Athens State Center for Lifelong Learning Announces December Schedule
Athens, ALA – Athens State University’s Center
for Lifelong Learning announces the December
classes and events.
Friday, December 9th will be the
last of the Film Favorites Series. Dr. Ron
Fritze will host The Treasure of the Sierra
Madre in the Mezzanine of the Center. The
film will start at 7:00 pm. The fee is
$5/person. The Treasure of
the Sierra Madre is
John Huston's 1948 American feature film
adaptation of B. Traven's 1927 novel of the same
name, in which two Americans (Humphrey Bogart
and Tim Holt) during 1920s in Mexico join with
an old-timer (Walter Huston, the director's
father) to prospect for gold. The old-timer
accurately predicts trouble, but is willing to
go anyway.
Tuesday, December 13th the Center for Lifelong Learning will host two events. The first is a book discussion and signing by Harvey Cotton. The second is the Athens State Book Club meeting.
Join Harvey Cotton, COO of the Huntsville Botanical Garden, on December 13th as he discusses gardening in the South. Book signing will be from 5:00-5:30 pm and the book discussion will follow from 5:30-6:30 pm. His book Easy Gardens of the South shows beginners and experienced gardeners alike how to create gorgeous gardens with the easiest, colorful, low water plants the south has to offer. The book is extremely easy to follow, with thousands of color photographs, as well as many budget gardening tips. This is a free event.
The Athens State Book Club invites you to attend the book discussion for Hellhounds on his Trail by Hampton Sides at 7:00 pm on December 13th. This book is a non-fiction thriller that focuses on the largest manhunt in American history – the search for Martin Luther King’s assassin. This is a free event.
December 16th the Center for Lifelong Learning will host the first performance of the Athens State Community Chorus. The performance is schedule at 7:30 pm at St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church located at 207 E Washington Street in Athens. The Chorus is directed by Dr. John Buttler. Dr. Buttler has over 30 years experience directing choral ensembles. The associate director is Frank Holmes and the pianist accompanist is Beth Andrews. This is a free event.
Winter catalogs will be mailed the first week in December. If you are not on the mailing list, call 256-233-8260 to request your catalog. For more information about our classes and events, phone us or email CLL@athens.edu or check out the website – www.athens.edu/CLL. You can also follow us on Facebook or Twitter.
Guy McClure
Guy.McClure@athens.edu
256-233-8296
December 5, 2011
www.athens.edu