CALL Summer
Programs 2012
Lessons, classes and concerts
Click here to register on-line for CALL Summer Programs
http://uknight.calvin.edu/CALLsummerprograms
1. What Bird is that?: A study of bird identification: shape, color, behavior, habitat, food preference, and migration and how each area aids in identification. We will also discuss birding books and binoculars. This class will include pictures, lecture discussions, and bird watching. Includes bird walks and watching at Calvin’s Ecosystem Preserve. All levels of experience are welcome.
When: May 21, 22, 23, 24 from 8:00 a.m - 10:00 a.m.
Where: Bunker Interpretive Center (Calvin) Instructor: Bette Frieswyk, veteran birder.
2. Golf: THIS COURSE IS FULL
Sharpen your skills or learn the game; for the veteran or the novice.
When: May 29, 30, 31 and June 1 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (limit 15 people)
Where: Christian Reformed Recreation Center, Shafer and 36th Street.
Instructor: Jim Timmer Sr. and Jim Timmer Jr., physical education professor at Calvin.
**cost for Golf is $25.00 to cover green fees at the Christian Reformed Recreation Center
3. The Manner and Mystery of Prayer: This course will be a study based on both Scripture and our experience of what we can know about prayer, and an explanation of the mysteries that lie in prayer’s promises and power. 1. Prayer is a relationship between God and believers. 2. The problem of prayer’s promises. 3. Questions about the power of prayer. 4. Hindrances of prayer and the difference that prayer makes.
When: June 4 - 7 from 9:00 – 10:15 a.m. Where: Hiemenga Hall 316
Instructor: Bill Van Dyk, retired pastor, Academic Dean and associate professor of preaching, emeritus
at Calvin Theological Seminary.
4. American Foreign Policy Challenges in the 21st Century: Each day will focus on a specific topic: Day 1: Islam and Terrorism; Day 2: The War in Afghanistan and Pakistan;
Day 3: Iran and the Bomb; Day 4: The Eagle and the Dragon (China).
When: June 4 - 7 from 10:30 – 11:45 a.m. Where: Hiemenga Hall 316
Instructor: Bob DeVries, retired professor of Political Science at Calvin College.
5. Line Dancing: Get your toes a-twinkling! This class is for beginners or those more experienced who want to perfect their moves. This is a fun, healthy, low-impact activity that can be done without a partner. You only need yourself.
When: June 4 - 7 from 1:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. Where: Hoogeboom Center room 300
Instructor: Sue DeBoode has been dancing for years and loves sharing her knowledge.
6. Immigration: Did you know that colonial New York City was home to about a dozen different language groups? Did you know that before the Revolution the presence of German speakers in Pennsylvania fueled a debate about whether English should be declared the colony's official language? Did you know that immigration is mentioned in the Declaration of Independence? Did you know that the United States was one of the first countries to allow immigrants to become full citizens? Did you know that until 1892 immigrants did not enter the United States through Ellis Island? Did you know that an island in San Francisco Bay was the west coast version of Ellis Island? These are among the questions we will look at
in this overview of immigration to the United States, the nation "conceived in liberty" and populated by immigrants from all over the world.
When: June 5 - 8 **note dates (Tuesday – Friday) from 3:00 – 4:15 p.m.
Where: Hiemenga Hall 316 Instructor: Bob Schoone-Jongen, professor of History at Calvin College.
7. International Cooking: Learn to prepare classic and delicious dishes from around the world.
Explore Irish, Caribbean, Middle Eastern and Asian cultures; travel the world without leaving town.
When: June 11-12 from 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Where: Grand Rapids Christian High School (2300 Plymouth St.)
Instructor: Lindsay Petersen is a Grand Rapids native and a graduate of Colorado State University (2004) with a Family and Consumer Sciences Degree. She has been teaching young adults how to cook for the past eight years and is currently teaching at Grand Rapids Christian High School. For Lindsay cooking is
a true joy and she looks forward to getting into the kitchen with you!
**cost for Cooking is $25 to cover the rental cost of the cooking room at Christian High
**cost of ingredients is also extra
8. The American Revolution: A fresh look at the events that forever changed our world!
What led to the revolt? Who were the actors in the drama? What were the major battles, their effects
and the aftermath? Find out what you didn’t know or have long forgotten.
When: June 11 – 14 from 9:00 – 10:15 a.m. Where: Hiemenga Hall 316
Instructor: William Huizing Jr., retired middle-school teacher and Revolutionary War buff who
has a personal library of 150 books on the era.
9. Computers: This class will review computer basics then show the basics of using word processing, financial software (Excel and Quicken), email, Facebook, and go over how to use the internet securely. We will also focus on problem solving the questions and concerns brought up
by class participants. Wonder if it is the right class for you? Contact Nancy Zylstra at 460-9104
or nzylstra@calvin.edu.
When: June 11 - 14 from 10:30 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. Where: Hekman Library 120
Instructor: Nancy Zylstra, recently retired from 16 years of teaching computers to faculty and staff at Calvin.
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CALL Summer Programs CONCERT SERIES
Each concert is $5 per person or a special savings of all 4 concerts for $15 per person.
Monday, June 18: Ken Bos, piano, and Amy Netz, flute
Held 12:00-1:00 p.m. in the Calvin Chapel
Ken and Amy play the following songs as part of their concert.
Sonata "Undine" - Carl Reinecke (1824-1910)
Allegro from Concerto in C Major - Andre E. M. Gretry (1741-1813)
Sonata in G Major - Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767)
Concertino - Cecile Chaminade (1857-1944)
Kenneth Bos teaches full-time in the Music Department at Grand Rapids Community College. He is also the Director of Music and organist at Calvin Christian Reformed Church, and he accompanies for several organizations, including the Calvin Alumni Choir and the Grand Rapids Choir of Men and Boys. He is a graduate of Calvin College, the University of Michigan, and Michigan State University. Ken and his wife, Fay, have three wonderful daughters, three pretty good sons-in-law, and the two most adorable grandchildren in
the world, Kate and Joshua.
Amy Netz graduated from Calvin College with a double major in flute performance and instrumental music education. After graduation, Amy taught band at Grand Rapids Christian High School. She now stays at home with her three kids: Allory – 3 ½, Molly -2, and Jacob – 5 months. Amy is involved with the youth and music programs at Calvin Christian Reformed Church and enjoys playing flute and piano in the Grand Rapids area.
Tuesday, June 19: Lisa Walhout, soprano
Held 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. in the Recital Hall of the CFAC
Lisa will be singing works by Schumann, Hahn, Faure and Quilter. She will be ccompanied by Hyesook Kim of the Calvin Music Department.
Lisa Walhout teaches voice at Calvin College. A Calvin alumna, she also did graduate work at the University of Maryland. Lisa was the interim director of Calvin's Lyric Singers, and she has performed as a soloist with Opera Grand Rapids, the Washington Bach Consort, and the Calvin Oratorio Society.
Hyesook Kim is a professor of piano and music appreciation. She earned her BM and MM from Seoul National University and holds a DMA from Peabody Conservatory. Dr. Kim maintains a busy performance schedule as a soloist and as a founding member of the chamber music group Ensemble Montage.
Wednesday, June 20: Charsie Randolph Sawyer, soprano
Held 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. in the Recital Hall of the CFAC
Charsie will present a mini-recital of African-American Music.
Two Songs for Julie-Ju by Noel DeCosta (1920-2002)
Three Dream Portraits by Margaret Bonds (1913-1972) including “Minstrel Man”, “Dream Variations,” and “I, Too.”
Two Songs from the Cycle “The Black Experience,” Status Symbol, and A Good Assassination Should be Quiet by David Baker (b. 1931)
Ride On King Jesus (Tocatta) from “Cantata” by John Carter (1932-1981)
This Little Light of Mine by John Work, III(1901-1967)
Charsie Randolph Sawyer is the Voice Area Chair and Professor of Music at Calvin College where she teaches Applied Voice, Vocal Literature, Musical/Opera Theater and conducts the Calvin College Gospel Choir. She holds a Master and Doctorate Degree in vocal performance from the University of Michigan and a Bachelor of Music degree from Youngstown State University in Ohio. She has toured extensively as an opera singer, concert artist, conductor and clinician, nationally and internationally. In September (2011), she was sponsored by the American Embassy to perform in Riga, Latvia as soloist in a concert in remembrance of the September 11 attack on the United States with the Latvian Wind Symphony; a recital of African-American classical composers; master class at the Riga Academy and a clinic with the Riga Dorm Cathedral Girls Choir.
Thursday, June 21: Norma de Waal Malefyt, organ
Held 12:00 -1:00 p.m. in the Calvin Chapel
This program will include classic organ literature as well as orchestral work and hymns transcribed for organ. It will include works by J.S. Bach, Samuel Barber, William H. Bates and Cesar Franck.
Norma de Waal Malefyt graduated from Calvin College with degrees in music education and organ performance. She returned to the college setting in 2002 after serving in parish music ministry. She serves as Resource Development Specialist in Congregational Song for the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship where her responsibilities include developing training resources and curriculum for the Worship Institute web site, publication series, and training events. She serves as a presenter at events sponsored by the Worship Institute, and as an adjunct instructor in both organ and piano for worship for the Music Department of Calvin College.
Mail in Summer Programs Registration form
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http://uknight.calvin.edu/CALLsummerprograms
These lessons and classes are planned and supported by the CALL Summer Programs Committee. Although geared to the interests of older learners, you do NOT need to be a CALL member to participate in the summer programs. Friends, family, and neighbors are welcome! If you have questions, e-mail call@calvin.edu.
