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T A B O R C O L L E G E

Lifelong Learning Your opportunity for enrichment, fellowship and more

offered by Tabor College in Hillsboro, Kansas.

2018 Spring Semester Series9:45 a.m. Heritage Lobby in theShari Flaming Center for the Arts

400 S. Jefferson, Hillsboro, KS 67063

Tabor’s mission: “Preparing people for a life of learning, work, and service for Christ and His kingdom.”

April 20Opera House Culture on the Kansas FrontierSpeaker: Jane Rhoads, Jane is an author and a 2009 Notable Kansas Book award winner!

Frontier Kansas was not a cultural desert. Opera houses were homes to important community events such as dramatic productions, commencements, and traveling theater performances. This presentation explores how settlers arriving from European countries and Eastern U.S. cities brought with them ideas of the cultural life they wanted to establish. An important part of that life involved the construction of opera houses. Whether they were simple or magnificent, these structures were vital to the cultural development of our state.

May 4Kansas Legends and FolktalesSpeaker: Jim Hoy, Jim teaches folklore and literature at Emporia State University.

Grasshoppers so big that cowboys can ride them to herd cattle. Summers so hot that corn pops in the field. Rancher Henry Mudge wrecking pianos, shooting sheep, and fooling European dignitaries. Kansas is a place of big skies and tall tales, but these exaggerated narratives help us understand the character of our state and its people. This talk will explore some of the many Kansas legends and folktales and help audiences decipher between a myth (folk religion), legend (folk history), and tale (folk literature). When possible, local legends and folk tales—and what they say about that particular community—will be discussed.

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The public is welcome to attend all Lifelong Learning programs and may register at the door. Fees are $5 per session or $15 per semester ($29 per couple). Participants may enjoy lunch in the college cafeteria after the sessions at the discount price of $4. We invite you to extend your time of fellowship by joining us.

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February 2Local Treasures and the Current Happenings in the Kansas Anthropological and Archeological communitySpeaker: Kent Sallee is Emergency Medical Services Logistics Coordinator at Hutchinson Community College. His interests include archeology and Kansas History. He previously taught Osher courses on Kansas archeology and Kansas-Missouri Border Wars

Kent Sallee a member of the Kansas Anthropological Association, Mud Creek Chapter will share about fascinating local archeological finds! He will share his knowledge and passion about the history and current happenings in the KAA.

February 16 A Season to PrepareSpeaker: Randy Frank, KCEM, IACEM, MCP, MEP, Director Marion County Emergency Management

As adults we plan for birthdays, holidays and even for weddings. While we plan for all of our special events we should also plan for events that are not so special. Set a path of preparedness that becomes as simple as tying your shoes.

March 2The Zoo is Coming To YouSpeaker: Carrie Tiemeyer proudly assumes the identity of The Bug Lady as she educates us with the aid of more than 150+ insects and animals.

The Bug Lady and her animal friends are coming for a visit! We will learn about habitats, animal’s diets, and animal biology, with tons of interesting and fun facts, up to 20+ animals ranging from tarantulas to lizards will come for the visit. This is a wonderful

opportunity to be exposed to animals and to allow for up close viewings and an opportunity to handle several of them. This program is sure to entertain! It is a fun time for all- especially the animals they LOVE the attention!

March 16The Pioneer Movement into This TerritorySpeaker: Michael Hook, Director Dickinson County Heritage Center

Michael Hook, the Director of the Dickinson County Heritage Center will be sharing about Dickinson County’s unique history of the cattle drives, agriculture development, early settlers, telephony industry and carousel manufacturing separates it from all other counties in Kansas.

March 30thGood Friday: NO PROGRAM

April 6Cowboys and ClericsSpeaker: John Burchill. John is an author and criminal justice historian who teaches at Kansas Wesleyan University

In the days when Wild Bill Hickok might ride his horse into your church service—it happened in Junction City—the life of a minister was a rowdy affair. This presentation looks into the early years of Kansas clergy and the colorful characters that made up our early faith communities, such as Pastor Gay of Mulvane who faced a gunman in church—and then converted him. Later, this converted gunman used his jail cell to preach to passersby in Winfield. Other congregations met in butcher shops, saloons, dugouts, and by the side of rivers. Join us to discuss how abolitionists, early missions, and the temperance movement all played a role in the lives of religious leaders in Kansas.