Fall Classes at Taconic Learning Center

Taconic Learning Center is pleased to announce a return to classes in September via Zoom. Zoom is easy and accessible and TLC will offer three short introductory sessions in early September for those who wish to preview the process. More detail on courses, schedule, membership and online registration information is now posted on our website: http://www.taconiclearningcenter.org/.

Upcoming classes include:  Post-Industrial Northwest Connecticut; The Roberts Court; Shakespeare’s Henry IV, Parts 1 and 2, and Henry V; Monsters in 19th Century British Literature; The Future Ain’t What it Used to Be; Doctrine, Dictators, and the Devil; Play Reading.

Battell Arts Foundation Scholarship for Young Adults

The Battell Arts Foundation is actively soliciting applications for two scholarships, in the amount of $500 each, for use in the coming year. These scholarships may be used to fund education or experience in any of the performing, literary or visual arts and may pay for tuition, fees or costs associated with an artistic endeavor. Applicants must be residents of Norfolk or Colebrook, under the age of 18 or enrolled in school K-12 and in need of financial assistance in order to continue their studies.

Candidates must submit a letter of application together with a letter of recommendation from an interested teacher, artistic mentor or non-family member, no later than October 13, 2020. Applications should be submitted to the Scholarship Committee, Battell Arts Foundation, P. O. Box 661, Norfolk, CT 06058. Specific guidelines and more information are available from Kim Crone at KimCrone@sbcglobal.net.