Registration is now open for 16 classes on such topics as branding, self-defense, geology and hiking, creative writing, photography, social dancing and financial management. According to Melynda Thorpe, executive director of SUU's Community & Academic Enrichment, the classes are designed for
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Have Lunch With New York Times Bestseller Joyce Maynard at Monatalvo, 5/2 Montalvo Arts Center continues its Montalvo Writers Series with a literary luncheon with author/journalist Joyce Maynard, 11:30am, May 2. Maynard began publishing her stories in magazines when she was 13 years old, and
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“The students are really interested in whatever topic I'm teaching and often have something to offer that enhances the course.” It's a unique course with a surprising subject matter—a melding of pop culture and American history. San Diego State University professor John Putman's “Star Trek, Culture and
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Of course, the writing does have some challenges, including how to write off Carrie Fisher's Leia Organa. Episode IX was meant to be Leia's biggest movie, only adding to the tragedy surrounding Fisher's passing. It would be a shame if the next movie didn't contain any of the original three heroes,
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The publishers of the book, The Forgotten Heroes Foundation, say in the Foreword that “at least 2.5 million Muslim soldiers and labourers from all over the world, fought with the Allied forces with dignity and honour, many of whom were more decorated than their European counterparts.” The reason for
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Children's author, editor and teacher Janice Marriott has won the 2018 Storylines Margaret Mahy Medal, presented annually for lifetime achievement and distinguished contribution to New Zealand children's literature. Marriott is the author of more than 20 books for young people and has twice been
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