Upcoming Courses

If you missed the films at the 2024 festival, this is your chance to catch up. $7 for each session that you attend.

Recognized prominently throughout the Stateline Area for its nine restaurants, two hotels and The Beloit Club, Geronimo Hospitality has selectively become a presence in communities from Indianapolis to Santa Barbara, California. In this session, CEO Rob Gerbitz will unveil the transformative impact of prioritizing unique guest experiences, showcasing how this strategy not only reshapes industry norms but also drives Hendricks Group companies in an ever-changing market.

The long-awaited James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is the successor to the Hubble Space Telescope (HST), a workhorse astronomical instrument in orbit. Its original mission goals were to detect first-light objects (the oldest light-emitting galaxies in the Universe), to study the evolution of galaxies from that time to today, to study star formation, and to study the evolution of solar systems. Later, as more and more planets were discovered in other solar systems, the goal of investigating exoplanets was added to JWST’s remit, since it would not require any design changes to the telescope. We will compare and contrast JWST’s capabilities to those of HST, consider JWST observations that reproduce historical HST observations, and explore how JWST will pursue its mission objectives.

The Beloit Police Department's Sergeant Ryan Flanagan will hold a training class to help prepare us for an active shooter situation.

A Geriatrician's Lens: Optimizing the Geriatric 5 M's for Healthy Aging: MIND, MOBILITY, MEDICATIONS, MULTI-COMPLEXITY and WHAT MATTERS MOST. A Geriatrician shares her advice on issues important for your health.

Today we see Ireland as a beautiful and prosperous country filled with happy people and great music and dance. But that has not always been the case. There were invasions, wars, famine, religious conflicts and centuries of British suppression. The long struggle for freedom lasted into the 20th century, capped with "The Troubles" in Northern Ireland. We will cover this history in the first hour of the class and enjoy the many types of Irish music after the break.

Join Deb Lynch and her students for a tour of Beloit College's Greenhouse, which houses 35+ plant families and 70+ individual plants. We'll talk with students who help maintain the greenhouse space and plant collection for research and teaching purposes. Our conversations may touch upon the propagation, growth, and maintenance of plants. Deb has worked with the College's plant collection for more than 30 years.

There are few cities in the world with as wide ranging and ambitious collections as the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. In this session we will continue our virtual tour of the Museum. Each lecture in this series is independent, therefore prior attendance is not necessary.

There are two clans or tribes within the profession of Psychology today—behavioral scientists and psychotherapists. The two groups often disagree about basic features of the human psyche, the validity of certain psychological tests, and the authenticity of certain psychological disorders. To understand these contemporary controversies, it's helpful to consider the historical origins of the two tribes. One group traces its roots to laboratories at German universities in the 19th century. The other group traces its roots to Parisian asylums and Viennese consulting rooms during the same time period. Professor White will tell us about these colorful histories.

Winter Sowing is a technique of seed starting which creates an environment for seedlings to grow into healthy, sturdy plants. It is a fun activity for all ages and allows you to start gardening in the middle of winter.

Robin will first do a poverty simulation called "Play Spent" that can be done on laptops and phones. She will then spend some time discussing some of the choices people have to make and what the reality of poverty looks like. A panel will then be introduced consisting of resource providers and people who have experienced these issues.

Barbara Elmhorst Bendlin has hiked in southern Germany in September 2022 and 2023 where she witnessed the beauty and majesty of the Bavarian Alps and Berchtesgaden National Park. She has also connected with relatives in Hannover, being the first of her family to return to Germany since the family's emigration in 1881.