York County Senior College Winter 2022 Offerings

Press Release

York County Senior College is excited to announce its offerings for Winter 2022.  Due to the ongoing and upsurge in Covid 19 cases, in-person meetings are not possible.  However, being that it’s winter in Maine, Zoom is a very acceptable alternative.

1)     ‘Read while the Snow is Falling’ – an opportunity for social interaction with fellow reading enthusiasts, this course is FREE and shared between York County Senior College and South Coast Senior College with Instructor Arlene Jackson.   Register with your respective senior college.  Classes will be presented via ZOOM on the 3^rd Wednesday of January, February, and March at 10:00 AM.  The three books to be discussed are:

• January 19: A Handful of Dust by Evelyn Waugh
• February 16: Into the Wilderness by Sara Donati
• March 16: Windsor Knot by S J Bennett

2)     YCSC Gary Sullivan Lecture Series Winter 2022!  All lectures to be presented via ZOOM, on Wednesdays.  We’ve a variety of speakers and topics this season, and please note – while all are on Wednesdays, we’ve a variety of times of day as well, including a couple in the evening!  Following is a listing of the lecture Dates, Times, Speakers and Titles.  The $25 registration fee includes all 8 lectures. 

Lecture Schedule:

• January 12, 3:00 – 4:30 p.m. Speaker:  Lorraine Dutile Masure  “Remembering the ’50s”
• January 26, 7:00 – 8:30 p.m.   Speaker:  Ben Goldsmith  “Cyber Security/the Cloud”
• February 2, 7:00 – 8:30 p.m.   Performers:  The Sea Reeds Clarinet Quartet “Clarinet Ensembles Can Be Fun?  Really!”
• February 9, 1:00 – 2:30 p.m.   Speaker:  Samantha Cardona   “Women in Sports”
• February 23, 3:00 – 4:30 p.m.    Speaker:  Jessy Randall  “Women in STEM”
• March 9, 3:00 – 4:30 p.m.   Speaker:  Arlene Jackson  “Writers from Maine”
• March 16, 4:00 – 5:30 p.m.  Speaker:  Kate Kennedy  “Maine’s Remarkable Women”
• March 23, 4:00 – 5:30 p.m.  Speaker:  Kathy Angel Lee  “Maine Women in the Arts”

To register, go to York County Senior College website at yorkcountyseniorcollege.org, click on the Courses/Sites tab, scroll down to the colorful CourseStorm link and click on it.  That will take you to CourseStorm – our totally online registration and payment platform.  It’s easy to enroll and register.

We encourage/appreciate registration and payment via CourseStorm, however, if you must pay by check make it payable to York County Senior College and mail it with appropriate information to: YCSC/UMA Saco, 4 Scamman St., Ste. #18, Saco, ME 04072.

If you need assistance, you may call us at (207) 282-4030, or email us at: info@yorkcountyseniorcollege.org.