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SUMMARY:Theater Arts With Stephan Turner
DESCRIPTION:Description: \nThe class will include a variety of theater games and warm up activities\, stage movement – (learning the areas of the stage and body positions)\, vocal projection technique\, basics of short form improv\, getting into character and monologue and scene presentation. You do not need to have prior experience. All that’s needed is the desire to explore your creative energies\, meet people\, try something new or simply have fun. The only commitment is to arrive on time and be ready to hone your ability to commit to spontaneous\, believable actions under imaginary circumstances. There could be a small presentation at the end of the course but that would be up to the group. \nAbout the Presenter: \nStephan Turner has been involved in theater arts for over thirty five years in the United States\, Cambodia and Thailand. He is also the founder of the first English language Theater company in northern Thailand; The Gate Theater Group. Located here in Chiang Mai. The Gate has been in operation since 2007 and has put on over 30 productions since its inception. This September 2022\,The Gate began its 15th season. \nHighlights of Stephan’s career include: \n\nHead of Drama department at Chiang Mai International School from 2009-2018 Founder and Artistic Director for Stage Actors Ensemble of Chicago through the 1990’s\nArtistic Director for the Performance Loft Theater\, Chicago\, 1997-2003 Founding member and Artistic Director of The Bryn Mawr Theater Co-op in Chicago in 1990.\nTeaching drama and directing musical theater for the Gary Public Schools Gifted and Talented Program\, Little People’s Theater Gary IN in the mid 80’s\nIn Chiang Mai\, with The Gate Theater\, Stephan has directed and or appeared in Harvey by Mary Chase\, Strange Snow by Stephen Metcalf\, The Gin Game by D.L. Coburn\, The Odd Couple by Neil Simon\, The Eight by Brad Good\, The Laramie Project by Moises Kaufman and members of the Tectonic Theater Project\, Driving Miss Daisy by Alfred Uhry\, The Exonerated by Jessica Blank and Erik Jensen\, and this past December\, The Caine Mutiny by Herman Wouk.\n\nFor more about Stephan Turner visit http://www.stephanturner.com
URL:https://www.lllpayap.com/event/theater-arts-with-stephan-turner-2/
LOCATION:Lifelong Learning Payap Center\, Lifelong Learning Payap Center Payap University\, Kaew Nawarat Campus\, Unnamed Road\, Wat Ket\, Mueang Chiang Mai District\, Chiang Mai 50000\, Thailand\, Chiang Mai\, Chiang Mai\, 50000\, Thailand
CATEGORIES:Training
ORGANIZER;CN="Lifelong Learning Payap":MAILTO:lllpayap@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:Drawing from Observation
DESCRIPTION:Description: \nSeeing/Drawing: A short workshop in honing our observational skills through drawing for the purpose of gaining a deeper observation and appreciation of nature around us. This short course on drawing has the lofty intention of helping you to emancipate yourself from the quicksand of unthinking-looking and empower you to truly see in order to create your own knowledge. As we draw\, our understanding increases and so does our ability to transmit this understanding to others. Over the course of six ninety minute sessions\, you will learn to draw from observation and use this new skill as a way to look deeper into the world surrounding you. Seeing/Drawing is in fact a form of Zen meditation. A future workshop will deal with the development of your personal artistic style. \nMaterials the students will need are just: one small sketchbook and one mechanical pencil or ballpoint pen. \nAbout the Presenter: \nNicolas Luna grew up in rural Mexico\, the son of a Mexican quantum chaos physicist and an American mother who taught\, wrote\, edited and translated. Part of his youth was spent in the United States. In California\, he studied Cultural Anthropology and Art\, specializing in printmaking at UCSC. As an adult\, he has lived and often worked as an artist and teacher in Germany\, Mexico\, Hungary\, and Thailand. Each place\, the people he met and the need to constantly reflect and investigate in order to become a better teacher\, has influenced his art and provided inspiration on his journey to find peace in paradox. His work has been sold worldwide in such countries as Thailand\, Mexico\, USA\, Malaysia and Hungary.
URL:https://www.lllpayap.com/event/drawing-from-observation-5/
LOCATION:Lifelong Learning Payap Center\, Lifelong Learning Payap Center Payap University\, Kaew Nawarat Campus\, Unnamed Road\, Wat Ket\, Mueang Chiang Mai District\, Chiang Mai 50000\, Thailand\, Chiang Mai\, Chiang Mai\, 50000\, Thailand
CATEGORIES:Training
ORGANIZER;CN="Lifelong Learning Payap":MAILTO:lllpayap@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20221109T093000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20221109T110000
DTSTAMP:20260501T032030
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SUMMARY:Interreligious Dialogue and Pilgrimage
DESCRIPTION:Description: \nLifelong Learning Payap and the Religion\, Culture\, and Peace Laboratory (RCPL) under the Department of Peace Studies at Payap University are teaming up to explore the various religious faith groups represented in Chiang Mai. Together with students and faculty of the Peace Studies Ph. D. Program\, ten Lifelong Learning participants will have an opportunity to learn\, primarily through on-site visits to local places of worship. The series will be introduced by a presentation on Zoom by Dr. Rey Ty\, Project Leader of the Interfaith Pilgrimage of the Religion\, Culture and Peace Lab. He will talk about Interfaith Collaboration in Chiang Mai and explain the objectives of the Religion\, Culture and Peace lab program and our upcoming pilgrimage. (See the schedule below.) \nThere will be two presentations on Zoom and seven on-site visits. The program will run weekly from September 7 to November 9\, 2022. All but one class will be on Wednesdays. \nInstructions on how to get to the site will be sent each week to those who register. Car-pooling or ride sharing can be arranged\, if requested. \nSchedule \n\nSeptember 7 (Wednesday)\, 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. on Zoom – Interfaith Collaboration in Chiang Mai by Dr. R Ty\nSeptember 14 (Wednesday) 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. on Zoom – Buddhism by Ven. Dhammananda\nSeptember 22 (Thursday) 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at Wat Suandok – What’s What in a Wat and Monk Chat\nSeptember 28 (Wednesday) 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at a local Mosque\nOctober 12 (Wednesday) 9:40 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at Thai Hindu Ashram (40 minutes outside of Chiang Mai)\nOctober 19 (Wednesday) 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at Sikh Gurdwara\nOctober 26 (Wednesday) 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at Baha’i Center\nNovember 2 (Wednesday) 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at Russian Orthodox Church\nNovember 9 (Wednesday) 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at Seven Fountains\n\n(All times listed are start and end times for the talks.)
URL:https://www.lllpayap.com/event/interreligious-dialogue-and-pilgrimage-9/
LOCATION:Chiang Mai\, Chaing Mai\, Thailand
CATEGORIES:Training
ORGANIZER;CN="Lifelong Learning Payap":MAILTO:lllpayap@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20221107T130000
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SUMMARY:Theater Arts With Stephan Turner
DESCRIPTION:Description: \nThe class will include a variety of theater games and warm up activities\, stage movement – (learning the areas of the stage and body positions)\, vocal projection technique\, basics of short form improv\, getting into character and monologue and scene presentation. You do not need to have prior experience. All that’s needed is the desire to explore your creative energies\, meet people\, try something new or simply have fun. The only commitment is to arrive on time and be ready to hone your ability to commit to spontaneous\, believable actions under imaginary circumstances. There could be a small presentation at the end of the course but that would be up to the group. \nAbout the Presenter: \nStephan Turner has been involved in theater arts for over thirty five years in the United States\, Cambodia and Thailand. He is also the founder of the first English language Theater company in northern Thailand; The Gate Theater Group. Located here in Chiang Mai. The Gate has been in operation since 2007 and has put on over 30 productions since its inception. This September 2022\,The Gate began its 15th season. \nHighlights of Stephan’s career include: \n\nHead of Drama department at Chiang Mai International School from 2009-2018 Founder and Artistic Director for Stage Actors Ensemble of Chicago through the 1990’s\nArtistic Director for the Performance Loft Theater\, Chicago\, 1997-2003 Founding member and Artistic Director of The Bryn Mawr Theater Co-op in Chicago in 1990.\nTeaching drama and directing musical theater for the Gary Public Schools Gifted and Talented Program\, Little People’s Theater Gary IN in the mid 80’s\nIn Chiang Mai\, with The Gate Theater\, Stephan has directed and or appeared in Harvey by Mary Chase\, Strange Snow by Stephen Metcalf\, The Gin Game by D.L. Coburn\, The Odd Couple by Neil Simon\, The Eight by Brad Good\, The Laramie Project by Moises Kaufman and members of the Tectonic Theater Project\, Driving Miss Daisy by Alfred Uhry\, The Exonerated by Jessica Blank and Erik Jensen\, and this past December\, The Caine Mutiny by Herman Wouk.\n\nFor more about Stephan Turner visit http://www.stephanturner.com
URL:https://www.lllpayap.com/event/theater-arts-with-stephan-turner/
LOCATION:Lifelong Learning Payap Center\, Lifelong Learning Payap Center Payap University\, Kaew Nawarat Campus\, Unnamed Road\, Wat Ket\, Mueang Chiang Mai District\, Chiang Mai 50000\, Thailand\, Chiang Mai\, Chiang Mai\, 50000\, Thailand
CATEGORIES:Training
ORGANIZER;CN="Lifelong Learning Payap":MAILTO:lllpayap@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:Drawing from Observation
DESCRIPTION:Description: \nSeeing/Drawing: A short workshop in honing our observational skills through drawing for the purpose of gaining a deeper observation and appreciation of nature around us. This short course on drawing has the lofty intention of helping you to emancipate yourself from the quicksand of unthinking-looking and empower you to truly see in order to create your own knowledge. As we draw\, our understanding increases and so does our ability to transmit this understanding to others. Over the course of six ninety minute sessions\, you will learn to draw from observation and use this new skill as a way to look deeper into the world surrounding you. Seeing/Drawing is in fact a form of Zen meditation. A future workshop will deal with the development of your personal artistic style. \nMaterials the students will need are just: one small sketchbook and one mechanical pencil or ballpoint pen. \nAbout the Presenter: \nNicolas Luna grew up in rural Mexico\, the son of a Mexican quantum chaos physicist and an American mother who taught\, wrote\, edited and translated. Part of his youth was spent in the United States. In California\, he studied Cultural Anthropology and Art\, specializing in printmaking at UCSC. As an adult\, he has lived and often worked as an artist and teacher in Germany\, Mexico\, Hungary\, and Thailand. Each place\, the people he met and the need to constantly reflect and investigate in order to become a better teacher\, has influenced his art and provided inspiration on his journey to find peace in paradox. His work has been sold worldwide in such countries as Thailand\, Mexico\, USA\, Malaysia and Hungary.
URL:https://www.lllpayap.com/event/drawing-from-observation-4/
LOCATION:Lifelong Learning Payap Center\, Lifelong Learning Payap Center Payap University\, Kaew Nawarat Campus\, Unnamed Road\, Wat Ket\, Mueang Chiang Mai District\, Chiang Mai 50000\, Thailand\, Chiang Mai\, Chiang Mai\, 50000\, Thailand
CATEGORIES:Training
ORGANIZER;CN="Lifelong Learning Payap":MAILTO:lllpayap@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20221102T093000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20221102T110000
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SUMMARY:Interreligious Dialogue and Pilgrimage
DESCRIPTION:Description: \nLifelong Learning Payap and the Religion\, Culture\, and Peace Laboratory (RCPL) under the Department of Peace Studies at Payap University are teaming up to explore the various religious faith groups represented in Chiang Mai. Together with students and faculty of the Peace Studies Ph. D. Program\, ten Lifelong Learning participants will have an opportunity to learn\, primarily through on-site visits to local places of worship. The series will be introduced by a presentation on Zoom by Dr. Rey Ty\, Project Leader of the Interfaith Pilgrimage of the Religion\, Culture and Peace Lab. He will talk about Interfaith Collaboration in Chiang Mai and explain the objectives of the Religion\, Culture and Peace lab program and our upcoming pilgrimage. (See the schedule below.) \nThere will be two presentations on Zoom and seven on-site visits. The program will run weekly from September 7 to November 9\, 2022. All but one class will be on Wednesdays. \nInstructions on how to get to the site will be sent each week to those who register. Car-pooling or ride sharing can be arranged\, if requested. \nSchedule \n\nSeptember 7 (Wednesday)\, 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. on Zoom – Interfaith Collaboration in Chiang Mai by Dr. R Ty\nSeptember 14 (Wednesday) 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. on Zoom – Buddhism by Ven. Dhammananda\nSeptember 22 (Thursday) 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at Wat Suandok – What’s What in a Wat and Monk Chat\nSeptember 28 (Wednesday) 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at a local Mosque\nOctober 12 (Wednesday) 9:40 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at Thai Hindu Ashram (40 minutes outside of Chiang Mai)\nOctober 19 (Wednesday) 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at Sikh Gurdwara\nOctober 26 (Wednesday) 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at Baha’i Center\nNovember 2 (Wednesday) 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at Russian Orthodox Church\nNovember 9 (Wednesday) 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at Seven Fountains\n\n(All times listed are start and end times for the talks.)
URL:https://www.lllpayap.com/event/interreligious-dialogue-and-pilgrimage-8/
LOCATION:Chiang Mai\, Chaing Mai\, Thailand
CATEGORIES:Training
ORGANIZER;CN="Lifelong Learning Payap":MAILTO:lllpayap@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20221101T130000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20221101T143000
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SUMMARY:Holistic Self-Care: Self-Massage for Organ System Balance
DESCRIPTION:Description: \nQigong for Balancing Body & Mind as we Age (Morning Course) \nIn this 6-session course\, we will explore a series of standing Qigong movement and breathing exercises to build body awareness\, improve physical balance\, and develop skillful reflexes to protect against harmful falls. Throughout the course\, students will be encouraged to think more broadly about the concept “balance\,” as it applies to both body and mind\, and how to improve it with calmness\, confidence\, and ease. We will also learn about preventative care for osteoporosis\, arthritis\, and other degenerative diseases. Course activities will include a combination of standing and dynamic exercises\, seated meditation\, and theory based in traditional Thai and Chinese Medicine. Beginners\, as well as practitioners of all levels\, are welcome. \nHolistic Self-care & Natural Living in our Golden Years (Afternoon Course) \nIn this 6-session course\, we will draw from the ancient wisdom of Traditional Thai and Chinese Medicines to naturally optimize health in our “Golden Age.” Each week\, classes will begin with a series of seated Qigong movement and breathing exercises targeted to reverse joint degeneration\, build sensation & strength in the legs and feet\, and improve overall physical vitality. Following the exercise portion of class\, we will introduce a topic focused on natural living\, specifically for seniors. Topics will range from personal constitution analysis based in Element Theory\, to learning how to work with our body’s natural “organ clock\,” to using scent and taste as powerful medicines for our physical & mental wellbeing. Practical self-care tools\, such as gentle self-acupressure massage and mind-balancing meditation\, will also be takeaways from the course. Weekly course materials are designed to synergize together for a well-rounded introduction to holistic living. A “pick and choose” option is available for those who would like to join for selected topics only. Beginners to Qigong and Oriental medicine\, as well as practitioners of all levels\, are welcome.
URL:https://www.lllpayap.com/event/holistic-self-care-4/
LOCATION:Lifelong Learning Payap Center\, Lifelong Learning Payap Center Payap University\, Kaew Nawarat Campus\, Unnamed Road\, Wat Ket\, Mueang Chiang Mai District\, Chiang Mai 50000\, Thailand\, Chiang Mai\, Chiang Mai\, 50000\, Thailand
CATEGORIES:Training
ORGANIZER;CN="Lifelong Learning Payap":MAILTO:lllpayap@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20221101T100000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20221101T113000
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SUMMARY:Qigong for Balancing Body
DESCRIPTION:Description: \nQigong for Balancing Body & Mind as we Age (Morning Course) \nIn this 6-session course\, we will explore a series of standing Qigong movement and breathing exercises to build body awareness\, improve physical balance\, and develop skillful reflexes to protect against harmful falls. Throughout the course\, students will be encouraged to think more broadly about the concept “balance\,” as it applies to both body and mind\, and how to improve it with calmness\, confidence\, and ease. We will also learn about preventative care for osteoporosis\, arthritis\, and other degenerative diseases. Course activities will include a combination of standing and dynamic exercises\, seated meditation\, and theory based in traditional Thai and Chinese Medicine. Beginners\, as well as practitioners of all levels\, are welcome. \nHolistic Self-care & Natural Living in our Golden Years (Afternoon Course) \nIn this 6-session course\, we will draw from the ancient wisdom of Traditional Thai and Chinese Medicines to naturally optimize health in our “Golden Age.” Each week\, classes will begin with a series of seated Qigong movement and breathing exercises targeted to reverse joint degeneration\, build sensation & strength in the legs and feet\, and improve overall physical vitality. Following the exercise portion of class\, we will introduce a topic focused on natural living\, specifically for seniors. Topics will range from personal constitution analysis based in Element Theory\, to learning how to work with our body’s natural “organ clock\,” to using scent and taste as powerful medicines for our physical & mental wellbeing. Practical self-care tools\, such as gentle self-acupressure massage and mind-balancing meditation\, will also be takeaways from the course. Weekly course materials are designed to synergize together for a well-rounded introduction to holistic living. A “pick and choose” option is available for those who would like to join for selected topics only. Beginners to Qigong and Oriental medicine\, as well as practitioners of all levels\, are welcome.
URL:https://www.lllpayap.com/event/qigong-for-balancing-body-4/
LOCATION:Lifelong Learning Payap Center\, Lifelong Learning Payap Center Payap University\, Kaew Nawarat Campus\, Unnamed Road\, Wat Ket\, Mueang Chiang Mai District\, Chiang Mai 50000\, Thailand\, Chiang Mai\, Chiang Mai\, 50000\, Thailand
CATEGORIES:Training
ORGANIZER;CN="Lifelong Learning Payap":MAILTO:lllpayap@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20221031T090000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20221031T120000
DTSTAMP:20260501T032030
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SUMMARY:Introduction to Modern Opera
DESCRIPTION:Description:\nThis is an introduction to one group of 20th and 21st century works (operas) that reflect new thinking by contemporary composers. \nIn 2007 Alex Ross\, the music critique for The New Yorker\, wrote the book ironically titled “The Rest Is Noise.” It’s a review of the 20th century intellectual development in all the arts. Yes. Some of what you will be hearing may be “noise” (it may depend on how you define these sounds.) But there will also be gorgeous melodies\, toe-tapping\, unforgettable rhythms\, and unforgettable contemporary stories about important issues. \nWe will give you some samples and maybe motivate you to look further into some of the works we are using. Not all the works have been commercially recorded completely or filmed. So: we will listen to or watch excerpts for all the works and discuss. The participants will consider how they think certain scenes should be staged. No one will be required to sing. \nSchedule:\nOctober 3\, 2022: Introduction and two examples\nExcerpts from “The Lexicon of Musical Inventive“. These are reviews by contemporary critics upon hearing or seeing different works for the first time. These are often disparaging and insulting statements about music we have come to love and respect\, including “The Wedding March” (“Here comes the bride”…) from “Lohengrin.” (WHAT?! Somebody hated it?!) \nParticipants will read the reviews and then guess what piece of music is being referred to. The objective of this: Withhold judgement. Listen several times. Think what the music is trying to do. \nDead Man Walking\nThis work is based on the book by Sister Helen Prejean which describes her attempts to get Joseph de Rocher to confess that he murdered two teenagers. There was a film made of this book\, as well. Jake Heggie is a composer who can write in every style. In Dead Man Walking he writes black-spiritual type music for Sisters Helen and Rose to sing with their pre-school class. \nThe Overture is built around the notes that compose the musical line whenever someone sings “Joseph de Rocher.” (Those notes are varied throughout the opera.) This is called a “leit motiv.” It is a well-known music device used in all forms of music and in films to identify people\, emotions\, places and time. \nBut MOST remarkable is another leit motiv: the role of the first two chords of Jail House Rock. (Yes. Elvis.) These become the symbol of salvation. Joseph had told Sister Helen\, he wanted to speak with her\, but mocks her constantly. She doesn’t give up. \nBut when she tells him she had seen Elvis as a child\, they connect. “The King? You saw the King?” he asks. This finally leads to his admitting he killed the teenagers and thus an acknowledgement of his sin which leads theologically to his salvation. \nOctober 10\, 2022:\nWe’ll begin with The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs. You may know the song from Sound of Music: ‘Doe\, a deer\, a female deer’? We will look at the melodies based on do-re-mi\, and see how many ways the composer varies those notes and how the meaning of these notes changes as Steve Jobs develops his humanity. \nWe’ll see how the composer builds “soundscapes” – environments of music and rhythms. Let the sounds swim over you. \nInterestingly\, his Buddhist mentor guides him through gorgeous melodies and soundscapes. It is also a humanely comic role. \nIn the end\, we need to ask: “Has this work made the work and personality of Steve Jobs (a) clearer to you? (b) more puzzling? (c) has this work given you anything to think about? \nHamilton \nHamilton is a ‘through-composed’ (that means no spoken dialogue) musical theatre piece uses rap\, jazz\, ballads. It portrays the life of Alexander Hamilton. It has not only “sound scapes” but “word scapes” – torrents of verses and rhymes\, fantastic rhythms. Beautiful melodies\, as well. \nIt is based on the biography by Ron Chernow.  The opening song\, four and a half minutes long\, covers the first 90 pages of the book. That’s rather amazing condensation! But the rapping-like lyrics also manage to convey many conflicting emotions being experienced by a variety of characters simultaneously. \nLin-Manuel Miranda creatively uses “sounds” to describe the Burr-Hamilton duel….as well as the flirtatious introduction of Hamilton to the Schuyler sisters. \nOctober 17\, 2022:\nTwo works founded on jazz and (sometimes) pop and full of gorgeous melodies (even if you think you don’t know them\, you may recognize them if you have ever spent much time in elevators.) \nThe first opened this year’s season at The Metropolitan Opera in New York City. \nIt is based on a 2014 memoir by the New York Times columnist Charles M. Blow; it’s an account of his turbulent upbringing in rural Louisiana as he endures emotional confusion\, longs for affection from his tough-love mother and tries to come to terms with the wounds of sexual molestation. Blow’s book recalls his earlier life from an adult perspective\, while also conveying his experiences as if they’re being lived in the moment. \nIn his score\, the composer\, Terrance Blanchard\, deftly blends elements of jazz\, blues\, hints of big band and gospel into a compositional voice dominated by lushly chromatic and modal harmonic writing\, spiked with jagged rhythms and tart dissonance. He is a trumpeter best known for his scores for Spike Lee films.  The librettist\, Kasi Lemmons\, is a writer\, director and actress who with “Fire” becomes the first Black librettist of a work performed by the Met in its history. \nGeorge Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess\nGershwin wrote Porgy and Bess as a “musical” to be performed in New York City on Broadway.  But it was too long\, maybe too complicated for such a venue. Some of the most “modern” convention breaking European composers saw the chord structures as complicated as theirs (Alex Ross reports on this in his book The Rest is Noise.). We’ll use Porgy to review the concepts of leitmotif and musical memory: how motifs are (supposed to) remind the listener/viewer of other memories a character OR “we” might be thinking about. Plus: lots of rhythm. \nYou already know a lot of the music: Summertime\, Bess You Is My Woman Now\, and It Ain’t Necessarily So. You may not know A Woman is a Sometime Thing\, My Man’s Gone Now\, Oh\, Lord\, I’m on My Way. \nOctober 31\, 2022\nJohn Adams’ style of writing is called “minimalist.” Minimal music is unembellished and emphasizes the beauty in simplicity. Composers of this style most often use classical instruments or natural components such as rain and wind. They sometimes use digital filters over their sound effects\, which can create an electronic feel. John Adams’ uses frequent repetition of chords and sounds – but in the orchestra accompaniments as well as the choruses of his operas. In Nixon some of the solos – like Madame Mao’s coloratura aria I am the Wife of Mao Tze Dun are seriously repetitive. But there are lyrical moments\, the private reflections especially of Pat Nixon and of the philosophically inclined Chou En-lai – whose final aria asks: “How much of what we did was good?” while contemplating the dew on the grass and lonely old age. \nOne of the great 20th century coup de théatreis in the First Act when after the chorus sings louder and louder\, the presidential plane arrives and Nixon gives his famous victory salute.The other famously odd moment is the Act Two ballet in which Henry Kissinger is depicted as the evil land-owner.And Richard Nixon\, complex\, ambiguous\, soon to be brought down by Watergate\, has his own\, all-American memories: “I found the smell of burgers on the grill made grown men cry.” \nWhy did John Adams write Nixon in China?\nIn 1983\, theater and opera director Peter Sellars suggested that John Adams write an opera about Nixon’s 1972 visit to China. Sellars was intrigued by Nixon’s decision to make the visit\, seeing it as both “a ridiculously cynical election ploy … and a historical breakthrough.” \nDoctor Atomic\nDoctor Atomic concerns the final hours leading up to the Trinity Test\, the first atomic bomb explosion at the Alamagordo test site in New Mexico in July of 1945. It focuses on the physicist and Manhattan Project director\, Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer\, the brilliant physicist who oversaw the Manhattan Project\, the government project to develop atomic weaponry. It explores Oppenheimer’s reluctance to continue the tests. \nHumour comes through the United States generals who rail at the inclement weather and have tantrums aimed at the weather men who refuse to “cooperate” with the government by predicting storms which could delay the tests.We’ll watch parts of The Making of Dr Atomic that describe how Adams and Peter Sellers\, the librettist and director\, developed the opera from. We’ll see how they use texts from diaries and other reports too. We’ll concentrate on the Act One aria: Batter my heart (Holy Sonnet 14). Oppenheimer was reading this Sonnet up until the test of the first bomb. He was even thinking of cancelling it. You’ll see from the score his minimalist writings.
URL:https://www.lllpayap.com/event/modern-opera-4/
LOCATION:Lifelong Learning Payap Center\, Lifelong Learning Payap Center Payap University\, Kaew Nawarat Campus\, Unnamed Road\, Wat Ket\, Mueang Chiang Mai District\, Chiang Mai 50000\, Thailand\, Chiang Mai\, Chiang Mai\, 50000\, Thailand
CATEGORIES:Training
ORGANIZER;CN="Lifelong Learning Payap":MAILTO:lllpayap@gmail.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20221028T100000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20221028T113000
DTSTAMP:20260501T032030
CREATED:20240414T195318Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240414T195318Z
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SUMMARY:Drawing from Observation
DESCRIPTION:Description: \nSeeing/Drawing: A short workshop in honing our observational skills through drawing for the purpose of gaining a deeper observation and appreciation of nature around us. This short course on drawing has the lofty intention of helping you to emancipate yourself from the quicksand of unthinking-looking and empower you to truly see in order to create your own knowledge. As we draw\, our understanding increases and so does our ability to transmit this understanding to others. Over the course of six ninety minute sessions\, you will learn to draw from observation and use this new skill as a way to look deeper into the world surrounding you. Seeing/Drawing is in fact a form of Zen meditation. A future workshop will deal with the development of your personal artistic style. \nMaterials the students will need are just: one small sketchbook and one mechanical pencil or ballpoint pen. \nAbout the Presenter: \nNicolas Luna grew up in rural Mexico\, the son of a Mexican quantum chaos physicist and an American mother who taught\, wrote\, edited and translated. Part of his youth was spent in the United States. In California\, he studied Cultural Anthropology and Art\, specializing in printmaking at UCSC. As an adult\, he has lived and often worked as an artist and teacher in Germany\, Mexico\, Hungary\, and Thailand. Each place\, the people he met and the need to constantly reflect and investigate in order to become a better teacher\, has influenced his art and provided inspiration on his journey to find peace in paradox. His work has been sold worldwide in such countries as Thailand\, Mexico\, USA\, Malaysia and Hungary.
URL:https://www.lllpayap.com/event/drawing-from-observation-3/
LOCATION:Lifelong Learning Payap Center\, Lifelong Learning Payap Center Payap University\, Kaew Nawarat Campus\, Unnamed Road\, Wat Ket\, Mueang Chiang Mai District\, Chiang Mai 50000\, Thailand\, Chiang Mai\, Chiang Mai\, 50000\, Thailand
CATEGORIES:Training
ORGANIZER;CN="Lifelong Learning Payap":MAILTO:lllpayap@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20221026T093000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20221026T110000
DTSTAMP:20260501T032030
CREATED:20240414T195318Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240414T195318Z
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SUMMARY:Interreligious Dialogue and Pilgrimage
DESCRIPTION:Description: \nLifelong Learning Payap and the Religion\, Culture\, and Peace Laboratory (RCPL) under the Department of Peace Studies at Payap University are teaming up to explore the various religious faith groups represented in Chiang Mai. Together with students and faculty of the Peace Studies Ph. D. Program\, ten Lifelong Learning participants will have an opportunity to learn\, primarily through on-site visits to local places of worship. The series will be introduced by a presentation on Zoom by Dr. Rey Ty\, Project Leader of the Interfaith Pilgrimage of the Religion\, Culture and Peace Lab. He will talk about Interfaith Collaboration in Chiang Mai and explain the objectives of the Religion\, Culture and Peace lab program and our upcoming pilgrimage. (See the schedule below.) \nThere will be two presentations on Zoom and seven on-site visits. The program will run weekly from September 7 to November 9\, 2022. All but one class will be on Wednesdays. \nInstructions on how to get to the site will be sent each week to those who register. Car-pooling or ride sharing can be arranged\, if requested. \nSchedule \n\nSeptember 7 (Wednesday)\, 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. on Zoom – Interfaith Collaboration in Chiang Mai by Dr. R Ty\nSeptember 14 (Wednesday) 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. on Zoom – Buddhism by Ven. Dhammananda\nSeptember 22 (Thursday) 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at Wat Suandok – What’s What in a Wat and Monk Chat\nSeptember 28 (Wednesday) 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at a local Mosque\nOctober 12 (Wednesday) 9:40 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at Thai Hindu Ashram (40 minutes outside of Chiang Mai)\nOctober 19 (Wednesday) 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at Sikh Gurdwara\nOctober 26 (Wednesday) 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at Baha’i Center\nNovember 2 (Wednesday) 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at Russian Orthodox Church\nNovember 9 (Wednesday) 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at Seven Fountains\n\n(All times listed are start and end times for the talks.)
URL:https://www.lllpayap.com/event/interreligious-dialogue-and-pilgrimage-7/
LOCATION:Chiang Mai\, Chaing Mai\, Thailand
CATEGORIES:Training
ORGANIZER;CN="Lifelong Learning Payap":MAILTO:lllpayap@gmail.com
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20221023
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20221026
DTSTAMP:20260501T032030
CREATED:20240414T195318Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240414T195318Z
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SUMMARY:Sukhothai and Si Satchanalai Excursion
DESCRIPTION:Description: \n“The soul of Thailand can be found in the cities of Sukhothai and Si Satchanalai. These strongholds of architecture and culture evoke Thailand’s ancient civilizations.” (Fodor’s Travel 2016). Join historian Dr. Ratanaporn Sethakul on a three-day\, two-night journey to discover how and why these cities were important in Thailand’s history. \nOur excursion will depart from Chiang Mai and head first to Sri Satchanalai where we will visit the Sri Satchanalai Historical Park\, Tao Turiang ancient kiln\, and the Sathorn Textile Museum. On the second day we will visit the National Museum and Sukhothai Historical Park\, where you will admire the well preserved ruins and see other temples in the area including Wat Chetupon\, Wat Chedhi Si Hong\, and Wat Tapan Hin. The third day we will visit the well-known 13th Century temple\, Wat Si Chum\, known for its mondop with a large standing image of the Buddha. After that\, we will meet a local artist who makes Buddha amulets from clay. You will learn the history of this art and can make your own amulet before driving back to Chiang Mai in the afternoon.
URL:https://www.lllpayap.com/event/sukhothai-and-si-satchanalai-excursion/
LOCATION:Sukhothai and Si Satchanalai\, Thailand
CATEGORIES:Training
ORGANIZER;CN="Lifelong Learning Payap":MAILTO:lllpayap@gmail.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20221021T100000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20221021T113000
DTSTAMP:20260501T032030
CREATED:20240414T195318Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240414T195318Z
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SUMMARY:Drawing from Observation
DESCRIPTION:Description: \nSeeing/Drawing: A short workshop in honing our observational skills through drawing for the purpose of gaining a deeper observation and appreciation of nature around us. This short course on drawing has the lofty intention of helping you to emancipate yourself from the quicksand of unthinking-looking and empower you to truly see in order to create your own knowledge. As we draw\, our understanding increases and so does our ability to transmit this understanding to others. Over the course of six ninety minute sessions\, you will learn to draw from observation and use this new skill as a way to look deeper into the world surrounding you. Seeing/Drawing is in fact a form of Zen meditation. A future workshop will deal with the development of your personal artistic style. \nMaterials the students will need are just: one small sketchbook and one mechanical pencil or ballpoint pen. \nAbout the Presenter: \nNicolas Luna grew up in rural Mexico\, the son of a Mexican quantum chaos physicist and an American mother who taught\, wrote\, edited and translated. Part of his youth was spent in the United States. In California\, he studied Cultural Anthropology and Art\, specializing in printmaking at UCSC. As an adult\, he has lived and often worked as an artist and teacher in Germany\, Mexico\, Hungary\, and Thailand. Each place\, the people he met and the need to constantly reflect and investigate in order to become a better teacher\, has influenced his art and provided inspiration on his journey to find peace in paradox. His work has been sold worldwide in such countries as Thailand\, Mexico\, USA\, Malaysia and Hungary.
URL:https://www.lllpayap.com/event/drawing-from-observation-2/
LOCATION:Lifelong Learning Payap Center\, Lifelong Learning Payap Center Payap University\, Kaew Nawarat Campus\, Unnamed Road\, Wat Ket\, Mueang Chiang Mai District\, Chiang Mai 50000\, Thailand\, Chiang Mai\, Chiang Mai\, 50000\, Thailand
CATEGORIES:Training
ORGANIZER;CN="Lifelong Learning Payap":MAILTO:lllpayap@gmail.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20221019T093000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20221019T110000
DTSTAMP:20260501T032030
CREATED:20240414T195319Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240414T195319Z
UID:10000071-1666171800-1666177200@www.lllpayap.com
SUMMARY:Interreligious Dialogue and Pilgrimage
DESCRIPTION:Description: \nLifelong Learning Payap and the Religion\, Culture\, and Peace Laboratory (RCPL) under the Department of Peace Studies at Payap University are teaming up to explore the various religious faith groups represented in Chiang Mai. Together with students and faculty of the Peace Studies Ph. D. Program\, ten Lifelong Learning participants will have an opportunity to learn\, primarily through on-site visits to local places of worship. The series will be introduced by a presentation on Zoom by Dr. Rey Ty\, Project Leader of the Interfaith Pilgrimage of the Religion\, Culture and Peace Lab. He will talk about Interfaith Collaboration in Chiang Mai and explain the objectives of the Religion\, Culture and Peace lab program and our upcoming pilgrimage. (See the schedule below.) \nThere will be two presentations on Zoom and seven on-site visits. The program will run weekly from September 7 to November 9\, 2022. All but one class will be on Wednesdays. \nInstructions on how to get to the site will be sent each week to those who register. Car-pooling or ride sharing can be arranged\, if requested. \nSchedule \n\nSeptember 7 (Wednesday)\, 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. on Zoom – Interfaith Collaboration in Chiang Mai by Dr. R Ty\nSeptember 14 (Wednesday) 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. on Zoom – Buddhism by Ven. Dhammananda\nSeptember 22 (Thursday) 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at Wat Suandok – What’s What in a Wat and Monk Chat\nSeptember 28 (Wednesday) 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at a local Mosque\nOctober 12 (Wednesday) 9:40 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at Thai Hindu Ashram (40 minutes outside of Chiang Mai)\nOctober 19 (Wednesday) 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at Sikh Gurdwara\nOctober 26 (Wednesday) 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at Baha’i Center\nNovember 2 (Wednesday) 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at Russian Orthodox Church\nNovember 9 (Wednesday) 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at Seven Fountains\n\n(All times listed are start and end times for the talks.)
URL:https://www.lllpayap.com/event/interreligious-dialogue-and-pilgrimage-6/
LOCATION:Chiang Mai\, Chaing Mai\, Thailand
CATEGORIES:Training
ORGANIZER;CN="Lifelong Learning Payap":MAILTO:lllpayap@gmail.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20221018T130000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20221018T143000
DTSTAMP:20260501T032030
CREATED:20240414T195319Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240414T195319Z
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SUMMARY:Holistic Self-Care: Like Clockwork
DESCRIPTION:Description: \nQigong for Balancing Body & Mind as we Age (Morning Course) \nIn this 6-session course\, we will explore a series of standing Qigong movement and breathing exercises to build body awareness\, improve physical balance\, and develop skillful reflexes to protect against harmful falls. Throughout the course\, students will be encouraged to think more broadly about the concept “balance\,” as it applies to both body and mind\, and how to improve it with calmness\, confidence\, and ease. We will also learn about preventative care for osteoporosis\, arthritis\, and other degenerative diseases. Course activities will include a combination of standing and dynamic exercises\, seated meditation\, and theory based in traditional Thai and Chinese Medicine. Beginners\, as well as practitioners of all levels\, are welcome. \nHolistic Self-care & Natural Living in our Golden Years (Afternoon Course) \nIn this 6-session course\, we will draw from the ancient wisdom of Traditional Thai and Chinese Medicines to naturally optimize health in our “Golden Age.” Each week\, classes will begin with a series of seated Qigong movement and breathing exercises targeted to reverse joint degeneration\, build sensation & strength in the legs and feet\, and improve overall physical vitality. Following the exercise portion of class\, we will introduce a topic focused on natural living\, specifically for seniors. Topics will range from personal constitution analysis based in Element Theory\, to learning how to work with our body’s natural “organ clock\,” to using scent and taste as powerful medicines for our physical & mental wellbeing. Practical self-care tools\, such as gentle self-acupressure massage and mind-balancing meditation\, will also be takeaways from the course. Weekly course materials are designed to synergize together for a well-rounded introduction to holistic living. A “pick and choose” option is available for those who would like to join for selected topics only. Beginners to Qigong and Oriental medicine\, as well as practitioners of all levels\, are welcome.
URL:https://www.lllpayap.com/event/holistic-self-care-3/
LOCATION:Lifelong Learning Payap Center\, Lifelong Learning Payap Center Payap University\, Kaew Nawarat Campus\, Unnamed Road\, Wat Ket\, Mueang Chiang Mai District\, Chiang Mai 50000\, Thailand\, Chiang Mai\, Chiang Mai\, 50000\, Thailand
CATEGORIES:Training
ORGANIZER;CN="Lifelong Learning Payap":MAILTO:lllpayap@gmail.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20221018T100000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20221018T113000
DTSTAMP:20260501T032031
CREATED:20240414T195319Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240414T195319Z
UID:10000009-1666087200-1666092600@www.lllpayap.com
SUMMARY:Qigong for Balancing Body
DESCRIPTION:Description: \nQigong for Balancing Body & Mind as we Age (Morning Course) \nIn this 6-session course\, we will explore a series of standing Qigong movement and breathing exercises to build body awareness\, improve physical balance\, and develop skillful reflexes to protect against harmful falls. Throughout the course\, students will be encouraged to think more broadly about the concept “balance\,” as it applies to both body and mind\, and how to improve it with calmness\, confidence\, and ease. We will also learn about preventative care for osteoporosis\, arthritis\, and other degenerative diseases. Course activities will include a combination of standing and dynamic exercises\, seated meditation\, and theory based in traditional Thai and Chinese Medicine. Beginners\, as well as practitioners of all levels\, are welcome. \nHolistic Self-care & Natural Living in our Golden Years (Afternoon Course) \nIn this 6-session course\, we will draw from the ancient wisdom of Traditional Thai and Chinese Medicines to naturally optimize health in our “Golden Age.” Each week\, classes will begin with a series of seated Qigong movement and breathing exercises targeted to reverse joint degeneration\, build sensation & strength in the legs and feet\, and improve overall physical vitality. Following the exercise portion of class\, we will introduce a topic focused on natural living\, specifically for seniors. Topics will range from personal constitution analysis based in Element Theory\, to learning how to work with our body’s natural “organ clock\,” to using scent and taste as powerful medicines for our physical & mental wellbeing. Practical self-care tools\, such as gentle self-acupressure massage and mind-balancing meditation\, will also be takeaways from the course. Weekly course materials are designed to synergize together for a well-rounded introduction to holistic living. A “pick and choose” option is available for those who would like to join for selected topics only. Beginners to Qigong and Oriental medicine\, as well as practitioners of all levels\, are welcome.
URL:https://www.lllpayap.com/event/qigong-for-balancing-body-3/
LOCATION:Lifelong Learning Payap Center\, Lifelong Learning Payap Center Payap University\, Kaew Nawarat Campus\, Unnamed Road\, Wat Ket\, Mueang Chiang Mai District\, Chiang Mai 50000\, Thailand\, Chiang Mai\, Chiang Mai\, 50000\, Thailand
CATEGORIES:Training
ORGANIZER;CN="Lifelong Learning Payap":MAILTO:lllpayap@gmail.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20221017T090000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20221017T120000
DTSTAMP:20260501T032031
CREATED:20240414T195319Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240414T195319Z
UID:10000005-1665997200-1666008000@www.lllpayap.com
SUMMARY:Introduction to Modern Opera
DESCRIPTION:Description:\nThis is an introduction to one group of 20th and 21st century works (operas) that reflect new thinking by contemporary composers. \nIn 2007 Alex Ross\, the music critique for The New Yorker\, wrote the book ironically titled “The Rest Is Noise.” It’s a review of the 20th century intellectual development in all the arts. Yes. Some of what you will be hearing may be “noise” (it may depend on how you define these sounds.) But there will also be gorgeous melodies\, toe-tapping\, unforgettable rhythms\, and unforgettable contemporary stories about important issues. \nWe will give you some samples and maybe motivate you to look further into some of the works we are using. Not all the works have been commercially recorded completely or filmed. So: we will listen to or watch excerpts for all the works and discuss. The participants will consider how they think certain scenes should be staged. No one will be required to sing. \nSchedule:\nOctober 3\, 2022: Introduction and two examples\nExcerpts from “The Lexicon of Musical Inventive“. These are reviews by contemporary critics upon hearing or seeing different works for the first time. These are often disparaging and insulting statements about music we have come to love and respect\, including “The Wedding March” (“Here comes the bride”…) from “Lohengrin.” (WHAT?! Somebody hated it?!) \nParticipants will read the reviews and then guess what piece of music is being referred to. The objective of this: Withhold judgement. Listen several times. Think what the music is trying to do. \nDead Man Walking\nThis work is based on the book by Sister Helen Prejean which describes her attempts to get Joseph de Rocher to confess that he murdered two teenagers. There was a film made of this book\, as well. Jake Heggie is a composer who can write in every style. In Dead Man Walking he writes black-spiritual type music for Sisters Helen and Rose to sing with their pre-school class. \nThe Overture is built around the notes that compose the musical line whenever someone sings “Joseph de Rocher.” (Those notes are varied throughout the opera.) This is called a “leit motiv.” It is a well-known music device used in all forms of music and in films to identify people\, emotions\, places and time. \nBut MOST remarkable is another leit motiv: the role of the first two chords of Jail House Rock. (Yes. Elvis.) These become the symbol of salvation. Joseph had told Sister Helen\, he wanted to speak with her\, but mocks her constantly. She doesn’t give up. \nBut when she tells him she had seen Elvis as a child\, they connect. “The King? You saw the King?” he asks. This finally leads to his admitting he killed the teenagers and thus an acknowledgement of his sin which leads theologically to his salvation. \nOctober 10\, 2022:\nWe’ll begin with The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs. You may know the song from Sound of Music: ‘Doe\, a deer\, a female deer’? We will look at the melodies based on do-re-mi\, and see how many ways the composer varies those notes and how the meaning of these notes changes as Steve Jobs develops his humanity. \nWe’ll see how the composer builds “soundscapes” – environments of music and rhythms. Let the sounds swim over you. \nInterestingly\, his Buddhist mentor guides him through gorgeous melodies and soundscapes. It is also a humanely comic role. \nIn the end\, we need to ask: “Has this work made the work and personality of Steve Jobs (a) clearer to you? (b) more puzzling? (c) has this work given you anything to think about? \nHamilton \nHamilton is a ‘through-composed’ (that means no spoken dialogue) musical theatre piece uses rap\, jazz\, ballads. It portrays the life of Alexander Hamilton. It has not only “sound scapes” but “word scapes” – torrents of verses and rhymes\, fantastic rhythms. Beautiful melodies\, as well. \nIt is based on the biography by Ron Chernow.  The opening song\, four and a half minutes long\, covers the first 90 pages of the book. That’s rather amazing condensation! But the rapping-like lyrics also manage to convey many conflicting emotions being experienced by a variety of characters simultaneously. \nLin-Manuel Miranda creatively uses “sounds” to describe the Burr-Hamilton duel….as well as the flirtatious introduction of Hamilton to the Schuyler sisters. \nOctober 17\, 2022:\nTwo works founded on jazz and (sometimes) pop and full of gorgeous melodies (even if you think you don’t know them\, you may recognize them if you have ever spent much time in elevators.) \nThe first opened this year’s season at The Metropolitan Opera in New York City. \nIt is based on a 2014 memoir by the New York Times columnist Charles M. Blow; it’s an account of his turbulent upbringing in rural Louisiana as he endures emotional confusion\, longs for affection from his tough-love mother and tries to come to terms with the wounds of sexual molestation. Blow’s book recalls his earlier life from an adult perspective\, while also conveying his experiences as if they’re being lived in the moment. \nIn his score\, the composer\, Terrance Blanchard\, deftly blends elements of jazz\, blues\, hints of big band and gospel into a compositional voice dominated by lushly chromatic and modal harmonic writing\, spiked with jagged rhythms and tart dissonance. He is a trumpeter best known for his scores for Spike Lee films.  The librettist\, Kasi Lemmons\, is a writer\, director and actress who with “Fire” becomes the first Black librettist of a work performed by the Met in its history. \nGeorge Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess\nGershwin wrote Porgy and Bess as a “musical” to be performed in New York City on Broadway.  But it was too long\, maybe too complicated for such a venue. Some of the most “modern” convention breaking European composers saw the chord structures as complicated as theirs (Alex Ross reports on this in his book The Rest is Noise.). We’ll use Porgy to review the concepts of leitmotif and musical memory: how motifs are (supposed to) remind the listener/viewer of other memories a character OR “we” might be thinking about. Plus: lots of rhythm. \nYou already know a lot of the music: Summertime\, Bess You Is My Woman Now\, and It Ain’t Necessarily So. You may not know A Woman is a Sometime Thing\, My Man’s Gone Now\, Oh\, Lord\, I’m on My Way. \nOctober 31\, 2022\nJohn Adams’ style of writing is called “minimalist.” Minimal music is unembellished and emphasizes the beauty in simplicity. Composers of this style most often use classical instruments or natural components such as rain and wind. They sometimes use digital filters over their sound effects\, which can create an electronic feel. John Adams’ uses frequent repetition of chords and sounds – but in the orchestra accompaniments as well as the choruses of his operas. In Nixon some of the solos – like Madame Mao’s coloratura aria I am the Wife of Mao Tze Dun are seriously repetitive. But there are lyrical moments\, the private reflections especially of Pat Nixon and of the philosophically inclined Chou En-lai – whose final aria asks: “How much of what we did was good?” while contemplating the dew on the grass and lonely old age. \nOne of the great 20th century coup de théatreis in the First Act when after the chorus sings louder and louder\, the presidential plane arrives and Nixon gives his famous victory salute.The other famously odd moment is the Act Two ballet in which Henry Kissinger is depicted as the evil land-owner.And Richard Nixon\, complex\, ambiguous\, soon to be brought down by Watergate\, has his own\, all-American memories: “I found the smell of burgers on the grill made grown men cry.” \nWhy did John Adams write Nixon in China?\nIn 1983\, theater and opera director Peter Sellars suggested that John Adams write an opera about Nixon’s 1972 visit to China. Sellars was intrigued by Nixon’s decision to make the visit\, seeing it as both “a ridiculously cynical election ploy … and a historical breakthrough.” \nDoctor Atomic\nDoctor Atomic concerns the final hours leading up to the Trinity Test\, the first atomic bomb explosion at the Alamagordo test site in New Mexico in July of 1945. It focuses on the physicist and Manhattan Project director\, Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer\, the brilliant physicist who oversaw the Manhattan Project\, the government project to develop atomic weaponry. It explores Oppenheimer’s reluctance to continue the tests. \nHumour comes through the United States generals who rail at the inclement weather and have tantrums aimed at the weather men who refuse to “cooperate” with the government by predicting storms which could delay the tests.We’ll watch parts of The Making of Dr Atomic that describe how Adams and Peter Sellers\, the librettist and director\, developed the opera from. We’ll see how they use texts from diaries and other reports too. We’ll concentrate on the Act One aria: Batter my heart (Holy Sonnet 14). Oppenheimer was reading this Sonnet up until the test of the first bomb. He was even thinking of cancelling it. You’ll see from the score his minimalist writings.
URL:https://www.lllpayap.com/event/modern-opera-3/
LOCATION:Lifelong Learning Payap Center\, Lifelong Learning Payap Center Payap University\, Kaew Nawarat Campus\, Unnamed Road\, Wat Ket\, Mueang Chiang Mai District\, Chiang Mai 50000\, Thailand\, Chiang Mai\, Chiang Mai\, 50000\, Thailand
CATEGORIES:Training
ORGANIZER;CN="Lifelong Learning Payap":MAILTO:lllpayap@gmail.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20221014T100000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20221014T113000
DTSTAMP:20260501T032031
CREATED:20240414T195319Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240414T195319Z
UID:10000083-1665741600-1665747000@www.lllpayap.com
SUMMARY:Drawing from Observation
DESCRIPTION:Description: \nSeeing/Drawing: A short workshop in honing our observational skills through drawing for the purpose of gaining a deeper observation and appreciation of nature around us. This short course on drawing has the lofty intention of helping you to emancipate yourself from the quicksand of unthinking-looking and empower you to truly see in order to create your own knowledge. As we draw\, our understanding increases and so does our ability to transmit this understanding to others. Over the course of six ninety minute sessions\, you will learn to draw from observation and use this new skill as a way to look deeper into the world surrounding you. Seeing/Drawing is in fact a form of Zen meditation. A future workshop will deal with the development of your personal artistic style. \nMaterials the students will need are just: one small sketchbook and one mechanical pencil or ballpoint pen. \nAbout the Presenter: \nNicolas Luna grew up in rural Mexico\, the son of a Mexican quantum chaos physicist and an American mother who taught\, wrote\, edited and translated. Part of his youth was spent in the United States. In California\, he studied Cultural Anthropology and Art\, specializing in printmaking at UCSC. As an adult\, he has lived and often worked as an artist and teacher in Germany\, Mexico\, Hungary\, and Thailand. Each place\, the people he met and the need to constantly reflect and investigate in order to become a better teacher\, has influenced his art and provided inspiration on his journey to find peace in paradox. His work has been sold worldwide in such countries as Thailand\, Mexico\, USA\, Malaysia and Hungary.
URL:https://www.lllpayap.com/event/drawing-from-observation/
LOCATION:Lifelong Learning Payap Center\, Lifelong Learning Payap Center Payap University\, Kaew Nawarat Campus\, Unnamed Road\, Wat Ket\, Mueang Chiang Mai District\, Chiang Mai 50000\, Thailand\, Chiang Mai\, Chiang Mai\, 50000\, Thailand
CATEGORIES:Training
ORGANIZER;CN="Lifelong Learning Payap":MAILTO:lllpayap@gmail.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20221012T093000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20221012T110000
DTSTAMP:20260501T032031
CREATED:20240414T195319Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240414T195319Z
UID:10000070-1665567000-1665572400@www.lllpayap.com
SUMMARY:Interreligious Dialogue and Pilgrimage
DESCRIPTION:Description: \nLifelong Learning Payap and the Religion\, Culture\, and Peace Laboratory (RCPL) under the Department of Peace Studies at Payap University are teaming up to explore the various religious faith groups represented in Chiang Mai. Together with students and faculty of the Peace Studies Ph. D. Program\, ten Lifelong Learning participants will have an opportunity to learn\, primarily through on-site visits to local places of worship. The series will be introduced by a presentation on Zoom by Dr. Rey Ty\, Project Leader of the Interfaith Pilgrimage of the Religion\, Culture and Peace Lab. He will talk about Interfaith Collaboration in Chiang Mai and explain the objectives of the Religion\, Culture and Peace lab program and our upcoming pilgrimage. (See the schedule below.) \nThere will be two presentations on Zoom and seven on-site visits. The program will run weekly from September 7 to November 9\, 2022. All but one class will be on Wednesdays. \nInstructions on how to get to the site will be sent each week to those who register. Car-pooling or ride sharing can be arranged\, if requested. \nSchedule \n\nSeptember 7 (Wednesday)\, 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. on Zoom – Interfaith Collaboration in Chiang Mai by Dr. R Ty\nSeptember 14 (Wednesday) 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. on Zoom – Buddhism by Ven. Dhammananda\nSeptember 22 (Thursday) 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at Wat Suandok – What’s What in a Wat and Monk Chat\nSeptember 28 (Wednesday) 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at a local Mosque\nOctober 12 (Wednesday) 9:40 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at Thai Hindu Ashram (40 minutes outside of Chiang Mai)\nOctober 19 (Wednesday) 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at Sikh Gurdwara\nOctober 26 (Wednesday) 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at Baha’i Center\nNovember 2 (Wednesday) 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at Russian Orthodox Church\nNovember 9 (Wednesday) 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at Seven Fountains\n\n(All times listed are start and end times for the talks.)
URL:https://www.lllpayap.com/event/interreligious-dialogue-and-pilgrimage-5/
LOCATION:Chiang Mai\, Chaing Mai\, Thailand
CATEGORIES:Training
ORGANIZER;CN="Lifelong Learning Payap":MAILTO:lllpayap@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20221011T130000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20221011T143000
DTSTAMP:20260501T032031
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LAST-MODIFIED:20240414T195319Z
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SUMMARY:Holistic Self-Care: The Holistic Palate
DESCRIPTION:Description: \nQigong for Balancing Body & Mind as we Age (Morning Course) \nIn this 6-session course\, we will explore a series of standing Qigong movement and breathing exercises to build body awareness\, improve physical balance\, and develop skillful reflexes to protect against harmful falls. Throughout the course\, students will be encouraged to think more broadly about the concept “balance\,” as it applies to both body and mind\, and how to improve it with calmness\, confidence\, and ease. We will also learn about preventative care for osteoporosis\, arthritis\, and other degenerative diseases. Course activities will include a combination of standing and dynamic exercises\, seated meditation\, and theory based in traditional Thai and Chinese Medicine. Beginners\, as well as practitioners of all levels\, are welcome. \nHolistic Self-care & Natural Living in our Golden Years (Afternoon Course) \nIn this 6-session course\, we will draw from the ancient wisdom of Traditional Thai and Chinese Medicines to naturally optimize health in our “Golden Age.” Each week\, classes will begin with a series of seated Qigong movement and breathing exercises targeted to reverse joint degeneration\, build sensation & strength in the legs and feet\, and improve overall physical vitality. Following the exercise portion of class\, we will introduce a topic focused on natural living\, specifically for seniors. Topics will range from personal constitution analysis based in Element Theory\, to learning how to work with our body’s natural “organ clock\,” to using scent and taste as powerful medicines for our physical & mental wellbeing. Practical self-care tools\, such as gentle self-acupressure massage and mind-balancing meditation\, will also be takeaways from the course. Weekly course materials are designed to synergize together for a well-rounded introduction to holistic living. A “pick and choose” option is available for those who would like to join for selected topics only. Beginners to Qigong and Oriental medicine\, as well as practitioners of all levels\, are welcome.
URL:https://www.lllpayap.com/event/holistic-self-care-2/
LOCATION:Lifelong Learning Payap Center\, Lifelong Learning Payap Center Payap University\, Kaew Nawarat Campus\, Unnamed Road\, Wat Ket\, Mueang Chiang Mai District\, Chiang Mai 50000\, Thailand\, Chiang Mai\, Chiang Mai\, 50000\, Thailand
CATEGORIES:Training
ORGANIZER;CN="Lifelong Learning Payap":MAILTO:lllpayap@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20221011T100000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20221011T113000
DTSTAMP:20260501T032031
CREATED:20240414T195319Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240414T195319Z
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SUMMARY:Qigong for Balancing Body
DESCRIPTION:Description: \nQigong for Balancing Body & Mind as we Age (Morning Course) \nIn this 6-session course\, we will explore a series of standing Qigong movement and breathing exercises to build body awareness\, improve physical balance\, and develop skillful reflexes to protect against harmful falls. Throughout the course\, students will be encouraged to think more broadly about the concept “balance\,” as it applies to both body and mind\, and how to improve it with calmness\, confidence\, and ease. We will also learn about preventative care for osteoporosis\, arthritis\, and other degenerative diseases. Course activities will include a combination of standing and dynamic exercises\, seated meditation\, and theory based in traditional Thai and Chinese Medicine. Beginners\, as well as practitioners of all levels\, are welcome. \nHolistic Self-care & Natural Living in our Golden Years (Afternoon Course) \nIn this 6-session course\, we will draw from the ancient wisdom of Traditional Thai and Chinese Medicines to naturally optimize health in our “Golden Age.” Each week\, classes will begin with a series of seated Qigong movement and breathing exercises targeted to reverse joint degeneration\, build sensation & strength in the legs and feet\, and improve overall physical vitality. Following the exercise portion of class\, we will introduce a topic focused on natural living\, specifically for seniors. Topics will range from personal constitution analysis based in Element Theory\, to learning how to work with our body’s natural “organ clock\,” to using scent and taste as powerful medicines for our physical & mental wellbeing. Practical self-care tools\, such as gentle self-acupressure massage and mind-balancing meditation\, will also be takeaways from the course. Weekly course materials are designed to synergize together for a well-rounded introduction to holistic living. A “pick and choose” option is available for those who would like to join for selected topics only. Beginners to Qigong and Oriental medicine\, as well as practitioners of all levels\, are welcome.
URL:https://www.lllpayap.com/event/qigong-for-balancing-body-2/
LOCATION:Lifelong Learning Payap Center\, Lifelong Learning Payap Center Payap University\, Kaew Nawarat Campus\, Unnamed Road\, Wat Ket\, Mueang Chiang Mai District\, Chiang Mai 50000\, Thailand\, Chiang Mai\, Chiang Mai\, 50000\, Thailand
CATEGORIES:Training
ORGANIZER;CN="Lifelong Learning Payap":MAILTO:lllpayap@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20221010T090000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20221010T120000
DTSTAMP:20260501T032031
CREATED:20240414T195317Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240414T195317Z
UID:10000004-1665392400-1665403200@www.lllpayap.com
SUMMARY:Introduction to Modern Opera
DESCRIPTION:Description:\nThis is an introduction to one group of 20th and 21st century works (operas) that reflect new thinking by contemporary composers. \nIn 2007 Alex Ross\, the music critique for The New Yorker\, wrote the book ironically titled “The Rest Is Noise.” It’s a review of the 20th century intellectual development in all the arts. Yes. Some of what you will be hearing may be “noise” (it may depend on how you define these sounds.) But there will also be gorgeous melodies\, toe-tapping\, unforgettable rhythms\, and unforgettable contemporary stories about important issues. \nWe will give you some samples and maybe motivate you to look further into some of the works we are using. Not all the works have been commercially recorded completely or filmed. So: we will listen to or watch excerpts for all the works and discuss. The participants will consider how they think certain scenes should be staged. No one will be required to sing. \nSchedule:\nOctober 3\, 2022: Introduction and two examples\nExcerpts from “The Lexicon of Musical Inventive“. These are reviews by contemporary critics upon hearing or seeing different works for the first time. These are often disparaging and insulting statements about music we have come to love and respect\, including “The Wedding March” (“Here comes the bride”…) from “Lohengrin.” (WHAT?! Somebody hated it?!) \nParticipants will read the reviews and then guess what piece of music is being referred to. The objective of this: Withhold judgement. Listen several times. Think what the music is trying to do. \nDead Man Walking\nThis work is based on the book by Sister Helen Prejean which describes her attempts to get Joseph de Rocher to confess that he murdered two teenagers. There was a film made of this book\, as well. Jake Heggie is a composer who can write in every style. In Dead Man Walking he writes black-spiritual type music for Sisters Helen and Rose to sing with their pre-school class. \nThe Overture is built around the notes that compose the musical line whenever someone sings “Joseph de Rocher.” (Those notes are varied throughout the opera.) This is called a “leit motiv.” It is a well-known music device used in all forms of music and in films to identify people\, emotions\, places and time. \nBut MOST remarkable is another leit motiv: the role of the first two chords of Jail House Rock. (Yes. Elvis.) These become the symbol of salvation. Joseph had told Sister Helen\, he wanted to speak with her\, but mocks her constantly. She doesn’t give up. \nBut when she tells him she had seen Elvis as a child\, they connect. “The King? You saw the King?” he asks. This finally leads to his admitting he killed the teenagers and thus an acknowledgement of his sin which leads theologically to his salvation. \nOctober 10\, 2022:\nWe’ll begin with The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs. You may know the song from Sound of Music: ‘Doe\, a deer\, a female deer’? We will look at the melodies based on do-re-mi\, and see how many ways the composer varies those notes and how the meaning of these notes changes as Steve Jobs develops his humanity. \nWe’ll see how the composer builds “soundscapes” – environments of music and rhythms. Let the sounds swim over you. \nInterestingly\, his Buddhist mentor guides him through gorgeous melodies and soundscapes. It is also a humanely comic role. \nIn the end\, we need to ask: “Has this work made the work and personality of Steve Jobs (a) clearer to you? (b) more puzzling? (c) has this work given you anything to think about? \nHamilton \nHamilton is a ‘through-composed’ (that means no spoken dialogue) musical theatre piece uses rap\, jazz\, ballads. It portrays the life of Alexander Hamilton. It has not only “sound scapes” but “word scapes” – torrents of verses and rhymes\, fantastic rhythms. Beautiful melodies\, as well. \nIt is based on the biography by Ron Chernow.  The opening song\, four and a half minutes long\, covers the first 90 pages of the book. That’s rather amazing condensation! But the rapping-like lyrics also manage to convey many conflicting emotions being experienced by a variety of characters simultaneously. \nLin-Manuel Miranda creatively uses “sounds” to describe the Burr-Hamilton duel….as well as the flirtatious introduction of Hamilton to the Schuyler sisters. \nOctober 17\, 2022:\nTwo works founded on jazz and (sometimes) pop and full of gorgeous melodies (even if you think you don’t know them\, you may recognize them if you have ever spent much time in elevators.) \nThe first opened this year’s season at The Metropolitan Opera in New York City. \nIt is based on a 2014 memoir by the New York Times columnist Charles M. Blow; it’s an account of his turbulent upbringing in rural Louisiana as he endures emotional confusion\, longs for affection from his tough-love mother and tries to come to terms with the wounds of sexual molestation. Blow’s book recalls his earlier life from an adult perspective\, while also conveying his experiences as if they’re being lived in the moment. \nIn his score\, the composer\, Terrance Blanchard\, deftly blends elements of jazz\, blues\, hints of big band and gospel into a compositional voice dominated by lushly chromatic and modal harmonic writing\, spiked with jagged rhythms and tart dissonance. He is a trumpeter best known for his scores for Spike Lee films.  The librettist\, Kasi Lemmons\, is a writer\, director and actress who with “Fire” becomes the first Black librettist of a work performed by the Met in its history. \nGeorge Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess\nGershwin wrote Porgy and Bess as a “musical” to be performed in New York City on Broadway.  But it was too long\, maybe too complicated for such a venue. Some of the most “modern” convention breaking European composers saw the chord structures as complicated as theirs (Alex Ross reports on this in his book The Rest is Noise.). We’ll use Porgy to review the concepts of leitmotif and musical memory: how motifs are (supposed to) remind the listener/viewer of other memories a character OR “we” might be thinking about. Plus: lots of rhythm. \nYou already know a lot of the music: Summertime\, Bess You Is My Woman Now\, and It Ain’t Necessarily So. You may not know A Woman is a Sometime Thing\, My Man’s Gone Now\, Oh\, Lord\, I’m on My Way. \nOctober 31\, 2022\nJohn Adams’ style of writing is called “minimalist.” Minimal music is unembellished and emphasizes the beauty in simplicity. Composers of this style most often use classical instruments or natural components such as rain and wind. They sometimes use digital filters over their sound effects\, which can create an electronic feel. John Adams’ uses frequent repetition of chords and sounds – but in the orchestra accompaniments as well as the choruses of his operas. In Nixon some of the solos – like Madame Mao’s coloratura aria I am the Wife of Mao Tze Dun are seriously repetitive. But there are lyrical moments\, the private reflections especially of Pat Nixon and of the philosophically inclined Chou En-lai – whose final aria asks: “How much of what we did was good?” while contemplating the dew on the grass and lonely old age. \nOne of the great 20th century coup de théatreis in the First Act when after the chorus sings louder and louder\, the presidential plane arrives and Nixon gives his famous victory salute.The other famously odd moment is the Act Two ballet in which Henry Kissinger is depicted as the evil land-owner.And Richard Nixon\, complex\, ambiguous\, soon to be brought down by Watergate\, has his own\, all-American memories: “I found the smell of burgers on the grill made grown men cry.” \nWhy did John Adams write Nixon in China?\nIn 1983\, theater and opera director Peter Sellars suggested that John Adams write an opera about Nixon’s 1972 visit to China. Sellars was intrigued by Nixon’s decision to make the visit\, seeing it as both “a ridiculously cynical election ploy … and a historical breakthrough.” \nDoctor Atomic\nDoctor Atomic concerns the final hours leading up to the Trinity Test\, the first atomic bomb explosion at the Alamagordo test site in New Mexico in July of 1945. It focuses on the physicist and Manhattan Project director\, Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer\, the brilliant physicist who oversaw the Manhattan Project\, the government project to develop atomic weaponry. It explores Oppenheimer’s reluctance to continue the tests. \nHumour comes through the United States generals who rail at the inclement weather and have tantrums aimed at the weather men who refuse to “cooperate” with the government by predicting storms which could delay the tests.We’ll watch parts of The Making of Dr Atomic that describe how Adams and Peter Sellers\, the librettist and director\, developed the opera from. We’ll see how they use texts from diaries and other reports too. We’ll concentrate on the Act One aria: Batter my heart (Holy Sonnet 14). Oppenheimer was reading this Sonnet up until the test of the first bomb. He was even thinking of cancelling it. You’ll see from the score his minimalist writings.
URL:https://www.lllpayap.com/event/modern-opera-2/
LOCATION:Lifelong Learning Payap Center\, Lifelong Learning Payap Center Payap University\, Kaew Nawarat Campus\, Unnamed Road\, Wat Ket\, Mueang Chiang Mai District\, Chiang Mai 50000\, Thailand\, Chiang Mai\, Chiang Mai\, 50000\, Thailand
CATEGORIES:Training
ORGANIZER;CN="Lifelong Learning Payap":MAILTO:lllpayap@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20221008T050000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20221008T170000
DTSTAMP:20260501T032031
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LAST-MODIFIED:20240414T195317Z
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SUMMARY:Bird Watching on Doi Inthanon
DESCRIPTION:Description: \nJoin us for a day of birding on Thailand’s tallest mountain\, Doi Inthanon. Khun Uthai is an experienced bird guide and photographer who will introduce you to the birds on Doi Inthanon. You will be going to the summit\, mid elevations and low elevations to see a wide variety of bird species that include the Green-tailed sunbird\, Snowy-browed flycatcher\, Chestnut-tailed Minla\, Blue-throated Barbet and more. Walking is easy to moderate with frequent stops. Khun Uthai has a spotting scope and laser to make your bird watching experience easy and enjoyable. Please bring your own binoculars. \nLifelong Learning Payap will provide you with transport\, park entrance fees and guide. Please bring your own breakfast and water. You can purchase lunch at the park canteen. Seats are limited on the van\, so please sign up early!
URL:https://www.lllpayap.com/event/bird-watching-on-doi-inthanon/
LOCATION:Doi Inthanon National Park\, 119 Ban Luang\, Chom Thong District\, Chiang Mai\, Chiang Mai\, 50160\, Thailand
CATEGORIES:Training
ORGANIZER;CN="Lifelong Learning Payap":MAILTO:lllpayap@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20221007T093000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20221007T120000
DTSTAMP:20260501T032031
CREATED:20240414T195317Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240414T195317Z
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SUMMARY:McCormick Hospital and the Medical Mission in Chiang Mai\, 1889-1941
DESCRIPTION:Description: \nIncluding a special visit to the new Prince Doctor Museum \nWe will begin with an illustrated lecture by Graham Jefcoate in which we’ll learn about the American Presbyterian Mission’s medical work from the arrival of Dr James W. McKean in 1889\, through the opening of McCormick Hospital under Dr E. C. Cort in 1925\, to the outbreak of the Pacific War in 1941. \nFollowing a short break at the Mabel Cort Cafe\, we will take a guided walk to explore some of the heritage buildings on the McCormick site. What can we find using the original hospital plans and photographs? \nFinally\, we will have the opportunity to visit the new Prince Doctor Museum in the former Superintendent’s House built in 1926. Rebecca Weldon will be our guide.
URL:https://www.lllpayap.com/event/mccormick-hospital-and-the-medical-mission/
LOCATION:Lifelong Learning Payap Center\, Lifelong Learning Payap Center Payap University\, Kaew Nawarat Campus\, Unnamed Road\, Wat Ket\, Mueang Chiang Mai District\, Chiang Mai 50000\, Thailand\, Chiang Mai\, Chiang Mai\, 50000\, Thailand
CATEGORIES:Training
ORGANIZER;CN="Lifelong Learning Payap":MAILTO:lllpayap@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20221006T100000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20221006T120000
DTSTAMP:20260501T032031
CREATED:20240414T195317Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240414T195317Z
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SUMMARY:Spirits\, Ghosts and Other Elements of Animism in Lanna Thai Culture
DESCRIPTION:Description: \nAjarn Vithi Phanichphant\, an academic expert in arts\, culture and Lanna traditions\, was founder of and professor at the Thai Art Department Faculty of Fine Arts Chiang Mai University. He was instrumental in setting up the Lanna House Museum. He is an engaging speaker and has led several Lifelong Learning Payap excursions in the past to great acclaim!
URL:https://www.lllpayap.com/event/spirits-ghosts-and-other-elements-of-animism-in-lanna-thai-culture/
LOCATION:Lifelong Learning Payap Center\, Lifelong Learning Payap Center Payap University\, Kaew Nawarat Campus\, Unnamed Road\, Wat Ket\, Mueang Chiang Mai District\, Chiang Mai 50000\, Thailand\, Chiang Mai\, Chiang Mai\, 50000\, Thailand
CATEGORIES:Training
ORGANIZER;CN="Lifelong Learning Payap":MAILTO:lllpayap@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20221004T130000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20221004T143000
DTSTAMP:20260501T032031
CREATED:20240414T195317Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240414T195317Z
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SUMMARY:Holistic Self-Care: Personal Constitution Diagnosis
DESCRIPTION:Description: \nQigong for Balancing Body & Mind as we Age (Morning Course) \nIn this 6-session course\, we will explore a series of standing Qigong movement and breathing exercises to build body awareness\, improve physical balance\, and develop skillful reflexes to protect against harmful falls. Throughout the course\, students will be encouraged to think more broadly about the concept “balance\,” as it applies to both body and mind\, and how to improve it with calmness\, confidence\, and ease. We will also learn about preventative care for osteoporosis\, arthritis\, and other degenerative diseases. Course activities will include a combination of standing and dynamic exercises\, seated meditation\, and theory based in traditional Thai and Chinese Medicine. Beginners\, as well as practitioners of all levels\, are welcome. \nHolistic Self-care & Natural Living in our Golden Years (Afternoon Course) \nIn this 6-session course\, we will draw from the ancient wisdom of Traditional Thai and Chinese Medicines to naturally optimize health in our “Golden Age.” Each week\, classes will begin with a series of seated Qigong movement and breathing exercises targeted to reverse joint degeneration\, build sensation & strength in the legs and feet\, and improve overall physical vitality. Following the exercise portion of class\, we will introduce a topic focused on natural living\, specifically for seniors. Topics will range from personal constitution analysis based in Element Theory\, to learning how to work with our body’s natural “organ clock\,” to using scent and taste as powerful medicines for our physical & mental wellbeing. Practical self-care tools\, such as gentle self-acupressure massage and mind-balancing meditation\, will also be takeaways from the course. Weekly course materials are designed to synergize together for a well-rounded introduction to holistic living. A “pick and choose” option is available for those who would like to join for selected topics only. Beginners to Qigong and Oriental medicine\, as well as practitioners of all levels\, are welcome.
URL:https://www.lllpayap.com/event/holistic-self-care/
LOCATION:Lifelong Learning Payap Center\, Lifelong Learning Payap Center Payap University\, Kaew Nawarat Campus\, Unnamed Road\, Wat Ket\, Mueang Chiang Mai District\, Chiang Mai 50000\, Thailand\, Chiang Mai\, Chiang Mai\, 50000\, Thailand
CATEGORIES:Training
ORGANIZER;CN="Lifelong Learning Payap":MAILTO:lllpayap@gmail.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20221004T100000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20221004T113000
DTSTAMP:20260501T032031
CREATED:20240414T195317Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240414T195317Z
UID:10000007-1664877600-1664883000@www.lllpayap.com
SUMMARY:Qigong for Balancing Body
DESCRIPTION:Description: \nQigong for Balancing Body & Mind as we Age (Morning Course) \nIn this 6-session course\, we will explore a series of standing Qigong movement and breathing exercises to build body awareness\, improve physical balance\, and develop skillful reflexes to protect against harmful falls. Throughout the course\, students will be encouraged to think more broadly about the concept “balance\,” as it applies to both body and mind\, and how to improve it with calmness\, confidence\, and ease. We will also learn about preventative care for osteoporosis\, arthritis\, and other degenerative diseases. Course activities will include a combination of standing and dynamic exercises\, seated meditation\, and theory based in traditional Thai and Chinese Medicine. Beginners\, as well as practitioners of all levels\, are welcome. \nHolistic Self-care & Natural Living in our Golden Years (Afternoon Course) \nIn this 6-session course\, we will draw from the ancient wisdom of Traditional Thai and Chinese Medicines to naturally optimize health in our “Golden Age.” Each week\, classes will begin with a series of seated Qigong movement and breathing exercises targeted to reverse joint degeneration\, build sensation & strength in the legs and feet\, and improve overall physical vitality. Following the exercise portion of class\, we will introduce a topic focused on natural living\, specifically for seniors. Topics will range from personal constitution analysis based in Element Theory\, to learning how to work with our body’s natural “organ clock\,” to using scent and taste as powerful medicines for our physical & mental wellbeing. Practical self-care tools\, such as gentle self-acupressure massage and mind-balancing meditation\, will also be takeaways from the course. Weekly course materials are designed to synergize together for a well-rounded introduction to holistic living. A “pick and choose” option is available for those who would like to join for selected topics only. Beginners to Qigong and Oriental medicine\, as well as practitioners of all levels\, are welcome.
URL:https://www.lllpayap.com/event/qigong-for-balancing-body/
LOCATION:Lifelong Learning Payap Center\, Lifelong Learning Payap Center Payap University\, Kaew Nawarat Campus\, Unnamed Road\, Wat Ket\, Mueang Chiang Mai District\, Chiang Mai 50000\, Thailand\, Chiang Mai\, Chiang Mai\, 50000\, Thailand
CATEGORIES:Training
ORGANIZER;CN="Lifelong Learning Payap":MAILTO:lllpayap@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20221003T090000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20221003T120000
DTSTAMP:20260501T032031
CREATED:20240414T195317Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240414T195317Z
UID:10000003-1664787600-1664798400@www.lllpayap.com
SUMMARY:Introduction to Modern Opera
DESCRIPTION:Description:\nThis is an introduction to one group of 20th and 21st century works (operas) that reflect new thinking by contemporary composers. \nIn 2007 Alex Ross\, the music critique for The New Yorker\, wrote the book ironically titled “The Rest Is Noise.” It’s a review of the 20th century intellectual development in all the arts. Yes. Some of what you will be hearing may be “noise” (it may depend on how you define these sounds.) But there will also be gorgeous melodies\, toe-tapping\, unforgettable rhythms\, and unforgettable contemporary stories about important issues. \nWe will give you some samples and maybe motivate you to look further into some of the works we are using. Not all the works have been commercially recorded completely or filmed. So: we will listen to or watch excerpts for all the works and discuss. The participants will consider how they think certain scenes should be staged. No one will be required to sing. \nSchedule:\nOctober 3\, 2022: Introduction and two examples\nExcerpts from “The Lexicon of Musical Inventive“. These are reviews by contemporary critics upon hearing or seeing different works for the first time. These are often disparaging and insulting statements about music we have come to love and respect\, including “The Wedding March” (“Here comes the bride”…) from “Lohengrin.” (WHAT?! Somebody hated it?!) \nParticipants will read the reviews and then guess what piece of music is being referred to. The objective of this: Withhold judgement. Listen several times. Think what the music is trying to do. \nDead Man Walking\nThis work is based on the book by Sister Helen Prejean which describes her attempts to get Joseph de Rocher to confess that he murdered two teenagers. There was a film made of this book\, as well. Jake Heggie is a composer who can write in every style. In Dead Man Walking he writes black-spiritual type music for Sisters Helen and Rose to sing with their pre-school class. \nThe Overture is built around the notes that compose the musical line whenever someone sings “Joseph de Rocher.” (Those notes are varied throughout the opera.) This is called a “leit motiv.” It is a well-known music device used in all forms of music and in films to identify people\, emotions\, places and time. \nBut MOST remarkable is another leit motiv: the role of the first two chords of Jail House Rock. (Yes. Elvis.) These become the symbol of salvation. Joseph had told Sister Helen\, he wanted to speak with her\, but mocks her constantly. She doesn’t give up. \nBut when she tells him she had seen Elvis as a child\, they connect. “The King? You saw the King?” he asks. This finally leads to his admitting he killed the teenagers and thus an acknowledgement of his sin which leads theologically to his salvation. \nOctober 10\, 2022:\nWe’ll begin with The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs. You may know the song from Sound of Music: ‘Doe\, a deer\, a female deer’? We will look at the melodies based on do-re-mi\, and see how many ways the composer varies those notes and how the meaning of these notes changes as Steve Jobs develops his humanity. \nWe’ll see how the composer builds “soundscapes” – environments of music and rhythms. Let the sounds swim over you. \nInterestingly\, his Buddhist mentor guides him through gorgeous melodies and soundscapes. It is also a humanely comic role. \nIn the end\, we need to ask: “Has this work made the work and personality of Steve Jobs (a) clearer to you? (b) more puzzling? (c) has this work given you anything to think about? \nHamilton \nHamilton is a ‘through-composed’ (that means no spoken dialogue) musical theatre piece uses rap\, jazz\, ballads. It portrays the life of Alexander Hamilton. It has not only “sound scapes” but “word scapes” – torrents of verses and rhymes\, fantastic rhythms. Beautiful melodies\, as well. \nIt is based on the biography by Ron Chernow.  The opening song\, four and a half minutes long\, covers the first 90 pages of the book. That’s rather amazing condensation! But the rapping-like lyrics also manage to convey many conflicting emotions being experienced by a variety of characters simultaneously. \nLin-Manuel Miranda creatively uses “sounds” to describe the Burr-Hamilton duel….as well as the flirtatious introduction of Hamilton to the Schuyler sisters. \nOctober 17\, 2022:\nTwo works founded on jazz and (sometimes) pop and full of gorgeous melodies (even if you think you don’t know them\, you may recognize them if you have ever spent much time in elevators.) \nThe first opened this year’s season at The Metropolitan Opera in New York City. \nIt is based on a 2014 memoir by the New York Times columnist Charles M. Blow; it’s an account of his turbulent upbringing in rural Louisiana as he endures emotional confusion\, longs for affection from his tough-love mother and tries to come to terms with the wounds of sexual molestation. Blow’s book recalls his earlier life from an adult perspective\, while also conveying his experiences as if they’re being lived in the moment. \nIn his score\, the composer\, Terrance Blanchard\, deftly blends elements of jazz\, blues\, hints of big band and gospel into a compositional voice dominated by lushly chromatic and modal harmonic writing\, spiked with jagged rhythms and tart dissonance. He is a trumpeter best known for his scores for Spike Lee films.  The librettist\, Kasi Lemmons\, is a writer\, director and actress who with “Fire” becomes the first Black librettist of a work performed by the Met in its history. \nGeorge Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess\nGershwin wrote Porgy and Bess as a “musical” to be performed in New York City on Broadway.  But it was too long\, maybe too complicated for such a venue. Some of the most “modern” convention breaking European composers saw the chord structures as complicated as theirs (Alex Ross reports on this in his book The Rest is Noise.). We’ll use Porgy to review the concepts of leitmotif and musical memory: how motifs are (supposed to) remind the listener/viewer of other memories a character OR “we” might be thinking about. Plus: lots of rhythm. \nYou already know a lot of the music: Summertime\, Bess You Is My Woman Now\, and It Ain’t Necessarily So. You may not know A Woman is a Sometime Thing\, My Man’s Gone Now\, Oh\, Lord\, I’m on My Way. \nOctober 31\, 2022\nJohn Adams’ style of writing is called “minimalist.” Minimal music is unembellished and emphasizes the beauty in simplicity. Composers of this style most often use classical instruments or natural components such as rain and wind. They sometimes use digital filters over their sound effects\, which can create an electronic feel. John Adams’ uses frequent repetition of chords and sounds – but in the orchestra accompaniments as well as the choruses of his operas. In Nixon some of the solos – like Madame Mao’s coloratura aria I am the Wife of Mao Tze Dun are seriously repetitive. But there are lyrical moments\, the private reflections especially of Pat Nixon and of the philosophically inclined Chou En-lai – whose final aria asks: “How much of what we did was good?” while contemplating the dew on the grass and lonely old age. \nOne of the great 20th century coup de théatreis in the First Act when after the chorus sings louder and louder\, the presidential plane arrives and Nixon gives his famous victory salute.The other famously odd moment is the Act Two ballet in which Henry Kissinger is depicted as the evil land-owner.And Richard Nixon\, complex\, ambiguous\, soon to be brought down by Watergate\, has his own\, all-American memories: “I found the smell of burgers on the grill made grown men cry.” \nWhy did John Adams write Nixon in China?\nIn 1983\, theater and opera director Peter Sellars suggested that John Adams write an opera about Nixon’s 1972 visit to China. Sellars was intrigued by Nixon’s decision to make the visit\, seeing it as both “a ridiculously cynical election ploy … and a historical breakthrough.” \nDoctor Atomic\nDoctor Atomic concerns the final hours leading up to the Trinity Test\, the first atomic bomb explosion at the Alamagordo test site in New Mexico in July of 1945. It focuses on the physicist and Manhattan Project director\, Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer\, the brilliant physicist who oversaw the Manhattan Project\, the government project to develop atomic weaponry. It explores Oppenheimer’s reluctance to continue the tests. \nHumour comes through the United States generals who rail at the inclement weather and have tantrums aimed at the weather men who refuse to “cooperate” with the government by predicting storms which could delay the tests.We’ll watch parts of The Making of Dr Atomic that describe how Adams and Peter Sellers\, the librettist and director\, developed the opera from. We’ll see how they use texts from diaries and other reports too. We’ll concentrate on the Act One aria: Batter my heart (Holy Sonnet 14). Oppenheimer was reading this Sonnet up until the test of the first bomb. He was even thinking of cancelling it. You’ll see from the score his minimalist writings.
URL:https://www.lllpayap.com/event/modern-opera/
LOCATION:Lifelong Learning Payap Center\, Lifelong Learning Payap Center Payap University\, Kaew Nawarat Campus\, Unnamed Road\, Wat Ket\, Mueang Chiang Mai District\, Chiang Mai 50000\, Thailand\, Chiang Mai\, Chiang Mai\, 50000\, Thailand
CATEGORIES:Training
ORGANIZER;CN="Lifelong Learning Payap":MAILTO:lllpayap@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:Interreligious Dialogue and Pilgrimage
DESCRIPTION:Description: \nLifelong Learning Payap and the Religion\, Culture\, and Peace Laboratory (RCPL) under the Department of Peace Studies at Payap University are teaming up to explore the various religious faith groups represented in Chiang Mai. Together with students and faculty of the Peace Studies Ph. D. Program\, ten Lifelong Learning participants will have an opportunity to learn\, primarily through on-site visits to local places of worship. The series will be introduced by a presentation on Zoom by Dr. Rey Ty\, Project Leader of the Interfaith Pilgrimage of the Religion\, Culture and Peace Lab. He will talk about Interfaith Collaboration in Chiang Mai and explain the objectives of the Religion\, Culture and Peace lab program and our upcoming pilgrimage. (See the schedule below.) \nThere will be two presentations on Zoom and seven on-site visits. The program will run weekly from September 7 to November 9\, 2022. All but one class will be on Wednesdays. \nInstructions on how to get to the site will be sent each week to those who register. Car-pooling or ride sharing can be arranged\, if requested. \nSchedule \n\nSeptember 7 (Wednesday)\, 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. on Zoom – Interfaith Collaboration in Chiang Mai by Dr. R Ty\nSeptember 14 (Wednesday) 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. on Zoom – Buddhism by Ven. Dhammananda\nSeptember 22 (Thursday) 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at Wat Suandok – What’s What in a Wat and Monk Chat\nSeptember 28 (Wednesday) 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at a local Mosque\nOctober 12 (Wednesday) 9:40 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at Thai Hindu Ashram (40 minutes outside of Chiang Mai)\nOctober 19 (Wednesday) 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at Sikh Gurdwara\nOctober 26 (Wednesday) 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at Baha’i Center\nNovember 2 (Wednesday) 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at Russian Orthodox Church\nNovember 9 (Wednesday) 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at Seven Fountains\n\n(All times listed are start and end times for the talks.)
URL:https://www.lllpayap.com/event/interreligious-dialogue-and-pilgrimage-4/
LOCATION:Chiang Mai\, Chaing Mai\, Thailand
CATEGORIES:Training
ORGANIZER;CN="Lifelong Learning Payap":MAILTO:lllpayap@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:Interreligious Dialogue and Pilgrimage
DESCRIPTION:Description: \nLifelong Learning Payap and the Religion\, Culture\, and Peace Laboratory (RCPL) under the Department of Peace Studies at Payap University are teaming up to explore the various religious faith groups represented in Chiang Mai. Together with students and faculty of the Peace Studies Ph. D. Program\, ten Lifelong Learning participants will have an opportunity to learn\, primarily through on-site visits to local places of worship. The series will be introduced by a presentation on Zoom by Dr. Rey Ty\, Project Leader of the Interfaith Pilgrimage of the Religion\, Culture and Peace Lab. He will talk about Interfaith Collaboration in Chiang Mai and explain the objectives of the Religion\, Culture and Peace lab program and our upcoming pilgrimage. (See the schedule below.) \nThere will be two presentations on Zoom and seven on-site visits. The program will run weekly from September 7 to November 9\, 2022. All but one class will be on Wednesdays. \nInstructions on how to get to the site will be sent each week to those who register. Car-pooling or ride sharing can be arranged\, if requested. \nSchedule \n\nSeptember 7 (Wednesday)\, 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. on Zoom – Interfaith Collaboration in Chiang Mai by Dr. R Ty\nSeptember 14 (Wednesday) 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. on Zoom – Buddhism by Ven. Dhammananda\nSeptember 22 (Thursday) 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at Wat Suandok – What’s What in a Wat and Monk Chat\nSeptember 28 (Wednesday) 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at a local Mosque\nOctober 12 (Wednesday) 9:40 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at Thai Hindu Ashram (40 minutes outside of Chiang Mai)\nOctober 19 (Wednesday) 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at Sikh Gurdwara\nOctober 26 (Wednesday) 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at Baha’i Center\nNovember 2 (Wednesday) 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at Russian Orthodox Church\nNovember 9 (Wednesday) 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at Seven Fountains\n\n(All times listed are start and end times for the talks.)
URL:https://www.lllpayap.com/event/interreligious-dialogue-and-pilgrimage-3/
LOCATION:Chiang Mai\, Chaing Mai\, Thailand
CATEGORIES:Training
ORGANIZER;CN="Lifelong Learning Payap":MAILTO:lllpayap@gmail.com
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