Summer 2008 Lectures

                    Creating Artistic Photography                    With Jim Avelis, Tribune-Star photographer

To Jim Avelis, light is the most important factor in photography.  He works with all light sources to define and exhibit his subject matter as accurately,  truthfully and artfully as possible.  The angle, high, low, or up close, can show viewers what they ordinarily don't see, such as action in sports and nature as well as stock views.  The ability to capture the action can separate good from great photography, he stresses.  Topics of his photos include accidents, fires, shootings, orange jump suits (the perp walk from jail to the courthouse), birthdays, picnics, sunsets, and hummingbirds.  Also crucial is access to where you take pictures, which might include tennis courts, platforms, buffer zones up close to celebrities. As for gear, Jim says it doesn't have to be all that expensive ... it's how you use it!  Have your questions ready!    

Date: Wednesday, June 4, 2008 from 1:30-3 P.M.

Place: Westminster Village, 1120 E. Davis Dr. Terre Haute

                      My Unconventional Life                                          With Carolyn Toops

Carolyn Toops describes herself as a redheaded kid with loving and tolerant parents, a happy childhood, considerable freedom, ambitious, adventurous, a tomboy specializing in tennis, a chemist, wife, mother, widow, sister, friend, neighbor, girlfriend, newspaper editor and reporter, card-carrying member of the Newspaper Guild, delegate to the Wabash Valley Central Labor Council, former director of the Taxpayers Association, a community volunteer for many years, and a joyful woman most of the time. Some, she says, might add bitch to this list. She'll reveal some of the highlights and defining moments in her rather unconventional life.

Date: Wednesday, July 2, 2008 from 1:30 - 3 P.M.

Place: Westminster Village, 1120 E. Davis Dr. Terre Haute

Walking the Wabash - Exploring Activities Related to the Underground Railroad in West Central Indiana                                    With Marlene Lu, Indiana Freedom Trails

They came through Indiana heading north to seek their freedom. How and where did they go? Many know about the route along the eastern border of the state. Join in as we explore the routes of the Underground Railroad through West Central Indiana.

Date: Wednesday, August 6, 2008 from 1:30 - 3 P.M.

Place: Westminster Village, 1120 E. Davis Dr. Terre Haute

All times listed are Eastern Daylight time unless specified.

To register for any of these courses, call the Osher Lifelong Learning registration office, 812-237-8707.