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February 2012

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Thursday, February 2, 2012
- 09:30am - 10:30am
  Walking in Winter
  
  We welcome you to come walking with us! Walking in the Mahone Bay Centre gym, with refreshments and socializing, is a great way to get your exercise and keep fit all winter. A new ping pong table and rackets are also available for those so inclined. Donations are welcomed and appreciated.
- 06:00pm
  Yoga Classes
  
  Sivananda Hatha Yoga Classes every Thursday at 6 p.m.
  Call Steve Murray at 541-7835 or email stevebmurray@gmail.com
Sunday, February 5, 2012
- 10:00am - 01:00pm
  Life Drawing Group
  
  A life drawing group meets every Sunday morning at the Centre from 10 am to 1 pm. Session fee is $15 to cover the cost of model and room rental. These sessions are non-instructed. All levels of drawing experience are welcomed and honoured.
  For more info: sallywarren@eastlink.ca
- 12:00pm - 01:00pm
  Ditto's Canine Learning Centre Classes
  
  Sundays: Puppy Class at 12noon
  Must be pre-registered for classes. Please call 624-0800.
- 01:00pm - 03:00pm
  Ditto's Canine Learning Centre Classes
  
  Sundays: Flyball Classes from 1-3pm
  Must be pre-registered for classes. Please call 624-0800.
Monday, February 6, 2012
- 09:30am - 10:30am
  Walking in Winter
  
  We welcome you to come walking with us! Walking in the Mahone Bay Centre gym, with refreshments and socializing, is a great way to get your exercise and keep fit all winter. A new ping pong table and rackets are also available for those so inclined. Donations are welcomed and appreciated.
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
- 10:00am - 03:00pm
  Printmakers Open Studio
  
  Printmakers Open Studio
  A printmakers group meets Tuesdays from 10 am to 3 pm. Daily Studio Fee $10.
  Etching press and basic materials are available. Some previous experience is an asset but not strictly necessary.
  For more info: Ed Porter at 634-3497 (evenings)
- 01:30pm - 03:30pm
  SCANS Dr. Daphna Levit : Markets and Ethics
  
  Again and again we see the global financial markets spinning in confusion and chaos, government leaders and central bankers frantically seeking ways to halt recession, to prevent the European markets from collapsing and to respond to the “Occupy Wall Street” protests. The basic assumptions of capitalism are being re-examined. Although we hastened to condemn the greed of individuals and institutions that caused or exacerbated the crisis, many of us have not examined the history of those values that encourage material success and consumerism. The cry for regulation is loud and clear but what should be the role of regulation in the ethical limitation of the markets? Can we make a wise determination about the boundaries of free markets?
  To discuss these issues more effectively, this course will cover the basic concepts used to measure and describe economies; will look at the history of the economic art/science; and will question the legitimacy and efficacy of economic decisions.
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
- 02:00pm
  Lifelong Learning Lecture Series Ralph Getson
  
  Ralph Getson
  
  Foreign Protestant settlement of Lunenburg & Mahone Bay
  
  Lunenburg was founded in 1753 and Mahone Bay in 1754, by a group of people known as the ‘foreign’ Protestants. They came from central and south-western Germany, Switzerland and Montbeliard under the auspices of the British government. They came to the New World to farm, but within a generation turned from the land to the sea and became fishermen and skilled shipwrights. This illustrated presentation will trace the origins of the people, the early settlement of Lunenburg and Mahone Bay, along with the traits, customs and legacy that has survived today of this remarkable group.
  
  Ralph Getson is an eighth generation ‘foreign’ Protestant. His ancestor came to Nova Scotia from northern Germany in 1751. The Getsons became fishermen out of LaHave, NS. Ralph holds degrees in history and education from Dalhousie and Saint Mary’s Universities. Since 1984 he has been Curator of Education at the Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic, responsible for school programmes, exhibits and research. Ralph lives in Lunenburg and has a keen interest in local history.
Thursday, February 9, 2012
- 09:30am - 10:30am
  Walking in Winter
  
  We welcome you to come walking with us! Walking in the Mahone Bay Centre gym, with refreshments and socializing, is a great way to get your exercise and keep fit all winter. A new ping pong table and rackets are also available for those so inclined. Donations are welcomed and appreciated.
- 06:00pm
  Yoga Classes
  
  Sivananda Hatha Yoga Classes every Thursday at 6 p.m.
  Call Steve Murray at 541-7835 or email stevebmurray@gmail.com
Sunday, February 12, 2012
- 10:00am - 01:00pm
  Life Drawing Group
  
  A life drawing group meets every Sunday morning at the Centre from 10 am to 1 pm. Session fee is $15 to cover the cost of model and room rental. These sessions are non-instructed. All levels of drawing experience are welcomed and honoured.
  For more info: sallywarren@eastlink.ca
- 12:00pm - 01:00pm
  Ditto's Canine Learning Centre Classes
  
  Sundays: Puppy Class at 12noon
  Must be pre-registered for classes. Please call 624-0800.
- 01:00pm - 03:00pm
  Ditto's Canine Learning Centre Classes
  
  Sundays: Flyball Classes from 1-3pm
  Must be pre-registered for classes. Please call 624-0800.
Monday, February 13, 2012
- 09:30am - 10:30am
  Walking in Winter
  
  We welcome you to come walking with us! Walking in the Mahone Bay Centre gym, with refreshments and socializing, is a great way to get your exercise and keep fit all winter. A new ping pong table and rackets are also available for those so inclined. Donations are welcomed and appreciated.
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
- 09:30am
  Food Bank
  
  Seniors Room 9:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Produce Wanted. 531-3025
- 10:00am - 03:00pm
  Printmakers Open Studio
  
  Printmakers Open Studio
  A printmakers group meets Tuesdays from 10 am to 3 pm. Daily Studio Fee $10.
  Etching press and basic materials are available. Some previous experience is an asset but not strictly necessary.
  For more info: Ed Porter at 634-3497 (evenings)
- 01:30pm - 03:30pm
  SCANS Dr. Daphna Levit : Markets and Ethics
  
  Again and again we see the global financial markets spinning in confusion and chaos, government leaders and central bankers frantically seeking ways to halt recession, to prevent the European markets from collapsing and to respond to the “Occupy Wall Street” protests. The basic assumptions of capitalism are being re-examined. Although we hastened to condemn the greed of individuals and institutions that caused or exacerbated the crisis, many of us have not examined the history of those values that encourage material success and consumerism. The cry for regulation is loud and clear but what should be the role of regulation in the ethical limitation of the markets? Can we make a wise determination about the boundaries of free markets?
  To discuss these issues more effectively, this course will cover the basic concepts used to measure and describe economies; will look at the history of the economic art/science; and will question the legitimacy and efficacy of economic decisions.
Thursday, February 16, 2012
- 09:30am - 10:30am
  Walking in Winter
  
  We welcome you to come walking with us! Walking in the Mahone Bay Centre gym, with refreshments and socializing, is a great way to get your exercise and keep fit all winter. A new ping pong table and rackets are also available for those so inclined. Donations are welcomed and appreciated.
- 02:00pm
  Conversations with Mike Wearing
  
  Search and Rescue in Nova Scotia
  
  Mike Wearing
  
  One often sees a short item on television about a search for a lost person, where ground search and rescue volunteers were involved. The item often includes a brief view of one or two orange trucks and people coming out of the woods dressed in orange clothes with packs on their backs and perhaps a brief word from one of those involved. But one may wonder who are these volunteers, what do they do, how are they trained, and how a search is conducted?
  
  Mike Wearing has been a ground search & rescue volunteer for six years and has participated in over 25 searches. He will talk about how search & rescue started in Nova Scotia, what happens on a search, and how the volunteer searchers are trained.
- 06:00pm
  Yoga Classes
  
  Sivananda Hatha Yoga Classes every Thursday at 6 p.m.
  Call Steve Murray at 541-7835 or email stevebmurray@gmail.com
Sunday, February 19, 2012
- 10:00am - 01:00pm
  Life Drawing Group
  
  A life drawing group meets every Sunday morning at the Centre from 10 am to 1 pm. Session fee is $15 to cover the cost of model and room rental. These sessions are non-instructed. All levels of drawing experience are welcomed and honoured.
  For more info: sallywarren@eastlink.ca
- 12:00pm - 01:00pm
  Ditto's Canine Learning Centre Classes
  
  Sundays: Puppy Class at 12noon
  Must be pre-registered for classes. Please call 624-0800.
- 01:00pm - 03:00pm
  Ditto's Canine Learning Centre Classes
  
  Sundays: Flyball Classes from 1-3pm
  Must be pre-registered for classes. Please call 624-0800.
Monday, February 20, 2012
- 09:30am - 10:30am
  Walking in Winter
  
  We welcome you to come walking with us! Walking in the Mahone Bay Centre gym, with refreshments and socializing, is a great way to get your exercise and keep fit all winter. A new ping pong table and rackets are also available for those so inclined. Donations are welcomed and appreciated.
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
- 10:00am - 03:00pm
  Printmakers Open Studio
  
  Printmakers Open Studio
  A printmakers group meets Tuesdays from 10 am to 3 pm. Daily Studio Fee $10.
  Etching press and basic materials are available. Some previous experience is an asset but not strictly necessary.
  For more info: Ed Porter at 634-3497 (evenings)
- 12:00pm
  Seniors Lunch
  
  SENIORS’ LUNCHES 2011 -2012
  
  We are hosting Seniors’ lunches again this year on the third Tuesday of each month. Call the office to reserve your space.
  
  Many people came out last year and enjoyed both the fellowship and food.Our Gentlemen’s Auxiliary are the servers and this group is always anxious to have new members. If you would like to join , by all means contact the Centre office and we’ll gladly outfit you.
  
  Also, all the soups, sandwiches and desserts are brought in by volunteers . This is an area that we need some more help with… The more people who offer means that the no one will be overburdened . If you can see yourself preparing one of the above items occasionally, please call the Mahone Bay Centre Office, (902) 624-0890, with your name, phone number and email address and we can set up a schedule.
- 01:30pm - 03:30pm
  SCANS Dr. Daphna Levit : Markets and Ethics
  
  Again and again we see the global financial markets spinning in confusion and chaos, government leaders and central bankers frantically seeking ways to halt recession, to prevent the European markets from collapsing and to respond to the “Occupy Wall Street” protests. The basic assumptions of capitalism are being re-examined. Although we hastened to condemn the greed of individuals and institutions that caused or exacerbated the crisis, many of us have not examined the history of those values that encourage material success and consumerism. The cry for regulation is loud and clear but what should be the role of regulation in the ethical limitation of the markets? Can we make a wise determination about the boundaries of free markets?
  To discuss these issues more effectively, this course will cover the basic concepts used to measure and describe economies; will look at the history of the economic art/science; and will question the legitimacy and efficacy of economic decisions.
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
- 02:00pm
  Lifelong Learning Lecture Series Colin Starnes
  
  Colin Starnes
  
  University of King’s College and the Foundation Year Programme – Looking Backward and Forward
  
  The fascinating story of King’s College – the oldest chartered university in Canada and the strange origin of its often imitated but never copied first year university programme. This programme became the “gold standard in undergraduate education”. How did it start, what is it and where is it pointing?
  
  Colin Starnes, on graduating from Bishop’s University in 1963, won a Rockefeller Fellowship and studied theology for three years at Harvard. After a two year interlude fishing lobsters from his own boat on the South Shore, he took an MA in Religious Studies at McGill University and a PhD in Classics at Dalhousie University, where he taught until retirement. Between 1993 and 2003, Colin served as the President and Vice Chancellor of King’s College where he had started teaching in the Foundation Year Programme (FYP) from its inception in 1972. After retiring in 2003, he organized and taught a version of FYP for some of the parents of his former students. He still teaches a not-for–credit, but free version of FYP to marginalized adults who never had the opportunity to attend university.
Thursday, February 23, 2012
- 09:30am - 10:30am
  Walking in Winter
  
  We welcome you to come walking with us! Walking in the Mahone Bay Centre gym, with refreshments and socializing, is a great way to get your exercise and keep fit all winter. A new ping pong table and rackets are also available for those so inclined. Donations are welcomed and appreciated.
- 06:00pm
  Yoga Classes
  
  Sivananda Hatha Yoga Classes every Thursday at 6 p.m.
  Call Steve Murray at 541-7835 or email stevebmurray@gmail.com
Sunday, February 26, 2012
- 10:00am - 01:00pm
  Life Drawing Group
  
  A life drawing group meets every Sunday morning at the Centre from 10 am to 1 pm. Session fee is $15 to cover the cost of model and room rental. These sessions are non-instructed. All levels of drawing experience are welcomed and honoured.
  For more info: sallywarren@eastlink.ca
- 12:00pm - 01:00pm
  Ditto's Canine Learning Centre Classes
  
  Sundays: Puppy Class at 12noon
  Must be pre-registered for classes. Please call 624-0800.
- 01:00pm - 03:00pm
  Ditto's Canine Learning Centre Classes
  
  Sundays: Flyball Classes from 1-3pm
  Must be pre-registered for classes. Please call 624-0800.
Monday, February 27, 2012
- 09:30am - 10:30am
  Walking in Winter
  
  We welcome you to come walking with us! Walking in the Mahone Bay Centre gym, with refreshments and socializing, is a great way to get your exercise and keep fit all winter. A new ping pong table and rackets are also available for those so inclined. Donations are welcomed and appreciated.
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
- 09:30am
  Food Bank
  
  Seniors Room 9:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Produce Wanted. 531-3025
- 10:00am - 03:00pm
  Printmakers Open Studio
  
  Printmakers Open Studio
  A printmakers group meets Tuesdays from 10 am to 3 pm. Daily Studio Fee $10.
  Etching press and basic materials are available. Some previous experience is an asset but not strictly necessary.
  For more info: Ed Porter at 634-3497 (evenings)
- 01:30pm - 03:30pm
  SCANS Dr. Daphna Levit : Markets and Ethics
  
  Again and again we see the global financial markets spinning in confusion and chaos, government leaders and central bankers frantically seeking ways to halt recession, to prevent the European markets from collapsing and to respond to the “Occupy Wall Street” protests. The basic assumptions of capitalism are being re-examined. Although we hastened to condemn the greed of individuals and institutions that caused or exacerbated the crisis, many of us have not examined the history of those values that encourage material success and consumerism. The cry for regulation is loud and clear but what should be the role of regulation in the ethical limitation of the markets? Can we make a wise determination about the boundaries of free markets?
  To discuss these issues more effectively, this course will cover the basic concepts used to measure and describe economies; will look at the history of the economic art/science; and will question the legitimacy and efficacy of economic decisions.

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