SPEAKERS BUREAU RETURNS THIS OCTOBER WITH ONE OF OUR OWN...
Encore Board Member and Treasurer Rose Gonsoulin!
Mark your calendars for Thursday, October 19th at 1:00 when Rose introduces her new book "WHEN THE GRASS IS RISING : A PORTRAIT OF YOUNG SAM HOUSTON".
A Fountain Hills resident since 2002, Rose is a woman of many talents and accomplishments including volunteering for Encore for More, organizing their New Adventure trips, supporting the Community Garden and authoring books in her spare time. She is an intriguing story teller and will draw her audience into the little known story behind history's Sam Houston.
Don't Miss This Special Event!
Seating limited to 40 at the Community Center so sign up now
A native Houstonian, Rose has always felt a strong connection with her city's name sake and it shows when she starts recounting his unique and consequential life.
Please refer to the poster for more information or call the Community Center 480-816-5200 for assistance in registering.
Welcome "Jurassic Park" on November 9th!
Local Enthusiast Darla Roberts Demonstrates That Dinosaurs Matter!
Don't miss the November 9th Speaker's Bureau presentation of Dinosaurs Matter featuring Darla Roberts who will convince the audience of the modern day relevance of these prehistoric creatures with common and uncommon dino facts, figures as well as "hands on" experience using samples from her personal collection.
Darla has had a life-long interest in dinosaurs, participating in three different digs in South Dakota's Badlands. She has spent hours working with paleontologists as they locate and retrieve dino treasures. Some of her collection she will bring to the presentation are estimated to be 66 to 145 million years old, part of the Cretaceous era which occurred right before dinosaurs disappeared from earth. Just as the movie Jurassic Park demonstrated, man did not fare well when confronted with the ginormous creatures and it is believed that humans would not exist if dinosaurs still roamed the earth!
Don't miss this exciting journey into the past.....you may just be one of the lucky three attendees that takes home small samples of dino remains!
Registration is now open on the Community Center website....use Course #2253 to sign up for this interesting "meet and greet" with dinosaurs!
PROGRAMS YOU'VE MISSED!
Encore's Speaker Series Wraps Up The Season With Yet Another Popular Program
Program Coordinator Mary Burritt reported that all comments received following Speaker Jacelle Ramon-Sauberan presentation were very positive. In addition to information on western author Zane Grey, attendees learned about some less well known authors as well and expressed interest in seeking out some of their titles. There was also a consensus among many attendees that Zane Grey had been quite an attractive gentleman!
Make sure to check back to the Speakers Bureau web page for updates on possible speakers for next season.
Encore's Speaker Series Scores Another Winner on March 8th With The History & Culture of the Tohono O'odham
Program Coordinator Mary Burritt reported that the evaluation forms on this program were excellent! Those in attendance said the speaker was very good and that they learned so much about the Tribe. Speaker Jacelle Ramon-Sauberan who charmed the audience will defend her doctoral thesis in April and will then receive her PhD from the U of A.
If you haven't signed up for the remaining spring speaker, do so today!
The links to do so accompany the posters above.
Encore's Speaker Series Continued A Positive Run on February 8th With Set in Stone Not in Meaning
This program received mostly good to excellent evaluations from the 60 plus attendees who attended the program. It was amazing the similarities of these figures and symbols that have been found around the globe.
If you haven't signed up for any of the remaining spring speakers, do so today!
The links to do so accompany the posters above.
Mary Burritt, Encore Board Member and Speaker's Bureau Coordinator, Introduces Speaker Allen Dart
Allen's slideshow was excellent showing petroglyphs with commonalities around the world.
Encore's Speaker Series Started Out On A Positive Note January 11th With Following The Bugle
This program received 100% excellent evaluations from the 32 attendees who reported that the speaker was wonderful and gave a great talk. Everyone really enjoyed it.
If you haven't signed up for any of the remaining spring speakers, do so today!
The links to do so accompany the posters above.
Encore's Speaker Series Resumed Wednesday, October 19th!...
This program received very positive comments from the 38 attendees who also enjoyed samples of fudge and brownies provided by the speakers. Encore's president Gail Pape reported that the creamy fudge was the best she's ever had!
Who Would Have Known Chilies Had So Many Uses!
Interesting slide that showed what each part of the chili is used for....the top and hottest is used in pepper spray!
Chilies and Chocolates
The slide presentation included excellent visuals enhancing the speakers narrative and explaining the relationship between the two opposites.