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Many of those seemingly innocuous items in your pantry or fridge have been the root cause of most of world history: New England was discovered because Catholics needed more fish for Fridays, the Dutch sold Manhattan to get into the sugar and spice trade, Columbus discovered Central America accidentally while seeking the shortcut to black pepper. So we’ll look at how powerful food really is.

Sandy Garson has been a caterer, cookie biz owner and cooking teacher who studied Food History at Radcliffe and began writing about food for magazines and in two cookbooks using her professional journalism skills. Now she’s sharing all the fascinating food history she’s learned in the last 35 years, bragging about inventions more powerful than the IPhone.

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Food is exciting, and there's no doubt it's a huge part of our lives. That's why we love making it, sharing it. This presentation explores the foods that changed the world in profound and delicious social, political and economic ways. Our hunger for survival, as well as new and tastier fare, had unexpected side effects that molded history. Whether it be the fuel for revolution, or the bread broken between adversaries, food has always been something taken seriously throughout history. It might be something we tend to take for granted, but some foods were so remarkable that when they were introduced, they changed the course of history for entire countries, continents, and civilizations. These foods have an even bigger story to tell. Some foods made such a big impact, they actually changed the world.

Chef Larry P. Canepa, is a Certified Culinary Educator with over 50 years of experience, including management and operation of free-standing restaurants, hotels and resorts. For over 30 years, Chef Larry Canepa has operated Dinner at Eight, specializing in community and private cooking classes, food and beverage demonstrations, and Food Studies seminars. Chef Canepa brings a passion for food and beverage through his ‘food-tainment’ lectures, demonstrations and engaging presentations and provides comprehensive, engaging and culinary education workshops and cooking demonstrations at public libraries, universities, workshops, local, county, state and national venues throughout the United States.

IN-PERSON at SCHOONER ESTATES

We are reviving an old winter favorite in a brand new setting! We will teach the basics of Mah Jong and Cribbage, but if you have another favorite: Scrabble, Cards, Dominos, Rummikube, we will have those available too, or bring your own game.

Judy regularly gets tromped in Mah Jong by her Chinese friends, but it is always good fun anyway!

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We will view a new Ted Talk each week and enjoy a thoughtful discussion about its topic. Senior College students never mind giving their opinions, disagreeing, and engaging in lively, interesting discussion.

Bill Frayer is a long-time Senior College instructor. He received his BA in English from Brown and and MS in adult Education from USM.

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Superfoods and Super Heroes come together in this fun, interactive STEAM-focused presentation of foods that are nutritional dynamos. Superfoods don’t come in packages. These are whole foods, produced by nature that are extremely nutritious or beneficial to your overall health and wellness and have a combination of low calories, high fiber, and high in vitamins and minerals and inherently designed to provide super nutrition. Bam ! Pow! Splat! Slam! and Kapow! for Superfoods.

Chef Larry P. Canepa, is a Certified Culinary Educator with over 50 years of experience, including management and operation of free-standing restaurants, hotels and resorts. For over 30 years, Chef Larry Canepa has operated Dinner at Eight, specializing in community and private cooking classes, food and beverage demonstrations, and Food Studies seminars. Chef Canepa brings a passion for food and beverage through his ‘food-tainment’ lectures, demonstrations and engaging presentations and provides comprehensive, engaging and culinary education workshops and cooking demonstrations at public libraries, universities, workshops, local, county, state and national venues throughout the United States.

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Everyone remembers Trivial Pursuit, but this a modern twist using ZOOM’s chat feature.

Mary Jane has discovered Zoom’s lighter side. We can play games safely with our friends across the state and around the world.

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Mary Jane challenges YOU to have some virtual fun, in this ZOOM only Game Night. You may know Pictionary from way back, but this a modern twist using ZOOM’s white board feature. You do NOT have to be able to draw, or know how to use the whiteboard to participate.

Mary Jane has discovered Zoom’s lighter side. We can play games safely with our friends across the state and around the world.

IN PERSON at APL and ZOOM

Everyone who registers will receive a link to ZOOM in their email on the morning of the class, and may attend either in-person or by ZOOM if desired.

As we are repeatedly told how divided and polarized our society has become, we may feel discouraged from trying to bridge those divides. This presentation is an antidote to that discouragement, providing practical tips for productive dialogue in divided communities. Drawing on his book Together We Decide, Craig Freshley emphasizes the importance of open-mindedness, inclusivity and cooperation as he shares inspirational stories and teaches practical skills for getting along and moving forward together.

Craig Freshley is a professional facilitator, author and public speaker who is passionately committed to peacemaking and draws on his experience with consensus decision-making to promote healing in our world. In 2019, he received the American Civic Collaboration Award for creating and facilitating Make Shift Coffee Houses, community gatherings that provided a space where individuals from diverse political backgrounds could come together to engage in dialogue and understand each other’s perspectives.