Summersession registration is now open
We’re pleased to offer Zoom and in-person courses this semester. (COVID vaccination is a mandatory requirement for attending in-person classes at Temple Beth-El.) Most courses start the week of June 13. Visit our Courses page for complete semester information and direct links to register.
Cover photograph, “SLAVA UKRAINI,” was taken by LLC member Margaret Lawrence in our “iPhonography” class last fall. Margaret has been a member of LLC since 2018.
In Remembrance: Arthur Richter, Member and Friend
Arthur became a member of LLC in 2011 and co-coordinated his first class, Theater Conversations in 2013. He went on to co-coordinate many more: Fact and Fiction, Friends of Dorothy: An Exploration of the History and Culture of Gay Life in America, Gays and Broadway, Making a Difference, Made in Rhode Island, Chagall, Celebrating 50 Years of Gay Theater, Sondheim, Hal Prince, The Wonderful World of Black Theater, Music, Art, and Dance, and The Wonderful World of Frank Lloyd Wright.
As his obituary reads, "Arthur had no acquaintances, only friends. He was insatiably curious about other people and was always a devoted friend, cheerleader, and confidante, to literally hundreds of people." Arthur is remembered by his friends here at LLC as a force of nature, a vibrant man with great personal charm and charisma. He will be dearly missed. Read the full tribute to Arthur in The Lark.
In Our Community
Thirty-four LLC members and friends attended the Planet Earth, The Environment, and Our Future – An Exhibition of Art and Science Looking at the Beauty and Fragility of Our World at WaterFire Arts on Earth Day (Friday, April 22).
Luke Jerram’s Gaia, a massive 23’ diameter depiction of the entire Earth that creates a sense of the “overview effect” that has often been reported by astronauts who sense a “cognitive shift” in their perception of the fragile “blue marble” “hanging in the void” of space. To view more of the featured artwork, read the May issue of The Lark here.
Picture credit Judith Nudelman