1:00
To Hear Them Tell It: Memories of Growing Up in Charleston
Mary Coy, Author, Licensed Charleston Tour Guide

Mary Coy is a fourth-generation Charlestonian.  After being asked to write her own memories of growing up in Charleston, she realized what a wealth of Charleston memories were still untapped in folks all around her. Her book, To Hear Them Tell it: Memories of Growing Up in Charleston is a compilation of the stories she discovered when she tapped this wealth.  One of the persons whose memories she includes in her book is Marty Moseley, a treasured member of CCR.

2:30
Ukraine and Russia
Max Kovalov, Visiting Professor of Political Science, College of Charleston

The dispute between Russia and the Ukraine has been an ongoing issue in the news for many months.  This talk will consider the history of the relationship between Russia and the Ukraine and consider factors in going forward.

1:00
Hinduism As I Understand It
Shashi Pai, President of the Charleston Sanatan Hindu Temple and Cultural Center
 
Shashi Pai, who is not an authority on religion nor claiming any special expertise about the topic will discuss his personal effort to understand the Indian spiritual tradition.
 
2:30
Price of Waging Losing Wars in the Early Roman Principate: Why Dacia Matters
Alvaro Ibarra, Professor of Art History, College of Charleston
 
The Roman Emperor Trajan’s Dacian Wars saved Western civilization.  And yet, hardly any layperson knows about Dacia or its significance.  This lecture explores the role Dacia played in the preservation of the Roman Empire and examines the great efforts of emperors desiring to capture and retain present-day Transylvania.

1:00  Beekeeping in the Lowcountry

Woody and Gail Weatherford, Owners of Bees R Us Bee Farm

The Weatherfords will discuss –

            The origin of bees and beehives

            Bees then and now

            The different bees in a hive and their jobs

            The things you can make with bee products.

2:30  Political Realities in South Carolina Today

Andy Brack, Statehouse Reporter and Publisher

Brack will outline historical, political, tax and other trends to highlight the pickle South Carolina lawmakers face as they try to move the state forward.  His talk will be wide-ranging on issues from taxes and ethic reform to what’s going to happen at the Statehouse in the year ahead.

The new and beautiful North Campus facility of the College of Charleston will be home to the Center for Creative Retirement for its Winter/Spring Lecture Series beginning January 6, 2015.

The facility has

• Easy access at 526 and Paramount Drive, exit 15.
• Abundant, accessible parking
• Accessibility for those with mobility challenges
• State-of-the-art audio visual equipment
• Excellent acoustics
• Ergonomic seating
• Multiple screens for visual presentations

The lecture series begins with the College of Charleston’s new president, Glenn McConnell, and his talk entitled, “Evolving Mission of the College of Charleston and the University of Charleston.”

We hope you will come and enjoy with us this new facility and our diverse array of programming.

The Center for Creative Retirement has been serving the vital, senior population of Charleston’s life-long learners for 22 years.

For more information go to:  centerforcreativeretirement.wordpress.com.

This is CCR’s own website created by Fred Rosenberg and Anne Fortson.  In addition to the program schedule, you will find there a wealth of other pertinent information for CCR members including a map and directions to the new facility.

You can also Google the College of Charleston website.  Once there, find Search and type in CCR.

If you have other questions, contact delsisson@yahoo.com or sandylopez@gmail.com.

December 2, 2014

This year’s Center for Creative Retirement Holiday Luncheon will be held at the College of Charleston’s North Campus Facility at 3800 Paramount Drive, North Charleston 29405.  *See directions below.

The time is 12:30.

Many thanks to those of you bringing desserts!

Wayne Spattes and his classical guitar will provide us with music.

An exact count was required in advance for the caterer, so unfortunately we will not be able to serve members who have not paid in advance.

We look forward to a wonderful afternoon!

Directions.

Getting on 526 from West Ashley

Go about 3 miles to exit #15 – Paramount. Dorchester – exit to the right.

At the bottom of the ramp turn left onto Paramount Dr.  Immediately go under 526.  You’ll see the North Campus on the right just after the light.

Getting on 526 from 26

Go to exit marked West to Savannah – 212B.

Take exit #15 on your right – Dorchester Paramount.  After crossing Dorchester Road, stay to the right and go to the next light at Paramount Dr.  Turn right onto Paramount and immediately right into the parking lot of the North Campus.

526 From Isle of Palms, Daniel Island etc.

Stay on 526 and exit to the right at exit #15.  After crossing Dorchester Road, stay to the right and go to the next light at Paramount Dr.  Turn right onto Paramount and immediately right into the parking lot of the North Campus.

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Great News! Next Tuesday we will be meeting at the stunning, new, North Campus facility of the College of Charleston. Look below for map and directions.

November 18, 2014

1:00 A Mediterranean Diet for Today Patricia Moore Pastrides, cookbook author and wife of the president of the University of South Carolina Patricia Moore-Pastrides will share with us the delights and benefits of eating a Mediterranean diet. She will bring copies of her cookbooks, which will be available for purchase and signing after her talk. Joy Morris has worked for months to arrange this talk for CCR after hearing Ms. Moore-Pastrides speak. She has recommended her wholeheartedly as a presenter for CCR. Bring yourself and bring a friend.

2:30 If It’s Tuesday, This Must Be Mont-St.-Michel Maxwell Mowry, CCR member and World Traveler Maxwell Mowry will share with us the visual wonders of France. He will recreate a whirlwind tour of France (with slides) that covered the country from south to north in only eight days. How wonderful to have the opportunity to enjoy these visuals on the large, twin screens of the new, North Campus, conference hall! [googlemaps https://www.google.com/maps/embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d107267.00659306774!2d-79.9974700692247!3d32.8427638950647!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x88fe633774916ae5%3A0x3282fb7bea39a18a!2sCollege+of+Charleston+North+Campus!5e0!3m2!1sen!2sus!4v1415913553078&w=600&h=450]

Directions to the CofC North Charleston Campus
3800 Paramount Road, North Charleston

If you get onto I-526 in West Ashley you’ll go about 3 miles and exit at #15 Paramount Dorchester Rd- on your right.  You’ll turn left at the bottom of the ramp onto Paramount Drive, immediately go under I-526, and you’ll see the North Campus right ahead of you on the right just after the light.  Stay right and turn into the parking lot.  There’s lots of parking.

If you get onto I-526 from I-26, go to exit 212B – heading west to Savannah.  Watch for exit #15 on the right.   After crossing Dorchester Road, stay to the right and go to the next light at Paramount Drive. Turn right onto Paramount Drive and then immediately right again into the parking lot of the College of Charleston North Campus Facility. There’s lots of parking.

1:00: “Vote Smart:” Voter Defense Project

Pete Silveston, Spokesman for the Voter Defense Project

The Voter Defense Project sponsors “Vote Smart.” Its purpose is to educate voters, especially with regard to attack ads and other manipulative practices.

2:30: Don’t Believe Every Story

Jim Lundy, Writer, Poet, Musician

Jim will be playing songs from his CD as well as new songs written for the February Album Writing Month (FAWM) competition. In that competition, participants write 14 songs during the 28 days in February. He was one of 2 South Carolinians who won the challenge this year, and this is the third year he has completed the challenge.

Study group for October  8, 15, 22, 29, 2014
Wednesdays  1:30- 3:30
Sherman House Activity Room- 1635 Wallenberg Rd.

Science and Religion – DVD Series of 12 lectures led by Professor Lawrence M Principe,  professor of the History of Science, Medicine, and Technology and Professor of Chemistry at The Johns Hopkins University.   He will describe how science and religion are different and how are they similar in terms of questions, methods and sources of knowledge.   And reveal they have more in common than is generally believed.    Famous cases of Galileo and Darwin are examined as well as recent documents and events bring our discussions down to the present day.

Oct. 8
Science and Religion
The Warfare Thesis
Faith and Reason – Scripture and Nature

Oct. 15
God and Nature – Miracles and Demons
Church, Copernicus, and Galileo
Galileo’s Trial

Oct. 22
God the Watchmaker
Natural Theology and Arguments from Design
Geology, Cosmology, and Biblical Chronology

Oct. 29
Darwin and Responses to Evolution
Fundamentalism and Creationism
Past, Present and Future

September 16

Welcome Back!

1:00: What’s New in Wine?

Mike van Beyer and Brent Beam of Bottles Beverage Store, Mt. Pleasant

We will kick off the CCR season with something special!

The first hour will be a lecture on wine – what’s new in the wine world. This informative presentation will be given by Mike van Beyer, owner, and Brent Beam, manager, of Bottles Beverage in Mount Pleasant.

2:00: Wine Tasting, CCR Overview and Welcome Back Social

The 1:00 program will be followed by a wine tasting where you will be able to sample small amounts of the wines discussed during the lecture. Both Mike and Brent are extremely knowledgeable about wines and are available to answer all your questions. You will also have an opportunity to place case-lot orders for wines that you will then pick up at the Mount Pleasant store.

To help all of us learn about the exciting year we have planned for CCR, tables will be set up around the rooms with information about the CCR Fall line-up of Field Trips; Study Groups and Book Discussions. CCR’s Historian will also have a table displaying photographs, documents and memorabilia from our organization’s 21-year history.

For those of you who have not already registered, you will have the opportunity to register and pay for your membership at this time.

I have started a Facebook Group for CCR – any CCR member can join. The purpose of the group is to provide an informal way to :

ask for recommendations from fellow CCRers about doctors, repair people, cleaning people, etc.

comment on movies seen recently, and CCR lectures

let people know about upcoming events of possible interest

get rid of things you no longer want

borrow things from fellow CCRers

any anything else legal you can think of!

To join, just send me an email at anne.fortson@comcast.net and tell me your Facebook name and I will give you access to the group.

Thanks!

Anne Fortson