Texarkana College Offers ‘Armchair Traveler and Sage Summer Talks Series’

Texarkana College’s Sage program engages citizens in the “third stage” of life in thoughtful discussion and stimulating activities to enrich their day-to-day living. Sage programming primarily benefits mature adults who are age 46 and up and who are seeking a like-minded community.

Dr. Beverly Rowe, professor of history at Texarkana College and notable author on Texarkana history, serves as a host for the Sage program. Along with a group of engaged community leaders, Rowe designed the program as a catalyst for seasoned adults to remain active in the community and network with others of similar interests.

“The mission of Sage is to provide opportunities to exercise collective wisdom with others who claim the same reference points throughout their lives and who are interested in traveling, discussing, getting together, and having a lot of fun,” Rowe said. “The free sessions offered this summer will introduce citizens to the types of programs we offer through Sage. We hope this will open the door of opportunity for increased membership in the year-round program.”

Two series of free programs will be offered this summer: Armchair Traveler and Sage Summer Talks.  Both series have unique focuses and feature presentations by local specialists on the subjects.

The Armchair Traveler series is a seven-session travelogue class covering Japan, Italy, Costa Rica, Israel, Peru, France, and New Orleans.  Sessions will be 90 minutes long and will be held on Monday evenings from 6-7:30PM in the Old Town Exhibit meeting space at 202 E. Broad Street.  Refreshments will be served and RSVPs are encouraged—those interested may RSVP by calling Dr. Beverly Rowe at 903-748-1235.

The Armchair Traveler schedule of presentations is as follows:

June 19 Helen Frazier  Costa Rica

June 26  Alyce Bunting  Peru

July 3 Beverly Rowe  Italy

July 10 Connie Brian  New Orleans

July 17 George Hubnik  Japan

August 14 Dawna Montaneli  Israel

The Sage Summer Talks program is a five-week series featuring local professionals discussing their favorite topics about our community. Each session is free, open to the public, and will be held on Thursdays from 6:30-8PM in the Levi Hall Room of the Business and Computer Technology Building on the Texarkana College campus.

Sage Summer Talks Presentations include:

June 8 Brian Goesl  "The State of the Arts in Texarkana and the Region"

June 15 David Mallett  "Texarkana Rich Musical Heritage"

June 22 Mayor Bob Bruggeman  "The State of the City - Texarkana. Texas"

July 6 Mayor Ruth Penney Bell  "Changes I've Witnessed in Texarkana, Ark."

July 20 James Henry Russell  "Leadership and Strategic Thinking"

Question and answer periods will be provided at the end of each presentation.

For more information about the Texarkana College Sage program, please visit the TC website.