Ronald Schnur: The Historic Gentlemen's Clubs of London

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The English-Speaking Union of the United States Princeton Branch Presents:

Ronald Schnur
The Historic Gentlemen's Clubs of London

Ronald Schnur will tell us about the historic gentlemen's clubs of London—the various homes away from home for the elite in British politics, science, and the arts

Date: Sunday November 13th
When: 3:00 PM
Where: Princeton Senior Resource Center

There will also be a Zoom link provided.

Refreshments to follow! Please join us!

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Ms. Cassie Fallon: 2022 TLab Scholar

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The English-Speaking Union of the United States Princeton Branch Presents:

Ms. Cassie Fallon
Our TLab (Travel and Learn Abroad) Scholar 2022: Her Experiences at the University of Edinburgh

Ms. Fallon has been an English teacher for 29 years at Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School in Rumson. She has taught multiple levels and courses over the years, but is currently teaching English I (freshmen) and English III (juniors). She is also the advisor for the Cooking Club in high school. She was enrolled in Contemporary Literature at the University of Edinburgh this summer, and will share with us her plans to incorporate some of that information in her lesson plans for the juniors.

Date: Sunday September 25th

When: 3:00 PM

Where: Princeton Senior Resource Center - Building B
101 Poor Farm Road, Princeton 

Inclusion by Zoom Conference also available

Refreshments will be served and we hope you will join us!

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Princeton Events 2021-2022

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All talks will be held Sunday afternoon at 3:00 PM and accessed via Zoom. Talks are open to all members, and new members are welcome.

September 19, 2021 - Bill Peschel
Bill Peschel, award-winning journalist, and mystery expert will discuss Agatha Christie's early years and how they influenced her writing.

October 10, 2021 – The Mitford Sisters
The Mitford siblings were startlingly accomplished and frequently scandalous. Ron Schnur will tell us who these people were and what their lives might tell us about celebrity, Englishness, and class.

November 14, 2021 – Ian Flemming
Noted biographer, Andrew Lycett, will discuss the man who gave us James Bond and lived a life nearly as dashing as his creation.

December 12, 2021 – Nine Lessons and Carols
Enjoy the holiday season by learning about one of its most cherished traditions with distinguished musicians and early music historians, Sheldon Eldridge and John Burkhalter.

January 16, 2022 – The Psychology of Alfred Hitchcock
Christopher Ludovici will explore the connection between plot and the protagonist's state of mind, whether ambivalence, resentment, voyeurism, or paranoia, in Hitchcock's films.

February 20, 2022 – Annual Shakespeare Competition
High school thespians from New Jersey will compete for a chance to go to the National Shakespeare Competition in New York City and the opportunity to study Shakespeare at the Globe Theatre in London.

March 13, 2022 – The Sport of Cricket
Break out the Pimms and imagine the thwack of leather on willow as local cricket enthusiast Vineet Anand talks about the ever-popular sport of cricket.

April 24, 2022 – The Scottish Enlightenment
Peter Smith will take us to 18th-Century Edinburgh where ideas that arose in science and philosophy revolutionized the world and still influence us.

May, day TBA -- The Humor of Jonathan Swift
Did you know that the author of Gulliver's Travelers had a day job as an Anglican priest—and that he loved a good practical joke? David Venturo, professor of English at the College of New Jersey, will explore the humorous side of the author of Gulliver's Travels.

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