36 ILR 55+ Registration opens December 5, 2022 Instructor Bios continued Lynda Janet Lynda Janet is a certified professional Gerontologist with the National Association for Professional Gerontologists, and a certified Dementia Practitioner with the National Council of Certified Dementia Practitioners. She has managed and designed memory care units in assisted living and skilled nursing facilities. Lynda is the Activity Director with Montessoribased programming for Dementia/Alzheimer’s residents. She also actively volunteers with the Greater Western Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association in the areas of community outreach, program facilitation, advocacy, and fundraising. Dementia 101............................................................................................................................... 13 Tiffany Jansen Tiffany R. Jansen is a freelance writer with work published in The Atlantic, Parents, Hemispheres, Saveur, and others. She holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Reinhardt University and is working on her first novel; a work of historical fiction she describes as The Girl With the Pearl Earring meets Netflix’s Medici the Magnificent. She lives in Georgia with her husband, daughter, and two crazy cats. Dante and His Divine Comedy.............................................................................................. 24 The Art of Worldbuilding in Fiction.................................................................................... 31 Kierstin Klimas Kierstin is a lifetime lover of literature with a master’s degree in English, focusing on literary study and Modernism, with a Concentration in Creative Writing and Minors in Theatre and French. She has over four years of work experience in student support & success within higher education, as well as experience with regional theatre and the arts. She primarily loves to study the connections and overlays between life, history, culture, literature, and all the other forms story-telling can take. These interests and experiences have impassioned Kierstin to teach and encourage others in all their creative, academic, and literary explorations. Mythology Made New.............................................................................................................. 24 Tracy Lewis Tracy Lewis is an early American historian with master’s degrees in American History and Library Science, concentrating in Archival Studies. She wrote her thesis on Elizabeth Bayley Seton and her impact on female education in the early 19th century. Her areas of interest are Early National America and women’s and religious history. Tracy also studies and collects antique coverlets. She is a novice weaver and belongs to both the National Museum of the American Coverlet and the Weavers Guild of Greater Baltimore. The Early History of Maryland, 1634-1861....................................................................... 14 Jamestowne: The Colony that Almost Wasn’t................................................................ 16 Jodie Lide Jodie learned calligraphy at a young age and was instantly hooked. After earning her degree from the University of Maryland, she began a career as a graphic designer and professional calligrapher. She taught calligraphy workshops and classes for the University of Maryland, Montgomery College, the Washington Calligraphers Guild, and currently for Frederick Community College. Her work has been displayed at galleries in D.C., Maryland, and Virginia. She’s the current Vice President of the Washington Calligraphers Guild, and continues to sharpen her skills by taking classes from master calligraphers. Beginning Calligraphy: Italic.................................................................................................. 18 Continuing Calligraphy............................................................................................................ 18 Mary Mannix Mary Mannix is currently the Maryland Room Manager of the C. Burr Artz Public Library of the Frederick County Public Libraries. She is very active in the Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Conference. She has been involved in the History Section of RUSA and was the 2011 winner of the Genealogical Publishing Company Award. In 2015, she was given the Martha Washington Medal from the Sergeant Lawrence Everhart Chapter of the Maryland Society of Sons of the American Revolution. She has taught genealogy librarianship at the University of Maryland and public history courses at Hood College. Mary is also a professional tarot educator and reader for over five years. She read and held classes at The Owl Nest, Frederick’s former premier metaphysical store. She has taught “101 courses” and hosted “meet-ups.”Mary strives to not only interpret the cards during a reading, but to also help her querents understand the history and symbolism of the cards they are dealt. The History of Maryland: Everything You Should Know............................................ 16 Genealogy In Action.................................................................................................................. 19 The Fool’s Journey: Tarot Cards for Divination, Brainstorming, Creativity, and Fun...................................................................................................................... 20 Jeanne McDermott Jeanne McDermott has a master’s degree in Art Education from the College of Notre Dame of Maryland and a bachelor’s degree in Writing from Towson University. In addition to teaching youth for FCPS and Kids on Campus at FCC, she also instructs adults in the ILR, Lifelong Learning, and Thrive Programs. Classes include drawing, acrylic painting, art history lectures, and tours of local downtown Frederick. Art Appreciation: Art and Emotion........................................................................................8 Acrylic Painting Techniques for Beginners..........................................................................8 Drawing for Beginners: Inspired by Spring.........................................................................8 Intermediate Drawing.................................................................................................................8 Painting in the Style of the Master Artists: Focus on Light..........................................8 Intriguing, Unusual, and Interesting Tales of Downtown Frederick Walking Tour Trains, Trolleys, and Automobiles................................................................................... 22 Walking Tour: Trains, Trolleys, and Automobiles. ..................................................... 22 Women Poets............................................................................................................................... 24 Armchair Escape Series: Indoor “Walking Tour” of Downtown Frederick........... 32
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