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Summer picnic scheduled for Tuedsay, June 5 11:30 – 1:30

The picnic will be held in the shelter at First United Methodist, 900 Spring Street, in Johnson City.
Please call Pat Faber with your reservation.

Tour opportunity

Non-Credit Civil Rights Tour available through ETSU Office of Professional Development

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Wildacres
Dates: Monday, August 27 through Friday, August 31
Program: Music and Society

ACL member Hugh Webb will be facilitating a program on music and its social context.

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Winter Social scheduled for January 10 11:30 – 2:00 P.M.

Please call Roz to make your reservation.

Spring 2012 Semester Starts March 20

The Spring 2012 Schedule is at the printers but you can see it here.

Board positions for 2012 are shown below.

Please give these people your ideas and support going forward.

Board Positions	Member
President	Roz Whittenburg
Vice President	Charlene Cleveland
Treasurer	Don McIntire
Secretary	Alice Sangid
Standing Committee Chairs	Member
Programs	Roberta Hissey
Assistant programs	Joe Viola
Public Relations	Bill Wren
Liaison	Richie Hayward
Social	Pat Faber
Wildacres	Jerry Paulsen

Wildacres 2011

Twenty-two ACL members and a like number of Charlotte Senior Scholars, along with several "at large" guests met at Wildacres and were informed and entertained by Lewis and Marcia Songer with the program "Beauty Amid Distortion and Excess". Other highlights were:

Parties on the patio and sing-a-longs in the canteen.
The Farinelli movie where we learned and saw a lot more about this 18th Century pop star than we were expecting. The real Farinelli wasn't as cool as the guy in the movie.
The Wednesday Auction where a bidding war broke out over, of all things, a nutcracker.
A movie of Scott Joplin's opera, "Treemonisha", performed by the Houston Grand Opera.

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Wildacres Starts Monday August 29

Google map & directions from Spruce Pine to Wildacres Retreat

Fall Semester Starts Tuesday September 20

Schedule available here

Summer Picnic at the Copes - June 8

Please RSVP to Pat F. by May 31

If you need directions please call the ETSU Ofice of Professional Development 423-439-8084

JC Synergy Anniversary Social - June 23

Wildacres - August 29 - September 2

Printable flyer

Printable registration

Winter Social a Success

After having to cancel our plans twice last year because of the weather the Winter Social went off this year without a hitch.

We celebrated at the Watagua Presbyterian Church. Thank you Brenda, and please express our gratitude to Pastor Rolling.

Spring 2011 Session kicks off on March 22

Roz and her committee have nearly completed the Class Schedule for this semester. For a preview click here.

Our membership and attendance increased last semester to the point that we outgrew the meeting room at the Bank of Tennessee. Charlene and other board members are evaluating various possible venues. We will announce this when the decision is made.

Board Members

for 2011 are shown below. Please give these people your ideas and support going forward.

Board Positions	Member
President	Charlene Cleveland
President Elect (Vice President)	Joan Dearden
Treasurer	Don McIntire
Secretary	Jerry Paulsen
Standing Committee Chairs	Member
Programs	Roz Whittenburg
Activities	Roberta Hissey
Public Relations	Brenda Aldridge
Liaison	Richie Hayward
Social	Open

Wildacres 2010

Pictures of Wildacres

ACL Anniversary

2011 marks the 100th Anniversary of ETSU, the 50th Anniversary of The Johnson City Seniors' Center (JCSC), and the 20th Anniversary of ACL.

A "promises to be memorable" part of the Seniors' Center Celebration will be The Drifters at the Millennium Centre, on April 8. Perhaps this could be an opportunity for ACL members to get together as a group. Download PDF on this event here. Note: The top of the document you'll download shows an event that took place in October. Please scroll down in this document for information on The Drifters event in April.

Message from outgoing president Jerry Paulsen

Thank you for allowing me to lead this group in 2010. I appreciate the help and support I received from so many people. I will be continuing my participation in ACL by serving as secretary for 2011. I also plan to continue to serve as webmaster for ACL.

Jerry