trips to EnglandSandy Sechrest made two trips to very different parts of England recently. In December 2013 she went on a La Crosse Community Theatre trip to London, a cosmopolitan metropolis with eight million inhabitants. In, London, there were plays, museums, riding the “tube”’, sightseeing, and the London Eye. In May she went on a British mystery tour to the west of England. The tour included quiet days spent in the county of Cornwall, visiting towns like Penzance and St. Ives and quaint coastal fishing villages. The tour then went to Bristol to attend a mystery convention. The group next went to Oxford, a university town since the Middle Ages, and Bletchley Park, location of the WWII British code-breaking activities. They were two great trips!

April 3; 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.339 Cartwright Center, UW-La Crosse

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Registration Form Spring 2015In an effort to cut down on un-necessary waste and keep our world a bit greener — how would you like to receive the LIR Newsletters:___ U.S. Mail___ Electronically via email (can download to view or print)

$35 One-year membership fee 7/1/2014 - 6/30/2015 $20 One-year LIR campus parking permit 9/1/14-8/30/15* *Vehicle information needed. Pick up permit at Parking Office $15 In the (UW-La Crosse) Neighborhood $15 In Pursuit of Literature $15 More Movie Directors $15 The 21st Century Public Library $9 Spring Annual Meeting Member Non-memberTravel Talks: American Queen Steamboat $0 $5Travel Talks: Two Trips to England $0 $5

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*Travel talks and/or special sessions are open to members and non-members; $5 fee applies to non-members only. Participants must register in advance. You may bring your own lunch or purchase it at Cartwright Center for these Travel Talks.

Rotary Lights 2014Thank you to those who assisted me with our Rotary Lights participation this year. The large number of people who viewed this spectacular light display provided LIR with additional exposure which should result in increased memberships. Additional volunteers signed up, but were either not needed or had other commitments which conflicted with our tasks. We accomplished distributing approximately 2,700 brochures to 66 businesses in La Crosse area the last week in November (Shirley Anderson, Linda Birkle, Michelle Linhart, Patricia Mattie, Paul Schoenfeld, Kathy Spelker, Jane & Tom Treglowne and Alyce Wehrenberg), decorated the tree at Riverside Park on November 23 (Shirley Anderson and Marie Metz) and removed tree decorations on January 1 (Shirley Anderson and Ron Rick).

— Bob Perlock, LIR Treasurer and LIR Rotary Lights Coordinator

Lunch Bunch (All dates are Thursdays at noon)

Mark your calendars! If you are interested in meeting friends old and new, good food and casual conversation, check out the times and locations below. Lunch and tranportation will be on your own and pre-registration is not required. Be sure to bring a friend! Reminders will not be sent.March 19 | Ciatti’s April 16 | WaterfrontMay 21 | Houghton’sJune 18 | Seasons on the LakeJuly 16 | Red Lobster

Spring 2015 LIR NewsletterUniversity of Wisconsin-La Crosse1725 State St. La Crosse, WI 54601www.uwlax.edu/conted

UW-La Crosse is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and is in compliance with Title IX and Section 504. Advise us at time of registration if you desire special accommodations. Requests will be kept confidential.

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Planned Summer ActivitiesIn addition to our annual Great River Shakespeare Festival bus trip to Winona for “Much Ado About Nothing.” We will travel to the Downton Abbey Costumes Exhibit in Oshkosh — “Dressing Downton: Changing Fashions for Changing Times” at the historic Paine Art Center and Gardens.

Election of Officers 2015/2016Elections for 2015/2016 LIR Officers will be held at the Spring Annual Meeting, May 12. Anyone wishing to be nominated for the positions of President, Vice President, Treasurer, Secretary or Historian should let a member of the Executive Committee know so your name can be placed on nomination paperwork.

Executive Committee 2014/2015• Jan Olson, President• Sally Olson, Vice President• Catherine Kinyon, Secretary• Bob Perlock, Treasurer• Cece Caron, Historian • Sandy Sechrest, Chair, Curriculum Committee• Jane Treglowne, Chair, Promotion/Membership

Committee

SPRING ANNUAL MEETING9:30-11:45 a.m. | May 12, 2015 | Cost: $9

Valhalla, Cartwright Center-Gunning Addition | UW-La Crosse

Breakfast includes: Sweet breads, vegetarian and meat quiche, fruit tray, coffee/tea/orange juicePlan to attend and bring a friend! Join other LIR members for a brief business meeting, have an opportunity to have breakfast, visit with each other and learn how modern recycling has changed over the year.