Program

Join us for our annual holiday potluck. Before the meal, the children will present a short program.

This interactive program will have volunteers read and share favorite poems, song lyrics, quotes, etc.  Please dig around and find something inspirational, funny, sad, happy, or whatever that you would like to share with the group.

Come prepared to discuss some of the major local and global current events. As usual we will vote on each subject submitted and the top 3 will make up our program. Our discussion will be lead and moderated by our own Les Kraus.

The Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW) has been the stage where Wilderness Law and policy has played out since 1909.  Aldo Leopold, Sigrud Olson, Earnest Oberholtzer to Robert Redford and Charles Kuralt have called it North America's treasure. 

Dr. Lee Frelich, director of Forest Ecology at the U of M, and Mark Haarman, wilderness guide and activist will discuss the history, ecology and pending future of our Wilderness with plenty of time for Q' and A's.

Jay Gordon is a local classical guitarist, composer and teacher. He'll be performing an original, interfaith work entitled “The Split-Open Sky for solo guitar” animated by the words of Jesus, Buddha and Mohammed. He will also feature other works by Villa-Lobos, Granados and Albeniz. Find out more about Jay Gordon at www.universalstrumming.com.

Today we celebrate with our annual Thanksgiving potluck. Before we eat we will spend some time sharing what makes each of us thankful. Please watch for a sign-up sheet for bringing food to share.

Please join us for pizza, beverages and a showing of "The Princess Bride". Please bring yourselves, your families and friends, and a donation to help cover the cost of the food.

One of our members, Katee Wendt, traveled to Senegal in West Africa for 4 months. During her stay she witnessed extreme poverty, the pursuit of happiness, and a historic election. Join us as she shares pictures, stories, and her experiences transitioning from 1st world to 3rd, and back again.

If your image of China hasn’t changed much in the last 30 years, a visit today would leave you awestruck.  Through a then and now slide show presentation, you will witness the rapid change the Chinese government has imposed upon its 1.4 billion citizens – 20% of the world’s population -- to propel them from a poor, third world country to today’s booming, developed world leader.  Our presenters:  Kate Leith spent 2 months in China in 1983 and has re

Based on a practical example, Douglas Owens-Pike will demonstrate some steps his familyhas taken to have a more sustainable lifestyle. These include designing and building anew home, anticipating changes resulting from climate change and rising energy costs.While his example is rural, these principles can be applied in both urban and suburbanhomes either remodeled or new construction. In his case, they now receive a monthlycredit from their utility for the power they generate from a photovoltaic collector. Theyhave no natural gas or propane tank (except a small one for their grill).