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Linda Funsch Rev Dr. Carl J. Gregg
Linda Pappas Funsch is a career specialist in modern Middle Eastern history The Rev. Dr. Carl Gregg is the minister of the Unitarian Universalist
and Islamic studies. With an MA in Near Eastern Studies from New York Congregation of Frederick. A native of Florence, South Carolina, Carl is a Phi
University, she has studied, worked, and traveled extensively throughout the Beta Kappa graduate of Furman University in Greenville, South Carolina,
region. A freelance writer, consultant, and author, Ms. Funsch’s latest book, where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Religion and Philosophy in
Oman Reborn: Balancing Tradition and Modernization, was published 2015 2000. He has also earned a Master’s of Divinity from Brite Divinity School in
and has been translated into Arabic. She has taught at both Hood College Fort Worth, Texas, and a Doctor of Ministry from San Francisco Theological
and Mount St. Mary’s University. She is a frequent speaker at scholarly Seminary. He has previously taught Introduction to the Hebrew Bible as an
symposia across the US, including Georgetown University, the University adjunct professor at the University of Louisiana at Monroe.
of Illinois, Champaign/Urbana, the World Bank, the National Council on US- The Artist’s Way: Discovering & Recovering Your Creative Self .......................................32
Arab Relations, the National Defense University, and the Council on Foreign
Relations, Santa Fe, NM, as well as the World Affairs Councils of Washington,
DC, Albuquerque, NM, and Brookings, SD. Ms. Funsch is a frequent leader of Justin Gruber
small-group “learning on location” study visits to the Middle East, including DIY Woodworking - Side Table ......................................................................................................20
Egypt, Lebanon, Morocco, and Oman. DIY Woodworking - Modern Planter ..........................................................................................21
DIY Woodworking - Floating Shelves.........................................................................................21
Palestine and Israel, Twice-Promised Land - An Exploration
Through Film ...................................................................................................................................18
Current Issues in the Middle East .................................................................................................18 Christopher Haugh
Chris Haugh is an Emmy award-winning documentary film maker and
Angelina Garcia regional historian. For nearly 25 years, Chris has researched, produced and
published numerous award-winning presentations on Frederick County
Basic Conversational Spanish ........................................................................................................31
Continuing Conversational Spanish ...........................................................................................31 history. He has also taught both video production and public history courses
Advanced Spanish ..............................................................................................................................31 for FCC, Hood College and Towson University.
Frederick Town History Series ........................................................................................................17
Marcy Gouge Monsters of Rock Geology Mobile Workshop ........................................................................26
Marcy Gouge is a licensed elder law attorney with 20 years litigation
experience. She has a certificate in Gerontology and is the former National Catherine Howard
Director of National Legal Training Project which provided training to Cath Howard began her art instruction at a very young age at the Atlas Art
elder advocates on topics which impact older adults such as Elder Abuse, Studio in Westfield, NJ, and continued her art studies at Covenant College on
Guardianship and Federal Benefits. She has spent her retirement traveling Lookout Mt., TN. She studied watercolor with Skip Lawrence in Laurel, MD,
the world for months at a time. She blogs regularly about traveling as a solo with Phyllis Reif in Philadelphia, PA, and locally with Rebecca Pearl.
older woman, and contributes articles to online and print magazines about Exploring Watercolor Painting .........................................................................................................6
the joys of solo travel for women.
Trips and Tips for Women Traveling Solo in Retirement ....................................................11 David Howard
The Role of the Executor in Maryland ........................................................................................25
Civic Academy: Is it Time to Make Your Voice Heard? .........................................................28 David Howard was a member of the National Symphony Orchestra with
which he performed until retiring in 2011. During those 41 years he also
performed with various chamber groups, including The Foggy Bottom
Karen Gray Chamber Ensemble, the Cameron String Quartet, and Eclipse Chamber
Karen Gray, Ph.D., received her S.T.B. degree from Harvard Divinity School Orchestra. He holds a Masters in Music Performance from Catholic University
and her Ph.D. from the University of Edinburgh where her thesis was on and a Masters in Education from George Washington University. Currently
“Religious Atheism in Contemporary Western Thought: A Christian Problem residing in Frederick, Maryland, David is a member of the Frederick
and a Buddhist Perspective.” She recently retired after 20 years with the Symphony Orchestra and teaches cello at Hood College.
Smithsonian Associates designing adult study tours. She has had a lifelong The Music of the Frederick Symphony Orchestra:
fascination with the world’s religions which she approaches with openness Mahler and Dvorak (Romantic Era) .........................................................................................8
and from a scholarly perspective. The Music of the Frederick Symphony Orchestra:
The History of Potomac Navigation and the C&O Canal ...................................................17 Winners of the Young Soloist Competition .........................................................................8
Humor, Satire, and Social Criticism in the Classical Greek Theater ................................28

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