ARCHIVED CALENDAR OF EVENTS (2017)
Months are listed in reverse order.
Key to color coding:
Special Events: Announcements are sent to the TSO email distribution list. To sign up, Contact Us.
Special Interest Clubs: Book, Constitution. Movie, and Economics Club meetings
Reservations status: In Progress, Waitlist, etc. To reserve or cancel, Contact Us.
BCCE TELOS Program Info
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December, 2017
Friday, December 1
10 to 11:30 a.m., Room 1125: Coffee & Wisdom – Singapore Sling by Rick Bodlaender
1 to 2:30 p.m., Room 1125: Coffee & Wisdom – Singapore Sling by Rick Bodlaender
Monday, December 4
10 to noon, Room 1125: Between-Quarters Seminar – What It Means to be Human by LLyn De Danaan
Tuesday, December 5
10 to noon, Room 1125: Between-Quarters Seminar – Sculptures of George Tsutakawa by Shane Liston
Wednesday, December 6
10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m: Holiday Party – TSO Business Meeting & Holiday Party; VFW Post 2995, 4330 148th Ave NE, Redmond, Washington 98052
1 to 2:30 p.m., Room 1128: Marketing Committee Meeting
Thursday, December 7
10 to noon, Room 1125: Between-Quarters Seminar – Historic Preservation in King County by Jennifer Meisner
Friday, December 8
North Campus Closed
9:30 to 11 a.m., Room 1021: Constitution Club Meeting
11:00 to 1 p.m., Room 1120: Economics Club
Tuesday, December 12
10:00 to noon, Room 1100: Between-Quarters Seminar – The Good Game: On the Moral Value of Sports by Mike VanQuickenborne
Thursday, December 14
10:00 to noon, Room 1120: Between-Quarters Seminar – Stories from Your Life, Part 1 of 2 by Henry F Bohne; Sessions on December 14 & 21 are a 2-part sequence. If you have a reservation for this session, you have one for the December 21 session.
Friday, December 15
9:30 to 10:30 a.m., Room 1129: Events Committee Meeting
10:30 to 12:30 a.m., Room 1120: Curriculum Committee Meeting
1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m., Room 1120: Book Club On Tyranny by Timothy Snyder
Monday, December 18
3:30 to 5 p.m., Room 1124: Movie Club selections: Wonder; Roman J. Israel, Esq.; Lady Bird; Three Billboards in Ebbing, MO; Coco; The Man Who Invented Christmas; Darkest Hour; Murder on the Orient Express. You don’t have to see all of them, but we will discuss all listed movies. The 2018 Academy Awards are March 4. Start keeping a list of who you think will win. There may be a prize for the person who gets the most correct.
Wednesday, December 20
10:00 to 11:30 a.m., Room 1100: Between-Quarters Seminar – A Hundred Year Old “Maiden Finland” by Kristiina Hiukka
Noon to 1:30 p.m., Room 1100: Between-Quarters Seminar – A Hundred Year Old “Maiden Finland” by Kristiina Hiukka
Thursday, December 21
10:00 to noon, Room 1120: Between-Quarters Seminar – Stories from Your Life, Part 2 of 2 by Henry F Bohne; Sessions on December 14 & 21 are a 2-part sequence. If you have a reservation for the December 14 session, you have one for this session.
November, 2017
Wednesday, November 1
3:30 to 5 p.m., Room 1128: Marketing Meeting
Friday, November 3
10 a.m. to noon, Room 1125: Coffee & Wisdom – Three Existential Problems Affecting Humanity’s Future by Dr. James Maynard, M.D., Ph.D.
Wednesday, November 8
3:30 to 5 p.m., Room 1129: Strategic Planning Meeting
Friday, November 10
Holiday-North Campus Closed
Wednesday, November 15
3:30 to 5 p.m., Room 1118: TSO Council Meeting
Friday, November 17
9:30 to 11 a.m., Room 1118: Constitution Club
9:30 to 10:30 a.m., Room 1129: Events Committee Meeting
10:30 a.m. to noon, Room 1120: Curriculum Committee Meeting
1 to 2:30 p.m., Room 1120: Book Club Immortal Irishman by Timothy Egan
Monday, November 20
3:30 to 5 p.m.: Movie Club selections: Marshall, Suburbicon, Wonderstruck, Goodbye Christopher Robbin. You don’t have to see all of them, but we will discuss all listed movies.
Tuesday, November 28
10 to 11:30 p.m., Room 1125: Between-Quarters Seminar – Trails and Rails at TELOS
1 to 2:30 p.m., Room 1125: Between-Quarters Seminar – Trails and Rails at TELOS
Wednesday, November 29
10 to 11:30 a.m., Room 1125: Between-Quarters Seminar – TELOS Readers Theater Performance
Noon to 1:30 p.m., Room 1125: Between-Quarters Seminar – TELOS Readers Theater Performance
Thursday, November 30
10 to 11:30 a.m., Room 1125: Between-Quarters Seminar – How Can You Defend Those People? by Jordan McCabe
October, 2017
Wednesday, October 4
3:30-5 Marketing Meeting Room 1128
Friday, October 6
10 a.m. to noon, Room 1125: Coffee & Wisdom – Snowball Earth, by Michael Hay Ph.D.
Friday, October 13
9:30-11 Constitution Club Room 1118
11 am – 1 pm Economics Club Room 1129
Monday, October 16
3:30-5 pm Room 1124 Movie Club Selections: First They Killed My Father, Stronger, Victoria and Abdul, Our Souls at Night. You don’t have to see all of them, but we will discuss all listed movies.
Wednesday, October 18
3:30-5 TSO Council Meeting Room 1118
Friday, October 20
9:30-10:30 am Events Committee Meeting Room 1129
10:30-12 Curriculum Committee Meeting Room 1120
1-2:30 pm Book Club The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery Room 1120
Wednesday, October 25
Strategic Planning Meeting 3:30-5 Room 1122 Meeting cancelled.
September 2017
Friday, September 1
10 am-12 pm No Coffee & Wisdom due to Labor Day Holiday
Wednesday, September 6
3:30-5 pm Marketing Committee Meeting, Room 1128
Thursday, September 7
10 to 11:30 a.m, Quarter break seminar. Cancer Treatment at Overlake Hospital. Room 1125.
Friday, September 8
9:30 a.m. – 11 a.m. Constitution Club Meeting Room 1021
11:00 a.m. to 1 p.m. Economics Club Room 1129
Tuesday, September 12
10 to 11:30 a.m. Quarter break seminar. LIfe in Refugee Camps. Room 1125.
Friday, September 15
9:30-10:30 Events Committee Meeting Room 1129
10:30-12:30 Curriculum Committee Meeting Room 1120
1:00 p.m.-2:30 p.m. Book Club: Selection of Books for 2017-18 Year Room 1120
Monday, September 18
10 to 11:30 a.m. Quarter break seminar. Better than driving. King County Metro. Room 1125
Glass Castle and/or Wind River and/or Home Again and/or Lucky Logan and/or Viceroy’s House.
You don’t have to see all of them, but we will discuss all listed movies.
Tuesday, September 19
10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Alessandro Regio Fundraiser. We’re All Going to Die! A Brief Summary of 21st Century American Defense. Room 1125
Wednesday, September 20
10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Alessandro Regio Fundraiser continued.
3:30-5p.m. TSO Council Meeting, Room 1120
Thursday, September 21
10 to 11:30 a.m. Quarter break seminar. Trust for Historical Preservation. Room 1125.
Monday, September 25
TELOS classes start
Wednesday, September 27
3:30 to 5 p.m. Strategic Planning Committee Meeting, Room 1110
August 2017
Wednesday, August 2
3:30-5 pm Marketing Committee Meeting, Room 1128Friday, August 4
10 am-12 pm Coffee & Wisdom Room 1125 Nick Wehner Ocean Conservation.
Friday, August 11
9:30 a.m. – 11 a.m. Constitution Club Meeting Room 1021
11:00 a.m. to 1 p.m. Economics Club Room 1129
Wednesday, August 16
3:30-5p.m. TSO Council Meeting, Room 1120
Friday, August 18
9:30-10:30 Events Committee Meeting Room 1129
10 to 11:30 a.m. Quarter break seminar — Dr. Andy Lai on “What happens in the bedroom after you turn 65? Room 1125.
10:30-12:30 Curriculum Committee Meeting Room 1120- Moved to August 25
1:00 p.m.-2:30 p.m. Book Club: Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley Room 1120
Saturday August 19
11:30-1 TSO Biannual Meeting (Picnic) North Bellevue Community Center-
Monday, August 21
3:30-5 pm Room 1124 Movie Club: The Big Sick and/or Dunkirk and/or Atomic Blonde and/or An Inconvenient Truth Sequel: Truth to Power and/or Kidnap and/or The Glass Castle
Note: You don’t have to see all of them, but we will discuss all listed movies.
Tuesday, August 22nd
10 to 11:30 a.m. Quarter break seminar. Andrew Baze on Cybersecurity. Room 1125.
Wednesday, August 23
10 to 11:30 a.m. Quarter break seminar. Ann Thurley on Downsizing. Room 1125.
3:30 to 5 p.m. Strategic Planning Committee Meeting, Room 1110
Friday, August 25
10:30-12:30 Curriculum Committee Meeting Room 1120
Saturday, August 26th
9:30 to noon, The Taste of TELOS, room 1125.
Thursday, August 31
10 to 11:30 a.m. Quarter break seminar. Jerry Bunce on the Blue/Green game. Room 1125.
July 2017
Wednesday, July 5
3:30-5 pm Marketing Committee Meeting, Room 1128 Moved to July 12
Friday, July 7
10 am-12 pm Coffee & Wisdom Room 1125 Al Lewis, Jr. One Father’s Story
Wednesday, July 12
3:30 to 5 p.m. Marketing Committee meeting. Â Room 1128
Friday, July 14
9:30 a.m. 11 a.m. Constitution Club Meeting Room 1021
11:00 a.m. to 1 p.m. Economics Club Room 1129
Monday, July 17
3:30-5 pm Room 1124 Movie Club: Beatriz a Dinner and/or Maudie and/or The Hero and/or My Cousin Rachel
Wednesday, July 19
10::30 a.m. to 12 p.m. Strategic Planning Committee Meeting, Room 1110
3:30-5 p.m. TSO Council Meeting, Room 1120
Friday, July 21
9:30-10:30 Events Committee Meeting Room 1129
10:30-12:30 Curriculum Committee Meeting Room 1120
1:00 p.m.-2:30 p.m. Book Club: Honolulu by Alan Bennert Room 1120
Wednesday, July 26
3:30 to 5 p.m. Â Strategic Planning Committee Meeting, Room 1110-moved to July 19
June 2017
Thursday, June 1
10 to 11:30 a.m., Room 1125 Between-quarter seminar. Dr. Jim Maynard on the Noble Lie.
Friday, June 2
10 am-12 pm, Room 1125 Coffee & Wisdom, The Classic Car.
Tuesday, June 6
10 to 11:30 am, Room 1125 Between-quarter seminar. Defib, CPR, and the Heimlich.
Wednesday, June 7
10 to 11:30 a.m., Room 1125 Between-quarter seminar. The Limits of Logic.
1-2:30 pm Marketing Committee Meeting, Room 1128
Thursday, June 8
10 TO 11:30 am, Room 1125 — Between-quarter seminar. The Changing Face of Bellevue.
Friday, June 9
9:30 a.m. – 11 a.m. Constitution Club Meeting Room 1021
Tuesday, June 13
10 to 11:30 a.m. Between-quarter seminar. King County Library System.
Friday, June 16
9:30-10:30 Events Committee Meeting Room 1129
10:30-12:30 Curriculum Committee Meeting Room 1120
1:00 p.m.-2:30 p.m. Book Club: Being Mortal- Medicine and What Matters in the End by Atul Gawande Room 1120
Monday, June 19
3:30-5 pm Room 1124 Movie Club: Paris Can Wait and/or Wakefield and/or The Survivalist Note: You don’t have to see all of them, but we will discuss all three.
Tuesday, June 20
10 to 11:30 a.m. Between-quarter seminar. The Nude in Western Art.
Wednesday, June 21
10 to 11:30 a.m. Between-quarter seminar. The Dream Project.
1-3 p.m. TSO Council Meeting, Room 1120
Thursday, June 22
10 to 11:30 a.m. Between-quarter seminar. Case study by criminal defense attorney.
Monday, June 26
TELOS classes start
Wednesday, June 28
3:30 to 5 p.m. Strategic Planning Committee Meeting, Room 1110 Meeting cancelled.
May 2017
Wednesday, May 3
3:30-5 pm Marketing Committee Meeting, Room 1128
Friday, May 5
10 am-12 pm No Coffee & Wisdom due to class in Room 1125
Friday, May 12
9:30 a.m. – 11 a.m. Constitution Club Meeting Room 1021
11:00 a.m. to 1 p.m. Economics Club Room 1129
Monday, May 15
3:30-5 pm Room 1124 Movie Club: Gifted and/or Going in Style and/or Beauty and the Beast – Note: You don’t have to see all of them, but we will discuss all three.
Wednesday, May 17
3:30-5p.m. TSO Council Meeting, Room 1120
Friday, May 19
9:30-10:30 Events Committee Meeting Room 1129
10:30-12:30 Curriculum Committee Meeting Room 1120
1:00 p.m.-2:30 p.m. Book Club: Between the World and Me by Ta Nehisi Coates Room 1120
Wednesday, May 24
3:30 to 5 p.m. Strategic Planning Committee Meeting, Room 1110
Tuesday, May 30
10 to 11:30 a.m., Room 1125 Between-quarter seminar, Dick Nelms WWII Memorial Day Remembrance.
April 2017
Wednesday, April 5
3:30-5 pm Marketing Committee Meeting, Room 1128
Friday, April 7
10 am-12 pm No Coffee & Wisdom due to class in Room 1125
Friday, April 14
9:30 a.m. – 11 a.m. Constitution Club Meeting Room 1021
11:00 a.m. to 1 p.m. Economics Club Room 1021
Monday, April 17
3:30-5 pm Room 1124 Movie Club: The Zookeeper’s Wife and/or Beauty and the Beast
Wednesday, April 19
3:30-5p.m. TSO Council Meeting, Room 1120
Friday, April 21
9:30-10:30 Events Committee Meeting Room 1129
10:30-12:30 Curriculum Committee Meeting Room 1120
1:00 p.m.-2:30 p.m. Book Club: All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr Room 1120
Wednesday, April 26
3:30 to 5 p.m. Strategic Planning Committee Meeting, Room to 1110
March 2017
Wednesday, March 1
1-2:30 pm Marketing Committee Meeting, Room 1128
Friday, March 3
10 am-12 pm Coffee & Wisdom, Long Term Care Ombudsman Program, Jeremy Bell Room 1125
Tuesday, March 7
Campus Closed Professional Development Day
Due to snow closure, TELOS classes will be held today..
Wednesday, March 8
10 a.m. to noon — Between-quarter seminar by Capt. Herzberg on the Coast Guard. Room 1125.
Friday, March 10
9:30 a.m. – 11 a.m. Constitution Club Organizing Meeting Room 1120
10:30-12 Events Committee Meeting Room 1129
11:00 a.m. to 1 p.m. Economics Club Room 1021
Monday, March 13
3:30-5 pm Room 1110 Movie Club: The Shack and/or A United Kingdom and/or A Dog’s Purpose and/or Beauty and the Beast
Tuesday, March 14
10 to 11:30 a.m. Between-quarter seminar. Shane Liston presenting on the Art of Jacob Lawrence. Room 1125.
Wednesday, March 15
10 a.m. to noon Between-quarter seminar. Dr. Jim Maynard speaking on the American Healthcare System and the Free Market. Room 1125.
1-3 p.m. TSO Council Meeting, Room 1120
Thursday, March 16
11-1 TELOS Spring Class Preview Room 1125 Light refreshments will be served.
Friday, March 17
9:30-10:30 Events Committee Meeting Room 1120
10:30-12:30 Curriculum Committee Meeting Room 1120
1:00 p.m.-2:30 p.m. Book Club: West with the Night by Beryl Markham Room 1120
Wednesday, March 22
10 a.m. to 3 p.m. – Alessandro Regio Fundraiser Room 1125
3:30 to 5 p.m. Strategic Planning Committee Meeting, Room 1122
Thursday, March 23
10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Alessandro Regio Fundraiser Room 1125
Friday, March 24
10 a.m. to noon Between quarter seminar, Henry Bohne on Writing Stories Part I. Room 1125
Tuesday, March 28
10 to 11:30 a.m. Between quarter seminar, Dr. Bishop on Paths to Spine Health. Room 1125.
Wednesday, March 29
10 to 11:30 a.m. Between quarter seminar, Cheryl Cohen on Conflict resolution. Room 1125.
Friday, March 31
10 a.m. to noon Between quarter seminar, Henry Bohne on Writing Stories II. Room 1125.
February 2017
Wednesday, February 1
3:30-5 pm Marketing Committee Meeting, Room 1128
Friday, February 3
10 am-12 pm Coffee & Wisdom Discovering the Cuban Healthcare System: Lessons for Washington, presented by Dr. Erika Bliss Room 1125
Monday, February 6
All BC Campuses: all classes and events cancelled No offices will be open.
Tuesday, February 7
All BC Campuses: Due to inclement weather, classes and events beginning before 5 p.m. are cancelled.
Thursday, February 9
Campus Closed College Issues Day
Friday, February 10
10:30-12 Events Committee Meeting Room 1129 Next meeting March 10.
11:00 a.m. to 1 p.m. Economics Club Room 1021
Monday, February 13
1:30 to 3 p.m. — The Importance of Community and Choice as We Age — a live streaming event to be held at the Bellevue Library. Sponsored by the Eastside Neighbors Network and TSO. STREAMING CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER. ALTERNATE PROGRAM SET UP.
For further details and to register, click on this link: http://EastsideNeighborsNetwork.org/register.html
3:30-5 pm Room 1110 Movie Club: 20th Century Women and/or Hidden Figures and/or Fences and if re-released on Eastside, Lion
Wednesday, February 15
3:45 TSO Council Meeting, Room 1120
Friday, February 17
10:30-12:30 Curriculum Committee Meeting Room 1120
1:00 p.m.-2:30 p.m. Book Club: Rise of the Rocket Girls by Nathalia Holt Room 1120
Monday, February 20
Campus Closed College Professional Development Day
Tuesday, February 21
Online and phone registration for TELOS classes begins. See Academic Schedule.
Wednesday, February 22
3:30 to 5 p.m. Strategic Planning Committee Meeting, Room 1122
January 2017
Wednesday, January 4
3:30-5 pm Marketing Committee Meeting, Room 1128
Friday, January 6
10 am-12 pm Coffee & Wisdom Visions and Violence – Dr Kelvyn Abramowitz Room 1125
Monday, January 9
3:30-5 pm Room 1110 Movie Club: Manchester by the Sea and/or Collateral Beauty and/or La La Land
Friday, January 13
10:00-11:30 a.m. Events Committee Meeting Room 1129
11:00 a.m. to 1 p.m. Economics Club Room 1021
Monday, January 16
Campus Closed Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Wednesday, January 18
3:45 TSO Council Meeting, Room 1120
Friday, January 20
10:30-12:30 Curriculum Committee Meeting Room 1120
1:00 p.m.-2:30 p.m. Book Club: The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey Room 1120
Wednesday, January 25
3:30 to 5 p.m. Strategic Planning Committee Meeting, Room 1122