Programs
Session Programs
Information about program changes, weather cancellations, locations, directions and more.
Upcoming Programs
September 23, 2024 | 10:00 - 11:30am
— GREAT DISCUSSIONSWhere we learn about each other and the wider world.
Currently two discussion groups meet weekly; see below for planned discussion materials. If you are curious and have…
September 25, 2024 | 10:00 - 11:30am
September 25 - Putting the ‘Civil’ Back in Civil Discourse. UNH Professor of Communications Jennifer Borda, co-director/co-founder of the famed UNH Civil Discourse Lab, comes to us with a panel of…
September 25, 2024 | 1:30 - 3:00pm
CREEK FARM SERIES - Learn about the history and ecology of the Forest Society’s Creek Farm property located at 400 Little Harbor Road in Portsmouth. Each week of this 4-week series will include a…
September 26, 2024 | 10:00 - 11:30am
September 26 - Preventing Dementia and Alzheimer’s: I Forgot When I Should Have Remembered
Do you know that Alzheimer’s is the 6th leading cause of death before breast or prostate cancer? One…
October 2, 2024 | 10:00 - 11:30am
October 2 - Will the World End on November 6?
Having been charged with providing CNN with Survey Data for the past 25+ years, from his opinion-gathering podium, Dr. Andrew Smith will give us the…
October 2, 2024 | 1:30 - 3:00pm
October 2 - Introduction to Fall Mushrooms and Mushroom Identification Walk
Join us for a presentation about fungal ecology and identification and then head out on a fun fungi foray on the Little…
October 3, 2024 | 10:00 - 11:30am
October 3 - The Adventurous Lives of the Milne’s: UNH Professors, Authors of 55 Books, Worldwide Travelers and Long-Time Durham Residents
Come hear the Durham/UNH story of Drs. Lorus & Margery…
October 9, 2024 | 10:00 - 11:30am
WOMEN COUNT...and VOTE!!!
NH State Senator Debra Altschiller for the 24th District, former 3-term member of the NH House, and sponsor of the (blocked) Red Flag Law, will share her state and national…
October 9, 2024 | 1:30 - 3:00pm
The Science of Fall Foliage; Walk to View Fall Foliage and Identify Trees
Come learn why fall foliage in New England is so stunning with this introduction to the science behind its physiology. We’ll…
October 10, 2024 | 10:00 - 11:30am
October 10 - Indian Culture & Creative Art Forms with Semi- and Classical Vocal Music
Diotima Bose is a UNH PhD student in Chemistry. Diotima is a trained singer of Indian classical Hindustani…
October 16, 2024 | 10:00 - 11:30am
October 16 - The Gaza War in Context
Join UNH Professor Jeannie Sowers (Chair of UNH Dep’t. of Political Science and International Affairs) to discuss the current war in Gaza from political and…
October 16, 2024 | 1:30 - 3:00pm
A Century of NH Forest Conservation
Come learn about early logging history, passage of the Weeks Act in 1911, creation of the White Mountain National Forest and the origins of the Society for the…
October 17, 2024 | 10:00 - 11:30am
October 17 - The Wonderful Wide World of Cacti: Nature’s Spiny Survivors
William Odette will lead us as he dives into the world of cacti from the amateur perspective of a cultivator and appreciator…
October 30, 2024 | 10:00 - 11:30am
Pat Hughes, NFL Linebacker, “Tackles” Mt. Kilimanjaro.
Everyone has a story, and Pat’s takes place in two separate arenas. The first was the National Football League where he played linebacker for…
October 30, 2024 | 1:30 - 3:00pm
NH native and UNH Alum, John Yanulis, shares his unorthodox journey through life in Central and West Africa, Egypt & Madagascar, leading multimillion dollar public health programs. John shares…
October 31, 2024 | 1:30 - 3:00pm
New England winters are warming faster than its summers, and the loss of cold and snow has impacted natural ecosystems and our local communities. In this talk, Dr. Elizabeth Burakowski, UNH Research…
November 6, 2024 | 10:00 - 11:30am
Amy Michael, UNH Asst. Professor of Anthropology and F.A.I.R. Director, will introduce us to the F.A.I.R. Lab. It is run by three biological anthropologists who identify skeletal remains from…
November 6, 2024 | 1:30 - 3:00pm
Tj Wheeler will perform Blues, Jazz and some Razz-ma- tazz for our ARA audience! He will be singing along as he plays a 7-string guitar, a Tenor Banjo, and a 1-string slide guitar known as a Diddley…
