Verity Traditions Announces Early 2016 Programs - Cincinnati Event
January 13, 2015 to April 19, 2016 - Middletown
Verity
Traditions: Mindfulness II
Jan. 13
6p-8p
Last
spring participants experienced a basic session on Mindfulness for Beginners.
This session extends that session with other formal mindfulness practices.
Participants will also have time to reflect on their own lives and develop a
general plan to bring formal mindfulness exercises into their daily lives. Dr.
Suzanne Klatt, a Miami University faculty member in Family Studies & Social
Work, will take participants on a journey in mindfulness. For more information, call (513)
727-3472 or email orthrm@miamioh.edu.
Miami University Middletown's Verity Lodge is located at 4200 N. University
Blvd.
Verity Traditions: To Love a Landbaron's
Daughter
Feb.
11 6p
Celebrate
the Valentine's Day season with the dramatic and true story of the love between
Joseph H. Diss Debar, designer of the state seal of West Virginia, and Clara
Levassor - daughter of Eugene Levassor, the Cincinnati merchant, land baron,
veteran of Napoleon's army and developer of Levassor Place in Covington, KY. Miami
Middletown History faculty member Dr. Marsha Robinson will share research from the
documents about Eugene and Joseph that are located in the Walter Havighurst
Special Collections of Miami University. For more information,
call (513) 727-3472 or email orthrm@miamioh.edu.
Miami University Middletown's Verity Lodge is located at 4200 N. University
Blvd.
Verity Traditions: Let's Take a Hike -
and Do It Safely
March
10 12 p.m
Get
ready for your next hike. Bill Deitzer will outline what to bring and where to
go locally as well as hiking safety, essentials, conditioning, and trail
etiquette. Deitzer has hiked in 51 National Parks and in all 50 U.S.
states. He is a member of the 900 Mile
Club, having hiked all 800 trail miles in the Great Smokey Mountain National
Park. He has also completed seven hikes to the bottom of the Grand Canyon. For more information, call (513)
727-3472 or email orthrm@miamioh.edu.
Miami University Middletown's Verity Lodge is located at 4200 N. University
Blvd.
Verity Traditions: An Evening of Music
with Rob Ickes & Trey Hensley
March 21 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Don't
miss this 2016 Grammy nominated duo! Rob Ickes is a longtime, well-established
instrumental giant, who has played with both Blue Highway and Three Ring
Circle. Trey Hensley is a new face in Music City, bursting with talent both
as a vocalist and guitarist. No tickets are required for this free performance
that is sponsored by the Miami Regionals Artist Series. For more information, call (513)
727-3472 or email orthrm@miamioh.edu.
Miami University Middletown's Verity Lodge is located at 4200 N. University
Blvd.
Verity Traditions: An Introduction to
China
April 8 6 p.m.
Four
Chinese international students from Miami's iNTRA program will share
presentations on their home cities and provinces. Topics will include language,
geography, history and culture. This is a wonderful opportunity for community
members to meet some of Miami's international students and to learn about
China's surprising diversity. Following the presentations, the presenters will
take questions from the audience. For more information, call (513) 727-3472 or
email orthrm@miamioh.edu.
Miami University Middletown's Verity Lodge is located at 4200 N. University
Blvd.
Verity
Traditions: Trivia Night with
Richard O Jones
April 19 6 p.m.
Brush
up on your Shakespeare, your state capitols, your classic movies, the '80s and
other arcane knowledge of the world to take the Professor Knowitall Trivia
Challenge. Hosted by local author and trivia master Richard O Jones, the Trivia
Challenge is guaranteed to give your mental muscles a vigorous workout. Bring
up to five of your smartest friends and form a team to answer questions from
the Professor's Vault of Useless Knowledge and compete for fabulous prizes--and
priceless bragging rights. For more information, call (513) 727-3472 or
email orthrm@miamioh.edu.
Miami University Middletown's Verity Lodge is located at 4200 N. University
Blvd.
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