Center for Unlimited Enrichment (CUE) A Program for Older Adults at Queens College Diane Gahagan, Acting Director (718) 997-3635    Razran Hall 142    email: cue@qc.edu  Office Hours:  Mon, Wed & Thurs.: 12 noon - 4pm /  Tues., 10 am - 2 pm /  Fri., 9:30 am - 2pm  (Hours Subject to Change)

CUE's Summer 2004 Film Festival Katherine Hepburn  - Sixty Years on the Silver Screen CUE students will have an opportunity to view six exciting films in an air-conditioned room and enjoy a lively discussion after each one.  Tuesdays, June 29 to August 3, at 1:30pm, at the Rosenthal Library, Room 230.  Film festival details and registration form below.  There are still seats available, and registration is now open to the public!  Contact the CUE Office at 718-997-3635 for late registration requirements and instructions. CLASS STARTING DATES Summer 2004 Film Festival: Tuesday, June 29, 2004 Text of President's Muysken's speech at the CUE Open House in March 2003

About the Program
The Center for Unlimited Enrichment (CUE) at Queens College is an innovative, low-cost educational program for older adult learners which contributes immeasurably to the quality of their lives.  It is intellectually challenging and provides opportunities to enhance their physical and mental health, develop social networks, play leadership roles in shaping their own program, and remain actively engaged in living life to the fullest.  CUE is unique in that it is designed by, adapted for and accessible to the older adult learner.  There are no tests, no grades, no credits, no pressures -- just learning for the pure joy of it.

Each semester, CUE offers short courses which meet once a week for two to eight weeks.  In addition, we provide an eight-week Brown Bag Lecture Series, low-cost cultural trips, and a six-week Summer Film Festival.

CUE students pay a non-refundable annual fee of $35 for a program of varied activities.  The year begins July 1 and ends June 30.  For this moderate fee, CUE students can enroll in CUE classes, participate in CUE cultural and social events and play an active role in shaping the CUE program. Summer film festival enrollment is offered first to CUE members; unsold seats are available to non-members.  CUE members are also welcome in the QC Library reading rooms.

In addition to the CUE student fee, Fall and Spring course fees are no more than $90 per 8-session course; shorter courses have lower fees.  Your canceled check is your receipt for all fees. Be sure you undertand the refund policy.

Dr. Samona Sheppard started the CUE program, and opened it in March, 1981, with 75 students, enrolled in four six-week courses.  Classes met only on Fridays. Currently, more than 500 students participate in a greatly expanded program of educational, cultural and social activities.  Classes now meet on Mondays through Saturdays, between 10:00 am and 4:00 pm.  Many students enroll in multiple courses.  The faculty consists of current and retired faculty and other professionals, who enjoy sharing their extensive knowledge and expertise with older adults who are eager to learn and grow.  Dr. Sheppard retired as Director of CUE in June 2002, after initiating, growing and nurturing this exciting program, and scheduling programs through Fall 2002.

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Born in Connecticut in 1907, one of six children, she was educated by tutors and at private school.  When her first marriage failed, she remarked: "I don't believe in marriage.  It's bloody impractical to love, honor and obey." She was her own woman!

The CUE Summer Film Festival is programmed and directed by Dr. Thomas H. Smith, Chairperson, Department of Speech, Communication, & Theatre Arts, Queensborough Community College.  Each session includes a discussion period after the film.

Please complete the registration form below and return it to the CUE Office immediately. Please note that the flat fee for the series is $ 25, regardless of how many sessions you attend; it can not be prorated.
 

June 29	Alice Adams 1935     99m  b&w	Fred MacMurray, Hattie McDaniel, Hedda Hopper.  Based on Booth Tarkington's Pulitzer Prize winning novrl of small town Americana and a social climbing girl.
July 6	Bringing Up Baby 1938   102m  b&w	Cary Grant, Charlie Ruggles, Barry Fitzgerald.  Kate's rare involvement with slapstick.  This Howard Hawks classic is now seen as a definitive "screwball" comedy.
July 13	Adam's Rib 1949   100m   b&w	Spencer Tracy, Judy Holiday, Tom Ewell, Jean Hagen.  Husband and wife lawyers on opposing sides of the same murder trial.  A sophisticated battle of the sexes crafted by Ruth Gordon & Garson Kanin.
July 20	The African Queen 1951   105m   color	Humphrey Bogart (Oscar performance), Robert Morley, Theodore Bikel.  A drunk, a spinster, impossible climate and WWI Germans in the John Huston epic version of C. S. Forester's novel.
July 27	Summertime 1955   99m    color	Rossano Brazzi, Darren McGavin. One of Kate's most sensitive and stylish portrayals in a romantic drama.  Based on Arthur Laurent's play: The Time of the Cuckoo. Clip from The Glass Menagerie (1973).
August 3	On Golden Pond 1981   109m   color	Henry Fonda, Jane Fonda, Doug Mckeon. Henry Fonda's final film and fitting tribute to the joys and sorrows of living.  Three Academy Awards: Henry, Kate and playwright Ernest Thompson.

(Films are subject to change)

SUBWAYS
Via Flushing: Take the Long Island Railroad or the #7 subway to Main St., Flushing. From Main Street, take the Q25,
Q25-34, Q34 or Q17 bus.

Via Forest Hills: Take the E, F, G, R subway to the 71 Continental Ave., Forest Hills stop. Take the exit marked "North side
70 Ave and 108 St." At the corner, take the Q65A bus to Kissena Blvd. and Jewel Ave. Stops one block south of the
campus.

Via Jamaica: Take the F subway to Parsons Blvd. or the LIRR to the Jamaica Station. From Jamaica Avenue & 160th Street
or Hillside Avenue & Parsons Blvd. in Jamaica, take the Q25, Q25-34 or Q34 bus. From Hillside Avenue & either 169th or
179th Street in Jamaica, take the Q17 bus to the LIE & Kissena Blvd.

Via Kew Gardens: Take the E or F subway to Union Turnpike. Take Q74 Vleigh Place shuttle to main gate.

BUS LINES
Q25-34 (Queens Surface Corp.) Runs from Main St., Flushing (#7 subway and LIRR stations), along Kissena (stops at the
main gate) and Parsons Blvds. To Jamaica Ave and 160th St. (BMT and IND).

Q44 (NYC Transit) Runs from West Farms Square, Bronx (IRT station) to Sutphin Blvd., Jamaica (LIRR station). Stops at
Main St. and Melboume Ave, two blocks west of the campus

Q74 (NYC Transit) Runs from Union Tumpike, Kew Gardens (IND station), along Vleigh Place, Main St. and the LIE
service road, and then tums onto Kissena Blvd. Stops at the main gate.

Q65A (Queens Surface Corp.) Runs from Continental Ave, Forest Hills (IND station), along Jewel Ave. to 164th St. Stops
one block from the campus.

Q17 (NYC Transit) Runs from Main St., Flushing (#7 subway and LIRR stations), to 165th St. terminal in Jamaica (passing
IND 179th St. station). Travels along Kissena Blvd., LIE service road, 188th St., and Hillside Ave. Stops at Kissena Blvd. and
LIE, two blocks from the main gate.

Q88 (NYC Transit) Runs from Springfield Blvd. and Union Tumpike along Springfield Blvd. to 73rd Ave., along (or west on)
73rd Ave. to 188th St., along 188th St. to the LIE, along LIE service road to Queens Blvd. and Woodhaven Blvd. Stops at
Kissena Blvd. and LIE, two blocks from main gate.

Enclosed is my check in the amount of $ 25.00 for registration for Summer 2004 Film Festival.  The festival will be held in Rosenthal Library, Room 230, on Tuesdays June 29 - August 3, 2004 from 1:30 pm to 4:00 pm.

Registration prior to June 10th is limited to CUE members.  On June 10th, registration opens to the public.  Contact the CUE Office at 718-997-3635 for late registration requirements and instructions!

Seating is limited.  There will be no seating before 1:15 pm and after lights out.  Only those registered for this class will be admitted.  There is no admittance without a ticket, and the ticket is non-transferable.

Please print.

Name:      _____________________________________________

Address:   _____________________________________________

                _______________________________ Zip:  __________

Phone:   ___________________
    (Important - in case of last minute changes)

Additional Guest: $ 25.00

    Name: ____________________________________          Phone: ____________________

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Please enclose this form with a check made payable to CUE for total fees and mail to:

Center for Unlimited Enrichment (CUE)
Queens College
Razran Hall 142
65-30 Kissena Blvd.
Flushing, NY 11367-1597

For Further Information
For further information, telephone (718) 997-3635,  fax (718) 997-3638, email cue@qc.edu, or write to:

Center for Unlimited Enrichment (CUE)
Queens College
Razran Hall 142
65-30 Kissena Blvd.
Flushing, NY 11367-1597