Lifelong Learning Mississauga
Share – Discover – Enlighten
Announcing the Fall Lecture Series
The Tuesday lecture series will be provided IN-PERSON ONLY. The Thursday lectures will continue to be offered VIRTUALLY ONLY as Zoom webinars.
On Tuesdays from October 15 to December 3, 2024 (though no lecture on November 26th), Tom Vassos and Ian Tripp will present the Inspiring Universe Experience.
| Where | Burnhamthorpe Community Centre |
| Applewood Hills Room | |
| 1500 Gulleden Drive, Mississauga L4X 2T7 | |
| (Vicinity of Burnhamthorpe Road East and Dixie Road) |
IN-PERSON lecture presentations ONLY
Neither online lectures nor recordings will be available for this in-person series
Registration begins on Tuesday, September 3 at 10:00 a.m. and virtual tickets will be on sale until Monday, October 14, 2024 at 11:50 p.m. Tickets can still be purchased in person at the lecture, until December 3. After October 14, it will not be possible to register virtually for individual lectures or a partial lecture series, only in person until December 3.
Cost $40 per person for this lecture series
Format
9:30 a.m. Doors open
10:00 – 11:00 a.m. Lecture
11:00 a.m. Refreshment break
11:20 a.m. Q & A
12:00 noon Lecture ends
On Thursdays from October 17 to December 5, 2024, Kevin James will offer a series of lectures on Getting Away from it All: The History of Tourism.
VIRTUAL lecture presentations ONLY – as Zoom webinars
Recordings will be available to registered participants for one week after the lecture
Registration begins on Tuesday, September 3, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. and tickets will be on sale until Tuesday, October 8, 2024 at 11:50 p.m. After October 8, it will not be possible to register for individual lectures or a partial lecture series.
Cost $40 per household for this eight-lecture series
Format
9:50 – 10:00 a.m. Participants can join the webinar
10:00 – 11:00 a.m. Lecture
11:00 a.m. Refreshment break
11:10 a.m. Q & A
12:00 noon Lecture ends
The Inspiring Universe Experience
Embark on an exhilarating celestial journey with Tom Vassos, author, astronomer, university instructor and Canadian TV personality, and Ian Tripp, amateur astronomer and astrophotographer. With stunning visuals and compelling storytelling, Tom and Ian will describe many astronomy and space exploration mysteries and discoveries, including the Big Bang, supernova explosions, massive black holes, alien life in the Universe and time travel.
This odyssey will take us billions of kilometres to the far side of the Universe, then return us to planet Earth as enlightened explorers with newfound wisdom of our true home in the cosmos.
Getting Away from it All: The History of Tourism
What inspires us to travel, and what motivates us to choose places to tour? Employing a historical perspective, we examine the growth of modern travel, from the odyssey of the Grand Tour of Europe that marked an entrée into the British elite to the rise of the package holiday. Join us for armchair travels – around the globe and through time.
