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Resident Book Review for April, 2020
Apr. 21 - The Uninhabitable Earth: Life After Warming - CANCELLED[New York: Tim Duggan Books, 2019] by David Wallace-Wells, reviewed by Donna Martin.Event to be rescheduled after the coronavirus threat is over. REVIEWS & SUPPLEMENTAL READING Table of...
Photos by Members of the Photo Interest Group – February 2020
The photos this month are by Forest Dawes, Dick Crebs, Peggy Crebs, Bill Mays, and Vicki Barr
Resident Book Review for February, 2020
Feb. 18 – On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons From The Twentieth Century. [New York: Tim Duggan Books, 2017] by Timothy Snyder, reviewed by Ken Weeden. REVIEWS & SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL Scholars Strategy Network Present Snyder's 20 Key FindingsAuthor's websiteBook Excerpts...
Review of On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons From The Twentieth Century
Resident Ken Weeden will review On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons From The Twentieth Century on Tuesday, February 18, 2020 at 7 PM in the Auditorium. “History does not repeat, but it does instruct.” Thus begins Timothy Snyder’s short book on what the growth of Nazism in the...
Resident Book Review for January, 2020
Jan. 21 – Dark Money: The Hidden History of the Billionaires Behind the Rise of the Radical Right[New York: Doubleday, 2016] by Jane Mayer, reviewed by Lon Chesnutt. REVIEWS & SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL Review by Alan Ehrenhalt [New York Times]Index of 12 reviews of...
Photos by Members of the Photo Interest Group – January 2020
At each meeting, members of the Photography Interest Group select the photos to be honored by displaying them on this CCICharlestown website. This month’s photographers: Dick Crebs, Bill May, Peggy Crebs, Gloria Davis, and Forest Dawes
Black Swan Yacht Club
“Hey! That looks like fun!” Join a group of your Charlestown neighbors that have found a way to socialize, get out in the sunshine and fresh air, and have some very friendly competition – all within walking distance of your apartment. First formed in 1993, the Black...
Photos by Members of the Photo Interest Group – December 2019
At each meeting, members of the Photography Interest Group select the photos to be honored by displaying them on this CCICharlestown website. Dorothy Sawicki: A Sunday Stroll in Santa Fe Bill Bettridge: Hurtigruten Bill May: Red Blossom Bill May: Skiers Forest...
Review of Dark Money: The Hidden History of the Billionaires Behind the Rise of the Radical Right
Resident Lon Chesnutt will review Dark Money by Jane Mayer on Tuesday, January 21, 2020 at 7 PM in the Auditorium. If you’ve ever wondered about who started the ‘Tea Party’ in Congress, or who’s behind it’s operation, or why the title ‘Citizen’s United’ is the...
Gallery News: December 2019
The Fireside Gallery Artist of the Month for December is Jody Primoff. Growing up in Ithaca, N.Y., Jody enjoyed the free Saturday art classes at Munson-Williams- Proctor Institute. After graduating from Syracuse University, Jody continued her art studies at the Art...