Phyllis Jaffe and Writers of the Algonquin Round Table
On Tuesday, August 19th, the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI at BCC) will present Phyllis Jaffe in another of it’s Distinguished Speaker Series reporting on conversations among members of the Algonquin Round Table. The program will be at Hancock Shaker Village in Pittsfield at 2:00 PM.The Algonquin Round Table included some of the most brilliant conversationalists and writers of their time, including Dorothy Parker, Robert Benchley, Robert Sherwood, Alexander Woolcott, George S. Kaufman and Edna Ferber. Others such as Lillian Hellman, Heywood Broun, Harold Ross and Marc Connelly frequently joined in the wit and witticisms, the barbed insults and the binding friendships of this exceptional group.
Phyllis Jaffe is a frequent lecturer at many Berkshire venues including Shakespeare and Company and Ventford Hall. She is an Elderhostel lecturer and is a Continuing Education lecturer at Heritage Hills, Somers, NY. She has an M.A. from New York University and was chosen as the 1984 Teacher of the Year in New York City.
The cost to attend this lecture is $10.00 for OLLI members; $15 for non-members. For information about this program and to register, call the OLLI office at 413-236-2190 or visit www.BerkshireOLLI.org. You may pay at the door.
