The summer and fall seminars at 叠箩枚谤办濒耻苍诲别苍, 杨贵妃传媒视频鈥檚 pristine Door County retreat, are back.
The adult-education seminars, open to the public and led by 杨贵妃传媒视频 faculty, alumni, or other friends of the university, are returning in person for the first time in three years, beginning in mid-June and continuing through mid-October. The COVID-19 pandemic shut down the seminars in 2020 and 2021.
This year鈥檚 slate of 38 week-long seminars will feature topics ranging from wildlife photography to American politics to the history of baseball in Milwaukee, and many topics in between. Registration is open.
鈥淲e are thrilled to be able to offer a full slate of seminars at 叠箩枚谤办濒耻苍诲别苍 this summer and fall,鈥 said Mark Breseman, director of 叠箩枚谤办濒耻苍诲别苍. 鈥淚t will be wonderful to have all of our life-long learners back on the shores of Lake Michigan engaging in great conversations and enjoying the wide-ranging seminar topics.鈥
Information and registration for seminars can be found here.
Adjustments to the seminars will be made as pandemic situations dictate, Breseman said. CDC protocols will be followed, and all participants must be fully vaccinated and boosted and a proof of vaccination will be required.
It鈥檒l once again be a chance to learn while enjoying the beauty of the 441-acre estate along the Lake Michigan shoreline, just south of Baileys Harbor.
Visitors to the seminars come from all walks of life. Some commute to the seminars. Others become 叠箩枚谤办濒耻苍诲别苍 residents for the week, housed in the estate鈥檚 37,000-square-foot lodge. Participants are able to explore the grounds and engage with the beauty and serenity of Door County.
Most seminars, which include meals prepared by 叠箩枚谤办濒耻苍诲别苍鈥檚 resident chef, begin Sunday evening and end Friday afternoon. Classes meet weekday mornings and some evenings, with remaining time available to enjoy 叠箩枚谤办濒耻苍诲别苍鈥檚 mile-long shoreline and wooded walking trails or to explore area cultural and recreational opportunities.
杨贵妃传媒视频 has offered the Bjorklunden seminars every year since 1980, with the exception of 1993 when a fire destroyed the estate鈥檚 main lodge and the past two years when the COVID-19 pandemic forced the closure of 杨贵妃传媒视频 facilities to the public. Bjorklunden has been an important part of 杨贵妃传媒视频 since 1963, when Donald and Winifred Boynton bequeathed the property to the university.
More information on this year鈥檚 seminars, costs, and a link to register can be found here. For additional questions, call 920-839-2216 or email bjorkseminars@lawrence.edu.
A guide to the 2022 lineup
You can sample the seminar topics and presenters below. Click on each session for details.
June 12 to June 17:
/ Don Quintenz
/ Jon Greenwald
/ John Van Den Brandt
June 19 to June 24:
An Insider鈥檚 Look at the Fundamentals of Geology / Bill Shefchik
June 26 to July 1:
Impressionism: Painting of Modern Life Family / Elizabeth Carlson
The Fall of Rome: From Caesar to King and From Jupiter to Jesus in 500 Years / Nikolas O. Hoel 鈥99
/ Robert Spoo 鈥79
July 10 to July 15:
Chemistry of Art / Allison Fleshman
/ Anthony Padilla
Tolstoy鈥檚 Anna Karenina / Peter Thomas
July 15 to July 17:
Family Weekend/Grandparent-Grandchild Weekend / David Stokes
July 17 to July 22:
African America in Slavery and Freedom: How our Racial Past Informs our Present / Joe Patterson 鈥69 and Jerald Podair
Miskwabik: The Art, Science, and History of Copper-Working / Martha Buche 鈥86 and Margaret Koker
Richard Nixon: The Triumph and Tragedy of an American Politician / Tim Crain
July 24 to July 30:
Tritone Jazz Fantasy Camp / Tritone Jazz Fantasy Camp
July 31 to August 5:
American Politics and Our Disturbing Discourse: How Did We Get Here? / Susy Schultz 鈥81
The Midterms: America at the Crossroads / Terry Moran 鈥82
August 7 to August 12:
Is Belief in God Rational? / Terry Goode
The Rise of Ideology: America鈥檚 Surprising Political Journey / Arnold F. Shober
The Stars: Mansions Built by Nature鈥檚 Hand / Megan Pickett
August 14 to August 20:
Exploring the Mind-Gut Connection / Brian Piasecki
Family Ties: The Case of King David / Bill Urbrock
Watercolor: The Expressive Medium / Helen Klebesadel
August 28 to September 2:
Indelible Images: Iconic Moments, Scenes, and Dialogue from Classic Films / Jack Rhodes
The Beatles: 4 Lads Who Shook the World / Carl Rath 鈥75
The Original Book Club: Literary Legacies of Medieval Women / Catherine Keene and Danielle Joyner
September 11 to September 16:
Loves Me, Loves Me Knot / The History, Law, and Literature of Marriage (Fifteen Years Later) / Charles B. Schudson and Karen R. Schudson
Wildflowers and Birds / Don Quintenz
Writing the Tough Ones: A Workshop Designed for Fearless Poets / Marilyn L. Taylor
September 18 to September 23:
Door Kinetic Arts Festival / DKAF
September 25 to September 30:
Spore Losers 鈥 The World of Non-flowering Plants / Charlotte Lukes
The Women Who Made the Movies: Their Notable Contributions to Films of the Classic Era / Jack Rhodes
Watercolor: A Fresh Start / Helen Klebesadel
October 2 to October 7:
Medical Miracles: Curious Advances from Antibiotics to Vaccines / David W. Hines 鈥76
The Fascinating History of Baseball in Milwaukee / Steve Landfried 鈥66
Vergil鈥檚 Aeneid / Daniel J. Taylor 鈥63
October 9 to October 14:
Joe Biden鈥檚 World: U.S. Foreign Policy after Trump / Christopher Murray 鈥75
October 16 to October 21:
The United States Constitution / Tim Crain