ACTIVE RETIREMENT ASSOCIATION
“ARA – Expanding Your World”
www.unh.edu/ara
Affiliated with the University of New Hampshire
Funded by Association Membership Dues
SPRING 2016 SCHEDULE OF PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITES –
February 8
February 22
March 18
March 21
March 28
April 22
May 3
Monday
Monday
Friday
Monday
Monday
Friday
Tuesday
General Meeting
Term C Begins
Term C Ends
General Meeting
Term D Begins
Term D Ends
Annual Mtg./Luncheon
GENERAL MEETING - MONDAY, Feb. 8 - 1:30 PM
Durham Evangelical Church (lower level)
This AARP Fraud and Scam Presentation will include:
Fraud Trends and Behavior – Understanding how
much fraud is out there and the behavior that puts
people at risk.
The Con Artist’s Playbook – Understanding the
strategy and tactics used by con artists to defraud.
Prevention – Know and practice the most effective
prevention strategies to avoid becoming a victim,
recognize the “red flags” and report them.
Resources – How to access and share up-to-date
information about fraud identification and prevention
and where to go if a person becomes a victim.
Norma Boyce
Volunteer AARP Fraud Fighter
SEACOAST MEMORIAL LECTURE Tuesday, Feb. 23 - 1:30 PM
Durham Evangelical Church (upper level)
"Whales and Nations: Environmental Diplomacy on the
High Seas” -Scientific uncertainty is often cited by global
climate change skeptics as a reason for opposing laws or
treaties designed to address rising levels of greenhouse
gases. Prof. Kurk Dorsey, UNH, will analyze how scientific
uncertainty played a critical role in the first global
environmental diplomatic negotiations: efforts to regulate
whaling on the high seas. Proponents of reducing whaling
often found themselves stymied by disagreement over what
exactly was going on with whale populations as well as by
the unknowns of whale biology. Prof. Dorsey will analyze the
parallels with climate change diplomacy and assess the chances
that the recent Paris Climate Accords will be considered
successful in the long run.
“Saving Coral Reefs” Tuesday, April 12 - 1:30 PM
Yasmeen Smalley, underwater photographer, science
communicator, and Vice President of The Hydrous, a nonprofit organization dedicated to bringing coral reefs to life.
She is a professional underwater photographer, Women
Divers Hall of Fame recipient, Rolex Our World Underwater
Scholar, and Explorer Club member.
PROGRAM CHANGES/CANCELLATIONS
Members are notified, via e-mail, with current program
changes, cancellations, but only if you have signed up
for the service. Yellow e-mail registration cards are
available at all General Meetings from the Membership
Director.
If the Oyster River School District cancels school,
Programs (including Kittery) will be cancelled for
weather-related conditions. Members should check their
e-mail, or the ARA website or listen to radio station
WTSN, 1270 AM, Dover; WHEB, 750 AM, 100.3 FM,
Portsmouth; or WMYF, 1380 AM, Portsmouth; or
tune to WMUR, Channel 9.
CULTURAL TOURS
February 2, 2016: Romeo and Juliet State Ballet
Theatre of Russia
March 16, 2016: Boston Flower and Garden Show
April 24, 2016: The Music of John Williams.
May 24, 2016: The Gundalow Company Sail
June 14, 2016: Maine Maritime Museum & NickelsSortwell House/Castle Tucker
REMINDERS
 Remember to wear your name badge to all
events!
 Morning Programs (except Wed.) 10 – 11:30 AM
 Wednesday morning programs - 10AM to Noon*
 Afternoon Programs - 1:30 to 3:00 PM.
 An asterisk following a speaker's name indicates
the person is a member of ARA.
PROGRAM DISCLAIMER (The Small Print)
While the ARA provides intellectually stimulating
programs to broaden member knowledge and interests,
controversial programs and speakers are not necessarily
reflective of, or endorsed by, the organization. Use of our
area church facilities is also neither representative nor an
endorsement of beliefs or policies of that facility. The
ARA is not affiliated with any political, religious, ethnic, or
special interest group.
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Term C
February 22 – March 18
MONDAY AM — GREAT DISCUSSIONS
Durham Public Library - Deidre Prescott
(deidre.prescott@comcast.net), Kittery Community
Center - Carol Selsberg (bcsels@gmail.com)
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MONDAY PM — DAVE DRAVES FILMS
Durham Community Church
Coordinator: George Whitehead (603) 742-5855
Silent Films
February 22 – A Woman of Paris
February 29 – The Docks of New York
March 7 – Kiki
March 14 – His Last Command
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WEDNESDAY AM — HOW DO WE FEEL?
AM Programming is two hours for extra discussionsocial time. (10 AM - 12 Noon)
Kittery Community Center
Coordinator: Carol Selsberg (207) 439-7957
February 24 – "Who's the 'US' in US Health Care?"
– Dr. Rosemary Caron received the 2015 Outstanding
Associate Professor award for her superior teaching,
research and service in health management and policy
at the UNH College of Health and Human Services.
March 2 – "The Art & Heart of Hospice" – Family
Nurse Practitioner and author, Lynn Delvin, is a
specialist in Hospice and Palliative Care who will talk
about the team-support and care that is the specialty of
this end-of-life organization.
March 9 – "Doctors & Patience" – Self-Advocacy
Lynn Devlin returns to explain how to be the best selfadvocate when being treated for illness by physician
and/or hospital and how game-changing it can be.
March 16 – "Continuing Care" – RiverWoods CEO,
Justine Vogel, and Cathleen Toomey, VP of Marketing
will explain the structure of the 3 major types of
Continuing Care Retirement Communities, including
costs and questions to ask if considering a CCRC. The
"Insider's Guide" workbook will be a valuable handout
to attendees.
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WEDNESDAY PM — A STRESS-LESS SERIES
Durham Community Church
Coordinator: Carol Selsberg (207) 439-7957
February 24 – "Tai Chi" – Mona Pinette - Instructor
Mona Pinette teaches us the magical Eastern stressreducer often called "moving medication".
March 2 – "Meditation" – Our stress-free Sandy
Bonin invites you to learn about this popular
restorative art. We will practice simple techniques to
calm our minds and reduce stress effects. No
experience needed!
March 9 –"Music-Driven Movement" - Prof.
Deborah Kinghorn of the UNH Theater & Dance
Department asks "When You Walk, Do You Feel Like
Dancing?" as she helps us learn how to keep that
spring in our steps through breathing, stretching and
shaking. Exploring connections between music and
movement, mind and soul in a "senior-active" way.
March 16 – "Gentle Chair Yoga" – Carol Walker,
certified yoga instructor, leads us beginners through
intermediate exercises. Stretch the body, stretch the
mind.
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THURSDAY AM — WHO'S IN CHARGE?
Location: Durham Community Church
Coordinators: Carol Selsberg (207) 439-7957
February 25 – "Who Are We:" – Sociology Prof.
Kenneth M. Johnson is senior demographer at the
Carsey School of Public Policy and a "nationally
recognized expert on U.S. demographic trends" in
population redistribution, rural and urban drifts, racial
diversity of the U.S. population, and the relationship
between demographic and environmental change.
March 3 – "What's 'Free' about Freestaters?"–
With thousands of Freestater ideologues moving into
the Live Free or Die state, former Editorial Page Editor
of the Union-Leader, Drew Cline, tells us why they are
relocating to NH.
March 10 – "Who Judges the Judges?"" – Famed
UNH Law Prof. John Greabe tells us how judicial
activism can be measured, whether it is a bad thing,
and whether we are in an era marked by undue judicial
activism (with a focus on the US Supreme Court).
March 17 – "Unclogging the Courts" – Maine State
Mediator, and former Connecticut real estate attorney,
Bill Selsberg*, explains how his current mission clears
court calendars.
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THURSDAY PM — PROGRAM POTPOURRI
Durham Community Church
Coordinator: Carol Selsberg (207) 439-7957
February 25 – "WWII Chapter 2" – Our President,
Bob Hylen, gives us another brilliant look and analysis
of WWII from D-Day through Normandy, the Battle of
the Bulge, and across the Ludendorff Bridge at
Remagen into Germany.
March 3 – "Death With Dignity" – Many states are
considering End of Life legislation currently legal in
only 5 states. Our Ret. Assoc. Prof. Michael O'Sullivan
will explore the ethical and legal issues of this
legislation, what they mean, and how they affect us.
March 10 – "Serious Funny Cartoons" – A
collection of political cartoons to view and chew on.
We'll talk amongst ourselves.
March 17 – "Body Language" – We'll watch the toprated TED (Technology, Entertainment & Design) Amy
Cuddy "talk", and discuss her not-so-hidden meaning
of our physical movements.
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FRIDAY AM — MOVIES WITH SEASONING
Kittery Community Center
Coordinator: Carol Selsberg (207) 439-7957
Film viewing and discussion. Titles may change
when current movies move us to do so.
February 26 – "Best Exotic Marigold Hotel"
March 4 – "Nebraska"
March 11 – "Hundred Yard Journey"
March 18 – "On Golden Pond"
PROGRAMS ON DEMAND (PODS)
ARA special interest groups are born from member
requests, run all year, and operate autonomously. POD
leaders may be called for information and detailed
descriptions are available on our website
(www.unh.edu/org.). Should you wish to initiate a
new POD, contact Program Director Carol Selsberg,
(bcsels@gmail.com)
PHYSICAL FITNESS: Joy Winston (joy.winston@comcast.net)
WALKING: Bob Hylen - (Umpy47@comcast.net)
BOOK CLUB: Meg Gillis - (photoartnh@gmail.com)
WATER COLOR ART: Susan Keener (shkeener@gmail.com)
DIGITAL PHOTO ART & JOURNALING: Meg Gillis (photoartnh@gmail.com)
LUNCH BUNCH: Nancy Salka (nanslk@myfairpoint.net)
BIKING: Claudia Gilmartin - (jogilm@comcast.net)
GREAT REJUVENATIONAL INTERGENERATIONAL
TECH TEACH OUT (G.R.I.TT.) Carol Selsberg (bcsels@gmail.com)
FRIENDS DOING STUFF: Valerie Allen veaartist828@metrocast.net or 603-905-892
COMMUNITY SUPPERS: Deidre Prescott (deidre.prescott@comcast.net)
A WRITER’S WORKSHOP: Ariele Sieling (ariele.sieling@gmail.com)
Term D
March 28 – April 22
MONDAY AM — GREAT DISCUSSIONS
10 - 11:30 AM Durham Public Library - Deidre Prescott
(deidre.prescott@comcast.net Kittery Community
Center - Carol Selsberg (bcsels@gmail.com)
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MONDAY PM — DAVE DRAVES FILMS.
Durham Community Church
Coordinator: George Whitehead (603) 742-5855
Foreign Films:
March 28 – The Central Station
April 4 –Tampopo
April 11 – Belle Epoque
April 18 – Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
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WEDNESDAY AM — 3 FIELD TRIPS, LUNCH & A
LEISURE LESSON - "END" TIMES ARE APPROXIMATE BUT
ALL START AT 10 AM
March 30 - 7th Settlement Brewery Dover, NH Quench your curiosity and thirst with a behind the
scenes tour of the cozy 7th Settlement Brewery. Lunch
and drinks available on your own. Parking on Central
Avenue in front of the restaurant and brewery or
nearby garage.
April 6 – Stonewall Kitchen - Since 1991, this
specialty food company, started in the kitchen of
Jonathan King and Jim Stott, has grown to 10 retail
company stores, 6,000 wholesale accounts and is now
sold in 42 countries globally. Come visit the flagship
store in York with us. Plenty of parking! Lunch, snacks
and shopping available on your own!
April 13 – Turbocam – Barrington, NH – Get a
peek inside this model manufacturer that provides
education, clean water, and opportunity for over 1,000
children in India, Nepal, and South and West Africa and
whose products fly on the Space Station and the Delta
4 rocket engine.
April 20 – 101 Solutions For Easier Living,
Learning and Working - Durham Community
Church - Stacy Driscoll, Assistive Technology
Coordinator, guarantees an entertaining, inter-active
and informative session about tools, materials and
gadgets that make living easier for all.
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WEDNESDAY PM — ART & LIT POTPOURRI
Kittery Community Center
March 30 – "Judith & Polly" – Judith Custer* loves
drawing in pen and ink, portraits, pastels, acrylics and
watercolor. Polly McDonough* does tole painting,
gold-leafing, stenciling. They will show their acclaimed
artwork and share the process that drives them.
April 6 – "Sex & Sensibility Chic Lit-Jane Austen
to Bridget Jones" – UNH Lit Prof. Stephanie Harzewski
has a unique perspective on the evolution of women in
literature.
April 13 – "Pat & Karl" Tomorrow – View the
works and hear the motivation of noted multimedia
driftwood, pottery, basketry artist, our own Pat
DeGrandpre*, who shares the "stage" with watercolor,
landscape painter and former NY commercial artist,
longtime member, Karl Zembrusky*.
April 20 – "Old Guy Part One" – A 46-year career at
UNH, retired English Professor Tom Carnicelli has
written a book of poems about retirement and aging
that will touch us all.
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THURSDAY AM — SCIENCE THURSDAY
Durham Community Church
March 31 – "Inside the Moose Outside" – Pete
Pekins, nationally recognized UNH Prof. of Wildlife
Ecology explains the alarming ecological decline of
New Hampshire's Moose population from winter ticks,
lower births and global warming.
April 7 – "How old is Earth? When did life
begin?" – How did we humans get here? UNH Marine
Docent Brian Fitzgerald* introduces us to our family
tree and the evolution of the particular traits that make
us human while exploring deep time and the evolution
of life over the last four billion years.
April 14 – "Advocates, Agendas and Science
Naysayers" – UNH Chemistry Prof. Art Greenberg
separates fact from foolish fable like "totally organic
food", children's inoculations, and home energy while
explaining how to judiciously consider data credibility
bombarding us every day.
April 21 – "Environmental Hits & Misses" –
International rock star, Civil and Environmental
Engineering Prof. Nancy Kinner, is director of the
Coastal Response Research Center that partners with
the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
(NOAA). She will share her groundbreaking work with
us.
THURSDAY PM — A DAY IN THE LIFE... –
Durham Community Church
March 31 – "Durham's Finest" – Hear how Durham's
Chief David Kurz spends his professional protection
day.
April 7 – "A Labor of Love" – Mortician Judi Tasker
Croteau, part of a family owned funeral business
serving Dover for at least three generations, will
explain the unique skill required of her profession.
April 14 – "Oysters & Clams – Spinney Creek
Shellfish can be found on menus from coast to coast.
Lori Howell tells you how the life in her day has made
the family company a gourmet brand.
April 21 – "Stay-At-Home Dads" – Dads will share a
typical day in their unique domestic trench and will tell
us what they have in common as well as how their
days differ from others while offering "selfies" of
family life in the 20-teens.
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FRIDAY AM — PLAY READING
Durham Police Station Community Room
Coordinator: Don Clark (603)431-0051
April 1 – "The Misanthrope" by Moliere
April 8 – "The Misanthrope" continued.
April 15 – "Lady Windermere's Fan" by Oscar
Wilde
April 22 – "Lady Windermere's Fan " continued
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THURSDAY PM
1:30 - 3:00 PM SPRING HIKES
Meet at Durham Evangelical Church lower parking lot
to car pool to our destinations. Check your e-mail for
cancellations or changes.
April 28 – The Marginal Way, Ogunquit, ME
May 5 – Fort Foster, Kittery Point, ME
May 12 – Odiorne Point State Park, Rye, NH
May 19 – Pierce Island, Portsmouth, NH
Directions to ARA Program Sites
Durham Evangelical Church, 114 Dover Rd., Route 108 between Durham and Dover. Please use the lower parking lot.
Durham Community Church, 117 Main St. between the traffic light on Route 108 and downtown. Use the lower parking lot.
Durham Police Station: 86 Dover Rd., Route 108, Durham.
Durham Public Library: 49 Madbury Road, Durham. Go past the Community Church toward downtown Durham and turn
right on Madbury Rd.
Kittery Community Center: 120 Rogers Rd., Route 236, Kittery, ME. Take I-95 N. Take Exit 2, ME-236 toward US-1/
Memorial Traffic Circle. Turn slight right onto ME-236 S. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Rogers Rd/ME 236. 120
Rogers Rd. is approximately ½ mile on the left.
Board of Directors
President: Bob Hylen (603) 659-2422
Hospitality: Gayle Hylen (603) 659-2422
Vice President: Jean Shula (603) 591-6533
Membership: Carol Caldwell (603) 343-1004
Secretary: Joy Winston (603) 659-5028
Memorial Fund: Michael O’Sullivan (603) 742-4621
Treasurer: Carol Szot (207) 384-5153
Program: Carol Selsberg (207) 439-7957
Audio-Visual: George Whitehead (603) 742-5855
Publications: John Forster (603) 397-5788
Cultural Tours: Debbi Forster (603) 397-5788
Public Relations: Penny Drooker (603) 397-5681
Facilities: Steve Fink (603) 397-5519
Technology Services: Deidre Prescott (603) 749-4473
Contact Us: info@ara-nh.org or by mail: P.O. Box 421, Durham, NH 03824-0421