Headwaters Center for Lifelong Learning has announced its eight-program schedule for the 2016 spring series, which starts at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 23 at Armory Square, Highway 71 in downtown Park Rapids. Programs run from 1 to 2:30 p.m. and are open to the public, free of charge and handicapped accessible. Refreshments, including coffee, will be provided.
HCLL is a 501(c)3 volunteer-managed nonprofit organization that presents educational programs on a variety of topics each spring and fall. The spring schedule includes:
• Tuesday, Feb. 23: "Blood and Politics: Changing Citizenship Requirements Among the White Earth Anishinaabeg." Jill Doerfler, PhD, explores issues related to blood quantum and lineal descent as citizenship requirements.
• Tuesday, March 1: "Prohibition: A Grand Misadventure." Historian David Jones takes us on a journey back to a tumultuous, significant time.
• Tuesday, March 8: "Leave it to Beavers." This PBS documentary examines the positive impact of beavers on the environment. The film will be shown on Armory Square's 25 foot wide big screen.
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• Tuesday, March 15: "Oxcart/Red River Trail." Joel Arnold, author of the award-winning young adult novel Ox Cart Angel, will explore the fascinating history of the Red River trails, ox carts and the Metis people.
• Tuesday, March 22: "Speech Talent Showcase." Park Rapids high school speech team members demonstrate their abilities to entertain, to provoke thought on issues, and to evoke emotion through their six to eight minute presentations.
• Tuesday, March 29: "Costa Rica Travelogue." Professional photographer and world traveler Cal Rice returns by popular request to share photos of his recent trips to Costa Rica.
• Tuesday, April 5: "A Treasury of Old Souls." Author Eric Bergeson delves into the intriguing lives of older members of his home town. Bergeson, a humorous and entertaining speaker, previously presented "Pirates on the Prairie" to HCLL.
• Tuesday, April 12: "History of Logging in Northern MN" Suzanne Thomas and Wendell Knutson give a close up picture of life in a logging camp as they relate details about camp cooking, transportation, and use of a steam mill. Stories, videos and artifacts are used.
