The weather is getting warmer, and Sunrise Yoga is moving outside by Cravath Lakefront on the bumpout next to the lake. (We will be inside the community center during inclement weather.) Bring a mat, two blocks and a strap (loaners available). All level yoga - beginners are welcome! If you like freshly-brewed chai, bring a ... Read more
This talk will explore the survival of Great Books as an antidote to chaotic intellectual forces as well as a tool for critical thought within higher education. It will also highlight a select few texts that embody the idea of Great Books by transcending time, place, and the ever-changing preoccupations of the modern world.Presented by ... Read more
The weather is getting warmer, and Sunrise Yoga is moving outside by Cravath Lakefront on the bumpout next to the lake. (We will be inside the community center during inclement weather.) Bring a mat, two blocks and a strap (loaners available). All level yoga - beginners are welcome! If you like freshly-brewed chai, bring a ... Read more
at the Hwy 12 crossing located about 4 miles east of Whitewater, Hwy 12 & Sherwood forest Rd DNR parking lot. We hike every Wednesday From dramatic wooded hills to expansive rolling prairies, the scenic 26-mile Ice Age Trail in the Southern Kettle Moraine State Forest is an experience in contrasts at any time of ... Read more
The Healthy Brain Objective (HBO) is a Walworth County program that connects seniors who are trying to maintain a healthy brain. We will use various exercises that will target aspects of our cognitive skills that we likely do not use on a regular day.You do not need to live in Walworth County to participate.Jake Sawyers, ... Read more
The weather is getting warmer, and Sunrise Yoga is moving outside by Cravath Lakefront on the bumpout next to the lake. (We will be inside the community center during inclement weather.) Bring a mat, two blocks and a strap (loaners available). All level yoga - beginners are welcome! If you like freshly-brewed chai, bring a ... Read more
From the perspective of Japan’s maritime borderlands centered on the island of Tsushima, late medieval Japanese transformations in commercialization, local lordship, and the integration of the archipelago into domestic and East Asian shipping circuits all depended on flows of enslaved peoples. Dr. Peter Shapinsky (UI-Springfield) will discuss how the lords of Tsushima, the Sō family, ... Read more
Honoring Lives, Envisioning Change: Poetry and the EnvironmentHow can literature shape environmental action? Muriel Rukeyser's poem, The Book of the Dead (1938) memorialized the West Virginia Hawk's Nest Tragedy and anticipated the development of Eco poetry. We'll explore how her work launched a cascade of poetic and prose responses that continue to bring urgent environmental issues to the ... Read more
Treyton's Field of DreamsJoin us for this family-friendly event as we raise money for Treyton’s Field of Dreams!Treyton Kilar, age 6, was killed in a senseless car crash by a drunk driver on September 2, 2010. Although his dreams were shattered by this tragedy, this field provides a safe place for children and families to ... Read more
Born in Madison, Wisconsin in 1926, composer and pianist Lee Hoiby is best known for his vocal works. A composition student of Gian Carlo Menotti, Hoiby has been described as a “modern Romantic” who rejected 20th-century compositional trends such as atonality and minimalism, instead favoring lyrical, expressive, tonal writing. Some of his most well-known operas ... Read more
Born in Madison, Wisconsin in 1926, composer and pianist Lee Hoiby is best known for his vocal works. A composition student of Gian Carlo Menotti, Hoiby has been described as a “modern Romantic” who rejected 20th-century compositional trends such as atonality and minimalism, instead favoring lyrical, expressive, tonal writing. Some of his most well-known operas ... Read more
The weather is getting warmer, and Sunrise Yoga is moving outside by Cravath Lakefront on the bumpout next to the lake. (We will be inside the community center during inclement weather.) Bring a mat, two blocks and a strap (loaners available). All level yoga - beginners are welcome! If you like freshly-brewed chai, bring a ... Read more