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15 February 2016
Starts: 14:15
Ends: 16:45
Heritage on the Internet
5 weeks beginning Monday 1st Feb, 2:15-4:45. Ardersier Heritage Cafe (old school house, where the library is located)
This course funded by High Life Highland provides a chance to gain or expand your computing skills while exploring heritage websites. No experience necessary!
Please book if you want to come, so that we can ensure enough computers are available, or bring your own. Email info@archhighland.org.uk, phone 077888 35466 or use website form. If transport is an issue, get in touch (the course is timed to connect to a bus going to Nairn at 5pm).
Free!
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15 February 2016
Starts: 14:00
Ends: 16:00
Introduction to Ancient Greece
Course offered by Gordon Gallacher (tutor, Workers´ Educational Association and classicist).
Dingwall Community Centre. £5 per session or £20 for series of 5. For further information or to book, contact the WEA office on 01463 710577 or s.kerr@weascotland.org.uk
Description: The course will explore a number of aspects of Ancient Greek civilization including the emergence of democracy in Athens, cult practice and how that links with daily life and customs of the Greeks, colonization, conflict, and relations with the Persian empire. It will also cover art (vase paintings and sculpture) and architecture. Finally it will look at features of early science and the birth of Western philosopy.
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