2015 C-SAAHN 'IMAGINE' Tuesday Noon-Hour Lecture/Discussion Series*
@ Downtown Buffalo & Erie County Public Library

* Recipient AIA Buffalo/WNY 2013 "Friends of Architecture" Community Service Award

The Center for the Study of Art, Architecture, History, & Nature (C-SAAHN)
 
  Est. 2009 as a unique digital enterprise and network designed to help link volunteers
and lifelong learning communities as part of the"Buffalo-Chautauqua Idea: Exploring American Legacy"

Dennis Galucki, Founder, C-SAAHN & ImagineLifelongLearning.com


Goals and vision of the C-SAAHN 2015 Tuesday Noon-Hour 'IMAGINE' Series*


The "IMAGINE" Series was established December 2009 and there have been 165 'IMAGINE' Lectures through 2014 .

The goal of the 'IMAGINE' noon-hour series is to enhance appreciation of the importance of lifelong learning as everyone's responsibility in a democracy, and help see the library systems, schools, cultural & nonprofit organizations, foundations (legacy sector), public & private sectors, volunteers, and The Arts, as central to the lifelong learning process.
 
* Noon - 12:30 P.M. - Video Series; "IMAGINE Lifelong Learning: The Pursuit of Happiness"

* 12:30 - 1:00 P.M. - Speaker Series; "IMAGINE Lifelong Learning and Buffalo Niagara as a Bi-National Cultural & Nature Center: The Arts + STEM = STEAM"





Noon-Hour every Tuesday at the Downtown Public Library "Ring Of Knowledge" Area (just past Fable's Cafe)

Eat - Listen - Discuss

Free & All are Welcome!


2015 C-SAAHN 'IMAGINE' Tuesday Noon-Hour Lecture Series @ Downtown Buffalo & Erie County Public Library

NOON - 12:30 P.M.  C-SAAHN 2015 'IMAGINE' VIDEO THEME: "IMAGINE Lifelong Learning: The Pursuit of Happiness"

FIRST TUESDAY - "From Monet to Van Gogh: A History of Impressionism" - The Great Courses Video by Professor Richard Brettell, The University of Texas at Dallas

SECOND TUESDAY (Jan, March, May, Sept, Nov) - "The Cathedral" - The Great Courses Video by Professor William R. Cook, State University of New York at Geneseo
SECOND TUESDAY - (Feb, April, June, Oct, Dec) "Understanding the World's Greatest Structures: Science and Innovation from Antiquity to Modernity" - The Great Courses Video by Professor Stephen Ressler, United States Military Academy at West Point

THIRD TUESDAY - "Tocqueville and the American Experiment" - The Great Courses Video by Professor William R. Cook, State University of New York at Geneseo

FOURTH TUESDAY - "My Favorite Universe" - The Great Courses Video by Professor Neil deGrasse Tyson, Hayden Planetarium

12:30 P.M. - 1:00 P.M. C-SAAHN 2015 'IMAGINE' SPEAKER THEMES:

---- "IMAGINE Lifelong Learning and Buffalo Niagara as a Bi-National Cultural & Nature Center: The Arts + STEM = STEAM"
The Arts (1st Tuesday), Architecture/Design (2nd Tuesday), & Nature/Science (4th Tuesday)
---- "IMAGINE a Healthy, Wealthy, and Sustainable Community: The Art of Investing Locally"
History/Future (3rd Tuesday)

OCCASIONAL FIFTH TUESDAY (March, Sept, & Dec. 2015)
Speaker only 12:10 P.M. - 1:00 P.M.


WINTER 2015

January 6, 2015 - 1st Tuesday - The Arts

Noon - 12:30 P.M. "IMAGINE Lifelong Learning: The Pursuit of Happiness"
"From Monet to Van Gogh: A History of Impressionism : The Realist and the Idealist"
The Great Courses Video #1 by Professor Richard Brettell, The University of Texas at Dallas

12:30 - 1:00 P.M. "IMAGINE Lifelong Learning and Buffalo Niagara as a Bi-National Cultural & Nature Center: The Arts + STEM = STEAM"
Dr. Thomas Reigstad, Author, Mark Twain in Buffalo;"A Role for Mark Twain in Buffalo's Cultural Tourism" ..... AUDIO

January 13, 2015 - 2nd Tuesday - Architecture/Design

Noon - 12:30 P.M. "IMAGINE Lifelong Learning: The Pursuit of Happiness"
"The Cathedral: Chartes - The Sculpture"
The Great Courses Video #11 by Professor William R. Cook, State University of New York at Geneseo

12:30 - 1:00 P.M. "IMAGINE Lifelong Learning and Buffalo Niagara as a Bi-National Cultural & Nature Center: The Arts + STEM = STEAM"
Nathaniel Heckman, University at Buffalo School of Architecture & Planning ..... AUDIO

January 20, 2015 - 3rd Tuesday - History/Future

Noon - 12:30 P.M. "IMAGINE Lifelong Learning: The Pursuit of Happiness"
"Tocqueville and the American Experiment: Political Associations"
The Great Courses Video #14 by Professor William R. Cook, State University of New York at Geneseo

12:30 - 1:00 P.M."IMAGINE a Healthy, Wealthy, and Sustainable Community: The Art of Investing Locally"
Mark McGovern, Project Manager, Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus ..... AUDIO

January 27, 2015 - 4th Tuesday - Nature/Science

Noon - 12:30 P.M. "IMAGINE Lifelong Learning: The Pursuit of Happiness"
"My Favorite Universe: In Defense of the Big Bang"
The Great Courses Video #8 by Professor Neil deGrasse Tyson, Ph.D., Hayden Planetarium and Princeton University

12:30 - 1:00 P.M. "IMAGINE Lifelong Learning and Buffalo Niagara as a Bi-National Cultural & Nature Center: The Arts + STEM = STEAM"
Robert Lennartz - President, WNY Southtowns Scenic Byway ..... AUDIO

February 3, 2015 - 1st Tuesday - The Arts

Noon - 12:30 P.M. "IMAGINE Lifelong Learning: The Pursuit of Happiness"
"From Monet to Van Gogh: A History of Impressionism : Napoleon III's Paris"
The Great Courses Video #2 by Professor Richard Brettell, The University of Texas at Dallas

12:30 - 1:00 P.M. "IMAGINE Lifelong Learning and Buffalo Niagara as a Bi-National Cultural & Nature Center: The Arts + STEM = STEAM"
Leslie Zemsky - Larkinville Author Lecture Series ..... AUDIO

February 10, 2015 - 2nd Tuesday - Architecture/Design

Noon - 12:30 P.M. "IMAGINE Lifelong Learning: The Pursuit of Happiness"
"Understanding the World's Greatest Structures: Science and Innovation from Antiquity to Modernity- Building Up-Columns and Bucking"
The Great Courses Video #5 by Professor Stephen Ressler, US Military Academy at West Point

12:30 - 1:00 P.M. "IMAGINE Lifelong Learning and Buffalo Niagara as a Bi-National Cultural & Nature Center: The Arts + STEM = STEAM"
Beth Tauke - Professor, UB School of Architecture & Planning .... AUDIO

February 17, 2015 - 3rd Tuesday - History/Future

Noon - 12:30 P.M. "IMAGINE Lifelong Learning: The Pursuit of Happiness"
"Tocqueville and the American Experiment: Civil Associations"
The Great Courses Video #15 by Professor William R. Cook, State University of New York at Geneseo

12:30 - 1:00 P.M."IMAGINE a Healthy, Wealthy, and Sustainable Community: The Art of Investing Locally"
Jack F. Quinn Jr., President. Erie Community College ..... AUDIO

February 24, 2015 - 4th Tuesday - Nature/Science

Noon - 12:30 P.M. "IMAGINE Lifelong Learning: The Pursuit of Happiness"
"My Favorite Universe: The Greatest Story Ever Told"
The Great Courses Video #9 by Professor Neil deGrasse Tyson, Ph.D., Hayden Planetarium and Princeton University

12:30 - 1:00 P.M. "IMAGINE Lifelong Learning and Buffalo Niagara as a Bi-National Cultural & Nature Center: The Arts + STEM = STEAM"
Jajean Rose-Burney, WNY Land Conservancy ..... AUDIO


EARLY SPRING 2015

March 3, 2015 - 1st Tuesday - The Arts

Noon - 12:30 P.M. "IMAGINE Lifelong Learning: The Pursuit of Happiness"
"From Monet to Van Gogh: A History of Impressionism : Bauldelaire and the Definition of Modernism"
The Great Courses Video #3 by Professor Richard Brettell, The University of Texas at Dallas

12:30 - 1:00 P.M. "IMAGINE Lifelong Learning and Buffalo Niagara as a Bi-National Cultural & Nature Center: The Arts + STEM = STEAM"
Marty Biniasz - Dyngus Day USA, Co-founder .......   AUDIO

March 10, 2015 - 2nd Tuesday - Architecture/Design

Noon - 12:30 P.M. "IMAGINE Lifelong Learning: The Pursuit of Happiness"
"The Cathedral: Chartes - The Windows"
The Great Courses Video #12 by Professor William R. Cook, State University of New York at Geneseo

12:30 - 1:00 P.M. "IMAGINE Lifelong Learning and Buffalo Niagara as a Bi-National Cultural & Nature Center: The Arts + STEM = STEAM"
Dennis Maher - Professor, UB School of Architecture & Planning ..... AUDIO

March 17, 2015 - 3rd Tuesday - History/Future

Noon - 12:30 P.M. "IMAGINE Lifelong Learning: The Pursuit of Happiness"
Tocqueville and the American Experiment: Blacks and Indians"
The Great Courses Video #16 by Professor William R. Cook, State University of New York at Geneseo

12:30 - 1:00 P.M."IMAGINE a Healthy, Wealthy, and Sustainable Community: The Art of Investing Locally"
Speakers - Betsy Constantine, VP Giving Strategies, Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo,  and
Sylvia Bennett, Senior Vice President, Development and Corporate Communications, WNED ..... AUDIO


March 24, 2015 - 4th Tuesday - Nature/Science

Noon - 12:30 P.M. "IMAGINE Lifelong Learning: The Pursuit of Happiness"
"My Favorite Universe: Forged in the Stars"
The Great Courses Video #10 by Professor Neil deGrasse Tyson, Ph.D., Hayden Planetarium and Princeton University

12:30 - 1:00 P.M. "IMAGINE Lifelong Learning and Buffalo Niagara as a Bi-National Cultural & Nature Center: The Arts + STEM = STEAM"
Jim Carr & Joanne Kahn, 21st Century Park  .... AUDIO
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March 31, 2015 - 5th Tuesday

12:10 P.M. - 1:00 P.M. - "IMAGINE Lifelong Learning and Buffalo Niagara as a Bi-National Cultural & Nature Center: The Arts + STEM = STEAM"
Greg Stevens, Chair, Buffalo Niagara Greenway Commission ... AUDIO


April 7, 2015 - 1st Tuesday - The Arts

Noon - 12:30 P.M. "IMAGINE Lifelong Learning: The Pursuit of Happiness"
"From Monet to Van Gogh: A History of Impressionism : The Schock of the New"
The Great Courses Video #4 by Professor Richard Brettell, The University of Texas at Dallas

12:30 - 1:00 P.M. "IMAGINE Lifelong Learning and Buffalo Niagara as a Bi-National Cultural & Nature Center: The Arts + STEM = STEAM"
Robert Gianette - Lewiston Olde Book Store (Poetry Month) "Looking at the World from a Poet's Perspective" ..... AUDIO


April 14, 2015 - 2nd Tuesday - Architecture/Design

Noon - 12:30 P.M. "IMAGINE Lifelong Learning: The Pursuit of Happiness"
"Understanding the World's Greatest Structures: Science and Innovation from Antiquity to Modernity- Building Across-Beams and Bending"
The Great Courses Video #6 by Professor Stephen Ressler, US Military Academy at West Point

12:30 - 1:00 P.M. "IMAGINE Lifelong Learning and Buffalo Niagara as a Bi-National Cultural & Nature Center: The Arts + STEM = STEAM"
Barbara Park Leggett, Ex Dir & Nancy Montone, Dir Development,  Explore & More Children's Museum .... AUDIO


April 21, 2015 - 3rd Tuesday - History/Future

Noon - 12:30 P.M. "IMAGINE Lifelong Learning: The Pursuit of Happiness"
Tocqueville and the American Experiment: Mores and Democracy"
The Great Courses Video #17 by Professor William R. Cook, State University of New York at Geneseo

12:30 - 1:00 P.M. "IMAGINE Lifelong Learning and Buffalo Niagara as a Bi-National Cultural & Nature Center: The Arts + STEM = STEAM"
Bren Price, Coordinator & TTEE The Assoc. for a Buffalo Presidential Center ..... AUDIO


April 28, 2015 - 4th Tuesday - Nature/Science

Noon - 12:30 P.M. "IMAGINE Lifelong Learning: The Pursuit of Happiness"
"My Favorite Universe: The Search for Planets"
The Great Courses Video #11 by Professor Neil deGrasse Tyson, Ph.D., Hayden Planetarium and Princeton University

12:30 - 1:00 P.M. "IMAGINE Lifelong Learning and Buffalo Niagara as a Bi-National Cultural & Nature Center: The Arts + STEM = STEAM"
Bob Poczik - "Japanese Gardens"...... AUDIO


LATE SPRING 2015


May 5, 2015 - 1st Tuesday - The Arts

Noon - 12:30 P.M. "IMAGINE Lifelong Learning: The Pursuit of Happiness"
"From Monet to Van Gogh: A History of Impressionism : The Painters of Modern Life"
The Great Courses Video #5 by Professor Richard Brettell, The University of Texas at Dallas

12:30 - 1:00 P.M. "IMAGINE Lifelong Learning and Buffalo Niagara as a Bi-National Cultural & Nature Center: The Arts + STEM = STEAM"
Miriam Paeslack, UB IMAGINE  "Ineffably urban"....... AUDIO


May 12, 2015 - 2nd Tuesday - Architecture/Design
Noon - 12:30 P.M. "IMAGINE Lifelong Learning: The Pursuit of Happiness"
"The Cathedral: Amiens - The Limit of Height"
The Great Courses Video #13 by Professor William R. Cook, State University of New York at Geneseo


12:30 - 1:00 P.M."IMAGINE a Healthy, Wealthy & Sustainable Community: Spiritual Guides Today; St. Marguerite d'Youville 1771 - 2015"
(St. Marguerite d'Youville, who founded the Grey Nuns, was canonized as the first Canadian-born saint by Pope John Paul II in 1990.)
Sr Denise Roche,  President, D'Youville College ..... AUDIO


May 19, 2015 - 3rd Tuesday - History/Future

Noon - 12:30 P.M. "IMAGINE Lifelong Learning: The Pursuit of Happiness"
Tocqueville and the American Experiment: Christianity and Democracy"
The Great Courses Video #18 by Professor William R. Cook, State University of New York at Geneseo

12:30 - 1:00 P.M. "IMAGINE a Healthy, Wealthy, and Sustainable Community: The Art of Investing Locally"
Stuart Harper, Ex. Dir & CEO, Buffalo City Mission. "IMAGINE: No One Homeless in Buffalo"

May 26, 2015 - 4th Tuesday - Nature/Science

Noon - 12:30 P.M. "IMAGINE Lifelong Learning: The Pursuit of Happiness"
"My Favorite Universe: The Search for Life in the Universe"
The Great Courses Video #12 by Professor Neil deGrasse Tyson, Ph.D., Hayden Planetarium and Princeton University

12:30 - 1:00 P.M. "IMAGINE Lifelong Learning and Buffalo Niagara as a Bi-National Cultural & Nature Center: The Arts + STEM = STEAM"
Mary Jean Jakobowski, Director, Buffalo & Erie County Public Library ..... AUDIO


June 2, 2015 - 1st Tuesday - The Arts

Noon - 12:30 P.M. "IMAGINE Lifelong Learning: The Pursuit of Happiness"
"From Monet to Van Gogh: A History of Impressionism : Pierre-Auguste Renoir"
The Great Courses Video #6 by Professor Richard Brettell, The University of Texas at Dallas

12:30 - 1:00 P.M. "IMAGINE Lifelong Learning and Buffalo Niagara as a Bi-National Cultural & Nature Center: The Arts + STEM = STEAM"
Judith Frizlen - Founder & Director of the Rose Garden Early Childhood Center - Steiner-based child care ...... AUDIO

June 9, 2015 - 22nd Tuesday - Architecture/Design

Noon - 12:30 P.M. "IMAGINE Lifelong Learning: The Pursuit of Happiness"
"Understanding the World's Greatest Structures: Science and Innovation from Antiquity to Modernity - Trusses-The Power of the Triangle"
The Great Courses Video #7 by Professor Stephen Ressler, US Military Academy at West Point

12:30 - 1:00 P.M. "IMAGINE Lifelong Learning and Buffalo Niagara as a Bi-National Cultural & Nature Center: The Arts + STEM = STEAM"
Lynda Schneekloth, Professor, UB School of Architecture & Planning ...... AUDIO


June 16, 2015 - 3rd Tuesday - History/Future

Noon - 12:30 P.M. "IMAGINE Lifelong Learning: The Pursuit of Happiness"
Tocqueville and the American Experiment: Education and Culture in Democracies"
The Great Courses Video #19 by Professor William R. Cook, State University of New York at Geneseo

12:30 - 1:00 P.M."IMAGINE a Healthy, Wealthy, and Sustainable Community: The Art of Investing Locally: The Arts + STEM = STEAM"
Jill Spisiak Jedlicka, Ex. Dir., Buffalo Niagara Riverkeeper, "If Our Water Could Talk" ..... AUDIO

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June 23, 2015 -
4th Tuesday - Nature/Science

Noon - 12:30 P.M. "IMAGINE Lifelong Learning: The Pursuit of Happiness"
"How the Earth Was Made: The Great Lakes & New York" - Smithsonian CHRONICLES

12:30 - 1:00 P.M. "IMAGINE Lifelong Learning and Buffalo Niagara as a Bi-National Cultural & Nature Center: The Arts + STEM = STEAM"
David Rotterman, Vice President, Television Production, WNED-TV "If Our Water Could Talk" ...... AUDIO
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2015 SUMMER SEASON @ CHAUTAUQUA

Friday August 7, 2015 - Sixth Annual "Buffalo Day @ Chautauqua" - Sponsored by The Buffalo News, Visit Buffalo Niagara, WNED, Chautauqua Institution & C-SAAHN
Featuring "If Our Water Could Talk" screening at the Hall of Christ - Archives Heritage Lecture Series 3:30 - 5:00 P.M.

Recorded by C-SAAHN and previous years are found in the C-SAAHN Catalog:

Every Monday - "Art of Legacy Investing" Discussion Group Led by Dennis Galucki - Smith Memorial Library (See Chautauquan Daily for times - usually 3:10 - 4:00 P.M.)

Every Tuesday & Friday - Chautauqua Archives Heritage Lecture Series 3:30 - 5:00 P.M. Hall of Christ

Every Tuesday - Tour of  Visual Arts at Chautauqua Institution (VACI) Exhibit  1:00 - 2:00 P.M. 

2015 SUMMER SEASON @ BUFFALO

Every Wednesday in July & August 3:00 - 5:00 P.M. "Landmark Cruise" on the Miss Buffalo II by Dennis Galucki
"IMAGINE Buffalo Niagara as a Bi-National Cultural & Nature Center: The Arts + STEM = STEAM"

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EARLY FALL 2015

September 8, 2015 -
2nd Tuesday - Architecture/Design

Noon - 12:30 P.M. "IMAGINE Lifelong Learning: The Pursuit of Happiness"
"The Cathedral: Amiens - The Facade"
The Great Courses Video #14 by Professor William R. Cook, State University of New York at Geneseo

12:30 - 1:00 P.M. "IMAGINE Lifelong Learning and Buffalo Niagara as a Bi-National Cultural & Nature Center: The Arts + STEM = STEAM"
Speaker - Catherine Schweitzer, Coordinator, FinnFestUSA in Buffalo ...... AUDIO

September 15, 2015 - 3rd Tuesday - History/Future
Noon - 1:00 P.M. Library Auditorium "IMAGINE a Healthy, Wealthy, and Sustainable Community:
Imagine Spiritual Guides Today - Albert Schweitzer's 'Reverence for Life' Ethic, 1915 - 2015"
Speakers:
Rev. Dr. Thomas Yorty, Westminster Presbyterian Church
Dr. David Hohn, C.E.O. Emeritus, Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Mr. Garrett F. Martin, Music Director, Westminster Presbyterian Church  ..... AUDIO


September 22, 2015 - 4th Tuesday - Nature/Science

Noon - 12:30 P.M. "IMAGINE Lifelong Learning: The Pursuit of Happiness"
"How the Earth Was Made: The Great Lakes & New York" - Smithsonian CHRONICLES

12:30 - 1:00 P.M. "IMAGINE Lifelong Learning and Buffalo Niagara as a Bi-National Cultural & Nature Center: The Arts + STEM = STEAM"
Speaker -  Congressman Brian Higgins ...... AUDIO

Congressman Higgins will also receive the 2015 C-SAAHN Recognition Award
Previous recipients of the C-SAAHN Recognition Award have been:
Marti Gorman - 2014
Joan K. Bozer - 2014
Anne Conable - 2012
Gerry Rising - 2011  
Ed Healy - 2011
John Conlin - 2010
Stanford Lipsey - 2010
Charles Rand Penney - 2010
Robert Shibley - 2009
Chuck LaChiusa - 2009


September 29, 2015 - 5th Tuesday

12:10 P.M. - 1:00 P.M. - "IMAGINE Lifelong Learning & Buffalo Niagara as a Bi-National Cultural & Nature Center: The Arts + STEM = STEAM"
Speaker - Jim Heaney, Editor, Executive Director & Dan Telvock, Environmental Reporter, Investigative Post ..... AUDIO
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October 6, 2015 -
1st Tuesday - The Arts

Noon - 12:30 P.M. "IMAGINE Lifelong Learning: The Pursuit of Happiness"
"From Monet to Van Gogh: A History of Impressionism : Impressions in the Countryside"
The Great Courses Video #7 by Professor Richard Brettell, The University of Texas at Dallas

12:30 - 1:00 P.M. "IMAGINE Lifelong Learning and Buffalo Niagara as a Bi-National Cultural & Nature Center: The Arts + STEM = STEAM"
Speaker - Mary Jean Jakubowski, Director, Buffalo & Erie County Public Library, "Milestones of Science" ..... AUDIO

October 13, 2015 - 2nd Tuesday - Architecture/Design

Noon - 12:30 P.M. "IMAGINE Lifelong Learning: The Pursuit of Happiness"
"Understanding the World's Greatest Structures: Science and Innovation from Antiquity to Modernity- Cables and Arches-The Power of the Parabola"
The Great Courses Video #8 by Professor Stephen Ressler, US Military Academy at West Point

12:30 - 1:00 P.M.
"IMAGINE Lifelong Learning and Buffalo Niagara as a Bi-National Cultural & Nature Center: The Arts + STEM = STEAM"
Speakers - Monica Pellegrino Faix, Ex. Dir. Richardson Center Corporation
Diana Principe from Hotel Henry Urban Resort and Conference Center
Fourth Anniversary National Trust for Historic Preservation 2011 National Conference at Buffalo

October 20, 2015 - 3rd Tuesday - History/Future

Noon - 12:30 P.M. "IMAGINE Lifelong Learning: The Pursuit of Happiness"
Tocqueville and the American Experiment: The Desire for Wealth in America"
The Great Courses Video #21 by Professor William R. Cook, State University of New York at Geneseo

12:30 - 1:00 P.M."IMAGINE a Healthy, Wealthy, and Sustainable Community: The Art of Investing Locally"
Speaker - Gary A, Olson, Ph.D., President, Daemen College


October 27, 2015 - 4th Tuesday - Nature/Science

Noon - 12:30 P.M. "IMAGINE the Pursuit of Happiness: ImagineLifelongLearning.com"
"Science Wars: What Scientist Know and How They Know It - Knowledge and Truth Are Age-Old Problems"
The Great Courses Video #1 by Professor Steven L. Goldman, Lehigh University
 
12:30 - 1:00 P.M. "IMAGINE Lifelong Learning and Buffalo Niagara as a Bi-National Cultural & Nature Center: The Arts + STEM = STEAM"
Speaker - Michelle Kavanaugh - President & Acting Executive Director, WNY STEM Hub, "Milestones of Science"



LATE FALL 2015

November 3, 2015 -
1st Tuesday - The Arts

Noon - 12:30 P.M. "IMAGINE Lifelong Learning: The Pursuit of Happiness"
"From Monet to Van Gogh: A History of Impressionism : Paris under Siege"
The Great Courses Video #8 by Professor Richard Brettell, The University of Texas at Dallas

12:30 - 1:00 P.M.
"IMAGINE Lifelong Learning and Buffalo Niagara as a Bi-National Cultural & Nature Center: The Arts + STEM = STEAM"
Speaker - Jordana Halpern, Cultural Arts & Jewish Repertory Theatre, Managing Director & Richard Zakalik, Ex.Dir., Jewish Community Center of Buffalo

November 10, 2015 - 2nd Tuesday - Architecture/Design

Noon - 12:30 P.M. "IMAGINE the Pursuit of Happiness: ImagineLifelongLearning.com"
"The Cathedral: Reims - The Royal Cathedral"
The Great Courses Video #15 by Professor William R. Cook, State University of New York at Geneseo

12:30 - 1:00 P.M. "IMAGINE a Healthy, Wealthy & Sustainable Community: Imagine Spiritual Guides Today - Charles Burchfield"
 Speaker - Nancy Weekly, Burchfield Penney Art Center, Head of Collections ...... AUDIO

November 17, 2015 - 3rd Tuesday - History/Future
Noon - 12:30 P.M. "IMAGINE the Pursuit of Happiness: ImagineLifelongLearning.com"
Tocqueville and the American Experiment: The Democratic Family"
The Great Courses Video #22 by Professor William R. Cook, State University of New York at Geneseo

2:30 - 1:00 P.M."IMAGINE a Healthy, Wealthy, and Sustainable Community: The Art of Investing Locally"
Speaker - Bill Nowak - Executive Director, NY Geothermal Energy Organization ...... AUDIO

November 24, 2015 - 4th Tuesday - Nature/Science
Noon - 12:30 P.M. "IMAGINE Greater Buffalo: Imagine 'Milestones of Science' + The Arts + STEM = The STEAM TEAM"

"Science Wars: What Scientist Know and How They Know It - Knowledge and Truth Are Age-Old Problems"
The Great Courses Video #1 by Professor Steven L. Goldman, Lehigh University12:30 - 1:00 P.M.

Discussion and Tour of Milestones of Science Exhibit   AUDIO


December 1, 2015 - 1st Tuesday - The Arts

Noon - 12:30 P.M. "IMAGINE the Pursuit of Happiness:
ImagineLifelongLearning.com"
"From Monet to Van Gogh: A History of Impressionism: The First Exhibition"
The Great Courses Video #9 by Professor Richard Brettell, The University of Texas at Dallas

12:30 - 1:00 P.M.
"IMAGINE Lifelong Learning and Buffalo Niagara as a Bi-National Cultural & Nature Center: The Arts + STEM = STEAM"
Speaker - Michele Agosto, Supervisor of Art, Buffalo Public Schools  ...... AUDIO

December 8, 2015 - 2nd Tuesday - Architecture/Design

Noon - 12:30 P.M. "IMAGINE the Pursuit of Happiness:
ImagineLifelongLearning.com"
"Understanding the World's Greatest Structures: Science and Innovation from Antiquity to Modernity- Loads and Structural Systems"
The Great Courses Video #9 by Professor Stephen Ressler, US Military Academy at West Point

12:30 - 1:00 P.M. "IMAGINE Lifelong Learning and Buffalo Niagara as a Bi-National Cultural & Nature Center: The Arts + STEM = STEAM"
Speaker - Christopher Catanzaro, Project Manager, Erie Canal Harbor Development Corporation "Canal Side Design"

December 15, 2015 - 3rd Tuesday - History/Future

Noon - 12:30 P.M. "IMAGINE the Pursuit of Happiness:
ImagineLifelongLearning.com"
Tocqueville and the American Experiment: Are Democracy and Excellence Compatible?"
The Great Courses Video #23 by Professor William R. Cook, State University of New York at Geneseo

12:30 - 1:00 P.M."IMAGINE a Healthy, Wealthy, and Sustainable Community: The Art of Investing Locally"
Speaker - Robert Petersen, Treasurer, St. John's Grace Episcopal Church, "Imagine Creating a Legacy Culture"

December 22, 2015

Noon - 12:30 P.M. "IMAGINE the Pursuit of Happiness:
ImagineLifelongLearning.com"
"From Monet to Van Gogh: A History of Impressionism: Monet and Renoir in Argenteuil"
The Great Courses Video #10 by Professor Richard Brettell, The University of Texas at Dallas

12:30 P.M. - 1:00 P.M. Discussion: "Imagine Why Impressionism Impresses Us Today?"
This and future discussions are in consideration of the Albright-Knox Art Gallery Exhibit
"Monet and the Impressionist Revolution, 1860–1910"
Sunday, November 15, 2015–Sunday, March 20, 2016

These videos and future discussions are in consideration of the Albright-Knox Art Gallery Exhibit
"Monet and the Impressionist Revolution, 1860–1910"
Sunday, November 15, 2015–Sunday, March 20, 2016

December 29, 2015 - 5th Tuesday

Noon - 12:30 P.M. "IMAGINE the Pursuit of Happiness:
ImagineLifelongLearning.com"
"From Monet to Van Gogh: A History of Impressionism: Cezanne and Pissaro in Pontoise"
The Great Courses Video #11 by Professor Richard Brettell, The University of Texas at Dallas
 
12:30 P.M. - 1:00 P.M. "The Buffalo-Chautauqua Idea: 'IMAGINE' Series Sixth Anniversary"
 Dennis Galucki, Founder, C-SAAHN & ImagineLifelongLearning.com

Happy New Year!

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