‘Satanic Verses’, super musicals & more as Lifetime Learning continues

The second week of the Winter/Spring Session of Lifetime Learning at Snow Library includes an array of new and ongoing courses. Most classes are recorded and can be viewed at your convenience.

On Tuesday, Feb. 9 from 10:30 a.m. to noon, Joseph Auciello launches a five-part course on Salman Rushdie and "The Satanic Verses," leading the class through this major literary work and discussing its social, religious and cultural references. Also on Tuesday, from 1:30 to 3 p.m., Russ Leng presents the second class in a three-part series on "World War I: Its Causes and Consequences,” focusing on Woodrow Wilson and the Great War. …

On Wednesday, Feb. 10 from 1:30 to 3 p.m., John Whelan continues his course on "Super Musicals of the 1970s and 1980s" with a viewing and discussion of "Cats."

On Friday, Feb. 12 from 10:30 a.m. to noon, John Ward and Paul Coteus present the second installment in their six-part course, "Weather & Climate Change Forecasting Explained, with Specifics for Cape Cod." Later on Friday, from 1:30 to 4 p.m., Mary Ann Eaton resumes her Irish Film Festival with a screening and discussion of "December Bride," starring Donal McCann, Saskia Reeves, and Ciarin Hinds. (This course will not be recorded.)

Course information, registration and brochures are available online at www.friendsofsnowlibrary.org/lifetime-learning-program. Brochures and registration forms are also available at Snow Library. Register online, at the library (drop your registration in the drop box), or by mail. Please register at least 48 hours prior to any class. There is a suggested donation of $10 per course.