{"id":72922,"date":"2017-01-11T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-01-11T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/fort-lewis-college-free-lecture-series-explores-history-music-science\/"},"modified":"2017-01-11T18:00:00","modified_gmt":"2017-01-11T18:00:00","slug":"fort-lewis-college-free-lecture-series-explores-history-music-science","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/fort-lewis-college-free-lecture-series-explores-history-music-science\/","title":{"rendered":"Fort Lewis College free lecture series explores history, music, science"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Illustration by Judith Reynolds<br><br>Gustav Mahler will be the subject of the Life-Long Learning lectu<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

Beginning with a short history of the Rio Grande Southern Railroad, the Life-Long Learning Free Lecture Series at Fort Lewis College will launch its 17th year of programs Jan. 19.<\/p>\n

Co-sponsored by the Office of the President and a volunteer organization called the FLC Professional Associates<\/a>, the series features FLC professors, community experts and out-of-town speakers. The idea is to explore topics of current and historical interest and follow up with a community discussion.<\/p>\n

The one-hour talks begin at 7 p.m. Thursdays in 130 Noble Hall. They are free, open to the public and there\u2019s plenty of free parking.<\/p>\n

Cres Fleming, a retired chemist and railroad historian, opens the winter series with a summary of the Rio Grande Southern. Other speakers will focus on issues ranging from climate change to food security and Gustav Mahler\u2019s music to current research in aging.<\/p>\n

The 2017 winter series includes:<\/p>\n

Jan. 19: \u201cThe Rio Grande Southern Railroad: A Short, Eventful History,\u201d by Cres Fleming, retired chemist, railroad historian, volunteer and collector. <\/em>Jan. 26: \u201cClimate Change and Projections for the Future,\u201d by Marcie Bidwell, director of Mountain Studies Institute, and Renee Rondeau, conservation biologist with Colorado Natural Heritage.<\/em>Feb. 2: \u201cFood Security: An Inconvenient Truth \u2013 Global to Local Perspectives,\u201d by Dick White, professor emeritus of astronomy, sustainability advocate and member of the Durango City Council.<\/em>Feb. 9: \u201cThe Amazing Gustav Mahler: His Life, Loves and Music,\u201d by Dan Morgenstern, musician, raconteur and harpsichord builder.<\/em>Feb. 16: \u201cSocial Styles at Work and Play,\u201d by Deanne Idar, president of Top Seed Leadership Coaching. <\/em>Feb. 23: \u201cSurfing the Tsunami: Constantly New and Ever-Changing Technology,\u201d by Martha Talman, director of Reed Library at FLC.<\/em>March 2: \u201cAre We a Warlike Species?\u201d by Tom Giv\u00f3n, retired professor of linguistics and cognitive science and Colorado rancher.<\/em>March 9: No presentation because of FLC spring break.<\/em>March 16: \u201cLost and Found: Stories of Theresienstadt and Terez\u00edn,\u201d by Czech-American Frank Fristensky, general manager of Tour Central Europe, and Durango Herald arts journalist Judith Reynolds.<\/em>March 23: \u201cClimate Change, Population and the Ethics of Making Babies,\u201d by Travis N. Rieder, philosopher and bioethicist at The Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics in Baltimore. <\/em>For more information, visit www.fortlewis.edu\/professionalassociates<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

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If You Go<\/h4>\n

WHAT: Life-Long Learning Free Lecture Series.
\n WHERE: Fort Lewis College, 130 Noble Hall.
\n WHEN: 7 p.m. Thursdays, Jan. 19-April 13 (no lecture March 9, winter break).
\n FOR MORE: Visit
\n www.fortlewis.edu\/professionalassociates<\/a>
\n ; call Judith Reynolds with the series planning team at 259-4486 or email judithlreynolds@yahoo.com<\/a>; or call Mitch Davis with the FLC Office of Public Affairs at 247-7401.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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