Wolverhampton U3A News

Programme 2012

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 10:48:33 UTC

12th March - "When God was a Rabbit" by Sarah Winman

Recent Operas

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 18:02:57 UTC

Rigoletto
Die Fledermaus
Ariadne auf Naxos
Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg
La Traviata
Turn of the Screw
Don Giovanni
Cosi van Tutti
La Clemenza di Tito

2010/2011

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:29:07 UTC

Israel- Palestine. Jewish perspective with outside speaker.
Israel- Palestine. Palestinian perspective with outside speaker2010
Pakistan/Afghanistan
Politics of Food. Joint meeting with Real Food Group
Personalisation of Health and Social Sevices
Electoral Reform
Climate Change ( 2 sessions )
The Spirit Level presentation and discussion
Injustice presentation and discussion
Prosperity without growth presentations and discussion
Integrity of Science ( 2 sessions )
The Dilnott Report ( 2 sessions )

Previous topics

Tue, 27 Sep 2011 09:59:53 UTC

The group was started by Kay Herbert in 2002, who called it 'Enjoying
pictures' as 'Art appreciation' sounds rather formal. Margaret Barr took
over in mid 2003 and has a full list of presentations, visits and
activities since the start.

2009

September 23

Poster Art 2, presented by Len Moore.

October 7

Official War Artists, presented by Kay Herbert

November 18

Leonardo da Vinci, presented by Eileen Bayliss and Tony Hollingworth.

December 16

Everyone to bring a picture or other item relating to 'Food in Art'.

2010

January 20'Cubism- Picasso and Braque'. Louise Henly.

February 17A session with Gwynneth Chubb. How to scan and project
pictures using your computer/storing pictures for displays. Please bring books
with pictures and laptops, memory sticks, recordable discs if you have them,

March 17'Darwin and Art'. Len Moore

April 21'Informal Art'- Pavement Art- Cynthia Nickless; Graffiti- Kay
Herbert. Bring other examples if you can. Also planning for next programme.

May 19'Local artists- Charles Wheeler and brothers Richard and Anthony
Twentyman'. Margaret Barr.

June 16Visit to Compton Verney to see 'Francis Bacon in Camera'.

July 21Informal visit to Dudmaston.

August 18 Land Art. Louise Henly.

September 15Visit to Initial Access to view 'Attitude' exhibition.

October 20Visit to 'Pop protest: art for an anxious age' at
Wolverhampton Art Gallery.

November 17Informal visit to Barber Art Gallery to see 'A Rage for the
Lakes' exhibition.

December 15Everyone to bring an example of Cartoon Art which appeals to you.

2011

January 19 Sculpture presentation by Sheila Moore.

February 16 Everyone to bring a personal art treasure, or a photograph of
one.

March 16 Outdoor Sculpture. Christine Moore.

May 18 John Piper. Kay Herbert.

June 15 'Lions, Seahorses and Dragons: a revolution in stamp design'.
Andrew Millgan.

July 20 Wightwick Manor visit to see William Morris exhibition.

August 17Visit to 'Metal' exhibition at Wolverhampton Art Gallery.

Word Tutorial - Text

Wed, 04 May 2011 19:45:23 UTC

Are you aware of WOLVERHAMPTON U3A?
Retired from full-time employment, looking to stretch your mind, extend your social life and have some fun? The U3A may be just what you're looking for!

Wolverhampton U3A, formed in 1996 is an autonomous, self-help, organisation offering educational, creative and leisure opportunities in a friendly environment, having a current membership of 160. We hold a monthly meeting which usually includes a talk of general interest with time for conversation over refreshments. We also run occasional visits and socials. But the core element is the interest groups usually held in members' homes. Our parent body, The Third Age Trust ( www.u3a.org.uk ) recognises the immense resource of skills, knowledge and enthusiasm possessed by older people, and members work together as both teachers and learners in a quest for true life-long learning and enjoyment. New members are encouraged to talk to group coordinators or to sample sessions to help them choose which groups to join. Everyone is encouraged to suggest new interest groups.

U3A stands for University of the Third Age and the U3A approach to learning is learning for pleasure. Educational qualifications are not required for membership and none are awarded. Current interest groups are, Art Appreciation; Cinema; Creative Writing; Digital Imaging; French; Gardening; German Conversation; Improvers German; Jazz; Latin; Local History; Music Appreciation; Play Reading; Reading; Real Food; Singing for Pleasure; Social Issues; Understanding Opera and a Walking Group.
Membership costs 10 pounds per year, and at monthly meetings we pay 1.50 to cover room hire, refreshments and speaker costs. Interest groups cover their own, usually small, costs.
Want to know more: visit our Web Site: www.wolverhamptonu3a.co.uk
Want to speak to someone:
Contact: Jenny Williams [Membership] 01902 340602, Geoff_n_jen@btinternet.com or: John Black [Publicity] 01902 341460: jon.black@blueyonder.co.uk or Len Moore, 01902 650130, leonardmoore@blueyonder.co.uk .
Alternatively experience a Taster Session [2.00 pounds] by attending one of our Monthly Meetings held on the fourth Tuesday of the month @ 2.00pm at: Friends Meeting House, 8b Summerfield Rd. Chapel Ash. WV1 4PR.

Psychology

Wed, 04 May 2011 19:08:40 UTC

The group meets from 10.00 am to 12.00 noon
on the first Monday of the month. Topics considered so far are Personality and
Motivation. The programme will continue with other topics, eg., Intelligence,
Creativity, Brain Storming, Body Language and Problem Solving. Dates for these
will depend upon group interests and interactions. Contact the Coordinator for
further information.

Next Meetings:

6th October. Topic: Creativity

News Events and Programme Information

Thu, 07 Apr 2011 10:55:10 UTC

'The next two U3A Practical Art Group sessions are booked at Tettenhall Institute (Room 5) for Friday 2nd and 23rd September, 10.30 - 12.30am.
Anyone interested is invited come along and feel free to bring any form/medium of art they may wish to work on themselves during the mornings but as usual Cleo Abbs or Graham Smith (water colourist) will be there to lead these sessions and give any help/advice they can. All abilities are welcome from complete beginners.

News, Events and Past Topics

Mon, 04 Apr 2011 16:33:42 UTC

Basic Computing Course 2:

Tettenhall Wood Institute Friday May 20th 2.00 to 4.00

In our first course last September we covered Organisation of files, Cutting, copying and pasting, Importing files, Finding your way round the internet, Using browser toolbars, Email issues, and simple word processing. This time we will do a revision session on these topics possibly with additions, for example ensuring that your photos appear in the correct order when you put them on a memory stick and show them on a different machine (Digital Imaging Group members please note!). If anyone didn't come last time they would be very welcome to work through the original material, as could anyone who has forgotten it all and would like to go over it again.

Apart from that I thought we might take an in-depth look at Microsoft Word to look at different paragraph styles, page layout, incorporating text boxes, pictures, tables etc. I also have a tutorial on Excel which I wrote for a U3a course a couple of years ago if anyone would like to have a go at that. Or if anyone has any other suggestions I will see what I can do.

Apart from that I thought some people might appreciate a "Why does it do that?" session, so bring along your queries.

I would be grateful if you would let me know ASAP if you are coming so that I have an idea of numbers.

Geoff

Topics:

The Group Co-ordinator keeps a record of topics raised by members and any advice given or comments made so that these can be available in the future if, or more likely when, someone else needs advice on that topic.

Recent Topics:

Emails:
1). Is it better to handle emails on your own computer or on your email provider's website?
2). How do you copy an address book from one provider to another or from a computer-based mail handler to a web-based one?

Laptops:
What causes vertical lines on a laptop screen and what can be done about it?

How to set your own home page in your browser.

Using the on-screen keyboard

Text for Word tutorial

New Groups

Tue, 25 Jan 2011 16:54:48 UTC

Book group - to be held monthly on a
MONDAY. This will be by arrangement with participants. The
coordinator is Carole Thomas - Tel. 01902 741456. Please ring
Carole if you would like to join this group.

Sequence Dancing instruction by a qualified teacher
- probably to be held on a Friday. Times, dates and venue will be firmed up
when the response if known. Please phone Jeanette or John Black on 01902
341460 for further information.

John Rose is interested in setting

up a "Science and Technology Group". Aims are to:

Introduce Scientific & Technology topics to all interested members (i.e. not just Scientists, Engineers etc),
Critically discuss introduced topics,
Allow examination of these topics in more depth.

First topic will be Newton to Hawking, given by John. It will be on
Thursday 9 February at 2pm at his house at 22 Mount Road Penn. However, he would like people to let him know if they wish to come to allow a change of venue if numbers are large.

Anyone interested please get in touch with John at 01902 331266 or email john.aaron.rose@googlemail.com

WANTED Retired Language Teachers:

There is considerable interest among U3a members in language conversation sessions. The French group cannot accept any more members so we could do with another group. Likewise a second German group and a Spanish group would be welcome.

If you are, or know of, retired language teachers who might be interested please contact Jenny on 01902 340602 or geoff_n_jen@btinternet.com

Some Previous Topics

Mon, 15 Nov 2010 12:17:57 UTC

Since the Music Group re-started in March 2010 meetings have included the following:

Music from the Second World War
Folk Tunes in Classical Music
Herbert von Karajan
Music inspired by ETA Hoffman
Introduction to the Romantics
Sir Malcolm Sargeant
Haydn's String Quartets
Vaughan Williams
Music Inspired by Shakespeare
French music
Schubert piano music
Nationalism in Music
Music from Glyndebourne
Sibelius
Kathleen Ferrier
Music from Spain

We are always happy to receive suggestions from members for future meetings.