October 5th, 2018
3:00 PM
Main Dining Room
Walt Whitman is one of America’s greatest poets, a giant of American literature. His poetry speaks powerfully to all of us, telling of the beauty of the natural world and the value and dignity of every person. 
Jacob Stone has studied Whitman’s life and works for the past thirty years, taught about him in numerous university courses, and has frequently offered community seminars about him. In this program we’ll learn about his fascinating life, hear some of his most powerful poems, and hear him in the only existing recording of his voice.
To learn more about Walt Whitman, and his poetry, please visit this link.
Roger has been forecasting the weather for the listeners of Radio Vermont (WDEV, WLVB, WCVT, and 101 The One) for 19 years. Come and listen to Central Vermont’s favorite and most trusted weather man!
This is the second piece of a 4 part presentation. New research and strategies will be presented to help residents become educated, giving everyone a better chance at avoiding these scams. For more information about COVE please visit this link. https://vermontelders.org/#education
Robert Nichols is a retired environmental engineer and an astronomy enthusiast. He has been interested in the possibility of life on other planets since middle school, when he first learned that the sun is just an ordinary start and any star may have planets orbiting around it. He pursued this interest more rigorously after retirement by taking a total of four astronomy courses as a continuing education student at UVM over a three-year period. He has read widely in the astronomy field and has been an avid reader of Sky and Telescope and Astronomy magazines in the last 20 years.
You’ll learn where and when to look for owls as well as how to recognize the calls of our most common owls – Bridget will have you hooting by the end of the show. Find out why these birds are so amazing and what you can do to keep owls a part of the Vermont landscape! To learn more about Bridget Butler and her Birding, please visit this link: https://www.birddiva.com/
Transportation is provided weekly to these presentations. Sign up’s and information are located by the Transportation Log in Independent Living at Westview Meadows. We will be departing Westview Meadows at 1:15-meeting for transportation in the lobby.
