This program explores the powerful intersection between cutting-edge medical technology and the deeply human experience of illness, healing, and care. This program invites participants to look beyond data and devices, toward the values, ethics, and emotions that make health care meaningful. Through engaging presentations and real-world examples, attendees will consider how AI, wearables, and remote monitoring can serve, not overshadow, human dignity, empathy, and storytelling in medicine. With insights from…
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Michael Barson will present another fascinating look at historic Pop Culture as he discusses his book, The Red Menace which covers the history of how Americas fear of Communist incursions from the 1940s through the 1960s was reflected in our popular culture— movies, television shows, radio programs, books, comic books, and even children’s games.
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Michael Barson has a Master’s degree in Popular Culture and a PhD… Read more 
This program explores the powerful intersection between cutting-edge medical technology and the deeply human experience of illness, healing, and care. This program invites participants to look beyond data and devices, toward the values, ethics, and emotions that make health care meaningful. Through engaging presentations and real-world examples, attendees will consider how AI, wearables, and remote monitoring can serve, not overshadow, human dignity, empathy, and storytelling in medicine. With insights from… 
This well-illustrated lecture traces the development of the celebration of Christmas from when it was outlawed in 17th Century New England through the mid-21st Century, when all the trappings of a traditional Christmas were in place. For many, the celebration of Christmas today is the most important holiday of the year. However, many of the customs, which we take for granted as part of the current holiday festivities, are actually… 
In this lecture Dustin takes a timeless Dickens’ classic and explores the underlying themes and the dynamic relationships of the characters. The audience is transported to a simpler time, all while being shown the truth about themselves and those in their lives. Sure to bring a smile to even ole’ Scrooge himself, Lessons Learned From A Christmas Carol, is a great motivational twist on a true classic.… 
Information technology, biotechnology, and nanotechnology have converged in ways that were not easily anticipated. As a result, new fields have emerged in response to the cluster of ethical problems generated by recent technologies. Herman Tavani examines a range of ethical issues – from privacy and autonomy to trust and dependency.… 
Calling all teens and tweens! This is YOUR night to get an amazing henna tattoo design and hang with friends while you wait. This is an open window between 6 and 7:30 PM to come and get inked up! We will provide the artist and some adult Zentangle, coloring supplies, and simple snacks while you wait your turn. According to our policies, children under 10 must have a parent in… 
Believe it or not, Teen Culture didn’t always exist. It was not until World War II, with men off fighting and women working in factories, that adolescents were left idle and unsupervised long enough to wreak havoc, and develop their own subculture. Join Michael Barson as he discusses how Teen Pop Culture evolved in the 1940’s, 50’s and 60’s —through movies, art, books, television, and music.
Michael Barson has a… 
Greet Halloween with delightfully spooky poems and stories by two American masters, Emily Dickinson and Edgar Allan Poe. The recital features gruesome poems in a pounding cadence by Poe, his sinister short story The Tell-Tale Heart, and quietly haunting, eerie and elusive works by Dickinson. Helpful explanations provided with each of the time-honored works help you fully understand, appreciate and enjoy them. Creepy props enhance the Halloween atmosphere. The program… 
Not everything people think is ghostly activity is truly paranormal. In this lecture, Dustin pulls back the curtain… or sheet in this case- in order to explain why some strange encounters can be rationally explained. Citing evidence from historic cases of paranormal fraud, coupled with rational scientific explanation, Dustin debunks some interesting paranormal occurrences and shines a light into the darkness. But- does this mean that ghosts don’t exist? Well…… 
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Come join a fun, educational, and entertaining art class with Artist Joan Ellis. She will bring the materials for the class, and encourage you as you experiment with different materials. This is a wonderful activity for all skill levels, even beginners!
A $5 non-refundable materials…