Russia and Ukraine, water issues, Durango’s geology, and a special farewell presentation about the rise of the English novel. These are some of the topics to be explored in the free Fort Lewis College winter-spring lecture series for 2023.
“We have returned to live presentations in Noble Hall on campus,” said Gary Rottman, program leader and member of the FLC Professional Associates. “We’ll begin our 23rd year of the free series, however, on Jan. 19, in Roshong Recital Hall. Professional pianist Adam Swanson will give a special lecture-performance on early jazz and ragtime. Then we’ll go back to Noble Hall for the rest of the semester.”
If you go
WHAT: Fort Lewis College Winter-Spring Life-Long Learning Lecture Series.
WHEN: 7 to 8:30 p.m. Thursdays, Jan. 19 to April 20.
Co-sponsored by the FLC Office of the President, the town-gown lecture series began in winter 2000 and continued uninterrupted through the COVID-19 pandemic with a hybrid format including Zoom webinars. The decision to return to live presentations was made thoughtfully, Rottman said.
“For over two decades, we’ve established a Thursday-night tradition of live programs so community and faculty members could come together to learn about a variety of subjects,” he said. “We’re simply returning to the original model. It’s just time.”
Here’s what’s on the schedule:
Jan. 19*: A Short History of Ragtime and Early Jazz, by Adam Swanson in Roshong Recital Hall.Jan. 26: Community Sustainability: Framing, Planning, and Action, by city of Durango Sustainability Manager Marty Pool.Feb. 2: Regeneratively Managed Livestock and the Future, by bison rancher Sarah Gleason.Feb. 9: Blackjacks and Yellowbellies: A Saunter in a Ponderosa Pine Forest, by retired biology professor Syl Allred.Feb. 16: The History and Magic of Motown Records by former Los Angeles radio broadcaster, V.P., G.M. and performer Bob Griffith.Feb. 23: “Chaos in 14 Lines”: The Ever-Evolving Sonnet, by FLC English professor Candace Nadon.March 2: Water-Wise Landscapes, by landscape designer and founding board member of Durango Botanic Gardens Lisa Bourey.March 9: Russia-Ukraine: Past, Present, Prospects, by retired State Department official Tom Huffaker.March 16: Reading the Geologic Landscape of Durango, by retired research geologist and FLC adjunct professor Bob Krantz.March 23: Spring break, no program.March 30: ACTivate Shakespeare, by FLC Associate Professor of Theater Felicia Lansbury Meyer.April 6: The Incredible, Edible Honeypot Ant, by retired professor of biology John R. Conway.April 13: The Rise of the English Novel, by FLC Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Cheryl Nixon, who will be leaving FLC to become president of Berea College, Kentucky, in July 2023.April 20: Motivational Environments and Psychological Responses, by FLC exercise science faculty member Susumu Iwasaki.
