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The Joy of Learning
Written By: Matt Salerno, CLE Summer Programs and Events Assistant | Issue: August 2024
The Center for Life Enrichment’s August offerings spotlight golf, our precious First Amendment rights, and the art of felting. For more information on programs and registration, visit clehighlands.com, call (828) 526-8811, or stop by the office at the Peggy Crosby Center, 5th Street in Highlands, anytime Monday through Friday, 9:30 A.M. to 4:30 P.M.
Kim Keelor
On a pristine carpet of grass at Merion Golf Club in September of 1930, a 28-year-old golfer from Georgia made history.
Bobby Jones became the first ever to complete golf’s Grand Slam by winning the British Amateur, British Open, the U.S. Open, and the U.S. Amateur competitions within the same year.
His legacy and impact on the game cannot be overstated, as his love of innovation affects golf course design to this day. Join Dr. Catherine Lewis at her lecture on Tuesday, August 13, from 2:00 to 4:00 P.M., at the Highlands-Cashiers Center for Life Enrichment as she goes over the life and accomplishments of Bobby Jones.
Robert Corn-Revere
The next day on Wednesday, August 14, from 10:00 A.M. to Noon, she will talk about President Eisenhower’s love of golf and how it shaped 1950s America.
Dr. Lewis works at Kennesaw State University and is also on the Museum Committee for the U.S.
Golf Association.
Robert Corn-Revere is Chief Counsel for the Foundation For Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE), an organization committed to both defending and promoting freedom of speech. Corn-Revere has successfully advocated to protect freedom of speech throughout his 40-year career. His book, The Mind of the Censor and the Eye of the Beholder: The First Amendment and the Censor’s Dilemma, was published by Oxford University Press in 2021 and explores how freedom of speech and expression has become a cornerstone of American identity. He will be giving a lecture on freedom of speech at CLE on Monday, August 19, 10:00 A.M. Noon.
Dr. Catherine Lewis
Kim Keelor will be teaching a creative workshop on Thursday, August 29, from 9:30 A.M. to Noon, on felting wool necklaces. Wet felting is an ancient art technique that uses friction, soap, and water to agitate wool fibers to create everything from landscapes to still lifes. Kim’s art is heavily influenced by the natural world, and she completed an artist residency in 2022 with the Working Artist Studio Provisions of Scotland on the Isle of Skye. Her work has also been selected for 19 juried competitions all across the country. In her workshop, attendees will learn how to wet felt, needle felt, and create necklaces with wool pendants. Kim’s studio, Carolina Artworks, is located in Franklin.
Lewis and Corn-Revere’s lectures will cost $30 for CLE members and $40 for non-members, and Kim Keelor’s art workshop will cost $95 for members and $105 for non-members.
