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The Institute for Learning in Retirement at Marietta College added six new classes in its Spring 2024 lineup.
≤"A Nation Without a State? Scotland Since 1707" is a four-week course meeting 3-5 p.m. Mondays beginning March 18. Retired Marietta College Professor Barbara MacHaffie will explain the union with England in 1707 and the resulting cultural expressions Scots developed to assert their national distinctiveness, including kilts and tartans,
≤"Little Sorceries" is a six-week course meeting 3-5 p.m. Tuesdays beginning March 19. Andrew Clovis will introduce students to the lesser-known history of the Salem witch trials of 1692.
Clovis is a direct descendant of one who was executed and another who was exonerated for witchcraft. He will demystify several misperceptions about what took place in Essex County Mass., and identify factors that influenced the witch trials and draw parallels to other times in American history that were fraught with the concept of the "witch hunt."
≤"Great Decisions in Foreign Affairs", an eight-week class meeting 3-5 p.m. Thursdays beginning March 21, will be presented by Janice Terry who will lead eight discussions of different current challenges in U.S. foreign affairs. Topics will include Mideast realignment, climate technology and competition, science across borders,
≤"More Hand Sewing" is a four-week class meeting 1-3 p.m. Thursdays beginning March 21. Caroline Frey Mounier-Vehier, a life-long fabric artist, will teach hand sewing techniques. She has taught small groups and has demonstrated her art in different countries. The class is for beginners and those who have taken previous classes by Mounier-Vehier.
≤"Whose Little House on the Prairie?" is an eight-week course meeting 3-5 p.m. Fridays beginning March 22 when retired Marietta College professor Dr. Carol Steinhagen will examine the late-1800s Midwest frontier, the setting for the books "Little House on the Prairie" and "On the Banks of Plum Creek."
≤'Middle Eastern Cuisine Made Simple," a four-week Zoom online course meeting Wednesdays beginning April 17 will be taught by Raida Gatten.
The course is for those who have always wanted to learn the basics of cooking Middle Eastern food. The online class is intended for beginners and will cover common dishes and flavors of Middle Eastern cuisine.