Free Webinars

Everyone, especially seniors, must be aware of cybersecurity and scams to protect their own personal information, their friends and family, and their data from a constant barrage of threats. And there are new ones coming every day! Larry Sullivan, Security Expert, will tell us about some of them including Medicare scams, Funeral, Counterfeit prescription drugs,… Read More »Brown Bag Webinar w/ Larry Sullivan, Security Expert: “Cyber Scams Targeting Seniors: How to Avoid Being Scammed”

Talented Concert Pianist, William Fried, will talk about Debussy and the Music of La Belle Époque – the sounds of prewar Paris through the music of Debussy and his circle – and will offer a live piano performance of selected works. TRY NOT TO MISS THIS ONE William Fried is a pianist based in Charlotte,… Read More »Brown Bag Webinar w/ William Fried, Concert Pianist: “Debussy and the Music of La Belle Époque: The sounds of prewar Paris through the music of Debussy and his circle”

Professor Danny Warshay, Executive Director of the Nelson Center for Entrepreneurship at Brown University and Author of See, Solve, Scale: How Anyone Can Turn an Unsolved Problem into a Breakthrough Success We are very excited to have as our guest Professor Danny Warshay, who will present his three-step “See, Solve, Scale” workshop process that he… Read More »Brown Bag Lecture feat. Danny Warshay

Alan Hoffman, Translator of Lafayette in America in 1824 and 1825 "Lafayette and the Farewell Tour: Odyssey of an American Idol" Contemporaries thought that Lafayette’s Farewell Tour of America in 1824 and 1825 was a unique event in our history, indeed, of world history. During the Tour, this 67-year-old former major general of the Continental… Read More »Brown Bag Lecture feat. Alan Hoffman, Translator

Professor Stephen Porder, Brown University and Author of Elemental: How five elements changed Earth’s past and will shape our future “Climate Change: Local Solutions to a Global Problem” Human-caused climate change is the defining challenge for society in the 21st century and is the world around us. Rising to its challenge will require mitigation, to… Read More »Brown Bag Lecture feat. Professor Stephen Porder

Eric Nathan, noted Composer and Brown Professor “From Inspiration to sound: behind my creative process” A Special Presentation - Here’s a rare opportunity to understand what new music is and to hear it played by the internationally known, very accomplished composer, Brown professor, Eric Nathan. Professor Eric Nathan will speak about the creative process behind… Read More »Brown Bag Lecture feat. Professor Eric Nathan

For History Buffs, and lovers of Beauty: Azulejos: Memories in Blue and White Many of us have traveled to Portugal, or have seen pictures of, the distinctive and beautiful multicolor tiles known as azulejos that cover the surfaces in private and public buildings. Join Maria DeCarvalho to discover their intriguing history, development and meaning, and… Read More »Brown Bag Lecture feat. Maria DeCarvalho

The Ghost Army of World War II: Call them warriors of illusion, or a symphony of subterfuge – During World War II, a handpicked group of GIs landed in France to conduct a secret mission. The men of the Twenty-Third Headquarters Special Troops, known as the Ghost Army, used inflatable tanks, sound effects, fake radio… Read More »Brown Bag Lecture Webinar w/ Rick Beyer – Author, Documentary Filmmaker, Historian

SPECIAL PRESENTATION: “Ukraine: Known and Unknown” Oleksandr (Alexander) Kreshchuk and his family relocated to the USA in 2022 from Ukraine because of the war – and he has a lot to tell us. He will be addressing: What information do politicians and mass media withhold? How to see the real truth? How to recognize hidden… Read More »Brown Bag Lecture feat. Oleksandr (Alexander) Kreshchuk

Dr. David Weed, Coordinator, Sowams Heritage Area Project Creating a New National Heritage Area in East Bay, RI and nearby Massachusetts Sowams, the homeland of the Pokanoket Tribal Nation and their leader, the Massasoit Ousamequin, is the setting for one of our nation’s origin stories. It is the critical alliance that established 50 years of… Read More »Brown Bag Webinar feat. Dr. David Weed, Sowams Heritage Area Project