Lancaster Region

As we listen to wonderful songs that have been enjoyed for many years, we will learn about the music, composers, and lyricists behind the melodies. Fred will play some songs on the grand piano and show others on videos. We will also talk about the music you enjoy listening to and why you enjoy it.

This extensive course will encourage you to engage in critical thinking as we consider the inventions, events, and people that have shaped and influenced American journalism from colonial times to the internet. The impact of technical, economic, political, and cultural developments will be considered as we examine what “freedom of the press” and “the truth” have meant in American society from the Age of Jefferson to the Age of President Trump.

The purpose of the course will be to discover the definition and description of the word “soul.” We’ll look at Scripture and practical ways to keep our souls healthy through the COVID-19 pandemic and the racial unrest. We’ll look at the book Soul Keeping by John Ortberg as well as other books pertaining to the topic of this class.

Marjorie was raised in Carlisle, PA. She studied music at Julliard. Later in life she donated her 1848 family home in Landisburg, PA to the Historical Society of Perry County in 1974. Her third husband, Eugene Goossens, a world-famous composer and conductor, was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II, and Marjorie became Lady Goossens. After reviewing hundreds of personal letters, newspaper clippings, documents, world travel memorabilia, etc. that were discovered left in the house Barbara Holliman felt Marjorie’s story should be shared. Her life and loves are a fascinating story of a most interesting and talented woman.

This will be an entertaining and compelling collection of stories by four established masters and two living writers: Leo Tolstoy’s “After the Ball”; Anton Chekhov’s “A Trifle From Real Life”; William Faulkner’s “Pantaloon in Black”; Ernest Hemingway’s “The Killers”; Ron Rash’s “Back of Beyond”; and Lionel Shriver’s “Exchange Rates.”

This three-part series will explore the life and architecture of a “young sensation” from England who “rocked” the city from 1890-1900, capturing citizens and media headlines for a decade – but he suddenly vanished! What happened to him and why? Attend to find out!

A tree (maybe) falls in the forest. If you’re not really standing nearby in the forest at the time, the existential question becomes ‘Did the fallen tree make a sound?’ We will discuss the anatomy and function of our complex auditory system, the pathways from ear to brain, and its ability to connect reality with consciousness.

A century ago global developments introduced rural Lancaster residents to a world beyond their typical agrarian enclaves. Those enlarged vistas created opportunities to give and receive in unprecedented ways in the last 100 years through MCC. Join a story time and mingle your stories with archival stories spanning a century.

Each week the instructor will choose four wonderful songs from the Great American Songbook to discuss. We will listen to each song by one singer, learn about the songwriter and the background behind the song, learn about the singer, and then listen to another incredible interpretation of the same song by another great singer, and then learn about that singer. 24 celebrations of amazing music.

In the year 1200, Europe was on the move - hundreds of thousands were involved in religious pilgrimages or the military equivalent - the Crusades. How, when, and where did this culture of journeying begin? How did pilgrimage affect every aspect of life in Europe, especially architecture, art, and our own religious practices? From the fourth-century nun Egeria traveling to the Holy Land on her own to the thousands of medieval pilgrims walking the roads to Rome and Compostela, there are many wonderful travel tales and a rich visual legacy.