U3A PROGRAM - JANUARY 2012 to JUNE 2012
1ST SEMESTER 2012 STUDY GUIDE
VENUE: Ac-cent 41 Ormsby Terrace, Mandurah.
TIME: All presentations commence at 1.30 pm and finish at 3.30 pm. Most sessions include a 10-minute tea break.
COST: Members $2 Visitors $3
JANUARY 2012
| Date | Topic | Presenter |
|---|---|---|
| 24/1/12 | 1st GENERAL MEETING for 2012 | GUEST SPEAKER: John Garde - Artist |
FEBRUARY 2012
| Date | Topic | Presenter |
|---|---|---|
| 1/2/12 | ART HISTORY - Maurits C Escher | Liz Rushton |
| 2/2/12 | MIXED BAG - Dad's Army - LDV in WW2 | Ron Bellamy |
| 3/2/12 | SOCIAL - COFFEE MORNING | Sharky's, Mandurah Marina. 10.00 am |
| 7/2/12 | MUSIC - OPERA History of Opera & Puccini | Margo Hodgkins |
| 8/2/12 | RELIGIONS OF THE WORLD - Hinduism | Grace McAlpine |
| 9/2/12 | BIOGRAPHIES - 1st Duke of Wellington | Jim Barns |
| 13/2/12 | COMMITTEE MEETING - (2nd Monday) | Mandurah Library 1.30 pm |
| 14/2/12 | CURRENT EVENTS - Open Discussion | Ena Garden |
| 15/2/12 | PEOPLE & PLACES - Great Adventures | Jim Barns |
| 16/2/12 | RECOLLECTIONS - Dramatic Situations | Beryl Northey |
| 21/2/12 | SCIENCE TALK | Roy Done |
| 22/2/12 | MOON MUSIC - Jim & June Barns | Jo Kreibich |
| 23/2/12 | LITERATURE - Your Favourite Book | Margaret Garside |
| 28/2/12 | GENERAL MEETING Main Hall 1.30 pm |
GUEST SPEAKER: Richard Offen, CHANGED: to Mayor Paddi Creevey |
| 29/2/12 | EXCURSION - Mandurah Performing Arts Centre. (5th Wednesday) | Carol Wauchope |
MARCH 2012
| Date | Topic | Presenter |
|---|---|---|
| 1/3/12 | MIXED BAG - Letters & Numbers | Jock Fyfe |
| 2/3/12 | SOCIAL - COFFEE MORNING | Jenny Ingle At SHARKY's |
| 2/3/12 | **CANCELLED 24/1/12** EXCURSION - Bickley Observatory | **CANCELLED** Chris Baker |
| 6/3/12 | MUSIC - OPERA La Boheme | Margo Hodgkins |
| 7/3/12 | ART HISTORY - LS Lowry | Pam Cowgill |
| 8/3/12 | BIOGRAPHIES - Emile Zola | Jim Barns |
| 12/3/12 | COMMITTEE MEETING - (2nd Monday) | Mandurah Library 1.30 pm |
| 13/3/12 | CURRENT EVENTS - Open discussion | Ena Garden |
| 14/3/12 | RELIGIONS OF THE WORLD - Jainism | Grace McAlpine |
| 15/3/12 | RECOLLECTIONS - Balls, Music, Sport | Beryl Northey |
| 20/3/12 | SCIENCE TALK | Roy Done |
| 21/3/12 | PEOPLE & PLACES - Manchester City | Jo Kreibich |
| 22/3/12 | LITERATURE - Play Reading "Inherit The Wind" | Kath Dean |
| 27/3/12 | ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING | Ac-cent Main Hall 1.30 pm. No Speaker |
| 28/3/12 | MOON MUSIC - Gordon Lynch | Jo Kreibich |
| 29/3/12 | PLANNING MEETING | Ac-cent Craft Room 1.30 pm |
APRIL 2012
| Date | Topic | Presenter |
|---|---|---|
| 3/4/12 | MUSIC - OPERA Tosca | Margo Hodgkins |
| 4/4/12 | ART HISTORY - Sculptures of WA | Christine Norman |
| 5/4/12 | MIXED BAG - History of Computers | Liz Rushton |
| 6/4/12 | SOCIAL - GOOD FRIDAY COFFEE MORNING | Jenny Ingle Venue TBA |
| 10/4/12 | CURRENT EVENTS - Open discussion | Ena Garden |
| 11/4/12 | RELIGIONS OF THE WORLD - Buddhism | Grace McAlpine |
| 12/4/12 | BIOGRAPHIES - Philosophers | Gordon lynch |
| 16/4/12 | COMMITTEE MEETING (3rd Monday) | Mandurah Library 1.30 pm |
| 17/4/12 | SCIENCE TALK | Roy Done |
| 18/4/12 | PEOPLE & PLACES - Drovers & Bush Poetry | Hep powell |
| 19/4/12 | RECOLLECTIONS - Topic of your choice | Beryl Northey |
| 24/4/12 | GENERAL MEETING | GUEST SPEAKER: Jennifer Afric - Injury Control Council |
| 25/4/12 | ANZAC DAY - No U3A | |
| 26/4/12 | LITERATURE - Analyse a novel. Title TBA | Margaret Garside |
MAY 2012
| Date | Topic | Presenter |
|---|---|---|
| 1/5/12 | MUSIC - OPERA Madame Butterfly | Margo Hodgkins |
| 2/5/12 | ART HISTORY - Henri Matisse | Jo Kreibich |
| 3/5/12 | MIXED BAG - Migratory Shorebirds | Mavis Russell |
| 4/5/12 | SOCIAL - COFFEE MORNING | Jenny Ingle Venue TBA |
| 8/5/12 | CURRENT EVENTS - Open discussion | Ena Garden |
| 9/5/12 | RELIGIONS OF THE WORLD - Sikhism | Grace McAlpine |
| 10/5/12 | BIOGRAPHIES James Murray Lexicographer | John Cowan |
| 14/5/12 | COMMITTEE MEETING (2nd Monday) | Mandurah Library 1.30 pm |
| 15/5/12 | SCIENCE TALK | Roy Done |
| 16/5/12 |
**CHANGED** Karigini with David Doust has moved to June. PEOPLE & PLACES in May will now be ROYAL PALACES OF LONDON |
Pam Cowgill |
| 17/5/12 | RECOLLECTIONS - Loved Pets | Beryl Northey |
| 22/5/12 | GENERAL MEETING | GUEST SPEAKER: Jeanette Shorto WA Institute of Medical Research |
| 23/5/12 | MOON MUSIC - Mina Haines | Jo Kreibich |
| 24/5/12 | LITERATURE - Short Stories including any you have written yourself. | Margaret Garside |
| 31/5/12 | EXCURSION - Peel Zoo & Fairbridge (5th Thursday) |
Carol Wauchope |
JUNE 2012
| Date | Topic | Presenter |
|---|---|---|
| 1/6/12 | SOCIAL - COFFEE MORNING | Jenny Ingle Venue TBA |
| 5/6/12 | MUSIC - OPERA Turandot | Margo Hodgkins |
| 6/6/12 | ART HISTORY - WA Artist Howard Taylor | Michael McGhie |
| 7/6/12 | MIXED BAG - Group Settlement | Diane Oldman |
| 11/6/12 | COMMITTEE MEETING (2nd Monday) | Mandurah Library 1.30 pm |
| 12/6/12 | CURRENT EVENTS - Open Discussion | Ena Garden |
| 13/6/12 | RELIGIONS OF THE WORLD - Taoism | Grace McAlpine |
| 14/7/12 | BIOGRAPHIES - Daisy Bates | Val Heath |
| 19/6/12 | SCIENCE TALK | Roy Done |
| 20/6/12 |
PEOPLE & PLACES May & June have swapped. **CHANGED** Will now be KARIGINI NATIONAL PARK |
David Doust |
| 21/6/12 | RECOLLECTIONS Favourite Place or WW2 | Beryl Northey |
| 26/6/12 | GENERAL MEETING | GUEST SPEAKER: Dr Jim Leavesley, AO |
| 27/6/12 | MOON MUSIC - Pat & Roy Done | Jo Kreibich |
| 28/6/12 | LITERATURE - Poetry, including your own |
Margaret Garside |