“What is Time?” and “What’s So Great About Art?” are among the classes being offered this fall by the Evergreen Forum, at Princeton Senior Resource Center. Registration is open at the website theevergreenforum.org, by mail, or in person at the Suzanne Patterson Building on Stockton Street. Telephone applications are not accepted.

“Religious Freedom, Sexism and Homophobia” will explore why “religious freedom” seems to be the defense of choice to claims of discrimination against women and the LGBT community. “Murderous New Jersey” will go beyond the state’s most famous murder cases (e.g., the “Minister and the Choir Lady” case and the Lindbergh “crime of the century” kidnapping) to investigate related developments, beginning with the invention of the electric chair and its role as a “Progressive” reform. Another course is “Advances in Medicine for Older Adults.”

Well into its second decade and still growing, Evergreen Forum is an all-volunteer program that provides daytime study and discussion programs for adults and encourages active participation for those who enjoy learning for its own sake.  Course leaders are drawn from retired teachers and other professionals who volunteer to teach because they are devoted to their subjects and want to share their enthusiasm.

Most of the courses take place in the Suzanne Patterson Building or at Monument Hall. A few are off-site. Course fees ($75) cover administrative services, overhead costs, and classroom space. Financial assistance is available to those for whom the fee is a hardship; contact PSRC Executive Director Susan Hoskins to apply.

 Complete course information, including reading assignments, class participation, and required texts, will be sent by e-mail (or regular mail) at least two weeks before the first class meeting and will also be available on the website. There may be additional costs for books, parking, or other materials. Class members who withdraw from a course before the second meeting will receive a refund minus a $10 processing fee.

Other Evergreen Forum Course offerings this fall include “Scenes from Shakespeare,” “Contemporary Business and Economic Issues,” and “Issues Confronting the Modern Judiciary.” A class discussing old and new Klezmer music and another on “Mexican Short Stories” (taught in English) are also included.

Due to the popularity of The Evergreen Forum and its commitment to small discussion-based classes, enrollment in oversubscribed courses will be decided by lottery. Each registrant is asked to select a first, second and third choice. The lottery will be held on first choices, and people who are not selected will be enrolled automatically in their second or third choice, if possible. The lottery will be held Wednesday, August 26.

Evergreen Forum courses are open to all adult residents of Princeton and its neighboring communities. For more information contact Olivian Boon at the PSRC: (609) 924-7108.