LifeLong Learning-San Marcos
A Proud Affiliate of the Aging Forward Alliance
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Kim Morgan-Benson, Programming & Outreach Librarian
San Marcos Public Library
I just wanted you to know how much I appreciate all the work you do to create great programs and particularly thank you for providing some of your programs at the library.
We’re Going to Austin!
LifeLong Learning’s Tour of the Bullock Texas State Historical Museum and
the Blanton Museum of Art is set for Wednesday, July 23
Itinerary
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Bus pick-up at the San Marcos Activity Center at 8:45am
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Arrive at the Bullock at ≈10:00am for tour led by Joy Lobb, Education Department
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Lunch at The Star Café
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Drop off at Blanton at 1:00pm
Becky D. Reese, LifeLong Learning’s Art Historian, will be our guide and storyteller. We will begin with the Michener Collection, a significant collection of 20th-century American art which includes over 300 works and is particularly known for its abstract paintings. Becky will then guide us though other collections/exhibits of interest, answering questions as we go.
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Leave for San Marcos at 2:30pm
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Arrive at the Activity Center at ≈3:30pm
Estimated Cost: $100.00 per person
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Includes rental for the mini-bus, entry fees to the Bullock and Blanton, driver tips
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Does not include lunch at the Bullock’s Star Café
Registration
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Estimated cost is based on 20 participants
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Fewer than 20 participants will increase the per person charge and could result in canceling the tour if the increase is significant
Contact Marianne to register: lifelonglearningsm@gmail.com // 512-216-6427
Please register as soon as possible… no later than Monday, June 30
Hosted by Marianne Reese
2:00-3:00pm, First Thursday of Every Month
KZSM – San Marcos Community Radio
Streaming at KZSM.org
Join Marianne on Thursday, July 3, at 2:00pm for Human Interest. Marianne’s guest will be Carrie Fountain, The Wittliff Collections new literary curator.
Carrie, a celebrated poet and writer, brings a wealth of experience and deep commitment to the literary arts in the Southwest. As literary curator, she oversees the Southwestern Writers Collection, which houses the archives of notable writers such as Cormac McCarthy, Sandra Cisneros, and Sam Shepard.
On July 1, Human Interest will explore Carrie’s work as a poet and writer as well as her vision for enhancing the Southwest Writers Collection. LifeLong Learning-San Marcos has collaborated over the years with the Wittliff and Marianne will discuss with Carrie the possibilities of additional LLL-smtx programming to showcase the extraordinary archival materials of the Southwestern Writers Collection.
Human Interest hosts guests and shares conversations that may spark compassion, empathy, motivation, laughter, fear, love, and perhaps even anger… all part of the human condition and each of human interest. Local experts and community organizations are featured to offer a broader context around topics relevant to our community.
CLICK HERE to learn more about all of our courses and book clubs!
Starts July 1: Philosophy for Life: A Gentle Journey Through Wisdom
Starts in July 23: Starting in Late July: Beginning Graphite Drawing
Starts in September: Engaged Ecology Dialogues – Cultivating a Sustainable Future
REGISTER FOR ANY SESSION
Once you register, you will receive Zoom links to all sessions… attend those of interest!
The Wittliff Book+ Club
Email lifelonglearningsm@gmail.com to register
Please join us for the next session on Thursday, July 10, at 2:00pm via Zoom
If you missed last month’s discussion of Sandra Cisneros and her 1984 novel, The House on Mango Street, you missed a truly special moment… and what makes the “+” of this book club so unique. During our tour through her archival collection, we were the first people other than Wittliff staff to hear a cassette tape excerpt of Sandra reading one of her poems!
For our July session, Wittliff staff will showcase archival material highlighting Mexican author and screenwriter Juan Rulfo and his book, Pedro Páramo.
Even if you don’t finish reading the book, join us for a lively discussion of this important literary work and a trip through the archival materials of Juan Rulfo… who knows what we’ll discover!
CLICK HERE for 2025 session dates and books