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If you are wasting time looking for information and frustrated with the results you get, then this course is for you. If you want to use the Internet, but never know where to start, then start with this course.
Introduction to Skype: Skype and Broadband for beginners - Sat 17 Sept 2011
Many older people with family living elsewhere may like to learn how to do Skype video through internet. This practical hands-on session will show them how. Also they may not know how to get full benefit of broadband such as virtual tours of art galleries, music downloads, video podcasts, as they are confused by the megs and bps of adsl contracts.
Our Climate Change series of lectures, particularly in light of the Road to Durban COP 17:
Gardening for Climate Change - why and how to go indigenous - 14 Sept - FREE!!!!
Mark Liptrot is a well-known indigenous gardener who will share his expertise on water-wise, environmentally friendly gardening.
Listening to Music - the Attentive ear - Mondays Oct 3 to Oct 31
This forthcoming series of lectures on “Listening to Music – the Attentive Ear” is aimed at anyone who enjoys listening to music and would like to be a little more informed about the background to what they hear.[Series of four 2 hour lectures]
The series of four lectures (Mondays, through October 2011) will follow the course of Classical Western Music through Medieval and Renaissance periods, Baroque and Classical and on to 19th and 20th century music focussing on the instruments of the various periods, the composers and what to listen for in each period.
About the presenter
Ted Brien conducted the KZN Youth Orchestra for a number of years and has a long association with various Youth Orchestras in this part of the world.. He currently directs the Durban Girls College Orchestra and has recently returned from a concert tour with them in the UK and Ireland. He holds a Masters Degree in music (UKZN) and was Head of the Music Department at Springfield College of Education. For many years he was leader of the Montpelier Players, a chamber ensemble that regularly broadcast and performed in and around KwaZulu Natal. He has a long experience of lecturing on various aspects of music and was part of the team that presents the pre-concert talks during the KZN Philharmonic Orchestra’s Symphony Season.
Words, voices, echoes: the KJV Bible then and now: an evening of listening,learning, reading, music, quizzes - 25 October 2011
In the 400th anniversary year of the King James translation of the Bible, celebratory events have been organized in many parts of the English-speaking world. New books, lectures, DVDs have been issued about the history, the influence and the quality of this revered translation. For this evening event at the Bible Society some of these resources have been selected for you to see and listen to. Become more aware of the power of words that echo through the ages! Bring along your own copy of the AV Bible in English as a crib for the quizzical fun.
In Late October 2011 LLLKZN plans to have an expert panel to debate the National Health Insurance (NHI). Watch our site www.lllkzn.net for details.
Book online at www.lllkzn.net or at Adams Books, Musgrave Centre or phone Cedric 082 873 2702 or Chris 073 348 8611. Please book in advance. Bookings online are ready for use as soon as the information is put live on the website. A penalty of R10 is charged if payment is done on the day of the event. For more information, please email: info@lllkzn.net
Have a wonderful Spring!
Yours in Lifelong learning
Chris Sparks
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