U3A Grahamstown

Professor Mike Whisson will offer a three week course on the great religions of the world starting on Tuesday 30 March 2010 between 10.00 am and 11.00 am. The venue will be the Library Hall.

Margaret Lloyd and Jean Pote will offer a six week course on calligraphy to be held at Margaret Lloyd’s home – 8 Allen Street – from 10 am to 11 am starting on 12 March 2010

The speaker at our February meeting on 25 February will be Mr Anthony Parnell, headmaster of St Andrew’s Preparatory School in the 1970s and head of the Drakensberg Boys Choir.  He will be talking about the choir and playing some of their music.  Meet at the library hall at 10.00 am

On Wednesday 10 February 2010 we will visit Wendy Brown’s farm, 18 ks out of town, to see her pottery. Meet at the Albany Museum for departure at 9.00 am.

The scrabble group will continue to meet at 2.30 pm every alternate Monday starting on 8 February 2010. The venue is Sylvia Quinn’s home, 1 Withypool Road.

This game played with dominoes will be played every second Monday at 2.30 pm starting on 1 February 2010.

Ron Hall will lead a 15 week course – introduction to poetry - starting on  Tuesday 9 February 2010  from 3.00 pm to 5.00 pm

We have lots of exciting courses on offer for you this year.  Those of you who attended Marijke Lewis’ course on Art will be pleased to know that she has offered to do a follow up – on either the Impressionists, Architectural design or kitch art.  This will be after June.  Fleur Way-Jones has also offered to follow up on her course on the history of the buildings in Hill Street by taking us on 4 walking tours in the area.  Eddie Baart will entertain and educate us on a course on the Universe, and Lil Haig has offered to relax us with a wine tasting course.  Eddie will continue with his Arm Chair Travel for which we hope to get a bigger venue so that more of us can participate, and Francis Williamson has offered a course on the philosophy of religion or the philosophy of science – or both.  He is also offering a basic computer course for those of you who have not moved into the 21 century yet – but who would like to do so.  And Ron Hall will start the ball rolling in February with an introduction to poetry appreciation.  Of course we also offer scrabble and music and a walking group is also on the cards. Nick Stavrakis is offering courses on geology, photography and hey – what about this – a whisky course during which we will learn the history of the industry and taste the goods! Our on-the-ball co-ordinator, Helen Crawford, has been out and about finding people who are willing to pass their knowledge on to us and in her in-basket are ideas for vintage film evenings, palaeontology, calligraphy and more.  See you at the Library Hall on 28 January at 10.00 am sharp when Claire de la Harpe will entertain us with anecdotes gained while with Western Province Rugby and Stormer Super 12.

The first meeting of the year will be on Thursday 28 January and will take place in the Library Hall at 10.00 am.  Why not join us?  We are a happy band of retirees who pay an annual subscription of R30 and who enjoy a wide variety of courses led by professionals in their various fields.  Take a look at the courses we offered in 2009 by clicking on Courses at the top of  this page.  A charge of R5 is made for each lecture or activity.  At the first meeting of the year we will advise on what is on offer in 2010.  We hope to see you there.